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  • Europa-Studienby Timm Beichelt; Bozena Choluj; Gerard C. Rowe; Hans-Jürgen Wagener

    Springer 2013; US$ 39.95

    Die in den vergangenen Jahren stark gewachsenen Europa-Studien unterscheiden sich von der EU-Integrationswissenschaft. Europa-Studien beschäftigen sich stärker mit historischen und kulturellen Kontexten, und sie setzen sich mit der politischen, rechtlichen und wirtschaftlichen Integration nicht allein auf der EU-Ebene auseinander. Das Zusammenwachsen... more...

  • International Review of History Educationby Alaric Dickinson; Peter Gordon; Peter Lee

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 180.00

    The third volume in this international review takes "raising standards" as its central theme. Raising standards is no simple matter, either conceptually or empirically, whatever politicians might think. If it is to happen, it must draw on research and practical experience from other countries. more...

  • Strategic Cultures in Europeby Heiko Biehl; Bastian Giegerich; Alexandra Jonas

    Springer 2013; US$ 49.99

    European countries work together in crisis management, conflict prevention and many other aspects of security and defence policy. Closer cooperation in this policy arena seems to be the only viable way forward to address contemporary security challenges. Yet, despite the repeated interaction, fundamental assumptions about security and defence remain... more...

  • Geschichtswissenschaft jenseits des Nationalstaatsby Jürgen Osterhammel

    Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2003; US$ 54.34

    Hauptbeschreibung Die deutsche Geschichtswissenschaft ist in weiten Teilen von einer nationalgeschichtlichen Perspektive gekennzeichnet. Die in diesem Band gesammelten Aufsätze sind als Einspruch gegen diese einseitige Prägung zu verstehen. Jürgen Osterhammel behandelt zwischen den Polen Vergleich und Beziehungsgeschichte verschiedene Themen der... more...

  • Philosophy of History After Hayden Whiteby Robert Doran

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 100.99

    This anthology of new essays by an international group of preeminent scholars explores the ground-breaking work of Hayden White, whose thought, beginning with his seminal Metahistory (1973), has revolutionized the way we think about the philosophy of history, historiography, narrative, and the relation between history and literature. Representing a... more...

  • The Logic of Historyby C. Behan McCullagh

    Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 38.95

    The Logic of History reveals the rational basis for historians' descriptions, interpretations and explanations of past events. C. Behan McCullagh defends the practice of history as more reliable than has recently been acknowledged. Historians, he argues, make their accounts of the past as fair as they can and avoid misleading their readers. He explains... more...

  • Modern Historiographyby Michael Bentley

    Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 36.95

    Modern Historiography is the essential introduction to the history of historical writing. It explains the broad philosophical background to the different historians and historical schools of the modern era, from James Boswell and Thomas Carlyle through to Lucien Febure and Eric Hobsbawm and surveys: the Enlightenment and Counter Enlightenment... more...

  • What is History For?by Beverley Southgate

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 32.95

    An experienced author of history and theory presents this examination of the purpose of history at a time when recent debates have rendered the question 'what is history for?' of utmost importance. Charting the development of historical studies and examining how history has been used, this study is exceptional in its focus on the future of the subject... more...

  • The Middle Agesby Barbara A. Hanawalt

    Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 37.99

    A brisk narrative of battles and plagues, monastic orders, heroic women, and knights-errant, barbaric tortures and tender romance, intrigue, scandals, and conquest, The Middle Ages: An Illustrated History mixes a spirited and entertaining writing style with exquisite, thorough scholarship. Barbara A. Hanawalt, a renowned medievalist, launches her story... more...

  • I Wish I'd Been There (R)by Theodore K. Rabb; Byron Hollinshead

    Doubleday Publishing 2009; US$ 15.00

    “What is the scene or incident in European history that you would like to have witnessed-and why?” In this companion to I Wish I'd Been There: Twenty Historians Bring to Life the Dramatic Events that Changed America , some of our finest historical writers now turn their attention to Europe, with lively and detailed accounts of some of... more...