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BRUTALITY AND DESIRE
War and Sexuality in Europe’s Twentieth Century

DAGMAR HERZOG

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Tracing the arc of sexual violence coursing through Europe's twentieth century, from the Armenian genocide through Auschwitz and Algeria to Bosnia, this volume expands military history to include the ... Learn More
SCORCHED EARTH, BLACK SNOW
The First Year of the Korean War

ANDREW SALMON

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In the summer of 1950, British and Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea. After both triumph and tragedy, 27th Brigade – ... Learn More
THE SPANISH HOLOCAUST
Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

PAUL PRESTON

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This book explores the profound horrors visited upon Spain during its ferocious Civil War, the consequences of which still reverberate bitterly today. The brutal, murderous persecution of Spaniards... Learn More
MODERNITY AND THE SECOND-HAND TRADE
European Consumption Cultures and Practices, 1700-1900

Edited by JON STOBART and ILJA VAN DAMME

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A continuing desire for the new is often seen as a core cultural value of Western society, interwoven with the fabric of modernity itself. This has led to neglect of 'alternative' consumer practices, ... Learn More
THE HEROIC EARTH
Geopolitical Thought in Weimar Germany, 1918-1933

DAVID T MURPHY

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Murphy challenges traditional historiography, arguing that geopolitical ideas were most dynamic and significant in Germany in the democratic culture of the Weimar Republic (1919-33) rather than the Na... Learn More
MEDIEVAL EUROPEANS
Studies in Ethnic Identity and National Perspective in Medieval Europe

Edited by ALFRED P SMYTH

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A team of scholars examines the origins of European ethnic groups that subsequently developed into the nations of Europe. The reconstruction and invention of the past by medieval writers in search of ... Learn More
IN PURSUIT OF THE PEOPLE
Political Culture in France, 1934-39

JESSICA WARDHAUGH

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‘The people’ are one of the most controversial characters in modern French history: erupting into the streets in revolutions, riots and demonstrations, they have been adulated as a sovereign power... Learn More
HERBERT BUTTERFIELD AND THE INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY

KEITH SEWELL

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Successive stages in the development of the thought of Sir Herbert Butterfield are examined here in relation to fundamental issues in the science of history. In a nuanced way it lays bare the unspoken... Learn More
DEFEAT AND MEMORY
Cultural Histories of Military Defeat in the Modern Era

Edited by JENNY MACLEOD

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History may be written by the victors, but it is lived by the vanquished. These detailed case studies of the manner in which military defeat has been remembered range from the Napoleonic wars to Vietn... Learn More
CONSTANTINOPLE
City of the World’s Desire, 1453-1924

PHILIP MANSEL

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Mansel's highly acclaimed history of Constantinople absorbingly charts the interaction between the vibrantly cosmopolitan capital – the city of the world's desire – and its ruling family. In 1453,... Learn More

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BRUTALITY AND DESIRE War and Sexuality in Europe’s Twentieth Century

DAGMAR HERZOG

SCORCHED EARTH, BLACK SNOW The First Year of the Korean War

ANDREW SALMON

THE SPANISH HOLOCAUST Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

PAUL PRESTON

MODERNITY AND THE SECOND-HAND TRADE European Consumption Cultures and Practices, 1700-1900

Edited by JON STOBART and ILJA VAN DAMME

THE HEROIC EARTH Geopolitical Thought in Weimar Germany, 1918-1933

DAVID T MURPHY

MEDIEVAL EUROPEANS Studies in Ethnic Identity and National Perspective in Medieval Europe

Edited by ALFRED P SMYTH

IN PURSUIT OF THE PEOPLE Political Culture in France, 1934-39

JESSICA WARDHAUGH

HERBERT BUTTERFIELD AND THE INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY

KEITH SEWELL

DEFEAT AND MEMORY Cultural Histories of Military Defeat in the Modern Era

Edited by JENNY MACLEOD

CONSTANTINOPLE City of the World’s Desire, 1453-1924

PHILIP MANSEL

BRUTALITY AND DESIRE
War and Sexuality in Europe’s Twentieth Century

SCORCHED EARTH, BLACK SNOW
The First Year of the Korean War

THE SPANISH HOLOCAUST
Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain

MODERNITY AND THE SECOND-HAND TRADE
European Consumption Cultures and Practices, 1700-1900

THE HEROIC EARTH
Geopolitical Thought in Weimar Germany, 1918-1933

MEDIEVAL EUROPEANS
Studies in Ethnic Identity and National Perspective in Medieval Europe

IN PURSUIT OF THE PEOPLE
Political Culture in France, 1934-39

DEFEAT AND MEMORY
Cultural Histories of Military Defeat in the Modern Era

CONSTANTINOPLE
City of the World’s Desire, 1453-1924