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" Seminar Studies in History...provide a means of bridging the gap between specialist articles and monographs and textbooks. They are written by acknowledged experts on the subject who are not only familiar with current thinking but have often contributed to it. Their format, well-tried and effective, combines information, analysis and assessment effectively. The selections of documents, included from the outset of the series when document work was hardly in vogue in schools, not merely illustrates points made in the text but provides an effective medium for discussion on the issues raised. The further reading guide has stimulated countless students to take their interests further. The structure of the series may not have changed through time but the format has, with attractive four-colour covers and larger pages….Seminar Studies are still, despite all the opposition, a market leader." Teaching History.

Below are the titles in this series.

The Reign of Mary I

The Reign of Mary I

3rd Edition

Robert Tittler, Judith Richards

Paperback, Apr 2013
ISBN13: 9781408245347
ISBN10: 1408245345
Until recently, the reign of Mary Tudor was generally seen as a ‘sterile interlude’ in the Tudor century, with Mary herself dismissed as ‘Bloody Mary’. Extensive research in...
Decolonisation

Decolonisation

The British Experience Since 1945
2nd Edition

Nicholas White

Paperback, Nov 2013
ISBN13: 9781408245637
ISBN10: 1408245639
Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement
Martin Luther King, Jr is one of the iconic figures of 20th century history, and one of the most influential and important in the American Civil Rights Movement. John Kirk here presents the l...
The Reign of Mary I

The Reign of Mary I

3rd Edition

Robert Tittler, Judith Richards

Paperback, Apr 2013
ISBN13: 9781408245347
ISBN10: 1408245345
Until recently, the reign of Mary Tudor was generally seen as a ‘sterile interlude’ in the Tudor century, with Mary herself dismissed as ‘Bloody Mary’. Extensive research in...
The Medieval Natural World
How did medieval people make sense of their surroundings, and how did this change over the years as understanding and knowledge expanded?This new Seminar Study is designed to familiar...
The Medieval Military Orders
This new addition to the popular Seminar Studies series looks at the origins, development and organisation of the Military Orders during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, showing how the...
Modernism

Modernism

2nd Edition

Robin Walz

Paperback, Nov 2012
ISBN13: 9781408264492
ISBN10: 1408264498
Robin Walz’s updated Modernism, now part of the Seminar Studies series, has been updated to include significant primary source material and features to make it more accessible f...
The Holocaust

The Holocaust

The Third Reich and the Jews
2nd Edition

David Engel

Paperback, Oct 2012
ISBN13: 9781408249949
ISBN10: 1408249944
David Engel’s book is a taut, compact narration that appeals to the intellect as much, if not more, than to the emotions. It is sure to be welcomed by students in departments of History, Poli...
Terrorism

Terrorism

2nd Edition

Rosemary O'Kane

Paperback, May 2012
ISBN13: 9781408282571
ISBN10: 1408282577
The history of terrorism stretches back nearly two thousand years and terrorism, both in the forms of terrorist groups and terror regimes, is an inherent part of the modern world: from Anarchist gr...
Gender Relations in Early Modern England
Laura Gowing provides unique insight into gender relations in a time of flux, from the women who tried to vote in Ipswich in 1640, to a grandmother describing the first time her grandson wore breec...
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party
Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party begins with an overview of the personality and early life of Adolf Hitler and proceeds to examine the early years of the Nazi Party and the major f...
Capitalism

Capitalism

2nd Edition

Paul Bowles

Paperback, Apr 2012
ISBN13: 9781408269220
ISBN10: 1408269228
Will capitalism destroy us or liberate us?Capitalism stands unrivalled as the economic system of our times. Since the collapse of the Soviet bloc, the world has becom...
Austria, Prussia and The Making of Germany CourseSmart eTextbook
It is often argued that the unification of Germany in 1871 was the inevitable result of the convergence of Prussian power and German nationalism. John Breuilly here shows that the true story...
Independent India, 1947-2000 CourseSmart eTextbook
Wendy Singer’s book is a clear and concise look at post-independence India, addressing all the key themes of the period – industrial development versus the agrarian sector; religious conf...
Northern Ireland Since 1969 CourseSmart eTextbook
The 'troubles' and related peace process in Northern Ireland have rarely been out of the news over the past thirty years. To understand the complex politics of the conflict we need to...
The Third Reich CourseSmart eTextbook
The Third Reich has had a global impact on the politics and history of the twentieth century. Attempts to define National Socialism, or Nazism, began as soon as it became a major force in the 1930s...
The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace CourseSmart eTextbook
The League of Nations was the first globally recognized inter-governmental body that attempted to organise peace comprehensively. It addressed not only the traditional security areas of military ba...
The Birth of Industrial Britain CourseSmart eTextbook
The Industrial Revolution had a profound and lasting effect on socioeconomic and cultural conditions in Britain.The Birth of Industrial Britain examines the impact of early industri...
China since 1949 CourseSmart eTextbook
China’s rise to global prominence is one of the most remarkable stories of our time. Millions of urban Chinese today enjoy lifestyles unthinkable in the days of Chairman Mao’s commu...
South Africa CourseSmart eTextbook
Apartheid was an oppressive and brutal system of racial discrimination that captured and appalled world opinion during the latter half of the twentieth century. South Africa: The Rise and Fall o...
Feminism CourseSmart eTextbook
The sheer number of publications on Feminism make it difficult for students who approach the subject for the first time to gain a sense of what the main issues and interpretations are. This book...
Environmentalism CourseSmart eTextbook
Why are our environmental problems still growing despite a huge increase in global conservation efforts? Peterson del Mar untangles this paradox by showing how prosperity is essential to environmen...
Communism CourseSmart eTextbook
Why did communism grow so quickly? Why did it spread to turn almost half of the world red by the mid-1970s? What impact did it have upon capitalism and capitalist society?Communism is...
The Crusades 1095-1197
The idea of the crusade remains a potent one. In this compelling account, Jonathan Phillips moves away from modern constructs and possible misconceptions of the crusades, to explore the origins and de...
The Arab-Israeli Conflict

