Rob - Eastern Europe 1

In 1944, the Nazis razed Warsaw’s historic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. “They knew that the strength of the Polish nation was rooted in the Cross, Christ’s Passion, the spirit of the Gospels, ……続きを見る

The revolution of 1905 in the Russian-ruled Kingdom of Poland marked the consolidation of major new influences on the political scene. As he examines the emergence of a mass political culture in Pol……続きを見る

In A Minor Apocalypse**, Robert Blobaum explores the social and cultural history of Warsaw's "forgotten war" of 1914–1918**. Beginning with the bank panic that accompanied the outbreak of the Great ……続きを見る

Black German Studies is an interdisciplinary field that has experienced significant growth over the past three decades, integrating subjects such as gender studies, diaspora studies, history, and me……続きを見る

Cet ouvrage propose une histoire globale de la Grande Guerre, en réglant la focale sur deux échelles distinctes　: celle du monde d’un côté, celle des Balkans de l’autre, où, à partir de l’attentat ……続きを見る

« Les peuples heureux n’ont pas d’histoire ». La citation est peut-être trop connue, elle n’en conserve pas moins tout son intérêt car, lorsque Georges Pompidou s’exprima en ces termes, il figea par……続きを見る

This book analyses certain ideologies which governed the middle class’ hegemonic approach to leisure in Victorian Manchester. The study presents different forms of leisure, recreation and entertainm……続きを見る

Conversations with Miloševic is a firsthand portrayal of the so-called Butcher of the Balkans, the Serbian president whose ambitions sparked the Bosnian conflict. At its heart the book is a portrait……続きを見る

This book is a pioneering comparison of Wales with another small people, the Slovenes, over the formative period for national development in modern Europe. Language, religion and social conflict fig……続きを見る

This book analyses the role of social networks in the process of migration. Based on stories of Polish Jews who migrated between Poland and Palestine in the 1920s, the author presents all stages of ……続きを見る

Die Predigten Leos des Großen gehören nicht nur zu den schönsten der lateinischen Tradition, sondern stellen auch eine Schlüsselquelle für die Theologie- und Liturgiegeschichte dar. Die Untersuchung……続きを見る

Die Studie behandelt die geisteswissenschaftlichen Fächer Geschichtswissenschaft, Germanistik –– inklusive Volkskunde – sowie Slawistik an der Deutschen Universität Prag. Von der Gründung der Tschec……続きを見る

What do we remember from our national past and why? What are the dangers of history being (mis-)appropriated by politicians? Past in the Present provides a critical analysis of recent disputes over ……続きを見る

Im Jahre 1945 wurden die deutschen katholischen Kirchenstrukturen östlich der Oder und Neiße durch eine vorläufige polnische Kirchenverwaltung ersetzt. Das katholische Kirchenleben in den ehemaligen……続きを見る

‘The infantry is only a few metres ahead of us when suddenly, on the left of our tank, a Russian stands up. The swine had pretended to be dead when our infantry came past him! That’s an old classic,……続きを見る

Join me on this remarkable journey as I recount the indelible memories and profound lessons learned during my wartime experiences, before and after. It is my deepest desire that my story will resona……続きを見る

Lorsque la Guerre mondiale a éclaté en 1914, l’heure la plus sombre de la longue servitude de la Pologne semblait avoir été atteinte. Le point culminant de la tragédie nationale sembla venir lorsque……続きを見る

Montenegro was admitted to the UN as its 192nd member in June 2006, thus recovering the independence it had lost nearly ninety years earlier at the Versailles Peace Conference. This is the first ful……続きを見る

Ukrainian-born Yankev Leshchinsky (1876-1966) was the leading scholarly and journalistic analyst of Eastern European Jewish socioeconomic and political life from the 1920s to the 1950s. Known as “th……続きを見る

This book explores the emergence of Yugoslav globalism and how it was influenced by the early Cold War, the changes once Yugoslavia established itself as a nonaligned leader, and what the decline of……続きを見る

Ever wonder why Estonian animation features so many carrots or why cows often perform pyramids? Well, neither question is answered in Chris Robinson's new book, Estonian Animation. Robinson's frank,……続きを見る

A detailed exploration of a critical month-long battle, which set the stage for German strategic-level defeats on both the Eastern and Western fronts. In February 1944, 1st Panzer Army (under Genera……続きを見る

Throughout the twentieth century in the lands of Yugoslavia, socialists embarked on multiple projects of supranational unification. Sensitive to the vulnerability of small nations in a world of grea……続きを見る

**The story of the deportation of Romanians from Bucovina to the steppes of Siberia, an exercise in historical memory and a powerful story of maintaining humanity in impossible conditions. A new nov……続きを見る

An examination of two of the most high-profile air and land weapons to be deployed on the Eastern Front in World War II. In late 1942, as part of its attempts to strike back at ever-increasing numbe……続きを見る

Old friends--one a Jew, the other a Christian--Leonard (Lenny) Grob and John K. Roth are philosophers who have long studied the Holocaust. That experience makes us anxious about democracy, because w……続きを見る

For the first time, a military expert on both Russia and insurgency offers the definitive guide on activities in Southern Russia, explaining why the Russian approach to counter terrorism is failing ……続きを見る

In "Shifting Borders," the author delves into the often-overlooked yet profoundly impactful saga of Eastern Europe during the cataclysmic events of World War II. This region, characterized by its di……続きを見る

In the first year of the last decade of the twentieth century, Europe's two great socialist empires collapsed suddenly. After years of subservience to Moscow and Belgrade, national leaders at the ma……続きを見る

Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik has faced Venetian aggressors, Ottoman plotters, a terrible earthquake in 1667 and, finally, the will of Napoleon. In 1991-92 the cit……続きを見る