Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe
ISBN: 9780415114790 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe is an important survey of the complex relationships between urban politics and regional and national politics in Europe from 1500 to 1789. In an era when the national state was far less developed than today, crucial decisions about economic, religious and social policy were often settled at the municipal level. Cities were frequently the scenes of sudden tensions or bitter conflicts between ordinary citizens and the urban elite, and the threat of civic unrest often underlay the political dynamics of early modern cities.
With vivid... Urban Politics in Early Modern Europe is an important survey of the complex relationships between urban politics and regional and national po...
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199,33 zł |
The History of the Idea of Europe
ISBN: 9780415124157 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the re-emergence of central Europe and moves towards monetary, economic and political union within the European Union, Europe in the 1990s is at a crossroads. But what does Europe, and being European mean? What kind of Europe are we building and why? How does this new Europe relate to the Europe of the past? This book puts the idea of Europe in its historical context, tracing it back to the ancient Greeks and their association of Europe with political freedom. From this starting point the first essay shows how Europe became identified with Christendom in...
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the re-emergence of central Europe and moves towards monetary, economic and political union within the European...
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325,25 zł |
Aspects of European Cultural Diversity
ISBN: 9780415124164 / Angielski / Twarda / 274 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The word Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers, on television and children are taught about it in school. But what does it really mean to us? Does it have the same meaning for everyone? How does it affect our everyday lives? Do we consider ourselves to be Europeans and what does that mean in practice?
This book concentrates on aspects of European cultural diversity. The four essays included deal with language, education, the mass media and everyday culture. The issues under discussion are those that strongly influence the way in which we define our common, everyday identity.... The word Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers, on television and children are taught about it in school. But what does it really mean t...
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760,80 zł |
Aspects of European Cultural Diversity
ISBN: 9780415124171 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The word Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers, on television and children are taught about it in school. But what does it really mean to us? Does it have the same meaning for everyone? How does it affect our everyday lives? Do we consider ourselves to be Europeans and what does that mean in practice?
This book concentrates on aspects of European cultural diversity. The four essays included deal with language, education, the mass media and everyday culture. The issues under discussion are those that strongly influence the way in which we define our common, everyday identity.... The word Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers, on television and children are taught about it in school. But what does it really mean t...
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68,16 zł |
Europe and the Wider World
ISBN: 9780415124218 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the concept of Europe in its relations to those areas of the globe beyond its borders. In particular it is concerned with the historical evolution and contemporary setting of Europe vis-a-vis The United States of America, the developing world and the former Soviet Union. This involves drawing on the perspectives of international history, politics and economics.
A unifying feature of the analysis included here is provided by the fact that the "bi-polar world" that emerged in the aftermath of the Second World War has effectively been brought to an end with the... This book examines the concept of Europe in its relations to those areas of the globe beyond its borders. In particular it is concerned with the histo...
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251,80 zł |
Who's Who in Europe 1450-1750
ISBN: 9780415147279 / Angielski / Twarda / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between 1450 and 1750 Europe underwent tremendous political, religious and cultural change - change which laid the foundations for the Europe we know today. Henry Kamen has compiled an accessible biographical guide to Europe in this most exciting of periods - the time of the Renaissance and the Reformation, the time of da Vinci and Erasmus, Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell.
In over a thousand entries, which cover the whole of Europe and include politics, culture, religion and science, Professor Kamen and his international contributors, all experts in their field, shed new light on the key... Between 1450 and 1750 Europe underwent tremendous political, religious and cultural change - change which laid the foundations for the Europe we know ...
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708,33 zł |
Who's Who in Europe 1450-1750
ISBN: 9780415147286 / Angielski / Miękka / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Between 1450 and 1750 Europe underwent tremendous political, religious and cultural change - change which laid the foundations for the Europe we know today. Henry Kamen has compiled an accessible biographical guide to Europe in this most exciting of periods - the time of the Renaissance and the Reformation, the time of da Vinci and Erasmus, Elizabeth I and Oliver Cromwell.
In over a thousand entries, which cover the whole of Europe and include politics, culture, religion and science, Professor Kamen and his international contributors, all experts in their field, shed new light on the key... Between 1450 and 1750 Europe underwent tremendous political, religious and cultural change - change which laid the foundations for the Europe we know ...
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104,88 zł |
Absolutism in Central Europe
ISBN: 9780415150439 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians, political and social scientists. Absolutism was once a certainty. It was seen as a distinct form of monarchy that dominated the European continent and defined an entire age. It co-ordinated and centralized power, pushing political development towards the modern state. It assisted in the monumental change from feudalism to capitalism and it was characterized by self-confident monarchs, such as Louis XIV. This...
This volume is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it...
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199,33 zł |
Monarchy, Aristocracy and State in Europe 1300-1800
ISBN: 9780415150446 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A survey of the relationship between monarchy and state in early modern European history. Spanning five centuries and covering England, France, Spain, Germany and Austria, this book considers the key themes in the formation of the modern state in Europe. The relationship of the nobility with the state is the key to understanding the development of modern government in Europe. In order to understand the way modern states were formed, this book focuses on the implications of the incessant and costly wars which European governments waged against each other, which indeed propelled the modern...
A survey of the relationship between monarchy and state in early modern European history. Spanning five centuries and covering England, France, Spain,...
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199,33 zł |
Facing Fascism: The Conservative Party and the European Dictators 1935 -1940
ISBN: 9780415153157 / Angielski / Twarda / 282 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940.
Crowson provides the historical context for the foreign policy of the period and examines the historiography of the Conservative party. He offers a new perspective on its policies and the reaction of its various elements to the deepening international crisis. This book examines the Conservative party's responses to the problems of fascism from 1935 - 1940.
