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1659: The Crisis of the Commonwealth Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series A review of the evidence for the popularity of the revival of the Commonwealth and the reasons for its ultimate failure. A Clean Sweep? Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe An examination of how the Polish state and its people worked together to ethnically cleanse and colonize eastern Germany after 1945. An Anthology of Single Land Tax Thought [vol 3, Henry George Centennial Trilogy] Collection offering insights into George's Single Land Tax concept, an important part of his economic thinking. The Bailiffs' Minute Book of Dunwich, 1404-1430 Series: Suffolk Records Society An important 15th century source throws light on the organisation of what was one of medieval England's wealthiest ports. Beyond Contractual Morality Beyond Contractual Morality looks at current debates over the meaning of liberalism by reexamining their roots in eighteenth-century texts, which demonstrate the historical intertwining of political, legal and moral problems in their extension of social contract theory into various realms of public and private lives. Writers such as Rousseau, Voltaire, Sade, and Montesquieu are discussed. Black Business and Economic Power Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The first collection on historical and contemporary black business in Africa and the African diaspora in America, with contributors from a wide perspective of disciplines. The Book of Isaiah: Personal Impressions of Isaiah Berlin This collection of pen-portraits of the renowned public intellectual Isaiah Berlin, published to mark the centenary of his birth, brings him vividly to life from many vantage-points: essential reading for all who seek to understand the full range of his impact. Cornwall Politics in the Age of Reform, 1790-1885 Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series Examination of major changes in political behaviour in 19c Cornwall, withwider implications for the country as a whole. Creating Capitalism Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series The growth of joint-stock business in Victorian Britain re-evaluated, showing in particular the resistance to it. Domesday Studies [hb] - out of print Domesday Studies - paperback Effects of War on Society - paperback Series: Studies on the Nature of War From the Boardroom to the War Room This book chronicles the ideological changes experienced by the corporate liberals between World War I and World War II, illustrating how this group overcame a number of constraints to help reconfigure the American economy and prepare the country for war. The Gamelan Digul and the Prison-Camp Musician Who Built It: Series: Eastman Studies in Music The story of a particular Javanese group of 'matching' musical instruments, the gamelan Digul, built in a notorious Dutch East Indies prison camp by a master musician and political activist, and the role in played in helping to foster Australian-Indonesian friendship. George Canning and Liberal Toryism, 1801-27 Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series A survey of the political career of George Canning, showing how he contributed to a radical change in British party politics. German Culture, Politics, and Literature into the Twenty-First Century Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture The first major study of the contemporary German debate over "normalization" and its impact across the range of cultural, political, economic, intellectual, and historical discourses. Globalization and Catching-Up in Transition Economies Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe Globalization and post-communist transition are currently two of the most important economic issues. Kolodko considers the links between them, and the way forward for post-socialist economies. Good Newes from Fraunce An exploration of the importation of French political thought into England during the last decades of Elizabeth's reign. Health Care Reform An examination of the moral principles and institutional arrangements that will be needed to drive any new health care reform inititive. A History of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel's history encompasses Puritanism and links with Pilgrim Fathers, and continuing involvement in theological debate. Discussion of college finances on scale never previously attempted in Oxbridge college history. The History of Parliament [28 vols sold as set] Series: History of Parliament All twenty eight available volumes of the highly acclaimed History of Parliament at a special price. The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1386-1421 [4 volumes] Series: History of Parliament The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1509-1558 [3 vols] Series: History of Parliament The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1558-1603 [3 vols] Series: History of Parliament The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1660-1690 [3 vols] Series: History of Parliament These volumes of the History of Parliament cover the turbulent second half of the seventeenth century with essential information about Commons Members, how they were elected and what part they played in the House. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1690-1715 [5 vols] Series: History of Parliament The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715-1754 [2 vols] Series: History of Parliament These volumes contain 2,041 biographical articles and 314 constituency articles. They cover the ascendancy, dominance and fall of Sir Robert Walpole; the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and 1745 and the difficulties of the Tory party in responding to it. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1754-1790 [3 vols] Series: History of Parliament France, India and the revolt of the American colonies all had an impact on the business of the House during the second half of the eighteenth century, as detailed in these volumes of the History of Parliament. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons, 1790-1820 [5 vols] Series: History of Parliament David Hume and Eighteenth-Century America Series: Rochester Studies in Philosophy A thorough examination of the role which David Hume's writings played upon the founders of the United States. Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe An examination of the ways in which East Central Europe has been impacted by the interaction of politics, ideology, and diplomacy in the twentieth century. Indirect Rule in South Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A groundbreaking new study of the ways in which South African leaders struggle to legitimize themselves through the costuming of political power. Innocent Espionage Three young Frenchmen vividly record the English economic landscape of the late 18th century. Language, Print and Electoral Politics, 1790-1832 Series: Parliamentary History Record Series An unusually complete collection of over 300 broadsides from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, produced in the heated political climate of the early 18c. Law, City, and King Series: Changing Perspectives on Early Modern Europe An in-depth examination of political activities in early modern France that opens up new perspectives on the local workings of the French state and the experiences of those who participated in it. Lily Braun (1865-1916) Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture First book-length treatment of the famous German feminist and writer. Managing the British Empire Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series The Crown Agents Office played a crucial role in colonial development. Maritime Empires Britain's empire was sustained by shipping. These studies are concerned with a range of enterprises, both home and colonial, in which shipping was involved, relating to goods, people, ideas. Maritime Enterprise and Empire The 19C roots of globalisation demonstrated through an account of the enterprise network created by the Scottish merchant, William Mackinnon. WINNER OF THE 2004 WADSWORTH PRIZE. WINNER OF THE 2004 SALTIRE SOCIETY RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD. Medieval Cambridge Series: History of the University of Cambridge Subjects ranging from legal history to college endowments reflect the current emphasis of research in medieval history on economic, religious and social themes. Migration in History Series: Studies in Comparative History A study of migration habits as a global phenomenon. Money, Prices and Politics in 15th-Century Castile Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History Movements, Borders, and Identities in Africa Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Namibia's Post-Apartheid Regional Institutions Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora An in-depth look at the development of democracy in Namibia during the year the Regional and National Councils began to function. Nature and Artifice Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series Thomas Hodgskin (1787-1869), radical thinker, is the subject of this study, and he is presented here as a forerunner of New Right ideology rather than as `early English socialist'. On Effectiveness Series: Studies on the Nature of War How 'effectiveness', increasingly a measurement of value replacing a simple financial result, can best be judged across a wide variety of fields. Parliament at Work The political, social and economic changes which overtook England in the early seventeenth century forced Parliament to adapt from a medieval institution into one with authority over all facets of society; studies focus on particular cases. The Pilgrim City St Augustine on the human condition, justice, the State, slavery, private property and war: essential sourcebook for historians of late classical and medieval thought. A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. A Political History of The Gambia, 1816-1994 - paperback Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora The only complete study of modern Gambian politics from the establishment of British rule to the overthrow of the Jawara government. Politics and Culture in Twentieth-Century Germany Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture New essays on the influence of politics on 20c. German culture, not only during the Nazi and Cold War eras but in periods when the effects are less obvious. Politics and the Political Imagination in Later Stuart Britain New essays focussing on the problems of politics, women, and print culture in seventeenth-century Britain. Poor Relief in Elizabethan Ipswich Series: Suffolk Records Society Records of Tooley benefaction and municipal poorhouse, together with assessments and payment of relief, c.1550-1600. Popular Conservatism in Imperial London, 1868-1906 Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series First detailed investigation into the popular dimensions of late-Victorian London Conservatism. Port Books of Boston, 1601-1640 Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society Evidence for the foreign trade of Boston, and discussion of port books, records from which duty owed was assessed. Post-Communist Transition: Series: Rochester Studies in Central Europe An examination, by Poland's former Minister of Finance, of the underlying reasons why the transition from state-controlled to free market economies has not been as smooth as envisaged by the relevant governments and international organizations. Presidential Disability The Private Journals of the Long Parliament, vol. 1 Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1625, volume 1 Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1626, volume 1: House of Lords Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1626, volume 2: House of Commons Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1626, Volume 3: Appendixes and Indices Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1626, Volume 4: Appendixes and Indexes Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Commons Debates 1628, Volume 1: Introduction and Reference Materials Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Commons Debates 1628, volume 2: 17/3-19/4 Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Commons Debates 1628 volume 3: 21/4-27/5 Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Commons Debates 1628, volume 4: 28/5-26/6 Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1628, Volume 5: Lords Proceedings Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in Parliament 1628, Volume 6: Appendixes and Indexes Series: Yale Proceedings in Parliament Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament [Set] Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament The volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament present the records of proceedings in the House of Commons (5 volumes) and the House of Lords (3 volumes) beginning in November 1640. Volume 1 of the proceedings in the House of Commons is the first of two volumes leading up to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason. Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament The volumes of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament present the records of proceedings in the House of Commons (5 volumes) and the House of Lords (3 volumes) beginning in November 1640. Volume 2 of the House of Commons debates continues the records of debates begun in Volume 1 that lead to the beginning of the impeachment trial of the Earl of Strafford for High Treason. Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament The official record of the English Parliament as well as personal diaries from members recording the events of the Earl of Strafford's trial and the treaty with Scotland. Proceedings of the Long Parliament, Volume 4 Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament Further debates on the continuation of the parliament, as well as the end of the impeachment of Lord Strafford, an attempt to rescue him, and his execution. Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament Volume 5 of Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament covers the period from 7 June through 17 July 1641, during which time the Act of Pacification with Scotland was finalized; this is the penultimate volume of text in the edition. Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament This volume reflects again the superb organization of the parliamentary body that met during these years. Proceedings in the Opening Session of the Long Parliament Series: Proceedings of the English Parliament This final volume of the edition includes the Appendix materials (Lists of Members by family name and constituency, Lists of Officials by family name and office, Lists of Committees, Table of Bills, and Chronological Table of Speeches) and the comprehensive Index. A Profane Wit A biography of the poet and libertine the Earl of Rochester. Propaganda and Zionist Education A history of the Jewish National Fund and the ways it encouraged Jews around the world to buy land in Palestine in the years 1924-1947. Protecting the Pub Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History Reacting to attacks by temperance reformers in late Victorian England, brewers and publicans formed `the trade', a pressure group with a formidable reputation, though it surmounted internal discord only briefly to defeat the threat of probibition in the 1890s. Protection and Politics Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series Examination of debate within the Conservative party over the principles of free trade. Radicalism and Cultural Dislocation in Ethiopia, 1960-1974 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A provocative investigation into the root causes of the Ethiopian political upheavals in the second half of the twentieth century. Repositioning North American Migration History Series: Studies in Comparative History An in-depth look at trends in North American internal migration. A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Using the history of the Potts-Johnsons, who lived in the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria from 1912-1984, as a case study, this book reviews the migration history of the Saro in the Niger River delta. Science, Religion and Politics in Restoration England Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series A new perspective on the interaction of science, religion and politics in Restoration England, based on discussion of Cumberland's De legibus naturae. The Speculum of Archbishop Thomas Secker Series: Church of England Record Society A major source for an understanding of the position of the Church of England in the mid-18th century -a digest of parish returns between 1758 and 1761. Suddenly Everything Was Different - paperback Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A unique historical and literary document of lives dislocated by the collapse of East Germany. Tory and Whig Series: Parliamentary History Record Series Parliamentary papers of Edward Harley, Third Earl of Oxford, and William Hay, MP for Seaford, 1716-1735. Trade and Economic Developments, 1450-1550 Detailed examination of the trade and economy of England, in a time of vast changes. Traffic and Politics - out of print The Triumph of Corporate Capitalism in France 1867-1914 An account of the rapid spread of the corporate form of organisation in France after 1867. The United States and Decolonization in West Africa, 1950-1960 Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A history of America's tangled involvement in the transition of British and French West African territories to statehood. The Urban Roots of Democracy and Political Violence in Zimbabwe Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora A timely examination of African politics during the formative years of Zimbabwean nationalism. Victorian Shipping, Business and Imperial Policy Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History Violence in Nigeria A comprehensive study of religious violence and aggression in Nigeria, notably its causes, consequences, and the options for conflict resolution. Visitation Articles and Injunctions of the Early Stuart Church: I. 1603-25 Series: Church of England Record Society `An invaluable source for ecclesiastical history... promises to be a highly important record series.' ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW War and Ethnicity Series: Studies on the Nature of War A valuable collection of articles, which should be widely read. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Studies on war and violence in Bosnia, Somalia and other regions, their effect on ethnic minorities, and the intervention of political and other agencies. War and Ethnicity - paperback Series: Studies on the Nature of War A valuable collection of articles, which should be widely read. DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Studies on war and violence in Bosnia, Somalia and other regions, their effect on ethnic minorities, and the intervention of political and other agencies. War and Games Series: Studies on the Nature of War These comparative studies focus on the relationship between war and games in an effort to achieve an understanding of the phenomenon of war, in order ultimately to avoid it. Wills of the Archdeaconry of Sudbury, 1636-1638 Series: Suffolk Records Society 17c wills revealing the details and preoccupations of past lives. Window on Congress An analysis of the congressional career of Barber B. Conable, Jr., one of the most-respected legislators of modern times. Woollen Manufacturing in Yorkshire Series: Yorkshire Archaeological Soc Record Series Insight into the economic and social conditions of West Yorkshire, especially pertaining to the region's woollen and worsted industries, The Worlds of the East India Company - paperback The first multi-disciplinary history of the English East India Company, one of the most powerful commercial companies ever to have existed. Writers and Politics in Germany, 1945-2008 Series: Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture A comprehensive survey of German literary writers' political writing and involvement since 1945. |
