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“stephen heathorn”

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  • Haig and Kitchener in Twentieth-Century Britain

    Remembrance, Representation and Appropriation

    by Stephen Heathorn ...
    Lord Kitchener and Lord Haig are two monumental figures of the First World War. Their reputations, both in their lifetimes and after their deaths, have been attacked and defended, scrutinized and contested. They have been depicted in film, print and public memorials in Britain and the wider world, and new biographies of both men appear to this day. The material representations of Haig and ... Read more

    $82.44 CAD

  • Taking Liberties: A History of Human Rights in Canada

    by Stephen Heathorn, David Coutor ...
    Universal human rights are considered to be a fundamental, inalienable aspect of Canadian legal culture, not to mention central to our international positioning. However the reality is that Canada was surprisingly slow to adopt the rights revolution that followed the Second World War, given concerns that existing norms and liberties could conflict with these new universal rights. Moreover, even ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Britain since 1688

    A Nation in the World

    by Stephanie Barczewski, John Eglin, Stephen Heathorn, Michael Silvestri, Michelle Tusan ...
    Now in its second edition, Britain since 1688 is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to British History from 1688 to the present day that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject.Chronological in structure yet thematic in approach, the book guides the reader through major events in British history from the Glorious Revolution of 1688, offering extensive coverage of the British Empire and ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

  • The Sixties and Beyond

    Dechristianization in North America and Western Europe, 1945-2000

    by Nancy Christie, Stephen J. Heathorn, Michael Gauvreau ...
    In the decades following the Second World War, North America and Western Europe experienced widespread secularization and dechristianization; many scholars have pinpointed the 1960s as a pivotally important period in this decline. The Sixties and Beyond examines the scope and significance of dechristianization in the western world between 1945 and 2000.A thematically wide-ranging and ... Read more

    $81.59 CAD

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  • The Rights Revolution

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  • The Making of Modern Britain

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  • Not Enough

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  • An Act of Genocide

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  • Colonialism

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