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708,33 zł |
War and Society in Early Modern Europe: 1495-1715
ISBN: 9780415160735 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to set warfare in social and institutional contexts. Focusing on the early-modern period in western Europe, Frank Tallett gives an insight into the armies and shows how warfare had an impact on different social groups, as well as on the economy and on patterns of settlement.
War and Society in Early Modern Europe takes a fresh approach to military history. Rather than looking at tactics and strategy, it aims to se...
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220,31 zł |
Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945
ISBN: 9780415169424 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This text surveys the phenomenon of Fascism in Europe which is still the object of interest and debate over 50 years after its defeat in World War II. It introduces the scholarship and continuing debates on the nature of fascism as well as the often contentious contributions by foreign historians and political scientists. From the pre-World War I intellectual origins of Fascism to its demise in 1945, this book examines: the two waves of fascism - in the immediate post-war period and in the late 1920s and early 1930s; whether the European crisis created by the Treaty of Versailles allowed...
This text surveys the phenomenon of Fascism in Europe which is still the object of interest and debate over 50 years after its defeat in World War II....
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708,33 zł |
Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945
ISBN: 9780415169431 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945 surveys the phenomenon which is still the object of interest and debate over fifty years after its defeat in the Second World War. It introduces the recent scholarship and continuing debates on the nature of fascism as well as the often contentious contributions by foreign historians and political scientists. From the pre-First World War intellectual origins of Fascism to its demise in 1945, this book examines: * the two 'waves' of fascism - in the immediate post-war period and in the late 1920s and early 1930s Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945 surveys the phenomenon which is still the object of interest and debate over fifty years after its defeat in ... |
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An Historical Introduction to the European Union
ISBN: 9780415171076 / Angielski / Miękka / 146 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Historical Introduction to the European Union is a chronological political history of European integration from the 1950s to the present. It also includes a contextualising survey of wider European history since the 1600s, and places unification against a background of world politics.
This clearly written introduction to the essential history, economics and politics of the European Union assumes no prior knowledge. It offers a detailed account of the Union with sections on: * how the Union works * basic principles of the Union * arguments over contested practices,... An Historical Introduction to the European Union is a chronological political history of European integration from the 1950s to the present. ...
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188,83 zł |
Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition: In the West 1560-1991
ISBN: 9780415172950 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Revolutions presents eight European case studies including the English revolution of 1649, the French Revolution and the recent revolutions within the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe (1989-1991) and examines them not only in their specific political, economic and social contexts but also as part of the wider European revolutionary tradition. A chapter on the American Revolution is also included as a revolution which grew out of European expansionism and political culture. Revolutions brings together leading writers on European history, who make a major contribution to the...
Revolutions presents eight European case studies including the English revolution of 1649, the French Revolution and the recent revolutions w...
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230,81 zł |
The Two Cities : Medieval Europe 1050-1320
ISBN: 9780415174145 / Angielski / Twarda / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'For years, leaders of undergraduate courses on the central Middle Ages have longed for a book like this; a single volume which supplies useful outline reference material as an adjunct to a clear and wide ranging analysis of complex events, and one which presents a rounded view of the different aspects of the period, on association with a bountiful supply of relevant primary sources in translation... a real tour de force.' - Times Higher Education Supplement 'Malcolm Barber has succeeded admirably... a fine book... should find a wide and grateful readership.' - History 'a valuable...
'For years, leaders of undergraduate courses on the central Middle Ages have longed for a book like this; a single volume which supplies useful outlin...
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708,33 zł |
Health Care and Poor Relief in Counter-Reformation Europe
ISBN: 9780415178440 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The role of religion was of paramount importance in the change of attitudes and approaches to health care and charity which took place in the centuries following the Council of Trent. This book examines the effects of counter-reformation on health care and poor relief in Southern Catholic Europe in the period between 1540 and 1700. As well as an introduction discussing issues of the nature of the Catholic or counter-reformation and the welfare provisions of the period, this text sets the period in its social, economic, religious and ideological context.
The role of religion was of paramount importance in the change of attitudes and approaches to health care and charity which took place in the centurie...
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708,33 zł |
An A-Z of Modern Europe Since 1789
ISBN: 9780415185974 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It includes entries on:
* key people from Napoleon Bonaparte to Hitler * key political and military events * influential political, social, cultural and economic theories. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise definitions of nearly 1000 separate items. The book is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections while the appendices contain essential extra information. The book... An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It inclu...
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577,15 zł |
An A-Z of Modern Europe Since 1789
ISBN: 9780415185981 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It includes entries on:
* key people from Napoleon Bonaparte to Hitler * key political and military events * influential political, social, cultural and economic theories. An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 offers accessible and concise definitions of nearly 1000 separate items. The book is cross-referenced and thus provides associated links and connections while the appendices contain essential extra information. The book... An A-Z of Modern Europe 1789-1999 is a comprehensive dictionary which defines modern Europe through its important events and people. It inclu...
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173,09 zł |
States and Nationalism in Europe Since 1945
ISBN: 9780415195577 / Angielski / Twarda / 118 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An examination of the ceaseless controversies surrounding ideas of nation and nationalism, showing that they are very far from dead in twenty-first century Europe. Beginning by defining these terms and setting out theories and concepts clearly and concisely, this book analyses the impact of nationalism since the Second World War, covering themes including:
* the relationship of nationalism to the Cold War * the re-emergence of demands by stateless nations * European integration and globalisation * immigration since the 1970s * the effects of nationalism on the former Soviet... An examination of the ceaseless controversies surrounding ideas of nation and nationalism, showing that they are very far from dead in twenty-first ce...
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682,09 zł |