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Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900

The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force - Protecting Free Society (Hardcover): William A. Taylor The Advent of the All-Volunteer Force - Protecting Free Society (Hardcover)
William A. Taylor
R3,761 Discovery Miles 37 610 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

* Includes primary source focusing on the advent of the All Volunteer Force * Offers useful analysis for students, scholars, analysts, researchers, and policymakers * Audience in professional military education, including service academies, command and general staff colleges, and war colleges

Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba (Hardcover): Richard E Morris Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba (Hardcover)
Richard E Morris
R3,753 Discovery Miles 37 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of research from Cuba scholars explores key conflicts, episodes, currents, and tensions that helped shape Cuba as a modern, independent nation. Cuba in the nineteenth century was characterized by social struggle. Slavery, Spanish colonial rule, and racial tension permeated every corner of Cuban life-from urban dwelling to house of charity, from sugarcane field to tobacco vega, from seaport to railway-and furnished a lively spectacle for the privileged foreigner gazing upon Cuba from afar. Chapters discuss topics including slavery, gendered forced labor, indentured labor, agricultural economics, industrial development, newspaper and print culture, and the origins of the "Cuba Threat." The volume links key aspects of Cuba's history, such as social conflict and economic underdevelopment, to present a detailed analysis of Cuban civil society in the 1800s. Social Struggle and Civil Society in Nineteenth Century Cuba appeals to general readers and scholars in a range of disciplines, including history, women's studies, economics, architectural preservation, media studies, and literature.

This Happy Land - William Cobbett on America 1794-1835 (Paperback): Molly Townsend This Happy Land - William Cobbett on America 1794-1835 (Paperback)
Molly Townsend
R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although Cobbett's writings as Peter Porcupine have received much attention from his many biographers and critics, his later writings on America during the thirty years from 1802-1835 have been almost completely ignored. Yet they give a unique picture of those important and turbulent years when relations between Britain and the United States were at their lowest ebb. Cobbett's penetrating and often witty analysis of the issues involved, enlivedned by his sometimes wicked sketches of the protagonists in the disputes, make compelling reading.

Public in Public History (Paperback): Joanna Wojdon, Dorota Wisniewska Public in Public History (Paperback)
Joanna Wojdon, Dorota Wisniewska
R1,137 Discovery Miles 11 370 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

An international range of chapters focuses on the role of public in public history, ironically not often looked at in public history texts which focus more on the history element, thus giving the reader a real insight int what public in public history means in all its diversity Public history is widely taught around the globe, often as the pathway to impact and vocational aspects of history, so a book looking at what public means in the subject goes to the very core of the subject and allows students to think more deeply about the subject. Most books on public history focus on the history bit, this takes a deep and international look at what the public means allowing readers a different perspective.

The Boer War (Paperback, New Ed): Thomas Pakenham The Boer War (Paperback, New Ed)
Thomas Pakenham 1
R533 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R95 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The war declared by the Boers on 11 October 1899 gave the British, as Kipling said, ‘no end of a lesson’. It proved to be the longest, the costliest, the bloodiest and the most humiliating campaign that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914.

Thomas Pakenham has written the first full-scale history of the war since 1910. His narrative is based on first-hand and largely unpublished sources ranging from the private papers of the leading protagonists to the recollections of survivors from both sides. Out of this historical gold-mine, the author has constructed a narrative as vivid and fast-moving as a novel, and a history that in scholarship, breadth and impact will endure for many years.
 

The Formal Call in the Making of the Baltic Bourgeoisie (Paperback): Kekke Stadin The Formal Call in the Making of the Baltic Bourgeoisie (Paperback)
Kekke Stadin
R1,350 Discovery Miles 13 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book studies the making of the bourgeoisie the Baltic Sea region in the nineteenth Century. This region was peripheral in comparison to England and France, with respect to urbanization, economic development, liberalism, and consumption. The bourgeoisie was still a class-to-be. By the end of the Century the bourgeoisie was a self-aware class incorporated in the European bourgeoisie. Their life style was mostly the same as in Western Europe, but there were also some cultural differences. The author argues that in the Baltic Sea area, this life style was shaped by both women and men. Thus, the study deals with the heterosocial life in private homes. Society life became an important instrument for defining and controlling the new social boundaries. This was also where, through the encounters among like-minded people, values and norms were tested, negotiated, and honed. This is studied in the context of the new ideals and morals connected to the bourgeoisie: a bourgeois work ethic based on industriousness and hard work, and the quiet family life of the home. The focus is on the calls, the hub around which society life was formed. No social interaction in the home was possible without morning calls.

