Siblings in Adoption and Foster Care

Scott John Hammond

Bloomsbury USA

Reading Joan Didion

Lynn M. Houston

William V. Lombardi

Focusing on key themes in the period--from the rise of the General Secretary at the end of the 1920s to the world of "late Stalinism"--Chris Ward takes the reader to the center of the contemporary debate on Russia under Stalin and shows how historical enquiry has been conditioned not only by prevailing ideological fashions but also by the nature and quality of the sources available to researchers.  Chris Ward, Lecturer in Slavonic Studies, University of Cambridge.  Focusing on key themes in the period--from the rise of the General Secretary at the end of the 1920s to the world of "late Stalinism"--Chris Ward takes the reader to the center of the contemporary debate on Russia under Stalin and shows how historical enquiry has been conditioned not only by prevailing ideological fashions but also by the nature and quality of the sources available to researchers.  "Strongly recommended [students] will undoubtedly profit from reading Ward's views on this controversial subject and the purpose of academic history. Journal of European Studies ..a fresh and unhackneyed approach to a broadly familiar period."—Slavonica  "Strongly recommended [students] will undoubtedly profit from reading Ward's views on this controversial subject and the purpose of academic history. Journal of European Studies ..a fresh and unhackneyed approach to a broadly familiar period."—Slavonica

Stalin's Russia (Reading History)

History

Ward, Chris

Russia

In British history the period from 1688 to 1832 is often called the "long eighteenth century" though it defies easy characterization. Blending narrative chapters with more solid analysis, this book provides a fresh and cogent account of the period and nuanced view of the contours of the age.

The Long Eighteenth Century: British Political and Social History 1688-1832 (Contexts)

O'Gorman, Frank

Europe

Early Modern England, first published two decades ago, and recently updated, is one of the most widely used texts in this area of subject study. This new edition incorporates the substanial changes which have swept the field combining more traditional concerns of social history with investigation of the newer items on the agenda of historians. The result is a masterly study, providing the only up-to-date interpretation available for the period.

Early Modern England: A Social History 1550-1760 (Hodder Arnold Publication)

Sharpe, J.

All too often the medieval social past has been explored as an adjunct to high politics. The subject of this study is ordinary men and women, for whom the politics of the manor, the vill, or the borough were often far more real and pressing. It engages with questions relating to the various structures of society, be they social hierarchy, household, family, parish or manor, lay or clergy. It also considers the ways in which age, gender, and marital status shaped people's lives.

Medieval England: A Social History 1250-1550

Goldberg, P.J.P.

This is a complete guide to researching media and communciations. It introduces the major research methods, giving examples of research analyses and practical step-by-step guides on how to do research. Packed with useful information, tips and sources, and illustrated with a variety of international case studies, it will be essential both to serious students of media and to the practicing researcher. David Deacon, Michael Pickering, Peter Golding, and Graham Murdock are professors at the Loughborough University. This is a complete guide to researching media and communciations. It introduces the major research methods, giving examples of research analyses and practical step-by-step guides on how to do research. Packed with useful information, tips and sources, and illustrated with a variety of international case studies, it will be essential both to serious students of media and to the practicing researcher. This is a complete guide to researching media and communciations. It introduces the major research methods, giving examples of research analyses and practical step-by-step guides on how to do research. Packed with useful information, tips and sources, and illustrated with a variety of international case studies, it will be essential both to serious students of media and to the practicing researcher. 
"The key strength of this book are built on clear explanations of the relationship of theory to research, the strong emphasis placed on practical application (the 'how to') of the methods and techniques discussed and the guidance given in relation to the stages of the research process." —Liam French, Art:Design:Media (Higher Education Academy) "This is an enormously useful text for anyone interested in an up-to-date guide to cultural analysis; it will be indispensible for teaching research methods in communication studies."—Hanno Hardt, University of Iowa

Researching Communications: A Practical Guide to Methods in Media and Cultural Analysis

Deacon, David

Pickering, Michael

Golding, Peter

Murdock, Graham

Humor & Entertainment

The South African War 1899-1902 (Modern Wars)

The South African War rounded off the British conquest of Southern Africa. Only now, a hundred years later, are some of the more baleful legacies of the war being addressed. This new history is an up-to-date account of the military struggle in South Africa including the whole web of miscalculations and shattered illusions that surrounded it which spread far beyond the battlefields. Bill Nasson is Professor of History, University of Cape Town, South Africa. The South African War rounded off the British conquest of Southern Africa. Only now, a hundred years later, are some of the more baleful legacies of the war being addressed. This new history is an up-to-date account of the military struggle in South Africa including the whole web of miscalculations and shattered illusions that surrounded it which spread far beyond the battlefields. The South African War rounded off the British conquest of Southern Africa. Only now, a hundred years later, are some of the more baleful legacies of the war being addressed. This new history is an up-to-date account of the military struggle in South Africa including the whole web of miscalculations and shattered illusions that surrounded it which spread far beyond the battlefields. "Fresh and remarkable...Magnificent, subtle and memorable."—The Independent

Nasson, Bill

Africa

Written by the leading authority in the field, this study offers a fresh account of the Crimean War in its widest European and World contexts. Arguing that the modernity of the Crimean War has consistently been overlooked in comparison to the American Civil War, while in fact many of the battlefield technologies used in the latter were developed in the former, Baumgart probes the conflict's key issues: its origins and diplomacy, the war aims of the combatants, the capacity and characteristics of their armies, and the nature of the fighting itself.

The Crimean War (Modern Wars)

Baumgart, Winfried

The richness and variety of British and Irish literature in English are given full expression in this major new selection of texts in drama, poetry and prose, ranging from Old English to contemporary writing. Developed in consultation with a board of distinguished academic advisers, one of the priorities of the anthology is to provide, whenever possible, complete texts of long poems, novellas and plays, newly edited to the highest standards. Another is to address the needs of readers on introductory and foundation courses and to provide them with a volume better suited to their particular situation than existing anthologies. A judicious mix of canonical and less familiar texts, popular as well as elite culture, and regional as well as 'national' literature, are combined in one convenient volume, making the "Arnold Anthology" an indispensable resource for use on courses and a natural choice of anthology for the 21st century.

The Arnold Anthology of British and Irish Literature in English

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

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