A novel study of the political, religious, and cultural worlds of the principal Irish figures at the exiled court of Charles IIShortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's Whitfield Prize, 2014 King Charles I's execution in January 1649 marked a moment of deliverance for the victors in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, but for thousands of Royalists it signaled the onset of more than a decade of penury and disillusionment in exile.
Describes the voyages of East India Company's ships to India and China in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, discussing the nature of trade and the involvement of the Company's ships in maritime warfare.
The story of a modernist building with a significant place in the history of Soviet espionage in Britain, where communist spies rubbed shoulders with British artists, sculptors and writersThe Isokon building, Lawn Road Flats, in Belsize Park on Hampstead's lower slopes, is a remarkable building.
The confrontation between German and Soviet forces at Stalingrad was a titanic clash of armies on an unprecedented scalea campaign that was both a turning point in World War II and a lasting symbol of that wars power and devastation.
A study of law, wrongdoing and justice as conceived in the minds of the ordinary people of England and Wales from the later eighteenth century to the First World War.
Provides the first comprehensive analysis of the history of returning German POWs after the Second World War, explored as a history of memory both during Germany's division and after unification.
Adopting the perspective of anthropology of art and combining it with global academic insights, this book helps the readers to recognize that "e;history is, in great measure, the record of human activity which spreads from the local to the regional, from the regional to the global, and from the global to the universal.
"e;The authors offer a very different perspective on this campaign and are very frank in their assessment of the performance of the Allies and Germans on many levels.
Covering everything from the arts to food and drink, religion, social customs, and technology, this two-volume set provides an in-depth, accessible look at the social, cultural, economic, and political aspects of the American Civil War.
A prominent historian provides an engaging on-the-ground account of the everyday authoritarianism that produced the Arab Spring in Egypt "e;A visceral and perceptive study of life under autocracy.
Acclaimed author Andrew Thomas has chosen fifty fascinating cameos of individual actions or incidents across a wide variety of major and minor campaigns and scenarios ranging from the First World War to the present day.
This collection of essays, written by the some of the foremost historians in the field of Coast Guard history, highlights the wartime roles played by the United States oldest federal maritime service, from its inception through the last decade of the twentieth century.
This book analyzes violence involving Catholics in the nineteenth-century world - revealing the motives for violence, showing the link between religious and secular grievances, and illuminating Catholic pluralism.
This book analyzes violence involving Catholics in the nineteenth-century world - revealing the motives for violence, showing the link between religious and secular grievances, and illuminating Catholic pluralism.
Thirteen Discourses on the Sermon on the Mount confronts readers with Wesley's understanding of Jesus' vibrant message: true holiness in Christ, distinguished from merely external religion.
Ben Witherington opens up the world of the four Gospels and helps us hear the story of Jesus as one seamless narrative with cultural and historical details.
This edited volume explores the past, present, and future of the Korean Peninsula, with special focus on South Korea, by connecting developments in politics with those in international relations and diplomacy.
This edited volume explores the past, present, and future of the Korean Peninsula, with special focus on South Korea, by connecting developments in politics with those in international relations and diplomacy.
The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside.
The thirteen studies in this volume explore critical problems in Fatimid history and historiography, many specifically focused on the content of doctrinal writings produced by the Ismaili supporters and agents of this caliphate who worked on behalf of the dynasty both within the empire and outside.
This book defines genocide, distinguishing it from mass murder, war crimes, and other atrocities; allows readers to grasp the magnitude of the crime of genocide across time and throughout human civilization; and facilitates an understanding of new and potential cases of genocide as they occur.
This Handbook addresses the role of women in communism as a global, social and political movement for the first time, exploring their lives, forms of activism, political strategies and transnational networks.
The first major study of Cashmere and Paisley shawls in nineteenth-century British literature, this book shows how they came to represent both high fashion and the British Empire.
A savvy study (Publishers Weekly) and a fascinating exploration of the roles many spy novelists played during World War II and the influence of intelligence work on their writing.
An in-depth examination of the law and geopolitics of China's maritime disputes and their implications for the rules of the international law of the sea China's Law of the Sea is the first comprehensive study of the law and geopolitics of China's maritime disputes.