Modern France and the World (Hardcover): Darcie Fontaine Modern France and the World (Hardcover)
Darcie Fontaine
R3,766 Discovery Miles 37 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Global focus positioning France centrally within the narrative of its global history, engaging students with the prevalent trends in historiography Fully illustrated with paintings and photographs, maps and text-boxes, which will help to engage readers Takes a social and cultural approach rather than focusing solely on political history

Staging Slavery - Performances of Colonial Slavery and Race from International Perspectives, 1770-1850 (Hardcover): Sarah J.... Staging Slavery - Performances of Colonial Slavery and Race from International Perspectives, 1770-1850 (Hardcover)
Sarah J. Adams, Jenna M. Gibbs, Wendy Sutherland
R3,766 Discovery Miles 37 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This international analysis of theatrical case studies illustrates the ways that theater was an arena both of protest and, simultaneously, racist and imperialist exploitations of the colonized and enslaved body. By bringing together performances and discussions of theater culture from various colonial powers and orbits-ranging from Denmark and France to Great Britain and Brazil-this book explores the ways that slavery and hierarchical notions of "race" and "civilization" manifested around the world. At the same time, against the backdrop of colonial violence, the theater was a space that also facilitated reformist protest and served as evidence of the agency of Black people in revolt. Staging Slavery considers the implications of both white-penned productions of race and slavery performed by white actors in blackface makeup and Black counter-theater performances and productions that resisted racist structures, on and off the stage. With unique geographical perspectives, this volume is a useful resource for undergraduates, graduates, and researchers in the history of theater, nationalism and imperialism, race and slavery, and literature.

Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present - War Minus the Shooting? (Hardcover): Martin... Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present - War Minus the Shooting? (Hardcover)
Martin Hurcombe, Philip Dine
R3,768 Discovery Miles 37 680 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war, peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America, Europe, North Africa, Asia and New Zealand. From formal military training in the late nineteenth century to contemporary esports, the relationship between military and sporting cultures has endured across nations in times of conflict and peace. This collection contextualizes debates around the morality and desirability of continuing to play sport against the backdrop of war as others are dying for their nation. It also examines the legacy and memory of particular wars as expressed in a range of sporting practices in the immediate aftermath of conflicts such as the World Wars and wars of independence. At the same time, this book analyses the history of sport and peace by considering how sport can operate as a pacification in some contexts and a tool of reconciliation in others. Together, and through an introductory framing essay, these essays offer scholars of sport, conflict studies and cultural history more broadly a multinational analysis of the war-peace-sport nexus that has operated throughout the world since the late nineteenth century.

Australian Perspectives on Global Air and Space Power - Past, Present, Future (Hardcover): Nicole Townsend, Kus Pandey, Jarrod... Australian Perspectives on Global Air and Space Power - Past, Present, Future (Hardcover)
Nicole Townsend, Kus Pandey, Jarrod Pendlebury
R3,759 Discovery Miles 37 590 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book surveys historical and emerging global air and space power issues and provides a multidisciplinary understanding of the application of air and space power in the past and present, as well as exploring potential future challenges that global air forces may face. Bringing together leading and emerging academics, professionals, and military personnel from Australia within the field of air and space power, this edited collection traces the evolution of technological innovations, as well as the ethical and cultural frameworks which have informed the development of air and space power in the 20th and 21st centuries, and contemplates its future. It covers topics such as the insurgent use of drones, the ethics of air strikes, the privatisation of air power, the historical trajectory of air power strategy, and the sociological implications of an 'air force' identity. While many of the chapters use Australian-based case studies for their analysis, they have broader applicability to a global readership, and several chapters examine other nations' experiences, including those of the United States, and the United Kingdom. This accessible, illuminating book is an important addition to contemporary air and space power literature, and will be of great interest to students and scholars of air power, air warfare, military and international history, defense studies, and contemporary strategic studies, as well as military professionals.

