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Surveys antisemitism in Britain from the campaign against Disraeli in 1876 until World War II. The pre-World War I period was marked by anti-Jewish sentiments following the great influx of immigrants into Britain. The fear of "Jewish domination" was expressed in British antisemitic writings. World War I brought about a rise in antisemitism; riots broke out in London and in Leeds in 1917. After the ...

The district governor's office in Hořovice began its activities in 1850. From 1855, the political administration was connected with the district court (the so-called Mixed District Office). In 1868, the district governor's offices were restored and the Hořovice district was established, including the former district offices in Beroun, Hořovice and Zbiroh. In 1918, the new state took over the political ...

The district governor's office in Příbram was established in 1850 for the judicial districts of Příbram and Dobříš. In 1855 it was changed into the district office with mixed political and judicial powers for the judicial district of Příbram. Dobříš was an independent district in 1855-1868. By order of the Ministry of the Interior, in 1868 the district office was again changed into the district governor's ...

'Imperialism, Race and Resistance' marks an important new development in the study of British and imperial interwar history. Focusing on Britain, West Africa and South Africa, Imperialism, Race and Resistance charts the growth of anti-colonial resistance and opposition to racism in the prelude to the 'post-colonial' era. The complex nature of imperial power in explored, as well as its impact on the ...

"Grass is a powerful anti-war graphic novel, offering up firsthand the life story of a Korean girl named Okseon Lee who was forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese Imperial Army during the second World War - a disputed chapter in 20th century Asian history. Beginning in Lee's childhood, Grass shows the leadup to World War II from a child's vulnerable perspective, detailing how one person experienced ...

"In September 1945, after the fall of the atomic bomb -- and with it, the Japanese empire -- Asia was dominated by the British. Governing a vast crescent of land that stretched from India through Burma and down to Singapore, and with troops occupying the French and Dutch colonies in southern Vietnam and Indonesia, Britain's imperial might had never seemed stronger. Yet within a few violent years, British ...