Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewBook review: Spanish Identity in the Age of Nations
The Reviews in History website (UK) features a review of Jose Álvarez-Junco's Spanish Identity in the Age of Nations, by Phillip Williams. Click here for the review (external link).
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Press reviewHistory Today: "The Opium Wars: From Both Sides Now"
The latest issue of History Today (June 2012) features a retrospective look at Leslie Marchant's article on the Opium Wars. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewReviews in History: Liberal Epic: The Victorian Practice of History from Gibbon to Churchill, by Edward Adams
The Reviews in History website (UK) features a review of Edward Adams' Liberal Epic: The Victorian Practice of History from Gibbon to Churchill, by Theodore Koditschek. Click here for the review and author's response (external link).
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Press reviewReviews in History: online National Dictionaries of Biography
The Reviews in History website (UK) features an indepth review of a number of online Dictionaries of National Biography, including the Australian Dictionary of Biography, the Oxford DIctionary of National Biography, the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, the Dictionary of Irish Biography, the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, and the American National Biography Online. […]
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Press reviewHistory Today Student Page: The Napoleonic Era
History Today's selection of student resources culled from its extensive collection of articles and commentaries this time around focuses on the Napoleonic Era. Articles on offer include “Napoleon The Man”, by Gemma Betros, “A Sympathetic Ear: Napoleon, Elba and the British” by Katharine MacDonogh, and a couple of texts on Napoleon's reputation as a military […]
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Press reviewReviews in History: Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834, by Samantha Williams
The Reviews in History website (UK) features a review of Samantha Williams' Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834, by Samantha Shave. Click here for the review and author's response (external link).
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Press reviewThe Age: Ted Gott on Napoleon crossing the Alps
The Age website (Australia) continues the build-up to the Napoleon: Revolution to Empire exhibition – organised by the Fondation Napoléon and the National Gallery Victoria – with a short article on the painting Napoleon crossing of the Alps. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewThe Guardian: "Why Spencer Perceval Had to Die by Andro Linklater – review"
The Guardian website (UK) features a review of a recent publication by Andro Linklater, which suggests that there was more to the assassination of Spencer Perceval than initially thought. Click here for the article (external link).
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Press reviewFrench History June 2012; Vol. 26, No. 2
The latest issue of French History features an article by Sophie Heywood entitled “The Apostolate of the Pen: MGR de Ségur and the Mobilization of Catholic Opinion in Second Empire France” as well as book reviews of La Mémoire des Guerres de Religion II. Enjeux historiques, enjeux politiques, 1760-1830, and Indochina: An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954. […]
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Press reviewSydney Morning Herald previews "Napoleon: Revolution to Empire"
The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) features a preview of the upcoming exhibition “Napoleon: Revolution to Empire”, set to open in Melbourne, Victoria, on 2 June. The article includes soundbites from Karine Huguenaud, in charge of the Fondation Napoléon's collection, and Thierry Lentz, the foundation's director. Click here for the article (external link).