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THEORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY
A Student's Guide to History
Why History Matters John Tosh, formerly, Roehampton University, UK
12th edition
‘Tosh is refreshing, and impressive in getting away from the false parallels and clichés that can bedevil the use, and abuse, of history in today’s media...This is an important book – which policy-makers, media men and women and, dare I say it, politicians, should all read.’ - History Today
Jules R. Benjamin, Ithaca College, USA Published by Bedford/St. Martin's
This book provides the practical help students need to be successful in their history courses. In addition to introducing students to the nature of the discipline, it teaches a wide range of skills from preparing for exams to approaching common writing assignments, and it explains the research and documentation process. Contents: The Subject of History • Succeeding in Your History Class • Working with Historical Evidence • Building a History Essay • Preparing Specific Writing Assignments • Researching a History Topic • Writing a Research Paper • Documenting Your Paper: Citing Sources in Chicago Style • Appendix A. Resources for History Research • Appendix B. Useful Information for the Historian July 2013 336pp Paperback £20.99 9781457621444 New
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In this introduction to the practical application of history, John Tosh persuasively argues we are in danger of missing history’s principal contribution. Using topical examples from the Iraq War to AIDS to globalization, this text shows how history can provide the basis for an informed and critical understanding of our society. 192pp Paperback Ebook
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Making History The Historian and Uses of the Past Jorma Kalela, University of Turku, Finland
‘Drawing on a wealth of intellectual expertise and practical experience, Professor Jorma Kalela has produced a stimulating book for thinking historians. He challenges us to scrutinise professional practice and to engage in profound and possibly unsettling ways with what it means to be an historian today.’ - Hilda Kean, Director of Public History and Dean, Ruskin College, UK Everyone has a personal connection to the past, independent of historical inquiry. So, what is the role of the historian? Exploring the relationship between history and society, Kalela argues for a more participatory research culture and provides practical guidance on planning research projects with greater public impact. November 2011 216pp Hardback £60.00 9780230276819 Paperback £19.99 9780230276826 eIC
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Presenting History Past & Present Peter J. Beck, Kingston University, UK
‘In this intriguing and thought-provoking book, Beck provides an account that shifts our attention away from the academy and directs it instead toward a wider audience. In exploring how they address the needs and desires of the public, he seeks to reconfigure the way in which historians are defined, not as makers, but as presenters of history...a valuable book for anyone wishing to study the nature of history today.’ - BBC History Magazine Presenting History highlights the vital role of presenters in establishing why history matters and communicating the past to an audience. Case studies of leading historians, historical novelists and television history presenters explore alternative literary and visual ways of presenting the past both as academic and popular history. November 2011 368pp Hardback £60.00 9780230242074 Paperback £18.99 9780230242081
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Film and History James Chapman, University of Leicester, UK
Transnational History Pierre-Yves Saunier, Universite Laval, Canada ’An important, authoritative, and stimulating book which will quickly establish itself as an indispensable introduction to the study of transnational history.’ - Akira Iriye, Harvard University, USA This essential and lively introductory volume conveys the diversity of the developing field of transnational history, and the excitement of doing research in that direction. Pierre Yves Saunier surveys the theories, methods and approaches used by historians, helping students to find their own way in this vibrant area of historical study. Contents: Introduction • Meanings and Usages • Connections • Circulations • Relations • Formations • About Methodology • Conclusion • Notes • Glossary • Further Reading 208pp Hardback Paperback
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‘Written by one of our leading film historians, Film and History is both accessible and lively and provides an ideal introduction to the subject.’ Peter Hutchings, Northumbria University, UK A concise yet authoritative introduction to the use of film for historians, designed to equip students with the methods both to analyze film texts and to understand the place of film in history and culture. Chapman explores the main theoretical debates and approaches, and charts the development of film history as a discipline in its own right. Contents: Introduction • A Brief History of Film History • Film as an Art Form • Film and Ideology • Film as a Historical Source • Film as a Social Practice • A Historical Sociology of Film • Conclusion • Glossary • Notes • Further Reading 192pp Hardback Paperback New
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MEDIEVAL HISTORY
The Medieval Papacy Brett Edward Whalen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA This concise introduction offers an up-to-date survey of papal history from the first century through to the sixteenth century. It explores the basis of the papacy’s claim to authority over all Christians, and the unique role that the Roman Church and its papal leadership played in the historical development of medieval Europe. Contents: Maps • Introduction • The Memory of Saint Peter • Empire and Christendom • The Reordering of the West • Reform and Crusade • Papal Monarchy • The Whole World to Govern • The Papacy in Crisis • Rome at the Close of the Middle Ages • Epilogue • Notes • Suggestions for Further Reading 224pp Hardback Paperback
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Queenship in Medieval Europe Theresa Earenfight, Seattle University, USA ‘Pleasurable and stimulating to read. The book is very wellresearched; the author has mastered the most recent bibliography of what constitutes queenship studies, and constructs a vivid and believable portrayal of its evolution.’ - Núria Silleras-Fernández, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
3rd edition Roger Collins, University of Edinburgh, UK
‘A large and intricate body of fundamental research on the narrative sources, deployed with clarity and expertise for which many readers will be extremely grateful.’ - Times Higher Education Supplement
In the first comprehensive survey of Medieval queenship, Earenfight reveals how queens and empresses were fundamental to monarchies across Europe from 300 CE to the Renaissance. An engaging introduction to the study of queenship which presents key research and source material, and examines issues of gender, authority and power in Medieval society.
