BARBER, MALCOLM

The Two Cities Medieval Europe, 1050

London: Routledge, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0415067804. DJ shows light edge wear & creasing ; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 581 pages; 'The Two Cities' has become an essential text for students of medieval history. 'Two Cities' covers a colorful period from the schism between the eastern and western churches to the death of Dante. It encompasses the Crusades, the expansionist force of the Normans, major developments in the way kings, emperors and Popes exercised their powers, a great flourishing of art and architecture and the foundation of the very first universities. Running through it is the defining characteristic of the high Middle Ages--the delicate relationship between the spiritual and secular worlds. In medieval times, these two essential elements of life were seen as the two 'cities' of the title, they could not be divided but there was constant tension between them. This survey provides all the facts and background information that students need, and is defined into straightforward thematic chapters. It makes extensive use of primary sources, and makes new trends in research accessible to students. Its fresh approach gives students the most rounded, lively and integrated view of the high Middle Ages available.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 12101

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Keywords: 0415067804 Europe History crusades papacy Middle Ages HISTORY

BRINSON, CHARMIAN & MARIAN MALET EDITORS

Exile in and from Czechoslovakia During the 1930s and 1940s

New York: Rodopi, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 9042029595. Card covers show light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.7 inches; 303 pages; From the Yearbook Of The Research Centre For German And Austrian Exile Studies 11, Institute of Germanic and Romace Studies, University of London. "This volume focuses on a previously under-researched area, namely exile in and from Czechoslovakia in the years prior to the Second World War as well as during the wartime and post-war periods. The study considers, firstly, the refugees from Germany and Austria who fled to Czechoslovakia during the 1930s; secondly, the refugees from Czechoslovakia, both German and Czech-speaking, who arrived in Britain in or around 1938 as refugees from Fascism; and thirdly, those who fled from Communism in 1948. From a variety of perspectives, the book examines the refugees' activities and achievements in a range of fields, both on a collective and an individual basis. The volume will be of interest to scholars and students of twentieth century history, politics and cultural studies as well as those involved in Central European Studies and Exile Studies. It will also appeal to a general readership with an interest in Britain and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. ". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 20165

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Keywords: 9042029595 Germany exile Czechoslovakia

CALANDRI, ELENA & DANIELE CAVIGLIA & ANTONIO VARSORI (EDITORS)

Détente in Cold War Europe Politics and Diplomacy in the Mediterranean and the Middle East

London: I. B. Tauris, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1780761082. DJ shows very light shelf wear and slight scuffing. ; Boards and binding are near-fine. A bright, solid book.; International Library Of Twentieth Century History; 5.5 X 19.05 X 8.5 millimeters; 290 pages; "The Mediterranean sea has been a key geopolitical territory in the global international relations of the twentieth century; of crucial importance to the US, the Middle East and in the history of the EU. As Cold War documents become declassified and these archives become accessible to western historians, this volume reassesses the secret war waged over three decades for control of the Mediterranean Sea." The book is broken into 3 parts, titled 1.The Mediterranean(s) in the Global Balance, 2. War and Diplomacy in the Middle East, & 3. Regional Actors and Dynamics from Détente to the Second Cold War - articles written an assortment of experts in their field.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21584

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Keywords: 1780761082 Détente Mediterranean Cold war Europe HISTORY History::Europe

CALANDRI, ELENA & DANIELE CAVIGLIA & ANTONIO VARSORI (EDITORS)

Détente in Cold War Europe Politics and Diplomacy in the Mediterranean and the Middle East

London: I. B. Tauris, 2016. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1780761082. DJ shows very light shelf wear and slight scuffing. ; Boards and binding are near-fine. A bright, solid book.; International Library Of Twentieth Century History; 5.5 X 19.05 X 8.5 millimeters; 290 pages; "The Mediterranean sea has been a key geopolitical territory in the global international relations of the twentieth century; of crucial importance to the US, the Middle East and in the history of the EU. As Cold War documents become declassified and these archives become accessible to western historians, this volume reassesses the secret war waged over three decades for control of the Mediterranean Sea." The book is broken into 3 parts, titled 1.The Mediterranean(s) in the Global Balance, 2. War and Diplomacy in the Middle East, & 3. Regional Actors and Dynamics from Détente to the Second Cold War - articles written an assortment of experts in their field.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21118

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Keywords: 1780761082 Détente Mediterranean Cold war Europe HISTORY

COHEN, GARY B.

