History: Specific Events & Topics

In 1984, a small group of metropolitan homosexual men and lesbian women stepped away from the vibrant culture and hedonism of London's defiant gay ...

This is history bursting at the seams with English eccentrics and Indian gentrythe charm of Tunzelmanns approach is to restore her cast to full and...

Scotland's maritime heritage is a highly significant one, embracing as it does a quite outstanding contribution to Britain's development both as an...

The First World War saw many changes to Sheffield that have helped shape what the city is today. It is apt that as we mark the centenary of the ou...

Qu'y a-t-il de commun entre l'alcoolisme, les maladies veneriennes, la tuberculose? A priori peu de choses, en dehors de leur etiquette commune de ...

Smuggling in Cornwall: An Illustrated History tells the story of the smuggling trade that flourished in Cornwall during the eighteenth and nineteen...

Receptions and Re-visitings: Review Articles, 1978-2011The shorter pieces reproduced here are drawn chiefly from the authors large output of review...

This volume focuses on the issue of identity within the context of the radical shift that took place in Romania during the late 1940s and early 195...

Literary production is increasingly shaped by globalization and the complex nature of cultural, political, and social interaction. As such, longsta...