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The North American Conference on British Studies

Journal of British Studies Publication Info

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Vol. 49, No. 2, April 2010
Issue Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649919
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  1. Free Access
    Editor’s Introduction(pp. 233-235)  Free Content
    Anna Clark
    DOI: 10.1086/649837
    Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649837
  2. Articles
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      The Self‐Fashioning of Gentry Turncoats during the English Civil Wars(pp. 236-257)  
      Andrew James Hopper
      DOI: 10.1086/649765
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649765
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      Tourism and the Development of the Modern British Passport, 1814–1858(pp. 258-282)  
      Martin Anderson
      DOI: 10.1086/649764
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649764
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      “Perambulating fever nests of our London streets”: Cabs, Omnibuses, Ambulances, and Other “Pest‐Vehicles” in the Victorian Metropolis(pp. 283-310)  
      Matthew L. Newsom Kerr
      DOI: 10.1086/649768
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649768
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      Duty or Crime? Defining Acceptable Behavior in the British Army in South Africa, 1899–1902(pp. 311-331)  
      Stephen M. Miller
      DOI: 10.1086/649766
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649766
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      Containment: Managing Street Prostitution in London, 1918–1959(pp. 332-357)  
      Stefan Anthony Slater
      DOI: 10.1086/649913
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649913
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      Democratizing British Foreign Policy: Rethinking the Peace Ballot, 1934–1935(pp. 358-387)  
      Helen McCarthy
      DOI: 10.1086/649767
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649767
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      Colonial Subjects: Black Intellectuals and the Development of Colonial Studies in Britain(pp. 388-418)  
      Marc Matera
      DOI: 10.1086/649838
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649838
  3. Book Reviews
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      J. S. Bothwell. Falling from Grace: Reversal of Fortune and the English Nobility, 1075–1455(pp. 419-420)  
      Falling from Grace: Reversal of Fortune and the English Nobility, 1075–1455  by J. S.  Bothwell
      Review by: Christine Carpenter
      DOI: 10.1086/649955
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649955
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      Edward Corp. The Jacobites at Urbino: An Exiled Court in Transition(pp. 420-421)  
      The Jacobites at Urbino: An Exiled Court in Transition  by Edward  Corp
      Review by: Courtney Thomas
      DOI: 10.1086/649952
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649952
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      Alan Cromartie. The Constitutionalist Revolution: An Essay on the History of England, 1450‐1642.(pp. 422-423)  
      William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man  by Duncan  Wu
      Review by: Paul D. Halliday
      DOI: 10.1086/649947
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649947
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      Matthew D. Eddy. Language of Mineralogy: John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750–1800(pp. 423-424)  
      Language of Mineralogy: John Walker, Chemistry and the Edinburgh Medical School, 1750–1800  by Matthew D.  Eddy
      Review by: Anna Marie Roos
      DOI: 10.1086/649934
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649934
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      Chris Given‐Wilson, Ann Kettle, and Len Scales, eds. War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, c. 1150–1500: Essays in Honour of Michael Prestwich(pp. 424-426)  
      War, Government and Aristocracy in the British Isles, c. 1150–1500: Essays in Honour of Michael Prestwich  by Chris  Given‐Wilson; Ann  Kettle; Len  Scales
      Review by: Alla Gaydukova
      DOI: 10.1086/649958
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649958
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      Paul Glennie and Nigel Thrift. Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales, 1300–1800(pp. 426-427)  
      Shaping the Day: A History of Timekeeping in England and Wales, 1300–1800  by Paul  Glennie; Nigel  Thrift
      Review by: A. Roger Ekirch
      DOI: 10.1086/649956
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649956
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      Andor Gomme and Alison Maguire. Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes(pp. 427-429)  
      Design and Plan in the Country House: From Castle Donjons to Palladian Boxes  by Andor  Gomme; Alison  Maguire
      Review by: Barbara Arciszewska
      DOI: 10.1086/649960
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649960
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      Paul Griffiths. Lost Londons: Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550–1660(pp. 429-431)  
      Lost Londons: Change, Crime, and Control in the Capital City, 1550–1660  by Paul  Griffiths
      Review by: Gary S. De Krey
      DOI: 10.1086/649954
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649954
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      Vaughan Hart. Sir John Vanbrugh: Storyteller in Stone(pp. 431-432)  
      Sir John Vanbrugh: Storyteller in Stone  by Vaughan  Hart
      Review by: Elizabeth McKellar
      DOI: 10.1086/649946
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649946
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      Julie Candler Hayes. Translation, Subjectivity and Culture in France and England, 1600–1800(pp. 432-434)  
