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On the basis of new evidence from the Ottoman archives in Istanbul, Karl Barbir challenges the current interpretation of Ottoman rule in Damascus during the eighteenth century. He argues that the prevailing themes of decline and stagnation--usually applied to the entire century--in fact apply only to the latter half of the century. This discovery,

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'Ottoman Tulips, Ottoman Coffee' offers a critical exploration of a range of definitive cultural phenomena of the Ottoman 18th century, including the coffee house, print culture, imperial architecture, royal pageantry and festivals.

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The 'Tulip Age' was an idea proposed by Ottoman historian Ahmed Refik in 1912. This work is a reassessment of the origins of this concept. It argues that the 'Tulip Age' was an important template for various political and ideological concerns of early twentieth century Turkish governments.

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The loss of the Balkans was not merely a physical but also a psychological disaster for the Ottoman Empire. This work charts the creation of the modern Turkish self-perception during the transition period from the late Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic.

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All seems tranquil as newly qualified Health Visitor Sarah motors into a small Kentish hilltop village in her new green mini. Shes barely out of the car when shes called to assist the midwife with a bride whos gone into labour in the middle of her own wedding reception. And so her adventures begin

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Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. -- .

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Between 1954 and 1962, Algerian women played a major role in the struggle to end French rule in one of the most violent wars of decolonisation of the twentieth century. Our Fighting Sisters is the first in-depth exploration of what happened to these women after independence in 1962. -- .

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The result is a moving, intriguing, funny, at times heartbreaking book - unashamedly populist in the spirit of Forgotten Voices or indeed Margaret Forster's Diary of an Ordinary Woman.

'I love these diaries.

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Originally published: New York: Crown, 2015.

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Presents a portrait of the women of Afghanistan and a turning point in their country's history - the fall of the Taliban. This book also tells a story of the life of an intrepid female journalist.

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Assessing the development of a Greek Macedonian identity since 1912, this volume examines such areas as women of the family, women of the nation; the consolidation of Greek territorial gains in Macedonia through literature, 1912-1940; and the image of the Jew in the literature of Salonica.

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Assessing the development of a Greek Macedonian identity since 1912, this volume examines such areas as women of the family, women of the nation; the consolidation of Greek territorial gains in Macedonia through literature, 1912-1940; and the image of the Jew in the literature of Salonica.

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In a society that defined manhood as a mastery of self-control, the madman stood as a horrifying example of what could go wrong. Out of His Mind is a socio-cultural study of the madman in Victorian society; through in-depth case studies and broad surveys of emergent trends it explores popular anxieties about health, gender, and modern life.

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In a society that defined manhood as a mastery of self-control, the madman stood as a horrifying example of what could go wrong. Out of His Mind is a socio-cultural study of the madman in Victorian society; through in-depth case studies and broad surveys of emergent trends it explores popular anxieties about health, gender, and modern life.

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Out of Luck uncovers the history of the many who have always had to struggle hard to survive in this 'lucky' country and who have seldom shared in the rewards of a well endowed society. Stephen Garton draws on the findings of social history, welfare history and women's to present a lively account of an important feature of Australia's history - and present, and future.

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In a 1981 debate on the British Nationality Act, Enoch Powell insisted that although a black man may be a British citizen, he can never be an Englishman. This book explains why such a claim was possible to advance and impossible to defend.

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The period of the 'long' Second World War (1936-1948) was marked by mass movements of diverse populations. This book looks at: the Spanish Republicans fleeing Franco's Spain in 1939, the French civilians trying to escape the Nazi invasion in 1940, and the millions of people displaced or expelled by the forces of Hitler's Third Reich.