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This book offers a comprehensive and comparative analysis of the history of passports, border surveillance, border crossing, and other elements of European border regimes in the 20th century. Border……続きを見る

This collection of essays re-examines ideas of change and movements for change in early modern Europe without presuming that "progressive" change was the outcome of "reforms". "Reform" today implies……続きを見る

This volume examines interdisciplinary boundaries and includes texts focusing on material culture, philological analysis, and historical research. What they all have in common are zones that lie in ……続きを見る

Questo libro offre uno studio accurato sulla serie di guerre, ancora poco conosciute ma di cruciale importanza, combattute per il controllo del Baltico e dell’Europa nord-orientale negli anni 1558-1……続きを見る

The Oxford Handbook of Medieval Central Europe summarizes the political, social, and cultural history of medieval Central Europe (c. 800-1600 CE), a region long considered a "forgotten" area of the ……続きを見る

Discussing the complex weave of cultural links and the different religious and linguistic groups that have been living side by side in the Balkans for centuries, this anthropological study is the re……続きを見る

In the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army's advance; most of them believed the Soviet occupation would be short-lived and they would soon be able to return……続きを見る

The most revolutionary thing you can do is live. Rasa is a young wife and mother, taking care of home and family against a backdrop of a crumbling Soviet economy. In 1987, it's a world where the mos……続きを見る

In Frona Eunice Wait's 'Yermah the Dorado', readers are transported to the mystical world of Yermah, a legendary city filled with gold and riches beyond imagination. The book is written in a captiva……続きを見る

In 'Thoughts upon Slavery' by John Wesley, the author delves into the moral and theological implications of the practice of slavery in the 18th century. Wesley's writing style is characterized by it……続きを見る

In 'Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials', readers are granted access to the insightful and thought-provoking editorials written by Theodore Roosevelt during his time as a war-time……続きを見る

Mark Twain's 'Im Gold- und Silberland' is a captivating narrative that follows the adventures of a young prospector in the gold and silver mining regions of the American West. Twain's signature blen……続きを見る

"Fascism" is a word ubiquitous in our contemporary political discourse, but few know about its roots in the ancient past or its long, strange evolution to the present. In ancient Rome, the fasces we……続きを見る

Der Held des Romans "Ach, mein Kosovo" schließt sich 1998 der Kosovo Befreiungsarmee an, tauscht dann aber das Gewehr gegen ein Stethoskop, denn er ist angehender Mediziner. Bevor Taras Galani in de……続きを見る

This book examines the role of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in the downfall of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War. It includes groundbreaking, archives-based research on important facets o……続きを見る

"Mario, I heard the noises. Branches breaking behind us." I called the commanding officer and said, "It's 5:00 AM." "Radio silence. Wait for my sign." What we didn't know was that enemy was already ……続きを見る

Handing envelopes containing money or gifts to doctors in public health care is often seen as a remnant of socialism that continues as an integral part of the Lithuanian health care system. Rima Pra……続きを見る

The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Explore the historic streets o……続きを見る

Did you know that Viking-age Swedes were the founding dynasty of what eventually became Russia? In contrast to their Danish and Norwegian cousins, Swedish Vikings traveled east rather than west in s……続きを見る

Interventions in other states on behalf of their subject populations is often portrayed as a novel phenomenon in state practice, one which breaches the old principle of sovereignty. But is this prac……続きを見る

A fascinating look at the British naval intervention in the Baltic in 1918–20, and at the British, Soviet and Baltic nationalist fleets that fought. Following the Russian Revolution of October 1917,……続きを見る

People interested in the commons/commoning broadly and especially those who hope to make Eastern Europe part of the broader conversation on commoning. There have been a number of books on the commo……続きを見る

In 'The Dates of Variously-shaped Shields, with Coincident Dates and Examples', George Grazebrook meticulously examines the evolution of shields throughout history, particularly focusing on how the ……続きを見る

In questo testo Randi compie un excursus dettagliato e documentato sulle condizioni storiche e geografiche che hanno portato a definire le popolazioni che sono insediate sul territorio dei Balcani. ……続きを見る

Winner of the 2024 BASEES (British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies) Women's Forum. Authoritarian Laughter explores the political history of the satire and humor magazine Broom pub……続きを見る

Een complete geschiedenis van de koninkrijken van Midden-Europa ‘Een meesterlijk overzicht. […] Rady schrijft met flair en humor over geweldige (en minder geweldige) figuren uit het verleden.’ Peter……続きを見る

Le combat naval de Port-Saïd en 1886 est un ouvrage captivant qui retrace de manière détaillée et analytique l'incident militaire majeur qui a eu lieu dans le port de Saïd en 1886. Augustin Garçon u……続きを見る

Emil Fredrik Nervanderin teos 'Elias Lönnrotin nuoruuden ajoilta Laukon kartanossa' tarjoaa lukijalle harvinaisen näkökulman kuuluisan suomalaisen runonkerääjän Elia Lönnrotin nuoruusvuosiin. Kirja ……続きを見る

The closing decade of the 20th century witnessed dramatic upheavals across landscapes that had, until 1939, housed most of the world's Jewish population: the overturning of the East European Communi……続きを見る

I 14-1500-tallet gjorde europæiske rejsende verden større. Ikke bare fordi de opdagede ukendte kontinenter, men fordi deres observationer af den nye verden også indledte et opgør med antikke og reli……続きを見る