Idle Hands is the first major social history of unemployment in Britain covering the last 200 years. It focuses on the experiences of working people in becoming unemployed, coping with unemployment a …

Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence. They include a great variety of texts and images written or drawn insid …

First published in 1989, this persuasive and original work by John Mc Clelland examines the importance of the idea of »the crowd» in the writings of philosophers, historians and politicians from th …

The papers in this edited volume discuss key elements of monetarism, including coin denominations, the role of bullion and case studies of substitute moneys. …

By looking at the decline of the jute industry, this study assesses the successes and failures of Britain’s managed economy. It also addresses broader arguments about the political economy of twentie …

Modern development strategy relies heavily on uncompromising orthodox economic theory and a dogmatic faith in market efficiency. In contrast, the essays in this volume aim to emphasize the importance …

This collection of essays looks at the shared experience of exile across different groups in the early modern period. Contributors argue that exile is a useful analytical tool in the study of a wide …

In 1931, the New York Times hailed Belle Case La Follette as ‘probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who have had to do with public affairs.’ A dedicated advocate for …

This dictionary provides a comprehensive and ready guide to the key concepts, issues, persons, and technologies related to the nuclear programmes of India and Pakistan and other South Asian states. T …

Women»s Voices in Ireland examines the letters and problems sent in by women to two Irish women»s magazines in the 1950s and 60s, discussing them within their wider social and historical context. I …