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The Great War is a landmark history that firmly places the First
World War in the context of imperialism. Set to overturn
conventional accounts of what happened during this, the first truly
international conflict, it extends the study of the First World War
beyond the confines of Europe and the Western Front. By recounting
the experiences of people from the colonies especially those
brought into the war effort either as volunteers or through
conscription, John Morrow's magisterial work also unveils the
impact of the war in Asia, India and Africa. From the origins of
World War One to its bloody (and largely unknown) aftermath, The
Great War is distinguished by its long chronological coverage,
first person battle and home front accounts, its pan European and
global emphasis and the integration of cultural considerations with
political.
This volume collects a range of the most important published
critical essays on T.H. Green's political philosophy. These essays
consider Green's ethical and political philosophy, his accounts of
freedom, rights, political obligation and property and the location
of his political theory in the discourses of Victorian liberalism.
It concludes with a selection of essays that provide comparative
discussions of aspects of Green's political philosophy with
positions advanced by Sidgwick, Rousseau, Kant and Hegel, and with
both conservative and liberal responses to his ideas that emerged
in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japan.
The Great War is a landmark history that firmly places the First
World War in the context of imperialism. Set to overturn
conventional accounts of what happened during this, the first truly
international conflict, it extends the study of the First World War
beyond the confines of Europe and the Western Front. By recounting
the experiences of people from the colonies especially those
brought into the war effort either as volunteers or through
conscription, John Morrow's magisterial work also unveils the
impact of the war in Asia, India and Africa. From the origins of
World War One to its bloody (and largely unknown) aftermath, The
Great War is distinguished by its long chronological coverage,
first person battle and home front accounts, its pan European and
global emphasis and the integration of cultural considerations with
political.
This volume collects a range of the most important published
critical essays on T.H. Green's political philosophy. These essays
consider Green's ethical and political philosophy, his accounts of
freedom, rights, political obligation and property and the location
of his political theory in the discourses of Victorian liberalism.
It concludes with a selection of essays that provide comparative
discussions of aspects of Green's political philosophy with
positions advanced by Sidgwick, Rousseau, Kant and Hegel, and with
both conservative and liberal responses to his ideas that emerged
in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japan.
This book contains the political writing of T. H. Green and
selections from those of his ethical writings which bear on his
political philosophy. Green's best known work, "Lectures on the
Principles of Political Obligation," is included in full, as are
the essay on freedom and the lecture "Liberal Legislation and
Freedom of Contract." There are also extracts from Green's lectures
on the English Revolution and from the "Prologomena to Ethics," and
a number of previously unpublished essays and notes. All the texts
have been corrected against Green's manuscripts, held in Balliol
College. The editors have provided a list of variants, full notes
and an introductory essay on the importance of Green's form of
revitalised liberalism.
The volume will be a valuable sourcebook for students of Green's
thought and the history of nineteenth-century liberalism.
The essays in this volume are all inspired by the historical
scholarship of J.C. Davis. During a prolific career, Davis has
transformed our understanding of early modern utopian literature
and its contexts, and compelled students of seventeenth-century
English to re-evaluate the significance of movements and
individuals who have had a prominent place in the historiography of
the English Revolution. Davis' analyses of groups like the
Levellers and individuals like Gerrard Winstanley and Oliver
Cromwell has reoriented the inquiry around the contemporary moral
themes of liberty, authority and formality - around which concepts
this volume engages.
Exploring the professional and political ideas of Newfoundland
naval governors during the French Wars, this book traces the
evolution of the Naval Governorship and administration of the
region, shedding a light on a critical period of its early modern
history. Contextualising Newfoundland as part of Britain’s
broader Atlantic Empire, Morrow focuses on the years 1793-1815 as
it transitioned from a largely migratory fishery and ‘nursery of
seaman’ to a colonial settlement with a resident British and
Irish population. With a diversifying economy and growing
demography amidst the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, the
governors of Newfoundland faced a unique set of challenges. Drawing
upon various primary and secondary sources, Morrow provides a
comprehensive account of their responses to the perceived needs of
those they governed - both settler and indigenous - and reveals the
professional attitudes and attributes they brought to bear on both
their civil and military responsibilities.
During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of
promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of
admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These
officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments
at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards
open to successful naval commanders. When on active service
admirals faced formidable challenges arising from the Navy's
critical role in a global conflict, from the extraordinary scope of
their responsibilities, and from intense political, public and
professional expectations. While a great deal has been written
about admirals' roles in naval operations, other aspects of their
professional lives have not been explored systematically. British
Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 considers the
professional lives of well-known and more obscure admirals,
vice-admirals and rear-admirals. It examines the demands of naval
command, flag officers' understanding of their authority and their
approach to exercising it, their ambitions and failures, their
professional interactions, and their lives afloat and onshore. In
exploring these themes, it draws on a wide range of correspondence
and other primary source material. By taking a broad thematic
approach, this book provides a multi-faceted account of admirals'
professional lives that extends beyond the insights that are found
in biographical studies of individual flag officers. As such, it
will be of great interest to students and scholars of British naval
history.
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Velvet Snowflakes (Paperback)
Barbara Briggs Ward; Cover design or artwork by John Morrow
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R447
R376
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The essays in this volume are all inspired by the historical
scholarship of J.C. Davis. During a prolific career, Davis has
transformed our understanding of early modern utopian literature
and its contexts, and compelled students of seventeenth-century
English history to re-evaluate the character and significance of
movements and individuals who have had a prominent place in the
historiography of the English Revolution. Davis's analyses of
groups like the Levellers and individuals like Gerrard Winstanley
and Oliver Cromwell has reoriented the inquiry around the
contemporary moral themes of liberty, authority and formality. It
is with these concepts that this volume engages.
During the French wars (1793-1801, 1803-1815) the system of
promotion to flag rank in the Royal Navy produced a cadre of
admirals numbering more than two hundred at its peak. These
officers competed vigorously for a limited number of appointments
at sea and for the high honours and significant financial rewards
open to successful naval commanders. When on active service
admirals faced formidable challenges arising from the Navy's
critical role in a global conflict, from the extraordinary scope of
their responsibilities, and from intense political, public and
professional expectations. While a great deal has been written
about admirals' roles in naval operations, other aspects of their
professional lives have not been explored systematically. British
Flag Officers in the French Wars, 1793-1815 considers the
professional lives of well-known and more obscure admirals,
vice-admirals and rear-admirals. It examines the demands of naval
command, flag officers' understanding of their authority and their
approach to exercising it, their ambitions and failures, their
professional interactions, and their lives afloat and onshore. In
exploring these themes, it draws on a wide range of correspondence
and other primary source material. By taking a broad thematic
approach, this book provides a multi-faceted account of admirals'
professional lives that extends beyond the insights that are found
in biographical studies of individual flag officers. As such, it
will be of great interest to students and scholars of British naval
history.
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