History and Biography : Essays in Honour of Derek Beales

History and Biography : Essays in Honour of Derek Beales

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'All those who have had the pleasure of being taught by or worked with Professor Derek Beales will appreciate this collection of essays ... it is no surprise, given the reputation of the contributors, that the essays are of a consistently high standard, and at least one piece ... is quite outstanding.' Modern Italy

Book Description
For too long, too many historians have been too much concerned with impersonal forces, underlying structures and long-term developments. Now, "people" are back. In a postmodern age it is easier to appreciate the decisive role played by individuals, as they ride their luck and seize their opportunity to bend the world to their will. As these essays by twelve eminent historians demonstrate, biography is too important to be left to the amateurs. Among the rich variety of strong characters analyzed here are an Austrian emperor, a German kaiser, a Victorian prime minister, an Italian dictator, and an American president.

History and Biography: Essays in Honour of Derek Beales,T. C. W. Blanning,David Cannadine,Cambridge University Press,0521893178,Essays,Europe - General,History,History - General History,History: American,Modern - General,Beales, Derek Edward Dawson,Historiography,History / Europe / General,USA,World history,c 1700 to c 1800,c 1800 to c 1900

Books Report:

1. Holocaust and Rescue: Impotent or Indifferent? Anglo-Jewry 1938-1945
2. Indian Giving : Economies of Power in Early Indian-White Exchanges (Native Americans of the Northeast)
3. International Cooperation in Research and Development : An Inventory of U.S. Government Spending and a Framework for Measuring Benefits
4. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
5. Jews of Bielorussia During World War II
6. Kosovo: Facing the Court of History
7. Labor Supply and Occupational Structure of Asian Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market (Garland Studies in the History of American Labor)
8. Lincoln's Youth: Indiana Years, Seven to Twenty-One, 1816-1830
9. Love, Sex, Intimacy and Friendship Between Men, 1550-1800
10. Making History in Banda : Anthropological Visions of Africa's Past (New Studies in Archaeology)

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