      Translation, Subjectivity and Culture in France and England, 1600–1800  by Julie Candler  Hayes
      Review by: Gillian Wright
      DOI: 10.1086/649950
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649950
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      Thomas A. King. The Gendering of Men, 1600–1750. Vol. 2: Queer Articulations(pp. 434-435)  
      The Gendering of Men, 1600–1750  by Thomas A.  King
      Review by: Carla Freccero
      DOI: 10.1086/649959
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649959
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      Carole levin and Robert Bucholz, eds. Queens and Power in Medieval and Early Modern England
      Judith M. Richards. Mary Tudor
      (pp. 435-437)  
      Queens and Power in Medieval and Early Modern England  by Carole  Levin; Robert  Bucholz; Mary Tudor  by Judith M.  Richards
      Review by: Susan Wabuda
      DOI: 10.1086/649957
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649957
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      Phyllis Mack. Heart Religion in the British Enlightenment: Gender and Emotion in Early Methodism(pp. 437-438)  
      Heart Religion in the British Enlightenment: Gender and Emotion in Early Methodism  by Phyllis  Mack
      Review by: Priscilla Pope‐Levison
      DOI: 10.1086/649945
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649945
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      B. H. McPherson. The Reception of English Law Abroad(pp. 439-440)  
      The Reception of English Law Abroad  by B. H.  McPherson
      Review by: Martin Wiener
      DOI: 10.1086/649937
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649937
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      Richard Mortimer, ed. Edward the Confessor: The Man and the Legend(pp. 440-441)  
      Edward the Confessor: The Man and the Legend  by Richard  Mortimer
      Review by: Michael Prestwich
      DOI: 10.1086/649936
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649936
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      Stewart Mottram. Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature(pp. 442-443)  
      Empire and Nation in Early English Renaissance Literature  by Stewart  Mottram
      Review by: Bradley Greenburg
      DOI: 10.1086/649961
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649961
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      James Murray. Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland: Clerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534–1590(pp. 443-444)  
      Enforcing the English Reformation in Ireland: Clerical Resistance and Political Conflict in the Diocese of Dublin, 1534–1590  by James  Murray
      Review by: Steven G. Ellis
      DOI: 10.1086/649951
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649951
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      Derek G. Neal. The Masculine Self in Late Medieval England(pp. 444-446)  
      The Masculine Self in Late Medieval England  by Derek G.  Neal
      Review by: Anita Bergeson
      DOI: 10.1086/649944
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649944
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      Karen Newman. Essaying Shakespeare(pp. 446-447)  
      Essaying Shakespeare  by Karen  Newman
      Review by: Tiffany Werth
      DOI: 10.1086/649939
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649939
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      Nicholas Orme. Cornwall and the Cross: Christianity, 500–1560(pp. 447-448)  
      Cornwall and the Cross: Christianity, 500–1560  by Nicholas  Orme
      Review by: Lynette Olson
      DOI: 10.1086/649942
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649942
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      Annabel Patterson. The Long Parliament of Charles II(pp. 449-450)  
      The Long Parliament of Charles II  by Annabel  Patterson
      Review by: Robin Eagles
      DOI: 10.1086/649943
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649943
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      Jon Robinson. Court Politics, Culture and Literature in Scotland and England, 1500–1540(pp. 450-451)  
      Court Politics, Culture and Literature in Scotland and England, 1500–1540  by Jon  Robinson
      Review by: Andrea Thomas
      DOI: 10.1086/649953
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649953
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      L. H. Roper. The English Empire in America, 1602–1658: Beyond Jamestown(pp. 451-453)  
      The English Empire in America, 1602–1658: Beyond Jamestown  by L. H.  Roper
      Review by: Shona Johnston
      DOI: 10.1086/649949
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649949
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      Laura J. Rosenthal. Nightwalkers: Prostitute Narratives from the Eighteenth Century(pp. 453-454)  
      Nightwalkers: Prostitute Narratives from the Eighteenth Century  by Laura J.  Rosenthal
      Review by: Morgan Paige Denton
      DOI: 10.1086/649948
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649948
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      John Seed. Dissenting Histories: Religious Divisions and the Politics of Memory in Eighteenth‐Century England(pp. 454-456)  
      Dissenting Histories: Religious Divisions and the Politics of Memory in Eighteenth‐Century England  by John  Seed
      Review by: William Gibson
      DOI: 10.1086/649941
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649941
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      Kevin Sharpe and Steven N. Zwicker, eds. Writing Lives: Biography and Textuality, Identity and Representation in Early Modern England(pp. 456-457)  
      Writing Lives: Biography and Textuality, Identity and Representation in Early Modern England  by Kevin  Sharpe; Steven N.  Zwicker
      Review by: Belinda Peters
      DOI: 10.1086/649940
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649940
