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WW Norton & Co New Regime Transformations of the French Civic Order 17891820s
Book SynopsisThis work examines the development of a new civic order in France after 1789, tracing the New Regime's evolving civic values, policies and institutions. Topics explored include the shifts in lawmaking and local authority, the creation of public primary schools and experiments in public assistance.
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W W Norton & Co Ltd Muslim Discovery of Europe Rei
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WW Norton & Co The Creation of the Modern World the Untold Story of the British Enlightenment
Book SynopsisFrom a critically acclaimed author comes an engagingly written and groundbreaking new work that highlights the long-underestimated British role in delivering the Enlightenment to the modern world. of color illustrations.
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Random House USA Inc The Thirteenth Tribe The Khazar Empire and its Heritage by Arthur Koestler 20150803
Book SynopsisAn account of the Medieval Khazar Empire of Eastern Europe and of the circumstances leading to the Khazar's tenth-century mass conversion to Judaism presents the Khazars as the forefathers of Western Jewry.
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Random House USA Inc The Unwomanly Face of War
Book SynopsisA long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia—from the winner of the Nobel Prize in LiteratureNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post • The Guardian • NPR • The Economist • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel • Kirkus ReviewsFor more than three decades, Svetlana Alexievich has been the memory and conscience of the twentieth century. When the Swedish Academy awarded her the Nobel Prize, it cited her invention of “a new kind of literary genre,” describing her work as “a history of emotions . . . a history of the soul.” In The Unwomanly Face of War, Alexievich chronicles the experiences of the Soviet women who fought on the front lines, on the home front, and in the occupied territories. These women—more than a million in total—were nurses and doctors, pilots, tank drivers, machine-gunners, and snipers. They battled alongside men, and yet, after the victory, their efforts and sacrifices were forgotten. Alexievich traveled thousands of miles and visited more than a hundred towns to record these women’s stories. Together, this symphony of voices reveals a different aspect of the war—the everyday details of life in combat left out of the official histories. Translated by the renowned Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, The Unwomanly Face of War is a powerful and poignant account of the central conflict of the twentieth century, a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of war. THE WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE “for her polyphonic writings, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.” “A landmark.”—Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century “An astonishing book, harrowing and life-affirming . . . It deserves the widest possible readership.”—Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train “Alexievich has gained probably the world’s deepest, most eloquent understanding of the post-Soviet condition. . . . [She] has consistently chronicled that which has been intentionally forgotten.”—Masha Gessen, National Book Award–winning author of The Future Is History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Stalin Era Routledge Sources in History
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Early Modern Witches Witchcraft Cases in Contemporary Writing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Womens Lives in Medieval Europe A Sourcebook
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Muscular Judaism The Jewish Body and the Politics
Book SynopsisProviding valuable insights into an element of European nationalism and modernist culture, this book explores the development of the 'Zionist body' as opposed to the traditional stereotype of the physically weak, intellectual Jew. It charts the cultural and intellectual history showing how the 'Muscle Jew' developed as a political symbol of national regeneration.Trade Review'This is a seminal book. It is a book that any one interested in European thought from the 1860s to the Holocaust and the founding of the state of Israel must read. It is a book of depth and breadth; one that reflects the inordinate strength of a discipline about how to flex its muscles without embarrassment.' - Sander L. Gilman, Emory University'Presner's Muscular Judaism is evidence of excellent scholarship. His book is an outcome of a serious, illuminating, and original dissertation project that successfully integrates its insights into a well-established field of research and contributes to an ongoing critical discussion on the origins and implications of the Zionist discourse. The book is very well written, its arguments are clear and convincing. Presner's use of theory is useful but not exaggerated, and his historiographical methods are very productive' - Journal of Israeli History, September 2008Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Origins of Muscular Judaism 2. The Rhetoric of Regeneration: "Clear Heads, Solid Stomachs, and Hard Muscles" 3. The Aesthetics of Regeneration: Martin Buber, E.M. Lilien, and the Aesthetic State 4. The Gymnastics of Regeneration: The Anatomo-Politics of the Jewish Body 5. The Land of Regeneration: Seafaring Jews and the Zionist Colonial Imaginary 6. Soldiers of Regeneration: The Military Might of Old-New Maccabees and the Great War. Concluding Remarks
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Basic Books The Jewish Threat
Book SynopsisVery little has been written about America''s own history of anti-Semitism. In this shocking book, the first documented examination of anti-Semitism in an American governmental institution, Joseph Bendersky shows that such racism permeated the highest ranks of the U.S. military throughout the past century, having a very real effect on policy decisions. Through ten years of research in more than thirty-five archives, the author uncovered irrefutable evidence of endemic and virulent anti-Semitism throughout the Army Corps from the turn of the century right up to the 1970s. This fully developed and clearly articulated perspective had a direct effect on policy discussions and decisions, affecting such matters as immigration, refugees, military strategy, and the establishment of Israel. Written with novelistic intensity and attention to intriguing detail, The Jewish Threat forces us to revise some of our cherished notions about our country and its most revered leaders.