Roger Collins provides a comprehensive account of the centuries during which Europe became a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entity. This third edition of a classic textbook history of early medieval Europe is fully updated, rewritten and revised to take account of the latest scholarship and to improve its literary style.
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Early Medieval Europe, 300—1000
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Britain, Ireland and the Crusades, c.1000–300 Kathryn Hurlock, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK A thematic survey of the impact of crusading on Britain and Ireland, from the First Crusade to the end of the thirteenth century. Hurlock examines the relationship between high medieval British society and crusading, exploring key areas such as the political use of crusades, the papacy’s choice of crusaders, and the role of the military orders. Contents: Chronology • Maps • Acknowledgements • Preface • Introduction • Britain and Ireland • Before and During the Crusades • Recruitment and Funding Participation • Political Crusades • Domestic Impact • The Military Orders • Conclusion • Notes • Bibliography 248pp Hardback Paperback
December 2012 9780230298637 £62.50 9780230298644 £20.99
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Conquest and Colonisation Europe's Long The Normans in Britain, 1066-1100 Twelfth Century 2nd edition Brian Golding, formerly, University of Southampton, UK Golding investigates the Norman Conquest from a number of perspectives, examining the dynamics of colonisation and the wide-ranging effects of the Norman settlement. Revised, updated and expanded, this edition of an established text now incorporates the latest research and contains more on key areas such as towns, gender and the peasantry. Contents: Maps • The Sources • Prelude to the Conquest • The Norman Conquest, 1066-1100 • Settlement and Colonisation • Governing the Conquered • Military Organisation • A Colonial Church? • Anglo-Norman England 240pp Hardback Paperback
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John D. Cotts, Whitman College, USA John D. Cotts introduces the twelfth century as a period when European society was radically transformed by new cultural possibilities. Covering political, economic and intellectual issues, as well as the Crusades, Cotts focuses on the ways in which Europeans encountered these possibilities, and how they dealt with the moral problems that arose. Contents: Map • Introduction: Approaches to the Twelfth Century and its ‘Renaissance’ • Varieties of Political Order in the Latin West • People, Economy and Social Relations • Spirituality and its Discontents • Intellectual Syntheses • The Crusades and the Idea of Christendom 256pp Hardback Paperback
November 2012 9780230237841 £60.00 9780230237858 £20.99
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EARLY MODERN BRITAIN AND EUROPE
The Wars of the Roses 3rd edition A.J. Pollard, University of Teesside, UK
The German Reformation and the Peasants' War A Brief History with Documents Michael G. Baylor, Lehigh University, USA
‘Pollard’s Wars of the Roses is, and is destined to remain, the most important thematic survey of the Wars...it is a first-rate student text which will prove indispensable to another generation embarking on the study of this period.’ - David Grummitt, University of Kent, UK The civil wars of the second half of the fifteenth century still stir the popular imagination and provoke much controversy and debate. The third edition of this classic introductory text has been revised and updated throughout in the light of recent research, and now features a separate new chapter on the character of the wars. 200pp Hardback Paperback
April 2013 9780230368514 £60.00 9780230368521 £20.99
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The Communal Age in Western Europe, c.1100–1800 Towns, Villages and Parishes in Pre-Modern Society
Published by Bedford /St. Martin's
Beat Kümin, University of Warwick, UK
‘This well-written and interesting book is judicious and balanced, and it offers a picture that is at once both broad and focused. Students who read it will learn a great deal.’ - Allan Galpern, University of Pittsburgh, USA In this volume, Michael Baylor explores the dynamic between the German Reformation and the Peasants’ War - one enduring, the other fleeting - and the centuries-long debate over whether and how they might be connected. The book includes a collection of period documents which provide first-hand accounts from reformers and rebels. 176pp Paperback IC
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An essential introductory survey of the towns, villages and parishes in which people lived in the medieval and early modern periods. Beat Kumin assesses the similarities, differences and the wider significance of these communities for European society prior to 1800. Contents: Introduction • PART I: CASE STUDIES • The Italian City • The Village in the Holy Roman Empire • The English Parish • PART II: LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE • Communal Cultures • Interactions • PART III: ASSESSMENT • Perceptions and Debates • Conclusions 168pp Paperback
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Villagers and Lords in Eastern Europe, 1300–1800 Markus Cerman, University of Vienna, Austria Cerman revises the traditional view of ‘serfdom’ by providing an up-to-date survey of social and economic conditions in early modern Eastern Europe. Incorporating the latest research, Cerman identifies the role of villagers actively shaping rural societies and reassesses their legal, social and economic status, as well as rural power relations. Contents: Glossary • Map • Understanding ‘Demesne Lordship’ • The Myth of a ‘Second Serfdom’ • Explaining the Rise of Demesne Lordship and of the Demesne Economy • A Characterization of the Economic System • A General Backwardness? • Towards a New Assessment 176pp Paperback
September 2012 9780230004603 £16.99
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The Long European Reformation
Brandenburg–Prussia, 1466–1806
Religion, Political Conflict, and the Search for Conformity, 1350-1750
The Rise of a Composite State Karin Friedrich, University of Aberdeen, UK
2nd edition Peter G. Wallace, Hartwick College, USA Peter G. Wallace interweaves the Reformation into the transformations of political institutions, socio-economic structures, gender relations, and cultural values in Europe. The revised second edition now incorporates the latest research, as well as an additional chapter on the Reformation and Islam, expanded discussion of gender issues, and a glossary. 320pp Hardback Paperback
September 2012 9780230574823 £60.00 9780230574830 £20.99
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‘A very readable, provocative and informative book that will be of great service to scholars and students.’ - German History Karin Friedrich locates Brandenburg-Prussia in its historical, political, religious and economic context, from the demise of the Teutonic Knights to the Napoleonic crisis. Synthesizing debates, the study focuses on key themes such as absolutism, foreign politics and the Enlightenment in order to provide a fresh reassessment. November 2011 184pp Paperback £16.99 9780230535657
