European History

A Centennial Perspective

Alan Sharp

Fully revised and updated for the centennial of the Paris Peace Conference, Versailles 1919 is a clear guide to the global legacy of the Versailles Settlement, setting the ramifications of the Paris Peace treaties within a long-term context.

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2018 320 p. 51/2 x 81/2 10 halftones, 4 maps 4 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-912208-09-8 $29.95

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The Makers of the Modern World (complete series)

Complete 32-volume set

Edited by Alan Sharp

A 32-volume boxed set, The Makers of the Modern World is a monumental look at all the signatories of the Versailles treaty.

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2012 51/2 x 81/2 5 Boxed Set ISBN: 978-1-907822-02-5 $595.00 Your Price: $119.00

England’s Great Transformation

Law, Labor, and the Industrial Revolution

Marc W. Steinberg

“Steinberg’s meticulous study rethinks the relationship between the labor process and the state, between market and society, and between base and superstructure during Britain’s industrial revolution.”—Jeffrey M. Haydu, University of California, San Diego

“Steinberg argues that a fully modern employment structure did not emerge in England until the beginning of the twentieth century—a finding that has important implications for understanding the formation of the English working class and how this differs from the European Continent.”—Fred Block, University of California, Davis

2016 256 p. 6 x 9 21 tables 6 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-32995-6 $38.00

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London

The Selden Map and the Making of a Global City, 1549-1689

Robert K. Batchelor

“Fascinating. [Batchelor] shows how the skein of shipping routes on the Selden map were connected with the rise of London as a global city.”—Economist

2014 344 p. 6 x 9 43 halftones 7 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-08065-9 $52.00

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Sheer Misery

Soldiers in Battle in WWII

Mary Louise Roberts

“Roberts writes not about commanders and their strategies but about ordinary soldiers and their sufferings. . . . Gritty, intimate, and compelling, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the true character of warfare.”—David M. Kennedy, author of Freedom From Fear A History of the League of Nations

Ruth Henig

90 years ago, the League of Nations convened for the first time, hoping to create a safeguard against destructive, world-wide war by settling disputes through diplomacy. This book looks at how the League was conceptualized and explores the multifaceted body that emerged. As we face new forms of global crisis, this timely book asks if the UN’s fate could be ascertained by reading the history of its predecessor.

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2019 224 p. 5 x 8 3 maps 9 Paper ISBN: 978-1-910376-78-2 $24.95

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A Violent Peace

Media, Truth, and Power at the League of Nations

Carolyn N. Biltoft

“With bold originality and a keen eye for the telling detail, Biltoft recasts the history of the League of Nations, dedicated to elevating the word over the sword, as a quest for symbolic capital in the chaotic interwar world. Focusing on questions of language, money, and the control of information flows, she shows how the challenges faced by the League continue to bedevil us today.”—Martin Jay, University of California, Berkeley

2021 216 p. 6 x 9 10 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-76642-3 $35.00

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The Great Cat and Dog Massacre

The Real Story of World War Two’s Unknown Tragedy

Hilda Kean

“Kean’s book brings to light an uncomfortable chapter in British history.”—Wall Street Journal

“Beginning with the mass slaughter of household pets immediately after Britain’s declaration of war on Germany in 1939, Kean’s compelling account explores the varied ways in which domesticated animals experienced the Home Front. . . . Kean offers a fresh perspective on what has often been called the ‘People’s War.’” —Harriet Ritvo, author of Noble Cows and Hybrid Zebras

2017 248 p. 6 x 9 30 halftones 11 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-31832-5 $99.00

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The Nazi, the Painter and the Forgotten Story of the SS Road

G. H. Bennett

“This surprising and artful book mixes the history of the Nazi occupation of Ukraine and of the Holocaust with present perspectives. It entertains and enriches our understanding of a terrible time.” —Richard Breitman, author of The Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution

Nemesis

The First Iron Warship and Her World

Adrian G. Marshall

“The impact of steam and iron on the British Empire is all here. Every nut and bolt of it.” —Wall Street Journal

“History buffs would definitely enjoy this read as it provides an extensive historical context of the last years of the East India Company.”—BBC Knowledge Asia

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2016 375 p. 6 x 9 17 color plates, 32 halftones, 6 line drawings, 8 maps 13 Paper ISBN: 978-9971-69-822-5 $28.00

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A Few Planes for China

The Birth of the Flying Tigers

Eugenie Buchan

“One of Buchan’s great contributions to the history of the Flying Tigers is to debunk the self-promoting story that Chennault peddled in his postwar memoir, Way of a Fighter, which saw him arriving in Washington from China at the end of 1940 and, as if by magic, singlehandedly creating the AVG over the course of the next few months. Historians and writers, including this reviewer, have largely cleaved to that story ever since. Buchan presents a corrective account that is more complicated, provocative and interesting—and probably more accurate.”—Wall Street Journal

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2017 272 p. 6 x 9 14 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-61168-866-5 $35.00

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Flashpoint Trieste

The First Battle of the Cold War

Christian Jennings

This is the inside story of how Trieste found itself poised on a knife edge at the end of World War II. Situated near the boundaries of Italy, Austria, and Yugoslavia, this pivotal port city was caught in May 1945 between advancing Allied, Russian, and Yugoslav armies. Told through the stories of twelve men and women from seven different countries, Flashpoint Trieste chronicles, on a human scale, the beginning of the Cold War.

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2017 302 p. 6 x 9 15 Cloth ISBN: 978-1-5126-0172-5 $29.95

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Prague

A City and Its River

Katerina Becková

“Fabulous panoramas support the author’s concluding observations that Prague’s bridges are like the strings of a harp, their arches creating a visual harmony, and that they all ‘constitute an extraordinary art of architecture, which deserves not only our attention, but also, indeed mainly, suitable preservation.’ . . . I recommend the book to anyone with an interest in this beautiful city.”—Slavic and East European Journal

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2017 200 p. 8 x 10 100 color plates, 25 halftones, 2 maps 16 Paper ISBN: 978-80-246-3292-6 $30.00

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Spartakiads

The Politics of Physical Culture in Communist Czechoslovakia

Petr Roubal

“In this immensely readable book, the author combines theoretical reflections on the metamorphosis of gender, carnival culture, and transition rituals with detailed research on subjects like the effect mass exercise had on Czechoslovak birth rates.”—Iliteratura, on the Czech edition

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2020 350 p. 6 x 8 14 color plates, 35 halftones 17 Paper ISBN: 978-80-246-3851-5 $23.00

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Fragments of Lives

Chronicles of the Gulag

Jacques Rossi

“Rossi is one of the most astute observers and very best chroniclers of the Soviet forced labor camps. An extremely gifted storyteller, Rossi writes about the Gulag system with a sense of irony and tragedy, a keen understanding of human psychology, a brilliant grasp of language, and a passionate embrace of his responsibility as a witness to one of the twentieth century’s greatest crimes against humanity.” —Golfo Alexopoulos, University of South Florida

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2019 160 p. 6 x 8 20 line drawings 18 Paper ISBN: 978-80-246-3700-6 $18.00

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Scenes from the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity

Martin C. Putna

“A fascinating examination of Russian history with unrivaled connections to culture and religion. It explores the eternal struggle between East and West, between patriotism and religious devotion— forces upwelling under Putin’s rule today.”—Respekt Magazine, on the Czech edition

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2021 350 p. 5 x 8 20 halftones, 3 maps 19 Paper ISBN: 978-80-246-3580-4 $23.00

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Lies, Passions, and Illusions

The Democratic Imagination in the Twentieth Century

François Furet

“This book is not only about the past but also about the current European predicament, the resurgence of nationalist sentiments and emotions, and the pitfalls of new ideological siren songs. . . .In refusing to be seduced by optimistic paeans to irreversible social progress, Furet reminds us that democratic politics is a continuously endangered undertaking.”—Times Higher Education

2014 128 p. 5 x 7 1 halftone 20 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-11449-1 $20.00

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Backpack Ambassadors

How Youth Travel Integrated Europe

Richard Ivan Jobs

“Jobs’s lively, ambitious, transnational history of youth travel examines the transformative impact of mass travel on post-war Europe. Jobs takes us on a fascinating ride from the optimistic internationalism of the 1950s hostel movement, through the rebellious international youth culture of the 1960s, to the development of an iconic form of backpacking—complete with Let’s Go guidebooks—still prevalent today.”—Anne Gorsuch, author of All This Is Your World

2017 352 p. 6 x 9 32 halftones, 1 line drawing 21 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-46203-5 $38.00

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Unspeakable

A Life beyond Sexual Morality

Rachel Hope Cleves

“Unspeakable is a brave and beautifully written book, meticulously researched and carefully and ethically handled. Despite writing about a notable early-twentieth century British author who by today’s standards is nothing more than a pedophile, Cleves has managed the remarkable feat of producing a rich, compelling, and informative work of both history and biography that is as balanced and dispassionate as one can imagine possible.” —Steven Angelides, author of The Fear of Child Sexuality The Slave Odyssey of Hans Jonathan

Gisli Palsson

“If you’re a history buff, this incredible story of an escaped slave will enthrall you. . . . The Man Who Stole Himself is an amazing story about how one lucky man used his wit and education to escape slavery, but it’s also about how people in small Icelandic communities understood race at a time when none of them had met anyone of African ancestry before. It’s simply riveting.” —Ars Technica

2016 264 p. 6 x 9 8 color plates, 49 halftones 23 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-226-31328-3 $25.00

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A History of Crete

Chris Moorey

Known by the Greeks as ‘Megalónisos,’ or the ‘Great Island,’ Crete has a long and varied history. A History of Crete steps in to fill a gap in scholarship on this storied island, providing the first complete history of Crete to be published for over twenty years.

“A fascinating journey through Cretan history, from its mythological past to its tourist-crowded present.”—Mick Reed, University of New England

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2020 444 p. 5 x 8 24 Paper ISBN: 978-1-912208-96-8 $18.95

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Greece

Biography of a Modern Nation

Roderick Beaton

“As Beaton argues in Greece . . . ‘Greece and the modern history of the Greek nation matter, far beyond the bounds of the worldwide Greek community.’ . . . Beaton’s biographical conceit keeps the narrative focused, lively, and clear.” —Wall Street Journal

“Beaton encourages the reader to take a fresh look at the people and culture so celebrated for their past, even as they strive to build a future as part of the modern West.” —National Herald

2021 488 p. 6 x 9 41 color plates, 4 maps 25 Paper ISBN: 978-0-226-80979-3 $22.50

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Ruling Culture

Art Police, Tomb Robbers, and the Rise of Cultural Power in Italy

Fiona Greenland

“In this beautifully written and insightful study of the mutual entanglement between Italy’s national art police squad and the deeply entrenched tradition of tomb robbing, Greenland’s portrayal of the robbers—in whom Italians see heroic tricksters and traitorous villains by turns—is both sharply analytical and descriptively captivating. She deftly articulates historical and legal detail with a rattling good story.”—Michael Herzfeld, author of Evicted from Eternity: The Restructuring of Modern Rome