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Regional & national history
Hardback. Despite the interest in general European history, the European dimension is surprisingly absent from much of the writing of contemporary history. In most countries, the historiography on the 20th century is dominated by national perspectives. This book focuses on the development of a shared conception of European history. Editor(s): Jarausch, Konrad Hugo; Lindenberger, Thomas. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 293 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 293
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452841
- ISBN
- 9781845452841
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Condition: New
€ 152.46
€ 152.46
Hardback. Hitler's autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator. Many historians have taken this claim at face value and concluded that the Nazi regime harbored an inbred love of nature. This book argues that such conclusions are misleading. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 8 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW; RPT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453091
- ISBN
- 9781845453091
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Condition: New
€ 152.34
€ 152.34
Hardback. At the end of the twentieth century France found itself in the midst of another scandalous fin de siecle, awash with rumors and revelations of wrongdoing in high places. Surely les affaires is approximate in political significance to those of the Dreyfus or Panama scandals a century ago. The author argues this is not so. Series: Monographs in French Studies. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 169 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453657
- ISBN
- 9781845453657
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Condition: New
€ 151.32
€ 151.32
hardcover. Shows that between 1800 and 1945, the fundamentalist desire for a single communal faith played a crucial role in the radicalization of Germany's political Right. This book says that a nationalist faith gained a wider appeal, because people were searching for a sense of identity and belonging, a mental map for the world and metaphysical security. Series: Monographs in German History. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845453688
- ISBN
- 9781845453688
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Condition: New
€ 152.57
€ 152.57
Hardback. Features essays that explore how German mourning changed over the 20th century in different contexts, with a particular view to how death was linked to larger issues of social order and cultural self-understanding. This volume contributes to a history of death in 20th-century Germany that does not begin and end with the Third Reich. Editor(s): Betts, Paul; Confino, Alon; Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 329 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMGD; HBJD; HBLW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 329
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453978
- ISBN
- 9781845453978
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Condition: New
€ 163.55
€ 163.55
Hardback. The communist German Democratic Republic, founded in 1949 in the Soviet-occupied zone of post-war Germany is, for many people, epitomized by the Berlin Wall; Soviet tanks and surveillance by the secret security police, the Stasi, appear to be central. But is this really all there is to the GDR's history? Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454357
- ISBN
- 9781845454357
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Condition: New
€ 163.67
€ 163.67
Hardback. The Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was a crucial moment not only in German history but also in the history of both crime fiction and criminal science. This study approaches the period from a unique perspective - investigating the most notorious criminals of the time and the public's reaction to their crimes. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 169 pages, 15 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 169
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454395
- ISBN
- 9781845454395
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Condition: New
€ 151.67
€ 151.67
Hardback. This volume, with original contributions by leading German scholars, suggests that crises of integration should be seen as engines of progress throughout the history of European integration rather than as expressions of failure and regression, a widely held assumption. It therefore throws new light on the current crises in European integration.. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454418
- ISBN
- 9781845454418
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Condition: New
€ 151.44
€ 151.44
Hardback. The first German women's movement embraced the belief in a demographic surplus of unwed women, known as the FrauenuberschuA , as a central leitmotif in the campaign for reform. Proponents of the female surplus held that the advances of industry and urbanization had upset traditional marriage patterns.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 tables, 23 figs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454807
- ISBN
- 9781845454807
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Condition: New
€ 152.85
€ 152.85
Hardback. While bookstore shelves around the world have never ceased to display best-selling life-and-lettersA" biographies in prominent positions, the genre became less popular among academic historians during the Cold War decades. Their main concern then was with political and socioeconomic structures, institutions, and organizations.. Editor(s): Berghahn, Volker R.; Lassig, Simone. Series: Studies in German History. BIC Classification: 1DF; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455187
- ISBN
- 9781845455187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.23
€ 152.23
Hardback. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455316
- ISBN
- 9781845455316
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Condition: New
€ 151.94
€ 151.94
Hardback. This book explains why concerns that the Nazi past would be marginalized by the more recent Communist past proved to be misplaced. It examines the delicate East-West dynamics and the notion that the West sought to impose "victor's justice" (or history) on the East. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455330
