Lifting the Veil on Estonia's Past
Clare Thomson on the pace of change in the Baltic States.
Social
Power and Politics in Early Modern Italy
A country divided, degenerate and in cultural decline? Robert Oresko examines the changing views historians are developing of Italy between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries and finds a society far more vibrant and complex than tradition suggests.
History at the Margins - Bagpipers in Medieval Manuscripts
David Stephens discerns an undercurrent of social protest and complaint beneath the usual exuberance of the bagpiper in medieval art.
'Oh, Canada...'
Penelope Johnston on feelings of pride in North America.
The First Intifada: Rebellion in Palestine 1936-39
Palestinian revolt - not in Israel today but under the British mandate fifty years ago. Charles Townshend traces its impact and discusses its character.
Geneva's Museum to the Pity of War
Ann Hills on an institution dedicated to the history of the Red Crescent and Cross and a humanitarian approach to war.
Voila La Citoyenne
Olwen Hufton chronicles the varied but influential voices of feminine awareness that intervened, often decisively and despite male misgivings, in the course of the Revolution.
Retrieved Riches - Charles Booth's Life and Labour of the People in London
Rosemary O'Day explains how a reinvestigation of the data collected by a pioneer social scientist is shedding new light on the lifestyles of Victorian London.
The Architectural and Social History of Co-operative Living
by Lynn F. Pearson
An Exercise in Terror: The Paris Commune, 1871
There is nothing new in the practice of terrorism through hostage taking. Gregor Dallas traces its roots to the events in Paris during the Spring of 1871 when the city was riven by civil strife.