The Leading eBooks Store Online
for your Apple or Android device, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
Beyond the Swastikaby Peter O'Brien
Routledge 1996; US$ 52.95O'Brien argues convincingly that fears of a resurgent German nationalism are exaggerated. He highlights the `technocratic liberalism' of the elite which, paradoxically, hinders full rights of political participation for minorities. more...
Transnational Politicsby Eva Ostergaard-Nielsen
Routledge 2002; US$ 160.00Examining the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Germany, this book analyses trans-state political loyalties and activities of transnational communities and their national and international political ramifications. more...
From Reich to Stateby Michael Rowe; Peter Baldwin; Christopher Clark; James B. Collins; Lyndal Roper; Mia Rodrˇguez-Salgado
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 55.00From Reich to State is based upon an extensive range of German and French archival sources, locating the Napoleonic episode in this region within a broader chronological framework, encompassing the Old Regime and Restoration. It analyses not only politics, but also culture, identity, religion, society, institutions and economics. more...
Berlin Wall Crisisby John P.S. Gearson; Dr Kori Schake; Saki Dockrill
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2002; US$ 140.00This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. It recounts the evolution of policy during the 1958 and 1961 Berlin crises from the perspective of each government central to the crisis, one on the margins and the military headquarters responsible for crafting an agreed Western military campaign more...
The Early Germansby Malcolm Todd
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2008; US$ 42.95For many centuries Germanic peoples occupied much of northern and central Europe. From the fourth century onward migrant groups extended their power and influence over much of western Europe and beyond to North Africa. In so doing, they established enduring states in France, Spain, Italy and Britain. This illustrated book makes use of archaeological and literary sources to outline the ethnogenesis and history of the early Germanic peoples. It provides an overview of current knowledge of these peoples, their social structure, settlements, trade, customs, religion, craftsmanship and relations with the Roman Empire. In this second edition, the author incorporates important new archaeological evidence and reports on advances in historical interpretation.... more...
The Russian Roots of Nazismby Michael Kellogg; Peter Baldwin; Christopher Clark; James B. Collins; Lyndal Roper; Mia Rodrˇguez-Salgado
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 38.00This book analyzes the political, financial, military, and ideological contributions of many 'White émigrés', anti-Bolshevik Russian exiles, to Nazism. It demonstrates that Nazism did not develop as a peculiarly German phenomenon and examines Aufbau (Reconstruction), a far right German-White émigré organization which collaborated with Nazis from 1920-1923. more...
State and Society in the Early Middle Agesby Matthew Innes; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 55.00This book shows just how much can be discovered about the so-called 'Dark Ages', offering a detailed analysis of the workings of society at the heart of Charlemagne's empire, and suggesting the need to rethink our understanding of political power in the early middle ages. more...
Berlinby T.H. Elkins
Taylor & Francis 1988; US$ 186.00This anniversary study presents a readable, informative account of the development and current structure of Berlin. more...
The Berlin refuge, 1680-1780by S. Pott; M. Mulsow; L. Danneberg
BRILL 2003; US$ 134.00A study of the intellectual Huguenot Refuge (ca. 1680-1780), discussing its philosophical, theological, historical and literary aspects in European context. It introduces the centre of the Refuge in Germany, examines different fields of knowledge, and then focuses on the topic of dissemination. more...
Religion, Government and Political Culture in Early Modern Germanyby Johannes C. Wolfart
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2001; US$ 130.00The story of conflict in an island community offers a valuable case study for the analysis of early modern German political culture. Investigations range from interpersonal relations to dynamics of civic church and imperial government. more...









