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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Modern European thought Modern European thought Franklin LeVan Baumer This book is for anyone interested in ideas and their history. Despite its comprehensiveness, it is not primarily a survey or synthesis but rather an interpretation of modern intellectual history. It… OL13330248W
Economic and social history of medieval Europe Economic and social history of medieval Europe Pirenne, Henri "In this book, Henri Pirenne, the great Belgian economic historian, traces the character and general movement of the economic and social evolution of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire t… OL1433144W
The limits of gendered citizenship The limits of gendered citizenship Jeff Hearn,Elżbieta H. Oleksy,Dorota Golańska "<P>The underlying theme of this edited collection is gendered citizenship, as well as the challenges and limits that confront the gendering of citizenship. It critiques the notion of the genderless … OL15444222W
The Oxford illustrated history of medieval Europe The Oxford illustrated history of medieval Europe George Holmes This richly illustrated book tells the story of Europe and the Mediterranean over a thousand years which saw the creation of western civilization. Written by expert scholars and based on the latest r… OL15856323W
This way madness lies This way madness lies Mike Jay Is mental illness-- or madness-- at root an illness of the body, a disease of the mind, or a sickness of the soul? Should those who suffer from it be secluded from society or integrated more fully in… OL19664867W
Christian human rights Christian human rights Samuel Moyn "In Christian Human Rights, Samuel Moyn asserts that the rise of human rights after World War II was prefigured and inspired by a defense of the dignity of the human person that first arose in Christ… OL20010090W
Lemberg Lemberg Lutz C. Kleveman 315 Seiten 22 cm OL20199872W
Making policy in Europe Making policy in Europe Kjell A. Eliassen,Svein S. Andersen Focuses on the Europe-ification of policy making in the EC countries, whilst underlining how national political traditions limit progress towards it. OL20587585W
The United Nations & regional security The United Nations & regional security Michael C. Pugh,Waheguru Pal Singh Sidhu Events in Europe over the past decade or so have created a dynamic requiring conceptual and practical adjustments on the part of the UN and a range of regional actors. This volume explores the result… OL20905172W
Europe's Growth Challenge Europe's Growth Challenge Simeon Djankov,Anders Aslund xix, 207 pages : 24 cm OL21133975W
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Dónall Ó Riagáin This publication considers the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages from a legal perspective. It illustrates the charter ratification process in individual states, presents implementation case … OL24762939W
From Rome to Zurich, Between Ignatius and Vermigli From Rome to Zurich, Between Ignatius and Vermigli Kathleen M. Comerford,Gary W. Jenkins,W. J. T. (Torrance) Kirby x, 229 pages ; 24 cm OL25868396W
Opera Muliebria Opera Muliebria David Herlihy In Opera Muliebria--from the medieval Latin term for "women's labors"--original sources are imaginatively examined, and used to trace women's involvement in productive activities throughout Europe--f… OL3360312W
The European dictatorships, 1918-1945 The European dictatorships, 1918-1945 Stephen J. Lee A history of dictatorships in Europe from 1918-1945. OL50892W
Caliban and the Witch Caliban and the Witch Laia Bragulat,Inés Moreno López,Edurne Lazkano Ibarbia,Aitor Arruti Rezabal,Silvia Federici De la emancipación de la servidumbre a las herejías subversivas, un hilo rojo recorre la historia de la transición del feudalismo al capitalismo. Todavía hoy expurgado de la gran mayoría de los manua… OL5450225W
Drawing The Line Drawing The Line Juliet Fall xii, 325 p. : 24 cm OL9157629W
Schnitzler's century Schnitzler's century Peter Gay Schnitzler's Century reassesses nineteenth-century history and traces the dramatic rise of the middle class. We have always believed that corseted Queen Victoria defined the mores of the nineteenth c… OL924635W