European History

Joseph II (1741--90) -- son and eventual successor of Maria Theresa -- has conventionally been seen in the context of the "Enlightened Despot'' reformers. Today's turmoil in his former territories invites a rather different perspective, however, as Joseph grapples with the familiar and intractable p..

Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to the collapse of Germany in 1918 and a crucial player in the events that led to the outbreak of World War I. Following Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his you..

Kaiser Wilhelm II is one of the key figures in the history of twentieth-century Europe: King of Prussia and German Emperor from 1888 to the collapse of Germany in 1918 and a crucial player in the events that led to the outbreak of World War I. Following Kaiser Wilhelm's political career from his you..

Professor Sawyer offers some new interpretations of the development of Scandinavian society and the history of the Christian conversion...

 In this clear and accessible introduction to late Imperial Russia, Professor Hutchinson outlines the key problems facing the Tsarist regime, and the attitudes of its liberal critics and revolutionary enemies...

 In this clear and accessible introduction to late Imperial Russia, Professor Hutchinson outlines the key problems facing the Tsarist regime, and the attitudes of its liberal critics and revolutionary enemies...

Examining the background to and the course of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Lenin's regime, Lee explores both the key aspects and the historical interpretations of Lenin's legacy to Russian history...

Based on the lastest research, David Marples gives an account of the Russian Revolution and the intense debates that surround it...

The new edition of this important, wide-ranging and extremely useful textbook has been extensively re-written and expanded. Rab Houston explores the importance of education, literacy and popular culture in Europe during the period of transition from mass illiteracy to mass literacy. He draws his exa..

The new edition of this important, wide-ranging and extremely useful textbook has been extensively re-written and expanded. Rab Houston explores the importance of education, literacy and popular culture in Europe during the period of transition from mass illiteracy to mass literacy. He draws his exa..

Longman Companion to European Decolonisation in the Twentieth Century..

This work provides information on the history of Germany since World War II. It opens with a chronology of developments from Allied occupation and the development of East and West Germany. Topics covered include: the workings of German government; and Germany's foreign relations...