European history Books

Book SynopsisWhile many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Fight the Winter War against the Soviets, hold back the British in North Africa, or help shore up the German offensives on the Eastern Front with this latest supplement for Bolt Action.Table of ContentsIntroduction /Army Lists /Theatres

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Book SynopsisAlthough the impact of the Great War on Brighton was profound, the seaside town was spared any direct attack by the enemy. The fear of spies and sabotage, however, was widespread at first and aliens were an issue which had to be swiftly resolved under new legislation. Allies, of course, were warmly welcomed, and accommodation was swiftly found for those fleeing the catastrophic events in Belgium.Between 1914 and 1918, Brighton made major contributions to the war effort in many ways: by responding readily to the call to arms, by caring for great numbers of wounded (the story of the exotic Royal Pavilion being used as a hospital for Indian casualties is widely known locally) and by simply being itself - an open and welcoming resort that offered sanctuary, respite and entertainment to besieged Londoners and to other visitors, from every stratum of society. The book looks at the fascinating wartime roles of Brighton's women, who quietly played a vital part in transport services, industrial output and food production. Non-combatant menfolk also kept the wheels turning under very trying circumstances. When the meat shortage became acute, the mayor himself took direct action, requisitioning ninety sheep at Brighton Station for the town which were destined for butchers' shops in London.The names of no fewer than 2,597 men and three women who made the supreme sacrifice were inscribed on the town's memorial, which was unveiled at the Old Steine on 7 October 1922 by Earl Beatty. At the ceremony, the earl acknowledged that 'it was by duty and self-sacrifice that the war was won.' It remained, he said, for those who had survived the conflict to ensure that the great sacrifices of the past, both by the dead and the living, should not have been made in vain. We remember them in this book.

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Book SynopsisBranded `the rough-spoken Yorkshire Rasputin', Bernard Ingham served as Margaret Thatcher's press secretary for virtually all of her eleven-year premiership, adroitly steering the government's relationship with the media - and the Prime Minister's relationship with the nation. Known for his unswerving loyalty, he robustly defended Thatcher from her critics in both the press and the political jungle, earning him friends and foes in equal measure, as she went on to win three consecutive elections. Thatcher's last days in power, however, saw some of the most remarkable events in British political history, and Ingham was, for once, helpless to turn the tide. These eagerly anticipated diaries cover two turbulent years from January 1989 to December 1990 - a period Ingham terms `the long, slow assassination' - detailing the succession of crises that led to the Prime Minister's resignation in November 1990, and the critical roles played by the big political beasts of the time. With his trademark gruff candour and wry wit, Ingham's spirited diaries shed new light on Thatcher's final months in No. 10, charting the dramatic downfall of one of the most influential figures of the twentieth century.Trade Review"Entertainingly written and fulfils the first requirement of any political memoir, giving a tantalising glimpse of the hem of the black petticoat of power." The Tablet

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Book Synopsis'Beautifully written, brilliantly insightful' Owen Jones Tony Blair and Noel Gallagher shaking hands at No. 10. Saatchi’s YBAs setting the international art world aflame. Geri Halliwell in a Union Jack dress. A time of vibrancy and optimism: when the country was united by the hope of a better and brighter future. So why, twenty years on, did that future never happen? Richard Power Sayeed takes a provocative look at this epochal year, arguing that the dark undercurrents of that time had a much more enduring legacy than the marketing gimmick of ‘Cool Britannia’. He reveals how the handling of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry ushered in a new type of racism. How the feminism-lite of 'Girl Power' made sexism stronger. And how the promises of New Labour left the country more fractured than ever. This lively, rich and evocative book explores why 1997 was a turning point for British culture and society - away from a fairer, brighter future and on the path to our current malaise.Trade ReviewA well-researched history of Britain in 1997 … Sayeed captures neatly how Blair’s drive to modernise the UK left behind large sections of the country, most notably working class people. * Prospect *Activists will find in this critique of New Labour the serious warning that a radical message, however creatively promoted, is useless without real action. * Peace News *Richard Power Sayeed establishes himself as the definitive critical chronicler of the Blair years with his superb book 1997: The Future That Never Happened * Open Democracy Books of the Year *It is difficult to do justice to Sayeed’s qualities as a writer. He brings a sympathetic eye, attention to detail, a knack for evoking scenes, and acute thumbnail sketches of characters ... Deceptively sophisticated, and sometimes lethal in its critique. * Jacobin *Phenomenal ... One of my books of 2017. * Aaron Bastani, Novara Media *A vital book that combines great storytelling with fresh insights, and says as much about the present as the recent past. * Alwyn W. Turner, author of A Classless Society: Britain in the 1990s *Richard Power Sayeed has vividly reprised the year 1997, when radical currents flowed into the mainstream, and the authorities "welcomed moderate reforms with satisfied contentment." Such promise - but what did it deliver? * Andy McSmith, author of No Such Thing as Society: A History of Britain in the 1980s *A dazzling, funny, and impressively detailed analysis of one of the most important years in modern British history. Both nostalgic and deeply critical, this book casts 1997 in an entirely new light. * Ellie Mae O'Hagan *A beautifully written, brilliantly insightful account of New Labour's Britain – and fundamental to our understanding of how this country ended up in this mess. * Owen Jones *Table of ContentsIntroduction: You Say You Want a Revolution 1. New Labour, New Britain 2. Murderers 3. The People’s Princess 4. Girl Power 5. Sensationalism 6. Cocaine Supernova Conclusion: Crisis

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Book SynopsisCamp 21 Comrie, also known as Cultybraggan Camp, is the UK's best preserved prisoner of war camp. Lying in the heart of rural Perthshire in Scotland, the camp's history is a fascinating one. Built two miles south of the village of Comrie as a camp for detainees, its first prisoner was a British soldier but in the following years it housed thousands of prisoners of war captured in North Africa and Europe. Conditions at the camp were primitive but there was a re-education program which is explored in depth. Lectures were followed by occasional hot debates and the book takes a fresh look at the infamous murder of Feldwebel Wolfgang Rosterg, who may not have been the only man subjected to a fanatical show trial within the bounds of the camp. In addition, life stories of some of the prisoners are included, from submariners to ordinary soldiers as well as reminiscences from the British. The history of Camp 21 would be incomplete without mentioning Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy. He was allegedly held at the camp but was he really there or was this just a myth? And do the ghosts of the past still haunt the site as reported by some who've witnessed strange goings on?The book also features the camp's history during the Cold War, its ROC post and Cold War bunker and as late as the 1960s and '70s it was used by the Combined Cadet Forces for training purposes, as well as regiments that served in areas of conflict overseas. Following its closure it is now owned by the Comrie Development Trust. Camp 21 Comrie sets the camp's place not only in history but also as part of an expanding community project, inspiring people and being utilized for good.Trade Review`...the definitive story of a fascinating place. Valerie Campbell's excellent book leads us through the whole story... ...the beautifully researched and detailed story of Rolf Weitzel... ...book that will have a lasting value as a work reference, yet is also engaging to read'. Undiscovered Scotland -------------------- `…will appeal to anyone who enjoyed the author’s earlier work on the subject’. Caithness Courier

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Book SynopsisThe authorities told folk what they ought to believe, but what did they really believe? Throughout Scottish history, people have believed in fairies. They were a part of everyday life, as real as the sunrise, and as incontrovertible as the existence of God. While fairy belief was only a fragment of a much larger complex, the implications of studying this belief tradition are potentially vast, revealing some understanding of the worldview of the people of past centuries. This book, the first modern study of the subject, examines the history and nature of fairy belief, the major themes and motifs, the demonising attack upon the tradition, and the attempted reinstatement of the reality of fairies at the end of the seventeenth century, as well as their place in ballads and in Scottish literature.

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Book SynopsisWho was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin's origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious 'wild man' who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in the sixth century AD. The book considers the question of whether Lailoken belongs to myth or reality. It looks at the historical background of his story and discusses key characters such as Saint Kentigern of Glasgow and King Rhydderch of Dumbarton, as well as important events such as the Battle of Arfderydd. Lailoken's reappearance in medieval Welsh literature as the fabled prophet Myrddin is also examined. Myrddin himself was eventually transformed into Merlin the wizard, King Arthur's friend and mentor. This is the Merlin we recognise today, not only in art and literature but also on screen. His earlier forms are less familiar, more remote, but can still be found among the lore and legend of the Dark Ages. Behind them we catch fleeting glimpses of an original figure who perhaps really did exist: a solitary fugitive, tormented by his experience of war, who roamed the hills and forests of southern Scotland long ago.Trade Review'Tim Clarkson should be congratulated on producing a book which marries together painstaking and detailed research with common-sense and open-minded analysis ... The book that emerges succeeds in cutting through centuries of confusion and complexity in a way that is deeply impressive' - Undiscovered Scotland

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Book SynopsisThe classic three volumes of Hebridean Folksongs, reissued simultaneously for the first time since their original publication (1969, 1977, 1981), contain 135 songs connected with the waulking of homespun tweed cloth in the Hebridean isles. Volume 1 is based on waulking songs collected by Donald MacCormick in South Uist in 1893. Volumes 2 and 3 are based on John Lorne Campbell's recordings of songs made between 1938 and 1965 in Barra, South Uist, Eriskay and Benbecula. The translations for all the songs in Volumes 2 and 3 and many of those in Volume 1 are by John Lorne Campbell, who also wrote detailed notes discussing the songs. Multiple versions of the same song are compared with each other and with versions drawn from unpublished manuscript sources. Francis Collinson's meticulous musical transcriptions of the songs, and musicological analyses, are invaluable. The songs are from the repertoires of some well-known singers of their generation, including Miss Annie Johnson, her brother Calum and Miss Mary Morrison, all of Barra, Mrs Neil Campbell of South Uist, and Miss Nan MacKinnon of Vatersay.

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Book SynopsisSituated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first part of that turbulent era, tracing the story of the Isle of Man from the fifth to the thirteenth centuries. It looks at the ways in which various peoples – Britons, Scots, Irish, English and Scandinavians – influenced events in Man over a period of more than 800 years. A large portion of the book is concerned with the Vikings, a group whose legacy – in place names, old burial mounds and finely carved stones – is such a vivid element in the Manx landscape today.Trade Review'an accessible and well written account of over eight centuries of the island's history that also appears to be superbly researched' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *'an easy-to-read account, clearly set out, enabling the reader to dip in and out of the narrative' -- Allison Fox * Current Archaeology *'A good introduction to Manx history and Clarkson has been particularly impressive in his ability to create a coherent account of the pre-Viking period' -- Alex Woolf * Mariner's Mirror *

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Book SynopsisSalt is a vital commodity. For many centuries it sustained life for Scots as seasoning for a diet dominated by grains (mainly oats), and for preservation of fish and cheese. Sea-salt manufacturing is one of Scotland’s oldest industries, dating to the eleventh century if not earlier. Smoke- and steam-emitting panhouses were once a common sight along the country’s coastline and are reflected in many of Scotland’s placenames. The industry was a high-status activity, with the monarch initially owning salt pans. Salt manufacture was later organised by Scotland’s abbeys and then by landowners who had access to the sea and a nearby supply of coal. As salt was an important source of tax revenue for the government, it was often a cause of conflict (and military action) between Scotland and England. The future of the industry – and the price of salt for consumers – was a major issue during negotiations around the Union of 1707. This book celebrates both the history and the rebirth of the salt industry in Scotland. Although salt manufacturing declined in the nineteenth century and was wound up in the 1950s, in the second decade of the twenty-first century the trade was revived. Scotland’s salt is now a high-prestige, green product that is winning awards and attracting interest across the UK.Trade Review'one of those all-too-rare books that cover their subject so definitively that it's hard to imagine anyone ever wanting or needing to write another book on the subject' -- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *

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Book SynopsisThe South West Peak is a lesser-known part of the Peak District stretching from Lyme Park in Cheshire in the north to Onecote in Staffordshire in the south, and from Macclesfield in the west to Buxton in the east. This landscape area includes tracts of high moorland, fertile valleys, wooded cloughs, picturesque villages and tiny hamlets. The farmers of the South West Peak are the people who have made the landscape what it is today, and it is their personal accounts of working in this often challenging land that form the basis of The Land That Made Us. Edited by local author Christine Gregory and dairy farmer Sheila Hine, and published in partnership with the Farming Life Centre and the Peak District National Park Authority with support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this book includes the testimony of over twenty farmers, and it is illustrated with photographs of them and their farming landscapes. We hear stories from across the generations of heroic endeavour in difficult terrain, as well as accounts of day-to-day work and family life spanning eighty years of farming history. The land had been farmed in traditional ways for centuries, but the Second World War changed that, and in succeeding years politics and increasing mechanisation have constantly rewritten the rule book for farmers. There is pride in achievement as well as frustration at the often conflicting demands of food production and wildlife conservation.The Land That Made Us asks what makes for sustainability in the short and the long term. The future of this landscape and of the farming communities that sustain it hangs in the balance, and it is the farmers’ turn to reflect on their past and speculate about the future.Trade Review'[An] excellent history of modern farming – the best I have come across precisely because the words are those of the farmers themselves and their families, who have lived through and are still living through its transformation.'from the Foreword by Colin Tudge, co-founder of the Oxford Real Farming Conference and the College for Real Farming and Food CultureTable of ContentsForewordIntroductionPart 1: From Horses to Tractors – 1940s to 1950s- Working with horses; the war years; government involvement in farming; children on the farm; the first tractors and milking machines; power and water come to the hills; the snows of ’47Part 2: Last of the Old Days and Ways – 1960s to 1970s- A shepherd’s life; the value of wool; farming subsidies; sheep dipping; local sheep sales; family life on a remote hill farmPart 3: From Buckets to Bulk Tanks – 1970s to 1980s- Making hay; silage rye-grass monoculture; ‘improving’ the land; the decline of mixed farming; self-sufficient farms; old milking systems give way to the new; new breeds; joining the Common Market; subsidies and surpluses; milk quotas; changing the landscape; the Harpur Crewe EstatePart 4: Winners and Losers – 1990s to 2018- BSE, foot-and-mouth disease and TB; the price of milk; wildlife losses; farming for conservation; waders in the South West PeakPart 5: The Future for Farming in the South West Peak- New directions in agricultural policy; farming organically; diversifying; finding a niche, ‘hobby farmers’; keeping it in the family; the futureAcknowledgements

