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Keeping Up Appearances: Fashion and Class Between the Wars

by Catherine Horwood

The British have always been concerned about accent, appearance and class, but at no time during the twentieth century was 'keeping up appearances' more important than during the 1920s and 1930s. From the impecunious...


Newgate: London's Prototype of Hell

by Stephen Halliday

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration...


Christmas on the Home Front 1939-1945

by Mike Brown & Carol Harris

Drawing upon personal recollections, comtemporary Mass Observation reports, newspaper articles and advertisements, personal and archive photographs, Mike Brown and Carol Harris look at each wartime Christmas...


Hope and Glory: Epic Stories of Empire and Commonwealth

by Melissa Blackburn, Steve Humphries & Nick Maddocks

This work covers tales from local people whose journey through life has taken them from their homeland to Britain as well as those who left the Southwest for a life overseas. Testimonies and reconstructions...


Memory, Wisdom and Healing: The History of Domestic Plant Medicine

by Gabrielle Hatfield

Historians have largely neglected domestic medicine in favour of 'official medicine'. In this book, the author has gathered material from manuscripts, letters, diaries and personal interviews to produced a detailed...


Coin Finds in Britain: A Collector's Guide

by Michael Cuddeford

The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an overview of the types of coins commonly found in the soil of Britain. Coin finds occur with surprising regularity and are commonly uncovered by gardeners...


The A to Z of Journalism

by Ross Eaman

The A to Z of Journalism relates how journalism has evolved over the centuries. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on...


The A to Z of the Kennedy-Johnson Era

by Dr. Richard Dean Burns & Joseph M. Siracusa

The 1960s witnessed unprecedented progress toward racial and sexual equality, but it also played host to race and urban riots. And while impressive advances in the sciences and arts were fueling the American...


The A to Z of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare

by Benjamin C. Garrett & John Hart

The A to Z of Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Warfare covers the development and use of nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) weapons as well as efforts to limit or control the use of these weapons through...


The A to Z of the Arab-Israeli Conflict

by P R. Kumaraswamy

The history, religion, culture, and archeology that this rivalry has sparked between the Arabs and Israelis over the same piece of territory is traced in this book, which offers the essential details using neutral...


Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812

by Robert Malcomson

Covers the period leading up to the war (1803-1812) and the events of the war itself (1812-1815), the chronology lays out the war. The dictionary includes more than 1,400 dictionary entries covering descriptions...


The A to Z of the Kurds

by Michael M. Gunter

The A to Z of the Kurds covers the largest nation on Earth that does not have its own independent state. Scholars, government officials who are dealing with the Middle East and the Kurds, the news media, as...


Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties

by Harold F., Jr. Bass

The second edition of Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties addresses the historical development, organization, operation, and leadership of the parties, as well as their broader environment....


Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry

by M. S. Vassiliou

The Historical Dictionary of the Petroleum Industry presents a concise but complete one-volume reference on the history of the petroleum industry from pre-modern times to the present day. This is done through...


Bloody Meadows: Investigating Landscapes of Battle

by John Carman & Patricia Carman

Battles, as events, are a major focus of military history in all periods, and battlefield sites are increasingly being take up as part of the nation's cultural heritage. Bloody Meadows goes behind the particular...


Memory and History: Understanding Memory as Source and Subject

by Joan Tumblety

How does the historian approach memory and how do historians use different sources to analyze how history and memory interact and impact on each other?

Memory and History explores the different aspects of the...


Sport in a Capitalist Society: A Short History

by Tony Collins

  • Why are the Olympic Games the driving force behind a clampdown on civil liberties?
  • What makes sport an unwavering ally of nationalism and militarism?
  • Is sport the new opiate of the masses?

These and many...


The A to Z of the Roosevelt-Truman Era

by Neil A. Wynn

The A to Z of the Roosevelt-Truman Era examines significant individuals, organizations, and events in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between 1933 and 1953. This was a period of enormous...


The A to Z of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations

by Edward S. Mihalkanin & Robert F. Gorman

The A to Z of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations follows major new developments in the arena of human rights since its publication, including the emergence of terrorism and international responses to...


The A to Z of Native American Movements

by Todd Leahy & Raymond Wilson

The A to Z of Native American Movements_through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and...