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Modernism and Nihilism by S. Weller 9780230231030
RRP: £44.99£44.97Focusing on a wide range of philosophers and writers, from Nietzsche to Derrida and Flaubert to Borges, this book charts the history of the deployment of the concept of nihilism within the discourses of philosophical and aesthetic modernism and considers... -
Modernism and Style by B. Hutchinson 9780230230972
RRP: £44.99£44.97Modernism is fundamentally determined by its relationship to its own notions of style: oscillating between the poles of 'pure' style and 'purely' style, this traces the stylistic self-conceptualization of modernism from Schopenhauer and Flaubert in the... -
A Hero's Many Faces: Raoul Wallenberg in Contemporary Monuments by Tanja Schult 9780230222380
£90.27Raoul Wallenberg is remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews at the end of World War II, and as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. This book examines how thirty-one Wallenberg monuments, in... -
The Children's War: Britain, 1914-1918 by R. Kennedy 9780230221758
RRP: £44.99£44.97British children were mobilised for total war in 1914-18. It dominated their school experience and they enjoyed it as a source of entertainment. Their support was believed to be vital for Britain's present and future but their participation was motivated... -
Modernity and the Second-Hand Trade: European Consumption Cultures and Practices, 1700-1900 by Dr. Jon Stobart 9780230229464
RRP: £44.99£44.97Bringing together the latest research on the neglected area of second-hand exchange and consumption, this book offers fresh insights into the buying and selling of used goods in western-Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and seeks to... -
German Thought and International Relations: The Rise and Fall of a Liberal Project by Robbie Shilliam 9780230224223
RRP: £44.99£44.97A fundamental question for IR is whether the value system of liberalism can be universalized, or if, in fact, the illiberal reality of international politics systematically rules out such a universalisation. The book addresses this issue by focusing on... -
Franco and the Axis Stigma by David Wingeate Pike 9780230202894
RRP: £44.99£44.97Examines Franco's relations with Hitler and Mussolini during the Second World War, this book makes use of two major sources: the German Admiralty's archives, stunning in their evidence of Franco's support; and the Spanish press, operating under a... -
A Political Romance: Leon Gambetta, Leonie Leon and the Making of the French Republic, 1872-82 by Susan K. Foley 9780230206861
RRP: £44.99£44.97Leon Gambetta is renowned as a founder of the French Third Republic. This unique study of his correspondence with his lover, Leonie Leon, provides a fascinating insight into their intimate and political partnership. It brings to life Gambetta as lover... -
Hitler's Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress by Richard Weikart 9780230112735
RRP: £89.99£89.87In this book, Weikart helps unlock the mystery of Hitler's evil by vividly demonstrating the surprising conclusion that Hitler's immorality flowed from a coherent ethic. Hitler was inspired by evolutionary ethics to pursue the utopian project of... -
The German Wall: Fallout in Europe by Marc Silberman 9780230112162
RRP: £44.99£44.97This interdisciplinary volume addresses the consequences of the fall of the Berlin Wall, from the revitalizing effect it had on Germany to the new challenges of integrating socially and politically old and new minorities, and forming a new European... -
German Unification: Expectations and Outcomes by Peter C. Caldwell 9780230120754
RRP: £44.99£44.97This wide-ranging collection brings together contributions from historians, political scientists, policymakers, and others to provide much-needed perspective on the unification of Germany as it actually played out in real historical time.Book... -
Reinstating the Ottomans: Alternative Balkan Modernities, 1800-1912 by Isa Blumi 9780230110182
RRP: £89.99£89.87This book focuses on the western Balkans in the period 1820-1912, in particular on the peoples and social groups that the later national history would claim to have been Albanians, providing a revisionist exploration of national identity prior to the... -
Different Paths to the Nation: Regional and National Identities in Central Europe and Italy, 1830-70 by Laurence A. Cole 9780230000360
