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ABC-CLIO The Strategic Bombing of Germany 19401945
Book SynopsisThis text offers a full-scale account of the strategic air offensive against Germany from 1940 to 1945, treating the British and the Americans with parity. Levine stresses the impact of bombing on the war, and generally endorses the strategic air campaign as worthwhile and effective.Table of ContentsOrigins, Prelude, Doctrine The Failure of Bomber Command, 1939-1941 The Reform of Bomber Command, 1942 The Climax of Area Bombing and the Defeat of Bomber Command, January 1943 to March 1944 The Americans Join In, 1939-1942: The Emergence of the Eighth Air Force The Abortive Offensive, June-October 1943 The Struggle for Air Superiority, November 1943-April 1944 The Strategic Air Offensive and the Normandy Invasion, February-June 1944 The Decisive Offensives (I) Oil, May 1944 to September 1944 The Decisive Offensives (II) Transportation, September 1944--V-E Day Conclusions Bibliography Index
£70.00
Bloomsbury USA 3pl A Man for All Connections
Book SynopsisThis chronicle of Raoul Wallenberg's sojourn to Budapest documents his activities at the Swedish Legation and his rescue efforts on behalf of the Jews of Budapest.Table of ContentsPreface Note on Pronunciation Introduction: The Last Victims of the Final Solution Sizing Up the Problem Toward the Final Solution of the Jewish Question in Hungary Two Months Too Late Interregnum "I Like Dangerous Games" Notes Bibliography Index
£74.00
ABC-CLIO The Italian Police and the Rise of Fascism A Case Study of the Province of Bologna 18971925 Engineering
Book SynopsisBased on original research using official documents, this illuminating account of the role of the police in the rise to power of Mussolini reveals the internal workings of the Italian Liberal policing system, the tensions between its different branches, and problems related to the shifting demands of its wheeler-dealer political masters. Explanations of the support that the Italian police gave to the fascist movement are to be found not only in the profound social, economic, and political transformations characterizing the years immediately following the First World War, but also in Italy's post-unification administrative system. Police support for the Fascists was often morally, if not physically, coerced by the Fascists themselves, while administrative ambiguities and weaknesses hampered any police attempts to repress the movement. The rise of fascism and its support from the police was the logical end result of a tradition of private solutions to problems of law and order. TTable of ContentsIntroduction An Introduction to Italian Police History, 1800-1898 Policing the Socialist Movement: The Province of Bologna, 1897-1900 Giolittian Policing Strategies in Bologna, 1901-1913 The First World War and the Policing of Bologna's Socialist Movement, 1914-1918 Between Revolution and Counterreaction: Policing Bologna, 1918-1920 The Police and the Rise of Bolognese Fascism, 1921-1922 The Policing of Politics and the Fascist Government, 1923-1925 Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography Index
£74.00
ABC-CLIO A New Peculiar State
Book SynopsisUsing a variety of old and new archival sources to examine the emergence of the Soviet system (1917-1937), this combined approach offers chronologically coherent and original construction of some crucial stages and problems in Soviet history.Table of ContentsPreface G.L. Piatakov (1890-1937): A Mirror of Soviet History State and Peasants in the Reports of the Political Police, 1918-1922 At the Roots of Soviet Industrial Relations and Practices: Piatakov's Donbass in 1921 Stalin's Antiwork "Workerism," 1924-1931 Visitors from other Times: Foreign Workers in the Pre-war Five-Year Plans Bibliography Index
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ABC-CLIO Isonzo
Book SynopsisThis is the first account in English of a much-overlooked, but important, First World War battlefront located in the mountains astride the border between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.Trade ReviewSchindler provides a vivid, compelling narrative of some of the most appalling fighting of the entire war. . . . [T]he book meets a real need for a modern, English-language account of Italy's major effort in the war. The most appalling fighting of the entire war. . . . [T]he book meets a real need for a modern, English-language account of Italy's major effort in the war. Of greatest interest to specialists and graduate students. * Choice *The first definitive English-language account of WWI's just-about-forgotten epic clash between Italy and Austria-Hungary. The dozen battles fought in the Isonzo valley stand out for the scale of their