The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History

The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History
Author: W. Rubinstein
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 1083
Release: 2011-01-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230304664

This authoritative and comprehensive guide to key people and events in Anglo-Jewish history stretches from Cromwell's re-admittance of the Jews in 1656 to the present day and contains nearly 3000 entries, the vast majority of which are not featured in any other sources.

Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester

Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester
Author: Terry Wyke
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Total Pages: 533
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0853235678

Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester is a complete catalog and illustrated guide to all of Greater Manchester's public sculptures and monuments. Manchester historian Terry Wyke provides detailed individual entries for each sculpture featured, including information about the artist and the commissioning agent, date of installation, and the sculpture's historical and artistic significance. More than 350 black-and-white photographs reveal the diversity and beauty of Manchester's many public monuments. The eighth volume in Liverpool University Press's highly acclaimed and prize-winning Public Sculpture of Britain series, Public Sculpture of Greater Manchester will be an incomparable resource for both armchair and actual travelers, as well as for English historians and art scholars alike. "These are excellent volumes in an outstanding and continuing series, one of the most original and important such projects under way. They set an international standard for the recording and publication of public sculpture."—Judging panel, 2003 William MB Berger Prize for British Art History, on the Public Sculpture of Britain series

Children and Industry

Children and Industry
Author: Marjorie Cruickshank
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1981
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780719008092