History
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Creating Irish Tourism
The First Century, 1750-1850
William H. A. Williams
Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, 'Creating Irish Tourism' charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country's emergence as a major European tourist destination a century later.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843318446
March 2010
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£115.00 / $115.00Based on the accounts of British and Anglo-Irish travelers, ‘Creating Irish Tourism’ charts the development of tourism in Ireland from its origins in the mid-eighteenth century to the country’s emergence as a major European tourist destination a century later.
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Europe – giving shape to an idea
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This fascinating compilation of extracts from proposals for uniting Europe, drawn up over the centuries, shows that the idea of European integration is far older than is often imagined.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843318293
December 2009
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£36.95 / $36.95This fascinating compilation of extracts from proposals for uniting Europe, drawn up over the centuries, shows that the idea of European integration is far older than is often imagined.
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Calcutta Mosaic
Essays and Interviews on the Minority Communities of Calcutta
Edited by Himadri Banerjee, Nilanjana Gupta, Sipra Mukherjee
‘Calcutta Mosiac’ explores the history of the diverse immigrant communities of this great city.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9788190583558
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Calcutta Mosiac’ explores the history of the diverse immigrant communities of this great city.
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Petrified Utopia
Happiness Soviet Style
Edited by Marina Balina, Evgeny Dobrenko
‘Petrified Utopia’ redresses the lack of scholarship on the issue of the pursuit of collective happiness in Soviet culture, and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843313106
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Petrified Utopia’ redresses the lack of scholarship on the issue of the pursuit of collective happiness in Soviet culture, and presents a collection of essays that discuss different manifestations of happiness in literature and visual culture.
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Friends and Enemies
The Past, Present and Future of the Communist Party of China
Kerry Brown
foreword by Will Hutton‘Friends and Enemies’ delivers a thorough account of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), explaining its origins and evolution, looking at options for its future, and laying bare its inner workings.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843317814
July 2009
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£24.95 / $24.95‘Friends and Enemies’ delivers a thorough account of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), explaining its origins and evolution, looking at options for its future, and laying bare its inner workings.
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Travellers to the Middle East from Burckhardt to Thesiger
An Anthology
Edited by Geoffrey P. Nash
An invaluable compendium of writing on the Middle East including extracts from canonical and less well known travellers’ works.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843317920
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00An invaluable compendium of writing on the Middle East including extracts from canonical and less well known travellers’ works.
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Lloyd George at War, 1916-1918
George H. Cassar
‘Lloyd George at War, 1916–1918’ refutes the traditional view that Lloyd George was the person most responsible for winning the Great War.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843317937
July 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Lloyd George at War, 1916–1918’ refutes the traditional view that Lloyd George was the person most responsible for winning the Great War.
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Russia’s Penal Colony in the Far East
A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich's "Sakhalin"
Vlas Doroshevich
translated by Andrew A. Gentes
introduction by Andrew A. Gentes‘Russia’s Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich’s “Sakhalin”’ is the first English language translation of the Russian journalist Vlas Doroshevich’s 1903 account of his visit to tsarist Russia’s largest penal colony, Sakhalin, in the north Pacific.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843313090
July 2009
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£130.00 / $130.00‘Russia’s Penal Colony in the Far East: A Translation of Vlas Doroshevich’s “Sakhalin”’ is the first English language translation of the Russian journalist Vlas Doroshevich’s 1903 account of his visit to tsarist Russia’s largest penal colony, Sakhalin, in the north Pacific.
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Nationalizing the Body
The Medical Market, Print and Daktari Medicine
Projit Bihari Mukharji
‘Nationalizing the Body’ examines the different meanings of ‘modern medicine’ that were employed in colonial South Asia, and explores the different discourses that were constructed around ‘modernity’.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843313151
February 2009
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£115.00 / $115.00‘Nationalizing the Body’ examines the different meanings of ‘modern medicine’ that were employed in colonial South Asia, and explores the different discourses that were constructed around ‘modernity’.
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An Age of Progress?
Clashing Twentieth-Century Global Forces
Walter G. Moss
An enthralling analysis of the defining social and political events of the twentieth century.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843313014
May 2008
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£35.00 / $35.00An enthralling analysis of the defining social and political events of the twentieth century.
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The Indian Uprising of 1857-8
Prisons, Prisoners and Rebellion
Clare Anderson
An in-depth study of the 1857 Indian mutiny-rebellion, exploring the political and social themes of this remarkable phenomenon.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312499
September 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00An in-depth study of the 1857 Indian mutiny-rebellion, exploring the political and social themes of this remarkable phenomenon.
