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Pearson Education List of publications for Earlier publications can be accessed by using the History On-Line Search Page Germany, 1914-1933 1914-1933 takes a fresh and critical look at this crucial period in German history. The book suggests that previous scholars have been wrong to focus on 1918 rather than 1914 as the starting point of Germany's descent into chaos and dictatorship and in particular will show that 1914 was a significant turning point in terms of German attitudes towards nationalism and gender and the role of violence in political life. Also included is a critical discussion of the failure of the Weimar Republic to capture the hearts and minds of German people in the 1920s, and the causes of its final demise in the early 1930s. Paperback - ISBN: 9781405801362 - £16.99 - April 2010 The Italian City Republics Daniel Waley and Trevor Dean illustrate how, from the eleventh century onwards, many dozens of Italian towns achieved independence as political entities, unhindered by any centralising power. Until the fourteenth century, when the regimes of individual ‘tyrants’ took over in most towns, these communes were the scene of a precocious, and very well-documented, experiment in republican self-government. Focusing on the typical medium-sized towns rather than the better-known cities, the authors draw on a rich variety of contemporary material (both documentary and literary) to portray the world of the communes, illustrating the patriotism and public spirit as well as the equally characteristic factional strife which was to tear them apart. Discussion of the artistic and social lives of the inhabitants shows how these towns were the seed-bed of the cultural achievements of the early Renaissance. In this fourth edition, Trevor Dean has expanded the book’s treatment of religion, women, housing, architecture and art, to take account of recent trends in the abundant historiography of these topics. A new selection of illuminating images has been included, and the bibliography brought up to date. - £19.99 - January 2010 War and Empire Bringing naval and military campaigns together, this book demonstrates the sheer scale and reach of Britain's power during an intense phase of warfare from 1790 to 1830. The book also considers the impact of this period of warfare on the British state, showing how, at the national level, Britain became both the world's leading commercial country whilst operating as a global military and naval power. Paperback - ISBN: 9780582494220 - £22.99 - April 2010 1 February 2010 |
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