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A Brief History of Fighting Ships (Paperback): David Tudor Davies A Brief History of Fighting Ships (Paperback)
David Tudor Davies 1
R295 R162 Discovery Miles 1 620 Save R133 (45%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This introduction to the years of the Napoleonic wars (1793 to 1815) tells the story of one of the keys to that great conflict, the Ship of the Line - the deadly battleships that played such a vital role in the battles. The author describes the ships' construction and armaments, the daily life of the men who served and the problems faced by commanders of the time in battles that include the Glorious First of June, the Battle of the Nile and Trafalgar.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022 - A celebration of her life and reign (Hardcover): Brian Hoey Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022 - A celebration of her life and reign (Hardcover)
Brian Hoey
R258 Discovery Miles 2 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Long did she reign and peacefully may she rest: this beautiful and thoughtful tribute to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates the life of a remarkable woman whose 70 years on the throne made her the longest-reigning monarch in British History. Royal biographer Brian Hoey describes the childhood, accession and coronation of young Elizabeth, and chronicles her extraordinary and dignified transfiguration into beloved wife, mother and grandmother during her seven decades of unflagging service and dedication as Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. He also explains the constitutional roles and public duties of this accomplished stateswoman, conducted with such outstanding grace and professionalism throughout her life. As the royal family, her country, and countless people around the world prepare to say goodbye, he describes all the honour and ceremony one would expect to be lavished on this cherished sovereign and considers the everlasting effect that her work, life, and legacy will continue to have for many years to come.

European Imperialism and the Third World (Paperback): Abdul Qayyum Khan European Imperialism and the Third World (Paperback)
Abdul Qayyum Khan
R1,102 Discovery Miles 11 020 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of imperialism in Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, France, and the Great Britain. It delves into the background of colonialization and focuses on the nature of the motives of necessity, utility, religious, and exploratory and the modus operandi of the establishment of the colonies which required substantial amount of capital. The volume discusses a wide range of themes including the role of Spain as a Muslim colony; rise and fall of Spain as an imperial power; Portuguese discoveries and colonialization; conquests of Dutch companies of East India and West Indies; the French company of the Indies; British colonies in Americas, Africa and Australasia and English East India Company to showcase a holistic history of European competition for trade through wars in North America, South America, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. This book will be of interest to general readers interested in history of colonization, imperialism, Third World studies, post-colonial studies, international relations, defense and strategic studies, South Asian history, and European history.

Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800-1926 (Hardcover): Various Authors Routledge Library Editions: Education 1800-1926 (Hardcover)
Various Authors
R27,216 Discovery Miles 272 160 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This set of 14 volumes, originally published between 1932 and 1995, amalgamates several topics on the history of education between the years 1800 and 1926, including women and education, education and the working-class, and the history of universities in the United Kingdom. This set also includes titles that focus on key figures in education, such as Samuel Wilderspin, Georg Kerschensteiner and Edward Thring. This collection of books from some of the leading scholars in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the subject and will be of particular interest to students of history, education and those undertaking teaching qualifications.

Bristol's Pauper Children - Victorian education and emigration to Canada (Paperback): Shirley Hodgson Bristol's Pauper Children - Victorian education and emigration to Canada (Paperback)
Shirley Hodgson
R330 Discovery Miles 3 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Oxford City Apprentices, 1513-1602 (Hardcover, New): Alan Crossley Oxford City Apprentices, 1513-1602 (Hardcover, New)
Alan Crossley
R1,072 Discovery Miles 10 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Edition of records of Oxford apprentices provides valuable evidence for historians. Oxford greatly expanded and flourished under the Tudors, as the reviving University provided a growing body of consumers and trade for shopkeepers and craftsmen. They needed apprentices - and in huge numbers, as the material inthis volume demonstrates. It calendars the enrolments of over two thousand apprenticeship contracts made during this period; they are a familiar source for social and economic history and genealogy, but the Oxford material, in both quantity and detail, is quite exceptional. Moreover, sixteenth-century enrolments are much fuller than their more familiar seventeenth-century successors, containing miscellaneous information of great interest, notably lists ofworking tools, details of journeymen's wages, and stipulations about apprentices' behaviour. The data is discussed in an Introduction which re-examines the apprenticeship system on the basis of the unusually plentiful statistics, throwing new light on such matters as length of service, payment of premiums, and the rates of career failure and success. Oxford recruited apprentices from an astonishingly wide area; their places of origin are identified and mapped, and an analysis of their social and geographical origins breaks new ground in the field of migration studies. More prosaically the calendar provides the genealogist and local historian with the names, parentage, and places of origin of thousands of young men from all over England and Wales - crucial raw material for much-needed further research.on the later movements of qualified apprentices. Alan Crossley is a member of the modern history faculty, University of Oxford.

