William Archer 
The Thirteen Days, July 23-August 4, 1914 [PDF ebook] 
A Chronicle and Interpretation

Examining nine ”case histories” that reveal the origins and evolution of homophobic attitudes in modern Russia, Dan Healey asserts that the nation”s contemporary homophobia can be traced back to t …

Today we take it for granted that history is much more than the story of great men and the elites from which they spring. Other forms of history – the histories of gender, class, rebellion and noncon …

One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness. Consciously or not, history has become a form of thought applied to every facet of huma …

Described by Melvin Lasky as ‘one of the great journalists of our time, ‘ Luigi Barzini was also one of the great cultural historians of modern Italy. From Caesar to the Mafia brings together his fin …

Conscience and Convenience was quickly recognized for its masterly depiction and interpretation of a major period of reform history. This history begins in a social context in which treatment and reh …

This title was first published in 1981. The study of peasant rebellion constitutes a major research field among contemporary Chinese historians. This book brings together translated excerpts of prima …

In the middle of the 19th century a new value began to appear in Western Europe – the belief that (in the words of Matthew Arnold) ”the exercise of a creative activity is the true function of man”. …

Central to US foreign policy, the Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) was launched by Ronald Reagan in 1983. While the Reagan administration failed to deploy the SDI system, it featured prominently in …

During the mid-nineteenth century a debate arose over the form and functions of the public art museum in Britain. Various occurrences caused new debates in Parliament and in the press about the purpo …

Focusing on the history of ideas, this book explores important questions concerning knowledge in relation to philosophy, science, ethics and Christian faith. Kirk contributes to the current debate ab …