Books in the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs series

Focuses on German political and juridical thought. This book contributes significantly to the history of European ideas, discussing parliamentarism and democracy, academic freedom and cultural criticism, political economy, sovereignty and rationality, and the inter-relationships between law, the constitution and political representation.

Looking at the relationship between popular recreations and the spaces in which they took place, this study provides a history of how England enjoyed itself during the eighteenth century. Recreations of the period included: parish wakes and feasts; civic fairs and celebrations; football, cricket and other athletic sports; and more.

What do we learn if we look in parallel at the past of two distinct parts of the world? A novel and stimulating approach, this volume compares the central Sahel of West Africa to Northern Europe to develop our understanding of what life was like for our medieval predecessors.

This detailed analysis of the Qing law codes and of one hundred nineteenth-century case records from Baodi county challenges the view that the traditional Chinese legal system was inappropriate for civil cases and that mediation was preferred instead.

A study of revolution, genocide, and national identity in Bosnia-Hercegovina during World War II, this volume explains the course and outcome of the civil war between two rival guerrilla movements - the Partisans and the Chetniks. A chronological narrative history of the Bosnian Partisan movement describes how it evolved and emerged victorious.