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA tour de force. Indispensable for all Irish studies collections. . . . Essential. * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface to the Paperback EditionChronologyForewordAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Matt Brady and May Caffrey2. The Brady Family: Irish Republicans in the 1930s and 1940s3. Off to College and into Sinn Féin and the IRA: 1950–19544. Arms Raids, Elections, and the Border Campaign: 1955–19565. Derrylin, Mountjoy, and Teachta Dála: December 1956–March 19576. TD, Internee, Escapee, and Chief of Staff: March 1957–June 19597. Marriage and Ending the Border Campaign: June 1959–February 19628. Political and Personal Developments in the 1960s: March 1962–19659. Dream-Filled Romantics, Revolutionaries, and the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association: 1965–August 196810. The Provisionals: September 1968–October 197011. The Politics of Revolution: Éire Nua, November 1970–December 197212. International Gains and Personal Losses: January 1973–November 197413. The Responsibilities of Leadership: November 1974–February 197614. A Long War: March 1976–September 197815. A New Generation Setting the Pace: October 1978–August 198116. "Never, that's what I say to you—Never": September 1981–October 198617. "We are here and we are very much in business": October 1986–May 1998EpilogueAfterword: The Legacy of Ruarí Ó BrádaighNotes on SourcesWorks CitedIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a genuinely remarkable book. The thinking behind it is sophisticated and well-founded, offering a telling portrait of popular responses to Nazi Germany."—Mark Roseman, Pat M Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies, Indiana University"Janosch Steuwer's magnificent and original analysis of keeping a diary probes the way individuals composed themselves during the Nazi period as they negotiated the push and pull of collective exuberance while ostensibly remaining true to themselves. This is a story not of the Nazi seizure of power but of the Nazi seizure of the self, a story not of coercion but of desire."—Peter Fritzsche, University of Illinois, author of An Iron Wind: Europe Under Hitler"Janosch Steuwer powerfully analyzes that Nazism was shaped by Germans who strove to define their own place within it. His path-breaking book, based on a numerous contemporary diaries, should be of interest to all historians of European dictatorships"—Moritz Föllmer, University of Amsterdam, author of Culture in the Third Reich"A milestone for the history of experience and emotions of the Third Reich."—Michael Wildt, Humboldt University of Berlin, author of Hitler's Volksgemeinschaft and the Dynamics of Racial Exclusion"How did ordinary Germans buy in to the Nazi regime? This question has fascinated and baffled historians for more years, usually producing answers which couple opportunism, peer pressure and fear. Sifting carefully through a large number of diaries, Janosch Steuwer offers the first answer to this question based consistently on the subjective sources produced by individuals themselves. Self-fashioning, wilful ignorance and projecting their own wishes onto the regime all come to the fore here, giving a far more nuanced and also much more morally and emotionally active sense of how Germans persuaded themselves that this was their government. A tremendous achievement and a must read book in the field."—Nicholas Stargardt, author of The German War: A Nation under Arms, 1939-45Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations and TermsIntroductionPart One1. The Social Dynamics of the "Seizure of Power"2. The Search for a Personal Stance toward the Nazi Regime3. Establishing a Personal Stance toward the Regime While under Social ObservationPart Two4. The National Socialist Education Project5. Political Self-Formation in the Nazi Education ProjectPart Three6. A New Political Culture in a New Political System7. The Government and Its Volk8. The Private and the Limits of the National Socialist Political SystemConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex of PersonsIndex of Subjects

