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  • Germany in the World

    A Global History, 1500-2000

    Brilliantly conceived and majestically written, this monumental work of European history recasts the five-hundred-year history of Germany.With Germany in the World, award-winning historian David Blackbourn radically revises conventional narratives of German history, demonstrating the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification—and revealing a national ... Læs mere

    155,36 kr.

  • Die Deutschen in der Welt

    Siedler, Händler, Philosophen: Eine globale Geschichte vom Mittelalter bis heute

    Oversat af Klaus-Dieter Schmidt ...
    Wie lebten Deutsche in Minnesota, in Südaustralien, in Liverpool oder im brasilianischen Rio Grande, wie prägten sie die dortige Kultur, zum Guten und zum Schlechten?Wer deutsche Geschichte erzählt, bewegt sich zumeist in den Grenzen der Staatsnation, oder konzentriert sich auf die deutsche Gewaltherrschaft und Eroberungsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhundert mit ihren Folgen bis heute. David Blackbourn ... Læs mere

    344,68 kr.

  • The German Bourgeoisie (Routledge Revivals)

    Essays on the Social History of the German Middle Class from the Late Eighteenth to the Early Twentieth Century

    Redigeret af David Blackbourn, Richard Evans ...
    Serier serie Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1991, this collection of original studies by British, German and American historians examines the whole range of modern German bourgeoisie groups, including professional, mercantile, industrial and financial bourgeoisie, and the bourgeois family. Drawing on original research, the book focuses on the historical evidence as counterpoint to the well-known literary accounts of the ... Læs mere

    473,45 kr.

  • Localism, Landscape, and the Ambiguities of Place

    German-Speaking Central Europe, 1860-1930

    Redigeret af David Blackbourn, James Retallack ...
    Serier serie German and European Studies
    What makes a person call a particular place ‘home’? Does it follow simply from being born there? Is it the result of a language shared with neighbours or attachment to a familiar landscape? Perhaps it is a piece of music, or a painting, or even a travelogue that captures the essence of home. And what about the sense of belonging that inspires nationalist or local autonomy movements? Each of these ... Læs mere

    333,61 kr.

  • Critical Terrorism Studies since 11 September 2001

    What Has Been Learned?

    Academic studies of ‘terrorism’ grew exponentially in number after the September 11 attacks. The problem was that much of this work of ‘orthodox’ terrorism studies was biased, often shoddily researched and was too closely identified with the power centres of Western states. Its denizens were often former and sometimes current officials or officers in the military, intelligence services or the ... Læs mere

    408,88 kr.

  • The Conquest Of Nature

    Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany

    The modern idea of 'mastery' over nature always had its critics, whether their motives were aesthetic, religious or environmentalist. By investigating how the most fundamental element - water - was 'conquered' by draining fens and marshes, straightening the courses of rivers, building high dams and exploiting hydro-electric power, The Conquest of Nature explores how over the last 250 years, the ... Læs mere

    163,51 kr.

  • Populists and Patricians (Routledge Revivals)

    Essays in Modern German History

    Serier serie Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1987, this collection of essays, from one of the leading historians in the field, is concerned with the central debates about German history from Bismarck to Hitler. David Blackbourn questions many previously held assumptions, whether about the natural conservatism of the German peasantry of the ‘feudalization’ of the middle classes, and offers an innovative approach to such ... Læs mere

    602,61 kr.

  • The Duel in European History

    Honour and the Reign of Aristocracy

    For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama of the duel has made it an enduring fixture in films, literature, and the theatre.In The Duel in European History, renowned historian Victor Kiernan writes with his characteristic wit and insight of ... Læs mere

    194,43 kr.

  • Lydbog

    Germany in the World

    A Global History, 1500-2000

    Fortalt af Peter Noble ...

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    36 timer 48 min

    Brilliantly conceived and majestically written, this monumental work of European history recasts the five-hundred-year history of Germany.With Germany in the World, award-winning historian David Blackbourn radically revises conventional narratives of German history, demonstrating the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification—and revealing a national ... Læs mere

    280,54 kr.

  • America

    From White Settlement to World Hegemony

    While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the American empire. Victor Kiernan, one of the world's most respected historians, employs a nuanced knowledge of history, literature, and politics in tracing the evolution of American power.Far reaching ... Læs mere

    165,57 kr.

  • Shakespeare

    Poet and Citizen

    'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in “a more realistic light”.'Times Literary SupplementAlthough Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued relevancy of his plays and poetry today, we too often lose sight of the wider historical context which shaped his work. In Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen, Victor Kiernan shows that Shakespeare was ... Læs mere

    187,21 kr.

  • Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare

    'This book rests on a lifetime's thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in “a more realistic light”.'Times Literary SupplementThe seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic drama across Western Europe. And in the plays of William Shakespeare, this form of drama found its greatest exponent. These Tragedies, Kiernan argues, represented the artistic expression of a new social ... Læs mere

    187,21 kr.