Since 9/11 and the onset of the "war on terror," the principal challenge confronting liberal democracies has been to balance freedom with security and individual with collective rights. In Defence of
`The Empire Strikes Back' will inject the empire back into the domestic history of modern Britain. In the nineteenth century and for much of the twentieth century, Britain's empire was so large that
One of the major problems facing liberal democracies today is how to balance individuals' freedom and liberty with the need to ensure safety and security for the nation as a whole. In this book, Thomp
This book appraises the critical contribution of the Studies in Imperialism series to the writing of imperial histories as the series passes its 100th publication. The volume brings together some of t
When it comes to upholding human rights both at home and abroad, many Canadians believe that have always been ?on the side of the angels.? This book tells the story of Canada?s contributions ? both go
The essays in this volume have been written by leading experts in their respective fields and bring together established scholars with a new generation of migration and transnational historians. Their
Fourteen contributions from Omissi (history, U. of Hull, UK), Thompson (history, U. of Leeds, UK) and other scholars discuss the impact of the South African War (a.k.a. the Transvaal War) on South Afr
Walker (history, U. of Waterloo, Canada) and Thompson (Centre for International Governance Innovation, Canada) present a collection that mixes academic and activist perspectives on the emergence of gl
