History - Europe - General

Until now, it has been accepted that the Turkish Straits, the Russian fleet's gateway to the Mediterranean, were a key factor in shaping Russian policy in the years leading to the First World War. Control of the Straits had always been accepted as the...

During the two World Wars that marked the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of non-European combatants fought in the ranks of various European armies. The majority of these soldiers were Muslims from North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent.How are these...

The History of East-Central European Eugenics, 1900-1945 redefines the European history of eugenics by exploring the ideological transmission of eugenics internationally and its application locally in East-Central Europe. It includes 100 primary sources translated from the East-Central European languages into English for the first...

With contributions from 29 leading international scholars, this is the first single-volume guide to the appropriation of medieval texts in contemporary culture. Medieval Afterlives in Contemporary Culture covers a comprehensive range of media, including literature, film, TV, comic book adaptations, electronic media, performances, and...

"British Clandestine Activities in Romania during the Second World War is the first monograph to examine the activity throughout the entire war of SOE and MI6. It was generally believed in Britain's War Office, after Hitler's occupation of Austria in March 1938, that Germany...

This book examines how the war crime legacy resulting from the Yugoslav war of the 1990s on political and military transformation in Serbia was an impediment to security reform, democratization and the achievement of Western standards in the Belgrade armed forces.Author: J. Gow, I....

This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural...

Dutch Sailmaker and sailor Jan Struys' (c.1629-c.1694) account of his various overseas travels became a bestseller after its first publication in Amsterdam in 1676, and was later translated into English, French, German and Russian. This new book depicts the story of its author's life...

This is the first full-length study in English of the New Right in Germany and it breaks new ground by considering the New Right as a political and a cultural movement. The book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political...

Plunka argues that drama is the ideal art form to revitalize the collective memory of Holocaust resistance. This comparative drama study examines a variety of international plays - some quite well-known, others more obscure - that focus on collective or individual defiance of the...

Aims to inform students, scholars, and educators about the complex processes and factors that promote or impede education's potential to enhance individual advancement within the socioeconomic structure of a late-industrialized country within the context of modern capitalism.Author: S. ThemelisISBN-10: 1349341223ISBN-13: 9781349341221Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Title: Opinions of eminent lawyers on various points of English jurisprudence: chiefly concerning the colonies, fisheries, and commerce of Great Britain.Author: George ChalmersPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets,...

Title: The classic and connoisseur in Italy and Sicily, with an appendix, containing an abridged translation of Lanzi's Storia pittorica.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries...

Title: The Scenery of England and Wales, its character and origin, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known...

Title: The Geology of the South-East of England.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books,...

Title: Search for Winter Sunbeams in the Riviera, Corsica, Algiers, and Spain ... With numerous illustrations.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million...

Title: Opinions of Eminent Lawyers, on various points of English Jurisprudence, chiefly concerning the Colonies, Fisheries, and Commerce, of Great Britain: collected, and digested ... by G. Chalmers.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It...

Title: Memoirs of the courts of Berlin, Dresden, Warsaw, and Vienna, in the years 1777, 1778, and 1779.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over...

Title: State papers and correspondence, illustrative of the social and political state of Europe, from the Revolution to the accession of the House of Hanover. Edited, with historical introduction, biographical memoirs, and notes; by J. M. K.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library...

Title: Paris and its Environs, displayed in a series of two hundred picturesque views, from original drawings, taken under the direction of A. Pugin, Esq. The engravings executed under the superintendence of Mr. C. Heath. With topographical and historical descriptions (by L. T. Ventouillac),...

Title: The Severn Valley: a series of sketches, descriptive and pictorial, of the course of the Severn, etc. [With illustrations.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries...

Title: The Architectural History of Chichester Cathedral, with an introductory essay on the fall of the tower and spire, by R. W., of Boxgrove Priory, by J. L. Petit, and of Shoreham Collegiate Church, together with the collective Architectural History of the foregoing buildings,...

Title: Political and Statistical Account of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, viz., Pinang, Malacca, and Singapore.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding...

Title: German Life and Manners as seen in Saxony at the present day: with an account of village life, town life, fashionable life, ... of Germany at the present time: illustrated with songs and pictures of the student customs at the University of Jena.Publisher:...

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"This book is open access under a CC-BY licence. Cancer is perhaps the modern world's most feared disease. Yet, we know relatively little about this malady's history before the nineteenth century. This book provides the first in-depth examination of perceptions of cancerous disease in...

Author: Xavier RousseauxISBN-10: 1137544015ISBN-13: 9781137544018Publisher: Palgrave PivotLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2015Pages: 106Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

This book uses story-telling to recreate the history of German veteran migration after the First World War. German veterans of the Great War were among Europe's most volatile population when they returned to a defeated nation in 1918, after great expectations of victory and...

Through a range of case studies from eastern and western Europe, this book breaks new ground in investigating the extent to which European peoples living within Europe were also subjected to the ideologies and practices of colonialism.Author: R. HealyISBN-10: 1137450746ISBN-13: 9781137450746Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Karen Shelby addresses the IJzertoren Memorial, which is dedicated to the Flemish dead of the Great War, and the role the monument has played in the discussions among the various political, social and cultural ideologies of the Flemish community.Author: K. ShelbyISBN-10: 1137391715ISBN-13: 9781137391711Publisher: Palgrave...

The industrial age has proved to be a formative period for Europe. Industrial heritage nowadays bears witness to the development that took place in differently structured regions. This volume presents different paths of industrial development and gives an overview of the concepts of regions,...

The First World War cannot be sufficiently documented and understood without considering the analytical category of gender. This exciting volume examines key issues in this area, including the 'home front' and battlefront, violence, pacifism, citizenship - and emphasizes the relevance of gender within the...

The Shelf2Life Irish Folklore and History Collection is a unique set of materials focused on Irish history, people and culture in the late 18th to early 20th centuries. Firsthand accounts tell of life during Ireland's tumultuous 19th century, offering vivid depictions of the tithe...

Explore the vibrant intellectual landscape of the Roman Republic in "Life and Literature in the Roman Republic" by Tenney Frank. This meticulously researched work delves into the heart of ancient Rome, examining its rich intellectual life and its profound impact on the development of...

Experience 18th-century Europe through the insightful eyes of Hester Lynch Piozzi in "Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 1." This remarkable travelogue offers a vivid glimpse into the cultures, landscapes, and societies of France,...

A comprehensive and meticulously researched account of the papacy from the Middle Ages onwards, drawing on previously unknown sources from the Vatican archives. Pastor's detailed examination of the power struggles, scandals, and religious developments that have shaped the Catholic Church offers new insights into...

Scott's detailed analysis of the neutrality agreements signed between the European powers in the late 18th century sheds new light on this important period of international relations. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in diplomatic history or international law.This work has been...

First published in the 18th century, William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England is one of the most important legal texts in history. This edition includes detailed notes and analysis by some of the leading legal scholars of the 19th century, as well...

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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,...