European history

This book examines in words and pictures the network of British branch lines and other secondary routes that survived the mass closures of the 1960s.

Myth and Reality in Late-Eighteenth-Century British Politics and Other Papers delves into the intricate political landscape of late 18th-century Britain, offering a fresh perspective on governance, parliamentary dynamics, and the movements for constitutional reform prior to the French Revolution.

Employing fresh, innovative readings, Edgardo Colon-Emeric examines and underscores the centrality of the concept of perfection for the theologies of Thomas Aquinas and John Wesley--and finds them, surprisingly, largely complementary.

His Majesty's Opposition: Structure and Problems of the British Labour Party 1931-1938 offers an in-depth examination of the Labour Party during its pivotal years as His Majesty's Opposition in Parliament.

In his day, John Wesley offered important insights on how to obtain knowledge of God that readily bears fruit in our own times.

The Rhizome and the Flower: The Perennial Philosophy-Yeats and Jung offers an ambitious exploration of what its author terms "e;Yeats-and-Jung,"e; a conceptual pairing examined not through conventional literary criticism or psychological analysis but through the broader framework of intellectual history and the "e;perennial philosophy.

This title was originally published in 1978.

This valuable study offers a rare perspective on the social and political crisis in late Imperial Russia.

An extensive study of the origins and culture of the mysterious Huns and the civilizations affected by their invasions.

The Word in Stone: The Role of Architecture in the National Socialist Ideology by Robert R.

This title was originally published in 1978.

The Word in Stone: The Role of Architecture in the National Socialist Ideology by Robert R.

Ayrshire has a rich and varied history.

Romanesque Sculpture in Italy (1954) is a comprehensive analysis of the resurgence of sculpture in Italy.

The Rhizome and the Flower: The Perennial Philosophy-Yeats and Jung offers an ambitious exploration of what its author terms "e;Yeats-and-Jung,"e; a conceptual pairing examined not through conventional literary criticism or psychological analysis but through the broader framework of intellectual history and the "e;perennial philosophy.

Praise for Joanna Hickson:'An intriguing tale, told with confidence' The Times'Rich and warm' Sunday ExpressWill his ambition be her destiny or her downfall?

A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne is one of the most innovative and influential works of eighteenth-century travel literature, blending the conventions of the Grand Tour with Sterne's distinctive wit, pathos, and satiric irony.

This title was originally published in 1976.

Germany Without Bismarck: The Crisis of Government in the Second Reich, 1890-1900 meticulously explores the turbulent years following Otto von Bismarck's dismissal in 1890, a pivotal period of uncertainty and transformation for the German Empire.

This title was originally published in 1976.

Cholera terrified and fascinated nineteenth-century Europeans more than any other modern disease.

"Der große Krieg in Deutschland", eines der umfangreichsten Prosawerke Ricarda Huchs, erschien in den nun wieder vorliegenden drei Bänden zwischen 1912 und 1914 im Leipziger Insel-Verlag.

Germany Without Bismarck: The Crisis of Government in the Second Reich, 1890-1900 meticulously explores the turbulent years following Otto von Bismarck's dismissal in 1890, a pivotal period of uncertainty and transformation for the German Empire.

A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne is one of the most innovative and influential works of eighteenth-century travel literature, blending the conventions of the Grand Tour with Sterne's distinctive wit, pathos, and satiric irony.

This book examines the early decades of economic nation building in Ireland.

The Augustan Age (1962) examines the writing of the time, and the critical theory that supported it.

Originally published in 1938, the author traces the rise of the great European Universities from the Cathedral Schools of the tenth and eleventh centuries and their gradual development into republics of learning with power to treat on terms of equality with king and pope.

The importance of recording testimony of Holocaust survivors is well understood.

Conventional wisdom claims that the seventeenth century gave birth to the material and ideological forces that culminated in the Industrial Revolution and the rise of capitalism.