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Paperback. In this compact and tightly argued essay, the author maintains that the French Third Republic - and European history during this period in general - can only be understood if particular attention is paid to the special relationship that existed between France and Germany. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451257
ISBN
9781845451257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.33

Hardback. Focusing on terminally ill people in a German hospice, this study addresses the question, how meaningful experience is constructed for these patients in an attempt to preserve their dignity as persons. It is based on material from diary texts and active participation of the author in the role of a nurse. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSP31; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451516
ISBN
9781845451516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.44

Paperback. Using Nietzsche's categories of monumentalist, antiquarian, and critical history, this book examines the historical and theoretical contexts of the collapse of the GDR in 1989. It also looks at the positive and negative legacies of the GDR for the PDS (the successor party to the East German Communists). Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 144 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JPFF; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451608
ISBN
9781845451608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.75

Hardback. Explores the reasons behind the introduction of part-time work in West Germany and shows how it took root in factories, government authorities and offices. This book covers the period from early 1950s, a time of optimism during the first postwar economic upswing, to 1969, the culmination of the legislative institutionalization of part-time work. Translator(s): Selwyn, Pamela E. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 250 pages, 6 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; JFSJ1; JHBA; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451790
ISBN
9781845451790
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.31

Hardback. Addresses questions of how to deal with internal issues of social inequality and cultural diversity and, at the same time, how to build a shared civility among their different national, ethnic, religious and social groups. Editor(s): Al Haj, Majid; Mielke, Rosemarie. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1FBH; JFF; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451950
ISBN
9781845451950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.83

Hardback. Offers fresh perspectives on key debates surrounding Germany's descent into and emergence from the Nazi catastrophe. This book explores relations between society, economy and international policy, and provides fresh insights into the complex continuities and discontinuities of modern German history. Editor(s): Biess, Frank; Roseman, Mark; Schissler, Hanna. Num Pages: 406 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452001
ISBN
9781845452001
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.81

Hardback. A historical text on the late Habsburg monarchy, it concentrates on attempts by imperial government to generate a dynastic-oriented patriotism in multinational state. It examines those forces in state and society which tended toward the promotion of state unity and loyalty towards the ruling house. Editor(s): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452025
ISBN
9781845452025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.56

Hardback. Hitler, a failed painter, had retained his youthful passion for art, architecture, and Wagnerian music throughout his life. This book explores Hitler and his followers belief that art and culture were expressions of race, and that "Aryans" alone were capable of creating true art and preserving true German culture. Editor(s): Huener, Jonathan; Nicosia, Francis R. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452094
ISBN
9781845452094
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.99

Hardback. Presents the life-worlds and personal experiences of workers and employees in three enterprises in East Berlin at the moment of political and economic upheaval. This book sets out in 1989 at the moment of the fall of the Berlin Wall, witnessing the confrontations with the market economy and examining the reinterpretations of the socialist past. Series: European Anthropology in Translation. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; KCS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452179
ISBN
9781845452179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.19

Hardback. Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452230
ISBN
9781845452230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.71

Paperback. Presents an analysis of one of the most dramatic and important election years in postwar Germany. This book addresses different issues, including the transatlantic relationship, EU policy, voting behavior and far Right parties. It is useful for students of German, European and comparative politics. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JMC; JPHF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 305.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452834
ISBN
9781845452834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.97

Hardback. For more than a decade, West Germany denied Israel the commencement of official diplomatic relations. In a policy-reversal, however, Bonn eventually offered Jerusalem the exchange of ambassadors in 1965. This book interprets the government's change of heart as the result of grassroots intervention in high level politics. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 230 pages, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 1FBH; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452872
ISBN
9781845452872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.96

Paperback. It's hard to imagine that France and Germany considered each other as "arch enemies." And yet, for over a century, these nations waged verbal and ultimately violent wars against each other. This study explores a particularly virulent phase during which each of these two nations projected certain assumptions about national character onto the other. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 154 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453015
ISBN
9781845453015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.85

Hardback. Hitler's autobahn was more than just the pet project of an infrastructure-friendly dictator. Many historians have taken this claim at face value and concluded that the Nazi regime harbored an inbred love of nature. This book argues that such conclusions are misleading. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 8 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW; RPT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453091
ISBN
9781845453091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.59

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

€ 44.35

Hardback. Shows that between 1800 and 1945, the fundamentalist desire for a single communal faith played a crucial role in the radicalization of Germany's political Right. This book says that a nationalist faith gained a wider appeal, because people were searching for a sense of identity and belonging, a mental map for the world and metaphysical security. Series: Monographs in German History. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453688
ISBN
9781845453688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.65

Hardback. Aby Warburg (1866-1929), founder of Warburg Institute, was one of the influential cultural historians of twentieth century. Focusing on the period 1896-1918, this book presents a study of his response to German political, social and cultural modernism. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; ABQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453695
ISBN
9781845453695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.86

Hardback. Explores different attitudes and experiences of those women who sought to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and those who helped or hindered them. This study analyzes the dichotomy between medical theory and practice, and questions common assumptions that abortion was "a necessary evil," which needed strict regulation and medical control. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; JFMA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453893
ISBN
9781845453893
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.08

Hardback. Explains the process and outcome of reforms to the tasks and structure of the German Bundeswehr, demonstrating, in contrast to previous approaches, how the domestic political context and material factors were of crucial importance, despite adaptational pressures from the EU and NATO. Num Pages: 230 pages, 7 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JPQB; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453923
ISBN
9781845453923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.01

Hardback. Features essays that explore how German mourning changed over the 20th century in different contexts, with a particular view to how death was linked to larger issues of social order and cultural self-understanding. This volume contributes to a history of death in 20th-century Germany that does not begin and end with the Third Reich. Editor(s): Betts, Paul; Confino, Alon; Schumann, Dirk. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 329 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AMGD; HBJD; HBLW; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453978
ISBN
9781845453978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.93

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