History - Europe - General

Updated annually, the World Today series: Western and Mediterranean Europe 2026-2027 provides historical background on Western Europe to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. Broad introductory chapters are followed by sections on each country in the region. The...

Updated annually, the World Today series: Nordic, Baltic, Central, and Southeastern Europe 2026-2027 provides historical background on Nordic, Central, and Southeastern Europe countries to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. Broad introductory chapters are followed by sections on...

The Underground Railroad by William Still is a landmark historical account that chronicles the lives and struggles of enslaved individuals who sought freedom via the Underground Railroad. As a conductor on this secret network, Still recorded the stories of hundreds of escapees, providing an...

The last leader of the IMRO, Ivan Mihailov, reached old age and died in Italy on September 5, 1990. Throughout his life in exile, he wrote and published 4 volumes of memoirs, several other books, as he wrote for the Macedonian Tribune newspaper and...

Not a memoir, not a manual, not history, and not fiction: this is a scroll. A lived document that uncoils across frostbitten steppe and borderland camps, where drills turn, deals twist, and dignity is held together with duct tape and vodka-stained humor.From Ukraine to...

This comprehensive collection presents the complete works of John Locke, one of the most influential philosophers and political theorists of the Enlightenment. Locke's writings profoundly shaped Western thought, particularly in the areas of epistemology, political philosophy, and education. This edition includes his major treatises,...

"Roman Craftsmen and Tradesmen of the Early Empire" offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily lives and economic activities of the working class in ancient Rome. Ethel Hampson Brewster meticulously details the various crafts and trades that flourished during the early Roman Empire, providing...

"Our Fathers Have Told Us", Part 1, is a historical sketch of Christendom written by John Ruskin specifically for young readers. Ruskin, known for his distinctive prose and insightful commentary, presents a narrative intended to educate and inspire children with the history of their...

What evidence is there that Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote? There is no manuscript, no letter, no diary, no will, no document that proves that he wrote this masterpiece. There is no portrait, no marked grave, and no record of any payment for...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingChristianity was not a state religion for its first three centuries, and it was only when Emperor Constantine the Great declared it so in the early 4th century that the Church was faced with the thorny problem of...

This volume comprises papers presented to Dick Stapert on the occasion of his retirement from the Groningen Institute of Archaeology (University of Groningen) in 2011 and celebrates his scientific career. The contributions cover nearly 300,000 years of Human History and were written by colleagues,...

When studying later prehistoric societies, it is evident that shared practices, as well as variations, exist in the settlement record. Traditionally, the emphasis has mainly been on the elements shared on large scales, the widely shared norms. Variations in material culture have received little...

No detailed description available for "The Emergence of the Modern Indonesian Elite".Author: Robert Van NielISBN-10: 9067650609ISBN-13: 9789067650601Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1960Pages: 338Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.09lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.10w x 0.79d

At Home in the Netherlands uses a range of indicators to describe developments in the integration of non-Western migrants and their children in the Netherlands. Attention is focused on the situation of non-Western children in education, the position of non-Western migrants on the labour...

An examination of groups and individuals in Rome who were not Roman Catholic, or not born so. It demonstrates how other religions had a lasting impact on early modern Catholic institutions in Rome.Author: Matthew Coneys WainwrightISBN-10: 9004393781ISBN-13: 9789004393783Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/17/2020Pages: 430Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.74lbsSize:...

This book aims to study the departure and reception of refugees in 19th-century Europe, from the Congress of Vienna to the 1870-1880s. Through eight chapters, it draws on a transnational approach to analyze migratory movements across European borders. The book reviews the chronology of...

An illustrated history of the American army in the Rhondda Valley during the Second World War. The Rhondda, famous for its coal production was also famed for its hospitality - lived up to its reputation.Author: Bryan MorseISBN-10: 1847710190ISBN-13: 9781847710192Publisher: Y LolfaLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/13/2007Pages: 184Format:...

Transatlantic historians are dedicated to analyzing the dynamic process of encounter, interchange, and creolization that was initiated when peoples on different sides of the Atlantic Basin first made contact and continues until the twenty-first century. The forty-ninth annual Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series...

In this volume, a new generation of researchers explore and demonstrate the interaction between politics and violence in the context of Greek and European history. In terms of focus, the articles here extend over a time span stretching from the Greek classical period to...

Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli,Andrew SangsterISBN-10: 1443899313ISBN-13: 9781443899314Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/09/2016Pages: 310Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.10d

When Yugoslavia was created in 1918, the new state was a patchwork of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and other ethnic groups. It still was in January 1929, when King Aleksandar suspended the Yugoslav constitution and began an ambitious program to impose a new Yugoslav national...

