Silk and empire Akinwunmi Ayodeji Adesina

Silk and empire Akinwunmi Ayodeji AdesinaPulling together many subject areas into one, this study of the Anglo Indian silk trade shows the complexity of the Empire by linking usually disparate histories

It combines thorough description of the genre's history and conventions with consideration of the rootedness of individual epigrams within specific social

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The nineteenth-century's steam railway epitomised modernity's relentlessly onrushing advance

This book explores continuities in the extra-marital relationships of the gentry and nobility in the north of England

With characteristic erudition and acuity across a breathtaking range of subjects

1890–1940

Contributors offer close analyses of the work of both widely acknowledged auteurs and little-known provocateurs who deserve much wider recognition

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The first in-depth study of a distinctive brand of women’s rights that emerged out of the Victorian Secularist movement

which offers a balanced point of reference for anyone keen to understand the economic thinking behind key policy decisions in the wake of the financial crisis

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