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HISTORy
Westminster: A Biography
From Earliest Times to the Present
Robert Shepherd
• A biography of Britain’s centre of power
and royal ceremony
• Covers the making of Britain’s capital
and the people who shaped it
• A complete history of Westminster, from
Edward the Confessor to David Cameron
Image-making and intrigue have
characterized Westminster since it became
Edward the Confessor’s political and
spiritual capital. A thousand years later, Westminster remains the
centre of power and royal ceremony. Historic conflicts between
church and state, monarchy and parliament, conservatives and
radicals, politicians and the press are etched into its fabric.
In many ways, the story of Westminster is a microcosm of the
history of Britain.
ROBERT SHEPHERD is a programme editor for BBC television and radio.
He has been a Special Adviser in Whitehall, a parliamentary lobby
correspondent and a Reuters Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK.
UK September 2012 US November 2012
368 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9780826423801 - £20.00 / $29.95
Translation Rights held by: Curtis Brown
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Rethinking the Weimar Republic
Authority and Authoritarianism 1916-1936
Anthony McElligott
• A fresh new account that abandons
traditional ways of approaching the
subject
• Covers all the key debates, making it an
ideal textbook
• Places the ‘rise of the Nazis’ in a new
perspective
Anthony McElligott’s new study challenges
conventional approaches to the history of
the Weimar Republic. Taking as its premise that neither 1918 nor
1933 constituted distinctive breaks in early twentieth-century
German history, Rethinking the Weimar Republic stretches the
chronological-political parameters of the republic from 1916 to
1936.
ANTHONy MCELLIGOTT is Professor of History at the University of
Limerick, Ireland.
UK September 2012 US November 2012
256 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781849664721 £60.00 / $110.00
PB 9780340731901 - £19.99 / $29.95
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Indomitable Will
Turning Defeat into Victory from Pearl Harbor to
Midway
Charles Kupfer
• Provides a much-needed corrective
to the conventional cultural memory
of World War II as a purely triumphal
American saga
• Written in a lively and accessible manner
by a professional reporter
• A gripping narrative, peppered with
well-known characters like Edward R.
Murrow
The book tells the story of the war’s early defeats, arguing that
they had a steeling effect that allowed for later victories. By
setting their collective will on victory, Americans gained strength
and turned early defeat into ultimate victory.
CHARLES KUPFER is Associate Professor of American Studies and History at
Penn State University, Harrisburg, USA.
UK May 2012 US March 2012
384 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9780826410689 - £25.00 / $34.95
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Eleanor de Montfort
A Rebel Countess in Medieval England
Louise J. Wilkinson
• First detailed biography
• Draws on letters, chronicles, public
records
• Vivid narrative
Eleanor de Montfort was at the heart of the
bloody conflict between the Crown and the
English barons. In 1264 Simon de Montfort
captured the king, securing control of royal
government. Eleanor worked tirelessly in
her husband’s cause but the family’s fortunes were shattered
at Evesham where de Montfort was killed. Eleanor rose to her
role as matriarch, negotiating the surrender of Dover Castle and
securing her family’s safe departure to France.
LOUISE J. WILKINSON teaches at Canterbury Christ Church University, UK.
UK March 2012 US May 2012
208 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781847251947 - £25.00 / $34.95
Continuum