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Protest, Politics and Work in Rural England, 1700–1850 Carl J. Griffin, University of Sussex, UK Rural workers in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century England deployed an extensive range of resistances to defend their livelihoods and communities in the face of rapid social change. Locating protest in the wider contexts of work, poverty and landscape change, this new text offers the first critical overview of this growing area of study. Contents: Introduction: Understanding Rural Protest • Work, Worklessness and the Poor Law • Rural Workers, Custom and the State • Land and Environmental Change • Community, Custom and Religion: Unsettling the Everyday • Protest Practice • Rural Rebellion • Rural Popular Politics • Conclusion 240pp Hardback Paperback
November 2013 9780230299672 £60.00 9780230299689 £20.99
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MODERN BRITAIN
A History of the British Isles
Mastering Modern British History
The Evolution of the British Welfare State
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A History of Social Policy since the Industrial Revolution
Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, UK
Norman Lowe, formerly, Nelson and Colne College, UK
‘The perspective of the work is wider and fuller than that of any other recent history. Black’s work is also remarkable for the sense which it conveys of the power of broad social and cultural change.’ Times Educational Supplement From earliest times to the present day, Jeremy Black explores the rich history of the whole of the British Isles and how they have achieved their current identity. The third edition of this established concise text has been revised and updated throughout, and now contains more on social and cultural history and the British Empire. 384pp Hardback Paperback
August 2012 9780230362055 £55.00 9780230362062 £17.99
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4th edition Derek Fraser, University of Teesside, UK
‘I think the clarity of organization and presentation of this text is one of its major strengths. Everything is where you would expect it to be and I know that students who use this text find it clear and helpful.’ John Traynor, Ormskirk School, UK For individual or classroom study, this revised fourth edition brings British history up-to-date with additional content on Britain under New Labour since 1997. Taking into account latest research and interpretations, the commentary is informative and enjoyable; the source material stimulating and enlightening. July 2009 848pp Paperback £20.99 9780230205567
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Derek Fraser’s book has established itself as a classic text on the history of social policy and social ideas in Britain since the Industrial Revolution. This fourth edition features a revised Introduction, incorporates the latest research and extends the coverage of the final chapter. June 2009 464pp Hardback £67.50 9780230224650 Paperback £22.99 9780230224667 eIC
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A History of the Liberal Party since 1900
Working Lives Work in Britain Since 1945
2nd edition
Arthur McIvor, Director, Scottish Oral History Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK
David Dutton, University of Liverpool, UK ‘Adjectives such as ‘comprehensive’, ‘rigorous’ and ‘learned’ are sure to litter reviews of David Dutton’s new history of the Liberal party. It does indeed possess each of these attributes, and more. The book gives a full account of each of the major turning points for the Liberals since 1900...it is valuable reading.’ Progress Online The passage of the twentieth century, and the formation of the Coalition Government in Britain in 2010, enables a reassessment of the Liberal Party’s history and fortunes. The second edition of this survey has been updated throughout and features a new chapter on the road back to government. 376pp Hardback Paperback
April 2013 9780230361881 £62.50 9780230361898 £20.99
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Sport and Politics in Modern Britain The Road to 2012 Kevin Jefferys, University of Plymouth, UK Winner of the Lord Aberdare Prize for Sports History 2013
‘This book will be a valuable addition for students and scholars of twentieth-century working lives and will undoubtedly be cited as a key text. It is a sensitive, balanced and richly informed survey.’ – Sheila Blackburn, University of Liverpool, UK A balanced and richly informed survey that investigates how, why and to what degree working lives have been transformed over the last sixty years. McIvor covers themes such as gender, race, class, disability and health in his exploration of how the meaning of employment has been signified by the workers themselves. 360pp Hardback Paperback New
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‘A timely and impressive book that will become essential reading on many Sport History and British Politics courses.’ - Martin Polley, University of Southampton, UK Kevin Jefferys provides the first comprehensive historical account of the greatly increased interaction between sport and politics in Britain since World War Two. Jefferys sets sport within the changing socio-political context and balances an appreciation of continuity and change from the London Olympics of 1948 to those of 2012. 328pp Hardback Paperback
June 2012 9780230291867 £60.00 9780230291874 £20.99
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MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
European Identity
Modern Italy
The First World War
A Historical Reader
2nd edition
A Brief History with Documents
Edited by Alex Drace-Francis, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
John Foot, University College London, UK
‘This source collection will fill a major gap in the market. The coverage of a wider time span is one of the great strengths of the book. It forces the reader to think in terms of a longue durée that transcends the usual epochal barriers of medieval, early modern and late modern history.’ - Riccardo Bavaj, University of St Andrews, UK
’Foot’s analysis is an extremely valuable contribution to our understanding of modern Italy. It is fully up-to-date with the latest research findings and interpretive approaches, foregrounding the key historiographical debates and, more generally, the study of history itself as debate and argument.’ - Modern Italy Journal
Bringing together a wide collection of primary documents, this is an essential reader on the idea of ‘Europe’ from antiquity to the twentieth century. Including classic texts from antiquity alongside rare and newly translated material, this critical collection is an invaluable resource for students of European history and identity.
John Foot introduces students to the key historical debates, themes and events, helping them to understand the complex nature of Italian history over the past 150 years. The second edition of this established text has been revised and updated throughout and now features additional material on the Risorgimento and the Berlusconi era.
