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Race, Politics and Social Change
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 55.95Drawing on a wealth of original sources, including interviews with politicians and activists this book explores the changing contours of the politics of race in the present social and political environment. The volume seeks to go beyond abstract generalisations in order to develop an account which takes seriously the everyday processes that have shaped... more...
A Dictionary of British Institutions
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 59.95This succinct guide provides easy access to selected central British institutional terms which are widely employed in contemporary British life. It is cross-referenced with a comprehensive index and appendices. more...
Britain and Morocco During the Embassy of John Drummond Hay
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95This translation provides fascinating insights into a critical period in Moroccan history and Moroccan-British relations during the nineteenth century. Using the life and work of the British representative in Tangier, John Drummond Hay, an individual who personally experienced the relations between the two countries and contributed directly to them... more...
British Policy in Aden and the Protectorates 1955-67
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 206.00This is the first detailed account of the confrontation between Britain and President Nasser of Egypt over the Colony of Aden and the surrounding protected states, prior to British withdrawal in 1967. Paying particular attention to the conflicting goals of Arab nationalism and British imperialism, it is argued that Britain?s motivation for this campaign... more...
The Ending of Roman Britain
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 43.95This book explains what Britain was like in the fourth century AD and how this can only be understood in the wider context of the western Roman Empire. more...
English Historical Documents
Routledge 1995; US$ 560.00An authoritative work of primary evidence bringing together the most impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. more...
The Politics of Heritage
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 39.95While 'social inclusion' and 'cultural diversity' circulate frenetically as buzzwords, are we really ready to accept that ideas about 'race' and 'ethnicity', rather than being a peripheral concern, are at the core of how a nation's heritage is represented and imagined? This book interrogates just whose past gets to count as part of 'British heritage'.... more...
Roman Britain
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 25.95From renowned and respected author David Shotter, this updated and expanded edition of Roman Britain offers a concise introduction to this period, drawing on the wealth of recent scholarship to explain the progress of the Romans and their objectives in conquering Britain. Key topics discussed include: * the Roman conquest of Britain * the evolution... more...
A Guide to the Contemporary Commonwealth
Palgrave Macmillan 2001; US$ 64.00This lucid guide meets the need, so often expressed in the 1990s, for an up-to-date assessment of the contemporary Commonwealth. It has a succinct section on its historical background and gives more attention than any previous works to symbols and to the 'People's Commonwealth' of voluntary organizations, sports and business. It highlights critical... more...
Britain and Ireland, 900-1300
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 49.00There is a growing interest in the history of relations between the English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish as the United Kingdom and Ireland begin to construct new political arrangements. This book brings together the latest work on how these relations developed in the middle ages. more...









