Modern History 1750-1945

Written by leading criminal justice historians, the articles brought together in this collection challenge accepted views regarding the introduction of the 'New Police' to Great Britain and Ireland during the period 1829 to 1856. The research shows that there were significant changes to the way in w..

In the early twentieth century, the technology of flight changed warfare. Writers argued that the main strategic risk to Britain was the possibility of a sudden, destructive aerial bombardment of Britain’s cities. For the first time, The Next War in the Air draws on archival documents and publicatio..

This book is the second of two volumes examining the place of the National Union of Mineworkers in post-war British politics. Covering the years 1969 to 1995, it charts reactions to the pit closures program of the late 1950s and 1960s and the development of the NUM's reputation as the union that cou..

This book is the second of two volumes examining the place of the National Union of Mineworkers in post-war British politics. Covering the years 1969 to 1995, it charts reactions to the pit closures program of the late 1950s and 1960s and the development of the NUM's reputation as the union that cou..

Taking a transnational perspective on demobilization this study demonstrates that the experience of mass industrial war generated remarkably similar pressures within both the defeated and victorious countries. Using as examples the important provincial centres of Munich and Manchester, it examines t..

Taking a transnational perspective on demobilization this study demonstrates that the experience of mass industrial war generated remarkably similar pressures within both the defeated and victorious countries. Using as examples the important provincial centres of Munich and Manchester, it examines t..

De Coulanges original study provided a historical view of how land has become property which was then translated and published in 1891 by M. Ashley, not just to bring this study to an English reader but to provide a counter argument to Agrarian Communism. This edition also contains an introductory c..

Through an examination of the Pan-German League, one of Germany's most prominent radical nationalist groups, and its connections to a range of right-wing organisations between 1918 and 1939, this study provides important new insights into the political fragmentation of the German Right and the Nazi ..

Through an examination of the Pan-German League, one of Germany's most prominent radical nationalist groups, and its connections to a range of right-wing organisations between 1918 and 1939, this study provides important new insights into the political fragmentation of the German Right and the Nazi ..

Through an examination of the Pan-German League, one of Germany's most prominent radical nationalist groups, and its connections to a range of right-wing organisations between 1918 and 1939, this study provides important new insights into the political fragmentation of the German Right and the Nazi ..

The Mercantile Bank of India was one of a small band of British-managed banks which dominated Anglo-Eastern finance for most of the 20th century. Founded in London in 1893, the Mercantile inherited the business, branches, staff and even the distinctive cable address - Paradise, London - of its forer..

This title was first published in 2000:  A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion? What is the function of the paranormal in society? This question and its many possible answers are the subject of this scholarly study of ou..