Karl Marx is a magisterial and defining biography that vividly explores not only the man himself but also the revolutionary times in which he lived.Between his birth in 1818 and his death sixty-five years later, Karl Marx became one of Western civilization’s most influential political philosophers. Two centuries on, he is still revered as a prophet of the modern world, yet he is also blamed for the darkest atrocities of modern times. But no matter in what light he is cast, the shor...

A panoramic view of global history from the end of World War Two to the dawn of the new millennium, and a portrait of an age of unprecedented transformation. In this ambitious, groundbreaking, and sweeping work, Jonathan Sperber guides readers through six decades of global history, from the end of World War Two to the onset of the new millennium. As Sperber's immersive and propulsive book reveals, the defining quality of these decades involved the rising and unstoppable fl...

This major interpretation of the Revolution of 1848-1849 in Germany stresses its character as a mass political phenomenon. Building skillfully on the theme of the interaction of self-conscious radicalism and spontaneous popular movements, Jonathan Sperber analyzes the social and religious antagonisms of pre-1848 German society and shows how they were politicized by the democratic political opposition.

Jonathan Sperber’s Revolutionary Europe 1780–1850 is a history of Europe in the age of the French Revolution, from the end of the old regime to the outcome of the revolutions of 1848. Fully revised and updated, this second edition provides a continent-wide history of the key political events and social transformation that took place within this turbulent period, extending as far as their effects within the European colonial society of the Caribbean.Key features include...

Now in its second edition, Bourgeois Europe, 1850–1914 is a general history of Europe from the middle of the nineteenth century to the outbreak of the First World War, a successor to Revolutionary Europe: 1780–1850, also available from Routledge.The book offers wide geographic coverage of the European continent, from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean and from the Atlantic to the Urals. Topical coverage is equally broad, including major trends and events in in...

DAMALS kürt "Karl Marx" zum besten historischen Buch des Jahres 2013Seit vier Jahrzehnten ist dies die erste große Marx-Biographie - geschrieben von einem exzellenten Kenner auf der Grundlage intensiver Forschungen. Jonathan Sperber zeigt uns Karl Marx genauer als je zuvor im Kontext seines Jahrhunderts und interpretiert ihn nicht, wie die meisten seiner Vorgänger, als eine Art posthumen Zeitgenossen. Dieses Buch macht uns vielmehr bewusst, wie stark Marx sich im K...

Die Geschichte des Kapitalismus wird seit einigen Jahren wieder intensiv diskutiert und erforscht. Erstaunlicherweise gilt das nicht für den Antikapitalismus, obwohl er politische Gegenbewegungen und Ideen hervorgebracht hat, die auf die Entwicklung des Kapitalismus und der modernen Gesellschaft entscheidenden Einfluss ausgeübt haben. So zielt dieser Band darauf, den Antikapitalismus zu einem Thema eigenen Rechts zu machen und Perspektiven für die historische Forschung zu entwickeln.

Lyme disease remains a subject of considerable public and clinical interest, and misunderstandings about Lyme borreliosis continue to cause widespread concern about potential long-term disability. Although the infection occurs primarily in highly endemic areas of Europe and North America, these areas are expanding, as global warming leads to a steady expansion of the tick vectors' habitats. In the period since the 2nd edition was published our understanding of the biology, clinical manifes...

This new edition of Lyme Disease provides up-to-date evidence-based research and covers the significant advances in our understanding of the disorders referred to as Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis. This book explores the causative organism, its requisite ecosystem, disease epidemiology, host-Borrelia interactions, diagnostic testing, clinical manifestations, therapeutic options, the role of host immunity on pathogenesis and long term prognosis. The authors provide balanced perspectives o...

Connis Klasse bekommt einen neuen Mathelehrer, Herrn Nussel. Der junge Referendar ist richtig unfair und alle wollen Frau Reisig zurück. Sie wissen auch schon, wie: Mit vertauschten Namensschildern und Pupskissen sorgen sie für ordentlich Chaos im Klassenzimmer. Denn wenn sie ihm die Lehrprüfung vermasseln, dann muss Herr Nussel gehen und Frau Reisig übernimmt wieder. Aber so richtig geht der Plan nicht auf und eigentlich ist das am Ende sogar ein richtiges Glück, findet Conni. Sonst hätte...