America's First Vaccination - The Controversy of 1721-22 (Hardcover): Barbara Heifferon America's First Vaccination - The Controversy of 1721-22 (Hardcover)
Barbara Heifferon
R3,760 Discovery Miles 37 600 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book explores the response to a new scientific advance in medicine three hundred years ago to understand how this discourse revealed religious, racial, anti-intellectual, and other ideologies the first time documented vaccinations were introduced in America. This text serves as a case study that examines the historic discourses surrounding the implementation of a new prevention technique, smallpox inoculation, to prevent the devastating epidemics of smallpox that had visited the new colonies since their start on the American continent. Using this detailed analysis of the arguments surrounding the project in early America, the author examines the various arguments that circulated in the 1720s regarding the project. When compared to today's pandemic, this study argues that Americans over-react and complicate scientific applications not with logical scientific perspectives or even with ethical views, but instead bring exaggerated claims founded on uniquely American historical, religious, racial, territorial, and political ideologies. America's First Vaccination will be of interest to anyone interested in American history, the history of medicine, cultural studies, and a comparison to current pandemic events.

Democracy and Sovereignty in Spain - Conceptual Innovation in the Spanish Constituent Assembly of 1931 (Hardcover): Francisco... Democracy and Sovereignty in Spain - Conceptual Innovation in the Spanish Constituent Assembly of 1931 (Hardcover)
Francisco J. Bellido
R3,749 Discovery Miles 37 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book delves into the conceptual changes produced by the Spanish constitutional debate held between 27 August and 9 December 1931. Taking place at the beginning of Spain's Second Republic, those parliamentary deliberations brought about significant novelties in the political vocabulary. Concepts such as democracy, sovereignty, reform, revolution, and freedom, among others, were re-signified. This study investigates the conceptual contributions made by Spanish MPs in the course of the constitutional debate of 1931 by assuming, as a research approach, an interdisciplinary stance combining conceptual history, political theory, and parliamentary constitutional history. By doing so, it selects five determining issues: the pervasive discussion about two competing meanings of a democratic state; the rhetorical uses of reform and revolution; conceptual controversies about religious freedom; the disputed idea of property rights; and the functions of parliament and the president of the republic in a semi-presidential regime. The constitutional debate was largely inspired by interwar European constitutionalism which constituent representatives used to update the Spanish constitutional tradition. With that goal in mind, this book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students and scholars working in the fields of conceptual history, political philosophy, parliamentary history, European political history, and European constitutionalism.

The Routledge History Handbook of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century - Volume 3: Intellectual Horizons... The Routledge History Handbook of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century - Volume 3: Intellectual Horizons (Hardcover)
Wlodzimierz Borodziej, Ferenc Laczo, Joachim Von Puttkamer
R6,276 Discovery Miles 62 760 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Intellectual Horizons offers a pioneering, transnational and comparative treatment of key thematic areas in the intellectual and cultural history of Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century. For most of the twentieth century, Central and Eastern European ideas and cultures constituted an integral part of wider European trends. However, the intellectual and cultural history of this diverse region has rarely been incorporated sufficiently into nominally comprehensive histories of Europe. This volume redresses this underrepresentation and provides a more balanced perspective on the recent past of the continent through original, critical overviews of themes ranging from the social and conceptual history of intellectuals and histories of political thought and historiography, to literary, visual and religious cultures, to perceptions and representations of the region in the twentieth century. While structured thematically, individual contributions are organized chronologically. They emphasize, where relevant, generational experiences, agendas and accomplishments, while taking into account the sharp ruptures that characterize the period. The third in a four-volume set on Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century, it is the go-to resource for understanding the intellectual and cultural history of this dynamic region.