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Basic Books Measure of the Earth The Enlightenment Expedition That Reshaped Our World
Book SynopsisIn the 18th century, Europe''s scientific community was torn between two opposing theories: Descartes'' argument that the Earth was spherical, and Newton''s contention that it was flattened at the poles. Recognizing that the answer was the key to securely navigating the earth''s oceans, France and Spain organized a joint expedition to colonial Peru. Their goal was to measure a degree of latitude at the Equator by comparing this measurement to one taken back in Europe, they would be able to determine the planet''s shape and put an end to the debate. But what seemed a straightforward scientific exercise was almost immediately marred by a series of unforeseen catastrophes: treacherous terrain, deeply suspicious locals, and the voyagers'' own hubris. A thrilling tale of adventure, political history, and scientific discovery, Larrie D. Ferreiro''s Measure of the Earth recounts the greatest scientific exhibition of the Enlightenment through the eyes of the men who completed it,pioneers whoTrade ReviewAndres Resendez, author of A Land So Strange "The greatest achievement of Larrie D. Ferreiro's wonderful book is to walk us with perfect ease through remote locales and arcane subjects. Mr. Ferreiro seems no less at home in Guayaquil than in Paris or London and no less lucid in explaining the debates over the shape of the earth between Newtonians and Cartesians than in describing the intrigues surrounding the French Academy or the excruciating logistics of a scientific mission unfolding in colonial South America." Kim MacQuarrie, author of The Last Days of the Incas "The story of the race to determine the shape of the Earth is one of history's most engaging yet least-known stories. In Measure of the Earth, Larrie Ferreiro takes us inside the scientific expedition that set off from France to South America in the 18th century to discover the answer. Ferreiro not only brings to life the band of characters that embarked on this journey, with all of their intrigues and rivalries, but he also details the huge stakes involved. Whichever county discovered the Earth's correct shape would take a giant leap forwards in enhancing their military and economic power. A fascinating account of scientific inquiry thoroughly enmeshed in the race for power and empire." Carla Rahn Phillips, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities "Ferreiro's Measure of the Earth nicely captures the scientific complexity and physical difficulty of this extraordinary expedition. At the same time, the author provides richly textured portraits of all the principal protagonists, whose personal foibles and rivalries sometimes undercut their professional skills. This is a compelling tale of international politics, Enlightened science, and human drama, played out on both sides of the Atlantic." Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, William P. Reynolds Professor of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame, and author of Pathfinders "Larrie D. Ferreiro tells us that Voltaire could make difficult subjects accessible to everyone. In Measure of the Earth Ferreiro shows that he can do the same, with his Voltairean gifts of mastery of material and fluency in prose. Kirkus "A sophisticated work tracing the arduous mid-18th-century international expedition to the Latin American equator to determine the "figure of the earth." Publishers Weekly "[A] fascinating and clearly written account" Peter C. Mancall, author of Fatal Journey: The Final Expedition of Henry Hudson "Doing science in the eighteenth century demanded almost unbearable sacrifices for distant rewards and only the most dedicated could handle the challenges. Larrie Ferreiro's deep research has produced a highly readable account of one of the great scientific expeditions of the age of the Enlightenment, a venture all the more riveting since it unfolded amidst imperial contests and devastating tragedy and tested the psychological and physical limits of those keen to expand knowledge of the shape of the Earth." James Horn, author of A Kingdom Strange and A Land as God Made It "In Measure of the Earth, Larrie Ferreiro tells the dramatic story of the first international scientific expedition to South America to establish the precise dimensions of the globe. The French scientists who led the expedition to the Andes overcame incredible adversities traversing the jungles and highlands of equatorial Peru, surviving near mutiny, attacks by local inhabitants, war, siege, and the skepticism of fellow academicians in their homeland to complete their mission and achieve lasting fame. Beautifully written, Ferreiro's book provides an authoritative and gripping account of one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the Enlightenment."
