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CB History of Civilization

CD 921-4280 Archives

CS Genealogy

CT Biography

D World History

DA History of Great Britain

DC History of France

DD History of Germany

DE-DG History of the Greece and Italy

DJK-DK History of Eastern Europe, Russia, and former Soviet Republics

DS History of Asia

DT History of Africa

DU History of Oceania

E History of the United States

F US state histories. Latin America and Caribbean history

FC History of Canada

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Four Nations Approaches to Modern 'British' History by Margaret Scull (Editor); Naomi Lloyd-Jones (Editor)
This collection brings together leading and emerging scholars to evaluate the viability of four nations approaches to the history of the United Kingdom from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It recognises the separate histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and explores the extent to which they share a common, 'British' history.
Medieval Women and Urban Justice by Teresa Phipps; Cordelia Beattie
This book provides a detailed analysis of women's involvement in litigation and other legal actions within their local communities in late-medieval England.
Paper Cranes and Mushroom Clouds: The US - Japan Conflict and the Function of Ethics in Historical Writing by Perry, Alexandra
Surveying seven decades worth of historical writing on the conflict between the US and Japan during World War II, this book explores the ways in which historians use moral statements in their writing, and particularly in their accounts of political leadership.
The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices by Philip J. Boyes (Editor); Philippa M. Steele (Editor); Natalia Elvira Astoreca (Editor)
The Social and Cultural Contexts of Historic Writing Practices explores these relationships in a number of different cultural contexts and from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including archaeological, anthropological and linguistic.

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