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The 1780-1914, dernWorld,FRANCI, SOAKLEYA. C. ,BAYLYAtoryofWorldPopulation,yof thefield.The, WarFarmers rst Fi, -BACItRober , Youngsm:Nat IndexerWORLD HISTORYNEW IN 2006ngshipKiKingshipThe Politics of EnchantmentFRANCIS OAKLEYWilliams College“This is a wide-ranging, cross-cultural exploration and meditation on sacralkingship by one of the rare, intellectually adventurous, historians in theacademy."JANET COLEMAN, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCEIn this book, stressing the ubiquity and extraordinary staying power of kingship,Francis Oakley argues that it may be the most common form of government knownto humankind. He traces its history from the time of the Neolithic revolution andthe spread of agrarian modes of subsistence around the eastern Mediterranean(c.8,000-5,000 BCE) down to its widespread loss of legitimacy in the modernindustrial world.The author considers the many forms that kingship took during this period, including:the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt; the emperors of Japan; the Maya rulers of Mesoamerica;the medieval popes and emperors; and the English and French monarchs of earlymodern Europe. While acknowledging the panoply of governing roles that kingshipcould involve – administrative, military, judicial, economic, religious, and purelysymbolic – his central focus is on its intimate connection with the sacred.SERIES: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE PASTSERIES EDITOR: CONSTANTIN FASOLT192 PAGES / 0-631-22695-8 HB / 0-631-22696-6 PB / JANUARY 2006First FarmersThe Origins of Agricultural SocietiesPETER,PETERBELWODBELLWOODAustralian National University”A tour de force of historical anthropology. Rarelydoes one encounter a book with the sweepinghistorical scope of Peter Bellwood’s convincingworldwide synthesis of agricultural origins andpopulation dispersals.”PATRICK KIRCH, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY384 PAGES / 0-631-20565-9 HB / 0-631-20566-7 PB / 2004ofnsigiOrThe Origins of WarViolence in PrehistoryJeanZammi Jean,t ine,JEAN GUILAINE & JEAN ZAMMITBoth École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France“An intriguing and convincing account of violenceand conflict in deep antiquity... The authors havesuccessfully produced a stimulating and thoughtprovoking text.”ARCHAEOLOGY IRELAND296 PAGES / 1-4051-1259-X HB / 1-4051-1260-3 PB / 200424The Birth of the Modern World,1780-1914Global Connections and ComparisonsC.A. BAYLYUniversity of CambridgeWinner of the Wolfson History PrizeWinner of the H-Soz-u-Kult Bookprize (World and International History)“A truly global history, a work of great richness and jaw-dropping eruditionthat ranges effortlessly across the continents, laying out a complex,multifaceted picture of modernity. A brilliantly told global story.”THE SUNDAY TIMES“Bayly’s work is awe-inspiring in its breadth and authority … Readers willenjoy an invigorating and enriching experience.”“An enormously important book in its approach to global history.”SERIES: BLACKWELL HISTORY OF THE WORLDSERIES EDITOR: R.I. MOORE568 PAGES / 0-631-23616-3 PB / 2004THE TELEGRAPHTHE TIMESALSO OF INTERESTA Concise History of World Population,Third EditionMASIMO LIVIMASSIMO LIVI-BACCI272 PAGES / 0-631-22334-7 HB / 0-631-22335-5 PB / 2001sm ialoni PostcolPostcolonialism: An Historical IntroductionROBERT J.C. YOUNG512 PAGES / 0-631-20071-1 PB / 2001JOURNALSionaliandNatonsiNations and NationalismEdited by ANTHONY D. SMITHwww.blackwellpublishing.com/NATIONSPeace & ChangeA Journal of Peace ResearchEdited by KATHLEEN KENNEDY,DON WHISENHUNT &MARK N. LANCEPublished on behalf of the Peace History Society and the Peaceand Justice Studies Associationwww.blackwellpublishing.com/PECH
