Beatrice de Graaf 
Fighting Terror after Napoleon [PDF ebook] 
How Europe Became Secure after 1815

First published in 1921, this is a record of a dynasty which arose in Ashanti in 1695, lasting until 1895, when it fell under the extension of British rule. …

First Published in 1973. This is Volume I of a listing of government ministers, that concentrates on major powers in Western Europe from the 1900 to 1971. It includes listings of Head of State, Head …

Using official records, the author traces the origins and early development of strategic bombing, and examines its organs in the operations and staff planning of the First World War. The experiences …

This volume offers a debate on the role of Christianity in post-colonial Kenya, charting the role of the church, state and society in the transformation of Kenya and the relationship between the thre …

Renaissance Europe witnessed a surge of interest in science, with new ideas and theories being applied to all aspects of life. Whilst the study of this Scientific Revolution has dramatically shifted …

In Victorian England, the perception of girlhood arose not in isolation, but as one manifestation of the prevailing conception of femininity. Examining the assumptions that underlay the education and …

The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. On the one hand they enjoyed social, material and financial independence and on the other hand they were denied basic constitutio …

The term ‘technological fix’ should mean a fix provided by technology–a solution for all of our problems, from medicine and food production to the environment and business. Instead, technological fi …

First published in 1966. This book offers a description of the primitive life, customs and animistic beliefs of the Ibo people of Nigeria by one who, for thirty-five years, enjoyed the privilege of t …

These papers are an edited selection from the BESA conference of 1998. They present an overview of transformations in societal-military relations in the western world, and the specific manifestations …