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Ashgate Publishing List of publications for Earlier publications can be accessed by using the History On-Line Search Page Conscience, Equity and the Court of Chancery in Early Modern England This study tackles the difficult yet crucial subject of the place of conscience in the development of English law, illuminating what is meant by describing the Court of Chancery as a 'court of conscience'. Addressing the notion of 'conscience' as a juristic principle in the Court of Chancery during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the book explores how this was understood in the early modern period. The study concludes with an exploration of the chancellorship of Lord Nottingham (1673-82), who is often regarded as the father of modern equity through his efforts to transform equity from a jurisdiction associated with discretion, into one based on 'rules'. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754667742 - £60 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page County Borough Elections in England and Wales, 1919–1938: A Comparative Analysis Volume 5 These volumes provide an essential comprehensive work of reference for the annual municipal elections that took place each November in the 83 County Boroughs of England and Wales between 1919 and 1938. They also provide an extensive and detailed analysis of municipal politics in the same period, both in terms of the individual boroughs and of aggregate patterns of political behaviour. Hardback - ISBN: 1840142502 - c. £80.00 - November 2010 - pp. c. 500 Ashgate Publishing - home page Diversity and Difference in Early Modern London Making Differences investigates multiculturalism in London during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as well as developing notions of Englishness. Rather than relying upon literary or theatrical representations, the study emphasizes day-to-day practice, drawing upon petitions, government records, guild minute books and economic and taxation disputes, offering a new perspective that will be of interest both to scholars of the early modern English metropolis and to historians of race, migration, imperialism and the wider Atlantic world. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754663751 - £55 - March 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Ireland and Medicine in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries This collection provides an exploration of the changes and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish physicians studying and working abroad during the Seventeenth and Eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into the neglected area of early Irish medical and social history across a variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Spanish and Portuguese studies, Irish, and French history, it builds upon ground-breaking work recently published by several of the contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader scientific and intellectual networks. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754665564 - £55 - January 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Master and Servant Law In recent years, social and legal historians have called into question the degree to which the labour that fuelled and sustained industrialization in England was actually 'free'. This book examines the tactics, rhetoric and consequences of a sustained legal and political campaign by English and Welsh trade unions, Chartists, and a few radical solicitors against the penal sanctions of employment law during the mid-nineteenth century. By bringing together historical narratives that are all too frequently examined in isolation, the author is able to draw new conclusions about the development of the English legal system, trade unionism and popular politics of the period. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754668305 - £65 - March 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Narratives of the Religious Self in Early-Modern Scotland Drawing on a rich, yet untapped, source of Scottish autobiographical writing, this book provides a fascinating insight into the nature and extent of early-modern religious narratives. Over 80 such personal documents, including diaries and autobiographies (both manuscript and published), are examined and placed both within in the context of seventeenth-century Scotland, as well as the broader history of 'conversion'. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754668329 - £65 - March 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Pauper Capital This work provides the first detailed study of the Poor Law in London during the period leading up to and after the implementation of the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834. Drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources the book focuses explicitly on the ways in which those involved with the Poor Law - both as providers and recipients - negotiated the provision of relief. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754630081 - £55 - March 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Regulating Health and Safety in the British Mining Industries, 1800–1914 This book explores the emergence and growth of state responsibility for safer and healthier working practices in British mining and the responses of labour and industry to expanding regulation and control. As such it will be valuable to all those with an interest in medical history, occupational health, legal history, and the social history of work in the nineteenth century. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754660873 - £60 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Religion, Politics and Dissent, 1660–1832 The idea of the long eighteenth century (1660–1832) as a period in which religious and political dissent were regarded as antecedents of the Enlightenment has recently been advanced by several scholars. The purpose of this collection is further to explore these connections between religious and political dissent in Enlightenment Britain. Addressing the many and rich connections between political and religious dissent in the long eighteenth century, the volume also acknowledges the work of Professor James E. Bradley in stimulating interest in these issues among scholars. By bringing together historians of politics, religion, ideas and society to engage with the central theme of the volume, the collection provides a forum for leading scholars to engage with a significant theme in British history in the 'long eighteenth century'. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754663843 - £55 - January 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The Ashgate Companion to the History of Textile Workers, 1650–2000 This two-volume collection offers the first systematic global and comparative history of textile workers over the course of 350 years. This period covers the major changes in wool and cotton production (from artisan, via putting-out to factory production), and the global picture from before the Industrial Revolution through to the twentieth century. As well as offering a unique reference source for anyone interested in the history of a particular country's textile industry, this project provides a unique resource for international comparison. By providing standardised global studies of key textile industries and workers, both geographically and thematically, this book provides a comprehensive and contemporary analysis of a major element of the world's economy, allowing historians to challenge many of the received ideas about globalisation. As such this collection will be welcomed by all scholars engaged in the history of the textile industry and international trade. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754664284 - £90 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The Book of Deeds of James I of Aragon The 'Book of Deeds' is the first known autobiography by a Christian king. Its author was James I of Aragon (1213-76), known as 'The Conqueror', one of the great political figures of 13th-century Europe and a successful crusader. In his 'Deeds', James describes the turbulent years of his minority, the thrilling capture of Majorca, the methodical conquest of the kingdom of Valencia, the reconquest of the kingdom of Murcia after Castile had failed to hold it, and many of the important events of his reign. While crusade and conquest of Spanish territory from the Muslims and Christian-Muslim relations on the frontier are central features of the account, the 'Deeds' are also a treasure trove of information on the image, power and purpose of monarchy, loyalty and bad faith in the feudal order, the growth of national sentiment, and medieval military tactics. At the same time, the book presents a unique insight into the mind of a medieval ruler, the supreme example we possess of the fears and ambitions of a man at the very centre of events. Paperback - ISBN: 9781409401506 - £17.99 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The Cultivation of Monarchy and the Rise of Berlin A selection of the diverse printed, manuscript and visual materials relating to emergence of Brandenburg-Prussia as a monarchy and acknowledged power in Europe, are made available here for the first time. Featuring descriptions by the court poet, Johann von Besser, of Friedrich III’s coronation as King of Prussia in 1701, and the festivities that surrounding the event, the volume offers valuable insights into a key stage in the political and cultural history of Brandenburg-Prussia, the consequences of which exercised a crucial impact on the development of Germany and the history of Europe. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754609971 - £65 - March 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The International Order of Asia in the 1930s and 1950s This book reconsiders the nature and formation of Asia's economic order during the 1930s and 1950s in light of the new historiographical developments in Britain and Japan. Recently several Japanese economic historians have offered a new perspective on Asian history, arguing that the economic growth was fuelled by the phenomenon of intra-Asian trade which began to grow rapidly around the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. On the other side, several British imperial historians, have presented their own provocative interpretation of 'Gentlemanly capitalism and British expansion overseas', in which they emphasize the leading role of the service sector rather than that of British industry in assessing the nature of British expansion overseas. Dealing with issues of trade, economy, nationalism and imperialism, this book provides fresh insights into the development of Asia during the mid-twentieth century Hardback - ISBN: 9780754653417 - £55 - January 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The Party of Patriotism Two great success stories dominated British political history in the twentieth century; the nation's double victory in two terrible 'total' wars, and the Conservative Party's repeated dominance in parliament and at the ballot box. In this new study it is shown how these two stories are interlinked, and how each depended on patriotic belief and an ability to adapt to circumstances. The book demonstrates how the predominance of patriotism played a major role in moulding Conservative unity, shaping electoral fortunes, shaping ideological cohesion, as well as deconstructing the 'Irish Unionist' principles upon which the party had been centred previously. Filling the historiographical gap created by an overemphasis upon its rival Liberal and Labour parties, and using previously unused party sources, this study sheds new light on many aspects of the war, of Conservative Party history and its regeneration following three disastrous general election defeats in succession, and of British politics in the twentieth century. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754663249 - £60 - January 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page The Power of Religion in Late Antiquity Late Antiquity witnessed a dramatic recalibration in the economy of power, and nowhere was this more pronounced than in the realm of religion. The transformations that occurred in this pivotal era moved the ancient world into the Middle Ages and forever changed the way that religion was practiced. The twenty eight studies in this volume explore this shift using evidence ranging from Latin poetic texts, to Syriac letter collections, to the iconography of Roman churches and Merowingian mortuary goods.The kaleidoscope of perspectives they provide creates a richly illuminating volume that add a new social and political dimension to current debates about religion in Late Antiquity. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754667254 - £65 - January 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page Vengeance in the Middle Ages Incorporating tools borrowed from anthropology, the study of emotion, and modern social and literary theories, these studies balance the traditional literature available on medieval feuding with an exploration of other aspects of vengeance and culture in the Middle Ages. Aimed at scholars and graduate students within the broad field of medieval studies, incorporating the subfields of history, literature, and religious studies, this collection will also prove interesting to non-medievalists interested in the history of emotion, the justification of human conflict, and the theoretical role of discourse and its applicability to specific historical periods. Hardback - ISBN: 9780754664215 - £60 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page War, the State and International Law in Seventeenth-Century Europe Exploring the history and theories of political thought of international relations in the seventeenth century, this volume addresses one of the great paradoxes of post-medieval Europe: why instead of bringing peace to a disorganised and violent world, modernity instead produced a seemingly endless string of conflicts and social upheavals? Bringing together political scientists, philosophers, historians of political thought, jurists and scholars of international relations, the collection offers a sophisticated and fresh account of the interactions of law, conflict and the nation state in an early-modern European context Hardback - ISBN: 9780754668114 - £60 - February 2010 Ashgate Publishing - home page 1 February 2010 |
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