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Gender in Transnationalism: Home, Longing and Belonging Among Moroccan Migrant Women by Ruba Salih 9780415267038
RRP: €160.65€139.56A fascinating ethnographic journey into migrant women's lives across two countries, Gender in Transnationalism highlights women's construction of 'home' between Morocco and Italy as a significant site whereby broader feelings and narratives of... -
The West: A New History David A. Bell (Princeton University) 9780393640861
€126.87This beautifully written history recentres the West and rekindles the past in a vivid narrative crafted for beginning students. Grafton and Bell tell the epic story of a West engaged in a continuing search for order across politics, society and culture,... -
Religious Interactions in Europe and the Mediterranean World: Coexistence and Dialogue from the 12th to the 20th Centuries by Katsumi Fukasawa 9780367887599
RRP: €49.97€43.73The religious histories of Christian and Muslim countries in Europe and Western Asia are often treated in isolation from one another. This can lead to a limited and simplistic understanding of the international and interreligious interactions currently... -
Dimensions of Heritage and Memory: Multiple Europes and the Politics of Crisis by Christopher Whitehead 9780367785024
RRP: €47.59€41.72Dimensions of Heritage and Memory is a landmark contribution on the politics of the past in Europe today. The book explores the meanings of heritage in a time of crisis, when the past permeates social and political divisions, identity contests and... -
A Forgotten Christian Deist: Thomas Morgan by Jan van den Berg 9780367765262
RRP: €160.65€139.56This is a cultural and intellectual biography of a neglected but important figure, Thomas Morgan (1671/2-1743). Educated at Bridgewater Academy, he was active as Presbyterian preacher, medical practitioner, and one of the first who called himself a... -
Fascist Italy in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939 by Javier Rodrigo 9780367691783
RRP: €136.85€118.24In this highly important book, Javier Rodrigo examines the role of Fascist Italy in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939. Fascist Italy's intervention in the Spanish Civil War to provide material, strategic, and diplomatic assistance led to Italy... -
Nietzsche, Heidegger and Colonialism: Occupying South East Asia by R.B.E. Price 9780367547875
RRP: €160.65€139.56This text argues that Nietzsche's idea of invalid policy that is believed to be valid and Heidegger's concept of doubt as the reason for a representation are essentially the same idea. Using this insight, the text investigates vignettes from colonial... -
From Classical to Modern Republicanism: Reflections on England, Scotland, America, and France by Mark Hulliung 9780367509859
RRP: €160.65€139.56In 1955 Louis Hartz published a volume titled The Liberal Tradition in America, in which he argued that liberalism was the one and only American tradition. Since then scholars of New Left and neoconservative persuasion have offered an alternative account... -
Religious Tolerance from Renaissance to Enlightenment: Atheist's Progress by Eric MacPhail 9780367444228
RRP: €142.80€123.30This new study examines the relationship of atheism to religious tolerance from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment in a broad array of literary texts and political and religious controversies written in Latin and the vernacular primarily in France, the... -
Europeanization and Statebuilding as Everyday Practices: Performing Europe in the Western Balkans by Vjosa Musliu 9780367360375
RRP: €160.65€139.56This book provides a critical understanding of Europeanization and statebuilding in the Western Balkans, using the notion of everyday practices. This volume argues that it is everyday and mundane events which provide the entry points to showcase a... -
The History Of U.s. Ethnic Policy And Its Impact On European Ethnics by John Lescott-leszczynski 9780367308285
RRP: €47.59€41.72"Ethnic considerations have often played a part in the development of U.S. public policy, even for policies not directly targeting ethnic groups. This book surveys the impact of specific legislation on ethnics, particularly European ethnics, from a... -
Travelling Notions of Culture in Early Nineteenth-Century Europe by Hannu Salmi 9780367263874
RRP: €49.97€43.73The notions of culture and civilization are at the heart of European self-image. This book focuses on how space and spatiality contributed to defining the concepts of culture and civilization and, conversely, what kind of spatial ramifications... -
Catastrophe, Gender and Urban Experience, 1648-1920 by Deborah Simonton 9780367208882
RRP: €52.35€45.74As Enlightenment notions of predictability, progress and the sense that humans could control and shape their environments informed European thought, catastrophes shook many towns to the core, challenging the new world view with dramatic impact. This book... -
