The historical literature of political deviance is sparse. This unusual work, chronicling the history of Jonathan Wild, represents an effort to come to terms with one of the more amazing characters of English social history. Wild was both part of the...

John Gillis and the contributors to this volume write about the distinction between militarism and militarization. Militarism, the more conventional concept, means the dominance of warlike values in society. It is typically used to refer to and to blame...

Relates how a small English town was affected by the loss of two thousand of its men at Gallipoli

This is an essential companion to the process of decolonization – perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes: thematic...

Chronicles incidents in which an army's troops have been killed and wounded by their own comrades through blunders, panic, mistakes, and errors in judgment, from ancient times to the Persian Gulf War. Original.

Here are the passenger steamers, steam tugs, cargo steamers, steam coasters and paddle passenger steamers of years long past as captured in these fascinating old photograph showing in many cases what the passengers never saw -- from the engine rooms and...

The acclaimed and controversial historian turns his critical gaze on the writing of history todayOn its publication in 2009, Shlomo Sand’s book The Invention of the Jewish People met with a storm of controversy. His demystifying approach to nationalist...

Why most modern revolutions have ended in bloodshed and failure—and what lessons they hold for today's world of growing extremismWhy have so many of the iconic revolutions of modern times ended in bloody tragedies? And what lessons can be drawn from...

Text: English (translation) Original Language: French

This source book examines the development of Italian Fascism, and surveys the themes and issues of the movement. It spans from the emergence of the united Italian state in the nineteenth century, to the post-war aftermath of fascism. It provides: *...

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