An introduction to the relationship between European attitudes toward racial difference and European imperial expansion. Concentrating on the issue of race this book transcends the current tendency to separate Europe's response to non-Europeans, and vice-versa, into distinct fields of study.
An introduction to the relationship between European attitudes toward racial difference and European imperial expansion. Concentrating on the issue of...
An accessible introduction to one of the most important movements of the European 20th Century.
Offers students a plethora of features including Documents, Chronology, Glossary and a Who's Who section
Contextualises Fascist Italy with reference to Italian unification and Europe as a whole
Fascism was one of the defining experiences of the European 20th Century, students will benefit from the broad coverage of this text in their Modern History studies
An accessible introduction to one of the most important movements of the European 20th Century.
This updated Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British Empire has been one of the central features of post-war international history. At the end of the Second World War the empire still spanned the globe and yet by the mid-1960s most of Britain's major dependencies had achieved independence. Concisely and accessibly, the book introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies, and fraught international relations. Although a relatively recent phenomenon, the end of the British Empire continues to spawn...
This updated Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British Empire has been one of the centra...
This concise study of Ireland's revolutionary years charts the demise of the home rule movement and the rise of militant nationalism that led eventually to the partition of Ireland and independence for southern Ireland. The book provides a clear chronology of events but also adopts a thematic approach to ensure that the role of women and labour are examined, in addition to the principal political and military developments during the period. Incorporating the most recent literature on the period, it provides a good introduction to some of the most controversial debates on the subject,...
This concise study of Ireland's revolutionary years charts the demise of the home rule movement and the rise of militant nationalism that led eventual...
This updated Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British Empire has been one of the central features of post-war international history. At the end of the Second World War the empire still spanned the globe and yet by the mid-1960s most of Britain's major dependencies had achieved independence. Concisely and accessibly, the book introduces students to this often dramatic story of colonial wars and emergencies, and fraught international relations. Although a relatively recent phenomenon, the end of the British Empire continues to spawn...
This updated Seminar Study provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. The eclipse of the British Empire has been one of the centra...
This concise study of Ireland's revolutionary years charts the demise of the home rule movement and the rise of militant nationalism that led eventually to the partition of Ireland and independence for southern Ireland. The book provides a clear chronology of events but also adopts a thematic approach to ensure that the role of women and labour are examined, in addition to the principal political and military developments during the period. Incorporating the most recent literature on the period, it provides a good introduction to some of the most controversial debates on the subject,...
This concise study of Ireland's revolutionary years charts the demise of the home rule movement and the rise of militant nationalism that led eventual...
Supporters of Stalin saw Trotsky as a traitor and renegade. Trotsky s own supporters saw him as the only true Leninist. In "Trotsky and the Russian Revolution," Geoffrey Swain restores Trotsky to his real and central role in the Russian Revolution. In this succinct and comprehensive study, Swain contests that:
In the years between 1903 and 1917, it was the ideas of Trotsky, rather than Lenin, which shaped the nascent Bolshevik Party and prepared it for the overthrow of the Tsar.
During the autumn of 1917 workers supported Trotsky s idea of an insurrection carried...
Supporters of Stalin saw Trotsky as a traitor and renegade. Trotsky s own supporters saw him as the only true Leninist. In "Trotsky and the Russian...
Magic and Medieval Society presents a thematic approach to the topic of magic and sorcery in Western Europe between the eleventh and the fifteenth century. It aims to provide readers with the conceptual and documentary tools to reach informed conclusions as to the existence, nature, importance and uses of magic in medieval society. Contrary to some previous approaches, the authors argue that magic is inextricably connected to other areas of cultural practice and was found across medieval society. Therefore, the book is arranged thematically, covering topics such as the use of magic at...
Magic and Medieval Society presents a thematic approach to the topic of magic and sorcery in Western Europe between the eleventh and the fifteenth cen...
This wide-ranging study starts with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book then charts the progress of reform and the impact of the Reformation.
This wide-ranging study starts with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book then charts the progress of reform and the impact of the Reforma...
