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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    The New Deal and War

    by Michael Heale ...
    Series series Lancaster Pamphlets
    This compact study assesses the personality, political and economic policies in war and peace, of America's longest-serving president and one of the most important political figures of the twentieth century, Franklin. D. Roosevelt. Also providing an overview of the America over which Roosevelt presided, the book offers a concise survey of both domestic and foreign affairs. ... Read more

    $58.99 USD

  • Historians across Borders

    Writing American History in a Global Age

    Edited by Nicolas Barreyre, Michael Heale, Stephen Tuck, Cecile Vidal ...
    In this stimulating and highly original study of the writing of American history, twenty-four scholars from eleven European countries explore the impact of writing history from abroad. Six distinguished scholars from around the world add their commentaries.Arguing that historical writing is conditioned, crucially, by the place from which it is written, this volume identifies the formative impact ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The United States in the Long Twentieth Century

    Politics and Society since 1900

    by Professor Michael Heale ...
    The United States in the Long Twentieth Century explores the nature of American politics and society in the period from 1900 to the present day, illuminating both the changes and the continuities. This was a period largely characterized by exceptional growth and international power, though one also assailed by the crises and divisions that Michael Heale carefully examines. A strength of the book ... Read more

    $153.89 USD

  • Historians on John Gower

    by Stephen Rigby, Mark Bailey, Martha Carlin, Martin Heale, Michael J Bennett, Seb Falk, Sian Echard, Anthony Musson, Christopher Fletcher0, David Green1, David N Lepine2, James Davis3, Jens U. Rohrkasten4, Katherine J Lewis5 ...
    The late fourteenth century was the age of the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the deposition of Richard II, the papal schism and the emergence of the heretical doctrines of John Wyclif and the Lollards.These social, political and religious crises and conflicts were addressed not only by preachers and by those involved in public affairs but also by poets, including ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    John Maynard Keynes, Harry Dexter White, and the Making of a New World Order

    by Benn Steil ...
    When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for 'a new Bretton Woods' to prevent catastrophic economic disorder and defuse political conflict. The name of the remote New Hampshire town where representatives of forty-four nations gathered in July 1944, in the midst of the century's second great war, has become shorthand for enlightened globalization. The ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Katherine Swynford

    The History of a Medieval Mistress

    by Jeannette Lucraft ...
    Katherine Swynford – sexual temptress or powerful woman at the centre of the medieval court?This book unravels the many myths and legacies of this fascinating woman, to show her in a whole new light. Katherine was sister-in-law to Geoffrey Chaucer and governess to the daughters of Blanche of Lancaster and John of Gaunt. She also became John of Gaunt's mistress – a role that she maintained for 20 ... Read more

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  • The Euro: The Battle for the New Global Currency

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  • 1536

    The Year that Changed Henry VIII

    by Suzannah Lipscomb ...
    One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent. 1536 - focusing on a pivotal year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait of this complex ... Read more

    $12.95 USD

  • The Heart and Stomach of a King

    Elizabeth I and the Politics of Sex and Power

    by Carole Levin ...
    In her famous speech to rouse the English troops staking out Tilbury at the mouth of the Thames during the Spanish Armada's campaign, Queen Elizabeth I is said to have proclaimed, "I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king." Whether or not the transcription is accurate, the persistent attribution of this provocative statement to England's most ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Tudor England

    An Encyclopedia

    Edited by Arthur F. Kinney, Eugene D. Hill, William A. Long, David W. Swain ...
    This is the first encyclopedia to be devoted entirely to Tudor England. 700 entries by top scholars in every major field combine new modes of archival research with a detailed Tudor chronology and appendix of biographical essays.Entries include: * Edward Alleyn [actor/theatre manager] * Roger Ascham * Bible translation * cloth trade * Devereux fami ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century

    by Jeffry A. Frieden ...
    "Magisterial history...one of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written." —Michael Hirsh, New York Times Book ReviewIn 1900 international trade reached unprecedented levels and the world's economies were more open to one another than ever before. Then as now, many people considered globalization to be inevitable and irreversible. Yet the entire edifice collapsed in a few ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

  • Tudor England

    A History

    by Lucy Wooding ...
    A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor EnglandWhen Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable that this outsider could ever be king of England. Yet he and his descendants became some of England’s most unforgettable rulers, and gave their name to an age. The story of the Tudor monarchs is as astounding as ... Read more

    $14.39 USD