This book, first published in 1985, is the first full-length study of the Soviet Armed Forces as a social institution. Using military manpower as a substantive ...

This book examines the development of Thailand from the integration of Siam into the European world economy at the beginning of the nineteenth century ...

The work of Herodotos of Halikarnassos, 'the father of history', differs in many ways from that of modern historians, and it poses special problems to ...

The twentieth century was one of constant upheaval across Europe. The continent saw wars, revolutions and the collapse of empires and a range of leading ...

The controversy over official state-approved history textbooks in Japan, which omit or play down many episodes of Japan's occupation of neighbouring countries ...

This popular study covers two major topics: the formation of the Labour Party and its emergence as the main rival to the conservatives. This transformation ...

Studying Late Medieval History is an accessible introduction for undergraduate history students wishing to understand the major topics of late medieval ...

This volume contributes to an emerging field of Asian German Studies by bringing together cutting-edge scholarship from international scholars working ...

This book is an analytic and historical portrait of the volatile decades at the beginning of the 20th century. Engaging with avant-garde art and ...

This is the true story of the kidnapping of Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by the Mossad, Israel's secret intelligence serviceunder the leadership of Isser ...