At the start of the twentieth century, the modern metropolis was a riot of sensation. City dwellers lived in an environment filled with smoky factories, crowded homes, and lively thoroughfares. Sights, sounds, and smells flooded their senses, while changing conceptions of health and decorum...

"Introductory Lectures on Modern History" by Thomas Arnold offers a profound exploration of European history, delivered in the Lent Term of 1842. These lectures provide invaluable insights into the key events, figures, and intellectual currents that shaped the modern world. Arnold's work reflects the...

Title: The Campaigns of Napoleon: Arcola, Marengo, Jena, Waterloo ... extracted from Thiers's History of the Consulate and the Empire; and edited, with English notes by E. E. Bowen ... With maps. Fr.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library...

This well-established and immensely successful book by one of Britain's most popular historians, is the standard introduction to the subject. Appropriate for 1st yr undergraduate upwards on Modern Europe courses.Author: J. M. RobertsISBN-10: 1138836826ISBN-13: 9781138836822Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2014Pages: 544Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.04lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w...

The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political circumstances which led to the revolutions of 1848 as well as an account of the revolutions themselves. An accessible and valuable introduction to this complex subject.Author: Peter JonesISBN-10: 1138836567ISBN-13: 9781138836563Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage:...

Sandwiched between the East and West, Russian intellectuals have for centuries been divided geographically, politically, and culturally into two distinct groups: the Slavophiles, who rejected Western-style democracy, preferring a more holistic and abstract vision, and the more rational and scientific-minded WesternizersAuthor: James O'Connor,Dmitry ShlapentokhISBN-10:...

The Industrialisation of the Continental Powers is both a broad survey of the process of European industrialisation from the late eighteenth century to the First World War, and also a closely argued comparative economic study of how this process was experienced by different great...

This innovative history is a narrative of big events that have shaped the Europe of today. At the same time it reaches deep beneath the political surface to examine how European society and culture have influenced, or been influenced by, these developments. It traces...

The new edition of this seminal history of Europe's century of global ascendancy has been thoroughly revised throughout and includes a new introduction and bibliography. More than a narrative of major events, this is a series of challenging analytical surveys on a comparative and...

In the first attempt to cover the urban society of early modern Europe as a unified whole, Christopher Friedrichs challenges the usual emphasis on regional diversity by stressing the extent to which cities across Europe shared a common urban civilization whose major features remained...

The new edition of this important, wide-ranging and extremely useful textbook has been extensively re-written and expanded. Rab Houston explores the importance of education, literacy and popular culture in Europe during the period of transition from mass illiteracy to mass literacy. He draws his...

The Industrial Revolution is a central concept in conventional understandings of the modern world, and as such is a core topic on many history courses. It is therefore difficult for students to see it as anything other than an objective description of a crucial...

For courses in Imperial history.The European Empires is about the conquest, occupation, organization and exploitation of European colonies in the 19th century. It has an extremely broad coverage and includes all of the major European powers, including the Netherlands, France, England, Belgium, Germany, Italy...

Outlining the long-running rivalries that shaped international relations into the mid-nineteenth century and beyond, this important new edition provides an up-to-date survey of the decisive events and changes that gave birth to the European state system. Unusual in extending across the divide usually represented...

Bringing together renowned scholars in the field with younger researchers, this interdisciplinary study of the history of post-war industrial policy in Europe investigates transfers across borders and locates industrial policy in the context of the Cold War from a global perspective.Author: C. GrabasISBN-10: 1137329890ISBN-13:...

Much has been written on witchcraft by historians, theologians, philosophers, and anthropologists, but nothing by scientists. This book aims to reappraise witchcraft by applying to it the advances in cognitive sciences.Author: Oscar Di Simplicio,Martina Di SimplicioISBN-10: 103253933XISBN-13: 9781032539331Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/30/2023Pages: 262Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbsSize:...

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,...

Prepared for the Board of Trade by the Ministry of Information in 1943, this publication gives the hints and tips needed to make clothing last longer at a time when rationing and severe shortages meant that the average household were unable to replenish their...

The author examines the linkages and similarities between compulsive athletics and eating disorders, and proposes that they are different manifestations of a single condition: the activity disorder.Author: Alayne YatesISBN-10: 087630630XISBN-13: 9780876306307Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1991Pages: 272Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.29h x 6.26w x 0.90d