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Book SynopsisA rich multivoiced anthology of folktales, legends, joik songs, proverbs, riddles, and other verbal art, this is the most comprehensive collection of Sámi oral tradition available in English to date. Collected in the 1880s, the material reveals a complex web of social relations that existed both inside and far beyond the community.Trade ReviewFrandy has made visible a goldmine of folklore that has been invisible to outsiders, and he introduces it in a deeply informed, nuanced context." - Krister Stoor, Umeå University"A glimpse of a wide range of oral genres from a little-known Sámi group during the nineteenth century that will fascinate people interested in the folklore of the Sámi, Scandinavian studies, and the study of Indigenous communities." - John Lindow, University of California, Berkeley"A work of intellectual and cultural repatriation that re-asserts SÁmi intellectual and cultural sovereignty within the field of global literature. . . . The text demonstrates how even texts and monuments taken hundreds of years ago in the name of nationalizing projects can be re-appropriated, re-signified, and ultimately returned to their communities." - AsymptoteTable of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Storyteller Biographies Glossary of Frequently Used SÁmi Terms Index of Significant Place-Names 1 Songs Joik Songs Cradle Song Bear Song Reindeer Song Raven Song The Tawny Owl Whitefish Livđe Trout The Old Man HÆÆnda-Maati Joik Taavvad-Piera Joik ListrÖm Aila-Jussa Ristnȧȧ-PiÄtȧr Eerki-Piera Other Songs Stuorravuona (Isovuono) Market Song The Girl's Song This and That VÄinÄmÖinen's Nephew I Saw Daughter and Mother Song The FiancÉe's Beauty 2 Animal Tales The Fox's Tale The Fox's Tale, Version 2 The Fox and the Fisherman The Story of the Fox's Blindness The Man and the Bear The Bear and Fox's Wild Reindeer Hunt The Mouse and the Cat The Raven and the Fox The Horse and the Wolf The Fox and the Hare The Wagtail and the Dipper The Story of the Moose and the Bear 3 Fairy Tales The Poor Boy and the King's Daughter The Great Lord's Son-in-Law The Boy and the Golden Bird Acorn Finding Endless Discontent The Reindeer Calf's Hooves Mattias the Fearless and the Devil & Mattias the Fearless The Man Who Lashed His Fortune The Story of Three Girls 4 Short Tales The Resourceful Boy The King and the Bank Thief A Merchant God's Miracles MeniŠ-Antti's Life Story The Poor Boy's Wedding Luck 5 Humorous Stories and Anecdotes The Noaidi Axe The Travels of the Čuđit The Wife's Stupidity Shingle-Stick The Story of the Girl's Spinning Rack The Girl and Her Suitor The Fool's Doorposts Three Lazy People Good Day—Axe Handle It Is Truly True The Butter Churn The Wild Reindeer Hunters 6 Belief Legends Etiological Legends Aaččan, Who Tarred the Moon The StÁllu The StÁllu, Version 1 The StÁllu, Version 2 The StÁllu, Version 3 The StÁllu, Version 4 The StÁllu, Version 5 Andras Pejvi Gufihtarat The Maker of Seven Churches Gufihtar Čahalig—Treasure Guardians Čahalig Čahalig, Version 2 Giants A Giant Fights with Small Men Two Giants The Sieidi The Sieidi Root Cluster A Story about Äjjih Island The Sieidi of Ij-jÄvri Noaidi Tales The Old Man Noaidi Skolt SÁmi Noaiddit The Noaidi Wife The Moose Skiers Two Jealous People Shapeshifting Tales The Whitefish Daughter-in-Law The Whitefish Daughter-in-Law, Version 2 The Bear Daughter-in-Law Ghost Hauntings SÁrnoo kurr (Speaker's Gorge) The Haunting of the Old Deceased Noaidi The Haunting of the Old Deceased Noaidi, Version 2 The Pastor and the Sexton 7 Historical and Regional Legends SiggÁ's Legend SiggÁ's Weeping Strait The Cannibal Vuolliǯ of Ij-jÄvri The Maiden Hannaaǯ's Decapitation Story The Dead Constable The Fight of the Constables The Late Raassaǯ PiÄjȧȧǯ Famed Antt-PiÄttȧr's Eelliǯ, FiancÉ-Waiter She Who Went to Sleep as a Maiden and Woke as a Wife 8 Stories about Čuđit Čuđit The Čuđit on the Move A Story from the Time of Čuđit The Boy Who Hunted with a Bow The Boy Who Hunted with a Bow, Version 2 The Death of the Čuđit Futile Fear The Disobedient Daughter Laurukȧǯ The Čuđit Fall into a Ravine The Čuđit Drown in the Rapids The Čuđit Die of Hunger The Čuđit Drown in Lake Aanaar; Hundred Pine Island Hundred Pine Island, Version 2 Laurukȧǯ Kills Čuđit with a Sword 9 Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ The Feats of Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ About Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ's Father, Peeivih Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ Burns a Sieidi Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ Burns a Sieidi, Version 2 The Capstone Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ on the Sea Shore Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ on the Sea Shore, Version 2 Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ Fighting Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ Fighting, Version 2 Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ Hunting Wild Reindeer Peeivih-Vuȧlȧppȧǯ's Race with a Draught Reindeer 10 Stories about the Skolts Scaring the Skolt Wife Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 2 Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 3 Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 4 Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 5 Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 6 Scaring the Skolt Wife, Version 7 KȧȧŠŠȧ 11 Hunting Stories The Late Haannuǯ's Bear and Wild Reindeer Hunt A Draught Reindeer as a Wild Reindeer The Bear Hunter The Soddy Root Ball as a Bear MeniŠ-Antti's Bear Hunting Stories A Bear Story The Bear Hunters The Girls and the Bear The Bear and the Women The Squirrel Hunters The Wild Reindeer Skiers The Moose Hunters Irjȧn-Ȧnnȧ ja Antti on a Fishing Excursion to LÁggujÄvri (LankojÄrvi) The Ermine Hunters 12 Personal Experience Narratives The Life of One Aanaar SÁmi An Aanaar Marriage and Life Story Some Misfortune The Old Man of Soađigil's (SodankylÄ) Forest Memories The Autumnal Wild-Reindeer Hunt in Aanaar Vuȧvnum (Vuongunta), or Hunting Wild-Reindeer in the Spring Juoŋ stim (Juomustus) and Netting Under the Ice 13 Proverbs and Figures of Speech Proverbs Sayings and Expressions 14 Riddles 15 Omens and Signs Appendix A North SÁmi Joiks Juhan Vesta's Joik MeniŠ-Irjan Mihkkus-Āslak Let us Leave Pulju Ninka-Ūla Kāre Pike Burbot Perch Stories The Lazy One Skolt SÁmi Story Letters Appendix B Introduction to the 1978 Edition by Lea Laitinen Introduction to the 1917 Edition by August V. Koskimies Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive documentation of Weimar culture, history and politics. It explores Germany's relationship to democracy, ideologies of 'reactionary modernism', the rise of the 'New Woman', Bauhaus architecture, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of Jews, intellectuals and workers during the emergence of fascism.Trade Review"A mosaic panorama. . . . Interweaving classic texts with a wealth of excavated matter, [the editors] have done a great service to anyone interested in what modernism was and, through reinterpretation, may yet become." * San Francisco Chronicle *"The Weimar Republic Sourcebook will almost certainly transform the way the intellectual legacy of the Weimar Republic is thought about and taught in the English-speaking world." * Modernism/modernity *"Unquestionably, The Weimar Republic Sourcebook is a wonderful resource. . . . Courses on German culture could easily be built around the book's chapters. In addition, it should be on the reading list of all prospective anthologists." * H-German *"This is an essential book for anyone teaching a course on the Weimar Republic, and advanced students should be advised to purchase it." * German History *Table of ContentsPreface A NEW DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS 1. The Legacy of the War I. Ernst Simmel, War Neuroses and "Psychic Trauma" (1918) 2. The Treaty of Versailles: The Reparations Clauses (1919) 3· Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Speech of the German Delegation, Versailles (1919) 4· Ernst Troeltsch, The Dogma of Guilt (1919) 5· Paul von Hindenburg, The Stab in the Back (1919) 6. Social Democratic Party (SPD), Appeal for a General Strike (1920) 7· Willi Wolfradt, The Stab-in-the-Back Legend? (1922) 8. Ernst Junger, Fire (1922) 9· Kurt Tucholsky, The Spirit of 1914 (1924) 10. Carl Zuckmayer, Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front (1929) II. Ernst von Salomon, The Outlawed (1929) 12. Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud, Why War? (1933) 2. Revolution and the Birth of the Republic 13. Spartacus Manifesto (1918) 14. Heinrich Mann, The Meaning and Idea of the Revolution (1918) 15. Rosa Luxemburg, Founding Manifesto of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) (1918) 16. The Constitution of the German Republic (1919) 17. Count Harry Kessler, On Ebert and the Revolution (1919) 18. Wilhelm Hausenstein, Remembering Eisner (1919-1920) 19. Theodor Heuss, Democracy and Parliamentarism: Their History, Their Enemies, and Their Future (1928) 20. Bernhard Prince von Bulow, Revolution in Berlin (1931) 3. Economic Upheaval: Rationalization, Inflation, and Depression 21. Das Tagebuch, Editorial on the Occupation of the Ruhr (1923) 22. Friedrich Kroner, Overwrought Nerves (1923) 23. The Dawes Committee Report (1924) 24. Ernst Neckarsulmer, Hugo Stinnes (1925) 25. Rudolf Hilferding, The Organized Economy (1927) 26. Erich Schairer, Alfred Hugenberg (1929) 27. B. Traven, Bank Failures (1929) 28. Erwin Kupzyk, Postwar Concentration in the German Iron Industry (1930) 29. Hans Ostwald, A Moral History of the Inflation (1931) 30. Rolf Wagenfiihr, The Inflation Boom (1932) 31. Franz von Papen, Speech to the Lausanne Conference (1932) 32. Heinrich Hauser, The Unemployed (1933) 4. Coming to Terms with Democracy 33· Friedrich Meinecke, The Old and the New Germany (1918) 34· Ernst Troeltsch, The German Democracy (1918) 35· Max Weber, Politics as a Vocation (1918) 36. Kurt Tucholsky, We Nay-Sayers (1919) 37· Emil Julius Gumbel, Four Years of Political Murder (1922) 38. German Center Party Program (I 922) 39· Thomas Mann, The German Republic (1922) 40. Das Tagebuch, Editorial on the Anniversary of the Death of Walther Rathenau (1923) 41. Carl von Ossietzky, Defending the Republic: The Great Fashion (1924) 42. Social Democratic Party (SPD) Program (1925) 43· German People's Party (DVP) Program (1931) . 44· Kurt Tucholsky, For Carl von Ossietzky (1932) 5. The Rise of Nazism 45· Alfred Rosenberg, The Russian Jewish Revolution (1919) 46. Adolf Bartels, The Struggle of the Age (1920) 47· German Workers' Party (DAP), The Twenty-Five Points (1920) 48. Joseph Goebbels, National Socialism or Bolshevism? (1925) 49· Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf (1927) 50. R.W. Darre, Marriage Laws and the Principles of Breeding (1930) 51. Joseph Goebbels, Why Are We Enemies of the Jews? (1930) 52. Adolf Hitler, Address to the Industry Club (1932) 53· German Farmer You Belong to Hitler! Why? (1932) 54· Joseph Goebbels, Fighting League for German Culture (1932) 55· Count Harry Kessler, On the Nietzsche Archive and the German Elections (1932) 6. The Struggle against Fascism 56. Ernst Bloch, Hitler's Force (1924) 57· Thomas Mann, An Appeal to Reason (1930) s8. Walter Benjamin, Theories of German Fascism (1930) 59· Heinrich Mann, The German Decision (1931) 60. Lion Feuchtwanger, How Do We Struggle against a Third Reich? (1931) 61. Communist Party of Germany, Open Letter (1931) 62. Joseph Roth, Cultural Bolshevism (1932) Paul Tillich, Ten Theses (1932) 64. Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin, National Socialism: A Menace (1932) PRESSURE POINTS OF SOCIAL LIFE 7. White-Collar Workers: Mittelstancl or Middle Class? 65. Hans Georg, Our Stand at the Abyss ( 1921) 66. Margot Starke, The Bank Clerk ( 1923) 67. Fritz Schroder, The Labor Market for White-Collar Workers (1924) 68. Wilhelm Kalveram, Rationalization in Business Management (1929) 69. Hilde Walter, The Misery of the "New Mittelstand" (1929) 70. Siegfried Kracauer, Shelter for the Homeless (1930) 71. Theodor Geiger, The Old and New Middle Classes (1932) 8. The Rise of the New Woman 72. Marianne Weber, The Special Cultural Mission of Women (1919) 73· Die Kommunistin, Manifesto for International Women's Day (1921) 74. Manfred Georg, The Right to Abortion (1922) 75· Gabriele Tergit, Paragraph 218: A Modern Gretchen Tragedy (1926) Alfred Polgar, The Defenseless: A Conversation between Men (1928) 77· Max Brod, Women and the New Objectivity ( 1929) 78. Elsa Herrmann, This is the 1\'ew Woman (1929) 79· Textile Workers, My Workday, My Weekend (1930) 80. Hilde Walter, Twilight for Women? (1931) 81. Women's Work and the Economic Crisis (1931) 82. Else Kienle, The Kienle Case (1931) 83. Siegfried Kracauer, Working Women (1932) 84. Alice Ruhle-Gerstel, Back to the Good Old Days? (1933) 9. Forging a Proletarian Culture 85. A. R., On Proletarian Culture (1920) 86. Otto Ruhle, The Psyche of the Proletarian Child (1925) 87. Larissa Reissner, Schiffbek (1925) 88. Willi Munzenberg, Conquer Film! ( 1925) 89. Friedrich Wolf, Art is a Weapon! (1928) 90. Walter Benjamin, Program for a Proletarian Children's Theater (1928) 91. Johannes R. Becher, Our Front (1928) 92. A Survey on Proletarian Writing (1929) 93· Otto Biha, The Proletarian Mass Novel (1930) 94· Hanns Eisler, Progress in the Workers' Music Movement (1931) 95· Georg Lukacs, Willi Bredel's Novels (1931) 96. League of Proletarian-Revolutionary Writers, To All Proletarian-Revolutionary Writers, To All Workers' Correspondents (1931) 97· Giinther D. Dehm, Berlin Workers' District (n. d.) 10. The Jewish Community: Renewal, Redefinition, Resistance 98. Martin Buber, Nationalism (1921) 99· Efraim Frisch, Jewish Sketches (1921-1922) 100. Arnold Zweig, The Countenance of Eastern European Jews (1922) 101. S. Steinberg, What We Strive For (1922) 102. Das Tagebuch, Editorial, The German Spirit (1924) 103. Franz Rosenzweig, The New Thinking (1925) I04. Edgar Marx, Ideological Self-determination of Bar Kochba: The New Year of the Jewish Gymnastics and Sports Association Bar Kochba ( 1927) 105. Joseph Roth, Wandering Jews (1927) 106. Theodor Lessing, Jewish Self-Hatred (1930) 107. Gershom Scholem, On the 1930 Edition of Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption (1931) 108. Central Association of German Citizens of the Jewish Faith, Flyer (1932) 109. Carl von Ossietzky, Anti-Semites (1932) INTELLECTUALS AND THE IDEOLOGIES OF THE AGE 11. Redefining the Role of the Intellectuals 110. Gertrud Baumer, The "Intellectuals" (1919) 111. Alfred Dahlin, The Writer and the State (1921) 112. Franz W. Seiwert and Franz Pfemfert, The Function of Intellectuals in Society and Their Task in the Proletarian Revolution (1923) 113. Alfred Weber, The Predicament of Intellectual Workers (1923) 114. Hans Zehrer, The Revolution of the Intelligentsia (1929) 115. Karl Mannheim, Ideology and Utopia (1929) 116. Hannah Arendt, Philosophy and Sociology: On Karl Mannheim's Ideology and Utopia (1930) 117. Ernst von Salomon, We and the Intellectuals (1930) 118. Walter Benjamin, Left-Wing Melancholy (1931) 119· Siegfried Kracauer, On the Writer (1931) 12. Critical Theory and the Search for a New Left 120. Karl Radek, Leo Schlageter: The Wanderer in the Void (1923) 121. Karl Korsch, Marxism and Philosophy (1923) 122. Max Horkheimer, The Impotence of the German Working Class (1927) 123· Max Horkheimer, The State ·of Contemporary Social Philosophy and the Tasks of an Institute for Social Research (1931) 124. Wilhelm Reich, Politicizing the Sexual Problems of Youth (1932) 125. Leo Lowenthal, On the Sociology of Literature (1932) 126. Ernst Thalmann, The SPD and NSDAP are Twins (1932) 127. Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Iron Front for a United Front! (1932) 13. Revolution from the Right 128. Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, The Third Empire (1923) 129. Carl Schmitt, On the Contradiction between Parliamentarism and Democracy (1926) 130. Ernst Niekisch, Where We Stand (1926) 131. Berlin Stahlhelm Manifesto (1927) 132. Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Literature as the Spiritual Space of the Nation (1927) 133· Carl Schmitt, The Concept of the Political (1927) 134· A molt Bronnen, German Nationalism, German Theater (1931) 135· Hans Freyer, Revolution from the Right (1931) 136. German National People's Party (DNVP) Program (1931) 137· Edgar J. Jung, Germany and the Conservative Revolution (1932) 14. Cultural Pessimism: Diagnoses of Decline 138. Oswald Spengler, The Decline of the West (1918) 139· Count Hermann Keyserling, The Culture of Making It Easy for Oneself (1920) 140. Willy Hellpach, The Catholic Cultural Offensive and Political Catholicism (1924-1925) 141. Hermann Hesse, The Longing of Our Time for a Worldview (1926) 142. Martin Heidegger, Being and Time (1927) 143· Ernst Junger, On Danger (1931) 144· Karl Jaspers, The Spiritual Situation of the Age (1931) 145· Ernst Junger, The Worker: Domination and Form (1932) 146. Franz von Papen, German Cultural Policy (1932) 147. Gottfried Benn, After Nihilism (1932) 148. Ludwig Bauer, The Middle Ages, 1932 (1932) 149. Alfred Doblin, May the Individual Not Be Stunted by the Masses (1932) THE CHALLENGE OF MODERNITY 15. Imagining America: Fordism and Technology 150. Rudolf Kayser, Americanism (1925) 151. Stefan Zweig, The Monotonization of the World (1925) 152. Friedrich von Gottl-Ottlilienfeld, Fordism (1926) 153. Friedrich Sieburg, Worshipping Elevators (1926) 154· Siegfried Kracauer, The Mass Ornament (1927) 155· Adolf Halfeld, America and the New Objectivity (1928) 156. Fdix Stossinger, The Anglicization of Germany (1929) 157. Otto Bauer, Rationalization and the Social Order (1931) 16. Berlin and the Countryside 158. Ludwig Finckh, The Spirit of Berlin (1919) 159· Math eo Quinz, The Romanic Cafe (1926) 160. Kurt Tucholsky, Berlin and the Provinces (1928) 161. Franz Hessel, The Suspicious Character (1929) 162. Egan Erwin Kisch, We Go to a Cafe Because ... (1930) 163. Wilhelm Stapel, The Intellectual and His People (1930) 164. Harold Nicolson, The Charm of Berlin (1932) 165. Martin Heidegger, Creative Landscape: Why Do We Stay in the Provinces? (1933) 17. Designing the New World: Modern Architecture and the Bauhaus 166. Bruno Taut, A Program for Architecture (1918) 167. Walter Gropius, Program of the Staatliches Bauhaus in Weimar (1919) 168. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Architecture and the Will of the Age (1924) 169. Walter Gropius and Paul Schultze-Naumburg, Who is Right? Traditional Architecture or Building in New Forms (1926) 170. Hannes Meyer, The New World (1926) 171. Adolf Behne and Paul Westheim, The Aesthetics of the Flat Roof (1926-1927) 172. Rudolf Arnheim, The Bauhaus in Dessau (1927) 173· Erich Mendelsohn, Why This Architecture? (1928) 174. Marcel Breuer, Metal Furniture and Modern Spatiality (1928) 18. Housing for the Masses 175. Bruno Taut, The Earth is a Good Dwelling (1919) 176. Martin Wagner, Path and Goal (1920) 177. Bruno Taut, The New Dwelling: The Woman as Creator (1924) 178. Grete Lihotzky, Rationalization in the Household (1926-1927) 179· Dr. N., A Contemporary Garden City (1927) 180. Edgar Wedepohl, The Weissenhof Settlement (1927) 181. Marie-Elisabeth Luders, A Construction, Not a Dwelling (1927) 182. The Stuttgart W erkbund Houses (1929) 183. Otto Steinicke, A Visit to a New Apartment (1929) 19. From Dada to the New Obiectivity: Art and Politics 184. November Group Circular (1918) 185. November Group Manifesto (1918) 186. Work Council for Art Manifesto (1919) 187. Wilhelm Hausenstein, Art at this Moment (1919-1920) 188. Raoul Hausmann, The German Philistine Gets Upset (1919) 189. John Heartfield and George Grosz, The Art Scab (1920) 190. Richard H uelsenbeck, Dada Tours (1920) 191. Max Beckmann, Creative Credo (1920) 192. Adolf Behne, On the 1922 Russian Art Exhibition in Berlin (1922) 193· Carl Einstein, Otto Dix (1923) 194· Gustav Hartlaub, Introduction to "New Objectivity": German Painting since Expressionism (1925) 195· Franz Roh, Post-Expressionist Schema (1925) 196. Misch Orend, Magical Realism (1928) 197. Paul Schultze-Naumburg, Art and Race (1928) 198. George Grosz, Among Other Things, a Word for German Tradition (1931) CHANGING CONFIGURATIONS OF CULTURE 20. Literature: High and Low 199· Max Brod, Franz Kafka's Posthumous Writings (1924) 200. Hermann von Wedderkop, Thomas Mann's Magic Mountain (1925) 201. Egon Erwin Kisch, Preface to The Racing Reporter (1925) 202. Walter Benjamin, Filling Station (1928) 203. Alfred Doblin, Ulysses by Joyce (1928) 204. Erich Knauf, Book Clubs (1929) 205. Gina Kaus, The Woman in Modern Literature (1929) 206. Erich Kastner, Prosaic Digression (1929) 207. Kurt Pinthus, Masculine Literature (1929) 208. Heinrich Mann, Detective Novels (1929) 209. Arnold Zweig, Is There a Newspaper Novel? (1929) 210. Gottfried Benn, The New Literary Season (1931) 211. Friedrich Sieburg, Champagne: Notes on the Literature of High Society (1931) 212. Lion Feuchtwanger, The Novel of Today Is International (1932) 213. Gunter Eich, Remarks on Lyric Poetry (1932) 21. Theater, Politics, and the Public Sphere 214. Leopold Jessner, To the Directors of the German Theater (1918) 215. Siegfried Jacobsohn, Theater-and Revolution? (1919) 216. Siegfried Jacobsohn, Wilhelm Tell (1919) 217. Herbert Jhering, The Dramatist Bert Brecht (1922) 218. Hanns Johst, The Drama and the National Idea (1922) 219. Bertolt Brecht, More Good Sports (1926) 220. Leopold Jessner, Bertolt Brecht, and Fritz Kortner, Is the Drama Dying? (1926) 221. Bertolt Brecht, Difficulties of the Epic Theater (1927) 222. Lion Feuchtwanger, Bertolt Brecht Presented to the British (1928) 223. Friedrich Wolf, The Stage and Life (1929) 224. Erwin Piscator, The Documentary Play (1929) 225. Max Reinhardt, On Actors (1930) 226. Das rote Sprachrohr, How Does One Use Agitprop Theater? (1930) 227. Alfred Kemenyi, Measures Taken at the GroBes Schauspielhaus (1931) 22. The Roaring Twenties: Cabaret and Urban Entertainment 228. Alice Gerstel, Jazz Band (1922) 229. Frank Warschauer, Berlin Revues (1924) 230. Maximilian Sladek, Our Show (1924) 231. Ferdinand Hager, The Flight of the "Blue Bird" (1924) 232. Katharina Rathaus, Charleston: Every Age Has the Dance It Deserves (1926) 233. Ivan Goll, The Negroes Are Conquering Europe (1926) 234. Joseph Goebbels, Around the Gedachtniskirche (1928) 235. Erich Kastner, The Cabaret of the Nameless (1929) 236. Curt Moreck, We Will Show You Berlin (1930) 237. Siegfried Kracauer, Girls and Crisis (1931) 238. Friedrich Hollaender, Cabaret (1932) 23. Music for Use: Gebrauchsmusik and Opera 239· Frank Warschauer, Jazz: On Whiteman's Berlin Concerts (1926) 240. Kurt Weill, Zeitoper (1928) 241. H. H. Stuckenschmidt, Short Operas (1928) 242. Kurt Weill, Correspondence about The Threepenny Opera (1929) 243· Paul Hindemith and Walter Gropius, For the Renewal of Opera (1929) 244· Hanns Gutman, Music for Use (1929) 245. Alban Berg, On My Wozzeck (1929) 246. Arnold Schoenberg, My Public (1930) 247. Ernst Krenek, New Humanity and Old Objectivity (1931) 248. Theodor W. Adorno, Mahagonny (1932) 24. New Mass Media: Radio and Gramophone 249. Kurt Weill, Dance Music (1926) 250. H. H. Stuckenschmidt, Mechanical Music (1926) 251. Otto Alfred Palitzsch, Broadcast Literature (1927) 252. Kurt Tucholsky, Radio Censorship (1928) 253. Theodor W. Adorno, The Curves of the Needle (1928) 254· Frank Warschauer, The Future of Opera on the Radio (1929) 255· Arno Schirokauer, Art and Politics in Radio (1929) 256. Arnolt Brannen, Radio Play or Literature? (1929) 257. W. The Writer Speaks and Sings on Gramophone Records (1929) 258. M. M. Gehrke and Rudolf Arnheim, The End of the Private Sphere (1930) 259. Bertolt Brecht, The Radio as an Apparatus of Communication (1932) 25. Cinema from Expressionism to Social Realism 260. Herbert Jhering, An Expressionist Film (1920) 261. Curt Rosenberg, Fridericus Rex (1923) 262. Fritz Lang, The Future of the Feature Film in Germany (1926) 263. Willy Haas, Metropolis (1927) 264. Walter Benjamin, A Discussion of Russian Filmic Art and Collectivist Art in General (1927) 265. Bela Balazs, Writers and Film (1929) 266. Emil Jannings, Romanticizing the Criminal in Film (1929) 267. Siegfried Kracauer, The Blue Angel (1930) 268. Erich Pommer, Writers and the Sound Film (1931) 269. Gabriele Tergit, Fritz Lang's M: Filmed Sadism (1931) 270. Siegfried Kracauer, The Task of the Film Critic (1932) THE TRANSFORMATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE 26. Visual Culture: Illustrated Press and Photography . 271. Edlef Koppen, The Magazine as a Sign of the Times (1925) 272. August Sander, Remarks on My Exhibition at the Cologne Art Union (1927) 273. Kurt Korff, The Illustrated Magazine (1927) 274. Albert Renger-Patzsch, Joy before the Object (1928) 275. Johannes Molzahn, Stop Reading! Look! (1928) 276. Werner Graff, Foreword to Here Comes the New Photographer/ (1929) 277. Willi Warstat, Photography in Advertising (1930) 278. Raoul Hausmann, Photomontage (1931) 279. Alfred Kemenyi, Photomontage as a Weapon in Class Struggle (1932) 27. Visions of Plenty: Mass Consumption, Fashion, and Advertising 280. Boycott of French Fashion Goods (1923) 281. Enough is Enough! Against the Masculinization of Woman (1925) 282. Hanns Kropff, Women as Shoppers (1926) 283. Ernst Lorsy, The Hour of Chewing Gum (1926) 284. Hans Siemsen, The Literature of Nonreaders (1926) 285. Vicki Baum, People of Today (1927) 286. Auto-Magazin, Editorial Statement (1928) 287. Anita, Sex Appeal: A New Catchword for an Old Thing (1928) 288. Wolf Zucker, Art and Advertising (1929) 289. Franz Hessel, On Fashion (1929) 290. Stephanie Kaul, Whose Fault Is the Long Dress? (1931) 291. Liselotte de Booy [Miss Germany 1932], Wasted Evenings (1932) 28. The Cult of the Body: Lebensreform, Sports, and Dance 292. Adolf Koch, The Truth about the Berlin Nudist Groups (1924) 293. Felix Hollaender, Ways to Strength and Beauty (1924) 294. Hans Suren, Man and Sunlight (1925) 295· Artur Michel, Flying Man (1926) 296. Fritz Wildung, Sport is the Will to Culture (1926) 297· Ernst Preiss, Physical Fitness-A National Necessity (1926) 298. Wolfgang Graeser, Body Sense: Gymnastics, Dance, Sport (1927) 299· Mary Wigman, Dance and Gymnastics (1927) 300. Herbert Jhering, Boxing (1927) 301. Marieluise Fleisser, The Athletic Spirit and Contemporary Art: An Essay on the Modern Type (1929) 302. Valeska Gert, Dancing (1931) 303. Carl Diem, The German Academy for Gymnastics (1932) 29. Sexuality: Private Rights versus Social Norms 304. Kurt Hiller, The Law and Sexual Minorities (1921) 305. Guidelines of the German Association for the Protection of Mothers (1922) 306. Hugo Bettauer, The Erotic Revolution (1924) 307. Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Catastrophes (1926) 308. Lola Landau, The Companionate Marriage (1929) 309. League for Human Rights, Appeal to All Homosexual Women (1929) 310. Helene Stocker, Marriage as a Psychological Problem (1929) 311. Magnus Hirschfeld, The Development and Scope of Sexology (1929) 3I2. Grete Ujhely, A Call for Sexual Tolerance (1930) 313· Alfred Doblin, Sexuality as Sport (1931) 314. Kurt Tucholsky, Rohm (1932) 315. Walter von Hollander, Birth Control-A Man's Business! (1932) 30. On the Margins of the Law: Vice, Crime, and the Social Order 316. Thomas Wehrling, Berlin Is Becoming a Whore (1920) 317. Carl Ludwig Schleich, Cocaineism (1921) 318. Ernst Engelbrecht and Leo Heller, Night Figures of the City (1926) 319. Ernst Engelbrecht and Leo Heller, Opium Dens (1926) 320. Margot Klages-Stange, Prostitution (1926) 321. E. M. Mungenast, The Murderer and the State (1928) 322. Artur Landsberger, The Berlin Underworld (1929) 323. Franz Alexander and Hugo Staub, The Criminal and His Judges (1929) 324. Willi Proger, Sites of Berlin Prostitution (1930) 325. Georg Fuchs, We Prisoners: Memories of Inmate No. 2911 (1931) 326. Sigmund Freud and Oswald Spengler, Responses to Fuchs, We Prisoners (1931) 327. Siegfried Kracauer, Murder Trials and Society (1931) Biographies Political Chronology Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisAs Spang explains, during the 1760s and 1770s, sensitive, self-described sufferers made public show of their delicacy by going to the new establishments known as “restaurateurs’ rooms” to sip bouillons. But these locations soon became sites for extending frugal, politically correct hospitality and later became symbols of aristocratic greed.Trade ReviewSpang has written an ambitious, thought-changing book. Until now, most restaurant history was pop history, filled with canned ‘Eureka!’ moments and arch legend-making… Spang’s book is an example of the new ‘niche’ history, and, like the best of such books, it is rich in weird data, unsung heroes, and bizarre true stories about the making of familiar things. -- Adam Gopnik * New Yorker *[A] pleasingly spiced history of the restaurant… How has [the] restaurant ritual come to be? And why does it have this form? Such questions are now familiar in works of cultural and social history…[but] Spang adds to the genre without falling prey to its jargon. -- Edward Rothstein * New York Times *This prize-winning academic historical study is a lively, engrossing, authoritative account of how the restaurant as we know it developed… Rebecca Spang is consistently perceptive about the semiotics of her theme, and as generous in her helpings of historical detail as any glutton could wish. * The Times *No more fables about ancien régime chefs, whose aristo patrons had been guillotined or exiled in the French Revolution…an end to those anecdotes about their invention of dishes broiled on a breastplate on some Napoleonic battlefield. Because Spang reveals the restaurant’s first true author: Mathurin Roze de Chantoiseau, ‘friend of all the world,’ an entrepreneur who edited an annual business directory in which he recommended himself as the ‘king’s restauranteur’ and founder of the first ‘house of health.’ -- Vera Rule * The Guardian *Rebecca Spang explodes a culinary myth that has lasted nearly two hundred years. -- Margaret Visser * London Review of Books *Almost every page of this decidedly scholarly though highly readable book gave me something to think about: the origins of restaurant reviewing in the early years of the 19th century, the way in which other Europeans came to identify the restaurant with the essence of French-ness itself, or the fact that in French one word—carte—does double duty for both menu and map. -- Michael Gora * Boston Sunday Globe *The perfect book for a time of year that celebrates, among other things, food. Historian Rebecca Spang begins with an inspired question: Why are there restaurants? To answer this, she takes the reader back a couple of centuries to France, when a restaurant was actually a thing to eat and not a place to go. Her well-researched, compelling book deservedly won several awards. * Globe and Mail *Readers hungry for mouth-watering accounts of sumptuous meals or paeans to the glories of French cuisine will not find them here. Spang’s focus is on the restaurant as an institution, and her history pretty much ends in the mid-19th century. Spang is far more interested in viewing restaurants in a wider social, political, and historical context. Her book is well…argued, dryly witty, and full of fascinating details. -- Merle Rubin * Los Angeles Times *Spang writes entertainingly, with a keen sense of humor and with no great reverence for her subject. It is a refreshing contrast to much of the overwritten adulation of restaurants that passes for criticism today. -- Roger Harris * Newark Star-Ledger *The title of Rebecca L. Spang’s scholarly yet highly accessible social history, The Invention of the Restaurant, causes a small jolt of surprise. For people who eat out so often that boiling a pot of spaghetti at home is a special occasion, a world without restaurants is hard to imagine. We realize, at some level, that they have not always been here, but few of us could say who invented them, or when… Much of this information is ignored in the standard food histories, and Spang’s excavation of it makes for interesting reading, particularly because the French Revolution and its aftermath would change restaurants almost beyond recognition, into something very like the places where we go out to eat today. -- Pete Wells * Salon *Spang presents her story as an excursive and discursive feast, seasons it with wit and gentle irony, lards it with cameos, quotations, and illustrations. Her appetizing message is served with a deft touch. -- Eugen Weber * American Historical Review *Why do restaurants exist? Why do we go to restaurants? Reading Rebecca Spang’s Invention of the Restaurant: Paris and Modern Gastronomic Culture does not directly answer these questions on a personal level, but it does, with many insights, help illuminate the history and sociology of eating out… Spang’s book, while thoroughly researched, is highly readable and enjoyable. This French Revolution of the table will obviously interest amateurs and professionals of culinary topics. I would argue, though, that the book should intrigue even more many readers with no knowledge or particular love of the kitchen. Because every chapter is well introduced and focuses on a particular aspect of the restaurant, such varied fields of study as sociology, history, economy, science, literature, and law find their place. As a result, the book will appeal to many types of readers including undergraduates and graduates. Of special interest is the way Spang considers the public-and-private-sphere debate as well as her unique approach of the French Revolution. Her analysis is accomplished in great detail—starting with the various definitions of the evolution of the word ‘restaurant’—and includes many frontspieces, caricatures, and copious notes. Finally, Spang’s book is an engaging portrait and a serious but accessible tool for understanding the metamorphosis of the emerging modern French society. The Invention of the Restaurant deserves to be read by all. -- Veronique Olivier-Wallis * Eighteenth-Century Book Reviews Online *By focusing on the development of gastronomy as a discourse, and by analyzing that discourse’s constitutive claims to autonomy, Spang offers a more nuanced understanding of what makes her study important and new, if not revolutionary… With its engaging prose style and its judicious use of both scholarly apparatus and illustrations, the book is reminiscent of the work of John Brewer and Simon Schama (not coincidentally, since the latter was Spang’s thesis director). Offering both a detailed history of the emergence of the restaurant and an introduction to the major cultural and political movements of the revolutionary era, The Invention of the Restaurant spans the period from 1770 to about 1840. -- Jody Greene * Eighteenth-Century Studies *It is by now hardly necessary to point out that this is an excellent book. Rebecca Spang’s Invention of the Restaurant well deserves the prizes and enthusiastic reviews it has garnered from both academic and non-academic sources since its appearance in 2000. The reasons for these successes are easy to discern. Spang’s book is delightful to read, beautifully constructed and concerned with a topic of immediate appeal: how and why was the restaurant invented? …A splendid work showing considerable erudition and great narrative talent. I look forward to reading Spang’s next publication. -- Rebecca Earle * French History *This is a book that works on a number of different levels. There is meat and drink here for those interested in the metaphysical and metaphorical aspects of eating; a wealth of erudition on some relatively little studied aspects of Enlightenment culture and the French Revolution; and those scholars of the period who follow convention in regarding the rise of the French restaurant as epiphenomenon of the French Revolution, a well presented challenge to their account. -- Kate Soper * Radical Philosophy *Spang chronicles these developments [in the history of restaurants] in a tasty work, which is about far more than food. * Harvard Magazine *Spang traces [the] history [of restaurants] and challenges the traditional gastronomic narrative of dining out in the French capital… Spang’s work should appeal to readers seriously interested in the social and intellectual history of dining out. -- Mary Carroll * Booklist *A deeply gratifying social history of the Parisian public food world, as multilayered and earthy as pot-au-feu, for all its scholarship, as agreeably informal as a bistro. * Kirkus Reviews *

