This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why the Middle Ages began, and how abruptly the shift from the Roman Empire to Barbarian Europe happened.
Presenting the most current work including newly-available material such as translations of French and German essays, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms gathers the key thinkers in the field together in one easy-to-use volume.
Examining a wealth of material on the origins of the Barbarian people and...
This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why th...
This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why the Middle Ages began, and how abruptly the shift from the Roman Empire to Barbarian Europe happened.
Presenting the most current work including newly-available material such as translations of French and German essays, From Roman Provinces to Medieval Kingdoms gathers the key thinkers in the field together in one easy-to-use volume.
Examining a wealth of material on the origins of the Barbarian people and...
This prestigious collection of essays by leading scholars provides a thorough reassessment of the medieval era which questions how, when and why th...
Gabrielle Spiegel presents an essential new collection of key articles that examine the current status of the debate over the "linguistic turn" and attempt to rethink the practice of history in light of its implications. These are writings that operate within the framework of the linguistic turn, yet seek to move beyond its initial formulation and reception. The volume offers a synoptic overview of the last twenty-five years of theoretical analysis of historical writing, with a critical examination of the key concepts and positions that have been in debate. The collection delineates the...
Gabrielle Spiegel presents an essential new collection of key articles that examine the current status of the debate over the "linguistic turn" and at...
The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, Melvyn P. Leffler and David S. Painter have brought together a truly international collection of articles that provide a fresh and comprehensive analysis of the origins of the Cold War. Moving beyond earlier controversies, this edited collection focuses on the interaction between geopolitics and threat perception, technology and strategy, ideology and social reconstruction, national economic reform and patterns of international trade, and...
The Cold War dominated the world political arena for forty-five years. Focusing on the international system and on events in all parts of the globe, M...
This fascinating book studies all aspects of the French Revolution, from its origins, through its development, right up to the consequences of this major historical event.
Bringing together key texts at the forefront of new research and interpretation, Gary Kates challenges orthodox assumptions concerning the origins, development and long-term historical repercussions of the Revolution.
Completely updated to include discussion of new research and articles, this welcome second edition includes articles discussing colonialism and family legislation, and emphasizes approaches that focus...
This fascinating book studies all aspects of the French Revolution, from its origins, through its development, right up to the consequences of this...
In this, the re-titled second edition of Society and Culture in the Slave South, J. William Harris selects the most recent and original scholarship in the field of the antebellum South published since 1992, when the first edition appeared. The present volume illustrates both the continuities and new developments in antebellum Southern history, starting from the work of Eugene Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, and moving into work that challenges their traditional reading of the slave South as a "paternalist" society. The collection also features an introduction to the...
In this, the re-titled second edition of Society and Culture in the Slave South, J. William Harris selects the most recent and original sc...
William Harris, the editor of Routledge's The Old South: New Studies of Society and Culture, aims in The New South to introduce students to the historiography of this later volatile period of southern history, which starts from the racial segregation prevalent after the end of the Civil War and continues through the Civil Rights Movements of the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, this historiography centered on the writing of C. Vann Woodward. Woodward remains an important touchstone in the field, but in The New South, Harris gathers the most significant scholarship illustrating the...
William Harris, the editor of Routledge's The Old South: New Studies of Society and Culture, aims in The New South to introduce students to the his...
William Harris, the editor of Routledge's The Old South: New Studies of Society and Culture, aims in The New South to introduce students to the historiography of this later volatile period of southern history, which starts from the racial segregation prevalent after the end of the Civil War and continues through the Civil Rights Movements of the 1950s and 1960s. For many years, this historiography centered on the writing of C. Vann Woodward. Woodward remains an important touchstone in the field, but in The New South, Harris gathers the most significant scholarship illustrating the...
William Harris, the editor of Routledge's The Old South: New Studies of Society and Culture, aims in The New South to introduce students to the his...
'Comparative Fascist Studies' brings togethersome of the leading experts in the field in order to provide an informative introduction to the most recent debates on fascist studies and the history of fascism across Europe.
'Comparative Fascist Studies' brings togethersome of the leading experts in the field in order to provide an informative introduction to the most rece...
This definitive reader presents a coherent, comprehensive, and comparative collective history of women's activism throughout the world. The chapters are supported by a global timeline of events.
This definitive reader presents a coherent, comprehensive, and comparative collective history of women's activism throughout the world. The chapters a...
