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  • A HISTORY OF BRITAIN'S TRANSPORT
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    A HISTORY OF BRITAIN'S TRANSPORT
    JEREMY BLACK
    Covers the evolution of transport history, from walking and packhorses to modern rail, motoring, and air travel. An accessible book to draw on popular interest in transport history, routes, vehicles and experiences. Transport history is social and industrial national history. Passengers and freight will be covered including all types of transport from walking and packhorses, th...

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  • A HISTORY OF THE RAILROAD IN 100 MAPS
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    A HISTORY OF THE RAILROAD IN 100 MAPS
    JEREMY BLACK
    The first international history of railroads and railroad infrastructure told through stunningly reproduced maps. Since their origins in eighteenth-century England, railroads have spread across the globe, changing everything in their path, from where and how people grew and made things to where and how they lived and moved. Railroads rewrote not only world geography but also th...

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  • INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL MILITARY HISTORY
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    INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL MILITARY HISTORY
    JEREMY BLACK
    Now in its fourth edition, Introduction to Global Military History is an accessible, up-to-date account of modern warfare from the eighteenth century to the present. The book engages with the social, cultural, political and economic contexts of war, examining the causes and consequences of conflict beyond national and chronological boundaries. It challenges the dominant Western...

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  • THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IN WORLD HISTORY
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    THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE IN WORLD HISTORY
    JEREMY BLACK
    Now in its second edition, The Atlantic Slave Trade in World History has been updated to include recent scholarship, and an analysis of how debates have changed in light of recent key events such as the Black Lives Matter movement. Primarily focused on the Atlantic Slave Trade, this study places slavery within a broader world context and includes significant detailed coverage o...

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  • CAVALRY
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    CAVALRY
    JEREMY BLACK
    An original and unique work that will fill a huge gap in the field of military history, and be of interest to both scholars and general readers. It is a picture of the universal role of cavalry in warfare from earliest times to the present - and future. This book covers the role of horses and essential mobility in 'shock action', in warfare in the classical world, in the major ...

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  • EUROPEAN WARFARE, 1660-1815
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    EUROPEAN WARFARE, 1660-1815
    PROFESSOR JEREMY BLACK / JEREMY BLACK
    This is a history of warfare, wars and the armed forces of Europe from the military revolution of the mid-17th century to the Napoleonic wars.; This book is intended for broad-based undergrad courses on 18th century Europe/Britain and the Ancien Regime. 2nd and 3rd year thematic courses on warfare in the modern period, and students of war studies. ...

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  • THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
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    THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
    JEREMY BLACK
    Originally published as a collection in 2006, this volume covers the Atlantic slave trade from its origins to 1600, the selection of essays here look at the reasons for the causes of slavery and serfdom; slavery in Africa; the development of the slave trade; the demographic situation in Latin America; and European attitudes to slavery as an institution. The volume also has an i...

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  • THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
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    THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
    JEREMY BLACK
    Originally published as a collection in 2006, the essays in this volume discuss the reasons for the end of the slave trade and the institution of slavery itself. They examine the rise of the abolitionist movement in different countries and how the move towards abolition was swifter in some areas than others. Attention is also paid to the economic consequences of abolition, popu...

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  • HOW THE ARMY MADE BRITAIN A GLOBAL POWER, 1688–1815
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    HOW THE ARMY MADE BRITAIN A GLOBAL POWER, 1688–1815
    JEREMY BLACK
    "A majestic study of the British Army's evolution" from the acclaimed historian, commentator, and author of Britain's Naval Route to Greatness (Stanley D.M. Carpenter, Emeritus Professor of Strategy, U.S. Naval War College).   Between 1760 and 1815, British troops campaigned from Manila to Montreal, Cape Town to Copenhagen, Washington to Waterloo. The naval dimension of Britain...

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  • TANK WARFARE
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    TANK WARFARE
    JEREMY BLACK
    The story of the battlefield in the 20th century was dominated by a handful of developments. Foremost of these was the introduction and refinement of tanks. In Tank Warfare, prominent military historian Jeremy Black offers a comprehensive global account of the history of tanks and armored warfare in the 20th and 21st centuries. First introduced onto the battlefield during the W...

