British History Books

New and Published Books

1. A Portrait of Roman Britain

   By John Wacher

   The Romans occupied Britain for almost four hundred years, and their influence is still all around us - in the shape of individual monuments such as Hadrians Wall, the palace at Fishbourne and the spa complex at Bath, as well as in subtler things such as the layout and locations of ancient towns...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Contemporary Commonwealth

   An Assessment 1965-2009

   Edited by James Mayall

   This collection of essays has been assembled to mark the centenary of The Round Table. It provides an analysis of the modern Commonwealth since the establishment of the Secretariat in 1965. Providing an overview of the contemporary Commonwealth, this book places the organization in its rich...

   Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Second Coming

   Popular Millenarianism, 1780-1850

   By J. F. C. Harrison

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1979, The Second Coming is an experiment in the writing of popular history – a contribution to the history of the people who have no history and an exploration of some of the ideas, beliefs and ways of thinking of ordinary men and women in the late eighteenth and first half of...

   Published January 29th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship

   Enterprise, Home and Household in London, c. 1800-1870

   By Alison Kay

   Series: Routledge International Studies in Business History

   The Foundations of Female Entrepreneurship explores the relationship between home, household headship and enterprise in Victorian London. It examines the notions of duty, honor and suitability in how women’s ventures are represented by themselves and others and engages in a comparison of the...

   Published January 11th 2012 by Routledge
5. England's Long Reformation

   1500 - 1800

   Edited by Nicholas Tyacke

   England's Long Reformation" brings together a distinguished team of scholars, who seek to advance beyond current debates concerning the English Reformation. It puts the religious changes of the 16th century in longer perspective than has been traditional and counters the recent emphasis on the...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Consumer, Credit and Neoliberalism

   Governing the Modern Economy

   By Christopher Payne

   Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy

   This book is an investigation into the economic policy formulation and practice of neoliberalism in Britain from the 1950s through to the financial crisis and economic downturn that began in 2007-8. It demonstrates that influential economists, such as F.A. Hayek and Milton Friedman, authors at key...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Transformation of England (Routledge Revivals)

   Essays in the economic and social history of England in the eighteenth century

   By Peter Mathias

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1979, The Transformation of England discusses the creation in late eighteenth century England of the industrial system and thereby the present world. Professor Mathias poses questions about the nature of industrialization, social change and historical explanation, issues that are...

   Published December 7th 2011 by Routledge
8. Understanding the Victorians

   Politics, Culture and Society in Nineteenth-Century Britain

   By Susie L. Steinbach

   The Victorian era was a time of dramatic change. During this period Britain ruled the largest empire on earth, witnessed the expansion of democracy, and developed universal education and mass print culture. Both its imperial might and the fact that it had industrialised and urbanised decades before...

   Published December 4th 2011 by Routledge
9. Public Health in the British Empire

   Intermediaries, Subordinates, and the Practice of Public Health, 1850-1960

   Edited by Ryan Johnson, Amna Khalid

   Series: Routledge Studies in Modern British History

   Over the last several decades, historians of public health in Britain’s colonies have been primarily concerned with the process of policy making in the upper echelons of the medical and sanitary administrations. Yet it was the lower level staff that formed the backbone of public health systems in...

   Published November 17th 2011 by Routledge
10. In the Name of the Child

    Edited by Roger Cooter

    Series: Routledge Studies in the Social History of Medicine

    Published November 3rd 2011 by Routledge