European history

First published in 1986, A Short History of Irish Literature combines the scholarship of exceptional range and depth with the power to persuade us to read authors we have forgotten or neglected, and to re-read sympathetically those we have insensitively undervalued or dismissed.

The Berlin Wall is arguably the most prominent symbol of the Cold War era.

In the first English-language biography of one of the most important figures in postwar German history, Alfred C.

Between the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars and the outbreak of the First World War, Europe underwent a transformation unparalleled in its history.

In this book, James Lewis demonstrates the centrality of Americanideas about and concern for the union of the states in thepolicymaking of the early republic.

The Berlin Wall is arguably the most prominent symbol of the Cold War era.

Was the martyrdom of the prophet Joseph Smith simply a random act of violence?

The abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861 and American slavery in 1865 transformed both nations as Russian peasants and African Americans gained new rights as subjects and citizens.

The abolition of Russian serfdom in 1861 and American slavery in 1865 transformed both nations as Russian peasants and African Americans gained new rights as subjects and citizens.

In the 1950s and 1960s, images of children appeared everywhere, from movies to milk cartons, their smiling faces used to sell everything, including war.

According to Simon Wiesenthal, nearly half of the crimes associated with the Holocaust were committed by Austrians, who comprised just 8.

Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon--'a history book for Scots'.

Exciting World War II action The exploits of Britain's wartime commandos Covers fighting in Norway, Italy, France and Germany John Durnford-Slater raised and trained the first Commando unit in 1940, became an outstanding leader of special operations and witnessed some of the most daring exploits of World War II.

According to Simon Wiesenthal, nearly half of the crimes associated with the Holocaust were committed by Austrians, who comprised just 8.

In the 1950s and 1960s, images of children appeared everywhere, from movies to milk cartons, their smiling faces used to sell everything, including war.

Social and economic changes included an increase in production of food and raw materials, in turn sustaining the remarkable growth of towns and cities over this period.

In the summer of 1411, the ageing Donald of Isla, Lord of the Isles, invaded mainland Scotland with a huge, battle-hardened army, only to be fought to a bloody standstill on the plateau of Harlaw, fifteen miles from Aberdeen, a town he had threatened to sack.

Roman Ambitions explores papal politics and humanist culture through the biographical framework of Thomas James (d.

Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitlers Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations.

As the most populous country in Eastern Europe as well as the birthplace of the largest anticommunist dissident movement, Poland is crucial in understanding the end of the Cold War.

Paul Hopkins, an authority on early Jacobitism, sets the Massacre of Glencoe in its true context.

The earliest collections of Egyptian artifacts were those pieces taken by the Roman empire.

This is the second volume of a three-volume study of Scottish social change and development from the eighteenth century to the present day, originally published by John Donald in association with the Economic and Social History Society of Scotland.

Academic writing in Britain and Ireland has tended to treat the histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as discrete subjects of study.

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor, leaders in China and the United States had high hopes of a lasting partnership between the two countries.

Although Austrians comprised only 8 percent of the population of Hitlers Reich, they made up 14 percent of SS members and 40 percent of those involved in the Nazis' killing operations.

As the most populous country in Eastern Europe as well as the birthplace of the largest anticommunist dissident movement, Poland is crucial in understanding the end of the Cold War.

From 1933 to 1945, the Reich Chamber of Culture exercised a profound influence over hundreds of thousands of German artists and entertainers.

From 1933 to 1945, the Reich Chamber of Culture exercised a profound influence over hundreds of thousands of German artists and entertainers.

With thousands of migrants attempting the perilous maritime journey from North Africa to Europe each year, transnational migration is a defining feature of social life in the Mediterranean today.

With thousands of migrants attempting the perilous maritime journey from North Africa to Europe each year, transnational migration is a defining feature of social life in the Mediterranean today.

The history of homes and the way in which they are run reflects changing social and economic conditions as surely, and more fascinatingly, than historical documents.

This collection of essays presents historical approaches to the links which have existed for over 800 years between Scotland and one of the areas of continental Europe closest to her: the Low Countries.

Late imperial Russia's criminal justice system examined through its most prominent public casesIn this book, lawyer and historian Sergei Antonov examines the largest and most prominent criminal cases following the landmark judicial reform of 1864 that introduced the public jury trial.

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies.

A bird's-eye look at the Ghost Dance, the first instance of modern, collective racial self-consciousness for Native peoples in the United StatesFrom the Sand Creek Massacre (1864) to the Massacre at Wounded Knee (1890), Indigenous religious practices-legally banned after 1883-took on new meanings as acts of defiance against colonialism and white supremacy.

This textbook explores vital networks and relationships among geographies and cultures that shaped medieval societies.

Frances involvement in the American Civil War was critical to its unfolding, but the details of the European powers role remain little understood.

In 1730, Edmund Burt was sent to Scotland to work as a contractor for the government.

After Japans attack on Pearl Harbor, leaders in China and the United States had high hopes of a lasting partnership between the two countries.

James III is the most enigmatic of the Stewart kings of Scotland.

Frances involvement in the American Civil War was critical to its unfolding, but the details of the European powers role remain little understood.

Revolution, war, political turmoil: this is the extraordinary story of how modern London the world s first truly global city was made.

Writing on a small island in the Firth of Forth in the 1440s, Walter Bower set out to tell the whole story of the Scottish nation in a single huge book, the Scotichronicon--'a history book for Scots'.

This study examines the political ambitions and influences of the Balliol dynasty in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Scotland, England and France.

The economic crises since 2008, the tensions concerning the Euro, the Greek question and the refugee problem have fuelled a strong "e;Eurosceptic"e; movement.

Der Historiker Ortwin Pelc, zuletzt am Museum für Hamburgische Geschichte tätig, hat sich in vielfältiger Weise um die Landesgeschichte Schleswig-Holsteins verdient gemacht.

Between November 1945 and October 1946, the InternationalMilitary Tribunal in Nuremberg tried some of the most notoriouspolitical and military figures of Nazi Germany.

Superpower detente during the Nixon-Ford Administration led to the formation of an East-West regime aimed at conflict control and systemic stability.