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 May 12th 2008 by Routledge.

Jerusalem

Idea and Reality

Edited by Tamar Mayer, Suleiman A. Mourad

Jerusalem, the holy city of three faiths, has been the focus of competing historical, religious, and political narratives from Biblical chronicles to today’s headlines. With...

Published May 12th 2008 by Routledge.

First Strike

Preemptive War in Modern History

By Matthew J. Flynn

Preemptive warfare is the practice of attempting to avoid an enemy’s seemingly imminent attack by taking military action against them first. It is undertaken in...

Published May 5th 2008 by Routledge.

Atlas of Medieval Britain

By Christopher Daniell

Christopher Daniell's Atlas of Medieval Britain presents a sweeping visual survey of Britain from the Roman occupation to 1485.

Annotated throughout with clear commentary, this...

Published May 3rd 2008 by Routledge.

Islands and International Politics in the Persian Gulf

The Abu Musa and Tunbs in Strategic Context

By Kourosh Ahmadi

The position of the Persian Gulf as the main highway between East and West has long given this region special significance both within the Middle...

Published May 2nd 2008 by Routledge.