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The Making of a Nation in the Balkans by Roumen Daskalov 9789639241831
RRP: £64.00£58.43The 19th century was the epoch of nation building for the Bulgarians under Ottoman rule. Comparisons and analogies are made between the Bulgarian Revival and other regions, epochs, ideological trends and events.Book InformationISBN 9789639241831Author... -
The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America by Kevern Verney 9781526174673
RRP: £85.00£60.17This book examines the historiography of the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how, and why, the study of African American history developed from being a marginalized subject in American universities and... -
Historicizing the Enlightenment, Volume 2: Literature, the Arts, and the Aesthetic in Britain by Michael McKeon 9781684484751
RRP: £38.00£33.27Enlightenment critics from Dryden through Johnson and Wordsworth conceived the modern view that art and especially literature entails a double reflection: a reflection of the world, and a reflection on the process by which that reflection is accomplished... -
How Good an Historian Shall I be? by Marnie Hughes-Warrington 9780907845614
£35.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907845614Author Marnie Hughes-WarringtonFormat HardbackPage Count 300Imprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 700gDimensions(mm)... -
Bringing the Civic Back in: Zane L. Miller and American Urban History by Larry Bennett 9781439922439
RRP: £25.99£22.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439922439Author Larry BennettFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Temple University PressPublisher Temple University PressWeight(grams) 140g -
The Debate on Black Civil Rights in America by Kevern Verney 9781526147790
RRP: £17.99£13.16This book examines the historiography of the African American freedom struggle from the 1890s to the present. It considers how, and why, the study of African American history developed from being a marginalized subject in American universities and... -
Fifty Key Works of History and Historiography by Kenneth R. Stunkel 9780415573313
RRP: £110.00£95.11Fifty Key Works of History and Historiography introduces some of the most important works ever written by those who have sought to understand, capture, query and interpret the past. The works covered include texts from ancient times to the present day... -
Humanism: Foundations, Diversities, Developments by Joern Rusen 9780367772611
RRP: £120.00£103.61The book describes humanism in a systematic and historical perspective. It analyzes its manifestation and function in cultural studies and its role in the present. Within the book, special attention is given to the intention of contemporary humanism... -
Language, Memory and Remembering: Explorations in Historical Sociolinguistics by Vaidehi Ramanathan 9780367733360
RRP: £39.99£35.06This volume explores issues of memory, remembering and language in late colonial India. It is the first systematic historical sociolinguistic study of English private and public citizens who lived in and/or worked for India and the Indian cause from the... -
International Humanitarian Law and Justice: Historical and Sociological Perspectives by Mats Deland 9780367498566
RRP: £39.99£35.06In the last decade, there has been a turn to history in international humanitarian law and its accompanying fields. To examine this historization and to expand the current scope of scholarship, this book brings together scholars from various fields,... -
Hidden in Historicism: Time Regimes since 1700 by Harry Jansen 9780367421014
RRP: £135.00£117.28Hidden in Historicism considers how the nineteenth-century philosophy of historicism depicts three 'forgotten time regimes': a time of rise and fall, an ambiguous time of synchronicity of the non-synchronous, and a time in which decisive moments dominate... -
Cultural History in France: Local Debates, Global Perspectives by Evelyne Cohen 9780367271879
RRP: £135.00£117.68This volume, which gathers contributions presented at the annual conferences of l'Association pour le developpement de l'histoire culturelle (ADHC), questions the subjects and boundaries of cultural history in France - with regard to neighboring... -
The Soviet Past in the Post-Socialist Present: Methodology and Ethics in Russian, Baltic and Central European Oral History and Memory Studies by Melanie Ilic 9780367263836
RRP: £43.99£38.44This collection examines practical and ethical issues inherent in the application of oral history and memory studies to research about the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe since the collapse of the Soviet bloc. Case studies highlight the importance of... -
Historiography: Ancient, Medieval and Modern by Ernst Breisach 9780226072821
RRP: £80.00£77.01In this pioneering work, Ernst Breisach presents an effective, well-organized, and concise account of the development of historiography in Western culture. Neither a handbook nor an encyclopedia, this up-to-date third edition narrates and interprets the... -
The Limits of History by Constantin Fasolt 9780226239101
RRP: £80.00£77.01Constantin Fasolt explores in this work the idea that history is supremely a political activity. He demonstrates that history presupposes highly political assumptions about free will, responsibility, and the relationship of the past to the present.Book... -
History and Liberty: The Historical Writings of Benedetto Croce by A. R. Caponigri 9781138194878
RRP: £36.99£32.93A re-newed interest in, and appreciation of, the problems of history, both as the theory of historical process and as historiography became one of the marked characteristics of twentieth century thought and this book discusses Benedetto Croce's... -
Gendering Historiography: Beyond National Canons by Angelika Epple 9783593389608
RRP: £43.00£41.35Comparing various European and American historiographies from the past two hundred years, "Gendering Historiography" provides insights into the establishment and cultivation of gendered power relations in different societies and outlines the... -
The Birth of American Feminism: The Seneca Falls Woman's Convention of 1848 by Virginia Bernhard 9781881089346
RRP: £28.95£25.07The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was at the beginning of the long struggle for women's rights in the United States. The documents collected in this anthology bring to life the anger and the excitement of a moment when a small but determined group of... -
Haunting History: For a Deconstructive Approach to the Past by Ethan Kleinberg 9781503602373
RRP: £99.00£85.74This book argues for a deconstructive approach to the practice and writing of history at a moment when available forms for writing and publishing history are undergoing radical transformation. To do so, it explores the legacy and impact of deconstruction... -
What is Military History? by Stephen Morillo 9781509517602
RRP: £45.00£39.29The third edition of What is Military History? has been thoroughly updated, and includes a new bibliography and new case studies on naval warfare and the origins of war, as well as expanded sections on historiography, environmental history and world... -
The Language of the Past by Ross Wilson 9781474246637
RRP: £130.00£67.74The Language of the Past analyzes the use of history in discourses within the political, media and the public sphere. It examines how particular terms, phrases and allusions first came into usage, developed and how they are employed today. To speak of... -
Homes and Homecomings: Gendered Histories of Domesticity and Return K. H. Adler (University of Nottingham, UK) 9781444336504
RRP: £20.75£18.32In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Using innovative methodological and theoretical approaches, the book examines case studies from Africa,... -
Ninety Years of the Abruzzo National Park 1922-2012: Proceedings of the Conference Held in Pescasseroli, May 18-20, 2012 by Luigi Piccioni 9781443850582
£42.53On September 9th, 2012, the Abruzzo National Park - now Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park - celebrated its ninetieth birthday. It is - along with the Gran Paradiso National Park - the oldest protected area in Italy and one of the oldest in Europe... -
Class Struggles Dennis L. Dworkin 9781405801386
RRP: £47.99£45.98In the 1960s and 1970s the study of history and sociology was heavily influenced by Marxism and theories of class. But the collapse of Communism and significant changes in culture and society threw the study of class into crisis. Its most basic premises... -
Dialogues of Dispersal: Gender, Sexuality and African Diasporas Sandra Gunning (University of Michigan) 9781405126816
RRP: £22.75£19.97From Brazil to Germany, New York to Ghana, Dialogues of Dispersal examines intersections of gender and sexuality within Afro-diasporic communities. Considers communities in Brazil, the Caribbean, Germany, the UK, the US and West Africa, and how they... -
The Cultural Foundations of Nations: Hierarchy, Covenant, and Republic by Professor Anthony D. Smith 9781405177993
RRP: £93.95£81.47This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity.* Major new work by a leading historical sociologist* Challenges the prevailing idea of nationalism as a product of modernity* Demonstrates... -
Tales of the Barbarians: Ethnography and Empire in the Roman West by Greg Woolf 9781405160735
RRP: £71.95£62.02Tales of the Barbarians traces the creation of new mythologies in the wake of Roman expansion westward to the Atlantic, and offers the first application of modern ethnographic theory to ancient material. * Investigates the connections between empire and... -
