The King's Peace. Law and Order in the British Empire, Hardback - Lisa Ford

During the Age of Revolution, the British Crown responded to crises in its colonies with a heavy hand. Lisa Ford shows how imperial peacekeeping me...

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In this addition to his Crime History Series, Gregory Durston points to the lack of design and short-term expediency that typified Tudor law and or...

Combining approaches from reception studies and historical musicology, this book demonstrates how the representation of music at exhibitions drew t...

A study of how artists and photographers shaped imperial visions of war and peace in the Victorian periodPublisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies ...

This important new book looks at the crucial role played by Indian soldiers in the control, and expansion, of the British Empire. Marking the 75th ...

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): The Perils of Interpreting Henrietta HarrisonIllustration(s): 1 map. 36 b/w illus.Number of pages: ...

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire celebrated its centenary year in 2017. In the past one hundred years, the order has gone from a way ...

Reducere. The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved. By the eve of World War II, around a quarte...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 24Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Gay WachmanRedesc...

The follow-up to Peter Fryer's modern classic, Staying Power

By 1940 going to the movies was the most popular form of public leisure in Britain's empire. This book explores the social and cultural impact of t...

Challenging celebratory histories of the British legal regime in Hong Kong, this book uses archival sources to revisit political censorship. It sho...

Using archaeological evidence, written sources and place-names, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of the Viking legal system and assembly...

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Publisher: The Crowood Press LtdAuthor(s): James TaylorIllustration(s): 247 Halftones, colorNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 2...

Bringing together the world's leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives with...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Lisi HarrisonNumber of pages: 208Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 585 x 216 x 22Cover type: HardbackRede...

The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for European collaboration. Th...

An examination of how two fundamental concepts of order influence our ideas about sovereignty, citizenship, law, and history

Explodes the myth that after Trafalgar, Martello towers and other coastal-defence infrastructure were unnecessary.Illustrations: 70 colour illustra...

Demonstrating Ireland's central role in European debates about empire and commerce in the global age of revolutions, this pathbreaking book offers ...

Publisher: Manchester University PressAuthor(s): Joseph HardwickNumber of pages: 296Collection: Studies in ImperialismPublication date: 2021Dimensi...

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The book is a highly original and long overdue examination of the ways that European concepts of time were imposed on other cultures as a component...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Iain (University of Plymouth, UK) ChanningIllustration(s): 1 Halftones, black and white; 1 Tables, black ...

Reducere. Practice management is often misunderstood. The Advisor Playbook will take the mystery away. Practice management is confused with marketing, or is ...

Reducere. Bonds of Empire presents an account of slave law that is entirely new: one in which English law imbued plantation slavery with its staying power ev...

Policymakers, legislators, scientists, thinkers, military strategists, academics, and indeed all with an interest in understanding the future want ...

How did decolonization impact on Britain itself? And how did Britain manage its transition from colonial power to postcolonial nation? Sarah Stockw...

Reducere. Don't leave these puzzles unsolved! Brain Games Law & Order Puzzles includes an assortment of more than 100 crime-themed puzzles.Collection feature...

A groundbreaking and extensively researched account of the 1960s London art scene

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Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism i...

In 1831 enslaved Jamaicans revolted. What began as a peaceful movement soon became a bloodbath as British troops retaliated. Tom Zoellner tells the...

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Steven A. RamirezNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2017Dimensions: 238 x 161 x 28Cover type: Har...

In this fascinating book, mathematician Ed Beltrami takes a close enough look at randomness to make it mysteriously disappear. Those familiar with ...

Making the Case provides clear explanations of how law protects sexual minority rights, making it an essential resource for supporting 2SLGBTQ+ stu...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Mughal Empire and British Raj, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: ...

A study of the internal tensions of British imperial rule told through murder and insanity trialsPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Catheri...

Covering the period from 1986 through 2008, this book addresses the scope and impact of Europeanization on the production of national laws, as a pa...

This book reveals, for the first time, a hitherto unexplored dimension of Britain's engagement with the post-war Middle East: the counter-subversiv...

Covers the tumultuous period in the Habsburg Empire from Joseph II's failed reforms through the Revolutions of 1848, documenting the ongoing strugg...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldNumber of pages: 270Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 161 x 234 x 28Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Melanie MarloweRe...

This book establishes a new approach to EU law of external relations in which the EU is perceived as an active co-creator of the international lega...

This revisionist history challenges current ideas about convict transportation from Britain and Ireland, penal colonies and religion. It examines r...