Education and Middle Class Society in Imperial Austria, 1848

West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1557530874. Only light wear to dustjacket ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 9.36 X 6.54 X 1.20 inches; 386 pages; "The development of Austrian society in the nineteenth century was beset by enormous difficulties, including sharp social-class differences, an economic base that was developing all too slowly, and, distinct from most of Western and Central Europe, a multiplicity of competing ethnic and religious groups. Against this backdrop, Cohen examines Austria's educational system, which he characterizes as one of the major accomplishments of government and civil society under the Habsburg Monarchy in its last decades. By 1910 Austria's secondary schools, technical colleges, and universities, pushed by a growing popular demand and pressures from local governments and interest groups, enrolled percentages of the school-aged population that roughly equaled, and sometimes exceeded, those in Germany. The rising social and political competition of Austria's ethnic and religious groups encouraged the expansion of education, and Czech and Polish national groups and the Jewish and Protestant religious minorities benefited particularly from the growing enrollments. These widening opportunities enabled lower-middle-class and even some working-class youth to join the modern educated middle classes. Only in fight of the developments examined here can one understand the recruitment and formation of the bureaucrats and professionals who led the Austrian Republic and the neighboring states of East-Central Europe in the decades after 1918. This study, the first English-language book on advanced education in the Austrian lands during the nineteenth century, is recommended for scholars and students in the history of education, modern social history, and the history of the Habsburg Monarchy.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16637

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Keywords: 1557530874 hapsburg Industrial revolution habsburg Austria

DENTON, C.S.

Absolute Power: The Real Lives of Europe's Most Infamous Rulers

London: Arcturus Publishing Ltd, 2006. 1st Thus. Hardcover. ISBN: 1841935344. DJ has short tear top of spine area. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 598 pages; "In an age when monarchies are little more than tourist pageantry, it is easy to forget that sovereigns once wielded absolute power. This book examines the reigns of more than 70 European autocrats, from Caligula to Nicholas II via 'Bloody Mary' and Ivan the Terrible. All were to some degree mad, bad or dangerous to live under, but the stronger connection is that they failed to fulfil the extravagant hopes placed in them.". Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21524

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Keywords: 1841935344 hohenzollern habsburg History::Europe

DUBRUCK, EDELGARD E. & BARBARA I. GUSICK

Fifteenth

Rochester: Camden House, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 157113333X. Only slight wear ; A bright, solid book. Red cloth covered boards, with gilt stamped design front and spine, as new ; B&W Illustrations; 9.13 X 6.22 X 0.79 inches; 236 pages; Fifteenth-Century Studies offers essays on diverse aspects of the period, including liberal and fine arts, historiography, medicine, and religion. The standard survey of drama research leads off the present volume. Ten essays follow, involving France, Spain, Germany, England, and Finland. Essays deal with love poetry, laughter and manhood in Jehan de Saintré, a new dating of Sir Gawein and the Green Knight, German eschatological theater, portrayals of Christ's healing of the lame man on the York stage, translation during the Middle Spanish period, the end of the persecution of witches, and late medieval executioners. Book reviews and an index of volumes 21 through 30 conclude the volume. Contributors: Edelgard Dubruck, William Calin, Rocio Del Rio Fernandez, Leonardas Gerulaitis, Barbara Gusick, Sibylle Jefferis, Judy Kem, Hannele Kemettilä, Lynn T. Ramey, Carolyn King Stephens Edelgard E. Dubruck is Professor Emerita at Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan, and Barbara I. Gusick is Associate Professor at Troy State University Dothan.. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 16829

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Keywords: 157113333X Theatre Mythology Historiography eschatology, religion Medieval witchcraft LITERATURE RELIGION LITERATURE HISTORY

GLUZA, ZBIGNIEW & BARBARA HERCHENREDER & ANETA DYLEWSKA

The End of Yalta Breakthrough in Eastern Europe 1989/90

Warsaw: The Karta Center, 2004. Third Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 8388288911. Some edge wear to card covers ; A tight solid book. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.43 X 5.85 X 0.73 inches; 119 pages; "An extraordinary experiment took place in Eastern Europe. Within a short period of time several nations suddenly found themselves standing face to face with the chance to change their fate - an event rarely seen in history. On 23rd November, 1989, on the seventh day of the "velvet revolution" in Prague, Timothy Garton Ash said to Vaclav Havel, "In Poland it took ten years, in Hungary 10 months, in the GDR 10 weeks, perchance it will take 10 days here in Czechoslovakia?" the revolutionary events did indeed take a little longer but word had gone out. The pace of change was truly remarkable. As subsequent steps on the road to change did not meet with expected forced opposition from the authorities, so courage grew. Meanwhile, with every compromise, the power of he authorities became weaker. The peoples of other countries could start out on ever-decreasing marathons. Revolutionary change sometimes happened to be an illusion (like in Romania at an early stage) and sovereignty apparent (Belarus). The breakthrough of 1989/90 meant a peaceful overthrow of Communism in Europe. Today, the residents of the seven former Soviet bloc countries may be certain that the "Yalta" curse will not come back to them.". Very Good .