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Book SynopsisFor nearly two decades, including after its independence, Algeria was named as a part of the European Economic Community. Megan Brown unearths this forgotten history, showing that early visions of European unity were not limited to the “natural” geographic boundaries on which many today insist.Trade ReviewBrown casts a new light on the history of European integration, bringing out the contorted effort of French leaders to insist that Algeria was an integral part of France at the same time that France was an integral part of Europe. Her story helps us understand still ongoing conflicts over colonialism, race, and economic interests. -- Frederick Cooper, author of Africa in the World: Capitalism, Empire, Nation-StateAn impressive book that makes a new and important contribution to the story of Algerian independence. Brown shows that the history of decolonization in Algeria was not only a question about citizenship, French sovereignty, and Algerian nationhood, but also a crucial arena for determining the meaning of European integration in the postwar decades. The book rests on a prodigious amount of archival work, but Brown wears her erudition lightly in prose that is clear, concise, and effective. I wholeheartedly recommend The Seventh Member State. -- Joshua Cole, author of Lethal Provocation: The Constantine Murders and the Politics of French AlgeriaBrown explains brilliantly how the history of the European Union is linked to the imperial past of its member states. In retracing the forgotten story of Algerian membership in the European Community, she reinterprets the concept of Eurafrica, questioning the boundaries of Europe and the identities of European citizens. A fascinating new perspective on what European integration could have been. -- Guia Migani, University of ToursBrown presents a new angle on European integration and the concept of Europe itself by calling attention to the ‘seventh member state,’ Algeria. This valuable work offers a striking example of how decolonization was more often than not a protracted and messy process rather than a straightforward transfer of power. In a clear, brisk narrative, Brown also enlarges our understanding of the diplomatic context for the Algerian War, as well as the international dimensions of Algerian independence. -- Owen White, author of The Blood of the Colony: Wine and the Rise and Fall of French AlgeriaIn this excellent book, Brown illuminates all the complexities and difficulties the six member states of the European Community, especially France, had to deal with when confronted with the decolonization of Algeria on the one hand and the European integration process on the other. -- Véronique Dimier, Free University of Brussels

