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33 produkter
Blood and Rage
A Cultural History of Terrorism
Häftad, 2009
230 kr
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A far-reaching history of terrorism across the world, from its beginnings to the modern day, from the highly acclaimed author of ‘Sacred Causes’ and ‘Earthly Powers’. The paperback edition will be updated to cover recent events – including the recent terror attacks in Mumbai in November 2008 and …
Day of the Assassins
A History of Political Murder
Häftad, 2022
129 kr
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‘Written with Burleigh’s characteristic brio, with pithy summaries of historical moments (he is brilliant on the Americans in Vietnam, for example) and full of surprising vignettes’ – The Times ’Book of the Week’In Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as …
Om historien : att lära av det förflutna
Av Erica Benner, John Bew m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
224 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter? Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
Om historien
Av Janne Haaland Matláry, Maurizio Viroli m. fl.
E-bok, 2021
139 kr
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Historien, mänsklighetens samlade erfarenheter, lär oss om nuet och framtiden. Hur är det möjligt att titta på händelser i det förflutna och med hjälp av dem lösa samtidens politiska eller ekonomiska förhållanden och konflikter?Essäerna i denna antologi härrör från Engelsbergsseminariet 2019 där …
Earthly Powers
The Conflict Between Religion & Politics from the French Revolution to the Great War
Häftad, 2006
206 kr
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A major work setting out the inextricable link between politics and religion over the past two centuries, from the French Revolution to the present day’s War on Terror.In this dazzling and hugely relevant book Michael Burleigh explores the way in which religion, broadly construed, functions within …
Sacred Causes
Religion and Politics from the European Dictators to Al Qaeda
Häftad, 2007
218 kr
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Populated by many of the most iconic figures of the twentieth-century, ‘Sacred Causes’ provides a brilliant examination of how religion has shaped twentieth-century Europe from the Great War until the modern-day ‘War on Terror’.Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape in which …
Moral Combat
A History of World War II
Häftad, 2011
224 kr
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A clear, chronological narrative exploring many of the ethical dilemmas posed for real people during and after the Second World War.Literature on the Second World War is voluminous. In ‘Moral Combat’, however, Michael Burleigh achieves what few historians can claim to have done; by exploring the …
Blood and Rage
A Cultural History of Terrorism
E-bok, 2008
142 kr
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A far-reaching history of terrorism across the world from its beginnings to the modern-day, from the highly acclaimed author of `Sacred Causes’ and `Earthly Powers’.Basing his study on a wide range of sources and key players from the world of terrorism, Burleigh explains and defines the meaning of …
Sacred Causes
The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror
Häftad, 2008
189 kr
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Earthly Powers
The Clash of Religion and Politics in Europe, from the French Revolution to the Great War
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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In this masterful, stylish, and authoritative book, Michael Burleigh gives us an epic history of the battles over religion in modern Europe, examining the complex and often lethal ways in which politics and religion have interacted and influenced each other over the last two centuries. From the …
Sacred Causes
The Clash of Religion and Politics, from the Great War to the War on Terror
E-bok, 2009
113 kr
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Beginning with the chaotic post-World War I landscape, in which religious belief was one way of reordering a world knocked off its axis, Sacred Causes is a penetrating critique of how religion has often been camouflaged by politics. All the bloody regimes and movements of the twentieth century are …
Moral Combat
Good and Evil in World War II
E-bok, 2011
113 kr
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The renowned WWII historian offers a penetrating analysis of the ethical dilemmas faced by leaders and ordinary soldiers in this "powerful, gripping book" (Washington Times).In Moral Combat, Michael Burleigh delivers a brilliant new examination of the day-to-day moral crises underpinning the …
Small Wars, Faraway Places: Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
Häftad, 2014
344 kr
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Small Wars, Far Away Places
The Genesis of the Modern World 1945-65
E-bok, 2013
252 kr
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The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power - in Africa, Asia and the Middle East - whose bloody consequences haunt us still.Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for …
Third Reich
A New History
E-bok, 2012
252 kr
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'Michael Burleigh’s account of the whole Hitler project remains unsurpassed after a quarter of a century . . . It is an indispensable work' Simon Heffer, The Telegraph's '20 history books that everyone should read''A monumental book' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph'If I had to recommend one book on …
Third Reich
Häftad, 2001
217 kr
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'Michael Burleigh’s account of the whole Hitler project remains unsurpassed after a quarter of a century . . . It is an indispensable work' Simon Heffer, The Telegraph's '20 history books that everyone should read''A monumental book' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph'If I had to recommend one book on …
Small Wars, Far Away Places
The Genesis of the Modern World 1945-65
Häftad, 2014
254 kr
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The collapse of Western colonial empires in the twenty years after the Second World War led to a series of vicious struggles for power - in Africa, Asia and the Middle East - whose bloody consequences haunt us still.Acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh's brilliant analytic skills and clear eye for …
The Racial State
Germany 1933-1945
Av Michael Burleigh, Wolfgang Wippermann
Häftad, 1991
435 kr
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Between 1933 and 1945 the Nazi regime in Germany tried to restructure a 'class' society along racial lines. This book deals with the ideas and institutions which underpinned this mission, and shows how Nazi policy affected various groups of people, both victims and beneficiaries. The book, first …
Ethics and Extermination
Reflections on Nazi Genocide
Inbunden, 1997
1274 kr
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This series of essays by one of today's most original and prolific scholars on German racial policy concerns three interrelated aspects of Nazi Germany: relations with 'the east', 'euthanasia' and extermination. They are linked closely by the sub-themes of professionals or 'experts' and an interest …
Ethics and Extermination
Reflections on Nazi Genocide
Häftad, 1997
426 kr
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This series of essays by one of today's most original and prolific scholars on German racial policy concerns three interrelated aspects of Nazi Germany: relations with 'the east', 'euthanasia' and extermination. They are linked closely by the sub-themes of professionals or 'experts' and an interest …
Small Wars, Faraway Places
Global Insurrection and the Making of the Modern World, 1945-1965
E-bok, 2013
196 kr
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A sweeping history of the Cold War’s many “hot” wars born in the last gasps of empire The Cold War reigns in popular imagination as a period of tension between the two post-World War II superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, without direct conflict. Drawing from new archival research, …
Best of Times, The Worst of Times
A History of Now
Häftad, 2017
165 kr
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In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century – first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic …
Best of Times, The Worst of Times
A History of Now
E-bok, 2017
153 kr
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In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century – first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic …
Best of Times, The Worst of Times
A History of Now
Häftad, 2018
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267 kr
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In the decades since the end of the Second World War, it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed. However, events in the early years of the twenty-first century – first, the 2003 war with Iraq and its chaotic …
Day of the Assassins
A History of Political Murder
Häftad, 2021
165 kr
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The traditional image of a political assassin is a lone wolf with a gun, aimed squarely at the head of those they wish to kill. But while there has been enormous speculation on what lay behind notorious individual political assassinations – from Gaius Julius Caesar to John F. Kennedy – the …
Day of the Assassins
A History of Political Murder
E-bok, 2021
205 kr
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‘Written with Burleigh’s characteristic brio, with pithy summaries of historical moments (he is brilliant on the Americans in Vietnam, for example) and full of surprising vignettes’ – The Times ’Book of the Week’In Day of the Assassins, acclaimed historian Michael Burleigh examines assassination as …
Populism
Before and After the Pandemic
Inbunden, 2021
153 kr
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We are said to be living in an age of anger, and national populist movements are often identified as its political manifestation. In Populism Michael Burleigh explores this new global era, drawing on his Engelsberg Lectures. The first chapter explores the nature of mass anger, mainly in Europe and …
