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Author: Steven Beller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780521478861
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor 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: Miklós Molnár
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001-04-30
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780521667364
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary.
Author: Geraint H. Jenkins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 307
ISBN-13: 0521823676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the most recent historical research and current debates about Wales and Welshness, this volume offers the most up-to-date, authoritative and accessible account of the period from Neanderthal times to the opening of the Senedd, the new home of the National Assembly for Wales, in 2006. Within a remarkably brief and stimulating compass, Geraint H. Jenkins explores the emergence of Wales as a nation, its changing identities and values, and the transformations its people experienced and survived throughout the centuries. In the face of seemingly overwhelming odds, the Welsh never reconciled themselves to political, social and cultural subordination, and developed ingenious ways of maintaining a distinctive sense of their otherness. The book ends with the coming of political devolution and the emergence of a greater measure of cultural pluralism. Professor Jenkins's lavishly illustrated volume provides enthralling material for scholars, students, general readers, and travellers to Wales.
Author: Jerzy Lukowski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-07-06
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 052185332X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.
Author: Christopher Duggan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-04-21
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780521408486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA concise history of Italy from the fall of the Roman empire in the west to the present day.
Author: David S. Mason
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2011-01-16
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1442205350
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHighlighting 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: Paul Bushkovitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-12-05
Total Pages: 517
ISBN-13: 1139504444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAccessible to students, tourists and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy and Mendeleev, in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917 revolution, the resulting Soviet system and the Cold War were a crucial part of Russian and world history, Bushkovitch presents earlier developments as more than just a prelude to Bolshevik power.
Author: Steven Beller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-05-10
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 1107091896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduction: Austria and modernity -- 1815-1835: restoration and procrastination -- 1835-1851: revolution and reaction -- 1852-1867: transformation -- 1867-1879: liberalization -- 1879-1897: nationalization -- 1897-1914: modernization -- 1914-1918: self-destruction -- Conclusion: Central Europe and the paths not taken
Author: Barbara Jelavich
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1987-09-25
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780521316255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overview of the Austria's recent history written for the general reader and the student.
Author: Britta McEwen
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0857453386
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVienna’s unique intellectual, political, and religious traditions had a powerful impact on the transformation of sexual knowledge in the early twentieth century. Whereas turn-of-the-century sexology, as practiced in Vienna as a medical science, sought to classify and heal individuals, during the interwar years, sexual knowledge was employed by a variety of actors to heal the social body: the truncated, diseased, and impoverished population of the newly created Republic of Austria. Based on rich source material, this book charts cultural changes that are hallmarks of the modern era, such as the rise of the companionate marriage, the role of expert advice in intimate matters, and the body as a source of pleasure and anxiety. These changes are evidence of a dramatic shift in attitudes from a form of scientific inquiry largely practiced by medical specialists to a social reform movement led by and intended for a wider audience that included workers, women, and children.
