Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 29

Presents some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians.

Andrew Spicer (Edited by)

9781108490696, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 2 January 2020

316 pages
22.3 x 14.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.51 kg

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians. Volume 29 of the sixth series includes the following articles: 'Musicalising history', 'The politics of time and state identity in the German Democratic Republic', 'Politicising Chernobyl: Wales and nuclear power during the 1980s', 'Saladin's 'spin doctors'', 'Proportionate maiming: the origins of Thomas Jefferson's provision for facial disfigurement in Bill 64', 'Love, care and the illegitimate child in eighteenth-century Scotland', 'The self and self-help: women pursuing autonomy in post-war Britain', 'Colouring outside the lines: methods for a global history of Eastern Eurasia, 600–1350', 'Time and distance: reflections on local and global history from East Africa', and 'How natural is natural? Historical perspectives on wildlife and the environment in Britain'.

1. Presidential address. Material turns in British history: II. Corruption: Imperial power, princely politics and gifts gone rogue Margot C. Finn
2. Colouring outside the lines: Methods for a global history of Eastern Eurasia, 600–1350 Naomi Standen
3. Saladin's 'spin doctors' Carole Hillenbrand
4. Musicalising history Matthew S. Champion and Miranda Stanyon
5. Love, care and the illegitimate child in eighteenth-century Scotland Katie Barclay
6. Proportionate maiming: the origins of Thomas Jefferson's provision for facial disfigurement in Bill 64 Emily Cock
7. Mary Williamson's letter, or, seeing women and sisters in the archives of Atlantic slavery Diana Paton
8. Death and the modern Empire: the 1918–19 Influenza epidemic in India David Arnold
9. The self and self-help: women pursuing autonomy in post-war Britain Lynn Abrams
10. The politics of time and state identity in the German Democratic Republic Marcus Colla
11. Time and distance: reflections on local and global history from East Africa Richard Reid
12. Politicising Chernobyl: Wales and nuclear power during the 1980s Seán Aeron Martin and Mari Elin Wiliam
13. How natural is natural? Historical perspectives on wildlife and the environment in Britain Tom Williamson.

Subject Areas: Social & cultural history [HBTB], History: specific events & topics [HBT], History [HB]