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The Routledge Companion to Christian History Chris Cook, formerly Head of the Modern Archives Unit, UK
The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914
The Routledge Companion to Decolonization
Chris Cook, formerly Head of the Modern Archives Unit, UK and John Stevenson, Worcester College, Oxford, UK
Dietmar Rothermund, Heidelberg University, Germany
The Routledge Companion to World History since 1914 is an outstanding compendium of facts and figures on World History. Fully up-to-date, reliable and clear, this volume is the indispensable source of information on a thorough range of topics such as:
The Routledge Companion to Christian History is an indispensable aid for anyone seeking comprehensive coverage of the facts in clear, concise and easy to use language. It covers: • all key events in the Christian calendar from the persecution of the Roman Empire to the fall of Communism and the rise of Fundamentalism • the impact of Islam, the Crusades, Monasticism, and the spread of popular religious movements
Thematically presented, the book covers topics relevant from the First World War to the Iraq war of 2003, and from post-colonial Africa to conflicts and movements in Southeast Asia. With maps, chronologies and a full bibliography, this user-friendly reference work is the essential companion for students of history, politics and international relations, and for all those with an interest in world history.
With suggestions for further reading, and a guide to sources, this is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of the colonial and post-colonial eras, and is an indispensable guide to the reshaping of the world in the twentieth century.
Selected Contents: 1. Political History 2. Wars and International Affairs 3. Economic and Social 4. Biographies 5. Topic Bibliography 2005: 234x156: 592pp Hb: 978-0-415-34584-2: £60.00 Pb: 978-0-415-34585-9: £16.99 eBook: 978-0-203-08708-4 • AVAILABLE AS AN INSPECTION COPY
Selected Contents: Part 1: Chronology, Background, Historiography Chronology. Background: The Phases of European Imperialism. Historiography. Maps. Part 2: Themes The Context of Decolonization. The End of Colonial Empires in Asia. The Arab World: From the Fertile Crescent to the Sahara. The ’Wind of Change’ in Black Africa. White Settlers: Resistance to Decolonization. The Commonwealth Caribbean: From Exploitation to Dependency. A Diehard Empire: The Portuguese in Africa and Asia. The Pacific Islands: Small Nations at Sea. The Legacy of Colonial Rule. From Colonialism to Neo-Colonialism? Part 3: Sources, Names and Terms Guide to Sources and Secondary Reading. Biographies. Glossary. Bibliography. Index 2006: 234x156: 384pp Hb: 978-0-415-35632-9: £60.00 Pb: 978-0-415-35633-6: £17.99 eBook: 978-0-203-00264-3 • AVAILABLE AS AN INSPECTION COPY
• anti-semitism and the Holocaust
• whether all countries of the world have a king, president, prime minister or other governance • GNP of the world’s major states, year by year • biographies of key figures
Fully cross referenced throughout with a combination of chronologies, glossary and statistics, this packed volume contains everything for the first time student or for anyone revisiting the subject.
• civil rights movements • the Vietnam War
Selected Contents: The Early Church. The Spread and Development of Christianity. The Conversion of the British Isles. The Impact of Islam. The Northern Crusades: The Teutonic Knights and Northern Europe. Papacy and Empire: The Struggle for Supremacy. Monasticism and Religious Orders. The Church Militant: The Crusades and the Holy Land. Medieval Heresy: The Albigensian Crusade. The Eastern Church: Iconoclasm 1054 and Rus 13. The Great Schism: The Avignon Papacy. Luther and the Reformation in Germany. Calvin Geneva and French Protestantism. The Reformation in England and Scotland. The Radical Reformation: Anabaptists. The Counter-Reformation and the Council of Trent. The Church Revolutionary: Liberation Theology in Latin America. The Decline of European Christianity. The Church in the Contemporary World: Crisis and Controversies October 2007: 234x156: 384pp Hb: 978-0-415-38362-2: £60.00 Pb: 978-0-415-38363-9: £16.99 • AVAILABLE AS AN INSPECTION COPY
This is an essential Companion to the process of decolonization – perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes: • thematic chapters • a detailed chronology and thorough glossary • biographies of key figures • maps. Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject area, the guide explores: • the global context for decolonization • nationalism and the rise of resistance movements • resistance by white settlers and moves towards independence • Hong Kong and Macau, and decolonization in the late twentieth century • debates surrounding neo-colonialism, and the rise of ‘development’ projects and aid • the legacy of colonialism in law, education, administration and the military.
• the Arab-Israeli conflict
• all the world’s major famines and natural disasters since 1914
• cross-cultural coverage; as well as Western Christendom, the Orthodox churches of the East and the ’new’ churches of Asia and Africa.
’Packed with pertinent, mostly political facts: the reader seeking a reference work will not feel shortchanged.’ – African Affairs
• the rise of terrorism • globalization.
The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right Peter Davies and Derek Lynch The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right is an engaging and accessible guide to the origins of fascism, the main facets of the ideology and the reality of fascist government around the world. In a clear and simple manner, this book illustrates the main features of the subject using chronologies, maps, glossaries and biographies of key individuals. As well as the key examples of Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy, this book also draws on extreme right-wing movements in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Far East. In a series of original essays, the authors explain the complex topics including: • the roots of fascism • fascist ideology • fascism in government and opposition • nation and race in fascism • fascism and society • fascism and economics • fascism and diplomacy.
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