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Book SynopsisThe Old English Pastoral Care, a ninth-century translation from Latin of Pope Gregory the Great’s guide for aspiring bishops that advises on what sort of spiritual guidance bishops should provide, was aimed at revitalizing the English Church. This new edition and translation into modern English is the first to appear in a century and a half.Trade ReviewFulk’s new translation of the Pastoral Care renders this often-overlooked text far more accessible for a whole range of readers…It is to be hoped that students, teachers, and researchers use Fulk’s new edition to go beyond the prefaces and epilogues, and turn their meticulous attention to the main text of this important and understudied Old English translation. -- Amy Faulkner * Medieval Review *

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Book SynopsisWritten in about 1340 by the Benedictine preacher Pierre Bersuire, The Moralized Ovid was a highly influential interpretation of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in the High Middle Ages. It contains descriptions of the gods followed by allegorical interpretations of major myths. This edition presents a new English translation and an authoritative Latin text.

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Book SynopsisThe Bronze Age came to a close early in the twelfth century bc with one of the worst calamities in history: over a period of several decades, destruction descended upon key cities throughout the Eastern Mediterranean. This title rejects the traditional explanations and proposes a military one instead.Trade Review"[The End of the Bronze Age] provides a concise overview of the problem and the present state of our knowledge... Drews has produced a thought-provoking work with an intriguing thesis, informative and thorough in its scholarship, sound and imaginative in its arguments."--J. P. Karras, The Journal of Military History "[Drews] has differentiated between evidence and speculation so that those who will continue to debate the Catastrophe can use the book effectively. What is more important is that he has laid to rest some archaeological factoids which in their turn were based on no more than guesswork."--David W. J. Gill, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "Unusually sophisticated... Well argued and learned."--A. M. Snodgrass, The Times Literary SupplementTable of ContentsList of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsPt. 1IntroductionCh. 1The Catastrophe and Its Chronology3Ch. 2The Catastrophe Surveyed8Pt. 2Alternative Explanations of the CatastropheCh. 3Earthquakes33Ch. 4Migrations48Ch. 5Ironworking73Ch. 6Drought77Ch. 7Systems Collapse85Ch. 8Raiders91Pt. 3A Military Explanation of the CatastropheCh. 9Preface to a Military Explanation of the Catastrophe97Ch. 10The Chariot Warfare of the Late Bronze Age104Ch. 11Footsoldiers in the Late Bronze Age135Ch. 12Infantry and Horse Troops in the Early Iron Age164Ch. 13Changes in Armor and Weapons at the End of the Bronze Age174Ch. 14The End of Chariot Warfare in the Catastrophe209Bibliography227Index245

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Book SynopsisEurope and the Islamic World sheds much-needed light on the shared roots of Islamic and Western cultures and on the richness of their inextricably intertwined histories, refuting once and for all the misguided notion of a "clash of civilizations" between the Muslim world and Europe. In this landmark book, three eminent historians bring to life theTrade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013 "[T]his is serious history and, as such, seriously worthwhile."--Robert Irwin, Literary Review "[Europe and the Islamic World] is an important contribution to an ever more urgent debate. By providing a wealth of inconvenient detail that fails to fit in to the simplistic stereotypes, it challenges the very notion that humanity can be divided into separate 'civilisations', however bitter at times the conflict between them."--Jonathan Harris, History Today "The comprehensive coverage of the subject matter makes this work the new standard in the field."--Choice "Europe and the Islamic World is a major antidote of this dangerous myopic worldview, offering a critical and balanced assessment of a historic encounter marked not only by religious competition and conflict but also by coexistence and cooperation in domestic politics and foreign relations, trade and commerce, science and culture."--Lisa Kaaki, Arab News "As provocative as it is groundbreaking, this book describes this shared history in all its richness and diversity, revealing how ongoing encounters between Europe and Islam have profoundly shaped both."--World Book Industry "This book is a solid scholarly work on the current and ongoing debate on the relations between Europe and the Islamic world. It differs from previous works on two major grounds: it offers a detailed narrative of key neglected aspects of this history and it refutes the notion of the 'clash of civilizations.'"--Adel Manai, Canadian Journal of History "Tolan clearly shows how to approach the history of Islam and Christianity during the medieval era in a much more sensitive manner, paying respect to here to fore often suppressed or muted voices on both sides."--Albrecht Classen, Mediaevistik "The status of non-Muslims in Muslim lands is a major theme in the book and it is dealt with effectively by each author... [T]his book achieves its purpose well."--David Abulafia, English Historical Review "[T]his book is an extremely detailed, learned and informative account of the history of the two regions."--Alex Mallett, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations "[G]randly ambitious ... [R]eaders will come away from the book profoundly suspicious of simplistic narratives about Muslim aggression and endless jihad."--Philip Jenkin, The Christian CenturyTable of ContentsForeword by John L. Esposito vii General Introduction 1 Part I: Saracens and Ifranj: Rivalries,Emulation, and Convergences By John Tolan *1. The Geographers' World: From Arabia Felix to the Balad al-Ifranj (Land of the Franks) 11 *2. Conquest and Its Justifications: Jihad, Crusade, Reconquista 27 *3. The Social Inferiority of Religious Minorities: Dhimmis and Mudejars 49 *4. In Search of Egyptian Gold: Traders in the Mediterranean 70 *5. On the Shoulders of Giants: Transmission and Exchange of Knowledge 87 Part II: The Great Turk and Europe By Gilles Veinstein *Introduction to Part II: Continuity and Change in Geopolitics 111 *6. The Ottoman Conquest in Europe 120 *7. Ottoman Europe: An Ancient Fracture 149 *8. Antagonistic Figures 163 *9. The Islamic-Christian Border in Europe 186 *10. Breaches in the Conflict 206 Part III: Europe and the Muslim World in the Contemporary Period By Henry Laurens *Introduction to Part III 257 *11. The Eighteenth Century as Turning Point 259 *12. Civilization or Conquest? 277 *13. The Age of Reform 295 *14. The Age of Empire 322 *15. The First Blows to European Domination 338 *16. The Great War and the Beginning of Emancipation 360 *17. Contemporary Issues 387 Notes 405 Selected Bibliography 439 Index 445

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“The thesis of this unusually interesting book is that the German films of the twenties were filled with premonitions of the German totalitarianism of the thirties.”—Nation“One of the great works of film history, this look at early German cinema, first published in 1947, is still a must-have for cineastes and scholars alike.”—H. J. Kirchhoff, Toronto Globe and Mail“The book is an invaluable guide to a golden period of cinema.”—Christopher Wood, Times

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the PROSE Award in Biography & Autobiography, Association of American Publishers""A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Art, Architecture, & Photography Book of Fall 2020""One of The Sunday Times' Best Art Books of 2020""An impressive and scrupulous work of scholarship."---Michael Prodger, The Sunday Times"Goya: A Portrait of the Artist [is] a newly informed chance to reflect on an artist of enigmatic mind and permanent significance. . . . Tomlinson addresses, with refreshing clarity, a chronic question of just how independent, not to say subversive, Goya was of the powers that employed him. . . . She admirably keeps the mysteries of Goya’s character distinct from its self-serving machinations."---Peter Schjeldahl, New Yorker"[A] thorough and balanced biography. . . . Tomlinson is an excellent guide."---Robin Simon, Literary Review"According to Janis Tomlinson, the great Spanish painter and etcher was not, as legend has it, a man who turned in on himself and . . . depicted a horror-haunted inner world with demons and witches everywhere, but a social creature who took on the cultural and folkloric currents of his time. Her Goya is no recluse, but shifts alongside his rapidly changing political masters." * Sunday Times *"If ever there was a time that demanded a fuller understanding of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes, that time is now. Goya navigated the tempestuous shoals around being a court painter and an independent humanist during the brutal period of Spain’s Imperial unraveling. In the process he emerged as arguably the first modern artist…[A] superlative study."---Christopher Knight, LA Times"Tomlinson has produced an authoritative, reliable and thoroughly up-to-date biography that includes many insights into Goya’s social and political milieu during a time of unprecedented upheaval in Spain. . . . [The book offers] a detailed account of his life while simultaneously offering insights into the artist’s creative process and providing the reader with the opportunity to distinguish between the legends and the facts concerning many facets of Goya’s life and work."---Simon Lee, Burlington Magazine"In Goya: A Portrait of the Artist, [Janis Tomlinson shows that] the painter was not the loner that he is sometimes imagined to be. . . . One of the pleasures of Tomlinson’s book lies in encountering the unvarnished details of Goya’s life; her delineation of the artist’s remarkably flexible political allegiances is especially engrossing."---Andrew Martin, Harper's Magazine"[Tomlinson] is an expert, evenhanded guide and there is no question we are in the surest hands."---Maxwell Carter, Wall Street Journal"Tomlinson’s detailed account of this long and productive life is discriminating and trustworthy. . . . Tomlinson has supplied a cool and corrective scholarly chronicle."---Julian Bell, New York Review of Books"A passionate and well-researched biography. . . . Tomlinson refutes the common image of Goya as a dark, obsessive artist and attributes his success, instead, to his geniality and initiative. The writing is insightful, with Tomlinson’s pensive, philosophical tone mirroring her deep expertise and knack for critical thinking. This inspired, thoughtful work sheds new light on Goya and will enthrall any lover of fine art." * Publishers Weekly *"Tomlinson’s meticulous distillation of a voluminous number of parish records, drawings, notes, and letters is impressive, and her knowledge of and passion for Goya continually shine through in her writing, making for a fascinating and insightful reading experience. A top-notch biography." * Kirkus starred review *"This well-informed, comprehensive biography would make an excellent gift for an art lover. Tomlinson has fashioned a clear and informative biography that will appeal to Goya researchers and enthusiasts."---Alexander Adams, The Critic"This masterly biography now puts the work into context and breathes life into the legend of the morose recluse."---Bel Mooney, The Daily Mail"The 'portrait of the artist' painted by Tomlinson is that of a man able to adapt to an ever-changing political landscape. Her prose interweaves personal biography and major historical events with brief interludes of artistic description that whet the visual appetite. Reading it is like walking on a frozen lake, aware of the scholarly depth beneath but safe on top of the thick ice. Bite-size chap­ters transform the tome into a digestible and enjoyable read. . . . in a world brimming with books on Goya, this will surely stand as the definitive biography for years to come."---Isabelle Kent, Apollo"Goya [is] a lucid, meticulously researched, and nuanced account of the life of the perennially fascinating Spanish painter, Francisco de Goya…[Janis] Tomlinson’s book is both a meticulous scholarly contribution and a highly accessible biography for the non-specialist reader. . . . Tomlinson’s tour de force is a profoundly sensitive and masterful portrait of one of the towering artists of the modern era."---Catherine M. Jaffe, Dieciocho"Goya takes a fresh look at well-trodden misconceptions about the artist, exhuming details from parish records, court papers, newspapers, and other archives, and investigated how recent discoveries like an early sketchbook and new access to his letters provide insight into his six decades of art."---Allison C. Meier, Fine Books & Collections"Francisco de Goya is often thought of as the reclusive, deaf and delusional artist who depicted drowning dogs, mutilated bodies and Saturn devouring his son…In Goya, the American art historian Janis Tomlinson goes some way to dispelling this perception, scouring primary resources — including the Spaniard’s letters, court papers and sketchbooks — to provide a more nuanced depiction." * Christie's *"Janet Tomlinson’s new biography restores [Goya] to his own times. . . . The pragmatic portrait of the artist offered by Tomlinson is one that makes compelling sense of the surviving textual evidence. . . . Tomlinson has provided the most reliable life of the artist to date."---Tom Stammers, London Review of Books

