Modern History 1750-1945

The Emergence of Modern Central Banking from 1918 to the Present..

The Emergence of Stability in the Industrial City..

This book explores the multiplicity of green space developments in the modern city and the many influences shaping their evolution. Focusing on four northern European metropoles: London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, it examines how each has responded to the challenges and problems presente..

This book explores the multiplicity of green space developments in the modern city and the many influences shaping their evolution. Focusing on four northern European metropoles: London, Stockholm, Helsinki and St Petersburg, it examines how each has responded to the challenges and problems presente..

This volume extends recent debates on the politics of consumption, by focusing on organizations of consumers themselves who have chosen to speak for all consumers, and similar such bodies of experts which act on behalf of consumers. The book pays particular attention to specific moments in consumer ..

Whilst terms such as Lebensraum are commonly associated with National-Socialist ideology of the 1930s and 40s, ideas of racial living space were in fact generated in the previous decades by an international geographic community of explorers and academics. Focusing on one of the most influential figu..

Whilst terms such as Lebensraum are commonly associated with National-Socialist ideology of the 1930s and 40s, ideas of racial living space were in fact generated in the previous decades by an international geographic community of explorers and academics. Focusing on one of the most influential figu..

This book offers a new interpretation of the extreme right in interwar French politics, focusing upon the largest and most influential such groups in 1920s and 1930s, the Faisceau and the Croix de Feu. It explores their designs for extensive political, economic, and social renewal, a project that co..

This volume explores the changing status of anatomical collections from the early modern period to date. It is argued that anatomical and pathological collections are medically relevant for future research, and are important in the history of medicine, the cultural history of the body, and the histo..

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays conveys a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history, the Fin-de-Siecle. Featuring contributions from over forty international scholars, the book takes a thematic approach to examining a period of huge u..

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays conveys a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history, the Fin-de-Siecle. Featuring contributions from over forty international scholars, the book takes a thematic approach to examining a period of huge u..

The actions and decisions of the Northern Department of the Foreign Office at a time of great international tension and conflict..