- ISBN
- 9781845455330
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Condition: New
€ 152.51
€ 152.51
Hardback. Exploring the gray zone of infiltration and subversion in which the Nazi and Communist parties sought to influence and undermine each other, this book offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between Communism and Fascism-a key problem of twentieth-century German history. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455644
- ISBN
- 9781845455644
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Condition: New
€ 151.78
€ 151.78
Hardback. Imperial Germany's governing elite frequently sought to censor literature that threatened established political, social, religious, and moral norms in the name of public peace, order, and security. It claimed and exercised a prerogative to intervene in literary life that was broader than that of its Western neighbors.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 5 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTB; JFMD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455705
- ISBN
- 9781845455705
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Condition: New
€ 163.60
€ 163.60
hardcover. The nature of the currently emerging European society, which includes the economic and social transformation of Eastern and Central European countries, has been hotly debated. At its center is the relationship between markets and civil society within political and social contexts. Editor(s): Perez-Diaz, Victor. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 280 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBLX; HBTB; KCP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845456078
- ISBN
- 9781845456078
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.79
€ 152.79
Hardback. The mining of diamonds, their trading mechanisms, their financial institutions, and, not least, their cultural expressions as luxury items have engaged the work of historians, economists, social scientists, and international relations experts. Based on previously unexamined historical documents found in archives in Belgium, England, Israel.. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456337
- ISBN
- 9781845456337
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.23
€ 164.23
Hardback. The contributors to this volume explore the role of emotions in history and ask how that exploration changes what we know about national and international history, and in turn how that affects the methodological study of history. In particular they focus on emotions in American history between the 18th century and the present.. Editor(s): Gienow-Hecht, Jessica C. E. Series: European Studies in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 ills. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456429
- ISBN
- 9781845456429
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.71
€ 152.71
Hardback. Labor historians have long noted that members of various occupational groups in nineteenth and twentieth century France had distinct political identities, but few have explored how these identities were constructed and reproduced across generations. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456450
- ISBN
- 9781845456450
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Condition: New
€ 152.67
€ 152.67
Hardback. A captivating time, the 60s and 70s now draw more attention than ever. The first substantial work by historians has appeared only in the last few years, and this volume offers an important contribution. These meticulously researched essays offer new perspectives on the Cold War and global relations in the 1960s and 70s. Editor(s): Davis, Belinda J.; Mausbach, Wilfried; Klimke, Martin. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 170 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 358
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845456511
- ISBN
- 9781845456511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.96
€ 163.96
hardcover. The 20th century, declared at its start to be the Century of the ChildA" by Swedish author Ellen Key, saw an unprecedented expansion of state activity in and expert knowledge on child-rearing on both sides of the Atlantic. Children were seen as a crucial national resource whose care could not be left to families alone. Editor(s): Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781845456962
- ISBN
- 9781845456962
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Condition: New
€ 152.39
€ 152.39
Hardback. During the last two decades Europe has experienced a rise in transnational contention. Citizens are crossing borders to advance alternative visions of Europe. They spread protest concepts and tactics and explore new ways of organizing dissent. Editor(s): Teune, Simon. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 250 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457280
- ISBN
- 9781845457280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.43
€ 152.43
Hardback. In Europe, love has been given a prominent place in European self-representations from the Enlightenment onwards. The category of love, stemming from private and personal spheres, was given a public function and used to distinguish European civilization from others. Editor(s): Passerini, Luisa; Ellena, Liliana; Geppert, Alexander C. T. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 334 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457365
- ISBN
- 9781845457365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.95
€ 163.95
Hardback. In 1926/27 the Soviet Central Statistical Administration initiated several year-long expeditions to gather primary data on the whereabouts, economy, and living conditions of all rural peoples living in the Arctic and sub-Arctic at the end of the Russian civil war. Editor(s): Anderson, David G. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JJG; HBJQ; HBLW; JHBD; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845457662
- ISBN
- 9781845457662
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Condition: New
€ 163.88
€ 163.88
Hardback. Series: Anthem-Iseas India-China Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789380601175
- ISBN
- 9789380601175
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.73
€ 131.73