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The Isle of Thanet from Prehistory to the Norman Conquest
The History Press 2008; US$ 27.55The only guide to the archaeology and history of the Isle of Thanet more...
Sandwich - The 'Completest Medieval Town in England'
Oxbow Books 2010; US$ 35.00To the casual visitor of today, Sandwich appears as simply a small inland market town on the bank of a modest river. But locals and historians have long known that in the Middle Ages it was a strategic and commercial seaport of great significance, trading with northern Europe and the Mediterranean and growing prosperous on this business. The medieval... more...
The White Man's World
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 64.99Memories of Empire is a trilogy which explores the complex, subterranean political currents which emerged in English society during the years of postwar decolonization. Bill Schwarz shows that, through the medium of memory, the empire was to continue to possess strange afterlives long after imperial rule itself had vanished.The White Man's World,... more...
Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 310.00The Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture is the first comprehensive reference book to provide multidisciplinary coverage of the field of black cultural production in Britain. The publication is of particular value because despite attracting growing academic interest in recent years, this field is still often subject to critical and institutional... more...
Between Cultures
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 59.95Between Cultures considers the position of young Asians in Britain in relation to education, employment, housing, the police and the responses they encounter from these institutions. It explores the cultural issues of family, marriage, religion and mother tongue, and the roles of Asian parents and the Asian community are analysed. Muhammad Anwar... more...
Race And British Electoral Politics
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 55.95This text examines key themes pertaining to the study of race and electoral politics. Addressing an issue which is of immense topical interest, it offers comprehensive coverage of key topics. Providing both an historical and theoretical analysis of race and ethnicity in politics, the contributors examine the participation and influence of ethnic minorities... more...
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...
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...
Black and Ethnic Leaderships
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 67.50Over the centuries, Britain has received and absorbed large numbers of people from other countries and many Britons went abroad to the colonies as rulers, administrators, soldiers, business people, etc., to represent the Empire. But it is only in the last forty years that Britain has received in significant numbers from the former colonies workers... more...









