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Modern India
The Origins of an Asian Democracy
Av Brown
Häftad, 1994
684 kr
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This second edition of this widely used text covers the last two centuries of Indian history, concluding with an epilogue written from the perspective of the 1990s. It thematically and analytically discusses the emergence of India as one of the world's largest democracies and one of the most stable …
The Old European Order 1660-1800
Inbunden, 1992
2564 kr
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This survey of European history covers a period of one and a half centuries which witnessed the beginnings of the contemporary world. In his account of the economic, social, intellectual, and governmental structure and development of pre-revolutionary Europe, the author stresses throughout the …
The Old European Order 1660-1800
Häftad, 1992
1054 kr
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This survey of European history covers a period of one and a half centuries which witnessed the beginnings of the contemporary world. In his account of the economic, social, intellectual and governmental structure and development of pre-revolutionary Europe, the author stresses throughout the …
Albion Ascendant
English History 1660-1815
Av Prest
Häftad, 1998
1091 kr
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Between the restoration of Charles II and the battle of Waterloo, England gradually emerged as the core nation of the most formidable superpower the world had yet seen. Wilfrid Prest investigates this remarkable transformation from domestic instability and external weakness to global, economic, and …
The Limits of Liberty
American History 1607-1992
Häftad, 1995
754 kr
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This is a major survey of the American past from the earliest colonial settlements to the present day. It traces the political, intellectual, economic and cultural development of a distinctive American society, without losing sight of its continued connections with the Old World. Swelled by a …
Empire, Welfare State, Europe
History of the United Kingdom 1906-2001
Av T. O. Lloyd
Häftad, 2002
1129 kr
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In the twentieth century England lost an empire, built a welfare state, and began to accept the idea of being part of Europe. Abroad her relative power declined; at home life became more tolerable for the unfortunate and more secure for the majority of the people. This book surveys these two great …
Rebellions and Revolutions
China from the 1880s to 2000
Av Jack Gray
Häftad, 2003
902 kr
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This is a study of China from the 1800s to the present day. It focuses on China's problems of development - the decay and collapse of the Chinese Empire, its failure to recover in the first half of the twentieth century, and its rapid emergence in world affairs since the Communist Party Revolution …
The European Dynastic States 1494-1660
Av Bonney
Häftad, 1991
926 kr
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This is a study of Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries - a period of economic and cultural upheaval, of dramatic changes in politics, society, and religion, and of constant warring among the emergent states. Richard Bonney draws the many strands of this complex history into a …
The British Empire 1558-1995
Av Lloyd
Häftad, 1996
1242 kr
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This is a comprehensive survey of the entire history of the British empire. Avoiding the polemics or apologetics that were inevitable when the empire was still at the centre of political controversy, T. O. Lloyd describes the full sweep of expansion and decolonization from the voyages of discovery …
The Crisis of Parliaments
English History 1509-1660
Häftad, 1971
859 kr
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Political, social, and economic factors are integrated in this book, the two themes of which are the political and constitutional effects of rapid inflation and the difficulties caused by the universal desire to achieve and enforce religion in a theologically divided country.
British History 1815-1914
Inbunden, 2007
2894 kr
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This fully revised and updated edition of Norman McCord's authoritative introduction to nineteenth century British history has been extended to cover the period up to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.The nineteenth and early twentieth century saw the transformation of Britain from a …
Endurance and Endeavour
Russian History 1812-2001
Häftad, 2002
902 kr
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In Russia, both rulers and ruled long endeavoured to transform their country, each in their own forcible way. Their efforts never quite seemed to bring the results hoped for, and despite reform and revolution some things changed very little. This book sets out to relate Russian tradition and …
Barricades and Borders
Europe 1800-1914
Häftad, 2003
687 kr
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This is a comprehensive survey of European history from the coup d'etat of Napoleon Bonaparte in France to the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand at Sarajevo, which led to the First World War. It concentrates on the twin themes of revolution and nationalism, which often combined in the early …
British History 1815-1914
Häftad, 2007
997 kr
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This fully revised and updated edition of Norman McCord's authoritative introduction to nineteenth century British history has been extended to cover the period up to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914.The nineteenth and early twentieth century saw the transformation of Britain from a …
