Eastern Europe 2

When seeking the origins of World War I, the chain of events in the late nineteenth century that led to the breakdown of relations between Austria-Hungary and Serbia and facilitated the rise of an a……続きを見る

A groundbreaking examination of a little-known but defining episode in early modern Jewish history A refugee crisis of huge proportions erupted as a result of the mid-seventeenth-century wars in the……続きを見る

In 13th century, the Szeklers were granted a territory (Terra Sirulorum) on the eastern border of the kingdom of Hungary. These lands were donated by the king to the community as a whole, in exchang……続きを見る

Покоренные народы, а тем более рабы, не участвуют в создании нации или этноса. Украинский народ в жесточайшей борьбе с завоевателями сумел сохранить свою этничность и отстоять своё древнее имя Украи……続きを見る

Chopin was a romantic era Polish composer. "Life of Chopin" is a memoir written in 1852 by composer Franz Liszt who knew Chopin both as man and artist. This memoir gives a unique understanding to th……続きを見る

"History of the Jews in Russia and Poland: From the earliest times until the present day" in three volumes is a historical work which covers the history of the Jewish people in Eastern Europe for ab……続きを見る

“Rebecca West’s magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time.” ーThe New Yorker Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West’s classic examination of the history, people, and politics ……続きを見る

In A Short History of Russia Mary Platt Parmele takes the reader on a survey of Russia’s rich past, from the state’s early dramatic beginnings to its struggle to control society, the transformation ……続きを見る

Leopold von Rankes Buch 'Politische Schriften, Historiografische Werke & Biografien' bietet einen tiefgreifenden Einblick in das Leben und die Werke dieses renommierten Historikers des 19. Jahrhunde……続きを見る

Václav Havel’s remarkable and rousing essay on the tyranny of apathy, with a new introduction by Timothy Snyder Cowed by life under Communist Party rule, a greengrocer hangs a placard in their shop ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "A History of New York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty (Complete Edition – Volume 1&2)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional……続きを見る

What is your mother tongue? Sometimes the simplest questions take a book to answer. Such is the case with Tania Romanov’s story. Mother Tongue is an exploration of lives lived in the chaos of a part……続きを見る

Inspiration and Authority in the Middle Ages rethinks the role of prophecy in the Middle Ages by examining how professional theologians responded to new assertions of divine inspiration. Drawing on ……続きを見る

Alexandre Dumas' 'The Black Tulip' is a historical novel set in 17th century Holland during the tulip mania. The story follows the quest of a young man, Cornelius van Baerle, who becomes involved in……続きを見る

Jest to mało znana szerszemu ogółowi książka Stanisława Bełzy (ur. 03. 11. 1849 - zm. 24. 08. 1929) - prawnika, podróżnika i pisarza. Spośród całego niemałego pisarskiego dorobku autora, ta jedna ks……続きを見る

Polish populism, which advocated agrarian socialism by either revolutionary or reformist means, emerged first among the émigrés who had left Poland after the Russians defeated the nationalist uprisi……続きを見る

“This is the first book to systematically examine the variation in policies of Eastern European countries. There is a theoretical contribution to understandings of variation in tax policies, but jus……続きを見る

An American makes the trek across Siberia via horse, carriage and sled, during the mid nineteenth century. Original Illustrations included.続きを見る

Beginning in the 1860s, the Russian Empire replaced a poll tax system that originated with Peter the Great with a modern system of income and excise taxes. Russia began a transformation of state fis……続きを見る

Acclaimed author Andrey Kurkov gives powerful insight into life in Kyiv following the 2013 protests and before the 2022 Russian invasion. -16°C, sunlight, silence. I drove the children to school, th……続きを見る

Luând notă de faptul că personalităţi evreieşti, importante şi reprezentative pentru evreimea mondială, au făcut în repetate rânduri declaraţii explicite prin care acuză autorităţile româneşti, pe r……続きを見る

When Yugoslavia was created in 1918, the new state was a patchwork of Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and other ethnic groups. It still was in January 1929, when King Aleksandar suspended the Yugoslav cons……続きを見る

Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequ……続きを見る

Con il termine guerre persiane o mediche si definisce la sequenza di conflitti combattuti tra le pòlis greche e l'Impero Persiano, iniziati intorno al 499 a.C. e continuati a più riprese fino al 479……続きを見る

THIS book is concerned with the story of man on the southeastern projection of Europe, known as the Balkan peninsula. For practical purposes the story begins with the Greeks, because the Greeks, tho……続きを見る

Serbia, younger sister of the Nations, has indeed had a younger sister's portion. In her early years she grew up with little guidance from older and wiser members of the family. She did not have the……続きを見る

It is often assumed that cosmopolitan thinkers since the Renaissance have simply adopted and refined concepts from classical antiquity. This study argues that modern European cosmopolitanism should ……続きを見る

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE FINANCIAL TIMES * TELEGRAPH * PROSPECT 'The best account of the ongoing conflict ー its preconditions and its present-day horrors' Prospect Do you know what is at……続きを見る

A completely new edition of the definitive biography of Chopin, unavailable for many years, by one of the finest of contemporary European historians. Two centuries have passed since Chopin’s birth, ……続きを見る

Although the Pe-2 was widely used on the Eastern Front throughout the Great Patriotic War, only the most effective units in the Air Force and Naval Aviation were given Guards status. This is their s……続きを見る