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Prime Minister Golda Meir Prize, Golda Meir Institute for Leadership""A thoughtful portrait of a complex world leader." * Kirkus Reviews *"Ground-breaking." * Jewish News Life Magazine *"[Lahav’s] book is an important addition to our knowledge of one of the most significant leaders of the last century."---Matthew D’Ancona, Tortoise Media"An intriguing portrait of this most unlikely of influential twentieth-century leaders."---Abe Silberstein, Times Literary Supplement"A witty, engaging approach to a much-studied subject. . . .Lahav provides a nuanced understanding of Meir’s life, which throws new light on a great woman often unfairly critiqued by journalists and historians alike."---Julia Neuberger, Jewish Renaissance Magazine"This feminist biography of the only woman to become prime minister of Israel is a book which will appeal to the general reader interested in America and Israel."---Colin Schindler, Jerusalem Post

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the Wayne S. Vucinich Book Prize, ASEEES""Winner of the Deutscher Memorial Prize, Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn trust""The book’s strength lies . . . in its excavation of important episodes of the early years. . . . What I took from Passage to Revolution — and I agree with the idea — is that young Stalin was an angry optimist. . . . His hefty, demanding tome emphasizes the effects of changing circumstances that pivoted both Stalin and Russia into a vortex of revolution and civil war."---Robert Service, Washington Post"Joseph Stalin has been the subject of many biographical studies. . . . Ronald Grigor Suny's ‘Stalin: Passage to Revolution’ is a worthy contribution to this continuing enterprise. . . . In highly readable prose Mr. Suny . . . tells the story of the young Stalin's rise."---Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal"A Georgianist as well as a Russianist, equally comfortable with social, cultural and political history, Suny outclasses previous biographers of the young Stalin . . . It is a monumental work of history and its treatment and evocation of the young Stalin will never be bettered."---Geoffrey Roberts, Literary Review"A comprehensive, deeply researched study of one of the world’s most brutal dictators as he took the paths that would lead him to power."---Starred Review, Kirkus"This impressively researched biography provides remarkable and reliable details on the first part of Stalin’s life, along with the many fissures among the Left Communists. An important accomplishment. " * Library Journal, starred review *"Suny, using an abundance of newly available archival material, though there was no secret diary or introspective documents, provides an extraordinary telling, a detailed account, well written and engrossing, of the obscure and multiple layers of experience in Stalin's early life: church school, seminary, outlaw, exile, prison, attraction to Marxism."---Michael Curtis, American Thinker"He [Suny] is a lucid writer and a perspicacious scholar."---Stephen Lovell, Times Literary Supplement"The overriding merit of this book is that it takes Stalin seriously. It explains his life and development without feeling the need to impose a value judgement on the reader on every page."---Andrew Murray, Morning Star"Ronald Grigor Suny has written a massive, extensively researched biography of Josef Stalin’s early years—from his childhood days in Gori, Georgia, to the Bolshevik seizure of power in October 1917."---Francis P. Sempa, New York Journal of Books"Ronald Grigor Suny has created a detailed and unbiased biography of the first half of Joseph Stalin’s life. . . . one of the best on its subject."---Maria Timofeeva, International Journal of Military History and Historiography IJMH"This is Suny’s magnum opus, the product of decades of scholarly research."---Duncan Bowie, Chartist

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Winner of the Ralph Gomory Prize, Business History Conference""Finalist for the PROSE Award in European History, Association of American Publishers""[A] sweeping economic, social and cultural history of central Europe. . . . unorthodox and engaging."---Marc Levinson, Wall Street Journal"A wide-ranging and thorough study. . . . this is a riveting story, well told . . . by Marchand, who illuminates so much in an original and entertaining way."---Tim Blanning, Literary Review"As Suzanne Marchand shows in her meticulous new book, porcelain has been integral to German life since its reinvention in Saxony in 1708." * The Economist *"As an economic-business history, Marchand's work is a landmark achievement. . . . Porcelain is a monumental achievement in scope and breadth in illuminating porcelain's European beginnings and its increasingly fragile position in the markets of the present."---Megan Brandow-Faller, Central European History"Marchand paints a colourful picture of the day-to-day life of porcelain factories."---Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth, Apollo"To weave together cultural, economic, and social history so masterfully takes great historiographical experience and skill. All those who are interested in nineteenth-century German intellectual history admire Suzanne Marchand’s books on the reception of classical antiquity and orientalism. Now she has surprised us with something completely new"---Jürgen Osterhammel, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung"Marchand, a specialist in German history, writes with clarity."---Norma Clarke, Times Literary Supplement"The remarkable achievement of Suzanne Marchand’s new book, Porcelain, which focuses especially on Germany, is that she moves beyond the celebrated age of discovery in the eighteenth century...to explore modern manufacture and diffusion across a broader consumer society in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries .... While Meissen lies at the center of Marchand’s book, one of its great strengths is the broader survey of German porcelain manufacturing."---Larry Wolff, Journal of Modern History"N/A"---Monika Poettinger, Austrian History Yearbook

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Rarities of these Lands is a rich reflection on the gap between the enchanting facade we call the Dutch Golden Age, on display...in every exhibition of 17th-century Dutch painting, and the riches, rarities and loot in the warehouse behind."---Timothy Brook, Times Literary Supplement"Claudia Swan’s masterful study explores the Dutch taste for consumption, and the means by which distant lands were reached and foreign goods accessed, first by seizing and plundering Portuguese and Spanish cargoes, then by engaging in war and conquest. . . . Rarities of these Lands provides a rich narrative about the circulation of exotic material culture and the history of collecting in the seventeenth century."---Annemarie Jordan Gschwend, Journal of the History of Collections"The early modern phenomenon of the kunstcamer or rariteytencamer (cabinets of curiosities) is a recurrent theme for Swan, and indeed each chapter might be likened to its own self-contained kunstcamer, packed with amazing images and a wide array of intriguing anecdotes. . .All of these wonders and more await the reader in lavishly illustrated pages."---Ellsworth Hamann, CAA Reviews"Rarities of these Lands is a magnificent achievement. . . . [It] integrate[s] art historical and historical perspectives on the history of a single country into a compelling tale of global connections and entanglements."---Maarten Prak, Early Modern Low Countries ​​​​​​​"Rarities of these Lands not only makes important claims about the founding of the Dutch Republic but also speaks to the interdependence of commerce, art, and political self-fashioning among populations across the early modern world. . . . Rich in formal analysis, the passages describing individual works of art are beautifully articulated. . . . An essential work."---Dawn Odell, Historians of Netherlandish Art Reviews"Swan’s prose brings to life encounters in the Dutch Republic and overseas, as she introduces foreign visitors, travelers, and diplomats who were captured in text and images as they exchanged the types of goods discussed and depicted in this richly illustrated volume.—Marsely Kehoe, Renaissance Quarterly"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Kafka’s mistrust of self-scrutiny, and his equal need for it, are nowhere more dazzlingly displayed than in this jewel of twentieth-century literature."---Ben Hutchinson, Times Literary Supplement"[Stach’s] commanding knowledge of Kafka’s life and work richly informs his interpretations of these hitherto generally neglected masterpieces of concentrated thought and quasi-mystical insight. Stach provides invaluable guidance along this shadowy path. The aphorisms are as enigmatic as they are beautiful. . . . Indeed, it could be argued that, for all their brevity and compression, in the aphorisms we find the essential Kafka."---John Banville, Irish Times"Taut translations. . . . Indispensable commentary."---Max Norman, Wall Street Journal"In this newly annotated edition, Reiner Stach—who knows more about Kafka’s life than anyone else alive—provides data-rich, facing-page commentary for each gnomic observation. He is assisted, as usual, by his nonpareil translator, Shelley Frisch. . . . His commentary eschews definitive interpretations but leaves the reader better able to ponder [Kafka's] tantalizing pronouncements."---Michael Dirda, Washington Post"An astute and subtle commentary. . . . The intellectual risks of commenting on the comments of Kafka are enormous, but Stach takes them in his stride, and Shelley Frisch’s English version keeps pace admirably."---Michael Wood, London Review of Books"If you have a serious interest in Kafka’s life and writings, The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka is a necessary port of call. It gives you all the information necessary to approach and understand what is certainly Kafka’s most personal testimony."---Paul Kane, Jildy Sauce"Stach’s introduction and commentaries and a fresh new translation . . . make you feel at home. In addition to excerpts from Kafka’s crossed-out or amended first drafts, there are quotations from the diaries and letters that are often equal if not superior to the aphorisms themselves."---Stuart Mitchner, Town Topics"If you fancy giving yourself food for thought, then The Aphorisms are ideal."---Alexander Adams, Brazen Head"Stach’s analysis, aided by Frisch’s lucid translation, is substantial and useful, and it consistently provides food for further thought for the reader who ruminates on Kafka’s brief and oracular pronouncements. In short, The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka is an indispensable aid for navigating Kafka’s often disorienting but rewarding verbal sallies. . . . An achievement of the first order by two scholars whose knowledge of their subject can only be called intimidating, and it should be received with gratitude. Its place as an essential volume for the study of Kafka in the Anglophone world is already secure."---E.J. Hutchinson, New Criterion"For anyone who loves Kafka’s fiction, this wonderful edition of aphorisms offers a unique insight into his mind at a crucial point in his life. Though often enigmatic and obscure, the commentaries open them up brilliantly, suggesting possible interpretations."---PD Smith, The Guardian

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Book SynopsisA rich history of Portugal's Carnation Revolution, told by its trade unionists, activists, workers and women.Trade Review'An excellent, well-written, and radical introduction to a complex and immensely important history. Varela has reconstructed the Portuguese Revolution of 1974-75 consistently from the perspective of workers and peasants, revealing the strong impact of African forced labourers' struggles in Portugal's colonies on events in the "mother country"' -- Marcel van der Linden, International Institute of Social History 'Lively, brilliantly documented and filled with the voices of Portugal's ordinary people, Raquel Varela's book recovers the revolution from below that shook Portugal in 1974-5, a 'democratic transition' that revealed another world is possible. This book deserves the widest circulation' -- Colin Barker, author of 'Festival of the Oppressed: solidarity, reform and revolution in Poland, 1980-81'Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface Foreword 1. Introduction 2. The Seeds of Change 3. April 29 1974: 'The People are No Longer Afraid' 4. Who Governs? 5. The Anti-Colonial Movements and the Myth of a 'Bloodless Revolution' 6. Strike, that is, 'Disrupt the Production Process' 7. Self-Management and the Struggle Against Redundancies 7. 'The Creche is Here' - Land Ownership, Urban Struggles and Residents' Commissions in the Revolution 8. Women in a Democracy Are Not Mere Decoration: Social Reproduction and Private Life in the Revoution 9. Artists and the Revolution 10. Workers' Commissions and Unions 11. 'Here is the Nursery': Urban Struggles and Resident Commissions 12. Workers' Control, March 11 and Nationalism 13. The Birth of the Welfare State 14. Scheming for Power 15. The Land for its Workers: Agrarian Reform 16. The 'Hot Summer' of 1975 and the Fifth Government's Frail Governance 17. Spain and Other 'Links in the Chain' 18. The Crisis 19. Democracy and Revolution: the Meaning of the Carnation Revolution 20. In Celebration Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisA unique anthology of Race Today (1973-88), featuring original contributions from C. L. R. James, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Darcus HoweTrade Review'[I am] grateful for this anthology of the writings of the Race Today Collective ... It comes from the heart of black British struggle ... I could have really done with this when I was writing [my book]' -- Reni Eddo-Lodge, author of 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race''Those people inspired me - there was Darcus Howe, Linton Kwesi Johnson, the Race Today Collective, that inspired me...' -- Benjamin Zephaniah, Poet'required reading for any black activist of the time...' -- Diane Abbott MP'The radical journal Race Today...was hugely influential in black political movements in the 1970s' -- Kehinde Andrews, author of 'Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for the 21st Century''a serious black journal that was both politically and theoretically nuanced' -- Denise Noble, author of 'Decolonizing and Feminizing Freedom''A beacon for anyone interested in race in Britain' -- New SocialistTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction - Leila Hassan, Robin Bunce and Paul Field 1. Race Today and British Politics 2. Black Youth in Revolt 3. Sex, Race and Class 4. Asian Communities, Asian Workers and Race Today I: THE ASIAN SELF DEFENCE MOVEMENT II: TIGER STRIKES: BHAG AND THE STRUGGLE FOR HOUSING III ASIAN WORKERS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE 5. Challenging British (In)Justice 6. ‘Creation For Liberation’: Race Today and Culture 7. For Black and Third World Liberation 8. Legacies Notes on Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThe classic history of the French Revolution by the assassinated socialist leader, Jean JaurèsTrade Review'Tantalizing prose... The lively sense of being 'inside' the Assembly or the meetings of the Paris City Council leaps from the page' -- 'Times Literary Supplement''The death of a single human being can mean a great battle lost for all humanity: the murder of Jaurès was one such disaster' -- Romain Rolland'We can say today that every revolutionary party, every oppressed people, every oppressed working class can claim Jaures, his memory, his example, and his person, for our own' -- Leon Trotsky'Jaurès' brilliant analysis is as refreshing and controversial today as it was over a century ago. It resonates with the passion and eloquence of this great political leader while at the same time sustaining a rigourous Marxist analysis of the social and economic forces behind the Revolution. Its appearance in this edition is to be warmly welcomed' -- Peter McPhee, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne'A classic of historical writing which laid the foundations for so many later accounts of the French Revolution. Jaurès vividly depicts the drama of the Revolution, the triumphs and the setbacks, the bloodshed and the hope, but always with an eye to the future, to how the Revolution opened the way to human emancipation' -- Ian Birchall, historian and author of The Spectre of BabeufTable of ContentsIntroduction by Henry Heller Translator’s Note 1. Introduction 2. The Causes of the Revolution 3. July 14, 1789 4. National Lands 5. The Revolutionary 'Journées' 6. The Flight to Varennes 7. The Insurrection of August 10, 1792 8. The September Massacres 9. The Battle of Valmy 10. The Trial of the King 11. The Enragés against the High Cost of Living 12. The Revolution of May 31 and June 2, 1793 13. Marat’s Assassination 14. Dechristianization 15. The Dictatorship of Public Safety and the Fight against the Factions 16. The Terror and Fall of Robespierre 17. How Should We Judge the Revolutionaries? Index

