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Peace, Security and Defence Cooperation in Post-Brexit Europe: Risks and Opportunities by Cornelia-Adriana Baciu 9783030124205
Booksplease Price: $218.63Highlighting the challenges and prospects of European security cooperation, this volume examines the impact of Brexit on strategic aspects of security, peace, defence and foreign policy for both the... -
European Perspectives on Transition: A Comparative and Transnational Approach to the History of a Political and Social Concept by Pablo Sánchez León 9781836952244
RRP: $202.80Booksplease Price: $167.58The concept of transition occupies an awkward place within scholarship on contemporary European history. Seemingly unable to decipher the complex factors shaping the processes of democratization, it... -
Japanese Workplaces in Transition: Employee Perceptions by Hendrik Meyer-Ohle 9780230229389
Booksplease Price: $179.79Exploring the changes in Japanese workplaces such as restructuring, incentive principles and the increasing use of contingent workers from the perspective of employees, this title provides new... -
Between Bargaining and Politics: An Introduction to European Labor Relations by Hans Slomp 9780275964665
Booksplease Price: $73.73This text provides an overview and concise introduction to labor relations in Europe. The author seeks to transcend nationalism in labor relations by focusing his discussion and analysis on the... -
The Significance of the Lvov-Warsaw School in the European Culture by Anna Brozek 9783319528687
RRP: $214.48Booksplease Price: $199.88This volume is a result of the international symposium "The Tradition of the Lvov-Warsaw School in European Culture," which took place in Warsaw, Poland, September 2015. It collects almost all the... -
West German Industrialists and the Making of the Economic Miracle: A History of Mentality and Recovery by Armin Grunbacher 9781472965370
Booksplease Price: $71.06West German Industrialists and the Making of the Economic Miracle investigates the mentality of post-war German (heavy) industrialists through an analysis of their attitudes, thinking and views on... -
The German Army And Genocide: Crimes Against War Prisoners, Jews, and Other Civilians 1939 - 1944 by Hamburg Institute For Social Research 9781565845251
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $30.17An astonishing visual expose of the German army's crimes in World War II.About the AuthorThe Hamburg Institute for Social Research is an independent private foundation devoted to scholarship in... -
Bismarck: The White Revolutionary: Volume 1 1815-1871 by Lothar Gall
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $69.11Originally published in English in 1986, these volumes are far more than the story of the life of a powerful statesman. The name Bismarck sums up the entire political, social, economic and... -
The Viennese Cafe and Fin-de-Siecle Culture Charlotte Ashby 9780857457646
RRP: $202.80Booksplease Price: $166.06The Viennese cafe was a key site of urban modernity around 1900. In the rapidly growing city it functioned simultaneously as home and workplace, affording opportunities for both leisure and... -
Social Stratification and Social Movements: Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives on an Ambivalent Relationship by Sabrina Zajak 9781032084756
RRP: $87.73Booksplease Price: $82.37This volume addresses the contested relationship between social stratification and social movements in three different ways: First, the authors address the relationship between social stratification... -
The European Idea in History in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: A View From Moscow by Alexander Tchoubarian 9781138969117
RRP: $97.48Booksplease Price: $90.66First Published in 1995. One of the principal inferences of this book is that Russia was and remains an inalienable part of European civilization and culture. After the French Revolution and the... -
China's Foreign Relations since 1949 by Alan Lawrance 9781138970427
RRP: $95.53Booksplease Price: $88.98First published in 1975. This volume presents the documentary evidence for understanding the evolution of China's foreign relations since the inauguration of the People's Republic in 1949. Over... -
The Development of the French Economy 1750-1914 by Colin Heywood 9780521552769
Booksplease Price: $59.18Understanding French economic development in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries has always proved a formidable challenge for historians. This concise 1995 survey for students is designed to make... -
