This volume provides a collection of ’imagined lives’-individuals who, no matter their position on the social hierarchy,......more
This volume provides a collection of ’imagined lives’-individuals who, no matter their position on the social hierarchy,......more
In socialist Eastern Europe, radio simultaneously produced state power and created the conditions for it to be challenge......more
In socialist Eastern Europe, radio simultaneously produced state power and created the conditions for it to be challenge......more
A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became the existential "Sho......more
A pioneering history of medical care in Stalin’s Gulag--showing how doctors and nurses cared for inmates in appalling co......more
"The collapsing bodies look like marionettes. The clouds of dust captured by drones have a surreal beauty. The crumpling......more
One war: three collisions--in this vividly written, narrative history of the war in Ukraine, Michael Kimmage puts togeth......more
A Motor-Flight Through France, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human h......more
This book examines the Russian biography series, The Lives of Remarkable People, and its role in Russian culture. The co......more
An original history of Russia’s thousand-year past, tracing the forces and the myths that have shaped Putin’s politics a......more
A searing historical account of a tragic episode of the Stalinist terror During the spring of 1933, Stalin’s police roun......more
This book provides a systematic analysis of the Russian-Ukraine war, using the concept of resilient fighting power to as......more
This book provides a systematic analysis of the Russian-Ukraine war, using the concept of resilient fighting power to as......more
This book explores the process by which the French Basque country acquired a folkloric regional identity in the long nin......more
This book considers competing memory politics in European border towns after the First and Second World Wars. In the twe......more
Grand, extravagant, magnificent, scandalous, corrupt, political, personal, fractious; these are terms often associated w......more
The more one studies the history of the French Revolution, the more one comes up against enigmas. First of all, the writ......more
While much attention has focused on society, culture, and the military during the Algerian War of Independence, Law, Ord......more
The book tells about people who lived in an era of historical cataclysms, wars and revolutions, changes in political for......more
This is the third installment in a series of JSPPS discussions on the conceptualization of the ideology of the Organizat......more
"Every so often a voice emerges from the archive so vivid that it seems impossible that it should ever have been forgott......more
Lenin lived a controversial life and has had a deeply controversial reputation in the centenary since his death (21 Janu......more
Today, fallen soldiers of the Second World War find their resting places across the globe. While many nations openly hon......more
A deep look into Charles de Gaulle’s personality and upbringing and how these factors influenced the creation of the Fif......more
The massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is recognized yearly throughout France with the same profundity as t......more
While many famous writers - Balzac, Proust, Oscar Wilde - are buried at Paris’s Père Lachaise Cemetery, "there are also ......more
A Russian Gentleman, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, an......more
Russia in the Shadows, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, ......more
The Russian Turmoil; Memoirs: Military, Social, and Political, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered ......more
Russian Life To-day, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, an......more
Russia, as Seen and Described by Famous Writers, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important thro......more
Russia in 1919, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so ......more
The Russian Revolution; The Jugo-Slav Movement, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throu......more
Russia, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that thi......more
Russia: Its People and Its Literature, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the......more
Russian Memories, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and s......more
Russia in 1916, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history, and so ......more
How should we understand film authorship in an era when the idea of the solitary and sovereign auteur has come under att......more
This book explores Eastern European consumer cultures in the twentieth century, taking a comparative perspective and con......more
Covers the full scope of the French East India Company’s military prowess and colonial influence, from its global trade ......more
This study describes and analyses the Swedish campaign in Muscovy of 1609-1610 and the Ingrian War of 1610-1617 between ......more
This edition includes surveys covering the annexed (and disputed) territories of Crimea and Sevastopol, as well as updat......more
This book explores the postcolonial discourse and decolonization processes in modern Kazakhstan and beyond. It pays part......more
This book covers the various designs of tanks and armored fighting vehicles in current use in the war in Ukraine. These ......more
This edited volume offers the first overview on human-animal history in the Baltics. Investigating historical entangleme......more
Sixteen French explorers embark readers on their voyages around the world, to witness the trials and tribulations encoun......more
Thirty Days in Lithuania in 1919, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the huma......more
An insightful new biography of the central figure in the Dreyfus Affair, focused on the man himself and based on newly a......more
A vast system of prisons, camps, and exile settlements, the Gulag was one of the defining attributes of the Stalinist So......more
