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Feeling Exclusion: Religious Conflict, Exile and Emotions in Early Modern Europe by
Examines the various coping strategies religious refugees developed to deal with their marginalization and exclusion, and investigates the strategies deployed in various media to generate feelings of exclusion through models of social difference, that questioned the loyalty, values, and trust of "others".
An Introduction to the Ancient World by
Covering the social, political, economic and cultural processes that have influenced later western and Near Eastern civilisations, this volume considers subjects such as the administrative structures, economies and religions of the ancient Near East, Athenian democracy, the development of classical Greek literature, the interaction of cultures in the Hellenistic world, the political and administrative system of the Roman Republic and empire, and the coming of Christianity, all within the broad outline of political history.
Modern Europe, 1789-Present by
Bringing this history vividly to life, the authors use a very broad range of sources including memoirs, archives, letters, songs and newspapers.
Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989 by
By comparing the effect of the phenomenon across Russia and the ex-republics, Graney provides a theoretically grounded and empirically rich window into how we should study politics in the former USSR.
When Britain Saved the West: The Story of 1940 by
Reassesses key events of 1940--crises that were recognized as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior concludes that the nation was saved through a combination of political leadership, British Expeditionary Force determination and skill, Royal Air Force and Navy efforts to return soldiers to the homeland, and the determination of the people to fight on "in spite of all terror."
Why We're All Romans: The Roman Contribution to the Western World by
Not only examines Roman history and the multitude of Roman achievements in rich and colorful detail but also delineates their crucial and lasting impact on Western civilization.
Yellow Star, Red Star: Holocaust Remembrance After Communism by
Yellow Star, Red Star asks why Holocaust memory continues to be so deeply troubled--ignored, appropriated, and obfuscated--throughout Eastern Europe, even though it was in those lands that most of the extermination campaign occurred.
1493: uncovering the new world Columbus created by
In 1493, Charles Mann gives us an eye-opening scientific interpretation of our past, unequaled in its authority and fascination.
After the Victorians: the decline of Britain in the world by
Presents a panoramic view of an era, stretching from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 to the dawn of the cold war in the early 1950s. Wilson offers an absorbing portrait of the decline of one of the world's great powers. The result is a fresh account of the birth pangs of the modern world, as well as a timely analysis of imperialism and its discontents.
Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman by
Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage Russia in the cultural life of Europe, her creation of the Hermitage, and her numerous scandal-free romantic affairs.
A Concise Survey of Western Civilization: supremacies and diversities throughout history by
Pavlac covers the basic historical information that all educated adults should know. The text is also informed by five topical themes: technological innovation, migration and conquest, political and economic decision making, church and state, and disputes about the meaning of life. Throughout, judicious "basic principles" present summaries of historical realities and primary source projects offer students the chance to evaluate differing points of view about the past.
Renaissance People: lives that shaped the modern age by
Each section in this volume marks a chronological stage in Europe's rebirth, tying the period's intellectual currents to its political and social concerns and setting the context for the individual biographies.
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