The Disputed Austro-Hungarian Border: Agendas, Actors, and Practices in Western Hungary/Burgenland after World War I Hannes Grandits 9781805398646
RRP: $202.80Booksplease Price: $166.06The collapse of the Habsburg monarchy in the aftermath of World War I marked a foundational shift in the histories of Austria and Hungary. Previously part of the Habsburg’s Austro-Hungarian Empire,... -
The British Isles Since 1945 by Kathleen Burk 9780199248384
Booksplease Price: $88.92Since 1945 Great Britain has gone through many changes: the loss of an empire, economic decline and resurgence, entry into Europe, evolution into a multicultural society, and devolution, to name only... -
Islam and Modernity in Turkey by Brian Silverstein 9780230109827
Booksplease Price: $91.14In contrast to much of the Muslim world, a majority of Turks consider Islam to be primarily a matter of personal choice and private belief. How did such an arrangement come about? Moreover, most... -
East European Communities: The Struggle For Balance In Turbulent Times by David A. Kideckel 9780367166625
RRP: $87.73Booksplease Price: $82.37This book focuses on communities in the east European transition and the diverse issues which people face in them on a daily basis. It is organized around three themes: economic change and... -
Citizenship and Migration in the Era of Globalization: The Flow of Migrants and the Perception of Citizenship in Asia and Europe by Markus Pohlmann 9783642197383
Booksplease Price: $179.65In an age of globalization there is frequent migration across national borders, resulting in a reconsideration of the notion, practice and social institution of national citizenship. Addressing this... -
Peace, Security and Defence Cooperation in Post-Brexit Europe: Risks and Opportunities by Cornelia-Adriana Baciu 9783030124175
Booksplease Price: $219.22Highlighting the challenges and prospects of European security cooperation, this volume examines the impact of Brexit on strategic aspects of security, peace, defence and foreign policy for both the... -
Islam and Modernity in Turkey by Brian Silverstein 9781349292332
Booksplease Price: $90.25In contrast to much of the Muslim world, a majority of Turks consider Islam to be primarily a matter of personal choice and private belief. How did such an arrangement come about? Moreover, most... -
Family and Community in Early Modern Spain: The Citizens of Granada, 1570-1739 by James Casey 9780521855891
RRP: $183.30Booksplease Price: $166.84James Casey offers an innovative study of prestige, power and the role of the family in a Mediterranean city during the early modern period. He focuses on the structure and values of the ruling class... -
Combatting Illicit Trade on the EU Border: A Comparative Perspective by Celina Nowak 9783030510183
Booksplease Price: $90.83This open access book provides the first-ever comparative study on criminal policy concerning the illicit trade of tobacco, conducted among four comparatively new EU Member States (Lithuania, Poland,... -
The Race Question in Oceania: A. B. Meyer and Otto Finsch between metropolitan theory and field experience, 1865-1914 by Hilary Susan Howes 9783631638743
RRP: $130.85Booksplease Price: $116.59In 1873 the German naturalist A.B. Meyer spent five months in New Guinea. He had expected "bloodthirsty and untamed savages" and was amazed to find "men of milder customs". His compatriot Otto Finsch... -
Economic Policy for a Social Europe: A Critique of Neo-liberalism and Proposals for Alternatives by Jorg Huffschmid 9781349522194
Booksplease Price: $179.56This book poses a critique of neoliberal economic polices in the EU and proposals for alternatives. The book argues that the economic weakness of the EU is the result of the very restrictive economic... -
Revisioning Stalin and Stalinism: Complexities, Contradictions, and Controversies by Dr James Ryan 9781350122949
Booksplease Price: $218.65This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations. Stalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and... -
Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000 by Roger Collins 9780230006720
Booksplease Price: $199.89In this classic textbook history of early medieval Europe, Roger Collins provides a succinct account of the centuries during which Europe changed from being an abstract geographical expression to a... -
Slaves from the North: Finns and Karelians in the East European Slave Trade, 900–1600 by Jukka Jari Korpela 9789004447196