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Contents: Map 1: Italy in 1861 • Map 2: Italy in 1870 • Map 3: Italy since 1919 • Introduction: Studying Italy • The Nation • The State • Economy and Society • Politics 304pp Hardback Paperback New
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Susan R. Grayzel, University of Mississippi, USA Published by Bedford /St. Martin's
‘Grayzel has done a fantastic job of distilling the narrative of the war and its most important issues into a brief space. Considering the immensity of this task and the extensive literature on the war, this is no small accomplishment. I cannot imagine anyone doing a better job.’ - George Robb, William Paterson University, USA In this volume, Susan R. Grayzel provides important insights into the origins, experiences and legacies of the First World War. A wide array of documents reveal the far-reaching causes and consequences of this total war, and offer unique perspectives from voices sometimes overlooked in the study of the war. 208pp Paperback New
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The German Democratic Republic Peter Grieder, University of Hull, UK A clear, concise and thought-provoking introduction to the history of East Germany which engages critically with key debates and advances new interpretations of the origins, development and demise of the GDR. Peter Grieder also offers an original conceptualization of the GDR as a totalitarian welfare state. Contents: Map of the GDR • Introduction: Concepts • Conception, 1945-1949 • Construction, 1949-1960 • Consolidation, 1961-1971 • Conservativism, 1971-1977 • Crisis, 1977-1989 • Collapse, 1989-1990 • Conclusion: Obituary • Bibliography 176pp Paperback
November 2012 9780230579378 £16.99
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A History of the Low Countries
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Simon Barton, University of Exeter, UK
Paul Arblaster, Zuyd University, The Netherlands ‘Arblaster’s writing is fluent and enjoyable... This will be a valuable addition to reading lists for students and worthy of recommendation to those general readers who wish to learn more about the rich heritage of the Low Countries and its impact on modern Benelux’ - Peter Illing, Christ’s College, University of Cambridge, UK This successful text remains the sole historical survey of the Benelux area to be written in English. Arblaster describes the full sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman frontier provinces to the present day. The second edition has been revised and updated in the light of recent events and scholarship, and brings the story up to 2011. 344pp Hardback Paperback
June 2012 9780230293090 £55.00 9780230293106 £17.99
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A History of Spain
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‘Clear, comprehensive, up-to-date - Barton’s text is an incisive and accessible introduction for students and others interested in Spanish history.’ - James W. Brodman, University of Central Arkansas, USA ‘This leading synthesis of Spanish history now analyzes events since 2004. Students and teachers will also welcome a number of new quotations, maps and figures.’ - Bethany Aram, International College of Seville, Spain This expanded edition has been revised throughout in order to amplify key points. The last chapter brings the story up-to-date and includes discussion of recent events such as the 2004 Madrid bombings and the 2008 general election. June 2009 352pp Hardback £57.50 9780230200111 Paperback £17.99 9780230200128
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RUSSIAN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
A History of the Baltic States Andres Kasekamp, University of Tartu, Estonia
Balkans into Southeastern Europe, 1914–2014
War and Revolution in Russia, 1914–22
A Century of War and Transition
The Collapse of Tsarism and the Establishment of Soviet Power
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Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania experienced a sequence of foreign regimes, including Nazism and communism, before recovering their independence and joining the European Union. Clearly and accessibly written, this book is one of the first to provide a general overview of their histories from the stone age to the present using a comparative approach. 296pp Paperback
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John Lampe, University of Maryland, USA
Winner of the Baltic Assembly Prize in Literature, 2011
John Lampe’s assessment of Southeastern Europe since 1914 argues that the region’s troubles owe more to the consequences of wars fought during this period than to earlier ethnic conflicts. This new edition has been revised in the light of the latest scholarship and events. Contents: Introduction: Decades of War, Decades of Transition • Prewar Balkan States and Imperial Borderlands • Balkan Wars, First World War and Postwar Settlements, 1914-1922 • Struggling with Liberal and National Transitions in the 1920s • Illiberal Directions During the Depression Decade • Second World War, Civil War, and the Communist Advantage • Communist and Cold War Transitions, 19451963 • Continuity and Contradictions, 1964-1989 • New Trials of War and Integration, 1989-2014 368pp Hardback Paperback New
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Leading expert Christopher Read presents a cuttingedge, highly readable introduction to Russia’s crisis years. Read synthesises a wealth of newly available material and treats the period 1914-22 as a whole in order to contextualise and better understand the events of 1917 and their impact. As he examines the multiple revolutions, Read asks how and why the Bolsheviks were able to survive the storm, eventually taking over the world’s largest country. 264pp Hardback Paperback
December 2012 9780230239852 £62.50 9780230239869 £20.99
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GLOBAL AND TRANSNATIONAL HISTORY
Pacific Histories Ocean, Land, People Edited by David Armitage, Harvard University, USA and Alison Bashford, University of Sydney, Australia
A History of the Pacific Islands 2nd edition Steven Roger Fischer, Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, New Zealand
The first comprehensive account to place the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Rim and the Pacific Ocean into the perspective of world history. A distinguished international team of historians provides a multidimensional account of the Pacific, its inhabitants and the lands within and around it over 50,000 years, with special attention to the peoples of Oceania. It provides chronological coverage along with analyzes of themes such as the environment, migration and the economy; religion, law and science; race, gender and politics.
