Desire

A History of European Sexuality

By Anna Clark

Desire: A History of European Sexuality is a sweeping survey of sexuality in Europe from the Greeks to the present day. It traces two concepts of...

Published June 30th 2008 by Routledge.

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The Chimney of the World

A History of Smoke Pollution in Victorian and Edwardian Manchester

By Stephen Mosley

Published June 30th 2008 by Routledge.

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Making British Culture

English Readers and the Scottish Enlightenment, 1740-1830

By David Allan

Making British Culture explores an under-appreciated factor in the emergence of a recognisably British culture. Specifically, it examines the experiences of English readers between around...

Published June 16th 2008 by Routledge.

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Oda: Lake District Tours (6-vol. set)

Edited by Tomoya Oda

The Lake District—famous for its association with the Romantic poets—became a very popular destination for travellers towards the end of the eighteenth century, part of...

Published May 15th 2008 by Edition Synapse.

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Cricket in Colonial India 1780-1947

By Boria Majumdar

This is an exacting social history of Indian cricket between 1780 and 1947. It considers cricket as a derivative sport, creatively adapted to suit modern...

Published May 2nd 2008 by Routledge.

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Tolkien the Medievalist

Edited by JANE CHANCE

Interdisciplinary in approach, Tolkien the Medievalist provides a fresh perspective on J. R. R. Tolkien's Medievalism. In fifteen essays, eminent scholars and new voices explore...

Published May 1st 2008 by Routledge.

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Nineteenth-Century Worlds

Global formations past and present

Edited by Keith Hanley, Greg Kucich

This volume assembles a wide range of studies that together provide—through their interdisciplinary range, international scope, and historical emphases—an original scholarly exploration of one of...

Published April 24th 2008 by Routledge.

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Sumida: Collected Works of Ellen H. Swallow Richards

Edited by Kazuko Sumida

This is a collection of writings by the American chemist and home economist, Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards.

From the Preface by Kazuko Sumida:

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Published April 15th 2008 by Edition Synapse.

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Nakajima: Mario Praz: A Symposium of Literature, History and Arts

Edited by Toshiro Nakajima

This is a collection of writings by the American chemist and home economist, Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards.

From the Preface by Kazuko Sumida:

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Published April 15th 2008 by Edition Synapse.

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The Witchcraft Reader

Edited by Darren Oldridge

The Witchcraft Reader draws together the best historical writing on the subject, exploring the origins and consequences of the fear of witches. The Reader traces...

Published April 7th 2008 by Routledge.

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