slaughter, cruelty, courage, and ghastly military-command pigheadedness in the face of failure. * Steve Forbes, in ^IForbes^R magazine *Isonzo is a must read for those interested in World War I, modern Italian history, or the Hapsburg Army. * The New York Military Affairs Symposium Newsletter *His accuracy and attention to detail will impress readers who have traveled in the region. . . . Schindler's work is worthwhile reading for anyone with an interest in the First World War. * The Journal of Military History *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The Road to War Italia irredenta A Hopeless Struggle 1915 "The Hour of the Triumph of the Finest Values" The Battle of Monte San Michele Materielschlacht: Assembly-Line War "The Superior is Always Right, Especially When He is Wrong" 1916 A So-Called Battle The Battle of Gorizia The Triumph of Attrition 1917 A Hundred Thousand Shells an Hour Bainsizza Breakthrough Caporetto 1918 An Italian Renaissance "Austria is in your Camp" Epilogue Since Then The Battlefield Today Maps Placenames Essay on Sources Bibliography
£66.00
Yale University Press A History of Russia Rev New Revised Edition The History of Russia Series
Book SynopsisScholarly, intellectually stimulating, and readable. It is not only a very good guide through therecord of Russian development, but it makes one go deeper by the way it raises interesting questions.Frederick C. Barghoorn Generally recognized as the standard one-volume history of Russia, this monumental work describes Russia's growth from the times of the nomadic tribes to the Cold War and examines the social, religious, and cultural as well as the political and economic aspects of Russian civilization. Professor Vernadsky reviews the origins of the Russian state, Kievan Russia, the Mongol period, the tsardom of Moscow in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and the Russian empire from Peter the Great to Nicholas II. The last third of the book discusses the revolution of 1917 and the emergence of the Soviet Union as a world power.
£53.80
Yale University Press Kievan Russia
£42.68
Yale University Press The Horse of Pride
Book SynopsisA marvelous chronicle of Breton lives and life, seen largely through the eyes of a child grown old, remembering how it used to be, in the years between the two world wars. The memoirs are magnificent. . . . The affectionate and touching portraits are not just of one family. . . . but of a whole people. . . . Like that faintly sweet, strong apple liqueur, this book should be savored slowlyset aside and picked up again, chapters read and re-read.Neil Pickett, The New RepublicA rich and moving memoir. . . . We can see why this book won acclaim and a prize in France; it should win our hearts here too.Robert Kirsch, Los Angeles TimesA marvelous book.Audrey C. Foote, Washington Post Book WorldA landmark in the art of storytelling. Read it aloud; some passages will bring a catch to your voice. The superb translation by June Guicharnaud echoes the rhythms and tones of spoken language.Gloria Levitas, The New York Times Book ReviewThe Horse of Pride is solid, detailed, and satisfying, like Breto
£39.34
Yale University Press The Victorian Mirror of History
£57.13
Yale University Press Robert Harley
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Yale University Press The Idea of Progress in EighteenthCentury Britain
£67.16
Yale University Press The Bolsheviks in Russian Society
Book SynopsisDrawing on recently opened archives, the contributors to this volume challenge the commonly held view that the Bolsheviks enjoyed widespread support. They show instead that during this period Russian society was at war with itself and with the Bolsheviks.
£64.92
Yale University Press DaimlerBenz in the Third Reich
Book SynopsisThis is a study of the experience of one of Germany's most important armaments manufacturers - and automotive companies - during the period of the Third Reich. The book examines how the opportunities offered by the Nazi rearmament in the 1930s led to rapid expansion and a surge in profits.
£53.80
Yale University Press Chechnya Tombstone of Russian Power Paper
Book SynopsisThe humiliation of Russia by separatist rebels in the Chechen War marked a key moment in Russian history. This is an eyewitness account of the war, a portrait of the Chechen people, and an explanation of the Russian defeat and the present weakness of the Russian state and nation.
£44.90
Yale University Press Women in the Holocaust
Book SynopsisThis text is devoted to the study of the lives of women during the Holocaust. By examining women's unique responses, their incredible resourcefulness, their courage and their suffering, it seeks to enhance our understanding of the experiences of all Jews during the Nazi era.
