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Examines the rise of the British empire and the various debates among historians of imperialism over the past two hundred years. It discusses why the empire is so attractive to historians, why there is so much debate and controversy surrounding the subject. -- .

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Analyses the attempted reform of the Poor Law system in Ireland between 1910 and 1932. This period represented one of the most formative and crucial eras in Irish politics and society with the ideas of culture, nation, state and identity widely contested. -- .

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Developed through a series of encounters with a Bosnian Serb soldier, Looking for Bosnia is a meditation on the possibilities and limitations of responding to extreme political violence in the context of the Bosnian war. -- .

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This book deals with the scope and nature of the EU's external influence over South-Eastern Europe in the present enlargement. Theory-oriented and comparative, the book provides rich insight into the dynamics of the current enlargement and offers comprehensive analysis of the EU's external leverage in justice and home affairs. -- .

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Looks at the history of the London suburbs in the interwar years -- .

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The first book to provide comprehensive coverage of the far right parties in the Balkans -- .

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This investigation of women's part in civic life provides a fresh approach to the 'public sphere', illuminates women as agents of a middle-class identity and develops the notion of a 'feminine public sphere', or the web of associations, institutions and discourses used by disenfranchised middle-class women to express their citizenship. -- .

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A fascinating and revealing set of essays discussing the career and films of Luc Besson, one of the most acclaimed figures in international cinema -- .

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The introduction of rationing ensured that food became a central concern for the British people during the Second World War. The food companions investigates the cinema of this period and demonstrates the cultural impact that rationing and food control had on both government propaganda and commercial feature films. -- .

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The Hidden Alternative will be of interest to students and academics studying economic, business studies, history or politics, and also to policy-makers who have witnessed the inadequacies of investor-led business models during the global recession. -- .

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The first book-length study of the humanities and the Irish university -- .

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The Rwandan genocide was one of the bloodiest events in the late twentieth century and the international community's response has stimulated a great deal of interest and debate ever since. In this study, Dean White provides the most thorough review of Britain's response to the crisis written to date. -- .

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An in depth study of the IRA in the years leading up to the conflict that broke out in 1969. This book explores the internal divisions that existed within the IRA and Sinn Fein in this period. -- .

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Examines the development of the Irish community in Manchester, one of the most dynamic cities of nineteenth century Britain.

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Contains reports on the Irish election study and is an academic survey of the motives, outlook and behaviour of the Irish voter. This work explores a number of well-known puzzles about Irish electoral behaviour and uses a data set to provide answers to them whilst offering an insight into the impact of the economy on electoral behaviour.

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Using the catastrophic failure of the drugs prohibition policy in Ireland as a case study, this book exposes the illusory foundations of the monolithic and seemingly invincible international system of drugs prohibition and the 'war on drugs'. -- .

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Provides the definitive account of why and how Labour introduced citizenship education as a compulsory subject in the National Curriculum. -- .

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This book examines how left-wing parties are being affected by European integration. It does so by concentrating on the left-wing responses to the Treaty of Lisbon and the European Constitutional Treaty. -- .

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A lavishly illustrated, expertly written and perspicaciously edited volume that showcases one of the oldest continually-evolving academic library collections of the Anglophone world. From papyri to modern first editions, Renaissance portraits to C20th abstracts, this book will be a benchmark in academic publishing. -- .

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Explores society's relationship with the spectral and the paranormal, read through our interaction with technology -- .

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Presents an account of the origins and introduction of the Irish Poor Law. This book examines the debates preceding and surrounding the 1838 act on the nature of Irish poverty and the responsibilities of society towards it. It describes the implementation of the Poor Law between 1838 and 1843 under the controversial direction of George Nicholls.

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The book discusses, employing the findings from empirical research, the role of political marketing within the UK General Election of 2005. -- .

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Drawing on research and models from anthropology, material culture and art history, this study explores topics as diverse as Inka stonework, cork platforms for shoes and the Christian Eucharist. -- .

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