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The Young Ottomans
I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 99.00The Eastern Question, as it was termed by the European Powers in the nineteenth century, was a debate primarily concerned with the issue of 'what to do with the Turk?'. The Ottoman Empire had become known as the 'sick man of Europe' following its gradual decline since the eighteenth century, and its demise would be highly problematic... more...
The Proud Tower
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 18.00--Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to the World War I was a time when the world of Privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of Protest was heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate. The age was the climax of a century of the most accelerated rate of change in history, a cataclysmic shaping of destiny. In... more...
The Legacies of Two World Wars
Berghahn Books 2011; US$ 95.00The US invasion of Iraq in 2003 was done mainly, if one is to believe US policy at the time, to liberate the people of Iraq from an oppressive dictator. However, the many protests in London, New York, and other cities imply that the policy of making the world safe for democracy was not shared by millions of people in many western countries.... more...
Europe's Uncertain Path 1814-1914
Wiley 2011; US$ 103.95Europe’s Uncertain Path is an introduction to Europe’s turbulent history from 1814 to 1914. It presents a clear narrative of the major political events, set against the backdrop of social, economic, and cultural change. An introduction to Europe’s turbulent history from 1814 to 1914 Provides students with a solid grounding in... more...
Transition to Global Rivalry
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 53.00A re-examination of the formation of the Entente between Britain, France, Russia and Japan. more...
The Clarissa von Ranke Letters and the Ranke-Graves Correspondence 1843-1886
The Edwin Mellen Press 2012; US$ 209.95The edition of the letters will fit into the growing interest in the Irish in Europe and it will provide new information on the role and influence of educated Irish women; it will also fill an important gap in the area of womens history by presenting one of the most amazing women in international relationships and an extraordinary ambassador... more...
Welcome Home, Boys!
Campus Verlag 2012; US$ 34.50Hauptbeschreibung Militärische Siegesparaden sind politische Inszenierungen, in denen abstrakte Ideen wie Staat oder Nation verkörpert werden. Am Beispiel amerikanischer Paraden in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts nimmt Sebastian Jobs die beteiligten Akteure und deren Rollen in den Blick. So analysiert er das von zivilen und militärischen Organisatoren... more...
The Transformation of British Naval Strategy
Boydell & Brewer 2012; US$ 99.00The book provides details on how this transformation was brought about, how keeping a fleet at sea as long as necessary was decisive in forcing Russia and Denmark out of Napoleon's coalition, and how all this represented a major strategic revolution. more...
Themes in Modern European History, 1890?1945
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 41.95Themes in Modern European History, 1890 ? 1945 brings together an international team of scholars to address an eclectic range of developments and issues in European history in the period between 1890 and the end of the Second World War. This lively collection of essays adopts a thematic approach, in order to explore comprehensively a period of great... more...









