Social Sciences

The Brief and Turbulent Life of Modernising Conservatism

By: Stuart Mitchell

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In response to Britain’s economic decline, the Conservative Government of 1959-1964 effected a series of striking and controversial policy transformations. This book examines their ambitious aim: to fashion a modern nation and ensure their continuation in power.

The British Attempt to Prevent the Second World War

The Age of Anxiety

By: Peter Neville

£61.99

Neville focuses on some new issues associated with British appeasement policy in the 1930s. He looks at how the artificial split between international history and military history has led to the over-simplification of the factors involved in formulating the appeasement policy.

The British Foundation of Indian Entomology

By: Michael Darby

From £32.99

This is the first book on the amateur British collectors of Indian insects between 1750 and 1947. It documents how early personal collections founded museums, and how interest shifted to the economic impact of insect pests on forestry and horticulture.

The British Indian Army

Virtue and Necessity

Edited By: Rob Johnson

£44.99

This work explores the British Indian Army: a unique partnership of imperial and South Asian cultures. An instrument of expeditionary war that enjoyed its greatest triumph defeating Japan in 1945, it paradoxically became a potent vehicle for a free India.

The British Labour Movement and Imperialism

Edited By: Billy Frank, Craig Horner, David Stewart

£39.99

This collection explores the British labour movement's neglected relationship with imperialism from 1800–1982. It engages with themes from trade union interaction with empire to post-colonialism, making a substantial contribution to the debates on imperialism's legacy.

This collection explores the British labour movement’s neglected relationship with imperialism from 1800–1982. It engages with themes from trade union interaction with empire to post-colonialism, making a substantial contribution to the debates on imperialism’s legacy.

The British Myth of Russia

By: Svetlana Koroleva

From £41.99

This book explores the British myth of Russia—a collection of images, stereotypes, and plots formed over centuries by cultural and historical forces. It describes the major stages of the myth's development and analyzes the forms it takes in British fiction.

This book explores the British myth of Russia—a collection of images, stereotypes, and plots formed over centuries by cultural and historical forces. It describes the major stages of the myth’s development and analyzes the forms it takes in British fiction.

The British Sovereign Base Areas in the Island of Cyprus

Their Origin, Character and Administration

By: Kyriacos Demetriades

£75.99

Due to its strategic position, Cyprus has always been a prize for great powers. This book examines Britain's long historical link to the island, focusing on the unique sovereign military bases retained after independence. How were they established and how do they function?

Due to its strategic position, Cyprus has always been a prize for great powers. This book examines Britain’s long historical link to the island, focusing on the unique sovereign military bases retained after independence. How were they established and how do they function?

The Buddhist Voyage beyond Death

Living Nirvana

Edited By: Venerable Dharma Master Hsin Tao

£52.99

This book explores the central teachings of Buddha, of the Mahayana and of the Vajrayana. It focuses on memory, time and space, matter and energy and provides an answer to those grappling with their life difficulties.

The Burning of Byron’s Memoirs

New and Unpublished Essays and Papers

By: Peter Cochran

£57.99

A collection of essays on Byron’s life and work, informed by primary texts. The title essay is hailed as the best-ever documentation of the disgraceful destruction of Byron’s Memoirs. For anyone interested in Byron, this is essential reading.

The Burroughs Corporation and Its Innovative Architecture

By: Stephen H. Kaisler

From £41.99

This book surveys the history of the Burroughs Corporation, from its days as an early mainframe vendor to its merger with Univac to form Unisys. Burroughs developed one of the most innovative computer architectures, whose advanced designs survive today as a counterpoint to IBM.

The Business of Heritage

Global Archaeology and International Consultancy

Edited By: Darran Jordan

From £30.99

Archaeology is a global business. This collection of papers by international specialists examines how heritage consultancy protects the past and develops archaeological knowledge. From NASA's space facilities to Roman ruins, this book provides global insights.

Archaeology is a global business. This collection of papers by international specialists examines how heritage consultancy protects the past and develops archaeological knowledge. From NASA’s space facilities to Roman ruins, this book provides global insights.

The Cambridge Scholars Publishing Applied Linguistics Collection

Edited By: Cambridge Scholars

£650.00

This collection brings together the pick of our recent publishing in Applied Linguistics. This area of study has a global appeal, reflected here with authors, editors and contributors from dozens of countries.

The Cambridge Scholars Publishing Lexicography Collection

Edited By: Cambridge Scholars

£375.00

This collection brings together the practical and theoretical aspects of Lexicography, a newly accepted academic discipline.

The Camp

Narratives of Internment and Exclusion

Edited By: Colman Hogan, Marta Marin-Dòmine

£39.99

Camps are diverse: from extermination and concentration to refugee and detention. This book explores the universal structure of the camp, analyzing how narratives of internment and exclusion become potential sites of agency and testimony.

The Canopy of the Old War

On the Relationship Between Religion and Violence

By: Christian Wevelsiep

£62.99

Religion’s power in war is undeniable. These presentations explore the ambivalence of religion, showing how it leads to extreme enmity. But violence does not have the last word. This book demonstrates religion's function as the authentic expression of the meaning of our lives.

Religion’s power in war is undeniable. These presentations explore the ambivalence of religion, showing how it leads to extreme enmity. But violence does not have the last word. This book demonstrates religion’s function as the authentic expression of the meaning of our lives.

The Canterbury Catch Club 1826

Music in the Frame

By: Chris Price

£80.99

In 1825, a lithograph was commissioned to celebrate a Canterbury musical society. This book analyzes that image and, using unique archives, uncovers a contradictory history where the respectable coexisted with the libertine and culture was a strategic assertion of identity.

The Canterbury Tales Revisited – 21st Century Interpretations

Edited By: Kathleen A. Bishop with a Foreword by David Matthews

£39.99

In The Canterbury Tales Revisited, diverse international scholars offer 21st-century interpretations. Articles cover new areas like Chaucer and Judaism, Queer studies, and feminism, with an insightful opening piece by eminent Medievalist David Matthews.

The Captivity Narrative

Enduring Shackles and Emancipating Language of Subjectivity

Edited By: Benjamin Mark Allen

£34.99

These scholarly essays assess captivity, exploring how captives expressed psychological duress and coped with bondage. Offering historical, literary, and philosophical analyses, topics range from 17th-century captivity to 21st-century prisoner narratives.

The Care Factory

By: David Mathew

£41.99

Mathew presents six essays, each of which is an invitation to the reader to form an opinion on what care happens to be. Each chapter looks at care in a different setting, and a variety of psychoanalytic frameworks are employed on which to hang arguments.

The Carer’s Role in Recovery

A Stroke of Misfortune

By: John Cox, Karin Cox

Edited By: Chris Newton

£59.99

After a disabling stroke left Karin Cox dependent on full-time care, she and her husband investigated the world of social care. This book combines their experiences with wider research to highlight their belief that person-centred care is fundamental to recovery.

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