History Books

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4711. An Introduction to the Social History of Nursing

      By Robert Dingwall, Anne Marie Rafferty, Charles Webster

      In recent years the study of nursing history in Britain has been transformed by the application of concepts and methods from the social sciences to original sources. The myths and legends which have grown up through a century of anecdotal writing have been chipped away to reveal the complex story...

      Published October 5th 1988 by Routledge
4712. The Transport Revolution 1770-1985

      By Dr Philip Bagwell, Philip Bagwell

      For the new edition of this classic book Professor Bagwell has included an examination of transport developments since 1974 and particularly the radical changes in policy introduced by Thatcher governments since 1979. The inclusion of a large number of maps, tables and figures, and contemporary...

      Published September 14th 1988 by Routledge
4713. Withstanding Hitler

      By Michael Balfour

      This is the first book in English to give a comprehensive account of how soldiers, officials, Christians and workers in Germany fought together to frustrate Hitler's aims....

      Published September 14th 1988 by Routledge
4714. Perverts by Official Order

      The Campaign Against Homosexuals by the United States Navy

      By Demetrios Simopoulos, John Dececco, Phd, Lawrence Murphy

      This candid book documents for the first time the U.S. Navy’s use of entrapment in pursuit of homosexuals in and around Newport, Rhode Island, during the early twentieth century. This most extensive systematic persecution of gays in American history occurred with the approval of Navy Secretary...

      Published September 7th 1988 by Routledge
4715. Mediterranean Cities

      Historical Perspectives

      By Robert L. Hohlfelder, Irad Malkin

      Published August 31st 1988 by Routledge
4716. Ethnoart: Africa Oceania A/T

      Published August 31st 1988 by Garland Science
4717. Slavery

      And Other Forms of Unfree Labour

      By Leonie Archer

      Bringing together normally self-contained areas of research, this book presents penetrating analyses of the nature and perpetuation of slavery through the ages....

      Published August 10th 1988 by Routledge
4718. Right-wing Extremism in Western Europe

      By Klaus von Beyme

      Published July 6th 1988 by Routledge
4719. Theory and Practice in the History of European Expansion Overseas

      Essays in Honour of Ronald Robinson

      By R. F. Holland, Andrew Porter, Ronald Robinson

      Published June 29th 1988 by Routledge
4720. Women and Sexuality in the Novels of Thomas Hardy

      By Rosemarie Morgan

      Rosemarie Morgan provides a challenging reading arguing that, contrary to the accepted critical view, Hardy's heroines do seek control over their conduct and their destinies and this reveals itself in rebellious sexuality....

      Published June 8th 1988 by Routledge