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Book SynopsisExplores the long history of Black people in Britain, with an emphasis on women, queer projects and political activismTrade Review'A forceful revolt against Eurocentric history and imperialist nostalgia, this sweeping collection illuminates the everyday lives and interconnected freedom struggles of generations of Black people in Britain, particularly Black women. An indispensable resource and gift to students, scholars and activists alike.' -- W. Chris Johnson, University of Toronto'An extensive collection grounded in African and Caribbean historical agency over centuries. Contributors offer nuanced and probing narratives investigating the many issues (freedom and bondage, citizenship, migration, local activism, political Blackness, Black Power) animating Black British histories.' -- James Cantres, author of 'Blackening Britain: Caribbean Radicalism from Windrush to Decolonization''Unveils outstanding scholarship capturing the nature and dynamics of Black British History. A diverse and inclusive narrative that is not one-dimensional in understanding Black Diaspora community.' -- Dr Christopher Roy Zembe, History Department, De Montfort University'A kaleidoscopic collection that is both a wonderful showcase of the most exciting work happening in Black British History right now and a rousing call to action. Essential reading!' -- Christienna Fryar, historian of Britain and the Caribbean'An important collection that brings together new and established voices of Black History in Britain, spanning early modern to contemporary history, rural and urban Black lives, radical politics and Black feminist organising.' -- Dr Rochelle Rowe, Lecturer in Black British History, University of Edinburgh'They can destroy our landing cards, but they’ll never erase our history! Packed with lucid, rigorous and ground-breaking new research, this collection will be essential reading for students and the general reader alike.' -- Kevin Searle, editorial board, History Matters'Essential reading for anyone interested in learning about the lives of African and Caribbean people in Britain. A book that reflects a range of voices who are transforming the study of Britain’s Black histories.' -- Kennetta Hammond Perry, author of 'London is the Place For Me: Black Britons, Citizenship and the Politics of Race''This valuable book enriches our understanding of the contribution of African and Caribbean people across British cities and towns from the 17th century to contemporary times, as well as their transnational connections and commitments to the Caribbean and Africa.' -- Dr Ama Biney, lecturer in Black British history, University of LiverpoolTable of ContentsAbout the contributors Introduction by Hakim Adi 1. ‘A Diamond in the Dirt’: The Experiences of Anne Sancho in Eighteenth-Century London - Montaz Marché 2. Out in the English Countryside: Black People in Eighteenth-Century Warwickshire - Annabelle Gilmore 3. Chasing shadows: Conducting a regional Black history of Falmouth and Penryn during the Packet Boat Years of 1688 to 1850 - Kate Bernstock 4. ‘Comrade Algerine Sankoh of West Africa’ – Pan-Africanist and Britain’s first Black revolutionary socialist? - Christian Høgsbjerg 5. Dusé Mohamed Ali, the African Times and Orient Review and the British Government - Rey Bowen 6. Dark Lovers and Desdemonas: Gender, Race and Pan-Africanism in Britain, 1935-1945 - Theo Williams 7. A Luta Continua: The political journey of Manchester’s Black women activists, 1945-1980 - A.S. Francis 8. How West Indian students and migrants cooperated in fighting racialised injustices in Britain 1950s-1970s - Claudia Tomlinson 9. ‘The Black Power Desk’: The Response of the State to the British Black Power Movement - Perry Blankson 10. Black Power in Britain and the Caribbean: establishing connections, 1968-1973 - Elanor Kramer-Taylor 11. ‘The enemy in our midst’: Caribbean women and the protection of community in Leeds - Olivia Wyatt 12. Moving through Britain with Rastafari Women: Resistance & Unity in Babylon - Aleema Gray 13. The Black Parents’ Movement - Hannah Francis 14. Mollie Hunte: Educational Psychologist, Educator and Activist: What archival collections can tell us - Rebecca Adams 15. ‘Black Footprints’ – A trio of experiences - Zainab Abbas, Tony Soares, Ansel Wong

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Book SynopsisThe fascinating story behind Italy's lurch towards fascismTrade Review'Meticulously researched and engagingly written by an author with a longstanding knowledge of Italy and interest in its politics and culture. This is a must read for all those who want to understand what is happening in the country and what may soon happen elsewhere' -- Paolo Gerbaudo, Reader in Digital Politics, Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London'Fascinating and trenchant, Broder's account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism - which is now in power in Italy - is both original and shocking. Shows through deep research into both the past and present of these politicians that we should take the threat they represent very seriously indeed' -- John Foot, author of 'Blood and Power: The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism''Is fascism really a 'thing of the past'? Broder shines a light on what the Italian post-fascists keep in the shadows, the ferocity of their syncretic ideology, and their lumbering contradictions. A sharp, richly documented survey of the perennial - shameless - rebranding of the Italian far right, from historical fascism to the present’ -- Carlo Greppi, Historian'A very important book that should be read by anyone concerned about the resurgence of far-right and (post)fascist politics ... Provides a compelling historical account to illuminate the contemporary situation in Italy and ties it powerfully to the wider turn towards reaction. Broder succeeds in mapping how ideas we have been told which were relegated to the dustbin of history have made their return to the mainstream. Extremely accessible and engaging' -- Aurelien Mondon, Co-author of 'Reactionary Democracy: How Racism and the Populist Far Right Become Mainstream''For decades, antifascism was the 'civil religion' of the Italian Republic. Today, Mussolini’s grandchildren lead the government. David Broder offers a very convincing interpretation of this unexpected historical metamorphosis and substantial arguments for understanding how to fight it. An irreplaceable book' -- Enzo Traverso, author of 'Revolution: An Intellectual History''Deep historical knowledge and acute political analysis are combined in the first book explaining the rise of a post-fascist government in the land of Mussolini. While offering an evocative and unsparing fresco of recent Italian history, Broder provides the tools to understand the far right in power in democratic countries' -- Donatella di Cesare, Italian Philosopher‘David Broder is really quite brilliant’ -- Sam Adler-Bell, co-host of ‘Know Your Enemy’ podcast‘Incisive … Broder expertly reconstructs the genealogy of fascism in Italy from the ground up’ -- ‘Jacobin’‘An excellent insight into Mussolini’s political heirs’ -- ‘Irish Independent’‘So has the F-word actually been handed over to history in Italy? Not really, as this helpful book by David Broder shows’ -- ‘Financial Times’‘Masterful … convincingly argues that Meloni’s election marks the ultimate success of a decades-long struggle for relevance by Mussolini’s political heirs’ -- ‘Foreign Policy’'Complex .. something of a warning for the UK' -- ‘The Tablet’‘Incisive … Broder succeeds in the Herculean task of understanding the canny and tough-minded Meloni and her strategically dizzying politics within Italy’s historical context. Mussolini’s Grandchildren delivers ground-breaking analysis that illuminates the confounding and apparently contradictory Italian far-right’ -- ‘Tribune’‘A lucid if terrifying history’ -- Alice Speri, ‘The Intercept’‘Excellent ... Broder’s account of the origins and trajectory of post-war Italian fascism is a warning of the dangerous reconfiguration of the right’ -- ‘Counterfire’Table of ContentsIntroduction: Mussolini's Granddaughters 1. The Victims of History 2. Exiles in Their Own Fatherland 3. A Party of Good Government 4. In-Laws, Outlaws 5. A Modern Right Conclusion

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Book SynopsisMedieval Spain is brilliantly recreated, in all its variety and richness, in this comprehensive survey.Trade ReviewJoseph F. O'Callaghan has met a major, long-felt need with a clearly written, balanced, thorough survey that belongs in every history collection. His Spain is the entire peninsula—Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Portuguese, and Catalonian as well as Castilian. A substantial political narrative is followed by chapters on government, social and economic developments, and religion and culture. The author even-handedly represents the major sides in disputed issues, for his aim is to present the current state of scholarship in a simple narrative form. He has succeeded admirably. * Library Journal *Joseph O'Callaghan has now given us, for the first time, a solid and in-depth survey in English on the peninsular kingdoms, drawing together the myriad recent contributions, with the expertise of a recognized scholar in the field and the practicality of a long-time teacher of the topic.... Competence, thorough inclusiveness, clear organization, and solidity are the qualifiers which best sum O’Callaghan’s accomplishment. * The History Teacher *O'Callaghan's A History of Medieval Spain is indispensable to the medievalist and to the Latin-Americanist alike. It is encyclopedic in nature, making it a valuable reference tool.... On the whole, it represents considerable familiarity with the sources of information and learned condensation of that material. The chapters on society, economy, and culture give the reader a wider view than a skeletal political history of medieval Spain. * Southeastern Latin Americanist *There is no existing substitute for this volume in English for the undergraduate or graduate student seeking a reliable orientation to medieval peninsular history. * Choice *This book is a comprehensive narrative history based on an impressively wide reading in the sources and secondary literature. It should prove useful to teachers, students, and general readers in European history.... Soundly traditional in its organization, it gives primacy to political events without neglecting institutional, social, and cultural matters. * American Historical Review *Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations for Citations HispaniaPART I: THE VISIGOTH ERA, 415-711 1. The Visigothic Kingdom 2. Visigothic Government 3. Visigothic Society and CulturePART II. THE ASCENDANCY OF ISLAM, 711-1031 4. The Emirate of Córdoba 5. The Caliphate of Córdoba 6. Government, Society, and Culture in al-Andalus, 711-1031 7. Government, Society, and Culture in Christian Spain, 711-1035PART III. A BALANCE OF POWER, FROM THE FALL OF THE CALIPHATE TO LAS NAVAS DE TOLOSA, 1031-1212 8. Alfonso VI, the Taifas, and the Almoravids 9. Alfonso VII and the Leonese Empire 10. The Duel with the Almohads 11. Government, 1031-1212 12. Society and the Economy, 1031-1212 13. Religion and Culture, 1031-1212PART IV. THE GREAT RECONQUEST AND THE BEGINNINGS OF OVERSEAS EXPANSION, 1212-1369 14. The Great Reconquest 15. Alfonso X and the Lure of Empire 16. The Overseas Expansion of the Crown of Aragon 17. The Straits, the Mediterranean, and Civil War 18. Government, 1212-1369 19. Society and the Economy, 1212-1369 20. Religion and Culture, 1212-1369PART V. THE STRUGGLE FOR PENINSULAR UNION, 1369-1479 21. The Early Trastámaras 22. The Hegemony of the Trastámaras 23. Government, 1369-1479 24. Society and the Economy, 1369-1479 25. Religion and Culture, 1369-1479EPILOGUE The Catholic Kings and the Perfect PrinceGENEALOGICAL CHARTS 1. Umayyad Emirs and Caliphs of Córdoba, 756-1031 2. Kings of Asturias-León to 1037 3. Rulers of Navarre, Aragon, and Barcelona to 1035 4. Rulers of Portugal, León, and Castile, 1035-1214 5. Rulers of Navarre, Aragon, Catalonia, and Provence, 1035-1214 6. Kings of Navarre, 1194-1512 7. Kings of León-Castile, 1214-1504 8. Kings of Portugal, 1211-1521 9. Kings of Aragon, 1213-1516 10. The Nasrid Kings of Granada, 1232-1492BIBLIOGRAPHY Abbreviations General Works Part I: The Visigothic Era Part II: The Ascendancy of Islam Part III: A Balance of Power, from the Fall of the Caliphate to Las Navas de Tolosa Part IV: The Great Reconquest and the Beginnings of Overseas Expansion Part V: The Struggle for Peninsular Union Epilogue: The Catholic Kings and the Perfect PrinceINDEX

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Book SynopsisThis free and eloquent translation skillfully reproduces the imagery, power, and frequent irony and sarcasm of Seneca's...