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Book number: 18419

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Keywords: 8388288911 yalta Poland Communism hungary Czechoslovakia HISTORY

GYORFFY, GYORGY

Wirtschaft Und Gesellschaft Der Ungarn Um Die Jahrtausendwende (German Edition)

Budapest: Akademiai Kiado, 1983. Hardcover. ISBN: 963053200X. Some scuffing and soil of dustjacket ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; Studia historica; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 330 pages; The economy and society of Hungary at the turn of the millennium (1000). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 16734

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Keywords: 963053200X hungary Millennium HISTORY

MAZOWER, MARK

Dark Continent: Europe's Twentieth Century

New York: Vintage Books, 2000. First Paperback Edition; Later Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 067975704X. Card covers show light shelf wear, creasing.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 487 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 21513

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Keywords: 067975704X History::Europe

PETERS, JOHN

A Family from Flanders

London: William Collins Sons & Co, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0002173468. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear, FFEP has been clipped at top foredge, previous owner's name and sticker remnant at base of front flap. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; 219 pages; The author's family descends from the Huguenots of the Low Countries of Europe who, after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, were persecuted for their religion. Many left the area and resettled in a number of countries, taking their skills and beliefs with them. Peters (Delepierre) tells their history as well as the history of his own family since the 1600s.. Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 19831

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Keywords: 0002173468 huguenot Walloon netherlands nantes flanders RELIGION HISTORY

SICKING, LOUIS

*Colonial Borderlands. France and the Netherlands in the Atlantic in the 19th Century

Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. Hardcover. ISBN: 9004169601. Boards show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; History of International Relations, Diplomacy, & Intelligence Vol 4; B&W Illustrations; 9.76 X 6.54 X 0.71 inches; 217 pages; "History of International Relations, Diplomacy and Intelligence, 4 (History of International Relations Library, 4) France and the Netherlands were both important European colonial powers in the nineteenth century. This book, based primarily on archival research, is a contribution to the study of the relations between France and the Netherlands overseas in the nineteenth century. It focuses on those regions of the world where these two nations shared colonial borderlands: the island of St Martin in the Caribbean, the Gold Coast in Africa, and French Guiana and Surinam in South America. The border question in these regions is dealt with in the European context of colonial and international policy, as well as in the local context. The work addresses Franco-Dutch relations in the colonies, but also the interactions with the slaves on St Martin, the peoples of the Gold Coast (Ashanti, Agni of Sanwi, Fanti and Apollonians or Nzema), and the Maroons such as the Boni (Aluku) and the Ndyuka in the Guianese interior. Table of Contents About the author Acknowledgements Introduction Part I The borderland of France and the Netherlands in the Caribbean: St. Martin Part II The borderland of France and the Netherlands in Africa: The Gold Coast Part III The borderland of France and the Netherlands in South America: French Guiana and Surinam Comparison and conclusion Annexes Sources and bibliography Index". Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 17702

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Keywords: 9004169601 Gold coast French Guiana France netherlands Slavery HISTORY Africa

TINDALL, GILLIAN

The Journey of Martin Nadaud; a Life and Turbulent Times

London: Chatto & Windus, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0701168676. Tanning of pages as is common in British publications of this era ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. A bright, solid book.; B&W Photographs; 8.50 X 5.51 X 1.18 inches; 310 pages; "An exceptional work of miniaturist history that recreates through the life of a little-known figure the turbulent worlds of Paris and London in the mid-nineteenth century." "Martin Nadaud (1815-1898) was a prominent and self-made figure of 19th-century French politics. Nadaud's life began and ended in the Creuse, a region in central France notable for its export of stone masons on annual migrations to construct the great public buildings of Paris. Nadaud entered history at age 14 on the first of his many treks to Paris. There, in addition to learning the mason's craft, he began to educate himself about the political interests of the working classes. In this way Nadaud began the journey of the book's title, which brought him to Parliament as its first working-class member; to a long exile in England when his liberal republicanism was displaced by the Second Empire of Louis Napoleon; and again to senior positions in the French government when Louis Napoleon fell in 1870. Tindall's account is especially strong in her evocation of the physical settings of Nadaud's life: the atmospherics of a Creusois village, the emergence of Paris as a modern city, and England during the Industrial Revolution. Nadaud, however, remains elusive as a personality. In part, this is because his memoirs and surviving letters tend to veil his experience as a private man. Historian Tindall (Celestine; Countries of the Mind) extracts all she can from the materials at her disposal, but the inner character of her subject stubbornly resists disclosure. We are left with a public figure compounded out of strenuous manual labor, impressive efforts at self-education and a dedication to the well-being of workers like himself.". Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 16639

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Keywords: 0701168676 France Industrial revolution Stone mason creuse Paris England Biographies & Memoirs HISTORY