£41.57
Yale University Press Interpreting the Russian Revolution
Book SynopsisThe authors examine the diverse ways that language and other symbols - flags, songs, codes of dress - were used to identify competing sides and to create new meanings in the political struggle of 1917, and find that the Revolution was in many ways a battle to control these systems of symbolic meaning.
£50.47
Yale University Press Grand Delusion
Book SynopsisA history of the German invasion of Russia in 1941, in the light of archival material. It challenges the view that Stalin was about to invade Germany when Hitler made a pre-emptive strike, arguing that Stalin was actually negotiating for peace in order to redress the European balance of power.Trade Review"This literary sensation is an enthralling narrative and an outstanding historical investigation, based examination of western archives and recently declassified documents scattered in Russian arch Yeltsin's elusive presidential archive". "[A] fascinating and important book." Anthony Beevor, Daily Telegraph "Clearly written and elegantly argued, Grand Delusion is indispensable reading for the specia attempting to make sense of the events leading up to the greatest and deadliest land war in history." Journal of Military History "Not since the publication of John Erickson's books has any single work done so much to improve u went wrong for the Soviets in 1941" Military Review"
£42.68
Yale University Press Age of Delirium
Book SynopsisThe Soviet Union, an atheist state, endowed itself with the attributes of God. This text shows through individual stories what it meant to construct an entire state on the basis of a false idea, how people were forced to act out this fictitious reality, and its tragic human cost.Trade Review“I had almost given up hope that any American could depict the true face of Russia and Soviet rule. In David Satter’s Age of Delirium, the world has received a chronicle of the calvary of the Russian people under communism that will last for generations.”—Vladimir Voinovich, author of The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin
£43.79
Yale University Press The Power of Kings
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. The author offers insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.Trade Review"An unusually broad canvas. Besides the emperors and monarchs of England, France and Spain, he examines the Scandinavian sovereigns and the rulers of Russia and Poland, demonstrating the manner in which they did or did not conform to the contemporary trends... Highly informative." Alastair Hamilton, Times Literary Supplement "A learned, lucid book. All treatments of Monod's subject will in the future have to begin with the progressions of ideas and policies that he has so carefully laid out." Theodore K. Rabb, Sixteenth Century Journal "Insightful, far-ranging, and... lyrical. An exceedingly wise book." Teofilo F. Ruiz, American Historical Review "Much fascinating detail about religion and politics in early modern times." Johann P. Sommerville, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
£42.68
Yale University Press The Social Life of Coffee
Trade Review“Cowan’s work fits the bill in many ways. It is easily the most thorough account of the social history of the British coffeehouse ever written.”—Adrian Johns, University of Chicago -- Adrian Johns"Brian Cowan's Social Life of Coffee is an engagingly written, lavishly illustrated, and meticulously researched book. It provides the most comprehensive account of the rise and accommodation of coffee and coffeehouse culture that is currently available. Cowan's book will begin a number of important and intellectually fruitful debates about the rise and extent of virtuoso culture, about the nature and limits of the bourgeois public sphere, and about the gendered nature of social space in Early Modern England."—Steven Pincus, Yale University -- Steven Pincus
£60.48
Yale University Press Matters of Exchange
Book SynopsisA new and unexpected history of the Dutch pursuit of commerce in the 16th and 17th centuries and how it triggered the Scientific RevolutionTrade Review"'A considerable scholarly achievement.' Steven Shapin, London Review of Books 'Drawing on nearly twenty years of research, Matters of Exchange is a dense, scholarly, fascinating book, packed with information and full of marvellous stories about cultural exchange between different cultures, and containing at its heart an important but complicated argument about the roots of scientific objectivity and the rise of the global trade. It is a huge, if slightly daunting achievement, but it will undoubtedly become a standard work for anyone interested in the Dutch Golden Age.' Jerry Brotton, BBC History Magazine"
£51.58
Yale University Press The Christian Monitors