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Basic Books Sunlight at Midnight St Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia
Book SynopsisFor Russians, St.Petersburg has embodied power, heroism and fortitude. It has encompassed all the things that the Russians are and that they hope to become. Opulence and artistic brilliance blend with images of suffering on a monumental scale to make up the historic persona the late W. Bruce Lincoln''s lavish biography of this mysterious, complex city. Climate and comfort were not what Tsar Peter the Great had in mind when he decided to build a new capital in the muddy marshes of the Neva River delta. Located 500 miles below the Arctic Circle, this area, with its foul weather, bad water and sodden soil, was so unattractive that only a handful of Finnish fisherman had ever settled there. Yet to the Tsar the place he named Sankt Pieter Burkh had the makings of a paradise. His vision was soon borne out: though St. Petersburg was closer to London, Paris and Vienna than to Russian''s far-off eastern lands, it quickly became the political, cultural and economic centre of an empire that stret
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Basic Books Poland 1939
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Winter Mist Press The Outlaws Bride 2 The Brides of Skye
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LIGHTNING SOURCE INC Modern Capitalism Volume 2
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K a Nitz Ebb and Flow
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Cambridge University Press Russia
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Cambridge University Press Gladstone and Disraeli
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Cambridge University Press Britain and the Two World Wars
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Cambridge University Press Hitler and Germany Cambridge Topics in History
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Cambridge University Press Oliver Cromwell
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Cambridge University Press Politics The Basics
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Cambridge University Press The Counter Reformation Religion and Society in Early Modern Europe Cambridge Topics in History
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Cambridge University Press The Second Reich Germany 18711918 Cambridge Topics in History
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Cambridge University Press James VI and I King of Great Britain Cambridge Topics in History
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Cambridge University Press Lancastrians to Tudors
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Cambridge University Press Revolution and Reaction Europe 17891849
Book SynopsisAn engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The French Revolution 1789-1795; 3. Napoleon and Europe 1799-1815; 4. France 1814-1848; 5. Revolution and repression in Europe 1818-1849. Document Study: The Coming of the French Revolution.
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Cambridge University Press Expansion War and Rebellion
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Cambridge University Press Chartism Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press Regicide and Republic
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Cambridge University Press Hitler And Nazi Germany
Book SynopsisAn engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.Trade Review"This solid and straightforward title, however, was designed primarily for the classroom. Professor McDonough provides a good overview of the Nazi era in Germany. In a sense, his work here is more functional than inspried; there are no surprises in its pages, and the author is certainly no historical revisionist. The educational uses for this volume are obvious. In addition, it provides a good overview for adults who want to become familiar with the most pivotal events of the modern era." Kliatt"McDonough is neither strident nor sensationalistic. Almost neutral in tone, he simply allows the Nazis and their supporters to condemn themselves by their own actions and lets the results speak for themselves." Kliatt, Wellesley MA, Raymond L. Puffer, Ph.D."...McDonough has produced a clearly written and well-organized book that incorporates the findings of important recent scholarship." Teaching HistoryTable of Contents1. Adolf Hitler: early life, ideology and rise to power, 1889-1933; 2. The Nazi state and economy; 3. Inside Nazi Germany: social and cultural developments; 4. Opposition and resistance inside Nazi Germany; 5. Foreign policy: Hitler's road to war, 1933-39; 6. Hitler at war, 1939-45; 7. Mass murder under Nazi rule; 8. The verdict of historians.
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Cambridge University Press Clash of Empires Europe 1498 1560 Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press The Tudor Monarchies 14851603 Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press A Disunited Kingdom England Ireland Scotland and Wales 1800 1949 Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press Papists Protestants and Puritans 15591714 Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press Nationalism in Europe 17891945
Book SynopsisAn engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history.Table of Contents1. The French Revolution and the idea of nation; 2. The growth of a Europe of nations 1814–1870; 3. History, popular will and the nation; 4. Culture,ethnicity and the nation; 5. Class versus nation; 6. Nationalism's popular phase 1870–1914; 7. Imperialism and nationalism; 8. Nationalism in conflict 1914–1945; 9. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Fascism Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press Democracy and the State 1830 1945 Cambridge Perspectives in History
Book SynopsisThis book charts the progress of the United Kingdom towards a modern democracy and looks at the changing role of the state from 1830 to 1945.Table of Contents1. The Great Reform Act and the reformed electoral system, 1830-1867; 2. The extension of the franchise and its results,1867-1914; 3. The apparent achievement of democracy; 4. Power in the state; 5. The rule of the state, 1830-1867 - an age of laissez faire?; 6. The interventionist state, 1867-1914; 7. The growth of corporatism and welfare provision, 1914-1945; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Chronology; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Herodotus and the Persian Wars Greece and Rome Texts and Contexts
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Cambridge University Press Cicero and the Roman Republic Greece and Rome Texts and Contexts
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Cambridge University Press Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe New Approaches to European History Series Number 41
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Cambridge University Press Crown and Parliaments 15581689 Cambridge Perspectives in History
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Cambridge University Press Revolutions and Nationalities Europe 18251890 by Browning Peter Author ON Jul072000 Paperback
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Religion in the Ancient World 2 Volume Set The Cambridge History of Religions of the Classical World Volume 1
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Random House USA Inc Out of the Darkness
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