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Postcolonialism and Development

By Cheryl McEwan

While the possibility of producing a de-colonized, postcolonial knowledge in development studies became a subject of considerable debate in the 1990s, there has been little…

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November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-43365-5 (Routledge)

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Visualizing Africa in Nineteenth-Century British Travel Accounts

By Leila Koivunen

This study examines and explains how British explorers visualized the African interior in the latter part of the nineteenth century, providing the first sustained analysis…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-99001-1 (Routledge)

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Inside the Welfare State

Foundations of Policy and Practice in Post-War Britain

By Virginia Noble

By moving beyond consideration of the welfare legislation enacted in the 1940s, this book explains how government aid was actually provided in the new British…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-70187-7 (Routledge)

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The Modern Historiography Reader

Western Sources

Edited by Adam Budd

In The Modern Historiography Reader, Adam Budd guides readers through European and North American developments in history-writing since the eighteenth century. Starting with Enlightenment history…

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November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-45887-0 (Routledge)

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History of Humanity Set

Volumes 1-7

This groundbreaking seven-volume series provides an authoritative guide to the history and development of the different cultures of the world from the origins of humankind…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-38565-7 (Routledge)

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History of Humanity: Volume VII

The Twentieth Century

By UNESCO

History of Humanity: The Twentieth Century sees the publication of the seventh and final volume in the monumental History of Humanity series, published in association…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-09311-8 (Routledge)

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China's Rising Sea Power

The PLA Navy's Submarine Challenge

By Peter Howarth

November 2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-49516-5 (Routledge)

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The U.S. Navy Warship Series

By Paul Silverstone

The US Navy Warship Series is a comprehensive encyclopaedia of every ship in the history of the US Navy, from its inception in 1775 to…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-97900-9 (Routledge)

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Naval Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Operations

Stability from the Sea

Edited by James J. Wirtz, Jeffrey A. Larsen

This edited volume explores stability, security, transition and reconstruction operations (SSTR), highlighting the challenges and opportunities they create for the US Navy.

The book argues that…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46623-3 (Routledge)

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The Jews as a Chosen People

Tradition and transformation

By S. Leyla Gurkan

The concept of the Jews as a chosen people is a key element of the Jewish faith and identity. This book explores the idea of…

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November 2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-46607-3 (Routledge)

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Forthcoming Titles:

Teaching History Online
By John F. Lyons
To be published December 4th 2008

The Social History of Health and Medicine in Colonial India
Edited by Biswamoy Pati, Mark Harrison
To be published December 4th 2008

British Military Intervention and the Struggle for Jordan: King Hussein, Nasser and the Middle East Crisis, 1955-1958
By Stephen Blackwell
To be published December 8th 2008

Israel at Sixty: Rethinking the birth of the Jewish state
Edited by Efraim Karsh, Rory Miller
To be published December 9th 2008

The Navy of the Nuclear Age, 1947–2007
By Paul Silverstone
To be published December 9th 2008

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