Book SynopsisExamines the moral and religious revival led by the Church of England before and after the Glorious Revolution, and shows how that revival laid the groundwork for a burgeoning civil society in Britain.Trade Review“An excellent piece of scholarship, The Christian Monitors is a superbly researched, interesting and genuinely original account of the Church of England at a time of upheaval. Sirota's rich account of the institutional experiments in voluntary association is an important intervention in the intertwined historiographies of the public sphere, the age of projects, secularization and the Enlightenment.”—Rachel Weil, Cornell University -- Rachel Weil“The Christian Monitors is a particularly delightful read. It presents a complicated, sophisticated understanding of late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century religious and political issues with exceptional clarity.”—Jon Butler, Yale University -- Jon Butler“Sirota boldly reconceives the birth of civil society in Britain and makes good his claims with sophisticated argument, vivid detail, and humane sympathy for his subjects. ‘Church history’ has never looked so vital, vibrant or important as it does in this compelling and enjoyable book. This is a major contribution to the history of late Stuart and Georgian Britain.”—John Spurr, Swansea University -- John Spurr“Sirota’s book delivers a brilliant account of the nature of religious power and ambition in the Augustan age. This careful, deeply researched, and lucidly written book provides a significant story, delineating how the elite and provincial clergy adapted in different ways to the pluralist conditions of post-1689. The work brings a further perspective to the existing high calibre scholarship of Geoffrey Holmes, Gareth Bennett and Jonathan Clark.”—Justin Champion, University of London -- Justin Champion“A lively text and it offers a new way to understand the evolution of religious expression – belief and practice – at the dawn of ‘modernity.’”—The Living Church * The Living Church *“This razor-sharp debut merits wide and close attention. Its interventions should lead scholars to reconsider the role of religion in the tumults and transformations of Augustan Britain and rethink the great questions of modernization and secularization that continue to animate interest in the period—all with the Church of England at the center of their attention.”—The Journal of British Studies * The Journal of British Studies *“If I were to recommend one academic book to specialists, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates about the formation of Anglicanism and the role that the church played in the development of British civil society in the eighteenth century, it would be this book.”—Gregory Dodds, History: Reviews of New Books -- Gregory Dodds * History: Reviews of New Books *Winner of the 2015 John Ben Snow Prize awarded by the North American Conference on British Studies. -- John Ben Snow Prize * North American Conference on British Studies *
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Yale University Press Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of France Queen of England
Book SynopsisProud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, Eleanor of Aquitaine married the king of France, Louis VII, then the king of England, Henry II, and gave birth to two sons who rose to take the English throne - Richard the Lionheart and John. This title offers an account of the most important queen of the Middle Ages.Trade Review"'Eleanor's remarkable career is done full justice in this life, which is readable, lively, and convincing. It provides insights into many aspects of the twelfth century as well as a radically new assessment of the queen herself. Many myths are exploded, and a thoroughly realistic picture of a politically ambitious and independent-minded woman emerges.' (Michael Prestwich, University of Durham)"
£42.68
Yale University Press The Politics of Cultural Retreat
Trade Review"Uniting careful institutional history with a keen eye for the telling personal detail, and always attuned to the unintended consequence as well as the careful plan, Vushko bridges, with this impressive piece of scholarship, the elite ambitions of the political enlightenment with the democratic aspirations of the age of nationalism that followed."—Timothy Snyder, author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin -- Timothy Snyder“The book is going to be very important and takes on big gaps in our understanding of very salient questions in both historical and contemporary terms: the hard-to-pin down connections between individuals, communities, and institutions; the nature of administrative power or the lack thereof; the fluidity and contingency of identity; the gap between political agenda and reality.”—Rita Krueger, Temple University -- Rita Krueger“The Politics of Cultural Retreat goes beyond the traditional approaches to Ukrainian history and does more for the understanding of the history of Galicia than many studies focused exclusively at one of region’s main nationalities.”—Serhii Plokhii, Harvard University -- Serhii PlokhiiWon the 2016 Kulczycki Book Prize in Polish Studies given by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies. -- Kulczycki Book Prize * ASEEES *
£76.05
Springer A HunterGatherer Landscape
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Hachette Books The Luftwaffe War Diaries
Book SynopsisThe Luftwaffe War Diaries is the definitive history of the German air force in World War II, from the blitzkrieg on Poland to the last desperate stand over Germany,the only account ever to come from a German source. Its masterfully organized chapters detail, summarize, and evaluate every important strategy and campaign. Cajus Bekker has drawn on official German archives and collections, the combat journals and personal papers of leading officers, and the collated Luftwaffe war diaries, none of which have been published outside Germany, as well as interviews with hundreds of former German airmen.The result is a critical examination of the Luftwaffe''s development and command against the vivid background of World War II''s greatest air battles. While the author does full justice to the performance of German airmen, he does not embellish it. Thus his chronicle of the deadly struggle of these men is anything but a heroic saga the exploits of the other side are treated with equal justice. Table of Contents* Blitzkrieg on Poland * North Sea Triangle * Assault on the West * The Battle of Britain * Mediterranean Theatre 1941 Night Defense of the Reich * Operation Barbarossa * Mediterranean Theatre 1942 * War Over the Ocean * Disaster in Russia * The Battle of Germany
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Hachette Books Germanys Underground
Book SynopsisThis classic account of the German Resistance during World War II remains one of the primary sources on a topic that continues to generate controversy more than a half century after the war''s end. As OSS (office of strategic services) chief of station in Bern, Switzerland, from 1942 to 1945, Dulles was charged with determining the extent and commitment of the opposition to Hitler. Germany''s Underground is the most important firsthand account we have of Allied contact with that opposition,and the most concise and readable history of the men and women from every stratum of German society who made up this complex web.
£14.24
The Perseus Books Group Churchill
Book SynopsisWinston Churchill's life story as told through a collection of his own 100 finest writings, edited by renowned historian and official Churchill biographer Martin Gilbert
£16.99
Random House USA Inc Ravensbruck
Book SynopsisMonths before the outbreak of World War II, Heinrich Himmler—prime architect of the Holocaust—designed a special concentration camp for women, located fifty miles north of Berlin. Only a small number of the prisoners were Jewish. Ravensbrück was primarily a place for the Nazis to hold other inferior beings: Jehovah’s Witnesses, Resistance fighters, lesbians, prostitutes, and aristocrats—even the sister of New York’s Mayor LaGuardia. Over six years the prisoners endured forced labor, torture, starvation, and random execution. In the final months of the war, Ravensbrück became an extermination camp. Estimates of the final death toll have ranged from 30,000 to 90,000. For decades the story of Ravensbrück was hidden behind the Iron Curtain. Now, using testimony unearthed since the end of the Cold War and interviews with survivors who have never talked before, Sarah Helm takes us into the heart of the camp
£19.55
Random House USA Inc In the Garden of Beasts Love Terror and an
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Random House USA Inc Hero of the Empire
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Random House USA Inc From the Holy Mountain
Book SynopsisIn the spring of A.D. 587, John Moschos and his pupil Sophronius the Sophist embarked on a remarkable expedition across the entire Byzantine world, traveling from the shores of Bosphorus to the sand dunes of Egypt. Using Moschos’s writings as his guide and inspiration, the acclaimed travel writer William Dalrymple retraces the footsteps of these two monks, providing along the way a moving elegy to the slowly dying civilization of Eastern Christianity and to the people who are struggling to keep its flame alive. The result is Dalrymple’s unsurpassed masterpiece: a beautifully written travelogue, at once rich and scholarly, moving and courageous, overflowing with vivid characters and hugely topical insights into the history, spirituality and the fractured politics of the Middle East.
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Palgrave MacMillan Us Puritanism and Revolution Studies in Interpretation of the English Revolution of the 17th Century
Book SynopsisThis illuminating collection of essays assesses the 17th century, interpreting what used to be called "The Puritan Revolution," the ideas which helped to produce it and resulted from it, and the relations between these ideas and the political events of the day.
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Palgrave Macmillan Same Sex Love and Desire Among Women in the Middle Ages The New Middle Ages
Book SynopsisWhile scholarship in lesbian/gay studies, queer studies, and studies of gender and sexuality has had an enormous impact on medieval studies, little attention has been paid thus far to women who chose to live according to same-sex affectivity and desire.
