In this up-to-date succinct and highly readable volume Alan E. Steinweis presents a new synthesis of the origins development and downfall of Nazi Germany. After tracing the intellectual and cultural origins of Nazi ideology the book recounts the rise and eventual... Lees meer.

The production acquisition and use of consumer goods defines our daily lives and yet consumerism is seen as increasingly controversial. Movements for sustainable and ethical consumerism are gaining momentum alongside an awareness of how our choices in the marketplace... Lees meer.

A survey of the transformation of the Soviet Union from a largely agrarian economy to a world superpower. This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the pre-revolutionary economy. In these years the So... Lees meer.

Synthesis and thematic analysis of Russia s modernisation and her emergence as a Great Power. This is the first book to place Russia s long eighteenth century squarely in its European context. The conceptual framework is set out in an opening critique of modernisat... Lees meer.

The comprehensive 2005 study of rituals in early modern Europe argues that between about 1400 and 1700 a revolution in ritual theory took place that utterly transformed concepts about time the body and the presence of spiritual forces in the world. Edward Muir draws o... Lees meer.

An analytical and thematic account of a colourful period in Russian history accessible to undergraduates of European and Russian history as well as to the non-specialist reader. Covers Russia s political social cultural and intellectual life during its emergence as a... Lees meer.

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of Soviet economic development from 1917 to 1965 in the context of the pre-revolutionary economy. In these years the Soviet Union negotiated the first stages of modern industrialisation and then after the defeat of Nazi Germany... Lees meer.

This book provides a clear interpretation of the causes of demographic change in Britain in the nineteenth century. It combines an examination of migration marriage patterns fertility and mortality with a guide to the sources of population data available to historians... Lees meer.

The growth and development of English towns in the critical period between 1650 and 1850. This 2001 volume in New Studies in Economic and Social History examines the growth and development of English towns in the critical period between 1650 and 1850 when the propor... Lees meer.

This book provides an account of the main features of French economic development between 1750 and 1914. Written in easily comprehensible jargon-free language it makes clear the areas of controversy among historians and presents succinct surveys of recent findings on... Lees meer.

A study of disease medicine and their impact on English society. In his short but authoritative study Roy Porter examines the impact of disease upon the English and their responses to it before the widespread availability and public provision of medical care. Profe... Lees meer.

This invaluable introduction to the history of childhood in both Western and Eastern Europe between c.1700 and 2000 seeks to give a voice to children as well as adults wherever possible. The work is divided into three parts covering in turn childhood in rural village... Lees meer.

Why did 60 million people leave Europe for overseas destinations between 1815 and 1930 and what were the social and economic implications of this mass migration. This short comprehensive survey for students answers these and other questions regarding the emigration fr... Lees meer.

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