‘The best recent introduction to Pacific history.’ - Reference Reviews
Contents: Introduction; David Armitage and Alison Bashford • PART I: PERIODISING THE PACIFIC • The Pacific in Indigenous Time; Damon Salesa • The Pacific Before Empire, c. 1500-1800; Joyce E. Chaplin • The Age of Empire in the Pacific; Nicholas Thomas • A Pacific Century?; Akira Iriye • PART II: CONNECTIONS • The Environment; Ryan T. Jones • Movement; Adam McKeown • The Economy since 1800; Kaoru Sigihara • PART III: KNOWLEDGES • Religion; Bronwen Douglas • Law; Lisa Ford • Science; Sujit Sivasundaram • PART IV: IDENTITIES • Race; James Belich • Gender; Patricia O’Brien • Politics; Robert Aldrich • Afterword: Pacific Crosscurrents; Matt K. Matsuda
Steven Fischer traces the human history of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia from prehistoric culture to the present day. The second edition has been revised throughout in the light of recent scholarship and events. Additional maps also enhance this established text.
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Contents: Introduction • The First Islanders • Melanesians, Micronesians, Polynesians • The European Trespass • The Second Colonization • New Pacific Identities • Pacific Islanders in Transit • Re-Inventing Pacific Islands • The ‘New Pacific’
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The Atlantic Experience
Transforming the World
Peoples, Places, Ideas
Global Political History since World War II Catherine Armstrong, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and Laura M. Chmielewski, State University of New York / Purchase College, USA
A succinct yet comprehensive introduction to the history of the Atlantic world in its entirety. The book explores discrete themes such as conquest, trade and race in an holistic Atlantic context, and provides a thorough overview of key and cutting edge scholarship in the field for an undergraduate audience. Contents: Introduction – Studying Atlantic History • Navigation and Empire • Contact and Encounter • Bondage and Freedom • Trade and Economy • Atlantic Religion: Beliefs and Behaviours • Cultural Transfer in the Greater Atlantic • Dependence and Independence • The Quest for Abolition • Conclusion 288pp Hardback Paperback
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Keith Robbins, formerly, University of Wales, UK An ambitious and engaging narrative survey that charts the history of the world from a political perspective, from 1937 to the post9/11 era. Providing a wide-ranging assessment of global interactions in peace and war since World War II, Robbins connects the crises, conflicts and accommodations that have brought us to the still-troubled present. Contents: Chronology • Maps • Introduction: Grasping Global History • PART I: ENDING WAR, BUILDING PEACE • PART II 1945-1955: MAKING A COLD PEACE • PART III: 1955-1965: TO THE BRINK AND BACK • PART IV: 19651975: OLD PATTERNS AND NEW PERMUTATIONS PART V: COMING TO CONCLUSIONS 1975-1989 • PART VI: 1991-2011: NEW WORLD ORDERS? 392pp Hardback Paperback
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Intercultural Transfers and the Making of the Modern World Sources and Contexts Thomas Adam, University of Texas, USA
‘[A]n exemplary set of case studies in transnational history.’ - Ian Tyrrell, University of New South Wales, Australia This introduction and collection of sources for courses on world and transnational history focuses on the interconnected and interrelated nature of societies and cultures from 1800 onwards. Case studies trace transnational connections through the examples of co-operatives, housing reform, education, eugenics and non-violent resistance. November 2011 168pp Hardback £50.00 9780230243538 Paperback £15.99 9780230243545 eIC
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War in the Eighteenth-Century World
Mastering Modern World History 5th edition
Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, UK
Norman Lowe, formerly, Nelson and Colne College, UK Mastering Modern World History provides a highly readable account of the major events, conflicts and international relations of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
‘The best compact survey of eighteenthcentury warfare. Black integrates the Western experience, but does not write from a Western perspective...I regard it as one of the best books he has written throughout his distinguished career.’ - Dennis Showalter, Colorado College, USA Placing eighteenthcentury warfare in a truly global context, Jeremy Black challenges conventional accounts and offers a reappraisal of debates in Western and Asian history. This concise, up-to-date survey assumes little prior knowledge and provides cutting-edge historical insights into a crucial period of world history. Contents: Introduction • 1700-20 • 1720-40 • 1740-60 • 1760-80 • 1780-1800 • Naval Capability and Warfare • War and Society • Conclusions • Selected Further Reading 280pp Hardback Paperback
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A History of World Societies 9th edition John P McKay, University of Ilinois, USA, Bennett D. Hill, Georgetown University, USA, John Buckler, University of Iliinois, USA, Patricia B. Ebrey, University of Washington, USA, Roger B. Beck, Eastern Illinois University, USA, Clare Haru Crowston, University of Illinois, USA and Merry E Wiesner-Hanks, University of Wisconson-Milwaukee, USA Published by Bedford St. Martin’s