£113.99
St Martin's Press Michael Collins
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St. Martin's Publishing Group The Gladiators
£12.34
Picador USA The Pity of It All
Book SynopsisIn this important work of historical restoration, Amos Elon shows how a persecuted clan of cattle dealers and wandering peddlers was transformed into a stunningly successful community of writers, philosophers, scientists, tycoons, and activists. In engaging, brilliantly etched portraits of Moses Mendelssohn, Heinrich Heine, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, and many others, Elon traces how a small minority came to be perceived as a deadly threat to German national integrity.
£19.54
St Martin's Press The Peasant Prince Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
Book SynopsisThaddeus Kosciuszko arrived in the colonies with little other than an industrious spirit and a genius for engineering. He soon became indispensable to the American Revolution. With an historical cast from George Washington and Thomas Jefferson to Catherine the Great and Napoleon, this title reveals the life and times of a long overlooked Leader.Trade Review"A sweeping, colorful, and absorbing biography that should restore Kosciuszko to his proper place in history." - NEWSWEEK "The first comprehensive look at a man who once famously symbolized rebellion." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"
£18.52
ABC-CLIO War for the Every Day
Book SynopsisA study of operational warfare in the Habsburg old regime, 1683-1740, which recreates everyday warfare and the lives of the generals conducting it, this book goes beyond the battlefield to examine the practical skills of war needed in an agricultural landscape of pastures, woods, and water.Table of ContentsIntroduction Tactics, Operations, and the Economy of Knowledge "The Generation of 1683": The Emperor's Generals, 1686-1723 Administering War in an Age of Reason: Staff Generals through 1740 Generals as Engineers Generals at War: Emperor Versus Sultan, Khevenhuller Versus Schmettau, 1737-1739 Conclusion Appendix Bibliography
£70.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The History of Portugal
Book SynopsisThis informative, concise, and engagingly written work provides the most up-to-date history of Portugal, current through 1999, and gives a full picture of the political, social, cultural, and economic influences that shaped the history of Portugal.Table of ContentsPreface Foreword Portugal Today Early History House of Burgundy, 1097-1385 House of Avis: Joao I-Manuel I, 1385-1521 House of Avis: Joao III-Cardinal Henrique, 1521-1580 Union with Spain, 1580-1640 House of Braganca, 1640-1910 Monarchy to Republic to Dictatorship Revolution and Democracy Appendix A: Monarchs and Heads of Government Appendix B: Portuguese Colonies Glossary Bibliography Index
£58.12
ABC-CLIO Ordered to Die
Book SynopsisThe first general history in English of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Ordered to Die is based on newly available Turkish archival and official sources.Table of ContentsArmy on the Brink, 1908-1914 Plans The Early Offensives, November 1914-March 1915 Under Attack, April 1915-January 1916 High Tide, January 1916-December 1916 Strategic Pause, January 1917-December 1917 End of Empire, January 1918-November 1918 Conclusion Appendixes Bibliography Index
£103.00
ABC-CLIO The SpanishAmerican War
Book SynopsisThe 1898 war between the United States and Spain receives relatively little attention in most American history texts, yet it is an event of major importance.Table of ContentsPreface Chronology of Events The Spanish-American War Explained Background and Overview of the War Origins of the War Campaigning in Cuba and Puerto Rica Naval Action: The Battles of Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba Campaigning in the Philippines Making Peace Conclusion: Long Range Effects of the Spanish-American War Biographies Primary Documents Annotated Bibliography Index
£49.00
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Crime of Poison in the Middle Ages
