Reading Hobbes Backwards
Beyond Leviathan lies Hobbes the peace theorist. Unable to speak freely as a courtier’s client, he used clandestine philosophy and satire to attack the sectarian causes of religious war and champion classical civic humanism.
This book challenges standard accounts of the Cold War’s origins. It focuses on imperial rivalries between Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union, evaluating the responsibilities of all three for the breakdown of wartime cooperation. Uniquely, it treats Britain’s role as crucial.
This study of medieval travel writings from Europe and East Asia reveals a common literature of encounter. It shows striking similarities in how Eastern and Western travellers behaved in the face of difference, offering a precious lens into the world before globalization.
The Making of Refugee Memory
The first English-language history of how Asia Minor refugees sustained memories of their “lost homeland” in Greece. This ground-breaking study explores refugee identity through an in-depth case-study of the Thracian Centre and its conduits of memory.
Sarawak, Borneo, in 1941
In 1941, strategically important files were hidden in Sarawak to protect them from advancing Japanese forces. Rediscovered in 2008, they are now transcribed in this book. These documents explain the century-long rule of the “white Rajahs” and their relationships with Brunei.
Worldwide experts discuss cutting-edge concepts in Emerging Materials. This book offers a platform for researchers and industry leaders to exchange experiences on energy materials, biomaterials, solar energy, batteries, fuel cells, and their technical applications.
After WWII, surfing found an unlikely home on the north coast of Scotland. The first to ride its world-class waves were workers from a nuclear facility, braving brutal weather. This book is a history of the region, examining how sport can be used to reinvent a community.
The End of Manorial Tenure, 1841-1957
This book reveals the neglected world of English manorial tenure in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It establishes for the first time a protracted property revolution lasting over 100 years—a massive lacuna in legal history of interest to lawyers and historians alike.
Radiation and Nuclear Energy
This book explains the benefits and risks of radiation and nuclear power in a simple manner. It covers applications in medicine, agriculture, and industry, then looks at nuclear power, arguing it has minimal environmental effects. Written for students and the public.
Nawãr (Savages)
The Syrian revolution was the most complicated of the Arab Spring. This book examines the intellectual and behavioral changes Syrian society experienced under the Assad totalitarian regime and how they reshaped society, influencing the revolution and its outcome.
Rural Ireland in the Early Twentieth Century
This volume fills many gaps in Irish rural history, marking the ‘decade of commemorations’. It assesses the political aspirations of rural communities, changes in agricultural education, and the social and cultural positioning of Ireland pre and post revolution.
This book exposes the hidden history of Central-Eastern Europe: a tiny minority dominating a vast majority through a culture of intolerance. It dismantles long-held myths, presenting a truth now irrefutably confirmed by modern genetic science.
Informed by Indigenous researchers and daily walks, this volume links scientific findings on deep time evolution to embodied interactions with rocks, trees, and weather. It explores ancient Gondwana, the first songbirds, and brings hope to young people facing climate change.
This book summarizes 75 years of developments in blood banking, from post-WWII to the COVID-19 pandemic. It examines the evolving science, medical practice, and policy debates through a unique social lens that distinguishes this work from other writings.
Managerial Capitalism, Ethics, Secrets and the Business School
Tracing centuries of managerial development, this book is an exposé on management failures and academic greed. With daring insight, it reveals how we reached our current position and, more importantly, how we can progress toward a more ethical, sustainable future.
A dramatic history of the Labour Party’s first hundred years. From Glasgow rent strikes to the danger of Hitler, this book describes how the party impacted ordinary people and shaped modern Britain. Accessible and challenging, it asks: How does Labour measure up after a century?
American Gold in Post-Second World War Taiwan
U.S. gold, sent to stabilize China’s currency during WWII, played a pivotal role in enabling a free China to thrive in Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek wisely used the remaining reserve to support Taiwan’s economy, creating crucial stability to avert a communist invasion.
Wars and the World
This book analyzes the Soviet/Russian wars in Afghanistan, Chechnya, and Georgia and their framing in popular culture. Russian and Western remembrance are locked in a world war of memory, proving that the Cold War, in many ways, never really ended.
This book generates solutions to radicalism by reexamining human nature through biology and Spinoza’s philosophy. This unique combination creates a “Spinozist” vision, suggesting psycho-sociogenic solutions to mitigate violent radicalism, accessible to experts and non-experts.
A History of Muslims in the Australian Military from 1885 to 1945
For the first time, this book reveals the unknown stories of Muslim involvement in Australian military forces, from the Boer War to the Second World War. It is a Muslim narrative of the broader Anzac story, demonstrating how diverse Muslims fought for a common cause.