Kategoria BISAC: History >> Western Europe - General

First published in 1921, Gilbert Murray s treatise considers a largely euro-centric foreign policy during the inter-war period. Believing passionately in the prospect of a Liberal England and the hope promised by the League of Nations, with Britain at its centre, Murray argues that a secure future can only be obtained through equal law, good government and good faith . Concentrating on a number of country-based studies, the main focus is on how to avoid the causes of international war; Murray supports the International Financial Commission s recommendation that this could be partly...

Southeast Europe's Muslims have experienced a slow and complex crystallization of...

Although women were called the pious sex much earlier, it was during the nineteenth century, when the differences between men and women were being made more explicit, that an intense bond between women and religion was developed. Religiosity was thought to be a natural part of femininity and turned religious masculinity into an oddity. This clear-cut gender ideology, however, remains an ideology (prescribed and contested) that needs to be put in the perspective of its context of origin, the bourgeois milieu. How were these gender identities constructed and by whom?

Tine Van Osselaer...

Symbolically, the quintessential English feudal monarch is King Arthur, but stories of Charlemagne and his Knights' quests throughout Christian Europe had a much wider impact. Amidst the chaos and violence of Europe in the eighth century, Charlemagne became king of the Franks and slowly established an empire the likes of which had not been seen since the days of the Romans. As Charlemange's power grew, so did the stories attached to his name.

This book explores the myths and legends of the great king Charlemagne, from the stories about his mother, Bertha Bigfoot, and his youthful...

With the "Lion at the Crossroads - Orders of Luxembourg," Mr. Antti Ruokonen has created the definitive work on the four Orders of Knighthood of Luxembourg: Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau; Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau; Order of the Oak Crown and Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The book covers the history, development, technical details and variations of each Order, with lavish large-sized photos of the Orders themselves, not to mention images of holders, bestowal documents and more that bring this fascinating topic to life.

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In The Republic of Men, Geoff Read explores the intersection of gender bias and the eight most important political parties in interwar France, breaking new scholarly ground in profound ways. The first to compare gender discourse across the political spectrum in a national context and trace the origins of the fascist "new man" in other political traditions, Read evaluates the impact of gender discourse upon policy during a pivotal period in French history.

Skillfully exploring how differing political traditions -- from left to right -- influenced and reacted to each other, Read shows that...