‘A History ofWorld Societies is an elegantly written narrative that captures the voices of the human past. [It adopts] a unique world regional approach with special emphasis on social history. The artful presentation and effective integration of written text and visual materials helps instructors promote history and the historian’s craft. The textbook’s gorgeous professional layout and diverse pedagogical activities keep students interested.’ - Matthew D. Esposito, Drake University, USA Contents: The Earliest Human Societies, to 2500 B.C.E. • The Rise of the State in Southwest Asia and the Nile Valley, ca. 3200-500 B.C.E. • The Foundation of Indian Society, to 300 C.E. • China’s Classical Age, to 221 B.C.E. The Greek Experience, ca. 3500-150 B.C.E. • The World of Rome, ca. 750 B.C.E.-400 C.E.• East Asia and the Spread of Buddhism, 221 B.C.E-800 C.E.• Continuity and Change in Europe and Western Asia, ca. 350-850 • The Islamic World, ca. 600-1400 • African Societies and Kingdoms, ca. 1000 B.C.E.–1500 C.E.• The Americas, 3000 B.C.E.-1500 C.E.• Cultural Exchange in Central and Southern Asia, to 1400 • States and Cultures in East Asia, ca. 800-1400 • Europe in the Middle Ages, 800-1450 • Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1600 • The Acceleration of Global Contact, 1450-1600 • European Power and Expansion, ca. 1500-1750 • New Worldviews and Ways of Life, 1540-1790 • Africa and the World, ca. 1400–1800 • The Islamic World Powers, ca. 1300-1800 • Continuity and Change in East Asia, ca. 1400-1800 • Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1775-1815 • The Revolution in Energy and Industry, ca. 1760-1850 • Ideologies of Change in Europe, 1815–1914 • Africa, Southwest Asia, and the New Imperialism, 1800–1914 • Asia in the Era of Imperialism, 1800-1914 • Nation Building in the Americas and Australia, ca. 1770-1914 • World War and Revolution, 1914-1929 • Nationalism in Asia, 1914-1939 • The Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 • Global Recovery and Division Between Superpowers, 1945 to the Present • Independence, Progress, and Conflict in Asia and the Middle East, 1945 to the Present • The Global South: Latin America and Africa, 1945 to the Present • A New Era in World History
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A History of Western Society 10th edition John P. McKay, University of Ilinois, USA, Bennett D. Hill, Georgetown University, USA, John Buckler, Clare Haru Crowston, both at University of Illinois, USA, Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, University of WisconsinMilwaukee, USA and Joe Perry, Georgia State University, USA Published by Bedford St. Martin’s
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MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY
Arabs and Israelis Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East Shai Feldman, Director, Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Brandeis University, USA, Abdel Monem Said Aly, Chairman of the Board, CEO and Director, Regional Center for Strategic Studies, Egypt and Khalil Shikaki, Director, Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, Palestinian State The Arab-Israeli conflict is one of the most protracted and resilient of modern times. This ground-breaking new textbook explores the history of the conflict and later peacemaking efforts from competing Israeli, Palestinian and wider Arab perspectives, written by three eminent scholars and analysts from each of these backgrounds. Each chapter introduces key developments in each period of the conflict; presents the differing Israeli, Palestinian and broader Arab narratives on these developments; and offers a unique framework for analysing and understanding these developments. The result is an engaging and truly innovative textbook that encourages a balanced approach to understanding the Arab-Israeli conflict and its pivotal role in the Middle East.
Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict A History with Documents 8th edition Charles D. Smith, University of Arizona, USA Published by Bedford /St. Martin's
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Contents: Introduction: Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacemaking in the Middle East • The Formative Years • The Partitioning of Palestine: Nakba and Independence • Under the Cold War: the 1956 Sinai-Suez War • The 1967 War: The Victory and the ‘Naksa’ • From Limited War to Limited Accommodation • Camp David and the Lebanon War • From the First Intifada to Madrid & Oslo • Failures of Madrid Implementation • Oslo’s State-building and Peacemaking • The Failure of Permanent Status Negotiations • The Second Intifada • From the Second Lebanon War to the Arab Awakening • Conclusion – A Conflict that Never Ends? 488pp Hardback Paperback New
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The Gulf War, 1990–91 William Thomas Allison, Georgia Southern University, USA Incorporating the latest scholarship, William Thomas Allison provides a concise overview of the origins, course and outcomes of the first Gulf War, as well as the major issues and debates. Allison also examines the relevance of this war to other twentieth-century conflicts and the ongoing situation in the region. Contents: Inventing the Middle East and Iraq • Republican Iraq and the Rise of Saddam Hussein • The Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait • Building Desert Shield • Moving to the Offensive • Instant Thunder • The Ground War • Aftermath and Legacies • Notes • Chronology • Glossary • Select Bibliography 224pp Hardback Paperback
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AFRICAN, ASIAN AND AUSTRALIAN HISTORY
History of Africa 3rd edition Kevin Shillington, Independent Scholar ‘The readability of the book, the valuable maps and illustrations, and the coverage of the precolonial period as well as more modern eras, make this textbook the best on the market.’ - David Chappell, University of Hawaii, USA History of Africa offers a richly illustrated introduction to the history of the entire continent, from earliest times right up to the present day. The third edition has been revised and updated in the light of recent research and provides expanded coverage of modern Africa. This successful student text is now supported by a companion website. 528pp Paperback IC
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Africa since Independence
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Post-colonialism in Historical Perspective Paul Nugent, Director, Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh, UK
‘This is an exceptional work, applying an expert analysis of sub-Saharan Africa and providing the reader with a comparative history of the continent since independence. It is clearly the best singlevolume on Africa’s modern history in existence.’ - Ian Taylor, University of St Andrews, UK A genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. This expanded, revised and updated edition of an established text now includes the latest scholarship and features more on issues such as AIDS, urbanisation, South Sudan, questions of citizenship and the importance of transnational spaces.
