History of Europe in the Modern World, Paperback

Now in its 2nd edition, Bourgeois Europe: 1850 - 1914 is a general history of Europe from the middle of the nineteenth century to the outbreak of t...

This volume brings together environmental and human perspectives, engages with both historians and scientists, and, being mindful that environments...

Reducere. The riveting true story of America's first modern military battle, its first military victory during World War One, and its first steps onto the wo...

A comprehensive account of knowledge of the natural world in Europe, c.1500-1700. Articles by leading specialists describe how new ideas, discoveri...

The eighteenth century was the Jews' first modern century. The deep changes that took place during its course shaped the following generations, and...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...There are few places that entice the imagination quite like England...

Reducere. In today's world, the lines between Europe and the Middle East, between Christian Europeans and Muslim immigrants in their midst, seem to be harden...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen the legendary Romulus killed his brother Remus and founded the city of Rome in 753 BCE, Plovdiv--today the second-largest city in B...

From the recovery of ancient ritual magic at the height of the Renaissance to the ignominious demise of alchemy at the dawn of the Enlightenment, M...

Reducere. "In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester's previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, o...

A comparative history of the practices, technologies, institutions, and people that created distinct literary traditions around the world, from anc...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of England, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: History of England: A Capt...

"Expanded, revised and translated edition of Goauter le monde: une histoire culturelle du goaut aa l'aepoque moderne, published in French by PIE Pe...

One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, sp...

Reducere. Sex, The World History: Through Time, Religion, and Culture is a daring exploration of human sexuality, from the ancient to the modern world. Sex, ...

For Westerners, the modern state of Azerbaijan may be hard to pinpoint. This small, oil-rich country in the southern Caucasus, on the southwestern ...

Reducere. "No one is likely to underrate the importance for the rest of Europe--and, indeed, for world history--of the German reaction, beginning in the days...

Reducere. The first comprehensive study of its kind, this fully illustrated book establishes Paganism as a persistent force in European history with a profou...

Reducere. In 1936, the people of Spain rose up, overthrew their masters and took power into their own hands. In the villages and small towns of Aragon, they ...

Reducere. 100 Easy, must-have Jewish recipes for any occasion Jewish food is steeped in diverse cultural traditions, featuring a wide array of ingredients, f...

In this age of high technology, GM foods and industrial farming, many people are looking for an alternative way to live, that honours and respects ...

Updated in 2017. Celtic Christianity is as exciting as it is intriguing, from the first native Christians in the British Isles, through to the grea...

Professional Basketball in 1939-40: On the Cusp of Depression and WarBy: John HogrogianProfessional basketball began its modern history in 1946, wh...

This heavily revised third edition of an award-winning text offers a keen insight into the development of scientific thought in early modern Europe...

DescriptionFully illustrated with detailed color plates, this is a fascinating study into the armies, organization, armor, weapons, and fortificati...

Reducere. What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axio...

The first comprehensive history of how Jews became citizens in the modern world For all their unquestionable importance, the Holocaust and the foun...

One of the most important books on political regimes written in a generation.--Steven Levitsky, New York Times-bestselling author of How Democracie...

Reducere. Japan and the four little dragons--Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore--constitute less than 1 percent of the world's land mass and less ...

Understanding China and the Chinese is of paramount importance in today's world. With China's rapid economic growth and increasing political influe...

Reducere. DescriptionThis engrossing anthology gathers together a remarkable collection of writings on the use of strategy in war. G rard Chaliand has ranged...

Reducere. In his treatise on European economic history (The Servile State, 1912) Hilaire Belloc explores the many failings of the Capitalist system. He expla...

Reducere. Responding to the need to take a fresh look at world history, hitherto dominated by Eurocentric ideologues and historians in their attempt to justi...

Reducere. The first complete, in-depth study of the origins of division in extreme and mean ratio (DEMR)-"the Golden Number"-this text charts every aspect of...

Groundbreaking and remarkably relevant to modern emergency relief efforts, The Long Road Home tells the epic story of how the mammoth refugee probl...