The Arab-Israeli Conflict

2nd Edition

Kirsten Schulze

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9780582771895
ISBN10: 0582771897
The new edition of this well-regarded text has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect events in the previous decade. Covering the period from the origins of the Zionist-Arab competition for...
Origins of the Cold War 1941-49

Origins of the Cold War 1941-49

Revised 3rd Edition
3rd Edition

Martin McCauley

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874335
ISBN10: 1405874333
Origins of the Cold War covers the formative years of the extraordinary struggle between the two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States. In a clear and concise manner, Martin...
Tudor Rebellions

Tudor Rebellions

Revised 5th Edition
5th Edition

Anthony Fletcher, Diarmaid Macculloch

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874328
ISBN10: 1405874325
The Tudor age was a tumultuous one – a time of the Reformation, conspiracies, uprisings and rebellions.The Tudor Rebellions gives a chronological run-down of the major rebellio...
The Scramble for Africa

The Scramble for Africa

3rd Edition

M.E. Chamberlain

Paperback, Jun 2010
ISBN13: 9781408220146
ISBN10: 1408220148
This is the second major revision of this key Seminar Study which was originally published in 1974. The book contrasts the Victorian image of Africa with what has been revealed by recent research o...
The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement

Revised Edition

Bruce Dierenfield

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874359
ISBN10: 140587435X
The civil rights movement was arguably the most important reform in American history. This book recounts the extraordinary and often bloody story of how tens of thousands of ordinary African-A...
Russia, America and the Cold War

Russia, America and the Cold War

1949-1991 (Revised 2nd Edition)
2nd Edition

Martin McCauley

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874304
ISBN10: 1405874309
The conflict between Russia and America shaped the world for over four decades. Both were universalist powers – they wanted every country in the world to copy their model of government and econom...
Northern Ireland Since 1969
The 'troubles' and related peace process in Northern Ireland have rarely been out of the news over the past thirty years. To understand the complex politics of the conflict we need to...
South Africa

South Africa

The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
2nd Edition

Nancy Clark, William Worger

Paperback, Apr 2011
ISBN13: 9781408245644
ISBN10: 1408245647
Apartheid was an oppressive and brutal system of racial discrimination that captured and appalled world opinion during the latter half of the twentieth century. South Africa: The Rise and Fall o...
The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War

Revised 2nd Edition
2nd Edition

Mitchell Hall

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874342
ISBN10: 1405874341
The Vietnam War examines the conflict from its origins through to 1975 and North Vietnam’s victory. This new revised edition is completely up-to-date with current ac...
Decolonisation

Decolonisation

The British Experience since 1945

Nicholas White

Paperback, Apr 1999
ISBN13: 9780582290877
ISBN10: 0582290872
Concise and accessible, this guide provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. Dr White syntheses recent historical debate by looking at the demise of British imperial power f...
The British Women's Suffrage Campaign 1866-1928
This Seminar Study was the first book to trace the British women’s suffrage campaign from its origins in the 1860s through to the achievement of equal suffrage in 1928. Unlike most stud...
Britain under Thatcher
This new Seminar Study, by one of the experts on the subject, provides students with a balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences. Within a chronological framework,...
The French Revolution 1787-1804
The French Revolution can be seen as an enormous explosion of civic energy with huge ramifications for the rest of the world. In this balanced and accessible account, P.M Jones: ...
England and Europe 1485-1603

England and Europe 1485-1603

2nd Edition

Susan Doran

Paperback, Nov 1996
ISBN13: 9780582289918
ISBN10: 0582289912
Stalin and Stalinism

Stalin and Stalinism

Revised 3rd Edition
3rd Edition

Martin McCauley

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874366
ISBN10: 1405874368
One of the most successful dictators of the twentieth century, Stalin believed that fashioning a better tomorrow was worth sacrificing the lives of millions today. He built a modern Russia on the c...
The Italian Risorgimento

The Italian Risorgimento

2nd Edition

M. Clark

Paperback, Aug 2009
ISBN13: 9781408205167
ISBN10: 1408205165
The Unification of Italy in the nineteenth century was the unlikely result of a lengthy and complex process of Italian ‘revival’ (‘Risorgimento’). Few Italians supported...
Origins of the First World War

Origins of the First World War

Revised 3rd Edition
3rd Edition

Gordon Martel

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405874311
ISBN10: 1405874317
Origins of the First World War summarizes and analyses the policies, issues and crises that brought Europe to war in 1914. Martel explains the position of each of the great powers, an...
China since 1949

China since 1949

2nd Edition

Linda Benson

Paperback, May 2011
ISBN13: 9781408237694
ISBN10: 1408237695
China’s rise to global prominence is one of the most remarkable stories of our time. Millions of urban Chinese today enjoy lifestyles unthinkable in the days of Chairman Mao’s commu...
China in Transformation

China in Transformation

1900-1949
2nd Edition

Colin Mackerras

Paperback, Jul 2008
ISBN13: 9781405840583
ISBN10: 1405840587
In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led People’s Republic of China which remains today. China in Transformat...