This book focuses on social and political developments in Armenia during a turbulent post-2018 period. Between 2018 and ......more
Dr. Benken’s book is a case study of the life and death of Jan Rodowicz, nom-de-guerre Anoda, who served as a combatant ......more
First published in 1975, The Economic Modernisation of France presents the study of economic developments in France betw......more
First published in 1987, A Social History of Nineteenth-Century France argues that the social impact of the French Revol......more
"The wealth of facts and erudition bring magic to Dirk Velghe’s Paris. A place where even tragedy seems less sombre. Any......more
This volume aims to newly evaluate the Soviet war crimes trials of Holocaust perpetrators, their representation through ......more
This volume pays tribute to the work of Professor Kate Marsh (1974-2019), an outstanding scholar whose research covered ......more
The Russian Intelligentsia is the first single-volume history of a small but tremendously influential group of Russian i......more
An examination of the complicated history between France and Algeria since the latter’s independence. While most related......more
The Battle of Kursk was one of the defining moments of World War II. In July 1943, German forces launched a massive atta......more
This book focuses on the tension between the modernising thrust that places France on a trajectory of convergence with c......more
A panoramic, "persuasive and inspiring" (New Yorker) new history of the revolutionary decades between 1760 and 1825, fro......more
Medieval Eastern Europe offers a selection of fascinating primary sources pertaining to the history of East Central, Sou......more
Medieval Eastern Europe offers a selection of fascinating primary sources pertaining to the history of East Central, Sou......more
"...worth reading for the civilian point of view on military events, including observations on the U.S. Army’s return to......more
This book explores origins, manifestations, and functions of Pan-Slavism in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, arg......more
The collection contains materials of archival documents and memoirs concerning the famine of 1931-1933 in Central Kazakh......more
Beginning in the fall of 1914, every French soldier on the Western Front received a daily ration of wine from the army. ......more
Beginning in the fall of 1914, every French soldier on the Western Front received a daily ration of wine from the army. ......more
A fully illustrated overview of the USSR’s bloody conflict in Afghanistan and its long legacy....more
A non-fiction Da Vinci Code for the 21st century, this thrilling treasure hunt traces the voyage of the legendary Jewish......more
A pocket biography of one of history’s most ruthless leaders Joseph Stalin was one of the most ruthless and authoritaria......more
This book examines the meanings that were attached to the terms "parliament" and "parliamentarism" in different historic......more
Political philosophy in Russia has always sought, and sometimes found, a middle way between embracing anarchy and search......more
"This new and now unabridged English translation of Huizinga’s Autumntide of the Middle Ages (Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen......more
This book looks at literary historiography in Russia, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Finland, focusing on how seismic sh......more
This book examines the rise and the fall of the Russian Empire through the lens of its military history. While much of t......more
Tracing the evolving nature of popular and official beliefs about the purported nature of the Jews from the 18th century......more
In Russia, food has a hugely important role in political, symbolic, and practical terms. In this illuminating history of......more
Ready to unravel the complexities of one of history’s most iconic military leaders? Curious about the rise and fall of a......more
Ready to unravel the complexities of one of history’s most iconic military leaders? Curious about the rise and fall of a......more
Unearth the incredible story of France with this brief and introductory guide - from Celtic pre-history to the Middle Ag......more
Unearth the incredible story of France with this brief and introductory guide - from Celtic pre-history to the Middle Ag......more
In the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, nearly one-third of the population of today’s Slo......more
For nearly two centuries readers all over the world have turned to the great canon of Russian literature. Love and death......more
For nearly two centuries readers all over the world have turned to the great canon of Russian literature. Love and death......more
The essays in this volume examine the often-overlooked connection between empire building, imperial rule, and mass starv......more
Questions about the meaning of womanhood and femininity loomed large in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Fre......more
The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics "The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produ......more
WINNER OF THE TUFTS UNIVERSITY FLETCHER SCHOOL U.S. RUSSIA RELATIONS INITIATIVE BOOK PRIZE ’Exactly the right book at th......more
"Overlapping with and overshadowed by the First World War, the Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War was one of t......more
A culture that demands only freedom from politics, while rejecting and shunning politics itself, remains inadequate, lif......more
When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, launching World War Two, its army seemed an unstoppable force. Th......more
Joan of Arc and Germany (originally Jeanne dʼArc et lʼAllemagne), by Léon Bloy, was published in 1915. It is an account ......more
The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a tumultuous period for Russia and Ukraine. The Soviet Union broke apart,......more
This distinctive book deconstructs the foundational elements of Russian foreign policy from a Russian perspective and wi......more