In the early 1960s, American conservatives seemed to have fallen on hard times. McCarthyism was o...

This book explores the multiple portrayals of the actor and theatre manager Colley Cibber, k...

Eighteenth-Century Characters offers a concise introduction to the eighteenth century, using char...

The essays in English Theatrical Anecdotes, 1660-1800 explore the theatrical anecdote's role in t...

Nursing and midwifery are inspiring and amazing professions - but as you face the realities of ju...

A guide to balancing academic work, placements and home life to help students to stay the co...

Stage Mothers expands the discussion of eighteenth-century women’s socia...

At the age of thirty-four, Michael McGirr decides to take his charming and inimitable mum on the ...

Prohibition has long been portrayed as a "e;noble experiment"e; that failed, a newsreel s...

American History Now collects eighteen original historiographic essays that survey recent scholar...

Eighteenth-Century Characters offers a concise introduction to the eighteenth century, using char...

In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in Making Stars interrogate contemporary...