Author : Steven Beller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,61 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521478861
For a small, prosperous country in the middle of Europe, modern Austria has a very large and complex history, extending far beyond its current borders. In a gripping narrative supported by beautiful illustrations, Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.
Author : Steven Beller
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2007-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1139936050
For a small, prosperous country in the middle of Europe, modern Austria has a very large and complex history, extending far beyond its current borders. Today's Austrians have a problematic relationship with that history, whether with the multi-national history of the Habsburg Monarchy, or with the time between 1938 and 1945 when Austrians were Germans in Hitler's Third Reich. Steven Beller's gripping and comprehensive account traces the remarkable career of Austria through its many transformations, from German borderland, to dynastic enterprise, imperial house, Central European great power, failed Alpine republic, German province, and then successful Alpine republic, building up a picture of the layers of Austrian identity and heritage and their diverse sources. It is a story full of anomalies and ironies, a case study of the other side of European history, without the easy answers of more clearly national narratives, and hence far more relevant to today's world.
Author : Miklós Molnár
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 2001-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521667364
A comprehensive history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary.
Author : Jerzy Lukowski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 17,89 MB
Release : 2006-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 052185332X
An updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.
Author : Mary Fulbrook
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,96 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781439512685
The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has supplied material for a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. This second edition spans the early Middle Ages to the present day, synthesizing a vast array of historical material. Mary Fulbrook explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of the latest scholarly controversies. First Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-36283-0 First Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-36836-7
Author : Barbara Jelavich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 32,78 MB
Release : 1987-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521316255
An overview of the Austria's recent history written for the general reader and the student.
Author : Jason Scott Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 23,87 MB
Release : 2014-05-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521877210
This book provides a history of the New Deal, exploring the institutional, political, and cultural changes experienced by the United States during the Great Depression.
Author : Richard Clogg
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2002-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521004794
This book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece, with a new final chapter about Greek history and politics to the present day. 56 illustrations. 10 maps.
Author : David S. Mason
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 21,33 MB
Release : 2011-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 1442205350
Highlighting the most important events, ideas, and individuals that shaped modern Europe, A Concise History of Modern Europe provides a readable, succinct history of the continent from the Enlightenment and the French Revolution to the present day. Avoiding a detailed, lengthy chronology, the book focuses on key events and ideas to explore the causes and consequences of revolutions—be they political, economic, or scientific; the origins and development of human rights and democracy; and issues of European identity. Any reader needing a broad overview of the sweep of European history since 1789 will find this book, published in a first edition under the title Revolutionary Europe, an engaging and cohesive narrative.
Author : Charles W. Ingrao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,10 MB
Release : 2000-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521785051
This is a revised and updated edition of a highly acclaimed history of the early modern Habsburg monarchy. Charles W. Ingrao challenges the conventional notion of Habsburg state and society as peculiarly backward by tracing its emergence as a military and cultural power of enormous influence. The Habsburg monarchy was undeniably different from other European polities: geography and linguistic diversity made this inevitable, but by 1789 it had laid the groundwork for a single polity capable of transcending its uniquely diverse cultural and historic heritage. Charles W. Ingrao unravels the web of social, political, economic and cultural factors that shaped the Habsburg monarchy during the period, and presents this complex story in a manner that is both authoritative and accessible to non-specialists. This edition includes a revised text and bibliographies, new genealogical tables, and an epilogue which looks forward to the impact of the Habsburg monarchy on twentieth-century events.