RRP: £44.99£44.97The essays in this volume analyse issues of national and regional identity during a key phase of nation-state formation in mid-nineteenth century Europe. By asking how contemporaries articulated regional and national identities, the book offers a fresh... -
The Making of Italy, 1796-1866 by Denis Mack Smith 9780333438077
£90.27First published in 1968, this standard text on Italian nineteenth-century history is reissued, with a new preface, in hardcover and paperback, to meet a continuing demand.Book InformationISBN 9780333438077Author Denis Mack SmithFormat HardbackPage Count... -
The Collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union by William E. Watson 9780313301629
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Diana, Self-Interest, and British National Identity by John A. Taylor 9780275968267
£65.53The public display of grief that accompanied the funeral of the late Princess of Wales drew attention to the many Britons who had found an affinity with Diana. Seeking an explanation for this affinity, Taylor argues that, during Diana's brief time in the... -
The Soviet Legacy by Roy D. Laird 9780275945589
£83.24Laird accomplishes two major goals: he provides an analytical, blow-by-blow description of the collapse of the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev's leadership, and he explores the legacy left by the experiment in communism by the Soviet Union. Laird... -
The Foreign Relations of Elizabeth I by Charles Beem 9780230112148
RRP: £44.99£44.97This edited volume brings together a collection of provocative essays examining a number of different facets of Elizabethan foreign affairs, encompassing England and The British Isles, Europe, and the dynamic civilization of Islam. As an entirely... -
A Summer in Europe. by Mary H Wills 9781241494728
RRP: £15.99£14.72Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Annexation of Eupen-Malmedy: Becoming Belgian, 1919-1929 by Vincent O'Connell 9781349958702
£101.05Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Parricide and Violence Against Parents throughout History: (De)Constructing Family and Authority? by Marianna Muravyeva 9781349957002
£101.05Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Het Patriotisme Te Alkmaar. 1781-1791. by Cornelis Bruinvis 9781241462857
RRP: £15.99£14.72Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Muse of History: The Ancient Greeks from the Enlightenment to the Present by Oswyn Murray 9780674297456
RRP: £37.95£22.53How the modern world understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter today.The study of ancient Greece has been central to Western conceptions of history since the Renaissance. The Muse of History traces the shifting patterns of this preoccupation in... -
Amsterdam's Sephardic Merchants and the Atlantic Sugar Trade in the Seventeenth Century by Yda Schreuder 9783319970608
RRP: £99.99£89.87This book surveys the role of Amsterdam's Sephardic merchants in the westward expansion of sugar production and trade in the seventeenth-century Atlantic. It offers an historical-geographic perspective, linking Amsterdam as an emerging staple market to a... -
World War II by Sean Callery 9781407136523 [USED COPY]
£2.29DISCOVER MORE: WORLD WAR II charts the course of the war, from the rise of Nazism to Hitler's suicide in April 1945. Nearly 70 years since World War II ended, the after effects are still shaping our world. Featuring moving first-hard accounts that bring... -
The Age of Arthur: A History of the British Isles 350-650: Vol. 1: Roman Britain and the Empire of Arthur by John Morris 9780850332896 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.50£6.36Roman Britain and the Empire of ArthurBook InformationISBN 9780850332896Author John MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Phillimore & Co LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 290g -
Stoke Newington: Pocket Images by Gavin Smith 9781845883232 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99£2.54Stoke Newington in the early nineteenth century was notable as an 'old'world' suburb possessing great charm. Many of its interesting old houses, inns and chapels were recorded in the sketches and paintings of Thomas Hosmer Shepherd and his son. Also at... -
Germany and the Union of South Africa in the Nazi Period by Robert M. Citino 9780313277894
RRP: £74.00£68.76This is the first study to examine Nazi German foreign policy towards the Union of South Africa from 1933-1939. Making extensive use of unpublished primary source German documents, Robert Citino focuses on the activities of the German embassy and... -