Booksplease Price: $96.02In this book Jukka Korpela offers an analysis of the trade in kidnapped Finns and Karelians into slavery in Eastern Europe. Blond slaves from the north of Europe were rare luxury items in Black Sea... -
What Kind of God?: Responses to 10 Popular Accusations by Michael Ots
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $19.38How can God be good when he allows suffering, authorizes war, limits my sexuality, excludes people of other religions and even sends them to hell? Michael Ots responds with clarity and warmth to... -
Animals and Hunters in the Late Middle Ages: Evidence from the BnF MS fr. 616 of the Livre de chasse by Gaston Fébus by Hannele Klemettilä
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $84.01This book explores views of the natural world in the late Middle Ages, especially as expressed in Livre de chasse (Book of the Hunt), the most influential hunting book of the era. It shows that... -
Europe's Long Twelfth Century: Order, Anxiety and Adaptation, 1095-1229 by John D. Cotts 9780230237858
Booksplease Price: $71.80Between 1095 and 1229, Western Europe confronted a series of alternative cultural possibilities that would fundamentally transform its social structures, its intellectual life, and its very identity... -
Reading Turkish Islamist Writers: Kisakuerek, Bulac, Dilipak by Konstantinos Gogos 9783631830062
RRP: $55.58Booksplease Price: $51.77The main purpose of this study is to contribute to the familiarization of the reader with the production of Islamist writers in contemporary Turkey, by focusing on the ideas and writings of Necip... -
Glazed Ceramics of the Islamic World 700–1600 CE by Moujan Matin 9781009582896
RRP: $33.15Booksplease Price: $30.58Of all the material culture of the Islamic World prior to the sixteenth century, only ceramics survive in a way which forms a continuous representative visual history. As such, ceramics provide a... -
The Nubian Issue in Egypt: Conflict Analysis and Approaches to Peaceful Conflict Transformation by Salua Nour 9783631918111
RRP: $74.10Booksplease Price: $67.72From the perspective of conflict theory, this book offers a comprehensive, multi-causal, and multi-level analysis of the Nubian issue in Egypt. Utilizing qualitative research methods, it delves into... -
Legacies of the Portuguese Colonial Empire: Nationalism, Popular Culture and Citizenship by Nuno Domingos 9781350289772
Booksplease Price: $176.61Decolonization represented the end of colonial rule, but did not eradicate imperial and colonial categories and mythologies. Situated in the wider context of European colonial legacies, this book... -
Exotics at Home: Anthropologies, Others, American Modernity by Micaela di Leonardo
Booksplease Price: $59.92Attempting to define the exotic, this text focuses on the shifting relations between popular portrayals of exotic "others" and the practice of anthropology, seeking to cast light on gender, race and... -
Making Sense as a Cultural Practice: Historical Perspectives by Jorg Rogge
RRP: $74.08Booksplease Price: $54.03In the cultural and social formations of the past, practices exist for the generation and integration of moments having and giving sense with the objective of strengthening the cultural and social... -
Book of Forging: Basic Techniques and Examples by ,Karl Gissing 9780764357374
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $27.16Ideal for beginners or those looking to brush up their skills, this quick-reference overview explains the basics of all aspects of blacksmithing. With more than 450 photos and a focus on only the... -
Brussels for Pleasure Derek Blyth 9781873429143
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $20.48For all its pivotal importance historically and politically, not to mention gastronomically, Brussels remains one of the least known cities in Europe. Derek Blyth has lived in Brussels for many... -
Basic Essentials® Bicycle Touring by Dennis Stuhaug 9780762740093
RRP: $13.63Booksplease Price: $13.32An information-packed tool for the novice or handy reference for the veteran. Distills years of knowledge into an affordable and portable book.With this handy book you'll discover how to plan a trip... -
The Economic Structure and Failure of Yugoslavia by James H. Gapinski 9780275946005
Booksplease Price: $149.19For roughly three decades following World War II, Yugoslavia enjoyed economic success unparalleled in the communist world. Then came the 1980s. Economic success turned into economic failure, and...