Migrants in Modern France (Hardcover): Philip E. Ogden, Paul White Migrants in Modern France (Hardcover)
Philip E. Ogden, Paul White
R5,250 Discovery Miles 52 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A discussion of the structure and role of migration flows affecting France from 1850 to the present day. It covers both internal and international movements and consideration is given both to broad macro-scale analysis and more detailed micro-scale investigations.

Economy and Society in Burgundy Since 1850 (Hardcover): Robert Aldrich Economy and Society in Burgundy Since 1850 (Hardcover)
Robert Aldrich
R2,749 Discovery Miles 27 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1984 Economy and Society in Burgundy Since 1850 provides a comprehensive overview of the modern history of Burgundy. Burgundy is best known for its wine and its capital of Dijon is most often associated with mustard. Yet the region's modern history is more than a history of gastronomy. The coming of the railways in the 1850s greatly changed the economic life of the area, spurring the growth of Dijon and contributing to rural depopulation. Agricultural crises throughout the nineteenth century, such as phylloxera epidemic in the vineyards, caused further dislocation in rural life. Even in the twentieth century, the countryside remained agricultural while the city of Dijon owes its dynamism to the expansion of the service sector rather than to heavy industry. This book argues that this evolution -modernisation without industrialization- is not a matter of economic retardation but of the suitability of the region's natural resources and the intentional choice of its population. Rich in archival sources this book is an interesting read for scholars and researchers of French history, European history, and modern history.

Modern Britain 1700-1983 - A Domestic History (Hardcover): Geoffrey Alderman Modern Britain 1700-1983 - A Domestic History (Hardcover)
Geoffrey Alderman
R3,195 Discovery Miles 31 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1986 Modern Britain 1700-1983 presents an interpretation of major trends in the domestic history of the United Kingdom since the beginning of the eighteenth century. It is not intended to offer a comprehensive history of Britain and in particular, foreign and colonial policies are not considered: the focus is on the recreation and analysis of what it felt like to live in Britain throughout the period in question. Many features of present-day Britain have their roots in the eighteenth century- industrialization, urbanisation, mass communications, constitutional monarchy, the rule of parliamentary law. To examine British history since 1700 is to approach directly an understanding of our own world. The period sees the development of a predominantly agricultural country into the first industrial nation, the progression from still high infant mortality and early death to sophistication of modern medicine, from the dominance of the traditional landed ruling class to the rise of the Liberals and of the Labour Party and of a New Conservatism. Dr Alderman's history will illuminate our past for a new generation of students.

Leon Trotsky and the Art of Insurrection 1905-1917 (Paperback): Harold Walter Nelson Leon Trotsky and the Art of Insurrection 1905-1917 (Paperback)
Harold Walter Nelson
R1,463 Discovery Miles 14 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1988. A functional definition of revolutionary military leadership is essential in understanding Leon Trotsky's role in the Russian Revolution, and it is this goal that Harold Walter Nelson explores in this title. The author states that the words, revolutionary and general carry a heavy connotative burden, and when the first is used to modify the second the new term does not lend itself to easy definition. This book pursues an analysis of this title from the context of the Russian military from 1905-1917.

Letters of a Dead Man (Hardcover): Hermann Von Puckler-Muskau, Linda B. Parshall Letters of a Dead Man (Hardcover)
Hermann Von Puckler-Muskau, Linda B. Parshall
R2,050 R1,849 Discovery Miles 18 490 Save R201 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels - How the Two Lives of Grace Oakeshott Defined an Era (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): J.... Radical Reformers and Respectable Rebels - How the Two Lives of Grace Oakeshott Defined an Era (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
J. Robson
R689 Discovery Miles 6 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1907, Grace Oakeshott faked her own death by drowning. Aged 35, she left a marriage and a successful professional life in England and fled with her lover, Walter Reeve, to New Zealand. What prompted her to do so? Jocelyn Robson traces her life story through social, political and religious reform movements of the fin de siecle period.

