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The Eighteenth Century
Oxford University Press 1998; US$ 49.99Volume II of the Oxford History of the British Empire examines the history of British worldwide expansion from the Glorious Revolution of 1689 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars, a crucial phase in the creation of the modern British Empire. This is the age of General Wolfe, Clive of India, and Captain Cook. more...
Three Men Seeking Monsters
Pocket Books 2004; US$ 18.95They sought out the strange. They investigated the inexplicable. They had one hell of a hangover. On an odyssey of oddities that would take them all to the very limits of their imagination (and inebriation), bestselling author Nick Redfern teamed up with professional monster-hunters Jonathan Downes and Richard Freeman. For six weeks in the summer... more...
Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England
Routledge 1990; US$ 47.95Kings and Kingdoms of Early Anglo-Saxon England provides a unique survey of the six major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and their royal families, examining the most recent research in this field. more...
Revolutionary Refugees
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 206.00Tracing the development of German socialism in Britain and on the continent in the mid-nineteenth century, this is the first substantial study to combine two very important aspects: an analysis of this crucial stage in socialist political theory development and the examination of the social and cultural environment of this immigrant community. Combining... more...
British Identities before Nationalism
Cambridge University Press 1999; US$ 49.00This offers a comprehensive coverage of ethnic and national identities in the British world in the era which immediately preceded the onset of modern racialist and nationalist thinking. Ranging across the political cultures of England, Scotland, Ireland and revolutionary America, it also considers European influences and comparisons. more...
Cartographies of Diaspora
Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 48.95By addressing questions of culture, identity and politics, Cartographies of Diaspora throws new light on discussions about `difference' and `diversity', informed by feminism and post-structuralism. It examines these themes by exploring the intersections of `race', gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity, generation and nationalism in different discourses,... more...
Britain's Informal Empire in the Middle East
Oxford University Press 1986; US$ 94.99Showing how Britain tried, and failed, to maintain its political influence, economic ascendancy, and strategic position in Iraq after independence, the author presents an analysis of the possibilities and limitations of indirect rule by imperial powers in the Third World. more...
Beyond Sovereignty
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 100.00Explores the central role of the British Empire in developing transnational ideas, institutions and social movements of increasing scope and influence in the eras of high imperialism and the two world wars. Chapters follow transnational dynamics and debates over sovereignty in the domains of sexuality, law, politics, culture and religion. more...
The Hutchinson Book of Days
Helicon Publishing 1995; US$ 9.88Look up today's date and see what happened on this day throughout the ages. more...
Commonwealth of Nations
University of Minnesota Press 1973; US$ 30.00The author, a professor of history at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, presents a comprehensive survey of Commonwealth history from the time of soul-searching about the future of the British Empire, which marked the middle years of Queen Victoria?s reign, to the year when Britain decided to enter the European Community. The... more...