Race and British Colonialism in Southeast Asia, 1770-1870 - John Crawfurd and the Politics of Equality (Hardcover): Gareth... Race and British Colonialism in Southeast Asia, 1770-1870 - John Crawfurd and the Politics of Equality (Hardcover)
Gareth Knapman
R4,499 Discovery Miles 44 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The idea of "race" played an increasing role in nineteenth-century British colonial thought. For most of the nineteenth century, John Crawfurd towered over British colonial policy in South-East Asia, being not only a colonial administrator, journalist and professional lobbyist, but also one of the key racial theorists in the British Empire. He approached colonialism as a radical liberal, proposing universal voting for all races in British colonies and believing all races should have equal legal rights. Yet at the same time, he also believed that races represented distinct species of people, who were unrelated. This book charts the development of Crawfurd's ideas, from the brief but dramatic period of British rule in Java, to his political campaigns against James Brooke and British rule in Borneo. Central to Crawfurd's political battles were the debates he had with his contemporaries, such as Stamford Raffles and William Marsden, over the importance of race and his broader challenge to universal ideas of history, which questioned the racial unity of humanity. The book taps into little explored manuscripts, newspapers and writings to uncover the complexity of a leading nineteenth-century political and racial thinker whose actions and ideas provide a new view of British liberal, colonial and racial thought.

Out of Step - A Study of Young Delinquent Soldiers in Wartime; Their Offences, Their Background and Their Treatment Under an... Out of Step - A Study of Young Delinquent Soldiers in Wartime; Their Offences, Their Background and Their Treatment Under an Army Experiment (Paperback)
Joseph Trenaman
R896 Discovery Miles 8 960 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In the early years of the War the Army was burdened with a great number of troublesome soldiers who would not take to the discipline. They were not only useless as fighting men, but were also likely to be a bad influence on others. Normal methods of punishment were tried repeatedly, to little effect, and as the expanding Army began to run short of manpower new methods were tried to deal with the delinquents. In September 1941 new experimental Special Training Units were established with the aim of converting them into good soldiers through careful individual treatment and retraining. The units aimed to achieve retraining through education and not punishment, and this book, first published in 1952, is a careful analysis of the aims and results of the programme.

Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850 (Hardcover): Paul Adelman Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850 (Hardcover)
Paul Adelman
R3,906 Discovery Miles 39 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sir Robert Peel dominated political life for more than two decades and has been described as the 'founder of modern conservatism.' This book analyzes the career of Sir Robert Peel in relation to the development of the Conservative Party in the early 19th century. It discusses Peel's conception of Conservatism, and his work as Prime Minister.

Routledge Library Editions: The History of Social Welfare (Hardcover): Various Routledge Library Editions: The History of Social Welfare (Hardcover)
Various
R54,337 Discovery Miles 543 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This set of 25 volumes, originally published between 1805 and 1992, amalgamates original nineteenth-century material and more recent research and analysis on the development of social welfare in Britain and Europe. From Elizabethan poor relief, through the Poor Laws of the nineteenth-century, to the establishment of the British National Health Service in the mid twentieth-century, this set provides a comprehensive overview of the germination and establishment of modern social welfare. Although the set mainly focuses on social welfare in Britain, it also contains some work on welfare in Europe. This set will be of keen interest to those studying the history of social welfare, social policy, poverty and class.

Control of Enemy Alien Civilians in Great Britain, 1914-1918 (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback): J. C.  Bird Control of Enemy Alien Civilians in Great Britain, 1914-1918 (Routledge Revivals) (Paperback)
J. C. Bird
R1,285 Discovery Miles 12 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This study, first published in 1986, examines the evolution and application of the policies of wartime governments designed to deal with the danger to national security thought to be posed by enemy alien residents, and considers the social and political forces which helped shape these policies. The scope of the powers assumed by the authorities to regulate the entry, departure, movement, employment, business activities and many other facets of the lives of aliens were unprecedented in war or peace. This book will be of interest to students of history.

Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 5 - Never Really Left, 2003 - 2005 (Hardcover): Alastair Campbell Alastair Campbell Diaries Volume 5 - Never Really Left, 2003 - 2005 (Hardcover)
Alastair Campbell 1
R790 R597 Discovery Miles 5 970 Save R193 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

THE ALL-NEW DIARIES; "Alastair Campbell's diaries have the quality of Pepys ...people will be looking for insights and finding them in 100 years' time." Lord Alex CarlileLaunched to a blaze of critical acclaim, Alastair Campbell's explosive diaries became an instant classic. Now, this eagerly anticipated new volume picks up where its predecessor left off, with Campbell standing down as Tony Blair's director of communications in 2003. Leaving Downing Street, however, isn't as easy as it seems, with Campbell persistently drawn back to the epicentre of power - often to the frustration of his partner, Fiona.As Lord Hutton prepares to publish his report, thus sparking a huge crisis for the BBC, any joy in No. 10 is dwarfed by continuing difficulties in Iraq. Meanwhile, the Blair/Brown relationship is fracturing almost beyond repair, and Campbell is tasked with devising a plan that will enable the two men to fight a united election campaign. At home, Campbell writes frankly of his continuing battles with mental health issues as he attempts to adapt to a new life beyond the confines of Westminster.Lifting the lid on the power battles at the heart of the Labour Party that sowed the seeds of today's turmoil, Outside, Inside is a vivid and compelling insight into modern political history, and a candid reflection on the personal impact of life in the corridors of power.

Queen of Our Times - The Life of Elizabeth II (Paperback): Robert Hardman Queen of Our Times - The Life of Elizabeth II (Paperback)
Robert Hardman
R380 R297 Discovery Miles 2 970 Save R83 (22%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

The definitive new biography of Her Majesty The Queen by one of Britain's leading royal authorities. With original insights from those who know her best, new interviews with world leaders and access to unseen papers, bestselling author Robert Hardman explores the full, astonishing life of our longest reigning monarch in this compellingly authoritative yet intimate biography. Elizabeth II was not born to be queen. Yet from her accession as a young mother of two in 1952 to the age of Covid-19, she has proved an astute and quietly determined figure, leading her family and her people through more than seventy years of unprecedented social change. She has faced constitutional crises, confronted threats against her life, rescued the Commonwealth, seen her prime ministers come and go, charmed world leaders, been criticised as well as feted by the media, and steered her family through a lifetime in the public eye. Queen of Our Times is a must-read study of dynastic survival and renewal, spanning abdication, war, romance, danger and tragedy. It is a compelling portrait of a leader who remains as intriguing today as the day she came to the throne aged twenty-five.

A Dance Called America - The Scottish Highlands, the United States and Canada (Paperback): James Hunter A Dance Called America - The Scottish Highlands, the United States and Canada (Paperback)
James Hunter
R461 R418 Discovery Miles 4 180 Save R43 (9%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A dance was devised in eighteenth-century Skye. An exhilarating dance. A dance, a visitor reports, 'the emigration from Skye has occasioned'. The visitor asks for the dance's name. 'They call it America,' he's told. In his introduction to this new edition of his classic and pioneering account of what happened to the thousands of people who left Skye and the wider north of Scotland to make new lives across the sea, historian James Hunter reflects on what led him to embark on travels and researches that took him across a continent. To Georgia, North Carolina and Montana; to Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario and the Mohawk Valley; to prairie farms and great cities; to the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia and Washington State. This is the story of the Highland impact on the New World. The story of how soldiers, explorers, guerrilla fighters, fur traders, lumberjacks, railway builders and settlers from Scotland's glens and islands contributed so much to the USA and Canada. It is the story of how a hard-pressed people found in North America a land of opportunity.

