Illustrating empire: a visual history of British imperialism by Jackson, A, Tomkins, D

“…Following a general introduction which provides an overarching discussion of Empire and its many facets, the book is structured around eight major themes associated with the British Empire and Britain's encounter with non-Europeans: emigration and settlement; imperial authority; exploration and knowledge; trade and commerce; travel and communications; popular culture; exhibitions and jubilees; and politics. …”

Eric Bogle, music and the great war : 'an old man's tears' by Walsh, Michael J. K.

“…From Anzac Day in Australia and Turkey to the ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland and from small Aboriginal communities in the Coorong to the influence of prime ministers and rock stars on a world stage, we are urged to contemplate the nature and importance of popular culture in shaping contemporary notions of history and national identity. …”
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Remapping the Sinophone: the cultural production of Chinese-language cinema in Singapore and Malaya before and during the Cold War by Hee, Wai Siam

“…In a work that will force scholars to re-evaluate how they approach Sinophone studies, Wai-Siam Hee demonstrates that many of the major issues raised by contemporary Sinophone studies were already hotly debated in the popular culture surrounding Chinese-language films made in Singapore and Malaya during the Cold War. …”
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重绘华语语系版图：冷战前后新马华语电影的文化生产 = Remapping the sinophone: the cultural production of Chinese-language cinema in Singapore and Malaya before and during the Cold war... by 许维贤 Hee, Wai Siam

“…In a work that will force scholars to re-evaluate how they approach Sinophone studies, Wai-Siam Hee demonstrates that many of the major issues raised by contemporary Sinophone studies were already hotly debated in the popular culture surrounding Chinese-language films made in Singapore and Malaya during the Cold War. …”
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Medievalism and manière gothique in Enlightenment France

“…This wide-ranging book charts some aspects of the surprisingly broad influence of medievalism on the scholarship and popular culture of eighteenth-century France. <br/><br/> List of illustrations<br/> Peter Damian-Grint, Introduction: Popular medievalism and nostalgia<br/> Angus Martin, ‘Les amours du bon vieux temps’: medieval themes in French prose fiction, 1700-1750<br/> Katherine Astbury, Masculinity and medievalism in the tales of Baculard d’Arnaud<br/> Lise Andries, La <em>Bibliothèque bleue</em> et la redécouverte des romans de chevalerie au dix-huitième siècle<br/> Jean-Paul Sermain, Le conte de fées classique et le Moyen Age (1690-1712)<br/> Maria Colombo Timelli, Les <em>Mémoires</em> d’Olivier de La Marche dans les <em>Mélanges</em> du marquis de Paulmy<br/> Peter Damian-Grint, From <em>Trésor de recherches</em> to <em>Vocabulaire austrasien</em>: Old French dictionaries in France, 1655-1777<br/> Manuel Couvreur, D’<em>Aucassin et Nicolette</em> au <em>Chevalier du soleil</em>: Grétry, Philidor et le roman en romances<br/> John Dunkley, Medieval heroes in Enlightenment disguises: figures from Voltaire and Belloy<br/> Martin Nadeau, ‘Gothic’ kingship on stage in Revolutionary France<br/> Albert M. …”