Defence Industrial Cooperation in the European Union: The State, the Firm and Europe Daniel Fiott (European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), Brussels, Belgium) 9780367109929
RRP: €136.85€118.24This book provides an empirical understanding of how EU-level defence industrial cooperation functions in practice.Using the Liberal Intergovernmental theoretical model, the book argues that while national economic preferences are an essential factor of... -
A Short History of Europe: From the Greeks and Romans to the Present Day by A. Alcock 9780333994078
RRP: €39.26€29.69In this work, Antony Alcock recounts the historical development of Europe from the Greek city states through to the 2000 Nice Treaty on European Integration and the attack on New York of 11 September 2001. This Short History of Europe is told simply and... -
Political Discourse in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Ireland by D. George Boyce 9780333712610
RRP: €107.09€41.66This collection explores the complex political thinking of a fundamental period of Irish history. It moves from the political, religious and military turmoil of the seventeenth century, through the years of the protestant ascendancy, to the revolutionary... -
Adventures Abroad: North American Women at German-Speaking Universities, 1868-1915 by Sandra L. Singer 9780313323713
€99.53In the period between the Civil War and World War I, German universities provided North American women with opportunities in graduate and professional training that were not readily available to them at home. This training allowed women to compete to a... -
France Under the German Occupation, 1940-1944: An Annotated Bibliography by Donna Evleth 9780313274749
€71.82Leading historians reviewed over 700 books and periodical articles in this selective annotated bibliography of the German occupation of France from 1940 to 1944. Donna Evleth selected the most important works, including official documents and proceedings... -
Europe after Stalin: Eisenhower's Three Decisions of March 11, 1953 by W. W. Rostow 9780292720367
RRP: €26.17€20.87Stalin's death on March 6, 1953, reopened the debate within the Eisenhower administration over whether or not the United States should propose and actively promote the reunification of Germany at a summit conference. Written by an insider, this is the... -
The Lesser Terror: Soviet State Security, 1939-1953 by Michael Parrish 9780275951139
€99.53This is the first major study based on Soviet documents and revelations of the Soviet state security during the period 1939-1953-a period about which relatively little is known. The book documents the role of Stalin and the major players in massive... -
Hoodwinking Hitler: The Normandy Deception by William B. Breuer 9780275944384
€78.46Despite the mighty invasion force the Americans and British mustered in England in early 1944, a top Allied general warned: If the Germans have even a 48-hour advance notice of the time and place of the Normandy landings, we could suffer a monstrous... -
Building Europe on Expertise: Innovators, Organizers, Networkers by Martin Kohlrausch 9780230308053
RRP: €73.78€42.96Focusing on experts in technology and science, Building Europe on Expertise delivers a new reading of European history. The authors show that modern Europe was built by experts using their unique knowledge to shape societies, set political agendas, and... -
Settler Colonialism: A Theoretical Overview by Lorenzo Veracini 9780230220973
RRP: €130.89€118.65A vivid exploration of the history of a very powerful and long lasting idea: building European worlds outside of Europe. Veracini outlines how the founding of new societies was envisaged and practiced and explores the specific ways in which settler... -
Enlightenment Portraits Michel Vovelle (University of Paris I) 9780226865706
RRP: €59.50€57.42This is a study of those at the centre of Western civilization's vision of the world - the Enlightenment: nobles, priests, functionaries, men of letters, artists, explorers, soldiers and women. It seeks to show how the Enlightenment's leading figures... -
The Limits of Transnationalism Nancy L Green 9780226608143
RRP: €85.68€82.24Transnationalism means many things to many people, from crossing physical borders to intellectual ones. The Limits of Transnationalism reassesses the overly optimistic narratives often associated with this malleable term, revealing both the metaphorical... -
Asia in the Making of Europe: v.2: A Century of Wonder by Donald F. Lach 9780226467344
RRP: €47.60€46.35Praised for its scope and depth, "Asia in the Making of Europe" is the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture. For volumes I and II, the author has sifted through virtually every European reference to Asia published in... -
Asia in the Making of Europe: v.2: A Century of Wonder by Donald F. Lach 9780226467337
