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A Concise History of Poland
Av Jerzy Lukowski, Hubert Zawadzki
Häftad, 2019
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
383 kr
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Poland is a tenacious survivor-state: it was wiped off the map in 1795, resurrected after the First World War, apparently annihilated again in the Second World War, and reduced to satellite status of the Soviet Union after 1945. Yet it emerged in the vanguard of resistance to the USSR in the 1980s, …
A Concise History of Modern India
Av Barbara D. Metcalf, Thomas R. Metcalf
Häftad, 2012
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
376 kr
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A Concise History of Modern India by Barbara D. Metcalf and Thomas R. Metcalf, has become a classic in the field since it was first published in 2001. As a fresh interpretation of Indian history from the Mughals to the present, it has informed students across the world. In the third edition of the …
A Concise History of the World
Häftad, 2026
403 kr
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Telling the story of humankind from the Paleolithic to the present, this book widens and lengthens human history. Renowned historian Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families, kin groups, …
A Concise History of Spain
Av William D. Phillips, Jr., Carla Rahn Phillips
Häftad, 2026
435 kr
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Modern Spain has developed from a complex history, a diverse population, and continual contact with outside influences. This updated and revised volume moves from prehistoric times to the present, incorporating recent scholarship and focusing on politics, society, economy, culture, and …
A Concise History of the Netherlands
Häftad, 2017
422 kr
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The Netherlands is known among foreigners today for its cheese and its windmills, its Golden Age paintings and its experimentation in social policies such as cannabis and euthanasia. Yet the historical background for any of these quintessentially Dutch achievements is often unfamiliar to outsiders. …
A Concise History of Switzerland
Av Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head
Häftad, 2013
374 kr
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Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected …
A Concise History of Portugal
Häftad, 2018
376 kr
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This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. It remains the standard single-volume work on Portugal, studying the effects of …
A Concise History of Mexico
Häftad, 2019
403 kr
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This concise history looks at Mexico from political, economic, and cultural perspectives, portraying Mexico's struggle to break out of the colonial past and assert its viability as a sovereign state in a competitive world. In this third edition, Hamnett adds new material on Mexico's regional and …
A Concise History of Romania
Häftad, 2014
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
376 kr
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Spanning a period of 2000 years from the Roman conquest of Dacia to the present day, A Concise History of Romania traces the development of a unique nation situated on the border between East and West. In this illuminating new history, Keith Hitchins explores Romania's struggle to find its place …
A Concise History of Greece
Häftad, 2021
343 kr
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Now reissued in a fourth, updated edition, this book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the modern history of Greece, from the first stirrings of the national movement in the late eighteenth century to the present day. As Greece emerges from a devastating economic crisis, this fourth …
A Concise History of Sweden
Av Neil Kent
Häftad, 2008
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
376 kr
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Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower in the seventeenth century, while later chapters explore the Swedish …
A Concise History of the World
Inbunden, 2015
1647 kr
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This book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families and kin …
A Concise History of the World
Häftad, 2015
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
435 kr
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This book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families and kin …
A Concise History of Japan
Häftad, 2015
374 kr
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To this day, Japan's modern ascendancy challenges many assumptions about world history, particularly theories regarding the rise of the west and why the modern world looks the way it does. In this engaging new history, Brett L. Walker tackles key themes regarding Japan's relationships with its …
A Concise History of the World
Inbunden, 2026
1358 kr
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Telling the story of humankind from the Paleolithic to the present, this book widens and lengthens human history. Renowned historian Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world history by examining social and cultural developments across the globe, including families, kin groups, …
A Concise History of the European Union
Inbunden, 2026
1358 kr
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European integration has many origins, although its history goes back less far than is often assumed. This study offers an accessible and engaging overview of the past and present of today's European Union, from the postwar era to the present day. Beginning with the foundational treaties of the …
A Concise History of the European Union
Häftad, 2026
385 kr
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European integration has many origins, although its history goes back less far than is often assumed. This study offers an accessible and engaging overview of the past and present of today's European Union, from the postwar era to the present day. Beginning with the foundational treaties of the …
A Concise History of the Baltic States
Häftad, 2011
403 kr
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The Baltic region is frequently neglected in broader histories of Europe and its international significance can be obscured by separate treatments of the various Baltic states. With this wide-ranging survey, Andrejs Plakans presents an integrated history of three Baltic peoples - Estonians, …
A Concise History of Sweden
Av Neil Kent
Inbunden, 2008
1475 kr
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Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower in the seventeenth century, while later chapters explore the Swedish …
A Concise History of Italy
Häftad, 2013
360 kr
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Since its formation in 1861, Italy has struggled to develop an effective political system and a secure sense of national identity. This new edition of Christopher Duggan's acclaimed introduction charts the country's history from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west to the present day and …
A Concise History of Germany
Inbunden, 2019
1391 kr
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This third edition of Mary Fulbrook's much-admired and popular introduction to German history provides a clear and informative guide to the twists and turns of the story of the German lands and peoples from the early middle ages to the present day. Crisply synthesising a vast array of historical …
A Concise History of Belgium
Av Guy Vanthemsche, Roger De Peuter
Häftad, 2023
364 kr
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The small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pioneering force in industry, trade, and finance during the Middle Ages, through early modern times and into the nineteenth and twentieth …
A Concise History of Belgium
Av Guy Vanthemsche, Roger De Peuter
Inbunden, 2023
1425 kr
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The small and densely populated nation of Belgium has played an important role in the history of Europe and other continents, especially Africa. It was a pioneering force in industry, trade, and finance during the Middle Ages, through early modern times and into the nineteenth and twentieth …
A Concise History of Switzerland
Av Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head
Inbunden, 2013
1391 kr
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Despite its position at the heart of Europe and its quintessentially European nature, Switzerland's history is often overlooked within the English-speaking world. This comprehensive and engaging history of Switzerland traces the historical and cultural development of this fascinating but neglected …
A Concise History of Britain, 1707-1975
Av W. A. Speck
Inbunden, 1993
1290 kr
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This book provides a concise, illustrated history of Great Britain over the past three centuries, from its formation as a sovereign state between the Union of England and Scotland in 1707 to its partial loss of sovereignty in the accession to the European Community, confirmed in the referendum …
A Concise History of Britain, 1707-1975
Av W. A. Speck
Häftad, 1993
435 kr
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This book provides a concise, illustrated history of Great Britain over the past three centuries, from its formation as a sovereign state between the Union of England and Scotland in 1707 to its partial loss of sovereignty in the accession to the European Community, confirmed in the referendum …
A Concise History of Austria
Inbunden, 2007
1559 kr
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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 …
A Concise History of Austria
Häftad, 2007
376 kr
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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 …
A Concise History of Wales
Häftad, 2007
452 kr
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Based on historical research and debates about Wales and Welshness, this volume offers an authoritative and accessible account of the period from Neanderthal times to the opening of the Senedd, the home of the National Assembly for Wales, in 2006. Within a remarkably brief and stimulating compass, …
A Concise History of Finland
Av David Kirby
Häftad, 2006
376 kr
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Few countries in Europe have undergone such rapid social, political and economic changes as Finland has during the last fifty years. David Kirby here sets out the fascinating history of this northern country, for centuries on the east-west divide of Europe, a country not blessed by nature, most of …
