Modern History 1750-1945

The colonial contribution to Britain's First World War effort came from places like Rhodesia, Tonga, the Falkland Islands, Ceylon and Kuwait as much as it did the larger territories. It is the social and cultural reactions within these distant, often overlooked, societies now thrust into the mainstr..

This book explores the concept of the Levant as a component of the regional and international system during the age of imperialism. At its heart is a focus on the experience of Greek-speaking societies and the independent state of Greece from 1830. A key sub-theme running through the account is the ..

The long-term development of public green spaces in London during the twentieth century is a curiously neglected subject, despite the fact that various kinds of green spaces cover huge areas in cities. Building on case studies of the contemporary boroughs of Camden and Southwark and making use of a ..

The long-term development of public green spaces in London during the twentieth century is a curiously neglected subject, despite the fact that various kinds of green spaces cover huge areas in cities. Building on case studies of the contemporary boroughs of Camden and Southwark and making use of a ..

The long-term development of public green spaces in London during the twentieth century is a curiously neglected subject, despite the fact that various kinds of green spaces cover huge areas in cities. Building on case studies of the contemporary boroughs of Camden and Southwark and making use of a ..

The History of the Tahitian Mission, 1799-1830, Written by John Davies, Missionary to the South Sea Islands..

Amongst the ranks of capitalists who drove European industrialisation in the nineteenth century, the Rothschilds were amongst the most dynamic and the most successful. Whilst their business interests were of a global nature, this book explores the specific case of Spain, where the House of Rothschil..

Amongst the ranks of capitalists who drove European industrialisation in the nineteenth century, the Rothschilds were amongst the most dynamic and the most successful. Whilst their business interests were of a global nature, this book explores the specific case of Spain, where the House of Rothschil..

Amongst the ranks of capitalists who drove European industrialisation in the nineteenth century, the Rothschilds were amongst the most dynamic and the most successful. Whilst their business interests were of a global nature, this book explores the specific case of Spain, where the House of Rothschil..

Concentrating on the theme of the railways, and how they dramatically affected the development of Britain and her society, this book, dedicated to the memory of the late Professor Simmons, touches on numerous issues he first highlighted, which are now mainstays of academic study. These include the ..

This volume examines the Indian Army between the outbreak of war in 1939 and the partition of India in 1947. With contributions from many of those at the forefront of the study of the Indian Army and Commonwealth history, the book makes a substantial contribution to a range of subjects, from the Ind..

This volume examines the Indian Army between the outbreak of war in 1939 and the partition of India in 1947. With contributions from many of those at the forefront of the study of the Indian Army and Commonwealth history, the book makes a substantial contribution to a range of subjects, from the Ind..