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The French Wars 1792-1815
A highly original and critical introduction to the revolutionary and napoleonic conflicts. It illuminates the less well-known areas of the subject, such as the changing...ISBN: 978-0-415-15042-2 | Published June 21st 2001 by Routledge.
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Hitler and Nazism is an essential introduction to a notorious figure and crucial theme in modern European history. Focusing on the key themes of Nazi...
ISBN: 978-0-415-20226-8 | Published July 20th 2000 by Routledge.
more information about Hitler and NazismElizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603
At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was...ISBN: 978-0-415-15355-3 | Published February 10th 2000 by Routledge.
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Ireland in Conflict 1922-1998
Ireland in Conflict, 1922-1998 sets out the main political, economic and social developments in Ireland, north and south of the border, since the 1922 treaty.
This...
ISBN: 978-0-415-16549-5 | Published October 14th 1999 by Routledge.
more information about Ireland in Conflict 1922-1998Franklin D. Roosevelt
The New Deal and War
This compact study assesses the personality, political and economic policies in war and peace, of America's longest-serving president and one of the most important political...ISBN: 978-0-415-14588-6 | Published May 27th 1999 by Routledge.
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Chartism
Chartism is an essential introduction to the movement, and examines the controversial debates surrounding the topic. As well as providing a concise period background, the...ISBN: 978-0-415-09689-8 | Published March 18th 1999 by Routledge.
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William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger re-examines Pitt's career in the light of recent research and emphasizes that it should not be stereotyped as having a `reformist'...
ISBN: 978-0-415-13285-5 | Published March 11th 1999 by Routledge.
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The Weimar Republic 1919-1933
This book represents a much-needed reappraisal of Germany between the wars, examining the political, social and economic aims of the new republic, their failure and...ISBN: 978-0-415-13284-8 | Published September 3rd 1998 by Routledge.
more information about The Weimar Republic 1919-1933Richelieu and Mazarin
Richelieu and Mazarin by Geoffrey Treasure compares these two striking, but very different, statesmen and evaluates their careers and achievements in the light of modern...ISBN: 978-0-415-15354-6 | Published May 7th 1998 by Routledge.
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Britain and Foreign Affairs 1815-1885
Europe and Overseas
This pamphlet examines British foreign policy from Castlereagh to Disraeli. Focusing on Britain's relations with other European and non-European powers such as America, Afghanistan, South...ISBN: 978-0-415-13617-4 | Published January 22nd 1998 by Routledge.
more information about Britain and Foreign Affairs 1815-1885The British Wars, 1637-1651
During the 1640s, the kingdoms ruled by Charles I - England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland - were gripped by a series of civil wars...ISBN: 978-0-415-12966-4 | Published October 23rd 1997 by Routledge.
more information about The British Wars, 1637-1651Napoleon III and the Second Empire
In Napoleon III and the Second Empire, Roger D. Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office...ISBN: 978-0-415-15433-8 | Published May 8th 1997 by Routledge.
more information about Napoleon III and the Second EmpireThe Cold War
1945-1991
Mason provides concise coverage of the entire Cold War, paying particular attention to the Soviet-American dimension. This pamphlet:* Analyzes the origins of the conflict
* Examines...
ISBN: 978-0-415-14278-6 | Published November 7th 1996 by Routledge.
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The Age of Lord Liverpool
The early nineteenth century was marked by public disorder, governmental repression and correction. It was a period of revolution, reaction and reform.This pamphlet focuses on...
ISBN: 978-0-415-12140-8 | Published March 7th 1996 by Routledge.
more information about Regency EnglandThe Rise of Brandenburg-Prussia, 1618-1740
In this pamphlet Margaret Shennan surveys the rise of Prussia from the early seventeenth century to 1740, highlighting and evaluating the role of its rulers,...ISBN: 978-0-415-12938-1 | Published October 5th 1995 by Routledge.
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Henry VIII and the English Reformation
When Henry VIII died in 1547 he left a church in England that had broken with Rome - but was it Protestant? The English Reformation...ISBN: 978-0-415-10728-0 | Published June 22nd 1995 by Routledge.
more information about Henry VIII and the English ReformationFrance Before the Revolution
This fully revised second edition takes account of historical work produced during the last decade. Covering the period between Louis XIV's death in 1715 and...ISBN: 978-0-415-11945-0 | Published May 11th 1995 by Routledge.
more information about France Before the RevolutionVersailles and After, 1919-1933
Ruth Henig's fully revised and extended second edition of Versailles and After includes a new chapter on recent historiography of the subject and provides students...
ISBN: 978-0-415-12710-3 | Published April 6th 1995 by Routledge.
more information about Versailles and After, 1919-1933International Relations in Europe, 1689-1789
Shennan examines the changing criteria upon which European relations were based between 1689 and 1789, a complex period which saw:* the decline of...
ISBN: 978-0-415-07780-4 | Published March 9th 1995 by Routledge.
more information about International Relations in Europe, 1689-1789The Great Reform Act of 1832
The 1832 Reform Act was a watershed in the history of modern Britain, profoundly affecting the composition of parliament and the course of all subsequent...
ISBN: 978-0-415-11793-7 | Published October 27th 1994 by Routledge.
