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John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751-1838
This is the first modern biography of an important Lord Chancellor in Georgian political life.
Catholic Gentry in English Society
This volume advances scholarly understanding of English Catholicism in the early modern period through a series of essays addressing aspects of the history of the Throckmorton family. Despite their persistent adherence to Catholicism over several centurie
Key Concepts in Crime and Society
Key Concepts in Crime and Society offers an authoritative introduction to key issues in the area of crime as it connects to society.
The Architecture of Humanism - A Study in the History of Taste
The Architecture of Humanism offers a brilliant analysis of the theories and ideas behind much of nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture. It discusses the classical tradition as reflected in the architecture of Renaissance and Baroque Italy and the role given the human body in that tradition. It is recommended reading for all architecture students, and essential for those interested in the revival of classical architecture.
How Modern Governments Made Prostitution a Social Problem
This book presents an original and significant contribution to the study of female and male prostitution. It challenges common assumptions about prostitution embedded in scholarly and public discourses, especially the idea that the prostitute is an affront to private respectability and public order. Drawing upon Michel Foucault's genealogical method, the author uses historical and contemporary materials to document the ways in which female and male prostitution have been constructed, contrived and imagined as 'social problems' over the course of two centuries. The author argues that the social control of prostitution does not merely entail 'repressive' mechanisms, but involves the empowermen...