From Catholic To Protestant - Religion and the People in Tudor and Stuart England (Hardcover): Doreen Margaret Rosman From Catholic To Protestant - Religion and the People in Tudor and Stuart England (Hardcover)
Doreen Margaret Rosman
R3,901 Discovery Miles 39 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Age of Reformation - The Tudor and Stewart Realms 1485-1603 (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Alec Ryrie The Age of Reformation - The Tudor and Stewart Realms 1485-1603 (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Alec Ryrie
R4,291 Discovery Miles 42 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Age of Reformation charts how religion, politics and social change were always intimately interlinked in the sixteenth century, from the murderous politics of the Tudor court to the building and fragmentation of new religious and social identities in the parishes. In this book, Alec Ryrie provides an authoritative overview of the religious and political reformations of the sixteenth century. This turbulent century saw Protestantism come to England, Scotland and even Ireland, while the Tudor and Stewart monarchs made their authority felt within and beyond their kingdoms more than any of their predecessors. This book demonstrates how this age of reformations produced not only a new religion, but a new politics - absolutist, yet pluralist, populist yet bound by law. This new edition has been fully revised and updated and includes expanded sections on Lollardy and anticlericalism, on Henry VIII's early religious views, on several of the rebellions which convulsed Tudor England and on unofficial religion, ranging from Elizabethan Catholicism to incipient atheism. Drawing on the most recent research, Alec Ryrie explains why these events took the course they did - and why that course was so often an unexpected and unlikely one. It is essential reading for students of early modern British history and the history of the reformation.

Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World (Hardcover): Various Authors Routledge Library Editions: The Victorian World (Hardcover)
Various Authors
R105,292 Discovery Miles 1 052 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This set of 49 volumes, originally published between 1932 and 2010, are authored by some of the most renowned international scholars in the field of Victorian history. They cover: social and political thought, family and domestic life, Victorian cities, the Victorian class system, culture and religion in Victorian Britain.

The Battlefields of Imphal - The Second World War and North East India (Hardcover): Hemant Singh Katoch The Battlefields of Imphal - The Second World War and North East India (Hardcover)
Hemant Singh Katoch
R4,340 Discovery Miles 43 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In 1944, the British Fourteenth Army and the Japanese Fifteenth Army clashed around the town of Imphal, Manipur, in North East India in what has since been described as one of the greatest battles of the Second World War. Over 200,000 soldiers from several nations fought in the hills and valley of Manipur on the India-Burma (Myanmar) frontier. This book is the first systematic mapping of the main scenes of the fighting in the critical Battle of Imphal. It connects the present with the past and links what exists today in Manipur with what happened there in 1944. The events were transformative for this little-known place and connected it with the wider world in an unparalleled way. By drawing on oral testimonies, written accounts and archival material, this book revisits the old battlefields and tells the untold story of a place and people that were perhaps the most affected by the Second World War in India. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of military history, especially the Second World War, defence and strategic studies, area studies, and North East India.

The Professor and the Madman - A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback, 1st... The Professor and the Madman - A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback, 1st HarperPerennial ed)
Simon Winchester 1
R484 R398 Discovery Miles 3 980 Save R86 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsessions of two remarkable men that led to the making of the Oxford English Dictionary -- and literary history. The compilation of the OED began in 1857, it was one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor James Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W. C. Minor, had submitted more than ten thousand. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was also an inmate at an asylum for the criminally insane.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

The Eighteenth Century - The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature 1700-1789 (Paperback, 2nd New edition):... The Eighteenth Century - The Intellectual and Cultural Context of English Literature 1700-1789 (Paperback, 2nd New edition)
James Sambrook
R2,264 Discovery Miles 22 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an impressive and lucid survey of eighteenth-century intellectual life, providing a real sense of the complexity of the age and of the cultural and intellectual climate in which imaginative literature flourished. It reflects on some of the dominant themes of the period, arguing against such labels as 'Augustan Age', 'Age of Enlightenment' and 'Age of Reason', which have been attached to the eighteenth-century by critics and historians.

