General and world history

It is often taken for granted that modernity emerged in Europe and diffused from there across the world.

Doubtful and dangerous examines the pivotal influence of the succession question on the politics, religion and culture of the post-Armada years of Queen Elizabeth's reign.

Andrew Pickens (17391817), the hard-fighting South Carolina militia commander of the American Revolution, was the hero of many victories against British and Loyalist forces.

The pursuit of German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic has long been considered one of the most exciting stories of World War II.

Kuwait, unlike most of its neighbours, has a well-established national identity and a long history as a nation, dating back to the eighteenth century.

Die Studie geht der Frage nach, welche Prinzipien die Modusverwendung in der frühneuzeitlichen Kanzleisprache steuern.

A masterpiece of World War II heroism, this book catches the spirit and tone of an incredible fighting ship, the USS Aaron Ward, a destroyer-turned-minelayer on the radar picket lines in the Pacific.

Village China Under Socialism and Reform offers a comprehensive account of rural life after the communist revolution, detailing villager involvement in political campaigns since the 1950s, agricultural production under the collective system, family farming and non-agricultural economy in the reform, and everyday life in the family and community.

Each summer, a 'perpetual fair' plagued eighteenth-century London, a city in transition overrun by a burgeoning population.

Neo-Calvinism critically advances Reformed orthodoxy for the sake of modern life.

The formal side of Adams is reconciled with his remarkably colorful private life by Shaws penetrating grasp of the whole man.

On his second expedition to the Pacific, in the years 1772-5, Captain James Cook made a voyage which, in the annals of exploration, is unsurpassed for grandeur of design and execution and for variety of experience.

Bauer tells California history strictly through Native perspectives.

Dixie & the Dominion is a compelling look at how the U.

The Invention of Terrorism in France, 1904-1939 investigates the political and social imaginaries of "e;terrorism"e; in the early twentieth century.

This book, first published in 1928, examines the first diplomatic contacts between China and the West.

Capitalism and Colonial Production (1982) examines the ways in which capitalism has transformed the societies it came to dominate, and the link between colonialism and capitalism.

Deadly in its primary role as a submarine hunter, the PBY Catalina was the scourge of the Imperial Japanese Navy's submarine force.

First full-length study of the impact of the Gothic Revival across the arts, from literature and architectural theory to houses, furniture and interiors.

A surprising look at how ancestry still determines social outcomesHow much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents?

This book offers snapshots of sex work in global history, examining how it has differed in different places around the world at different points in time.

This book offers a comprehensive account of indentured Chinese labour in the Dutch East Indies between 1880 and 1942, particularly in its twilight years after 1917.

The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated.

The first encyclopedic reference to Atlantic historyBetween the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, the connections among Africa, the Americas, and Europe transformed world history-through maritime exploration, commercial engagements, human migrations and settlements, political realignments and upheavals, cultural exchanges, and more.

The Devil in History is a provocative analysis of the relationship between communism and fascism.

This book stages an intervention in Reformed readings of the doctrine of providence, particularly around Barths critical interpretation of the tradition stemming from Calvin and Schleiermacher, and provides a critical and constructive assessment of Barths contribution.

The Routledge History of Disability explores the shifting attitudes towards and representations of disabled people from the age of antiquity to the twenty-first century.

This book provides a thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century, focusing on the influence of the concept of honour, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy.

So many histories of the War in the Pacific focus on the Allied experience.

First published in 1979.

The Routledge History of the Modern Maritime World since 1500 provides a wide-ranging set of chapters, covering the sixteenth century to the present, which represent the main lines of current enquiry in maritime history.

When president Woodrow Wilson spoke in Topeka on February 2, 1916, in favor of a stronger military, he faced skepticism and outright opposition from many Kansas residentsincluding Governor Arthur Capper and University of Kansas chancellor Frank Strong.

This edited volume brings together innovative contributions from a range of health and social care professionals and research scientists who are interested in introducing new approaches to qualitative research into the world of health and social care.

He was born in Buenos Aires and educated in Geneva and Cuba.

A Study in Creative History (1932) aims to present the main movements of thought as they emerge clearly into history.

One of the most devastating armed conflicts in history, World War I completely transformed the social and political landscape of the world in four short years.

A short illustrated life of one of Britain's most revered people of all time, covering all periods of his life but always returning to his literal and spiritual home, Chartwell.

The first comprehensive examination and comparison of the indigenous peoples of the five British dominions during the First World War.

We sometimes say that Muslims and Christians are part of Abraham's family, but while you can choose your friends, you cannot choose your family.

"Dieses schöne Buch zeigt: Das Entdecken der eigenen Sexualität gleicht dem Erlernen eines Handwerks.

This comprehensive study of China's Cold War experience reveals the crucial role Beijing played in shaping the orientation of the global Cold War and the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Barack Obama's presidential victory demonstrated unprecedented racial progress on a national level.

Integrating in detail the experiences of both Britain and Ireland, 1820 provides a compelling narrative and analysis of the United Kingdom in a year of European revolution.

Soldiers and Oil (1978) examines Nigeria under military rule from 1966 to 1978, a period of political change as well as economic - the period also saw a twenty-fold increase in Nigerian oil revenues.