Transnational Patriotism in the Mediterranean 1800-1850: Stammering the Nation / Konstantina Zanou
How did the world of nation-states come about? What happened to the world of empires that preceded it? How did the transition take place and how inevitable was it? These may seem (and indeed are) old questions.
India and the Cold War / ed. Manu Bhagavan
On page one of India and the Cold War, the collection's editor, Professor Manu Bhagavan, claims that thoughts about the Cold War changed after the publication of Odd Arne Westad's The Global Cold War (2005). Fifteen years after its initial printing, Westad's opus still looms large for Cold War scholars.
Curia and Crusade: Pope Honorius III and the Recovery of the Holy Land, 1216-1227 / Thomas W. Smith
History has not been kind to the reputation of Pope Honorius III (1216–27).
The Internationalists and Their Plan to Outlaw War / eds. Oona A. Hathaway , Scott J. Shapiro
Oona Hathaway and Scott Shapiro's The Internationalists And Their Plan to Outlaw War is an ambitious book which has attracted wide attention.
Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist / Niall Ferguson
'This is a biography of an intellectual, but it is more than just an intellectual biography because, in the evolution of Kissinger's thought, the interplay of study and experience was singularly close. For that reason, I have come to see this volume as what is known in Germany as a bildungsroman – the story of an education that was both philosophical and sentimental.
Reconfiguring the Fifteenth-Century Crusade / ed. Norman Housley
For generations of historians, the fall of the Christian-held city of Acre to the Mamluk forces of al-Ashraf Khalil in 1291 brought about the end of the crusading era.
Richard the Lionheart Exhibition / Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer
The exhibition honouring the legacy of Richard the Lionheart (d. 1199) - king of England, knight and crusading leader - at the Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer, Germany, offers a royal tribute to the legacy of this famous medieval ruler. Pageantry, stateliness and effective design create a compelling narrative, supported by displays of the most important treasures of Richard's reign.
Secret Files from World War to Cold War: British Government and Secret Intelligence and Foreign Policy files /
Secret intelligence, to borrow the often used cliché by Sir Alexander Cadogan, has been regarded as the 'missing dimension' of Britain's diplomatic and political history. This phrase certainly describes the near absence of the subject from academia even into the 1990s when the first batches of intelligence-related material made it into the public domain.
Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England / Catherine Hanley
Louis VIII, king of France from 1223 to 1226, is not a monarch who has drawn significant attention from historians. His reign of just three years stands trapped between the nearly 43-year reign of his father, Philip Augustus, and the nearly 44-year reign of his son, Louis IX (later Saint Louis). Louis VIII inevitably draws somewhat unfavourable comparison with his predecessor and his heir.
The Benefits of Peace: Private Peacemaking in Late Medieval Italy / Glenn Kumhera
Peace. A small, but powerful word. Even today, defining it is a quandary, as it can be applied in many different ways according to a variety of contexts. Kumhera's comprehensive book tackles the act of making peace in late medieval Italy. He highlights and analyses its diverse meanings and implications, and the impact of these various realisations of 'pax' for medieval society.
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