Reinventing French Aid: The Politics of Humanitarian Relief in French-Occupied Germany, 1945-1952 by Laure Humbert 9781108831352
RRP: £90.00£81.43Laure Humbert explores how humanitarian aid in occupied Germany was influenced by French politics of national recovery and Cold War rivalries. She examines the everyday encounters between French officials, members of new international organizations,... -
Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the Mediterranean -- A Gripping New History of Cyprus by Alex Christofi 9781399401890
RRP: £16.99£13.05"A brilliant exploration of Cyprus’s long history of cultural resilience. Superbly composed." -- Guardian "Poetic...Compelling" -- New Statesman One of National Geographic's Summer Reads 2024 Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of... -
Hit and Run: Daring Air Attacks in World War Ii by Robert Jackson 9781844151622 [USED COPY]
RRP: £19.99£2.54The book describes some of the most daring air attacks of World War II. Some were outstanding successes and some were unmitigated disasters. North Sea Battle: In the early weeks of World War II, Britain and Germany were determined to attack one another's... -
Voices From the Great War by Peter Vansittart 9781844134151 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99£1.78Bringing together Sigmund Freud, Osip Mandelstam, Lloyd George, Bertrand Russell, Isaac Rosenberg, Siegfried Sassoon, Vera Brittain - voices famous and unknown - Peter Vansittart takes us through the course of the Great War, juxtaposing letters from the... -
Knights and Castles by Philip Ardagh 9781407107226 [USED COPY]
RRP: £5.99£1.92Meet Henry, an ordinary boy in an extraordinary house... Step inside Henry's House and join Henry, his dog Mothball and a quirky cast of characters as they find out everything there is to know about knights and castles. Fact-packed, fun-packed, get... -
Two Antiquaries: A Selection from the Correspondence of John Aubrey and Anthony Wood by Maurice Balme 9781900838115 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.95£3.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900838115Author Maurice BalmeFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint The Pentland PressPublisher The Pentland Press -
Medicine Transformed: Health, Disease and Society in Europe 1800-1930 by Deborah Brunton 9780719067358 [USED COPY]
RRP: £24.99£2.80During the nineteenth century medicine underwent a radical transformation. In 1800, the body was still understood in terms of humors and fluids, and a wide range of individuals provided medical care. Institutions were marginal to the medical enterprise,... -
Napoleon's Grande Armee by Scott Bowden 9780962665516 [USED COPY]
RRP: £30.00£19.69Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780962665516Author Scott BowdenFormat HardbackPage Count 380Imprint Emperor's PressPublisher Emperor's Press -
Snowdon by Brian Hoey 9780750938679 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.43Created the first Earl of Snowdon, Antony Armstrong-Jones was the first Royal rebel. In this biography Brian Hoey has talked to Snowdon's son, David, the actor Graham Stark, the late Sir Harry Secombe, Sir Anthony Hopkins and journalist Quentin Crewe to... -
Dunkirk by Patrick Wilson 9780850527018 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.95£3.06Wilson describes the overall strategy that was hastily adopted as well as graphically detailing individual actions. The book is an essential companion to the visitor to these accessible battlefields as well as a read in the comfort of your own home.'Book... -
Bamboozled!: How America Loses the Intellectual Game with Japan and Its Implications for Our Future in Asia: How America Loses the Intellectual Game with Japan and Its Implications for Our Future in Asia by Bradford J. Hall 9780765610058
RRP: £86.99£75.54As the influence of the United States in Asia declines with the end of the Cold War, America must look more to brains than military might in achieving our objectives in the region. But after repeatedly allowing Japan - our closest ally in Asia - to... -
Ancient Greece: Utopia and Reality by Pierre Leveque 9780500300381 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.95£2.26To understand ancient Greece is to understand our world. Its states numbered Athens, Sparta and Thebes; it founders were men such as Homer, Pythagoras and Socrates. This account explores the invention of philosophy, mathematics, democracy, drama,...