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  • WAR IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 1450-1815
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    WAR IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD, 1450-1815
    JEREMY BLACK
    This book presents a collection of essays charting the developments in military practice and warfare across the world in the early modern period. It also considers the nature and role of technological change, and the relationship between military developments and state-building. ...

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  • GEOGRAPHIES OF AN IMPERIAL POWER
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    GEOGRAPHIES OF AN IMPERIAL POWER
    JEREMY BLACK
    Geography as an underpinning of British imperialism. "The breadth and depth of knowledge on display in this book are impressive." — Historical Geography From explorers tracing rivers to navigators hunting for longitude, spatial awareness and the need for empirical understanding were linked to British strategy in the 1700s. This strategy, in turn, aided in the assertion of Briti...

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  • REVOLUTIONS IN THE WESTERN WORLD 1775–1825
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    REVOLUTIONS IN THE WESTERN WORLD 1775–1825
    JEREMY BLACK
    Considering what has been described as an Age of Revolutions, Black assesses a formative period in world history by examining the North American, European, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions. Causes, courses and consequences are all clarified in the articles selected and an introduction charts the major themes. ...

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  • THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    JEREMY BLACK
    World War II defined the 20th century and shaped the contemporary world; from the decolonization of Africa to the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall. This comprehensive series, edited by one of the worlds leading military historians, offers a focused overview of this complex and volatile era, taking into account the political, economic and social factors, as well as military circ...

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  • DEBATING FOREIGN POLICY IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN
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    DEBATING FOREIGN POLICY IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY BRITAIN
    JEREMY BLACK
    It was during the course of the eighteenth century that Britain's status as a major maritime and commercial power was forged, shaping the political, economic and military policies of the nation for the next two centuries. Starting from a relatively minor role in global affairs before 1700, Britain rapidly rose to become a significant player in European affairs, and leading impe...

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  • POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY IN THE AGE OF GEORGE I, 1714-1727
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    POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY IN THE AGE OF GEORGE I, 1714-1727
    JEREMY BLACK
    Through its focus on the relationship between foreign and domestic politics, this book provides a new perspective on the often fractious and tangled events of George I’s reign (1714-27). This was a period of transition for Britain, as royal authority gave way to cabinet government, and as the country began to exercise increased influence upon the world stage. It was a reign tha...

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  • BRITISH POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY, 1727-44
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    BRITISH POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY, 1727-44
    JEREMY BLACK
    Covering the period from the end of the Anglo-French alliance in 1731 to the declaration of war between the two powers in 1744, this book charts a turbulent period in British politics that witnessed the last decade of the Walpole ministry, the attempt to replace it by a Patriot government, and the return of the Old Corps Whigs to a process of dominance. In particular it reveals...

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  • THE BRITISH EMPIRE
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    THE BRITISH EMPIRE
    JEREMY BLACK
    What was the course and consequence of the British Empire? The rights and wrongs, strengths and weaknesses of empire are a major topic in global history, and deservedly so. Focusing on the most prominent and wide-ranging empire in world history, the British empire, Jeremy Black provides not only a history of that empire, but also a perspective from which to consider the issues ...

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  • THE TORY WORLD
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    THE TORY WORLD
    JEREMY BLACK
    Political decisions are never taken in a vacuum but are shaped both by current events and historical context. In other words, long-term developments and patterns in which the accumulated memory of what came earlier, can greatly (and sometimes subconsciously) influence subsequent policy choices. Working forward from the later seventeenth century, this book explores the ’deep his...

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  • BRITISH POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY, 1744-57
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    BRITISH POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY, 1744-57
    JEREMY BLACK
    The years between 1744 and 1757 were a testing time for the British government as political unrest at home exploded into armed rebellion, whilst on the continent French armies were repeatedly victorious. Providing an analytical narrative, supported by thematic chapters, this book examines the relationship between Britain’s politics and foreign policy in a period not hitherto tr...

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  • THE WORLD IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
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    THE WORLD IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
    JEREMY BLACK
    From this major author comes a totally unique history of the twentieth century. Eschewing the traditional model for histories of this kind – blow-by-blow political narratives typically overloaded with detail - Jeremy Black offers us instead a brilliant thematic account of the last 100 years with the environment and the continuing strength of religious belief at its centre. Look...

