Jonathan Parker 
Analysing the History of British Social Welfare 
Compassion, Coercion and Beyond

The Bolsheviks” seizure of power in Russia in late 1917 was swiftly followed by the establishment of the Cheka, the secret police of the new Soviet state. The Cheka was central to the Bolsheviks” …

Roman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila”s bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD. The Huns burst on to the page of western European …

In early 1940, a battle raged to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway – with changing fortunes until the very end. This highly detailed book covers both the naval battles and th …

Constantius II, son of Constantine the Great, ruled the Roman Empire between 337 and 361 CE. Constantius’ reign is characterised by a series of political and cultural upheavals and is rightly viewed …

This volume examines the pervasive and persistent appropriations of the military orders across a broad chronology and several regions, including Mexico, Brazil, and Greece, areas beyond the tradition …

American Philanthropy at Home and Abroad explores the different ways in which charities, voluntary associations, religious organisations, philanthropic foundations and other non-state actors have …

*FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH* ”I really can”t recommend this enough – especially if you are going on holiday” Tom Holland ” Delightful … Lucy Lethbridge has written a glorious …

‘Fascinating revelations’ Max Hastings, Sunday Times’Wonderfully detailed and colourful’ Steven Poole, Daily Telegraph’The book I have long been waiting for… Essential reading’ Michael Klare …

This book introduces business historians to oral history methodologies and approaches. Using four distinct oral history case studies to explore ideas of disruption and continuity in business histor …