Following the Congress of Vienna in 1815 the 'Congress System' became the primary system of international relations in Europe. So central was the Austrian Chancellor Metternich to the political-legal
The vibrant Irish public house of the nineteenth century hosted broad networks of social power, enabling publicans and patrons to disseminate tremendous influence across Ireland and beyond. During the
The postwar government of South Africa, led by H.F. Verwoerd, implemented wide-ranging racial segregation laws, beginning the open policy of apartheid in one of Africa's most prosperous and internatio
Treason and magic were first linked together during the reign of Edward II. Theories of occult conspiracy then regularly led to major political scandals, such as the trial of Eleanor Cobham Duchess of
Britton (Kansas State U.) gathers 22 papers connecting prison studies to critical theorizing about gender, originally published in academic sociological, criminological, and historical journals betwee
The development of European diplomacy has long been recognised as one of the main achievements of the early modern period. This story of diplomatic accord, however, often fails to take into account th
Discusses the chief themes of Zoroastrianism: the emergence of the religion from its pre-Zoroastrian past; its core doctrines, rituals and teachings; its expansion as the foremost faith of the Achaeme
The study of native `Marxisms' in Britain throws light on what many historians have referred to as `the enemy within'. In this book, David Burke looks at the activities of the Russian political émigré
The narratives of disease, hygiene, developments in medicine and the growth of urban environments are fundamental to the discipline of modern history. Here, the eminent urban historian Bill Luckin re-
The early seventeenth century was a time of great literature—the era of Cervantes and Shakespeare—but also of international tension and heightened diplomacy. This book looks at the relations between S
In early modern England, the practice of ritual or ceremonial magic - the attempted communication with angels and demons - both reinforced and subverted existing concepts of gender. This book provides
The history of the Balkans incorporates all the major historical themes of the 20th Century—the rise of nationalism, communism and fascism, state-sponsored genocide and urban warfare. Focusing on the
Webb (history, King's College, University of London) utilizes a variety of source materials from the sixth century to the Reformation to explore the way that Christian pilgrimages related to a variety
The eighteenth century was a unique period of global and fundamental change. Britain conquered India and much of America, the American Revolution produced the USA, and Russia expanded vastly. In the f
The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1475 at the Battle of Vaslui heralded the beginnings of a historic legacy. The victor became known as Stephen the Great or 'Athleta Christi', Champio
In the maelstrom of Napoleonic Europe, Britain remained defiant, resisting French imperial ambitions. This Anglo-French rivalry was, essentially, a politico-economic conflict for pre-eminence fought o
While the image of bourgeois Victorian women as ‘angels in the house’ isolated from the world in private domesticity has long been dismissed as an unrealistic ideal, women have remained marginalised i
