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The New Imperial Histories Reader

Edited by Stephen Howe

In recent years, imperial history has experienced a newfound vigour, dynamism and diversity. There has been an explosion of new work in the field, which…

November 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-42458-5 (Routledge)

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The British Missionary Enterprise since 1700

By Jeffrey Cox

"... this book fills a gap in the historiography of mission history by providing a one-volume history of modern British missions... This work deserves a…

November 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-57271-2 (Routledge)

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Britain and European Integration since 1945

On the Sidelines

By David Gowland, Arthur Turner, Alex Wright

This book provides both a comprehensive introduction and a perceptive examination of Britain�s relations with the European Community and the European Union since 1945, combining…

October 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32213-3 (Routledge)

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The Contemporary Commonwealth

An Assessment 1965-2009

Edited by James Mayall

This collection of essays has been assembled to mark the centenary of The Round Table. It provides an analysis of the modern Commonwealth since the…

September 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-48277-6 (Routledge)

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The Iconography of Independence

'Freedoms at Midnight'

Edited by Robert Holland, Susan Williams, Terry Barringer

This book explores the phenomenon of Independence Days. These rituals had complex meanings both in the territories concerned and in Britain as the imperial metropole,…

August 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-55145-8 (Routledge)

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Contested Objects

Material Memories of the Great War

Edited by Nicholas J. Saunders, Paul Cornish

Contested Objects breaks new ground in the interdisciplinary study of material culture. Its focus is on the rich and varied legacy of objects from the…

July 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45070-6 (Routledge)

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Neville Chamberlain

By Nick Smart

Neville Chamberlain, the Conservative Prime Minister who pursued the doomed policy of appeasing Hitler, is one of the most reinterpreted of modern British Prime Ministers.

Infamous…

July 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45865-8 (Routledge)

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The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Twentieth Century

By Mark Clapson

The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Britain is a jargon-free guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general…

June 2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-27536-1 (Routledge)

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Japan and Britain at War and Peace

Edited by Hugo Dobson, Nobuko Kosuge

Since the events of the Second World War the relationship between Japan and Britain has undergone an extraordinary transformation, from bitter conflict to peaceful alliance.…

June 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-44403-3 (Routledge)

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Britain, France and the Struggle for Leadership in the European Union

By Anthony Adamthwaite

This book takes a fresh look at British responses to European unity, challenging standard assumptions that Brits were not interested in Europe and that governments…

June 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36563-5 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

The Politics and Security of the Gulf: Anglo-American Hegemony and the Shaping of a Region
By Jeffrey R. Macris
To be published December 8th 2009

Welfare's Forgotten Past: A Socio-Legal History of the Poor Law
By Lorie Charlesworth
To be published December 8th 2009

The New Extremism in 21st Century Britain
Edited by Roger Eatwell, Matthew J. Goodwin
To be published February 16th 2010

British National Party: Contemporary Perspectives
Edited by Nigel Copsey, Graham Macklin
To be published March 30th 2010

Women, Gender and Religious Cultures in Britain, 1800�1940
Edited by Sue Morgan, Jacqueline de Vries
To be published May 13th 2010

The Routledge Companion to the Tudor Age
By Rosemary O'Day
To be published May 20th 2010

English Historical Documents, 1914�1957
By John Stevenson
To be published May 28th 2010

The Commonwealth and International Affairs: The Round Table Centennial Selection
Edited by Alex May
To be published May 30th 2010

New British Fascism: The Rise of the British National Party (BNP)
By Matthew J. Goodwin
To be published May 30th 2010

Richard III
By David Hipshon
To be published June 1st 2010

Britain and Europe: A Political History from 1918 to the Present
By N.J. Crowson
To be published June 1st 2010

English Historical Documents 1558�1603
Edited by Ian W. Archer, F. Douglas Price
To be published July 1st 2010

The Elizabethan World
Edited by Susan Doran, Norman Jones
To be published July 1st 2010

English Historical Documents, 1603�1660
Edited by Peter Gaunt, Barry Coward
To be published July 1st 2010

The South Sea Bubble: A revision of the gambling mania theory
By Helen Paul
To be published July 31st 2010

Statistics and the Public Sphere, 1750-2000: Numbers and the People in Modern Britain
Edited by Thomas H. Crook, Glen O'Hara
To be published September 1st 2010

Built from Below: British Architecture and the Vernacular
Edited by Peter Guillery
To be published September 1st 2010

Moving the Goalposts: A History of Sport and Society in Britain since 1945
By Martin Polley
To be published November 20th 2010