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Politics of the Principality
This study provides a wholly new perspective on Welsh politics in the troubled decades leading up to the Civil War. This is the first study for over half a century…
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Pre-Trial Services and the Future of Probation
This book considers how pre-trial services can help shape the future of probation practice when the fastest rising sector of the prison population is those awaiting trial or sentencing.
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Princes of Wales
As heir apparent to the British throne, the holder of the title Prince of Wales fulfills a pivotal role in the royal family and has always been at the center…
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Princesses of Wales
The title “Princess of Wales” has enjoyed a high profile in recent years, and the events of 2005 placed it once again in the spotlight. Yet until now we have…
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Projections of Peronism in Argentine Autobiography, Biography and Fiction
As shown by the worldwide success of both the stage and film versions of Evita, Eva Perón continues to arouse interest beyond the borders of Argentina. Within the country she…
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Quaker Communities in Early Modern Wales
Quakerism has long fascinated historians and religious scholars, and Richard Allen’s examination of the community’s rise and fall in Wales holds a wealth of new insights. The prominent role played…
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Religion and Global Order
As the new millenium dawns, religion is again attracting attention as a public and not just a private matter. This book deals with religion’s contribution to such critical issues for…
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Religion and National Identity
Editor’s Foreword Preface Notes on ContributorsIntroductionRobert Pope 1. ‘The New Birth of a People’: Welsh Language and Identity and the Welsh Methodists, c.1740-1820E. Wyn James 2. ‘Thou Bold Champion, Where…
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Religion, Secularization and Social Change
Much has been written on social, economic and political change in modern Wales but relatively little attention has been given to the place of religion in contemporary Welsh society. Despite…
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Religious Liberty and Human Rights
This volume of essays by distinguished contributors presents a range of complementary perspectives on a subject of fundamental importance for the Christian churches and for contemporary society. It discusses, from…
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Revolution in America
Editors’ Foreword Preface Map 1. How Historians Have Seen the American Revolution 2. Problems of Empire 3. Crisis One: The Stamp Act 4. Crisis Two: The Townshend Duties 5. Crisis…
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Revolution in Religion
The pace and extent of England’s conversion to protestantism between 1530 and 1570 is a subject of lively controversy among historians. In this study the reader is guided through the…