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      Kevin Sharpe. Selling the Tudor Monarchy: Authority and Image in Sixteenth‐Century England(pp. 457-458)  
      Selling the Tudor Monarchy: Authority and Image in Sixteenth‐Century England  by Kevin  Sharpe
      Review by: Ethan Shagan
      DOI: 10.1086/649935
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649935
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      Alan Stewart. Shakespeare’s Letters(pp. 459-460)  
      Shakespeare’s Letters  by Alan  Stewart
      Review by: Oliver Hennessey
      DOI: 10.1086/649938
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/649938
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      David G. Barrie. Police in the Age of Improvement: Police Development and the Civic Tradition in Scotland, 1775–1865(pp. 460-461)  
      Police in the Age of Improvement: Police Development and the Civic Tradition in Scotland, 1775–1865  by David G.  Barrie
      Review by: Isabella Boyce
      DOI: 10.1086/650012
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650012
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      Sheila Blackburn. A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work? Sweated Labour and the Origins of Minimum Wage Legislation in Britain(pp. 462-463)  
      A Fair Day’s Wage for a Fair Day’s Work? Sweated Labour and the Origins of Minimum Wage Legislation in Britain  by Sheila  Blackburn
      Review by: Katrina Honeyman
      DOI: 10.1086/650018
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650018
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      Piers Brendon. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781–1997(pp. 463-464)  
      The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781–1997  by Piers  Brendon
      Review by: R. M. Douglas
      DOI: 10.1086/650020
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650020
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      Joseph Bristow, ed. Oscar Wilde and Modern Culture: The Making of a Legend(pp. 464-466)  
      Oscar Wilde and Modern Culture: The Making of a Legend  by Joseph  Bristow
      Review by: Frederick S. Roden
      DOI: 10.1086/650017
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650017
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      David Castronovo. Blokes: The Bad Boys of British Literature(pp. 466-468)  
      Blokes: The Bad Boys of British Literature  by David  Castronovo
      Review by: Marlene Briggs
      DOI: 10.1086/650019
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650019
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      Jill R. Ehnenn. Women’s Literary Collaboration, Queerness, and Late‐Victorian Culture(pp. 468-469)  
      Women’s Literary Collaboration, Queerness, and Late‐Victorian Culture  by Jill R.  Ehnenn
      Review by: Frederick S. Roden
      DOI: 10.1086/650015
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650015
    35. No Access
      Ginger S. Frost. Living in Sin: Cohabiting as Husband and Wife in Nineteenth‐Century England(pp. 469-471)  
      Living in Sin: Cohabiting as Husband and Wife in Nineteenth‐Century England  by Ginger S.  Frost
      Review by: A. James Hammerton
      DOI: 10.1086/650021
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650021
    36. No Access
      Jason Marc Harris. Folklore and the Fantastic in Nineteenth‐Century British Fiction(pp. 471-472)  
      Folklore and the Fantastic in Nineteenth‐Century British Fiction  by Jason Marc  Harris
      Review by: Paula M. Krebs
      DOI: 10.1086/650011
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650011
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      Michael Howard. A Part of History: Aspects of the British Experience of the First World War(p. 473)  
      A Part of History: Aspects of the British Experience of the First World War  by Michael  Howard
      Review by: Adrian Gregory
      DOI: 10.1086/650009
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650009
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      Dominic Janes. Victorian Reformation: The Fight over Idolatry in the Church of England, 1840–1860(pp. 474-475)  
      Victorian Reformation: The Fight over Idolatry in the Church of England, 1840–1860  by Dominic  Janes
      Review by: Denis Paz
      DOI: 10.1086/650014
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650014
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      James Loughlin. The British Monarchy and Ireland, 1800 to the Present(pp. 475-477)  
      The British Monarchy and Ireland, 1800 to the Present  by James  Loughlin
      Review by: David M. Craig
      DOI: 10.1086/650022
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650022
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      Michael Makovsky. Churchill’s Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft(pp. 477-479)  
      Churchill’s Promised Land: Zionism and Statecraft  by Michael  Makovsky
      Review by: David Cesarani
      DOI: 10.1086/650008
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650008
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      Matthew Roberts. Political Movements in Urban England, 1832–1914(pp. 479-480)  
      Political Movements in Urban England, 1832–1914  by Matthew  Roberts
      Review by: Nancy LoPatin‐Lummis
      DOI: 10.1086/650010
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650010
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      Charles Upchurch. Before Wilde: Sex between Men in Britain’s Age of Reform(pp. 480-482)  
      Before Wilde: Sex between Men in Britain’s Age of Reform  by Charles  Upchurch
      Review by: Joseph Bristow
      DOI: 10.1086/650013
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650013
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      Duncan Wu. William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man(pp. 482-484)  
      William Hazlitt: The First Modern Man  by Duncan  Wu
      Review by: Paul Hamilton
      DOI: 10.1086/650016
      Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/650016