Nigel Yates brings together the religious and social dimensions of the 1950s and 60s and examines the enormous changes in moral attitudes that took place in these two decades. Much of the popular literature on post-war Britain tends to present the 1950s as a period of continuing repression and respectability in the area of private and public morality, and the 1960s as one in which there was rapid social change. Using a wide range of contemporary sources - books (including novels), magazine...

The church of the eighteenth century was still reeling in the wake of the huge religious upheavals of the two previous centuries. Though this was a comparatively quiet period, this book shows that for the whole period, religion was a major factor in the lives of virtually everybody living in Britain and Ireland. Yates argues that the established churches, Anglican in England, Irelandand Wales, and Presbyterian in Scotland, were an integral part of the British constitution, an arrangement s...

This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the internal arrangement of church buildings in Western Europe between 1500 and 2000, showing how these arrangements have met the liturgical needs of their respective denominations, Catholic and Protestant, over this period. In addition to a chapter looking at the general impact of the Reformation on church buildings, there are separate chapters on the churches of the Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican and Roman Catholic traditions betwee...

A guide to the most important church and chapel buildings in Wales, from the early middle ages onwards. It includes an introduction that provides a clear overview, based on research, of the religious history of Wales and the way that history can be seen in the surviving church buildings throughout the region.

Cet ouvrage d’une ambition exceptionnelle présente sous une forme accessible à un large public une histoire inédite de l’esclavage depuis la Préhistoire jusqu’au présent. Il paraît vingt ans après le vote de la loi Taubira, alors que la prise de conscience du passé esclavagiste est chaque jour plus aiguisée au sein de la société française. L’histoire de l’esclavage, trop longtemps tenue pour une forme de passé subalterne, est ici replacée au coeur de l’histoire mondiale. Le livre renouvell...

Help your students to develop the geographical skills and knowledge they need to succeed using this new Edition Student book, which includes new case studies and practice questions. Written by our expert author team, the new edition is structured to provide support for A-Level Geography learners of all abilities. The book includes:· Activities and regular review questions to reinforce geographical knowledge and build up core geographical skills· Clear explanations to help st...

Population, Welfare and Economic Change presents the latest research on the causes and consequences of British population change from the medieval period to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, in both town and countryside. Its overarching concern is with the economic and demographic decision-making of individuals and groups and the extent to which these were constrained by institutions and resources. Within this, the volume's particular focus is on population growth: its causes ...

**Who is behind the mysterious advert reading ‘Wife available – what offers?’What prompted a ‘third girl’ to suddenly pack her bags and leave her flatshare?And when a newly married couple’s honeymoon period comes to an abrupt end, is the wedding dress to blame?**Conceived by respected writer Philip Levene, whose writing credits include 19 episodes of ITV’s The Avengers, these ten full-cast dramas read between the lines of newspaper personal ads to tell capt...

Arrachés violemment à leur terre et à leurs proches, ils furent des millions à se retrouver enchaînés, entassés comme des bêtes dans des bateaux, contraints à traverser à pied forêts ou déserts dans des conditions tellement inhumaines que presque la moitié d’entre eux en mouraient. Ce crime effroyable, qui a dévasté l’Afrique subsaharienne, a pris de nombreux visages au cours des siècles. Car ses exécuteurs et ses commanditaires sont issus de tous les horizons : de l’Afrique elle-même avec...