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State and Society in Post-Socialist Economies (Studies in Central and Eastern Europe)
by J. PicklesState and Society in Post-Socialist Economies focuses on the reform economies of post-socialist Europe. It looks at how various projects of communism that emerged in have been and are still being dismantled and recomposed by alternative visions, institutions and practices of capitalist market economies and democratic polities.
The United States, Britain and the Transatlantic Crisis: Rising to the Gaullist Challenge, 1963-68 (Global Conflict and Security since 1945)
by J. EllisonThe greatest threat to Western unity in the 1960s came not from a communist enemy but from an ally: France. De Gaulle challenged the dominance of the US by bringing crises to the EEC and NATO and seeking détente with the Soviet bloc. As this book shows, the US and Britain cooperated successfully to ensure that his plans did not prosper.
Stalin's Cold War: Soviet Foreign Policy, Democracy and Communism in Bulgaria, 1941-48 (Global Conflict and Security since 1945)
by V. DimitrovThis work offers a major new interpretation of the Stalin's role in the gestation of the Cold War. Based on important new evidence, Dimitrov reveals Stalin's genuine efforts to preserve his World War II alliance with the US and Britain and to encourage a degree of cooperation between communists and democratic parties in Eastern Europe.
Deliberation, Participation and Democracy: Can the People Govern?
by Shawn W. RosenbergPolitical participation is falling and citizen alienation and cynicism is increasing. This volume brings together the first work of this kind by leading scholars in the US and Europe to consider the issue. Four of the leading philosophers of deliberative democracy contribute their commentaries on the groundbreaking empirical research.
John Clare and the Imagination of the Reader
by P. ChiricoThis broad and original study of the full range of John Clare's work is the first to take seriously his repeated appeals to the judgement of future readers. A series of close readings reveals Clare's sophisticated poetics: his covert quotations, his careful analysis of the history, and his fascination with literary success and posthumous fame.
Orwell in Context: Communities, Myths, Values
by B. ClarkeThis bold new reading of Orwell's work focuses upon his representation of communities and the myths that shape them. It analyzes his interpretations of class, gender and nationality within the context of the period. The book uses a range of texts to argue that Orwell attempted to integrate 'traditional' communal identities with socialist politics.
Contemporary Germany and the Nazi Legacy: Remembrance, Politics and the Dialectic of Normality (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)
by C. PearceThis book examines a range of public debates on the Nazi legacy in Germany since Schröder's SDP-Green coalition came to power in 1998. A central theme is the 'dialectic of normality' whereby references to Nazi past impact upon present normality. The book is a valuable resource for students of contemporary German politics, history and culture.
Agrarian Capitalism and Poor Relief in England, 1500-1860: Rethinking the Origins of the Welfare State
by Larry PatriquinThis book examines the evolution of public assistance for the poor in England from the late medieval era to the Industrial Revolution. Placing poor relief in the context of the unique class relations of agrarian capitalism, it considers how and why relief in England in the early modern period was distinct.
Witchcraft and belief in Early Modern Scotland (Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic)
by J. Goodare L. Martin J. MillerThis pioneering collection concentrates on witchcraft beliefs rather than witch-hunting. It ranges widely across areas of popular belief, culture and ritual practice, as well as dealing with intellectual life and incorporating regional and comparative elements.
Medicine and the Market in England and its Colonies, c.1450- c.1850
by M. Jenner P. WallisWhat was the medical marketplace? This book provides the first critical examination of medicine and the market in pre-modern England, colonial North America and British India. Chapters explore the most important themes in the social history of medicine and offer a fresh understanding of healthcare in this time of social and economic transformation.
Britain and the Origins of the Vietnam War: UK Policy in Indo-China, 1943-50 (Global Conflict and Security since 1945)
by T. SmithBritish foreign policy towards Vietnam illustrates the evolution of Britain's position within world geopolitics, 1943-1950. It reflects the change of the Anglo-US relationship from equality to dependence, and demonstrates Britain's changing association with its colonies and with the other European imperial spheres within Southeast Asia.
Balance of Power in World History
by S. Kaufman R. Little W. WohlforthThe balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been comprehensively examined in pre-modern or non-European contexts. This book redresses this imbalance. The authors present eight new case studies of balancing and balancing failure in pre-modern and non-European international systems.
