John C. Torpey 
Invention of the Passport [PDF ebook] 
Surveillance, Citizenship and the State

The London and North Eastern Railway, or LNER as it was familiarly known, was one of the Big Four companies that took control of Britain”s railway network following the ”Grouping” in 1923. This ne …

For much of the second half of the twentieth century, the Asian economic ‘miracle’ has fueled the greatest expansion of wealth for the largest population in the history of mankind. In the summer of 1 …

First published in 1909, at the midpoint of British occupation, this volume sought to provide the first popular history of Burma (now Myanmar) for British businessmen and visitors otherwise put off b …

Spain”s principal and most devastating war during the 20th century was, unusually for most of Europe, an internal conflict. During the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 two competing armies – the in …

Turkey”s process of `modernization” developed rapidly during the second half of the twentieth century. New social and legal reforms were institutionalized and political and economic changes located …

Originally published between 1920-70, The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a p …

Why does 1968 matter today? The authors of this volume believe that it is a crucial point of reference for current developments, especially the ‘illiberal turn’ both in Europe and America. If we want …

Greenwich has been a centre for scientific computing since the foundation of the Royal Observatory in 1675. Early Astronomers Royal gathered astronomical data with the purpose of enabling navigators …

Zhand Shakibi presents a new interpretation of the political and social dynamics of the last decade of the Shah”s rule that challenges the binary view of pro-West Shah and anti-West Ayatollah by dra …