Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe Joshua A. Sanborn,Annette F. Timm Through a blend of history and historiography, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides a clear and concise introduction to gender history in the region. The detailed examples and engagi… OL13671147W
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
A Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance A Companion to the Worlds of the Renaissance Guido Ruggiero This volume brings together some of the most exciting renaissance scholars to suggest new ways of thinking about the period and to set a new series of agendas for Renaissance scholarship.Overturns th… OL15171947W
Witchcraft and masculinities in early modern Europe Witchcraft and masculinities in early modern Europe Alison Rowlands "Men and masculinities are still inadequately incorporated into the historiography of early modern witch trials, despite the fact that 20-25% of all accused 'witches' were male. This book redresses t… OL15409178W
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
Love in the time of communism Love in the time of communism Josie McLellan "In the aftermath of the reunification of Germany one former dissident recalled nostalgically that under the East German regime 'we had more sex and we had more to laugh about'. Love in the Time of C… OL15981206W
The axe and the oath The axe and the oath Robert Fossier In The Axe and the Oath, one of the world's leading medieval historians presents a compelling picture of daily life in the Middle Ages as it was experienced by ordinary people. Writing for general re… OL16087424W
Contemporary Europe Contemporary Europe Anne Stevens,Richard Sakwa "This fully revised third edition provides a wide-ranging introduction to political, economic and social life across the whole continent. Ideal for students new to the subject, this popular text stim… OL16548823W
Eurogames Eurogames Stewart Woods "This book chronicles the evolution of tabletop hobby gaming, explores why hobbyists play eurogames, how players balance the structure of competitive play with the demands of an intimate social gathe… OL16700073W
Social and linguistic change in French Social and linguistic change in French Nigel Armstrong "Looking at language variation in French using linguistic data that has emerged in recent years from France, Belgium and Switzerland, and comparing it to other European countries, this comparative st… OL17775032W
West European immigration and immigrant policy in the new century West European immigration and immigrant policy in the new century Anthony M. Messina viii, 269 p. : 24 cm OL18495456W
The vanquished The vanquished Robert Gerwarth Contains primary source material. "An epic, groundbreaking account of the ethnic and state violence that followed the end of World War I-- conflicts that would shape the course of the twentieth cent… OL19664779W
The strange death of Europe The strange death of Europe Douglas Murray This book is not only an analysis of demographic and political realities in Europe, but also an eyewitness account of a continent in self-destruct mode. It includes reporting from across the entire … OL19714267W
Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World Zana Vathi Migration; Social Structure, Social Inequality; Childhood, Adolescence and Society; Sociology, general OL20846155W
Diversity of sacrifice Diversity of sacrifice Carrie Ann Murray "Explores sacrificial practices across a range of contexts from prehistory to the present. The term 'sacrifice' belies what is a complex and varied transhistorical and transcultural phenomenon. Bring… OL22316131W
The Death of the West The Death of the West Patrick J. Buchanan "The West is Dying. Collapsing birth rates in Europe and the United States, coupled with population explosions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, are set to cause cataclysmic shifts in world power, … OL29787W
Constructing Europe's Identity Constructing Europe's Identity Lars-Erik Cederman viii, 271 p. : 24 cm OL3346886W
Early Modern Capitalism Early Modern Capitalism Maarten Prak viii, 236 p. : 24 cm OL8095917W
Terrible Fate Terrible Fate Benjamin Lieberman "In Terrible Fate, Benjamin Lieberman describes the violent transformations that occurred in Salonica and hundreds of other towns and cities as the Ottoman, Russia, Austro-Hungarian, and German empir… OL8886832W