Reducere. DescriptionNow It Can Be Told comprises of Philip Gibbs recollections regarding the First World War, in which he served as an officially commission...

Reducere. DescriptionThe publication of The Alternative not only marked the inauguration of Union Movement, Oswald Mosley's post-War political party, but the...

Reducere. At its height, the Carolingian empire spanned a million square kilometres of western Europe - from the English Channel to central Italy and norther...

DescriptionAn engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The mass murder of European Jews by the Nazis, stands out ...

This revised edition builds upon and updates its twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization o...

The imperial expansion of Europe across the globe was one of the most significant events to shape the modern world. Among the many effects of this ...

Reducere. A radical and powerful reappraisal of the impact of Constantine's adoption of Christianity on the later Roman world, and on the subsequent developm...

In March 1896 a well-disciplined and massive Ethiopian army did the unthinkable-it routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy's war of conq...

Reducere. Uncover the history of Chile, the South American country with a rich and tumultuous history.From the Atacama desert, the driest desert in the world...

Reducere. In Detestable and Wicked Arts, Paul B. Moyer places early New England's battle against black magic in a transatlantic perspective. Moyer provides a...

Reducere. June 18, 1815, was one of the most momentous days in world history, marking the end of twenty-two years of French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars...

Reducere. In the history of the modern world, there have been few characters more sinister, sadistic, and deeply demented than Baron Ungern-Sternberg. An ant...

A biography of Wilhelm von Habsburg that intends to reconstruct the life of this extraordinary man - a man who remained loyal to his Ukrainian drea...

Reducere. The City: A World History tells the story of the rise and development of urban centers from ancient times to the twenty-first century. It begins wi...

Comprehensive in its scope and brilliantly readable, this is a superb follow-up to the author's bestselling Penguin History of the World. Beginning...

Reducere. Using the prism of DUrer's woodcut, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Andrew Cunningham and Ole Grell offer a new and exciting interpretation of...

Reducere. This thoroughly revised third edition of an award-winning book offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. Covering ...

From the Iron Age to the High Middle Ages, the ancient Celts were an engine of change for the whole of Europe. This title lets us travels back in t...

Reducere. DescriptionAge of EnlightenmentFrom its beginnings as a loosely definable group of philosophical ideas to the culmination of its revolutionary effe...

Reducere. DescriptionFirst published in 1202, Fibonacci's Liber abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arab...

Across early modern Europe, men and women from all ranks gathered medical, culinary, and food preservation recipes from family and friends, experts...

Roman law has had a huge impact on European legal and political thought. Peter Stein, one of the world's leading legal historians, explains in this...

DescriptionCitizenship is at the heart of our contemporary world but it is a particular vision of national citizenship forged in the French Revolut...

When black women were brought from Africa to the New World as slave laborers, their value was determined by their ability to work as well as their ...

The Vikings hold a particular place in the history of the West, both symbolically and in the significant impact they had on Northern Europe. Magnus...

DescriptionEgypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world. It is written for the general reader and ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: David A. BellThe twentieth century is usually seen as "the century of total war." But as the historian David Bell argues in...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Warren TreadgoldThis is the first comprehensive and up-to-date history of Byzantium to appear in almost sixty years, and th...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Dutch East India CompanyOnce valued at close to seven trillion dollars by today's standards, the Dutch East India Company, formed in...

Reducere. Appearing under many different guises, mermaids have a long, varied history dating back many centuries. Our modern day perception of mermaids is pr...

Reducere. The opening essay of this Companion provides a chronologically organized introduction to and summary of Nietzsche's published works, while also pro...

An economic history of modern Europe, suitable for course use, which sets European events within the wider context of world economic progress and a...

How can we define "Judaism, " and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews...

Reducere. A new translation of the infamous Renaissance classic, in a striking deluxe edition The original blueprint for realpolitik, The Prince shocked sixt...

Examines what went wrong with the atheist dream, and explains why religion and faith are destined to play a central role in the twenty-first centur...