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THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SCOTTISH COTTON INDUSTRY, 1778-1914
‘The Secret Spring’ANTHONY COOKE
£12.95This is a full-length history of the Scottish cotton industry, from its beginnings in the late eighteenth century to its premature decline in the years leading up to the First World War. The book exam... Learn More -
MYTH AND MATERIALITY IN A WOMAN’S WORLD
Shetland 1800-2000LYNN ABRAMS
£20.95Shetland has a history unique in Europe, for over the past two centuries it was a place where women dominated the family, the economy and the cultural imagination. Women ran households and crofts with... Learn More -
THE MAKING OF THE IRISH POOR LAW, 1815-43
PETER GRAY
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You Save: 59%This study examines the debates preceding and surrounding the Poor Law of 1838 on the nature of Irish poverty and the responsibilities of society towards it. Following enactment, the island was covere... Learn More -
JEWS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS
Manchester and the Rescue of the Victims of European Fascism, 1933-40BILL WILLIAMS
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You Save: 74%Between 1933 and 1940 Manchester received between seven and eight thousand refugees from Fascist Europe. They included Jewish academics expelled from universities in Germany, Austria, Spain and Italy.... Learn More -
INDUSTRIAL ENLIGHTENMENT
Science, Technology and Culture in Birmingham and the West Midlands, 1760-1820PETER M JONES
£25.00An exploration of the transition through which England passed between 1760 and 1820 on the way to becoming the world’s first industrialised nation. The book draws attention to the important role pla... Learn More -
HOUSEHOLD SERVANTS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
R C RICHARDSON
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You Save: 51%This socio-cultural history examines household service, one of the largest, multi-layered, mobile and most indispensable sectors of employment in early modern England. Drawing on a wide variety of cul... Learn More -
FROM JACK TAR TO UNION JACK
Representing Naval Manhood in the British Empire, 1870-1918MARY A CONLEY
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You Save: 77%The author here charts new depictions of naval manhood during the Age of Empire, a period which witnessed the radical transformation of the navy, the intensification of imperial competition, the democ... Learn More -
DARTS IN ENGLAND, 1900-1939
A Social HistoryPATRICK CHAPLIN
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You Save: 84%This admirably researched volume takes as its central theme the transformation of darts in England ‘from a casual pub game at the turn of the century into a popular, codified and, to some extent, cr... Learn More -
CROWDS AND POPULAR POLITICS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLAND
JOHN WALTER
£20.95Early modern England was marked by profound changes in economy, society, politics and religion. It is widely believed that the poverty and discontent which these changes often caused resulted in major... Learn More -
CRIME, LAW AND SOCIETY IN THE LATER MIDDLE AGES
Edited by ANTHONY MUSSON, with EDWARD POWELL
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You Save: 51%This annotated source collection offers a compelling portrait of how the English criminal justice system developed and functioned between c1215 and 1485, both in theory and practice. Documents both sh... Learn More
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