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Central Europe

Hardcover. Focusin on two specific regions - Swabian Austria and the Electorate of Trier - this title provides an explanation of how the tensions between state power and communalism determined the course of witch hunts that claimed over 1,300 lives in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Germany. Translator(s): Stokes, Laura. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928067
ISBN
9780813928067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.57

Hardcover. Captures the learning process of Nazi-era literary exiles following in the footsteps of legendary literary exemplars of exile. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJG; 3JJH; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135902
ISBN
9781571135902
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.85

Paperback. The essays in this collection offer a nuanced analysis of the multifaceted cultural experience of Central Europe under the late Habsburg monarchy and beyond. Editor(s): Feichtinger, Johannes; Cohen, Gary B. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 271 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333446
ISBN
9781785333446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.87

Hardback. Multiculturalism has long been linked to calls for tolerance of cultural diversity, but today many observers are subjecting the concept to close scrutiny. After the political upheavals of 1968, the commitment to multiculturalism was perceived as a liberal manifesto, but in the post-9/11 era, it is under attack.. Editor(s): Feichtinger, Johannes; Cohen, Gary B. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, 2 ills, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382645
ISBN
9781782382645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.87

Hardback. What factors determine the success of economic transition, development and growth? Examining the contrast between East German shock therapy and Hungary's gradualism, this work generates a set of conditions for economic development which imply some degree of state intervention and strategy. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVH; KCM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 545.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333751435
ISBN
9780333751435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages, 14 b/w & 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DFA; JFC; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 303 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837629781
ISBN
9783837629781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.12

Hardback. Due to the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, Berlin re-emerged with renewed vitality. This volume presents a sample of essays on contemporary civil societies, their structural problems, and their uncertain future, written by scholars with a close, long-standing relationship with the city. Editor(s): Keane, John. Series: European Civil Society. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450649
ISBN
9781845450649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.75

Paperback. Berlin is a dynamic city whose inhabitants have lived through both the rapid growth and the violent destruction of the institutions of civil society, several times over. This volume situates itself within these developments by presenting essays on contemporary civil societies, and their structural problems. Editor(s): Keane, John. Series: European Civil Society. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSG; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453572
ISBN
9781845453572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.02

Hardback. Contains essays on aspects of modern Czech and Slovak history which are of contemporary relevance. The essays contained in this book include the tracing of the source of the Czech national movement and the importance of language in the emergence of Slovak national consciousness. Editor(s): Morison, John. Num Pages: 249 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVK; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333566466
ISBN
9780333566466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.73

Hardback. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a uniquely reluctant and distinctly German Lutheran revolutionary. In this volume, the author, an Anglican priest and historian, argues that Bonhoeffer's powerful critique of Germany's moral derailment needs to be understood as the expression of a devout Lutheran Protestant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HRCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455316
ISBN
9781845455316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.10

Hardcover. Best-known as Mozart's envious nemesis, Antonio Salieri was actually among the leading opera composers of his age. This study seeks to restore Salieri's musical reputation, and identifies some orchestration, melodic style and form as distinctly "Salierian". It includes many excerpts from his works. Num Pages: 664 pages, 2 colour plates, 51 halftones, 223 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JF; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 175 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
664
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226711256
ISBN
9780226711256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.21
€ 109.13

Hardback. Weimar Culture Revisited is the first book to offer an accessible cross-section of new cultural history approaches to the Weimar Republic. This collection uses an interdisciplinary approach and focuses on the everyday workings of Weimar culture to explain the impact and meaning of culture for German's everyday lives during this fateful era. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230109421
ISBN
9780230109421
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.35

Hardcover. Turning to Nature in Germany traces the history of organized hiking, nudism, and conservation in the earlier twentieth century, showing how hundreds of thousands of Germans sought to find solutions to the nation's crises in nature Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 tables, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFCA; RNK; WSZC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804700153
ISBN
9780804700153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.49

Paperback. Weimar Culture Revisited is the first book to offer an accessible cross-section of new cultural history approaches to a fateful period in German history. Using an interdisciplinary approach, it illuminates the everyday workings of Weimar culture to explain its impact and meaning for everyday lives. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2011th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137347183
ISBN
9781137347183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 704 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGR; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300122763
ISBN
9780300122763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.92
€ 44.77

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781459719590
ISBN
9781459719590
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 27.00

Paperback. Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age. Editor(s): Butt, John. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 b/w illus. 12 tables 27 music examples. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 674. Series: Cambridge Companions to Music. 344 pages, 8 b/w illus. 12 tables 27 music examples. Editor(s): Butt, John. Benefiting from the research of eminent Bach scholars, this 1997 Companion examines Bach's work in the context of his age. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; AVH. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 16. Weight: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521587808
ISBN
9780521587808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Paperback. Final volume in acclaimed biography of Wilhelm II exploring his role in the origins of the First World War. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila; Bridge, Roy. Num Pages: 1570 pages, 71 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 59. Weight in Grams: 2470.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107544192
ISBN
9781107544192
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.69

paperback. The most detailed account ever written of the first half of Kaiser Wilhelm II's reign. Translator(s): De Bellaigue, Sheila. Num Pages: 1306 pages, 55 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 53. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107565951
ISBN
9781107565951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.78

Paperback. This is a concise edition of John Rohl's prize-winning three-volume biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Num Pages: 261 pages, 31 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107420779
ISBN
9781107420779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781292127347
ISBN
9781292127347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.91

Paperback. This comparative history of the higher education systems in Poland, East Germany and the Czech lands reveals an unexpected diversity within East European Stalinism. The author offers a case study showing how totalitarian states adapt their policies to the contours of the societies they rule. Num Pages: 456 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVK; 1DVP; 1DVU; 3JJP; HBT; JNM; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848654
ISBN
9780807848654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Paperback. Discusses the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII. This book shows how in 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from political privilege, ensuring the rise of Nazism. Num Pages: 464 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780140266818
ISBN
9780140266818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.21

Hardcover. Based on cultural studies, gender studies, and the study of popular cinema, this anthology offers an account by focusing on popular genres, famous stars, and dominant practices, by taking into account the complicated relationships between East vs West German, German vs European, and European vs American cinemas. Editor(s): Davidson, John; Hake, Sabine. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition in this form
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452049
ISBN
9781845452049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.87

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