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Book SynopsisIn the third volume of his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War, Donald Kagan examines the years between the signing of the peace treaty and the destruction of the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 413 B.C.Trade ReviewA profound analysis of the relation of strategy to politics, a sympathetic but searching critique of Thucydides' masterpiece, and a trenchant assessment of the voluminous modern literature on the war. -- Bernard Knox * The Atlantic Monthly *"The temptation to acclaim Kagan's four volumes as the foremost work of history produced in North America in the twentieth century is vivid.... Here is an achievement that not only honors the criteria of dispassion and of unstinting scruple which mark the best of modern historicism but honors its readers. To read Kagan's 'History of the Peloponnesian War' at the present hour is to be almost unbearably tested."-George Steiner, The New YorkerThis is a solid piece of scholarship, a readable, consistent, and understandable account of a difficult period in Greek history, and rife with astute and provocative observations on Thucydides. * The Historian *Table of ContentsPart One: The Unraveling of the Peace 1. A Troubled Peace 2. The Separate League 3. The Alliance of Athens and Argos 4. The Challenge of the Separate League 5. The Battle of Mantinea 6. After Mantinea: Politics and Policy at Sparta and AthensPart Two: The Sicilian Expedition 7. The Decision to Attack Sicily 8. Sacrilege and Departure 9. Athenian Strategy and the Summer Campaign of 415 10. The First Attack on Syracuse 11. The Siege of Syracuse 12. Athens on the Defensive 13. Defeat on Land and Sea 14. Retreat and Destruction ConclusionsBibliography General Index Index of Modem Authors Index of Ancient Authors and Inscriptions

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Book SynopsisEpidemics continue to threaten us today. What do our responses to these threats say about our priorities? Will the security of public health remain a privilege of a few powerful countries or will poorer countries benefit from the efforts of the rich to prevent the spread of disease inside their own borders?Trade ReviewBourdelais covers heavily traversed grounds in public health history, though providing his own insights along the way. -- Linda Bryder Health and History 2007Table of ContentsIntroduction to the English-Language EditionIntroduction1. The Plague EraFrom the Plague of the Philistines to Justinian's PlagueThe Black DeathThe Price of GrowthDecisions to Protect HealthBad Air—or Planetary Misalignment?Flagellants and PogromsThe Danse Macabre and the Apocalypse2. Modernity: New Concepts of the State and the BodyEconomies of ScaleThe Care of the BodyA Cure at Any CostThe Decline of MortalityFrom Helvétius to Vicq d'AzyrFresh Air and Clean WaterVaccination and the ElitesVaccination's Astonishing SuccessA Short-lived Success?3. Cholera: The Return of Epidemic Disease and the Abandonment of Traditional Protective MeasuresContagion or Infection?The Cholera Epidemic as a Natural ExperimentHealth through IsolationDisease as Population ControlThe Mobilization of Political and Technical ResourcesTurning Away from Traditional Protective Measures4. The "English System": New Methods Gain AcceptanceThe English InitiativeCleanliness or Poverty?The New QuarantineThe New Sanitary FrontierSocial Stigmatization and HealthThe War on SyphilisBlaming the Victims: New Mothers5. The Sanitary Reform Movement: From Miasma Theory to Departments of HealthSanitary ReformersMaternity Wars: Should They Be Closed Down?The Effects of Better NurtitionCity Health Departments, 1879–1900The Importance of Municipal Policies6. Vaccination: A Powerful ParadigmSmallpox Vaccination: The Difficult Road to AcceptanceBacteriology and New VaccinesPasteur's Laboratory InvestigationsTuberculosis: Feared, Resistant, and RomanticThe Twentieth Century: New Vaccines despite Theoretical UncertaintiesObjections to VaccinationOrganized Political Opposition7. The Era of Spectacular VictoriesBacteriology's Successes: Sulfamides and AntibioticsVictory over TuberculosisIndustrialization and the Expansion of DemandGovernment Programs8. The End of a Dream?Resistance and Emerging and Re-emerging InfectionsThe Thunderbolt: AIDSWhat about the Rest of the World?ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisPresents essays that share a common concern with investigating Enlightenment categories of historical understanding and determining how these categories helped shape Enlightenment culture. This work addresses the question of how eighteenth-century writers make sense of the past for their own practical, aesthetic, and ideological purposes.Table of ContentsFrank Palmeri, Conjectural History and the Origins of Sociology; Stuart Peterfreund, From the Forbidden to the Familiar: The Way of Natural Theology Leading up to and beyond the Long Eighteenth Century; Tony C. Brown, The Barrows of History; Shane Agin, Sex Education in the Enlightened Nation; Suzanne R. Pucci, Snapshots of Family Intimacy in the French Eighteenth Century: The Case of Paul et Virginie; Ana Hontanilla, Images of Barbaric Spain in Eighteenth-Century British Travel Writing; Mark R. Malin, The Good, the Bad, and the Sentimental Savage: Native Americans in Representative Novels from the Spanish Enlightenment; Simon During, Church, State, and Modernization: English Literature as Gentlemanly Knowledge after 1688; Julia Rudolph, "That Blunderbuss of Law": Giles Jacob, Abridgement, and Print Culture; Anne H. Stevens, Forging Literary History: Historical Fiction and Literary Forgery in Eighteenth-Century Britain; Jennifer Thorn, "All beautiful in woe": Gender, Nation, and Phillis Wheatley's Niobe; Hilary Englert, "This Rhapsodical Work": Object-Narrators and the Figure of Sterne.

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Book SynopsisThis unique guide will prove a fascinating and illuminating companion for both sophisticated visitors to the Eternal City and armchair travelers seeking a novel perspective into Rome's rich history.Trade ReviewLatin is a less and less common attainment even among educated travellers, so Tyler Lansford has come to the rescue... If this book is not slipped into many a Rome-bound suitcase, there is no justice in the world. I can think of few more enjoyable companions on a prowl through the city. -- Jane Stevenson Times Literary Supplement 2010 The Latin Inscriptions of Rome is a delight, one to which I shall turn and to which I shall send my students when in Rome, and which I recommend to everyone interested in gaining a wealth of detailed information about 'the epigraphic habit' and its importance to our understanding not just of ancient Rome, but of every era of the Eternal City's incredible history. -- James C. Anderson Classical Outlook 2010 Tyler Lansford... has put together the most original and stimulating guide to the Eternal City of the hundreds published in recent years. -- Masolino D'Amico La Stampa 2010Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionArms of Selected PopesGeneral Abbreviations and SymbolsLatin and Greek AbbreviationsGeneral Map1. The Capitoline Hill2. The Forum & Environs3. The Subura & Environs4. The Esquiline Hill5. From the Forum Boarium to San Paolo fuori le Mura6. From San Clemente to the Via Appia7. The Lateran & Environs8. The Quirinal Hill9. From San Marco to Piazza di Spagna10. From Piazza del Popolo to Piazza Colonna11. The Pantheon & Environs12. From Corso del Rinascimento to Via Giulia13. From Via del Pellegrino to Santa Cecilia14. From Ponte Sisto to the Acqua Paola15. The Borgo & the VaticanGlossaryMetrical SchemesIndex of First LinesIndex of Sites

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Book SynopsisThrough an analysis of criminal case files, administrative records, and prisoner biographies, this book reconstructs life in the penal colonies and examines how the social sciences, tropical medicine, and sensational journalism evaluated and exploited the inmates' experiences.Trade Review"An engaging and well-researched account of the 100-year histories of the penal colonies of French Guiana and New Caledonia... Beyond Papillon makes important contributions to the histories of colonization and crime and punishment... The very idea of creating overseas penal colonies presents us with troubling questions about how societies deal with offenders against the social order, and Toth's discussion provides historical perspectives on important contemporary debates."-Deborah Neill, Itinerario ItinerarioTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Back to the Future: France and Penal Colonization; 2. The Desire to Deport: The Recidivist of Fin de Siecle France; 3. Life in the Penal Colony: The View from Above and Below; 4. The Lords of Discipline: The French Penal Colony Service; 5. The Battle over the Bagnard: Tropical Medicine in the Bagne; 6. The Not-So-Fatal Shore: The Criminological Conception of the Fin de Siecle Bagne; 7. The Bagne Obscura: Representational Crisis and the Twentieth CenturyConclusion

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Book SynopsisIn Three Centuries of Girls'' Education, Mary Anne O''Neil offers both an examination and the first English translation of Les Règlemens des religieuses Ursulines de la Congrégation de Paris. Published in 1705, Regulations is the first pedagogical system explicitly designed for the education of girls. It is also one of the few surviving documents describing the day-to-day operations of early Ursuline schools. O''Neil traces the history of the document from the writings of the Italian foundress of the Ursulines, to the establishment of the religious order in Paris in 1612, to the changes in the organization of Ursuline schools in nineteenth-century France, and, finally, to Mother Marie de St. Jean Martin''s spirited defense of the traditional French Ursuline method after World War II. In the eighteenth century, New Orleans Ursulines used the Regulations as a guide to establish their schools and teaching methods. Overall, O''Neil''s history and transl

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Book SynopsisA thoroughly revised, greatly expanded edition of the most important documentary history of European witchcraft ever published.Trade Review"Revisions have made this anthology stronger and even more essential." * Choice *"Comprehensive, original, scholarly, philosophically searching, and meticulously prepared. . . . The volume, copiously illustrated, reveals the shocking impact of the belief in witches on Europe's Middle Ages, and examines the struggles of thinkers . . . to confront the phenomenon on rational terms. This is a major work in the genre." * Publishers Weekly, in a review of the first edition *"An indispensable source book." * Choice, in a review of the first edition *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] readable and thought-provoking volume, which draws not only on a wide range of published works, but also on the wealth of information recorded in ‘grey literature’ fieldwork reports available on the archaeology data service (ADS). The author is to be congratulated for having spent more time than most engaging with this valuable archive and, it is to be hoped, drawing its existence to the attention of a wider audience. Fleming writes as a historian partly for historians, who are often unaware of how much archaeological evidence exists, but also in an attempt to bridge the other scholarly gap she rightly identifies, between Romanists and early medievalists. She also focuses on the lives of ordinary people instead of the warlords and saints of the written sources, which still colour popular perception of this period…[A]n interesting and stimulating book that provides an account of the unravelling of Roman Britain, clearly linked to the lives of those who experienced it. * Antiquity *This book marks a crucial step forward in understanding how to look at the massive changes wrought during the fifth century AD in the archaeology of what had been the areas of Britain under Roman rule, and consequently in understanding what was going on and why...This book is a very substantial achievement and will become a standard resource for ideas and information at all academic levels. * Plekos *Robin Fleming here provides an engaging and thought-provoking account of the end of Roman Britain and its immediate aftermath. The focus is on particular categories of material culture and their socio-economic context...[A]n extremely welcome addition to scholarly discourse, and is one that will be accessible also to students and the informed public. * Medieval Archaeology *What The Material Fall achieves is to present a new (and in places speculative) vision of Britain between the fourth and sixth centuries. It is fluently written and founded on a detailed understanding of a wide range of diverse evidence...[I]t offers new approaches that sidestep the tired and probably unresolvable discussions of continuity, discontinuity, and ethnicity. This is no mean achievement. These new approaches are desperately needed by a field of research that finds itself in a state of tension over its own identity. What the future holds, and which approach, or approaches, will shape research over the coming decades remains unclear. It’s an exciting time to work on Late Antiquity and the transition from Late Roman to Early Medieval. * American Journal of Archaeology *Fleming's approach to this era of significant change in British history is a refreshing take on the transitional period at the end of Roman Britain and the beginning of Saxon settlement...The work is a welcome addition to existing literature, operating as a happy medium between text-based analysis of material culture and the more analytical texts often devoted to individual elements of material culture. Overall, the book is an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. * The Classical Review *Robin Fleming uses evidence from archaeology to reassess the transition from the Roman to early medieval period in England. Critiquing previous approaches that have relied too heavily on written texts of later date, Fleming places emphasis instead on the changes in material conditions that impacted on the lives of ordinary people. This is an original and refreshing approach that has not previously been attempted on this scale. The Material Fall of Roman Britain, 300-525 CE is an extremely important and well-written book, and one that deserves a very broad readership. * Martin Millett, University of Cambridge *Table of ContentsContents Introduction. Down a Rabbit Hole? Chapter 1. The World the Annona Made Chapter 2. The Rise and Fall of Plants, Animals, and Places Chapter 3. Why Pots Matter Chapter 4. The Afterlife of Roman Ceramic and Glass Vessels Chapter 5. Pragmatic, Symbolic, and Ritual Use of Roman Brick and Quarried Stone Chapter 6. Metal Production Under and After Rome Chapter 7. Living with Little Corpses Chapter 8. Who Was Buried in Early Anglo-Saxon Cemeteries? Chapter 9. The Great Disentanglement Notes Index Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisExamines how England’s sense of collective virtue was inflected and informed by Eastern empires. Bethany Williamson shows how England’s struggle to define and practice national virtue hinged on the difficulty of articulating an absolute concept of moral value amid dynamic global trade networks.

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