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An exploration of the social and environmental consequences of oil extraction in the tropical rainforest. Using northern... Læs mere
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In early twentieth-century Russia, suicide became a public act and a social phenomenon; a disquieting emblem of Russia's encounter with modernity. This... Læs mere
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Employing previously unexamined archival material, this book reconstructs five events staged in Ireland between 1907 and 1926, including the riotous... Læs mere
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This book explores the cult of the navy: the ways in which the navy and the sea were celebrated in fleet reviews, naval visits and ship launches during the age of empire. By focusing on this naval theatre, Jan Rüger offers a fascinating new history of the Anglo-German antagonism.
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These specially commissioned essays examine Victorian literature in depth and explore its boundaries: the links and overlap with Romanticism in... Læs mere
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This study was the first to compare the emergence and economic development of the film industry in Britain, France... Læs mere
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Providing a perspective on the relationship between empire and globalisation, this book focuses on the great... Læs mere
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This narrative of the creation, development and collapse both of King Leopold's regime, and of the Belgian colony that replaced it, provides insight into the nature of European colonialism in Africa and the consequences for Europe itself.
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This is an account of the British intelligence operations based in both India and London, which defended the Indian Empire against subversion during the first two decades of the 20th century.
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This study presents Sir Frederick Sykes, Chief of the Air Staff of Britain's Royal Air Force during World War I, as playing a fundamental part in organizing and leading British aviation from 1912 to the end of 1918.
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Black Edwardians reveals the presence of Black people in all walks of life across the British Isles at the height of the imperialist era.
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This book explores the nexus between railways and the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - the first modern war and one in which the railways played a key part.