Our Insane Family (Hardcover): Wilhelmine Our Insane Family (Hardcover)
Wilhelmine; Edited by Katerina 1
R512 R463 Discovery Miles 4 630 Save R49 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

By Frederick the Greats Sister Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia. Although idolizing Frederick, and foreseeing the greatness he would one day attain, Wilhelminewas nevertheless not blind to his failings. How she suffered with him and through him are most touchingly told in this latest translation of the book.

The Bonanza King - John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West (Paperback): Gregory Crouch The Bonanza King - John MacKay and the Battle Over the Greatest Riches in the American West (Paperback)
Gregory Crouch
R508 R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Protest, Upliftment and Identity - Rajbansis and Namasudras of Bengal 1872-1947 (Hardcover): Bipul Mandal Protest, Upliftment and Identity - Rajbansis and Namasudras of Bengal 1872-1947 (Hardcover)
Bipul Mandal
R3,631 Discovery Miles 36 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The period from 1872-1947 witnessed the rise of many movements in Bengal, where those who were considered lower castes were mobilised to protest against the inequality and injustice meted out to them in various fields, including religion, politics and education. The focus of their struggle was the social injustice within the Hindu caste hierarchy. Unlike in south and western India where caste movements were often associated with anti-Brahmanical movements, in Bengal it was upgradation of caste from Sudra to Kshatriya varna. The main focus of the study is the Kshatriyaization movement of Rajbansis, the Matua movement of Namasudras, and the colonial policy of 'Protective Discrimination' and its impact. It studies the attempt by Rajbansi community to establish themselves as Kshatriyas in the first half of the twentieth century, though the movement started in the late nineteenth century itself. It also includes their struggle against the Brahmanical dominance and the elites of their own community. Alongside the Kshatriyaization movement, a parallel movement for the social uplift started among the Namasudra community, which later spread to northern Bengal. Their struggle actually began from the time of the first Census in 1872, when the census authorities classified the Namasudras as Chandals in the census report. The Namasudra protest movement, hereafter, developed through a different channel provided by a Vaishnava religious sect named Matua, started under a Namasudra leader Harichand Thakur. This book is essential for those wishing to understand the socio-religious movement of the Namasudra and the Rajbansi communities in their historical context. Print edition not for sale in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Identities In-Between in East-Central Europe (Paperback): Jan Fellerer, Robert Pyrah, Marius Turda Identities In-Between in East-Central Europe (Paperback)
Jan Fellerer, Robert Pyrah, Marius Turda
R1,254 Discovery Miles 12 540 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This volume addresses the question of 'identity' in East-Central Europe. It engages with a specific definition of 'sub-cultures' over the period from c. 1900 to the present and proposes novel ways in which the term can be used with the purpose of understanding identities that do not conform to the fixed, standard categories imposed from the top down, such as 'ethnic group', 'majority' or 'minority'. Instead, a 'sub-culture' is an identity that sits between these categories. It may blend languages, e.g. dialect forms, cultural practices, ethnic and social identifications, or religious affiliations as well as concepts of race and biology that, similarly, sit outside national projects.

Commonwealth and Independence in Post-Soviet Eurasia (Hardcover): Bruno Coppieters, Alexei Zverev, Dmitri Trenin Commonwealth and Independence in Post-Soviet Eurasia (Hardcover)
Bruno Coppieters, Alexei Zverev, Dmitri Trenin
R2,745 Discovery Miles 27 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Commonwealth and Independence in Post-Soviet Eurasia (1998) examines the various attempts to create new forms of integration by the new states of Eurasia. The contributors to this volume analyse in detail how the national elites in the independent states conceived their regional policies. It looks in particular at the Russian-led Commonwealth of Independent States, feared by many of the newly-independent nations as being the Soviet Union Mark II.

World Order in History - Russia and the West (Hardcover): Paul Dukes World Order in History - Russia and the West (Hardcover)
Paul Dukes
R2,742 Discovery Miles 27 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

World Order in History (1996) argues that historians' ideas about world order have been influential in transforming nations' sense of themselves, and it pursues these arguments with particular reference to Russia and the Soviet Union and the Western world.

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