European History

This book investigates the relationship between ideas about childhood and the actual experience of being a child, and assesses how it has changed over the span of five hundred years.  Hugh Cunningham tells an engaging story of the development of ideas about childhood from the Renaissance to the pres..

Anna Sapir Abulafia's balanced yet humane account offers a new perspective on Christian-Jewish relations by analysing the theological, socio-economic and political services Jews were required to render to medieval Christendom. The book examines the impact of the Crusades on Christian-Jewish relation..

Anna Sapir Abulafia's balanced yet humane account offers a new perspective on Christian-Jewish relations by analysing the theological, socio-economic and political services Jews were required to render to medieval Christendom. The book examines the impact of the Crusades on Christian-Jewish relation..

The book surveys the ways in which Christian ideas and institutions shaped sexual norms and conduct from the time of Luther and Columbus to that of Thomas Jefferson. This second edition has been fully updated to reflect new scholarship, with expanded coverage of many of the key issues, particularly ..

The book surveys the ways in which Christian ideas and institutions shaped sexual norms and conduct from the time of Luther and Columbus to that of Thomas Jefferson. This second edition has been fully updated to reflect new scholarship, with expanded coverage of many of the key issues, particularly ..

Church-state relations during the Soviet period were much more complex and changeable than is generally assumed. Drawing from access to previously closed archives, the author documents the twists and turns of those relations to provide a background to the post-Soviet relationship...

Keith Robbins provides an excellent introduction to Winston Churchill's dramatic rise to power and traces the unpredictable way his career moved between triumph and tragedy. Providing a vivid picture of the political landscapes through which he moved, it outlines his career and uncovers what made po..

Fascism is one of the most complex and hotly debated phenomena of the twentieth century. Comparative Fascist Studies: New Perspectives brings together some of the leading experts in the field, in order to provide an informative introduction to the most recent debates on fascist studies and the histo..

German unification in 1871 had a significant impact on those Germans who found themselves living outside, or migrating across, the borders of the newly founded Empire. Migrants’ redefined their relationship with their country of origin and were increasingly represented as outposts of ‘Germanness’ wh..

German unification in 1871 had a significant impact on those Germans who found themselves living outside, or migrating across, the borders of the newly founded Empire. Migrants’ redefined their relationship with their country of origin and were increasingly represented as outposts of ‘Germanness’ wh..

Tying together of several distinct cultural patterns during this century to create a culture of respectability and its impact on popular culture, trade, politics, social dynamics, and literature, this original and thoughtful work provides a comprehensive and much-needed understanding of the origins ..

Explores Ukraine's European cultural connection, especially as it has been reestablished since the country achieved independence in 1991. This book discusses many aspects of Ukraine's contemporary culture - history, politics, and religion...