European History

The approach is thematic rather than chronological, with part one examining politics and policy under Brezhnev, including chapters on leadership politics, domestic policy, and foreign policy; and part two looking at the economy and society, with chapters on economic performance, demographic and soci..

The approach is thematic rather than chronological, with part one examining politics and policy under Brezhnev, including chapters on leadership politics, domestic policy, and foreign policy; and part two looking at the economy and society, with chapters on economic performance, demographic and soci..

Covering the causes, the second republic, Franco and the end of the war, this is a concise text on a key topic which integrates narrative, questions, analysis, source evaluation and a guide to further reading...

Ideal as a student reference, this exciting new collection of primary sources, military and political documents, media accounts and contemporary propaganda creates a representative and illuminating survey of this watershed event...

A wide ranging history of every aspect of Stalin's dictatorship over the peoples of the Soviet Union. It places the man and his ideology into context both within pre-Revolutionary Russia, Lenin's Soviet Union and post-Stalinist Russia...

A study of the powerful and much-feared East German Ministry of State Security from its establishment in 1950 to its fall in 1990. The Stasi were a central institution of the GDR, and this book illuminates the nature and operation of the entire East German regime, addressing one of the most importan..

A study of the powerful and much-feared East German Ministry of State Security from its establishment in 1950 to its fall in 1990. The Stasi were a central institution of the GDR, and this book illuminates the nature and operation of the entire East German regime, addressing one of the most importan..

The study of ethnology or ’Volkskunde’ in Austria had a somewhat murky reputation last century with prominent scholars carrying out dubious research on behalf of the National Socialist government. This volume examines this research, along with its political, sociological and cultural implications an..

The Third Reich provides an accessible analysis of the origins, course and downfall of the Nazi regime. This edition is updated to cover the latest research, containing new material on topics such as ethnic cleansing, the role of the Wehrmacht, the Holocaust, attitudes of ordinary Germans, the Germa..

The Third Reich provides an accessible analysis of the origins, course and downfall of the Nazi regime. This edition is updated to cover the latest research, containing new material on topics such as ethnic cleansing, the role of the Wehrmacht, the Holocaust, attitudes of ordinary Germans, the Germa..

This book shows how a charismatic leader preyed on ordinary German’s yearning for stability in a time of economic, political and social crisis.  It goes on to give a complete and up-to-date analysis of The Third Reich; it’s implications for and place in history...

An essential introduction to the major political problems, debates and conflicts which are central to the history of the Third Republic in France from 1870 to 1940...