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  • A Micro-History of Victorian Liberal Parenting

    John Morley's "Discreet Indifference"

    by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    Series series History (R0)
    This book explores the theory and practice of Victorian liberal parenting by focusing on the life and writings of John Morley, one of Britain’s premier intellectuals and politicians. Reading Morley’s published works—much of which explicitly or implicitly addresses this relationship—with and against other writings of the period, and in the context of formative circumstances in his own life, it ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Victorian Liberalism and Material Culture

    Synergies of Thought and Place

    by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    Series series Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture

    $38.39 CAD

  • Study Abroad Pedagogy, Dark Tourism, and Historical Reenactment

    In the Footsteps of Jack the Ripper and His Victims

    by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book is a genre-breaking response to the literature on study abroad. It stakes claim to an uncharted space between reflective pedagogy, public history studies, and investigations into dark tourism. Drawing on the author’s experience of teaching short-term summer programs and courses in London between 2011 and 2018 that focused wholly or in part on the Whitechapel murders of 1888, the book ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Nontaxation and Representation

    The Fiscal Foundations of Political Stability

    by Kevin M. Morrison ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    Does oil make countries autocratic? Can foreign aid make countries democratic? Does taxation lead to representation? In this book, Kevin M. Morrison develops a novel argument about how government revenues of all kinds affect political regimes and their leaders. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Morrison illustrates that taxation leads to instability, not representation. With this insight, he ... Read more

    $122.39 CAD

  • Charity and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Volume II: Charity, Philanthropy, Celebrity

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    At the beginning of the nineteenth century, many individuals were motivated by their religious creeds to give. As religious faith began to wane in the period, others were inspired by humanitarian commitments or moral (but not necessarily scriptural) zeal. The contents of this volume introduce readers to the many individuals who distinguished themselves through charity and philanthropy, including ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Charity and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Volume III: Networks and Collaborations

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    Through contributions of money and time, many individuals made a variety of philanthropic enterprises possible. Just as often, however, benevolent efforts emerged from and were carried out through networks of individuals and public cooperative groups. The materials in this volume introduce readers to various forms and practices of collaborative philanthropy and royal patronage, such as the ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Charity and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Volume I: The Spur of Religion

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    The volume explores the role religion had in charity and philanthropy in the long nineteenth-century. Although charity is, arguably, rooted in the Old Testament and the New Testament and philanthropy, as a concept, emerges in the seventeenth century, it was only in the nineteenth century that these concepts assumed their modern form. The materials in this volume provide essential context for ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Charity and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Volume IV: Philanthropy, Charity, and Social Activism

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    From the abolition of the slave trade to the building of the People’s Palace for East London, social causes are inextricably intertwined with the charitable giving and philanthropic impulses on which they rely for tangible support. This volume focuses on individuals who, unlike those documented in volume two, did not have significant financial resources but were nevertheless leading figures in the ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Charity and Philanthropy in Nineteenth-Century Britain

    Volume V: The Business of Charity and Philanthropy

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    From newsletters and magazines to bazaars and dinners to festivals and concerts, charities and philanthropic enterprises competed among one another to obtain financial support for their causes, justify their expenditures and, to borrow a phrase from a recent historical study, "monetize compassion." Richly illustrated, this volume documents the business of charity and philanthropy. ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Jazz

    A Novel

    by Toni Morrison ...
    From the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner, a passionate, profound story of love and obsession based on the hopes, fears, and deep realities of Black urban life. With a foreword by the author.“As rich in themes and poetic images as her Pulitzer Prize–winning Beloved.... Morrison conjures up the hand of slavery on Harlem’s jazz generation. The more you listen, the more you crave to hear.” —GlamourIn the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Encyclopedia of London's East End

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    The East End is an iconic area of London, from the transient street art of Banksy and Pablo Delgado to the exhibitions of Doreen Fletcher and Gilbert and George. Located east of the Tower of London and north of the River Thames, it has experienced a number of developmental stages in its four-hundred-year history. Originating as a series of scattered villages, the area has been home to Europe's ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD

  • Companion to Victorian Popular Fiction

    Edited by Kevin A. Morrison ...
    This companion to Victorian popular fiction includes more than 300 cross-referenced entries on works written for the British mass market. Biographical sketches cover the writers and their publishers, the topics that concerned them and the genres they helped to establish or refine. Entries introduce readers to long-overlooked authors who were widely read in their time, with suggestions for further ... Read more

    $28.59 CAD