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"Cultural Diplomacy and the Heritage of Empire analyses the history of the negotiations that led to the atypical return of colonial-era cultural property from the Netherlands to Indonesia in the 1970s. By doing so, the book shows that competing visions of post-colonial redress were contested throughout the era of post-World War Two decolonization. Considering the danger this precedent posed to other ...

Met lit. opg. en reg. XIII, 399 p., [16] p. ill. : ill., krt. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index. xiv, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

An introduction to the social and economic development of Britain divided into pre-1914, inter-war and post-1939 sections. Each chapter has a survey of historical developments, specific case studies to highlight general trends, a historiographical discussion and a guide to recent literature. Includes bibliographical references and index. xiv, 514 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

A reader on world history that emphasises the centrality of raced, sexed & classed bodies as sites on which imperial power was imagined & exercised, this book examines the effects of global politics, capital & culture on everyday spaces & local cultural encounters. Includes bibliographical references and index. xii, 445 pages ; 25 cm

Bibliogr.: p. 252-261. XIII, 268 p. : krt. ; 23 cm.

XXXVII, 474 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-435) and index. x, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

This book is an in-depth analysis of three of the most crucial years in twentieth-century Italian history, the years 1943-46. After more than two decades of a Fascist regime and a disastrous war experience during which Italy changed sides, these years saw the laying of the political and cultural foundations for what has since become known as Italy's First Republic. Drawing on texts from the literature, ...

"The book investigates and compares the role of artistic and academic refugees from National Socialism acting as "cultural mediators" or "agents of knowledge" between their origin and host societies. By doing so, it locates itself at the intersection of the recently emerging field of the history of knowledge, transnational history, migration, exile, as well as cultural transfer studies. The case studies ...