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  • WARFARE IN THE WESTERN WORLD, 1882-1975
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    WARFARE IN THE WESTERN WORLD, 1882-1975
    JEREMY BLACK
    In this companion volume to "Western Warfare, 1775-1882," Jeremy Black takes his analysis of modern warfare into the twentieth century. As before, a distinctive feature of the author's approach is the coverage of both land and naval warfare as well as conflict within the West and between Western and non-Western powers. Beginning with the British conquest of Egypt in 1882, this ...

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  • WESTERN WARFARE, 1775-1882
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    WESTERN WARFARE, 1775-1882
    JEREMY BLACK
    This is a wide-ranging and comprehensive survey of warfare from the outbreak of the American War of Independence to the British conquest of Egypt. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources this book offers an unrivalled account of civil and international conflicts involving Western powers, integrating both naval and land warfare. This book covers military capability as well...

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  • WAR IN THE MODERN WORLD, 1990-2014
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    WAR IN THE MODERN WORLD, 1990-2014
    JEREMY BLACK
    In War in the Modern World, 1990-2014, Jeremy Black looks at the most modern of conflicts from the perspective that war is a central feature of the modern world. Arguing that understanding non-Western developments is crucial if the potential of Western war-making is to be assessed accurately, the book also asserts that knowing the history of conflict can only help future genera...

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  • WAR IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1815
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    WAR IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1815
    JEREMY BLACK
    Conflict is central to human history. It is often the cause, course and consequence of social, cultural and political change. Military history therefore has to be more than a technical analysis of armed conflict. War in the Modern World since 1815 addresses war as a cultural phenomenon, discusses its meaning in different socities and explores the various contexts of military ac...

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  • EUROPE AND THE WORLD, 1650-1830
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    EUROPE AND THE WORLD, 1650-1830
    PROFESSOR JEREMY BLACK / JEREMY BLACK
    Europe and the World, 1650-1830 is an important thematic study of the first age of globalisation. It surveys the interaction of Europe, Europe's growing colonies and other major global powers, such as the Ottoman Empire, China, India and Japan. Focusing on Europe's impact on the world, Jeremy Black analyses European attitudes, exploration, trade and acquisition of knowledge. ...

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  • FROM LOUIS XIV TO NAPOLEON
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    FROM LOUIS XIV TO NAPOLEON
    PROFESSOR JEREMY BLACK / JEREMY BLACK
    Much of the period 1661-1815 appeared to be the age of France. France was the greatest power in Western Europe in the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and Louis XIV and Napoleon seemed to dominate their periods.yet when Louis XIV died in 1715, and again after Napoleon's attempt to resume power was defeated at Waterloo a century later, France appeared as a waning power....

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  • THE ENGLISH PRESS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (ROUTLEDGE REVIVALS)
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    THE ENGLISH PRESS IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (ROUTLEDGE REVIVALS)
    JEREMY BLACK
    First published in 1987, this is a comprehensive analysis of the rise of the British Press in the eighteenth century, as a component of the understanding of eighteenth century political and social history. Professor Black considers the reasons for the growth of the "print culture" and the relations of newspapers to magazines and pamphlets; the mechanics of circulation; and chro...

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  • THE BRITISH AND THE GRAND TOUR (ROUTLEDGE REVIVALS)
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    THE BRITISH AND THE GRAND TOUR (ROUTLEDGE REVIVALS)
    JEREMY BLACK
    First published in 1985, this is a history of the Grand Tour, undertaken by young men in the eighteenth century to complete their education - a tour usually to France, Italy and Switzerland, and sometimes encompassing Germany. Rather than being another popular treatment of the theme, this is a scholarly analysis of the motives, purposes, activities and achievements of those who...

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  • GREAT POWERS AND THE QUEST FOR HEGEMONY
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    GREAT POWERS AND THE QUEST FOR HEGEMONY
    JEREMY BLACK
    This timely book provides a general overview of Great Power politics and world order from 1500 to the present. Jeremy Black provides several historical case-studies, each of which throws light on both the power in question and the international system of the period, and how it had developed from the preceding period. The point of departure for this ...

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