Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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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€ 155.52
€ 155.52
Hardback. In a work based on new archival, press, and literary sources, the author revises the picture of German imperialism as being the brainchild of a Machiavellian Bismarck or the "conservative revolutionaries" of the twentieth century. Instead, Fitzpatrick argues for the liberal origins of German imperialism.. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 237 pages, 8 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBTQ; JPFN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 237
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455200
- ISBN
- 9781845455200
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€ 154.88
€ 154.88
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
€ 155.80
€ 155.80
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
€ 154.60
€ 154.60
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
€ 166.82
€ 166.82
Hardback. Explains the process and outcome of reforms to the tasks and structure of the German Bundeswehr, demonstrating, in contrast to previous approaches, how the domestic political context and material factors were of crucial importance, despite adaptational pressures from the EU and NATO. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453923
- ISBN
- 9781845453923
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Condition: New
€ 154.88
€ 154.88
Hardback. Explores different attitudes and experiences of those women who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and those who helped or hindered them. This study analyzes the dichotomy between medical theory and practice, and questions common assumptions that abortion was "a necessary evil," which needed strict regulation and medical control. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453893
- ISBN
- 9781845453893
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Condition: New
€ 155.77
€ 155.77
Hardback. Aby Warburg (1866-1929), founder of Warburg Institute, was one of the influential cultural historians of twentieth century. Focusing on the period 1896-1918, this book presents a study of his response to German political, social and cultural modernism. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; ABQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453695
- ISBN
- 9781845453695
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Condition: New
€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453633
- ISBN
- 9781845453633
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Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
Hardback. Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world's prime resource. This book questions some major assumptions about the nexus between sugar production and colonial societies in the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, especially in the second (post-1800) colonial era. Editor(s): Bosma, Ulbe; Guisti-Cordero, Juan A.; Knight, G. Roger. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; KNAC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845453169
- ISBN
- 9781845453169
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Condition: New
€ 154.94
€ 154.94
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
€ 155.28
€ 155.28
Hardback. There has been great interest among historians in the history of the family and the household. This volume contains essays which explore two major transitions in kinship patterns - at the end of the Middle Ages and at the end of the eighteenth century - in an effort to reset the agenda in family history. Editor(s): Sabean, David Warren; Teuscher, Simon; Mathieu, Jon. Num Pages: 9 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452889
- ISBN
- 9781845452889
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Condition: New
€ 167.09
€ 167.09
Hardback. For more than a decade, West Germany denied Israel the commencement of official diplomatic relations. In a policy-reversal, however, Bonn eventually offered Jerusalem the exchange of ambassadors in 1965. This book interprets the government's change of heart as the result of grassroots intervention in high level politics. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 230 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1FBH; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452872
- ISBN
- 9781845452872
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Condition: New
€ 154.82
€ 154.82
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
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Hardback. Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452230
- ISBN
- 9781845452230
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Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Hardback. The myriad debates on restitution and memory, which have been going on in Europe for decades, indicate that World War II never ended, paradoxically re-invoked by the events of 1989/90 and the expansion of Europe to the east in the aftermath of the collapse of communism and economic globalization. This book offers an assessment of this problem. Editor(s): Diner, Dan; Wunberg, Gotthart. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452209
- ISBN
- 9781845452209
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Condition: New
€ 166.82
€ 166.82
The Limits of Loyalty. Imperial Symbolism, Popular Allegiances, and St...
. Ed(S): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A...
Hardback. A historical text on the late Habsburg monarchy, it concentrates on attempts by imperial government to generate a dynastic-oriented patriotism in multinational state. It examines those forces in state and society which tended toward the promotion of state unity and loyalty towards the ruling house. Editor(s): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452025
- ISBN
- 9781845452025
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Condition: New
€ 155.43
€ 155.43
The Power of Entrepreneurs. Politics and Economy in Contemporary Spain...
Cabrera, Mercedes; Rey, Fernando Del
Hardback. Although Spain is an important member of the EU, relatively little is known about its economy and its interrelationship with political forces. This book analyzes its ever-changing relationship throughout the 20th century with its various upheavals, such as the crisis of the democratic republic and the civil war in the 1930s. Translator(s): Lavigna, Robert. Num Pages: 220 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JMC; JP; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451851
- ISBN
- 9781845451851
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Condition: New
€ 154.72
€ 154.72
Hardback. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, 1-2 maps, 38 tables, 27photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451332
- ISBN
- 9781845451332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Hardback. This anthology contributes to an ongoing debate about how the gendered body has been constructed and perceived within the context of the European courts during the course of the past five centuries. Editor(s): Schulte, Regina. Num Pages: 32 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845451219
- ISBN
- 9781845451219
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.77
€ 166.77