RRP: €47.60€46.35Praised for its scope and depth, "Asia in the Making of Europe" is the first comprehensive study of Asian influences on Western culture. For volumes I and II, the author has sifted through virtually every European reference to Asia published in... -
Backpack Ambassadors: How Youth Travel Integrated Europe by Richard Ivan Jobs 9780226438979
RRP: €108.29€103.45Even today, in an era of cheap travel and constant connection, the image of young people backpacking across Europe remains seductively romantic. In Backpack Ambassadors, Richard Ivan Jobs tells the story of backpacking in Europe in its heyday, the... -
The Earthquake Observers: Disaster Science from Lisbon to Richter by Deborah R. Coen 9780226111810
RRP: €95.20€91.64Earthquakes have taught us much about our planet's hidden structure and the forces that have shaped it. This knowledge rests not only on the recordings of seismographs, but also on the observations of eyewitnesses to destruction. During the nineteenth... -
Androids in the Enlightenment - Mechanics, Artisans, and Cultures of the Self Adelheid Voskuhl 9780226034164
RRP: €28.56€27.41The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1735 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German... -
The League on Trial: A Journey to Geneva by Max Beer 9781138023888
RRP: €59.49€52.24First published in 1933, this title explores the inner workings and diplomatic culture of the League of Nations in Geneva, at a time when the increasing strain of international relations was beginning to take its toll and disillusionment towards the... -
Ocean, ceramiques et iles dans l'ouest de la France: Approche archeometrique des relations paleo-economiques des populations insulaires du Neolithique a l'Antiquite by Benjamin Gehres 9789088906237
RRP: €113.05€63.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789088906237Author Benjamin GehresFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Sidestone PressPublisher Sidestone Press -
Footsteps and Fingerprints: the Legacy of a Shared History by Cees Jan Van Golen 9789040077036
RRP: €22.60€16.36More than four centuries ago, the small Republic of the United Netherlands embarked on an economic boom. Contacts were established with the four corners of the world. Many of these centuries-old relationships have left traces in museums and archives, in... -
Comparing Apples, Oranges, and Cotton: Environmental Histories of the Global Plantation by Frank Uekotter 9783593500287
RRP: €44.03€42.57Worldwide, plantations are key economic institutions of the modern era. From an environmental perspective, they are also the settings for some of the most powerful, consequential, and frequently destructive modes of production ever to have existed. This... -
France, Britain, and the Struggle for the Revolutionary Western Mediterranean by Joshua Meeks 9783319440774
€133.05This book investigates the conflict over control over the Western Mediterranean in the late eighteenth-century. The Western Mediterranean during the 1790s featured a constant struggle for control over the region. While most histories point to military... -
Making, Breaking and Remaking the Irish Missionary Network: Ireland, Rome and the West Indies in the Seventeenth Century by Matteo Binasco 9783030473747
RRP: €53.54€48.29This book reconstructs the efforts that were made to establish a missionary network between the two Irish Colleges of Rome, Ireland, and the West Indies during the seventeenth century. It analyses the process which brought the Irish clergy to establish... -
Remembering Queens and Kings of Early Modern England and France: Reputation, Reinterpretation, and Reincarnation Estelle Paranque 9783030223434
RRP: €130.89€117.96This collection examines the afterlives of early modern English and French rulers. Spanning five centuries of cultural memory, the volume offers case studies of how kings and queens were remembered, represented, and reincarnated in a wide range of... -
Utah Beach: Tuesday 6th June 1944 Christophe Prime 9782815104630
RRP: €26.78€18.99The battle of Omaha occupies a prevalent place in our collective memory due to the tragic events that took place there on June 6, 1944. The beach code-named Utah, located at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula, has attracted less attention. Wrongly... -
Blacklisted: A Journalist's Life in Central Europe by Paul Lendvai 9781860642685
€65.30Paul Lendvai, born a Hungarian Jew, was arrested by the Nazis as a teenager, became a young communist activist in post-war Budapest, was arrested by the communists, again survived as one of the country's youngest political prisoners, and on his release... -
The Metaxas Myth: Dictatorship and Propaganda in Greece by Marina Petrakis 9781848857810
€48.66Why did the propaganda efforts that succeeded so thoroughly in Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany fail so drastically in Greece? The Metaxas Myth is the first detailed account of General Ioannis Metaxas's attempts to mimic the fascist models of Mussolini,...