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Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603
Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views...ISBN: 978-0-415-07352-3 | Published November 18th 1993 by Routledge.
more information about Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51
The Labour governments of 1945-51 are among the most important and controversial in modern British history, and have been the focus of extensive research over...ISBN: 978-0-415-08893-0 | Published November 18th 1993 by Routledge.
more information about Attlee's Labour Governments 1945-51The Origins of the Russian Revolution
Looks at the roots of what has been described as the most important political event in the history of the twentieth century, from the emancipation...ISBN: 978-0-415-10232-2 | Published October 28th 1993 by Routledge.
more information about The Origins of the Russian RevolutionJames II and English Politics 1678-1688
Michael Mullett reconsiders, in the light of recent r attlee's* and of altering perceptions of the English past, the events of the crucial years 1678-1688;...ISBN: 978-0-415-09042-1 | Published October 21st 1993 by Routledge.
more information about James II and English Politics 1678-1688The Reign of Stephen
Kingship, Warfare and Government in Twelfth-Century England
In this study of Stephen's reign, Keith Stringer looks at the relationship between government, warfare, and the rise and fall of medieval states. Using primary...ISBN: 978-0-415-01415-1 | Published October 21st 1993 by Routledge.
more information about The Reign of StephenJames I
James I has traditionally been portrayed as a foolish and unpleasant man. However, the last two decades have seen a rehabilitation of James I by...ISBN: 978-0-415-07779-8 | Published July 29th 1993 by Routledge.
more information about James IThe Rise of the Labour Party 1893-1931
This pamphlet examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making in the period. It gives particular attention to the constituent elements that...ISBN: 978-0-415-04051-8 | Published May 14th 1992 by Routledge.
more information about The Rise of the Labour Party 1893-1931Lloyd George
An understanding of Lloyd George's long and prominent political career elucidates many of the key issues in modern British history. Seen by some as `the...ISBN: 978-0-415-06573-3 | Published November 14th 1991 by Routledge.
more information about Lloyd GeorgeGladstone and the Liberal Party
With a public career spanning 62 years, Gladstone dominated the Victorian political arena. Yet he remains an enigmatic figure; a high Anglican, Tory protectionist who...ISBN: 978-0-415-03574-3 | Published November 15th 1990 by Routledge.
more information about Gladstone and the Liberal PartyDisraeli
Disraeli is a key figure for students of nineteenth-century Britain. He is indelibly identified with the unmaking of Peel's version of the Conservative Party, and...
ISBN: 978-0-415-00059-8 | Published September 27th 1990 by Routledge.
more information about DisraeliCalvin
In this lucid and readable study, Michael Mullet explains the historical importance of a man and a movement whose influence are still felt in the...ISBN: 978-0-415-00057-4 | Published September 28th 1989 by Routledge.
more information about CalvinDemocracy and Civil War in Spain 1931-1939
In the 1930s Spain underwent a period of intense and bloody upheaval that culminated in three years of civil war and the triumph of the...ISBN: 978-0-415-00699-6 | Published March 24th 1988 by Routledge.
more information about Democracy and Civil War in Spain 1931-1939The Second Reform Act
The Reform Act of 1867 was highly controversial at the time and has remained so. Was it an inevitable step on the road to full...ISBN: 978-0-415-10432-6 | Published April 16th 1987 by Routledge.
more information about The Second Reform ActLuther
Luther provides a clear exposition of the state of German politics on the eve of the Reformation. Dr Mullett concentrates particularly on the evolution of...ISBN: 978-0-415-10932-1 | Published October 16th 1986 by Routledge.
more information about LutherLouis XIV
ISBN: 978-0-415-09068-1 | Published May 15th 1986 by Routledge.
more information about Louis XIVThe Unification of Italy
ISBN: 978-0-415-04595-7 | Published May 15th 1986 by Routledge.
more information about The Unification of ItalyHenry VII
The importance of Henry VII is the subject of heated debate. Did his reign mark the start of a new era, or was its prevailing...ISBN: 978-0-415-04037-2 | Published October 31st 1985 by Routledge.
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Political Parties in Britain 1783-1867
The theme of Professor Evan's book is the growth of a recognizable modern party system from the much looser and often family-based attachments of the...ISBN: 978-0-416-37400-1 | Published October 31st 1985 by Routledge.
more information about Political Parties in Britain 1783-1867Restoration England
Politics and Government 1660-1688
ISBN: 978-0-416-37630-2 | Published June 20th 1985 by Routledge.
more information about Restoration EnglandIreland and the Land Question 1800-1922
This pamphlet makes use of the most recent revisionist literature to reassess the view, much propagated by nationalist sources, that Ireland was a land of...ISBN: 978-0-416-37420-9 | Published October 18th 1984 by Routledge.
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Social Conditions in Britain 1918-1939
One popular image of the interwar years portrays the period as a time of depression, deprivation and decay. However, much recent work has tended to...ISBN: 978-0-416-36010-3 | Published November 3rd 1983 by Routledge.
more information about Social Conditions in Britain 1918-1939The Partition of Africa
And European Imperialism 1880-1900
ISBN: 978-0-416-35050-0 | Published March 17th 1983 by Routledge.
more information about The Partition of AfricaThe Problem of the Poor in Tudor and Early Stuart England
ISBN: 978-0-416-35060-9 | Published March 17th 1983 by Routledge.
more information about The Problem of the Poor in Tudor and Early Stuart EnglandEngland Without a King 1649-60
Professor Woolrych surveys the establishment and history if the Commonwealth and Protectorate, first explaining how the country lost its king, and how Oliver Cromwell became...ISBN: 978-0-415-10456-2 | Published March 17th 1983 by Routledge.
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