The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930-1939 (Hardcover, New edition): Paul G. Halpern The Mediterranean Fleet, 1930-1939 (Hardcover, New edition)
Paul G. Halpern
R3,567 Discovery Miles 35 670 Out of stock

The Mediterranean Fleet entered the 1930s looking back to the lessons of Jutland and the First World War but also seeking to incorporate new technologies, notably air power. Unfortunately in the depression years of the early 1930s there was a lack of funds to remedy deficiencies. The problem became critical during the Abyssinian crisis of 1935. The crisis wound down by mid-1936 but the respite did not last long. In June 1936 the Spanish Civil War broke out and the Mediterranean Fleet was soon involved in evacuations of British and other endangered foreigners from Spanish ports as well as the protection of British flagged merchant ships in the war zone. In addition to the Spanish Civil War there was an increase of tension with Germany in 1938 that culminated with the Czechoslovak crisis in September. The situation of the Mediterranean Fleet and its possible actions had the Munich agreement not been reached are described. The Spanish Civil War ended in 1939 with the victory of the Nationalists and the Mediterranean Fleet was again involved in evacuations. By now the prospect of war with Germany and possibly Italy was quite clear and serious preparations for war continued. The plans for war in the Mediterranean are reproduced in detail.

Call Me Dave - The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron (Paperback): Michael A. Ashcroft, Isabel Oakeshott Call Me Dave - The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron (Paperback)
Michael A. Ashcroft, Isabel Oakeshott 1
R365 R282 Discovery Miles 2 820 Save R83 (23%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

After a decade as Conservative Party leader and six years as Prime Minister, he remains an enigma to those outside his exclusive inner circle.Now, in the wake of his dramatic resignation following the sensational EU referendum campaign, this new edition of the book that 'got the world talking' (Daily Mail ) revisits the real David Cameron, bringing the story of his premiership to its final chapter.Based on hundreds of interviews with colleagues past and present, friends and foes, this unauthorised biography charts Cameron's path from a blissful childhood in rural Berkshire through to the most powerful office in the country, giving a fascinating insight into his most intriguing relationships, both political and personal.Exploring the highs and lows of his administration, from his brush with disaster over the Scottish question and his humiliation over Syria to his surprise election victory in 2015 and his controversial win on gay marriage, this fully updated edition offers a comprehensive assessment of Cameron's legacy in office, weighing up the extraordinary achievements of Britain's youngest Prime Minister for 200 years.

The British Officer - Leading the Army from 1660 to the present (Hardcover): Anthony Clayton The British Officer - Leading the Army from 1660 to the present (Hardcover)
Anthony Clayton
R3,935 Discovery Miles 39 350 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An Army officer must lead men into frightening and dangerous situations and sometimes make them do things that they never thought they could do. This book recounts how British officers have led their men, and commanded their respect, from the days of Marlborough to the Second Iraq war of 2003. Anthony Clayton explores who the officers, men and now women, have been and are, where they came from, what ideals or traditions have motivated them, and their own perceptions of themselves. His account tells the fascinating story of how the role of the military officer evolved, illustrated by a selection of captivating images, and the personal memoirs, biographies and autobiographies of officers.

Imperialism - A Study (Hardcover): J.A. Hobson Imperialism - A Study (Hardcover)
J.A. Hobson
R4,238 Discovery Miles 42 380 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1902, this study expands on the ideas of imperialism which were a key focus of many countries in the early twentieth century, particularly in Great Britain. Hobson starts by outlining the economic origins of imperialism with an analysis on methodology and results, before delving into the theory and practice of Imperialism and its political significance at the turn of the century. This edition was first published in 1938 and was completely revised to reflect the changes that occurred in world history from first publication. This title will be of interest to students of Politics or History.

Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1923 (Paperback): Thomas Earls FitzGerald Combatants and Civilians in Revolutionary Ireland, 1918-1923 (Paperback)
Thomas Earls FitzGerald
R1,221 Discovery Miles 12 210 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book is based on original research into intimidation and violence directed at civilians by combatants during the revolutionary period in Ireland, considering this from the perspectives of the British, the Free State and the IRA. The book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches, and focusses on County Kerry, which saw high levels of violence. It demonstrates that violence and intimidation against civilians was more common than clashes between combatants and that the upsurge in violence in 1920 was a result of the deployment of the Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, particularly in the autumn and winter of that year. Despite the limited threat posed by the IRA, the British forces engaged in unprecedented and unprovoked violence against civilians. This study stresses the increasing brutality of the subsequent violence by both sides. The book shows how the British had similar methods and views as contemporary counter-revolutionary groups in Europe. IRA violence, however, was, in part, an attempt to impose homogeneity as, beneath the Irish republican narrative of popular approval, there lay a recognition that universal backing was never in fact present. The book is important reading for students and scholars of the Irish revolution, the social history of Ireland and inter-war European violence.

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