History - Europe - General

Glenn H. Snyder creates a theory of alliances by deductive reasoning about the international system, by integrating ideas from neorealism, coalition formation, bargaining, and game theory, and by empirical generalization from international history. Using cases from 1879 to 1914 to present a theory of...

Here at last is the exciting, detailed story of the U.S. Eighth Air Force's only Radar Countermeasure squadron that flew from England duing World War II. This book tells of the men of the elite 36th Bomb Squadron and the special operations they flew...

The Magic Harvest is a rich and wide-ranging account of the history of popular beliefs about food in Europe. Focusing on Italy, Camporesi examines the social symbolism of food, and its associated rituals. He shows how the act of eating at weddings and seasonal...

This book is ideal for students studying a key period of Soviet economic history. It brings together and makes available the results of the latest research on Soviet industrialization, using a vast amount of primary evidence, and the methods of quantitative economic analysis. Leading...

"This remarkable book should be the standard work for a long time. A true comparative study, it relates the experience of all the main countries (and sometimes others) to a series of key issues that are deftly analyzed and not just described. In addition...

Author: T. S. AshtonISBN-10: 0313250413ISBN-13: 9780313250415Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/1986Pages: 134Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.64w x 0.54d

This collection brings a transcultural and transnational perspective to the study of early modern women rulers and female sovereignty, a topic that has until now been examined through the lens of a single nation. Contributors to the volume juxtapose rulers from different countries, including...

Author: Captivating HistoryISBN-13: 9798893581331Publisher: Captivating HistoryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/19/2024Pages: 474Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d

Author: J. P. BlakeISBN-10: 1474541097ISBN-13: 9781474541091Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/15/2024Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.37lbsSize: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.29d

Author: Surekha DaviesISBN-10: 0520388097ISBN-13: 9780520388093Publisher: University of California PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/04/2025Pages: 336Format: Hardcover

The edited volume Objects of Others brings together contributions from the Hamburg School of Provenance Research, initiated by the research center "Hamburg's (post-)colonial legacy". By contextualizing the conducted research within a broader field of global history and new colonial history including postcolonial approaches, the...

Enlightenment studies are currently in a state of flux, with unresolved arguments among its adherents about its dates, its locations, and the contents of the 'movement'. This book cuts the Gordian knot. There are many books claiming to explain the Enlightenment, but most assume...

In the aftermath of the First World War the Western great powers sought to redefine international norms according to their liberal vision. They introduced Western-led multilateral organizations to regulate cross-border flows which became pivotal in the making of an interconnected global order. In contrast...

In 1932, the Central Committee of the Communist Party issued the resolution "On the Restructuring of Literary and Arts Organizations." This resolution put an end to the coexistence of aesthetically different groups and associations of writers and artists that had been common during the...

The book is a new, revisionist account of Sixties protest movements in West Germany. It challenges established narratives centring male intellectuals by foregrounding families, private lives, women, and old people. Worked from a wealth of new archival sources, the book argues that '1968' was...

An introduction to the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg, a philosopher and mystic from the 18th century. Smyth explores Swedenborg's ideas of the afterlife, the existence of God, and the nature of reality, presenting them in a concise and accessible manner for modern readers.This work...

"At some point in October 1975, two young people arrived at Lisbon airport. Alice Barreiro and Fernando Costa reached Portugal's capital after a long-distance flight from Southern Africa. They came from Angola - at the time still a Portuguese colony - their birthplace and...

This book describes the way in which landscape and landscape heritage have been - and still are - used to define national identities. It shows how national narratives use different types of landscapes. Some nations use nature as their main point of reference, partly...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Introducing COUNTRY JUMPER, a young world traveler, with an engaging personality. He will guide readers on a tour around the world and expose them to many different cultures. Children can step on board with COUNTRY JUMPER as he educates them on each country with...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Weather forecasting is the most visible branch of meteorology and has its modern roots in the nineteenth century when scientists redefined meteorology in the way weather forecasts were made, developing maps of isobars, or lines of equal atmospheric pressure, as the main forecasting tool....

IntroductionDespo Kritsotaki, Vicky Long and Matthew Smith, Deinstitutionalisation and the Pathways of Post-War Psychiatry in the Western WorldPart I. Understanding deinstitutionalisation: culture, ideology and historiographyChapter 1. John Burnham, Deinstitutionalisation and the great sociocultural shift to consumer cultureChapter 2. Alexander Dunst, 'All the Fits That's...

Author: Elwin Harris Ruth Elwin Harris, Ruth Elwin HarrisISBN-10: 1843425556ISBN-13: 9781843425557Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/05/2003Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d

In this richly illustrated volume, eight distinguished historians explore the facts, themes, and epochs of the history of the "Great Sea" the physical setting; the rivalry between Carthaginians, Greeks, and Etruscans for control of sea routes; unification under Rome and the subsequent break up...

Author: Gleb V. NosovskiyISBN-10: 1523443804ISBN-13: 9781523443802Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/16/2016Pages: 626Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.34lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.26d

Horny Hands And Hampered Elbows: The Worker�������s Mind In Western Europe (1922) is a book written by Williams and Whiting that explores the psychological and emotional experiences of workers in Western Europe during the early 20th century. The book delves into the struggles and...

In the mid-eighteenth century, many British authors and literary critics anxiously claimed that poetry was in crisis. These writers complained that modern poets plagiarized classical authors as well as one another, asserted that no new subjects for verse remained, and feared poetry's complete exhaustion....

Noah Prylucki (1882-1941), a leading Jewish cultural and political figure in pre-Holocaust Eastern Europe, was a proponent of Yiddishism, a movement that promoted secular Yiddish culture as the basis for Jewish collective identity in the twentieth century. Prylucki's dramatic path - from russified Zionist...

As religious violence flares around the world, we are confronted with an acute dilemma: Can people coexist in peace when their basic beliefs are irreconcilable? Benjamin Kaplan responds by taking us back to early modern Europe, when the issue of religious toleration was no...

The fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ushered in a new era of discovery as explorers traversed the globe, returning home with vivid tales of distant lands and exotic peoples. Aided by the invention of the printing press in Europe, travelers were able to spread their...

Since its establishment, NATO has admitted a variety of new members in several enlargement rounds, even though some of these countries fall short of the organizational expectations of democracy--as stipulated in an elaborate scheme of texts, speeches, and statements. Growing Strong, Growing Apart maintains...

The history of sexuality, family planning, and reproduction in Central and Eastern Europe sounds out the historical dimensions across a broad field where human biology, medicine, policy, and government social programmes intersect with fundamental conceptions of desired or feared social developments. From contraception to...