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  • Madeleine Smith on Trial

    A Glasgow Murder and the Young Woman Too Respectable to Convict

    by Brian Jenkins ...
     In 1855, Glasgow socialite Madeleine Smith began a flirtation with Pierre L'Angelier, a handsome clerk--for her a mere diversion. But L'Angelier sought social mobility. Their class disparity gave her control of the intrigue but when the relationship turned sexual, the power imbalance shifted.The Scots recognized irregular unions in certain cases. L'Angelier considered Smith his wife, a part she ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

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    Plagues and Their Aftermath

    How Societies Recover from Pandemics

    by Brian Michael Jenkins ...
    Narrated by Will Tulin ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 15 min

    From a plague in Athens during the Peloponnesian War in 430 BCE, to another in 540 that wiped out half the population of the Roman empire, down through the Black Death in the Middle Ages and on through the 1918 flu epidemic (which killed between 50 and 100 million people) and this century's deadly SARS outbreak, plagues have been a much more relentless fact of life than many realize.The legacy of ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Nationalism in France

    Class and Nation Since 1789

    by Brian Jenkins ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1990, Nationalism in France (now with a new preface by the author) is a concise history of the post-revolutionary period in France and provides at the same time an original study of the evolution of French Nationalism since 1789.Brian Jenkins argues that French nationalism can be understood only in the context of class antagonism, and that the nationalisms of left and right have ... Read more

    $63.20 CAD

  • Plagues and Their Aftermath

    How Societies Recover from Pandemics

    by Brian Michael Jenkins ...
    "Jenkins has organized his book around themes, and as he explores them, he leads the reader back and forth through history, pointing out parallels in humankind’s responses to different epidemics...thoroughly researched and cogently written..." -- New York Journal of BooksA look at the long history of epidemics and pandemics provides an enthralling account of what we can expect of a post-COVID ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Trial of Emma Cunningham

    Murder and Scandal in the Victorian Era

    by Brian Jenkins ...
     The alleged 1857 murder of a wealthy Bond Street dentist by Emma Cunningham, a mature widow he was believed to be sexually involved with, served to distract many New Yorkers from the deepening national crisis over slavery in the United States. Public anxieties seemed well founded--domestic murders committed by women were believed to be increasing sharply, jeopardizing society's patriarchal ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

  • Irish Nationalism and the British State

    From Repeal to Revolutionary Nationalism

    by Brian Jenkins ...
    Drawing on an immense body of literature and research, Brian Jenkins analyses the forces that shaped mid-nineteenth century Irish nationalism in Ireland and North America as well as the role of the Roman Catholic Church. He outlines the relationship between newly arrived Irish Catholic immigrants and their hosts and the pivotal role of the church in maintaining a sense of exile, particularly among ... Read more

    $87.99 CAD

  • Lord Lyons

    A Diplomat in an Age of Nationalism and War

    by Brian Jenkins ...
    The British ambassador in Washington during the US Civil War and ambassador in Paris before and after the Franco-Prussian war, Lord Lyons (1817-1887) was one of the most important diplomats of the Victorian period. Although frequently featured in histories of the United States and Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century, and in discussions and analyses of British foreign policy, he has ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD

  • France and Fascism

    February 1934 and the Dynamics of Political Crisis

    by Brian Jenkins, Chris Millington ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
    France and Fascism: February 1934 and the Dynamics of Political Crisis is the first English-language book to examine the most significant political event in interwar France: the Paris riots of February 1934. On 6 February 1934, thousands of fascist rioters almost succeeded in bringing down the French democratic regime. The violence prompted the polarisation of French politics as hundreds of ... Read more

    Was $114.04 CAD Now $101.68 CAD

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    The Poster-Painter's Masterpiece (Unabridged)

    by Sam Walter Foss ...
    Narrated by Gerald Wilkes, Brian Jenkins, Shelley Laino ...

    Unabridged

    38 min

    In the quaint town of Willow Creek, where art and secrets intertwine, a masterpiece emerges from the brush of a humble poster-painter. As the town's annual art exhibition approaches, a mysterious painting captivates the hearts of all who behold it. But beneath its vibrant colors and intricate brushstrokes lies a hidden truth that threatens to unravel the very fabric of the community. Join the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Lone Wolf Terrorism

    Understanding the Growing Threat

    by Jeffrey D. Simon ...
    From Anders Breivik in Norway, who murdered scores of young people in a bombing and mass-shooting attack, to Omar Mateen, the Orlando killer who perpetrated the worst mass shooting in American history, lone wolves have demonstrated that they can be as dangerous as organized terrorist groups. Who are these terrorists and what can be done about them? An internationally renowned terrorism expert ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

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    Dead Sea Conspiracy

    A Novel

    by Jerry B. Jenkins ...
    Narrated by Stacey Glemboski, Brian Nishii ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Dead Sea Chronicles

    Unabridged

    9 hours 52 min

    In this thrilling adventure, archaeologist Nicole Berman is about to discover the key to unifying three major religions—if a dangerous enemy doesn't stop her first.ArchaeologistNicole Berman is the first woman to be awarded a permit to lead a dig in Saudi Arabia. Nicole believes what she hopes to discover has the power to to rewrite world history. She assembles a team that will ultimately surprise ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Nation and Identity in Contemporary Europe

    Edited by Brian Jenkins, Spyros A. Sofos ...
    The resilience of nationalism in contemporary Europe may seem paradoxical at a time when the nation state is widely seen as being 'in decline'. The contributors of this book see the resurgence of nationalism as symptomatic of the quest for identity and meaning in the complex modern world. Challenged from above by the supranational imperatives of globalism and from below by the complex pluralism of ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD