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Explores the legal and social evolution of Russia's agricultural population, the types of peasant status, and the multifaceted nature of the master-peasant relationship.

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Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England from the Accession of James II" was his masterwork and one of the great enduring classics of English historical writing. This book presents an introduction to Maculey's major work.

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The following sections deal with his speeches and published writings, general biography, and the secondary literature on his early life and political career, his years as foreign secretary, home secretary, and prime minister, and his private life.

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of triads, syndicates, kingmakers, merchants, emperors, generals, spies and pirates.

In telling this masterful and entertaining history, Seagrave provides the reader with a cautionary tale: that Chinese strategies so effective for centuries are just as succesful today.

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Provides an analysis of the political, military, social, and economic conditions of mid-18th-century France and its North American colony, New France.

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Argues that one of the great hidden strengths of the Iraqi society is the existence of a large cadre of army officers who fought in the war against Iran (1980-88) and the United States. The author warns that, faced with this challenge, Washington is prepared to see the break-up of Iraq, and under the rule of warlords as a better alternative.

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Bringing together for the first time disparate evidence from the fields of archaeology, ancient history and anthropology, Richard Rudgley shows the achievements, inventions and discoveries of prehistoric times have all but been edited out of popular accounts of the human story.

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Examining the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese military techniques during the period, this title provides a balanced perspective on long-held assumptions about Western power, Chinese might, and the nature of war.

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Explore lost conversations in the life of Abraham Lincoln, from 1831-1861, through five captivating historical fiction stories. Delve into Lincoln's personal and political world as he engages in hypothetical dialogues with family, friends, and historical figures, shedding light on his virtues and moral compass.

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A meticulously documented challenge to previous views about the extent and effectiveness of Confederate manpower in the last year of the Civil War.

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A biography of Ewart Grogan, 'the founding father of Kenya'.

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"Deeply moving...an excellent short history of an important part of the Vietnam War...a fascinating insider's look at the rugged life of civilian photographers during wartime."-Publishers Weekly

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Similarly, the stories of representatives from the White Star Line who were present, as well as members of the crew, are told in their own words to give a very different perspective of the voyage.

Finally, the book examines the disaster itself, when Titanic struck the iceberg on 14 April and sunk hours later.

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Max Arthur, bestselling author of the hugely popular Forgotten Voices series, recaptures the day-to-day lives of working people in the Edwardian era.

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Charts the history of waterscape change for a Moorabool River catchment near Ballarat in the central highlands of western Victoria since white settlement. In bringing a historical rather than scientific perspective to the issues of water allocation and river management, the author considers how people experienced the 'settlement' of water.

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Louis IX has long been known both as a saintly crusader and as the founder of effective royal administration in France. But, in spite of a vast amount of research, the details of what happened under his rule and why it happened have been little understood. Synthesizing this research from a thematic perspective, William Chester Jordan integrates the

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The first scholarly study of the political and economic relationship between Louis XIV and the parlements of France, the Parlement of Paris and all the provincial tribunals, calling into question current revisionist understanding of Louis XIV. -- .

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Louis XVI was the central character in the French Revolution, a major turning point in world history. Yet he remains largely unknown or, rather, stereotyped as the stupid, lazy, weak, and ultimately treasonous king dominated by Marie-Antoinette.

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From the accounts of 18th-century travellers to the interpretations of 21st-century historians, Jumonville lists more than 6800 books, chapters, articles, theses, dissertations, and government documents that describe the rich history of America's 18th state.

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Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, this book traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides an insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens.

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Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. This is an account of one of our famous neighborhoods and its power to shape identity. It examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan.