European history

Part World War II spy thriller, part romance, and part tale of buried family secrets, The Serpent Bearer is perfect for fans of Kelly Rimmer's The German Wife and Kate Quinn's The Alice Network.

Archaic Greece (1976) describes the typical polis, and considers in turn each city-state in mainland Greece, the Aegean and the coast of Asia Minor.

From newsletters and magazines to bazaars and dinners to festivals and concerts, charities and philanthropic enterprises competed among one another to obtain financial support for their causes, justify their expenditures and, to borrow a phrase from a recent historical study, "e;monetize compassion.

Industrial Design in Britain (1976) describes the industrial design movement in Britain from its origins, when it broke away from the Arts and Crafts in 1915, until 1945 when its vital importance to industry was officially recognised, and the Council of Industrial Design was established with a grant from the Government.

Henry Fielding (1933) examines Fielding's prodigious activity as dramatist, journalist, novelist and magistrate.

This book presents the history of the British Empire as the "e;Bridge"e; for creating a Global History, especially emphasizing its connections with Asian regions.

An illustrated study of Rome's key enemies from the Late Principate and Dominate: the western Visigoths and the eastern Ostrogoths.

Henry Fielding (1933) examines Fielding's prodigious activity as dramatist, journalist, novelist and magistrate.

This book explores the social roots, character, and consequences of paramilitary violence in Europe in the 1940s.

In recent decades a significant 'transnational' turn has occurred in German Studies, with the role of India in German cultural history becoming a growing area of interest, yet there are serious challenges to the historian within this.

This book presents the following: the facts and myths concerning Minoa; the catastrophic earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea; Greece before and after its Dark Ages; and their historical connection with Japan's ancient society.

British Admirals of the Eighteenth Century (1972) examines the problems of eighteenth-century naval warfare, and differs in two important respects from orthodox opinions.

This volume analyzes how people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds living around the "e;Middle Sea"e; perceived, felt, and described homesickness, using a multidisciplinary approach which brings new perspectives to known phenomena and their evolving meanings.

Since its first appearance in 1925, Elizabethan Life in Town and Country (1961) has securely established itself both for the general reader and the student as an accepted authority for the social history of the age.

First published in 1948, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Europe from 1610 to 1715.

In recent decades a significant 'transnational' turn has occurred in German Studies, with the role of India in German cultural history becoming a growing area of interest, yet there are serious challenges to the historian within this.

A complex and at times controversial film-maker whose career spanned the second half of the twentieth century, Federico Fellini (1920-1993) remains central to the Italian cultural imagery and the object of ongoing debates and critical scrutiny at home and abroad.

Journey through the grand tapestry of "e;War and Peace"e; by Leo Tolstoy, a monumental classic that intertwines the lives of aristocratic families amidst the tumult of the Napoleonic Wars.

Frommers books arent written by committee, by AI, or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done.

This book presents the following: the facts and myths concerning Minoa; the catastrophic earthquakes, tsunami, and volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea; Greece before and after its Dark Ages; and their historical connection with Japan's ancient society.

An engaging 700-year history of meat at the intersection of German and Jewish culture, uniquely illuminating the rich, fraught, and tragic history of German Jewry.

Early Modern Women's Work examines the contributions of female writers, artists, scientists, religious leaders, and patrons who engaged in entrepreneurial, intellectual, and emotional labor in German-speaking Europe.

Turkish Nationalism and Western Civilization (1959) presents Ziya Gokalp's synthesis of nationalism, Islam and Western civilization in a developmental and systematic way.

Ricarda Huchs "Die Romantik", 1899 und 1902 in zwei Bänden erschienen, hier vorliegend in einer Gesamtausgabe gehört zu den anregendsten und interessantesten literarhistorischen Schriften des frühen 20.

Originally published in 1949, and as a third revised edition in 1966, this is a fascinating, lucid and comprehensive survey of the complicated succession of colonial empires in east and west.

How do seemingly disparate arenas of Enlightenment philosophy, economic theories, boudoir etiquette, literary styles, and artistic modes coincide in the late eighteenth century?

Archaic Greece (1976) describes the typical polis, and considers in turn each city-state in mainland Greece, the Aegean and the coast of Asia Minor.

In A Beautiful Second Act, bestselling author Maria Morera Johnson explores the adventure of life's second half, drawing inspiration from twenty saints and ';soul sisters' who faced these challenges with courage.

First published in 1936, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Europe from 1715-1814.

'In the tenth-century Annales Cambriae, which possibly goes back to contemporary sources, the entry about the Battle of Badon Hill mentions that Arthur "e;carried the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ on his shoulders for three days and three nights"e;.

An illustrated study of the British Army's Anti-Aircraft (AA) Command's performance against the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.

First Published in 1990, The Eve of the Greek Revival presents an illuminating interpretation of Greece during the crucial period just before the Greek War of Independence (1821-9) and the establishment of the modern Greek state.

Economic Integration in East and West (1976) explores the logic of economic integration to form free trade areas and common markets, and applies the findings to the European Economic Community and Comecon, and to third countries and the world economic order in general.