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Gary Kates reconstructs the history of the Cercle Social, a group of writers and politicians who wielded considerable influence during the French Revolution and whose pioneering interest in women's rights and land reform made their club one of the most progressive in Revolutionary Paris. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library

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Produces new, and unexpected conclusions to debates focused on one of the best documented, and most easily accessible early modern English village archives

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Includes essays that draw on fresh research into Charles d'Eon de Beaumont's unusual life, exploring how a gender identity could come to be negotiated. This collection contributes to d'Eon's rehabilitation as a figure worthy of scholarly attention and displays a variety of disciplinary approaches.

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According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity.

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Outlines the differences between 'doctrinal' and 'imagistic' modes of religiosity and discusses how these can help our understanding of the fundamental characteristics of both Anglo-Saxon paganism (imagistic) and Christianity (doctrinal) religion. This book also provides a study of death and the dead.

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The account of the World War II spy "Cicero" whose photographs of sensitive documents belonging to Britain's ambassador to Turkey could have given Germany the power to alter the course of the war.

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A World of Its Own tells the story of the City of London's nineteenth century ascent to its position as the world's leading international financial centre.

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Between 1890 and 1914 the City of London was all dominant as Britain's legendary gold standard reigned supreme across the globe. Combining brilliant scholarship with high entertainment, and drawing on an unparalleled range of original sources, David Kynaston brings the city triumphant into the mainstream of British and world history.

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Professor Brucker contends that changes in the social order provide the key to understanding the transition of Florence from a medieval to a Renaissance city. In this book he shows how Florentine politics were transformed from corporate to elitist. He bases his work on a thorough examination of archival material, providing a full socio-political hi

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Presents a comprehensive history of the Czech people that is a remarkably original history of modern Europe. This book describes how Bohemia's ambiguities and contradictions are those of Europe itself, and it considers the ironies of viewing Europe, the West, and modernity from the vantage point of a country that has been too often ignored.

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Rhetoric, the authors argue, is central to shaping both political consciousness and political culture. They examine how the rhetoric of the early Cold War years was used to create and develop a national and international reality.

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A one-stop source of information, analysis, biographical profiles, and key primary documents on the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union.

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When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece Robert Drews brings together the evidence--historical, linguistic, and archaeological--to tackle these important questions.

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From Hastings to Dunkirk, Agincourt to The Somme, Richard vividly recreates the atmosphere of these key battles in our history. There were other obvious considerations that favoured certain battles over others: battles that were particularly decisive, or ones that were well documented, or have battlefields that remain striking today.

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Taking as his starting point the larger than life personalities of the Conservative Party's leaders and prime ministers since its inception, the author analyses the interconnected themes and issues which have dominated Conservative politics over the years.