Gender and Change: Agency, Chronology and Periodisation Alexandra Shepard (University of Glasgow, UK) 9781405192279
RRP: £20.75£18.32Through a collection of essays by leading scholars on women's history and gender history, Gender and Change: Agency, Chronology and Periodisation questions conventional chronologies while reassessing the relationship between gender, agency, continuity... -
Shakespeare's Ideas: More Things in Heaven and Earth by David Bevington 9781405167956
RRP: £75.95£66.17An in-depth exploration, through his plays and poems, of the philosophy of Shakespeare as a great poet, a great dramatist and a "great mind".* Written by a leading Shakespearean scholar* Discusses an array of topics, including sex and gender,... -
History and Historians: Selected Papers of R. W. Southern Richard J. Bartlett (University of St Andrews) 9781405123877
RRP: £89.95£78.07This book makes a selection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern, available to the wider audience they deserve. A collection of writings by the great medieval historian, Sir Richard Southern. Offers a fascinating insight... -
A Global History of Sexuality: The Modern Era by Robert M. Buffington 9781405120487
RRP: £78.95£68.72A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative, wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. * Explores what sexuality has meant in the everyday lives of individuals over the last 200... -
Material Strategies: Dress and Gender in Historial Perspective Barbara Burman (University of Southampton) 9781405109062
RRP: £24.00£21.00Material Strategies brings together scholars from different disciplines to explore what dress and textiles can tell us about gender history. Broad in scope - covers women, men, social groupings and nations from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.Rich... -
History on Film/Film on History Robert A. Rosenstone (California Institute of Technology, USA) 9781032455389
RRP: £33.99£31.25Accessibly written by one of the big names in the field, and with broad coverage of the field, so readers are introduced to a wide range of films, filmmakers and genres opening up the filed - now also including a chapter discussing non-Western films... -
Untold Histories of the Middle East: Recovering Voices from the 19th and 20th Centuries by Amy Singer 9781138788893
RRP: £47.99£41.81Much traditional historiography consciously and unconsciously glosses over certain discourses, narratives, and practices. This book examines silences or omissions in Middle Eastern history at the turn of the twenty-first century, to give a fuller account... -
History and Historical Research by C. G. Crump 9781138195486
£111.61Aimed at students of history, this volume, originally published in 1928, examines the issues of impartiality and objectivity in the study of history. It also discusses the skills necessary for any would-be historian including the knowledge of foreign... -
The Historian's Contribution to Anglo-American Misunderstanding: Report of a Committee on National Bias in Anglo-American History Text Books by Ray Allen Billington 9781138194809
RRP: £45.99£40.13This book examines text books used in English and American schools and determines the way in which national bias has been instilled into school children by the use of history books. This study reveals that the deliberate distortion common a generation... -
Approaches to History: A Symposium by H. P. R. Finberg 9781138194342
RRP: £36.99£32.53The contributors to this volume, originally published in 1962, explain the raison d'etre of their own specialism in history be it archaeology, political, local, economic or social history or historical geography.Book InformationISBN 9781138194342Author H... -
Perspectives on History by William Dray 9781138191693
RRP: £36.99£32.53In Part 1 of this book, originally published in 1980, the focus is on certain claims of R. G. Collingwood regarding the nature of historical understanding, of Charles Beard about the possibility of an objective reconstruction of the past, and of J. W. N... -
Foundations of Modern Historical Thought: From Machiavelli to Vico by Paul Avis 9781138189607
£81.60The emergence of a sense of the past in Renaissance humanism gave rise to a new historical consciousness about the meaning of history and methods of historical enquiry. This book, originally published in 1986, provides an in-depth critical introduction... -
Foundations of Modern Historical Thought: From Machiavelli to Vico by Paul Avis 9781138189614
RRP: £25.99£22.63The emergence of a sense of the past in Renaissance humanism gave rise to a new historical consciousness about the meaning of history and methods of historical enquiry. This book, originally published in 1986, provides an in-depth critical introduction...