Humour is pervasive in contemporary culture, and is generally celebrated as a public good. This book brings together, for the first time, contributions that consider... Læs mere
In this timely study, high profile researchers contribute to the burgeoning field of the social studies of childhood with original and often surprising perspectives and approaches.
This book analyzes how poor eighteenth-century London women coped when they found themselves pregnant, their survival networks and the... Læs mere
Fourteen leading Irish and international historians and political scientists trace the politicization of Irish workers during a period of considerable... Læs mere
By investigating a range of 'normal' experiences - such as taking a tour, visiting a popular sightseeing attraction, reading a guidebook or sending a postcard - Seeing Hitler's Germany deepens our understanding of the popular legitimization of Nazi rule.
Following his earlier surveys of 19th and 20th Century British Prime Ministers, Dick Leonard turns his attention to their 18th Century predecessors, including such major figures as Robert Walpole, the Elder Pitt (Lord Chatham), Lord North and the Younger Pitt.
The British, Irish, Russian, American, German and Austrian contributors examine the intricate nature of the mass repression... Læs mere
The past three decades have seen a remarkable growth of interest in intellectual history and this book provides the first comprehensive survey of recent... Læs mere
This book aims to explain some basic aspects of Hegel's conception of subjectivity with particular regard to the difference he saw in ancient and modern ways of thinking about and acting as individuals, persons and moral subjects.
This study traces the history and development of the sonnet throughout the nineteenth-century, examining the work of Wordsworth, Keats, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, George Meredith and a number of other key canonical and non-canonical writers.
Presenting new and exciting data from lesbian and gay conversations, narratives, representations of lesbians in film and erotic fiction, and... Læs mere
This volume combines a theoretical critique of the biographical method that dominates Larkin studies with a revolutionary... Læs mere