Yazar: Brian Jenkins

France’s response to the rise of European fascism during the 1930s, and subsequently to the Nazi occupation 1940-44, has been a difficult subject for the nation’s historians. The consensus amongst le …

The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being ‘in decline’. The contributors of this book see the resurgence of …

Drawing on an immense body of literature and research, Brian Jenkins analyses the forces that shaped mid-nineteenth century Irish nationalism in Ireland and North America as well as the role of the …

The British ambassador in Washington during the US Civil War and ambassador in Paris before and after the Franco-Prussian war, Lord Lyons (1817-1887) was one of the most important diplomats of the …

The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being ”in decline”. The contributors of this book see the resurgence of n …

The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being ”in decline”. The contributors of this book see the resurgence of n …

First Published in 1999. The recent conviction of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef for plotting what prosecutors called ”48 hours of terror in the sky” by conspiring to bomb a dozen US airliners, the increasing …

First Published in 1999. The recent conviction of Ramzi Ahmed Yousef for plotting what prosecutors called ”48 hours of terror in the sky” by conspiring to bomb a dozen US airliners, the increasing …

Beginning with an analysis of the complex relationship between fascism and the post-war extreme right, the book discusses both contemporary parties and the cultural and intellectual influences of the …

Beginning with an analysis of the complex relationship between fascism and the post-war extreme right, the book discusses both contemporary parties and the cultural and intellectual influences of the …

In recent years the revival of the far right and anti-Semitic, racist and fascist organizations has posed a significant threat throughout Europe. Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe …

In recent years the revival of the far right and anti-Semitic, racist and fascist organizations has posed a significant threat throughout Europe. Mapping the Extreme Right in Contemporary Europe …

France and Fascism: February 1934 and the Dynamics of Political Crisis is the first English-language book to examine the most significant political event in interwar France: the Paris riots of Februa …

France and Fascism: February 1934 and the Dynamics of Political Crisis is the first English-language book to examine the most significant political event in interwar France: the Paris riots of Februa …

Against the broad historical background of economic globalisation and dwindling nation-state resources, this book examines the impact of the end of the Cold War and of the geo-political …

The conduct of the central government was often reactive rather than deliberate. While its lack of a coherent policy was not remarkable, given the period under consideration, the government’s failure …

Between 1812 and 1821 Goulburn worked in the War and Colonial Office, where he effectively administered Britain’s far-flung possessions. Appointed chief secretary for Ireland in 1821 — a Protestant …

Dramatic and tragic rescues of arrested Fenian leaders, the formation of a Fenian squad to engage in assassinations of suspected informers and policemen, the bombing of a London prison that brought …

Drawing on an immense body of literature and research, Brian Jenkins analyses the forces that shaped mid-nineteenth century Irish nationalism in Ireland and North America as well as the role of the …

The British ambassador in Washington during the US Civil War and ambassador in Paris before and after the Franco-Prussian war, Lord Lyons (1817-1887) was one of the most important diplomats of the …

? In 1855, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith began a flirtation with Pierre L’Angelier, a handsome clerk–for her a mere diversion. But L’Angelier sought social mobility. Their class disparity gave …

? The alleged 1857 murder of a wealthy Bond Street dentist by Emma Cunningham, a mature widow he was believed to be sexually involved with, served to distract many New Yorkers from the deepening …