Taken together [the] essays create a multi-faceted picture, but each individual contribution is highly nuanced...This authoritative survey broadens our understanding of these key themes and suggests profitable ways in which inter-disciplinary approaches can be pursued. Continuity and Change, Volume 22/2
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"Occasionally, a collection comes along that is so well conceived and coherent, its contributions so uniformly high in quality, as to merit publication in a format that would make it accessible to a wide audience. This is one such volume."--Susan Pedersen, The Historian
"As a whole editorial authority and authorial liberty have compined to produce a clear and coherent set of essays that should commend itself to a wide range of readers."--Anthony Howe, American Historical Review
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