900 History and Geography

A Global History of Ideas in the Language of Law

This book argues that the narrowing focus of the global history of ideas on narratives in historical research, philosophy and political theory neglects the fact that the central concepts of the history of political ideas are articulated in the…

European Cultural Diplomacy and Arab Christians in Palestine, 1918–1948

This open access book investigates the transnationally connected history of Arab Christian communities in Palestine during the British Mandate (1918-1948) through the lens of the birth of cultural diplomacy. Relying predominantly on unpublished…

Empire of Liberty

M. Michaela Hampf analyzes American history from the end of the Civil War to the epochal year 1898. She argues that the rise of the United States to become an imperial power had already begun in the years following 1865. The study takes new…

Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse

This open access book is the culmination of many years of research on what happened to the bodies of executed criminals in the past. Focusing on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it looks at the consequences of the 1752 Murder Act. These…

Civilian Lunatic Asylums During the First World War: A Study of Austerity on London's Fringe

This open access book explores the history of asylums and their civilian patients during the First World War, focusing on the effects of wartime austerity and deprivation on the provision of care. While a substantial body of literature on ‘shell…

World History – a Genealogy: Private Conversations with World Historians, 1996-2016

This volume charts the history of the discipline through twenty-five in-depth conversations with historians whose work has shaped the field of world history in fundamental ways. These conversations, which took place over a period of twenty years for…

Global History and New Polycentric :Europe, Asia and the Americas in a World Network System

Rethinking the ways global history is envisioned and conceptualized in diverse countries such as China, Japan, Mexico or Spain, this collections considers how global issues are connected with our local and national communities. It examines how the…

Compound Histories Materials, Governance and Production, 1760-1840

Compound Histories: Materials, Governance and Production, 1760-1840 explores the intertwined realms of production, governance and materials, placing chemists and chemistry at the center of processes most closely identified with the construction of…

Developing Heritage – Developing Countries Ethiopian Nation-Building and the Origins of UNESCO World Heritage, 1960–1980

Seven Ethiopian heritage sites were among the first sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List – a stunning number for an African country at the time and the product of extended international technical assistance and tourism planning. This book unpacks…

Child Protection in England, 1960–2000

History; Social history; Great Britain—History; Europe—History—1492-; Social policy; Childhood; Adolescence

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