First published in 1986, in Ideological Conflicts in Modern China Wen-Shun Chi recalls the clash of ideological systems that occurred during China's century long revolution and the numerous contingencies that propel the country in a Marxist direction.
Originally published in 1968, this illustrated survey of the year 1900 recaptures the major events of the last Victorian year, the end of a century and the passing of a way of life.
As a strategically vital access route to southern England and as the anchorage for Portsmouth, Britain's premier naval base, the waters of Spithead reflect much of the UK's naval history.
Originally published in 1959, this volume covers the history of the Service which has been through the centuries the first, and often the last line of British defence, and the spearhead of Britian's imperial expansion.
The debate about vivisection is over 150 years old yet until this book was published in 1987 there had been few studies of the historical context of the vivisection controversy.
First published in 1955, The Robot Era presents a pioneering examination of the emerging field of robotics and automated systems during the post-World War II industrial expansion.
Originally published in 1961, this masterly study of the guns used by the rivals in the Armada campaign remains an essential contribution to the understanding of the event, for it gave a new perspective to the whole battle.
First published in 1935, Modern Production Among Backward Peoples (now with a new foreword by Barbara Ingham) stands as a groundbreaking early contribution to development economics.
First published in 1972, England, France and Christendom, 1377-99 is the study of the most fiercely fought portion of the Hundred Years' War and describes the nature of the wars that took place during the reigns of Charles VI of France and Richard II of England.
Originally published in 1965, this book recaptures the major events of the years between 1949 and 1960 including: Austerity and rationing in the UK, the Festival of Britain, the expansion of television and flying saucers, as well as the Korean war, the threat of nuclear war, Suez, the renaissance of British playwriting, the expansion of British airlines and the emergence of the so-called 'age of affluence'.
Situated fatefully between the peaks of the Caucasus Mountains and the waters of the Caspian Sea, the republic of Azerbaijan's journey to modern statehood has been an eventful one, influenced by the great empires and cultures of world history.
Covering both traditional and emerging issues and methodologies, The Routledge Companion to Global Women's Writing equips readers with interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to women's writing in the global context.
Covering both traditional and emerging issues and methodologies, The Routledge Companion to Global Women's Writing equips readers with interdisciplinary and intersectional approaches to women's writing in the global context.
First published in 1936, The Hindu-Muslim Problem in India is an attempt to analyse in a non-technical manner for the general reader some of the causes of Hindu-Muslim conflict.
Drawing on extensive archival research at the UK National Archives, this volume examines how "e;London"e; (primarily British diplomats in Spain and officials at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) perceived the radical Basque nationalist group ETA's campaign of violence from 1968 to 1993.
First published in 1936, The Hindu-Muslim Problem in India is an attempt to analyse in a non-technical manner for the general reader some of the causes of Hindu-Muslim conflict.
First published in 1967, Parties and Politics in the Early Republic outlines the vicissitudes of party politics in the early American Republic, showing how these played a part in critical events such as the establishment of a Bank of the United States, the purchase of Louisiana from the French, and the declaration of war on the British in 1812.
Originally published in 1945, the purpose of Housing and the State, 1919-1944 was not to lay down what the scope of housing policy should be after the war in Great Britain, or what particular building programme should be adopted.
First published in 1967, Parties and Politics in the Early Republic outlines the vicissitudes of party politics in the early American Republic, showing how these played a part in critical events such as the establishment of a Bank of the United States, the purchase of Louisiana from the French, and the declaration of war on the British in 1812.
Mythistory and Memory in Kaziranga explores the cultural and ecological heritage of Kaziranga National Park through the oral traditions of the Karbi people, centering on the mythical figure of Kajir Ronghangpi.
Originally published in 1986, for the second edition of this standard text (previously only covering up to 1970) in A Social History of Housing 1815-1985, John Burnett has extended his study to take account of the next fifteen years.
Originally published in 1945, the purpose of Housing and the State, 1919-1944 was not to lay down what the scope of housing policy should be after the war in Great Britain, or what particular building programme should be adopted.
Drawing on Jeffrey Schnapp's conceptual framework, this book examines political exhibitions organised by the Portuguese Estado Novo between 1934 and 1940 as spaces where regimes manipulated national history to legitimise their authority, crafting myths of origin and narratives of national pride.
The concept of recognition has moved to the forefront of philosophical research in recent decades, particularly in political and social philosophy but also related areas, including philosophy of race and gender, philosophy of mind and language, ethics and aesthetics.
First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: "e;Believing the gravest of all our National problems is that of Unemployment the author has set himself the task of trying to find a solution which is capable of giving continuity of employment without interfering with or increasing the competition with existing industries.
This book examines how the Iberian empires of the early-modern period were structured around population control, segregation, and racial policies rather than nation-state characteristics.
Queer Migration and Drag in Japan: Queering Identity, Participation and Belonging explores how queer migration intersects with drag performance in Japan, illuminating the intricate interplay between gender, embodiment, and identity.
The New International Economic Order (NIEO) was an attempt, underpinned by the agency of the Global South, to articulate global economic and social rights consequent upon political rights gained through processes of decolonisation.
The separation of powers produced by the Enlightenment period reinforced the myth of the "e;perfection of the law"e;, with criminal law being dependent on the principle of legality.
The New International Economic Order (NIEO) was an attempt, underpinned by the agency of the Global South, to articulate global economic and social rights consequent upon political rights gained through processes of decolonisation.
This book explores the social history of the radical religious community of Old Believer-Wanderers during the period of rapid Late Imperial, Early Soviet, and Stalinist modernization.
Reading Faces is the first book to discuss the historical contexts and theoretical underpinnings of the artificial intelligence (AI) systems that identify individuals, or purport to ascribe emotions and characteristics to them based on their facial features.
This groundbreaking study examines courtyard architecture across Paris, Florence, Siena, Granada, and Yazd to reveal how the deliberate creation of emptiness-the "e;bounded void"e;-functions as architecture's primary generative principle.
At the cutting edge of the growing field of the history of childhood, this book shows how placing children at the centre of historical analysis enables the past to be viewed in new ways.
First published in 1935, the original blurb reads: "e;Believing the gravest of all our National problems is that of Unemployment the author has set himself the task of trying to find a solution which is capable of giving continuity of employment without interfering with or increasing the competition with existing industries.
