The fifty years from the last decade of the eighteenth century saw great changes in Britain. In this book Fabian Hiscock considers... Læs mere
This book is the first attempt to write a history of the workhouse and the ancillary welfare provision for Birmingham, frequently referred to as the `Old Poor... Læs mere
Celebrating the rich heritage of archaeology and of archaeological research in Hertfordshire, the 15 papers collected in this work focus on the local scene... Læs mere
Tells the story of the Oxford Playhouse. This work traces the history of this theater back to its earliest roots in a production of Agamemnon in... Læs mere
Kent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London.
This definitive work on the contribution of the Gypsies to the development of flamenco traces their... Læs mere
The author, who is himself a Romani, speaks directly to the gadze (non-Gypsy) reader about his people, their history since leaving India 1000 years ago, their rejection and exclusion from society in the countries where they settled, their health, food, culture and society.
A unique anthology of poetry and prose extracts by Roma writers from 20 countries interwoven with a chronology of the history of the Roma since their departure from India in 997 AD to the repeal of the last US law discriminating against Roma in January 1998.
This book investigates what a case study of a northern market town and its rural hinterland can tell us about village... Læs mere
David Hey was one of the leading local historians of our age and the author of a number of highly regarded books... Læs mere
Susan Kilby seeks to reconstruct the physical and socio-cultural environment of three contrasting English villages in this... Læs mere