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Bernard Waites, formerly, The Open University, UK ‘A new, carefully researched and broadly cross-disciplinary synthesis of postcolonial experiences in South Asia and Africa.’ - Richard Ford, Clark University, USA The first single-volume comparative history of postcolonial South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa in the first generation since independence. Drawing together detailed economic and political analysis, Waites assesses the colonial impact on these regions, establishing breaks and continuities, and highlighting their diversity and interplay. 472pp Hardback Paperback Ebook
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The Silk Roads A Brief History with Documents Xinru Liu, College of New Jersey, USA
A Short History of Asia 3rd Edition Colin Mason, formerly Journalist, Diplomat and Member of the Australian Senate
Published by Bedford /St. Martin's
‘What is very helpful about Liu’s collection is that it combines a well-organized, concise overview of the premodern Silk Road with documents from all across ancient Eurasia, instead of just China or the Greco-Roman world.’ - Shoshana Keller, Hamilton College, USA This thoughtful introduction examines the many ways in whichthe peoples along the Silk Roads interacted, and considers the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions. The book contains a range of primary material, some of which has been translated into English for the first time. 208pp Paperback
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‘The book is quite a remarkable achievement. Mason has covered a great deal of territory and shows that he has both a sense of the current dynamics of Asia and a command of the considerable scholarly literature on the earlier period. The work raises a good many interesting themes to which students would respond positively.’ - Merle Ricklefs, Australian National University, Australia Covering the whole of Asia, from pre-colonial times to the present, this new edition examines common influences on the modern nations and includes separate chapters on Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, a new chapter on Nepal, Kashmir and Bhutan, and an updated final chapter. Contents: Introduction • Matrix • PART I: BEFORE IMPERIALISM • Prehistory • The First Indian Civilisations • Early South-East Asia: The Ships from India • China: The Eternal Nation • Early Japan and the Tang Dynasty in China • The Awakening of Europe and the Challenge of Islam • Floodtide in China: The Song, Mongol and Ming Dynasties • China: Ebbtide • The Three Makers of Japan and the Tokugawa Period • PART II: THE ‘WHITE MAN’S BURDEN • ’The Dominators and the Dominated • South-East Asia: The European and Chinese Incursions and Later History of the Mainland Peoples • The Malay World: Majapahit and Malacca • Indonesia: The Last Independent Kingdoms and the Extension of Dutch Rule • India Under Two Masters: The Grand Moguls and the East India Company • Gandhi’s India: The Struggle for Liberty • PART III: THE MODERN NATIONS • The Second World War and the End of Empire • The South Asian Nations: Freedom, Partition and Tragedy • Pakistan • Bangladesh • Afghanistan • The Mountain States: Nepal, Kashmir and Bhutan • China: Two Revolutions • Modern China: The Communist State • Indonesia: Sukarno and After • Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei • Japan: The Iron Triangle • Thailand: Two Hats - The Struggle for Democracy • The Philippines: Trouble in Paradise • Korea: Divided Nation • Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia • Burma: Rule By the Gun • The Asian Century? • Suggested Further Reading
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A New History of Southeast Asia
A History of Korea
A comprehensive history of Southeast Asia, spanning prehistory to the present. Drawing on the latest research, this distinguished team of authors create a clear narrative through the region’s history covering politics, economics, religions, cultures and societies, and offering authoritative advice on further reading. 568pp Paperback Ebook
November 2010 9780230212145 £25.99
Mark Peel, University of Liverpool, UK and Christina Twomey, Monash University, Australia
Kyung Moon Hwang, University of Southern California, USA
M.C. Ricklefs, Bruce Lockhart, Albert Lau, Portia Reyes, Maitrii Aung-Thwin, all at National University of Singapore ‘A New History of Southeast Asia will perform a service for Southeast Asian studies no less seminal than that rendered by D.G.E. Hall’s pioneering volume some 55 years ago. It will provide Southeast Asian Studies with a new intellectual agenda, a new set of research questions, and a new instrument with which to instruct and stimulate the next generation. Without doubt, the appearance of this history text is itself an historic achievement.’ - Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan, USA
A History of Australia
‘Hwang raises questions at every turn and challenges the reader to engage with issues that animated past generations, issues that concern us today, and issues that impinge on our collective future in a world where Korea and Koreans matter.’ - James B. Lewis, University of Oxford, UK
A concise, lively history of Korea, which explores the richness of Korean civilization from the ancient era through to the jarring transformation that resulted in two distinctive trajectories through the modern world. Chapters flow both chronologically and thematically, covering themes such as identity, gender and family.
‘An energetic and multifaceted history of Australia that illuminates a rich national story interlinked within an international context... the book achieves its aim of rendering Australia’s past, and the challenges the country has faced and met, with aplomb.’ Patricia O’Brien, Georgetown University, USA From the first explorers to present-day Australians, via the great migrations of the centuries in between, Australia’s story has been shaped by movement and mobility. This cultural, political and social history offers a clear chronological narrative which brings to life the ideas, hopes and journeys of Australia’s past and present.
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AMERICAN HISTORY
A History of the United States
Crime & Punishment in African American History
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James Campbell, University of Leicester, UK
Philip Jenkins, Baylor University, USA
This in-depth survey of crime, punishment and justice in African American history presents cutting-edge scholarship in an accessible way and makes connections between black experiences of criminal justice and violence from the slave era to the present.