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America Magica
When Renaissance Europe Thought it had Conquered Paradise
Jean-Marc De Beer, Jorge Magasich-Airola
foreword by David AbulafiaAn enthralling account of the conflicting experiences of discovering the New World, drawing upon the intriguing tales of early discovery and amazing illustrations of the day.
Anthem Press
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9781843312925
July 2007
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£22.95 / $22.95An enthralling account of the conflicting experiences of discovering the New World, drawing upon the intriguing tales of early discovery and amazing illustrations of the day.
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Spies in the Empire
Victorian Military Intelligence
Stephen Wade
Stephen Wade’s enthralling book reveals the unsteady foundations of one of the country’s most prominent and renowned organizations, tracing the various elements that gradually composed the intelligence and political branches of Britain’s Secret Service.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312628
July 2007
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£18.99 / $18.99Stephen Wade’s enthralling book reveals the unsteady foundations of one of the country’s most prominent and renowned organizations, tracing the various elements that gradually composed the intelligence and political branches of Britain’s Secret Service.
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An Insider’s Experience of Insurgency in India’s North-East
J. R. Mukherjee
A rare analysis that – for the first time – examines the crises of a region mired in political strife and ambiguity.
Anthem Press India
Hardback
9781843317005
May 2007
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£80.00 / $80.00A rare analysis that – for the first time – examines the crises of a region mired in political strife and ambiguity.
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Why Europe Was First
Social Change and Economic Growth in Europe and East Asia 1500-2050
Erik Ringmar
An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312413
March 2007
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£28.99 / $28.99An engaging and enigmatic historical review of the way in which some countries have become economic successes, leaving others in their wake.
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Religion, Law and Power
Tales of Time in Eastern India, 1860-2000
Ishita Banerjee-Dube
Examines the interplay of distinct yet overlapping facets of history, Hinduism, the state and the nation in Eastern India.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312345
January 2007
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£115.00 / $115.00Examines the interplay of distinct yet overlapping facets of history, Hinduism, the state and the nation in Eastern India.
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Travel Writing in the Nineteenth Century
Filling the Blank Spaces
Edited by Tim Youngs
An insightful and illuminating collection of essays on the political and cultural dynamics of travel literature in the nineteenth century.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312185
September 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00An insightful and illuminating collection of essays on the political and cultural dynamics of travel literature in the nineteenth century.
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“Lesser Breeds”
Racial Attitudes in Popular British Culture, 1890-1940
Michael Diamond
An examination of racial attitudes in popular British culture, 1890–1940.
Anthem Press
Paperback
9781843312161
August 2006
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£21.95 / $21.95An examination of racial attitudes in popular British culture, 1890–1940.
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A Dictionary of Victorian London
An A-Z of the Great Metropolis
Lee Jackson
A wonderful A–Z of the fascinating world of Victorian London, full of amazing facts and curious humour.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312307
August 2006
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£21.95 / $21.95A wonderful A–Z of the fascinating world of Victorian London, full of amazing facts and curious humour.
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Repositioning Victorian Sciences
Shifting Centres in Nineteenth-Century Thinking
Edited by David Clifford, Elisabeth Wadge, Alex Warwick, Martin Willis
An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312123
May 2006
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£115.00 / $115.00An intriguing look at the marginal sciences of the nineteenth century and their influence on the culture of the period.
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Disraeli and the Art of Victorian Politics
Ian St John
A comprehensive and lively review of Benjamin Disraeli encompassing his political career, personal life and literary aspirations.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311904
October 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A comprehensive and lively review of Benjamin Disraeli encompassing his political career, personal life and literary aspirations.
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Colonial Childhoods
The Juvenile Periphery of India 1850-1945
Satadru Sen
An exploration of the shaping of childhood in the colonial period.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311775
August 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00An exploration of the shaping of childhood in the colonial period.
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European Trade and Colonial Conquest
Volume 1
Biplab Dasgupta
A book on the evolution of Bengal's economy and society before colonisation, beginning from pre-historic days.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843310280
June 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00A book on the evolution of Bengal’s economy and society before colonisation, beginning from pre-historic days.
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Unmapped Countries
Biological Visions in Nineteenth Century Literature and Culture
Edited by Anne-Julia Zwierlein
An enlightening, multi-disciplinary investigation into the fascinating and courageous scientific explorations of the nineteenth century.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843311591
March 2005
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£115.00 / $115.00An enlightening, multi-disciplinary investigation into the fascinating and courageous scientific explorations of the nineteenth century.