Book SynopsisA study of the venomous act of poisoning as it was conceived, executed, and prosecuted in the Middle Ages. It examines the perception of the crime of poisoning in the West in medieval times. It covers the period 500 to 1500 AD.Trade ReviewRecommended for academic libraries supporting graduate studies in history. * Catholic Library World *…a welcomed contribution and makes this remarkable study of poisoning and its many social aspects accessible to a wider audience. * The Historian *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction Chapter I An Elusive Crime? The Crime as Event: The Emergence of the Crime in Narrative The Crime and Its Description: Its Existence in the Judicial Code The Difficulty in Quantifying Cases of Poisoning Chapter II A Unique Weapon The Poison Market Products that Were Used and the Instructions A Invincible Weapon? How to Prevent and to Recover from Poisoning Chapter III The Sociology of Poisoning Profiles of the Victims of Poisoning The Faces of the Poisoners The Crime of Poison in the World of Relationships Chapter IV Horrendum scelus. An Abominable Crime A Crime Described in Superlatives The Reasons for the Abomination: How to Kill The Reasons for the Abomination: Objectives and Effects of Poisoning Chapter V Pursuit and Punishment Theoretical Bases and Effective Practice The Poisoner on Trial Sentences and Sanctions Chapter VI Beyond Crime: Issues and Uses of Poison Poisonous Aggression, Heroism and Sainthood The Accusation of Poisoning and Social Regulation The Use of Poison: A Theme of Propaganda Conclusion Major Sources Selected Bibliography Index of Major Historical Figures
£74.00
ABC-CLIO The History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
Book SynopsisThis survey of Czech and Slovak history traces the development of two neighboring peoples through the creation of a common Czechoslovakian state in 1918 to the founding of the independent Czech and Slovak Republics in 1993 and beyond.The History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia charts historical developments in the two nations to the opening decade of the 21st century. The book begins with an overview of the geography, climate, people, economy, and government of both the Czech and Slovak republics. Subsequent chapters offer a chronologically organized survey of historical events, trends, ideas, and people.Starting with the early Slavic settlements around the 5th century AD, the book explores Czech and Slovak history through the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and Early Modern eras, the Enlightenment, and the age of nationalism and revolution. Chapters on the 20th century include discussion of the World Wars, the interwar Czechoslovak state, the Communist decTable of ContentsSeries Foreword Acknowledgments Timeline of Historical Events 1 The Czech Republic and Slovakia Today 2 Origins and Medieval Legacies 3 The Late Middle Ages 4 Religious Controversies and Military Conflicts (1400s–1700s) 5 Into the Modern Era: Reform, Revolution, and National Awakening (1740–1914) 6 World War I and the First Czechoslovak Republic (1914–1938) 7 The Munich Agreement and World War II(1938–1945) 8 The Postwar Era and the Communist Regime (1945–1989) 9 The Velvet Revolution, the "Velvet Divorce," and the Two Republics (1989–2009) Notable People in the History of the Czech Republic and Slovakia Bibliography Index
£54.00
Bloomsbury Academic The History of Iceland
Book SynopsisBased upon the most recent research, this thought-provoking, up-to-date survey of the history of Iceland provides unique insight into the challenges facing a small nation in a globalized world.In more recent times, Iceland has faced other major challenges, most notably its economic fall in 2008 when a nationwide failure of its financial systems eroded it from its former position as one of the most developed and wealthiest countries in the world.The History of Iceland describes how a small nation situated on a rocky and isolated island struggled for centuries to survive but then rose to great prosperity in the modern era. The work provides a comprehensive summary of Iceland''s history that shares a tale of independence versus interdependenceone that underscores how recent events have forced a people with great pride in their unique heritage to reconsider well-established notions about themselves as a nation.Based on the most recent research, this work is the first compreheTrade ReviewRecommended for public and undergraduate libraries; suitable for circulating collections. * Booklist *Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Preface Timeline of Historical Events 1 Norse Iceland: Discovery, Settlement, and Vengeance (874–999) 2 Catholic Iceland: Consolidation, Conflict, and Flux (999–1550) 3 Danish Iceland: State, Cold, and Stagnation (1550–1786) 4 Iceland Emerging: Optimism, Confidence, and Old Meets New (1786–1902) 5 Iceland on Its Own: Progress, Class, and Fragility (1902–1940) 6 American Iceland: Internationalization, Welfare, and Love (1940–1994) 7 European Iceland: Integration, Excess, and Collapse (1994–2012) Notable People in the History of Iceland Bibliographic Essay Index
£54.00
Little, Brown & Company When Paris Went Dark
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Little, Brown & Company The Year 1000 What Life Was Like at the Turn of
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Little Brown and Company Plentiful Country
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