‘Clear description, analysis, and argument make the fourth edition of A History of the United States an excellent introduction to American history.’ - John Fry, Trinity Christian College, USA This established introductory text provides a lucid, authoritative account of the course of American history, discussing political, social, economic and cultural developments. In this revised and updated fourth edition, Jenkins reviews the 2008 presidential election, the economic crisis and recent environmental issues. 368pp Paperback
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Contents: Introduction • PART I: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM • Slave Resistance, Crime and Control • Slavery and Criminal Justice Before the Civil War • Reconstruction • PART II: JIM CROW JUSTICE • The State and the Mob: Lynching, Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty • Punishment and Labour: Convict Leasing, Chain Gangs and Peonage • Resisting Jim Crow Justice • PART III: FROM THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT TO THE PRESENT • Criminal Justice and the Black Freedom Struggle, 1954-1972 • The Modern Penal State • Epilogue: Politics, Memory and Justice in Modern America • Further Reading 276pp Hardback Paperback
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Rethinking the Vietnam War John Dumbrell, University of Durham, UK This incisive text provides a broad-ranging reassessment of the Vietnam war and its political and historical significance for America, Vietnam itself, their allies, the region and the world. John Dumbrell re-examines recurrent myths and assumptions and highlights areas of dispute still outstanding today. Contents: Rethinking the Vietnam War • The Developing War • Lyndon Johnson’s War • The Tet Offensive • Nixon’s War • The Antiwar Movement • The Military Dimension • Understanding the Vietnamese Revolution • Endings and Reverberations 312pp Hardback Paperback
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Manifest Destiny and American Territorial Expansion
Hollywood and the American Historical Film Edited by J. E. Smyth, University of Warwick, UK
A Brief History with Documents Amy S. Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University, USA Published by Bedford St. Martin's
‘This volume is an exceptional window onto the process and ideology of American territorial expansionism. It is thoughtfully conceptualized and provides an impressive blend of conventional and unconventional source material.’ - Robert E. May, Purdue University, USA Amy Greenberg examines the social, cultural and political context that gave rise to Manifest Destinyone of the most influential ideologies in American history. Drawing on primary documents, she explores how it evolved from colonial roots to become a fully articulated rationale in the 1840s for expanding the nation’s borders. March 2012 208pp Paperback £21.99 9780312600488 IC
‘This groundbreaking collection of essays redraws the parameters of the historical film, expanding it to include a wide range of films set in the past, notably comedies, westerns and melodramas. Dry debates about historical accuracy and authenticity are rejected in favour of case studies that seek an understanding of the power and pleasures that this genre holds. Written in a lively and accessible style, and harbouring a wealth of authoritative scholarship, it is bound to become a fixture of university courses and a landmark in its field.’ - Mark Glancy, Queen Mary University of London, UK This interdisciplinary collection by leading scholars probes the theoretical and historical contexts of films made about the American past, from silent film to the present. The book offers a fresh assessment of studio era historical filmmaking and its legacy across a range of genres. January 2012 272pp Hardback £62.50 9780230230927 Paperback £20.99 9780230230934 eIC
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HISTORY OF WOMEN, GENDER AND SEXUALITY
Making Men The Formation of Elite Male Identities in England, c.1660-1900 A Sourcebook Edited by Mark Rothery, University of Northampton, UK and Henry French, University of Exeter, UK This edited collection of correspondence written by members of English landed gentry families provides insights into the formation, experience and practice of elite masculine identities. The source book examines continuities and changes in such processes within the male life cycle and across the early modern and modern periods. 224pp Hardback Paperback Ebook
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Women and Gender in Twentieth-Century China
Historical and Interdisciplinary Perspectives Edited by Ana Carden-Coyne, Co-Director, Centre for the Cultural History of War, University of Manchester, UK
Paul J. Bailey, University of Durham, UK A narrative and analytical account of Chinese women’s experiences during the twentieth century. Synthesizing and incorporating the latest research, Paul J. Bailey assesses in particular the impact of political, cultural and social change in Chinese women’s lives, and explores the evolution of gender discourses during this period. 208pp Hardback Paperback eIC
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Gender and Conflict since 1914
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GENDER AND HISTORY
Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain since 1880 2nd edition Lesley A. Hall, Senior Archivist, Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine, UK Though sexual attitudes and behaviour have changed radically in Britain since the midnineteenth century, Lesley A. Hall shows how halting these processes of change have been. The second edition of this classic text has been revised and updated to reflect the latest scholarship in the field. 288pp Hardback Paperback eIC
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HISTORY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
Bioethics in Historical Perspective Sarah Ferber, University of Queensland, Australia Bioethics concerns the relationship between the medical professions and the cultures in which they operate. Sarah Ferber has developed an invaluable introduction to contemporary bioethics which incorporates historical and broader cultural approaches, appealing and relevant to students and practitioners alike. Contents: Introduction • Bioethics as Scholarship • Language, Narrative and Rhetoric in Bioethics • Euthanasia, The Nazi Analogy and The ‘Slippery Slope’ • Heredity, Genes and Reproductive Politics • Human Experimentation • Thalidomide • Conclusion • Glossary 256pp Hardback Paperback New
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Medicine and Empire 1600-1960 Pratik Chakrabarti, University of Kent, UK A comprehensive overview of the history of medicine and European imperialism from the seventeenth to the mid-twentieth century. Drawing on recent scholarship, the text comparatively examines the key developments that took place within colonialism and medicine and explores the main historiographical issues surrounding the topics. Contents: Preface • Introduction • Medicine in the Age of Commerce: 1600-1800 • Plants, Medicine and Empire • Medicine and the Colonial Armed Forces • Colonialism, Climate and Race • mperialism and the Globalization of Disease • Western Medicine in Colonial India • Medicine and the Colonization of Africa • Imperialism and Tropical Medicine • Bacteriology and the Civilizing Mission • Colonialism and Traditional Medicines • Conclusion: The Colonial Legacies of Global Health 288pp Hardback Paperback
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An Introduction to the Social History of Medicine Europe Since 1500 Keir Waddington, Cardiff University, UK
A one-volume, detailed survey of the major debates and themes in the history of western medicine, from the early modern period to the present. Combining specialized knowledge with new ways of thinking about the subject, this lucidly written, illustrated text explores traditional views and questions existing orthodoxies. November 2011 408pp Hardback £57.50 9781403946928 Paperback £19.99 9781403946935 eIC
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A Short History of Scientific Thought John Henry, University of Edinburgh, UK
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