Mike Davis 
City of Quartz [EPUB ebook] 

Between 1940 and 1945, Britain”s Special Operations Executive (SOE) carried out sabotage and organised resistance across occupied Europe. Over 5 years, SOE sent over 500 agents into Norway to carry …

Perfect for all Downton Abbey fans, this is the 1890 book behind the marriage of Lord and Lady Grantham. In an age when securing a prudent match was all-important for both sexes, Titled Americans off …

Warfare dominated the long reign of the `Sun-king”, Louis XIV. For forty years from 1672, France was continuously at war and had one of the largest armies seen in the West since the fall of imperial …

Human rights emerged as a reaction to the Vietnam trauma, Barbara Keys shows. Instead of looking inward for renewal, Americans looked outward for ways to restore their moral leadership. From world’s …

This is a case study of the shifting boundary between family and state in Britain from the mid 1970s to 1990. The book describes a variety of family centres and shows how they have responded to the c …

Draws on recent interpretations of the period to re-evaluate Charles I”s reign. This work analyses the reign of Charles I against the background of his father”s legacy and the problems he inherited …

Legal primitivism was a complex phenomenon that combined the study of early European legal traditions with studies of the legal customs of indigenous peoples. Lawyers and Savages: Ancient History and …

This book measures contemporary attitudes to the law – within and outside of the legal profession – to see how c17th century Englishmen defined the role of law in their society, to see what their exp …

The castles of Ireland are an essential part of the story of medieval Europe, but were, until recently, a subject neglected by scholars. A lord”s power and prestige was displayed in the majesty and …

This ambitious book addresses questions concerning an old theme – the rise and fall of ancient civilization – but does so from a distinctive theoretical perspective by taking its lead from the work o …