History190-201, AnationalImpact ts olonizationandirstWorldWar, AniontotheFinit Mar, ShipwaySHCOLOMBIA; TITYOFNORTHERNBRIUNIVERSIMARTEL,The, Present aloni ColThe, War ofSTOPHER CHRI , COKERNEW IN 2006Decolonization andits ImpactA Comparative Approach to the End ofthe Colonial EmpiresMARTIN SHIPWAYBirkbeck College, University of LondonDECOLONIZATION AND ITS IMPACT is aground-breaking comparative study ofdecolonization from before the Second World Warto the early 1960s. It focuses on the process andimpact of decolonization at the level of the ’latecolonial state’ and of colonial societies, withreference to a number of key cases across theEuropean colonial empires.The book presents an original model ofdecolonization which seeks to reconcile imperialand nationalist perspectives, and engages withimportant theoretical approaches. Major themesinclude: the development of the colonial state; theemergence of nationalist movements andalternatives to nationalism in colonial societies;colonial reformism and anti-colonial politics after1945; wars and emergencies; the impact ofdecolonization on metropolitan society andpolitics; and the ’endgame’ of decolonization.While decolonization is often seen as ’inevitable’,the emphasis throughout the book is ondecolonization as an essentially violent crisis, theresolution of which had many unintendedoutcomes, not only for the colonial powers but alsofor post-colonial regimes and societies.SERIES: HISTORY OF THE CONTEMPORARY WORLDSERIES EDITORS: PETER CATTERALL & LAWRENCE FREEDMAN256 PAGES / 0-631-19967-5 HB / 0-631-19968-3 PB / JUNE 2006FORTHCOMINGA Companion to International History1900-2001GORDONEdited by GORDON MARTELSERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO HISTORY512 PAGES / 1-4051-2574-8 HB / NOVEMBER 2006The Colonial PresentAfghanistan . Palestine . IraqDEREK,DEREKGREGORYGREGORYUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver“The Colonial Present takes us through thecontemporary wars in Afghanistan, thePalestinian territories and Iraq as connectedprojects of imperial ambition... A refreshinglyangry book, with all the geographical andhistorical scholarship to buttress its indictmentof American, Israeli and British behavioraround the world. It is exquisitely written.”LOS ANGELES TIMESIn this powerful and passionate critique of the ‘waron terror’, Derek Gregory traces the long history ofBritish and American involvements in the MiddleEast.392 PAGES / 1-57718-089-5 HB / 1-57718-090-9 PB / 2004FutureThe Futureof WarThe Re-enchantment of War in the Twenty-firstCenturyCHRISTOPHER COKERLondon School of Economics and Political Science“For all those who seek a deeper understandingof the contours of war, then this fine bookshould be required reading.”MICHAEL EVANS, ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, DUNTROONNEW EDITION IN 2006Nations andsm ionaliandNatonsiNationalismNatSecond EditionERNEST,ERNESTGELNERGELLNERUniversity of CambridgeErnest Gellner’s NATIONS ANDNATIONALISM, first published in 1983, isa classic statement in its field.Gellner’s provocative examination ofthe roots of nationalism, theirgrowth, and their establishment is aspertinent today as it was 20 yearsago. Drawing on the ideas ofthinkers from Marx and Malinowskito Heidegger and Havel, Gellneremphasizes the subjective nature ofnational identities and argues thatnationalism is a product ofindustrialization.For this new edition of NATIONS ANDNATIONALISM, John Breuilly, newlyappointed to the Chair ofNationalism at the London School ofEconomics and Political Sciences,provides a substantial introduction,tracing and evaluating the ways inwhich the field has changed over thepast two decades. Suggestions forfurther reading have also beenupdated.192 PAGES / 1-4051-3442-9 PB / JUNE 2006TWENTIETH-CENTURY WORLD HISTORYA Companion to the First World WarJohnHorne,Edited by JOHN HORNESERIES: BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO HISTORY640 PAGES / 1-4051-2386-9 HB / DECEMBER 2006SERIES: BLACKWELL MANIFESTOS176 PAGES / 1-4051-2042-8 HB / 1-4051-2043-6 PB / 200425
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