The United States and the Legacy of the Vietnam War (Global Conflict and Security since 1945)
by J. RoperVietnam precipitated a crisis in national self-confidence and a breakdown in political consensus out of which new ideological perspectives emerged. This book offers fresh perspectives on a defining event in 'the American Century', examining its historical and political significance and also its continuing cultural relevance.
Teaching Holocaust Literature and Film (Teaching the New English)
by R. Eaglestone B. LangfordThe representation of the Holocaust in literature and film has confronted lecturers and students with some challenging questions. Does this unique and disturbing subject demand alternative pedagogic strategies? What is the role of ethics in the classroom encounter with the Holocaust? Scholars address these and other questions in this collection.
Cultures of Violence: Interpersonal Violence in Historical Perspective
by S. CarrollThinkers and historians have long perceived violence and its control as integral to the very idea of 'Western Civilization'. Focusing on interpersonal violence and the huge role it played in human affairs in the post-medieval West, this timely collection brings together the latest interdisciplinary and historical research in the field.
Looking East: English Writing and the Ottoman Empire Before 1800
by G. MacleanLooking East examines how English encounters with the Ottoman Empire helped shape national identities and imperial ambitions. Engagingly written in an accessible style, this book demonstrates how the so-called 'conflict of civilizations' separating the Muslim East from the Christian West is a false and dangerous myth.
Making Spaniards: Primo de Rivera and the Nationalization of the Masses, 1923-30
by A. QuirogaThe regime of Primo de Rivera in Spain was one of the major dictatorships of the interwar period. Making Spaniards examines how the military regime created nationalist doctrine, rituals and symbols and how these were transmitted throughout Spanish society in an attempt to 'make' new authoritarian Spaniards and halt democratic reform.
Transnational Lives and the Media: Re-Imagining Diasporas
by O. Bailey M. Georgiou R. HarindranathThis collection offers a comprehensive account of the relation between diaspora and media cultures. It analyses the politics of transnational communication, the consumption of media by diasporic communities, and the views of non-governmental organizations on issues of the participation and representation of ethnic minorities in the media.
Writing London: Volume 3: Inventions of the City
by J. WolfreysThis book stages a series of interventions and inventions of urban space between 1880 and 1930 in key literary texts of the period. Making sharp distinctions between modernity and modernism, the volume reassesses the city as a series of singular sites irreducible to stable identities, concluding with an extended reading of The Waste Land .
The Writing of Anxiety: Imagining Wartime in Mid-Century British Culture (Language, Discourse, Society)
by L. StonebridgeThis study suggests that it was the representation of anxiety, rather than trauma and memory, that emerged most forcefully in mid-century wartime culture. Thinking about anxiety, Lyndsey Stonebridge argues, was a way of imagining how it might be possible to stay within a history that frequently undermined a sense of self and agency.
Pacifists, Patriots and the Vote: The Erosion of Democratic Suffragism in Britain During the First World War
by J. VellacottThis study traces the resurgence of a conservative suffrage leadership, questions the inevitability of the narrow franchise granted to women in 1918, and suggests that something important was lost, especially to the Labour party and to feminism, when a broad vision of democracy and patriotism became a casualty of war, self-interest and jingoism.
Twenty-First Century Populism: The Spectre of Western European Democracy
by D. Albertazzi D. McDonnellTwenty-First Century Populism analyses the phenomenon of sustained populist growth in Western Europe by looking at the conditions facilitating populism in specific national contexts and then examining populist fortunes in those countries. The chapters are written by country experts and political scientists from across the continent.
Counterhegemony in the Colony and Postcolony
by J. Chalcraft Y. NooraniThis volume offers an unusual, interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars working on the major regions of the global South. The authors probe important episodes of resistance in the colony and postcolony for the light they shed on the vexed notion of counterhegemony, enriching our notion of resistance and pointing to new directions for research.
Forgotten Lives: The Role of Lenin's Sisters in the Russian Revolution, 1864-1937
by K. TurtonForgotten Lives explores the lives and work of Lenin's sisters, Anna, Ol'ga and Mariia, and the role they played in the Russian Revolution. It traces their early revolutionary careers and contributions to the underground movement, their work for the Party and the State after October 1917, and their relationship with Lenin and Stalin.
Sexual Inversion: A Critical Edition
by H. Ellis J. SymondsSexual Inversion was the first English medical textbook about homosexuality. It had a chequered publishing history, going through five editions between 1896 and 1915. This edition, with a long critical introduction, places the book in its intellectual and social contexts, and considers the historiography surrounding this important work.