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Rabe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009206372, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 November 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e262 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.6 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this history combines heroism and tragedy in equal measure. WWII buffs will be engrossed.' Publishers Weekly\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe fateful days and weeks surrounding 6 June 1944 have been extensively documented in histories of the Second World War, but less attention has been paid to the tremendous impact of these events on the populations nearby. The Lost Paratroopers of Normandy tells the inspiring yet heartbreaking story of ordinary people who did extraordinary things in defense of liberty and freedom. On D-Day, when transport planes dropped paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions hopelessly off-target into marshy waters in northwestern France, the 900 villagers of Graignes welcomed them with open arms. These villagers – predominantly women – provided food, gathered intelligence, and navigated the floods to retrieve the paratroopers' equipment at great risk to themselves. When the attack by German forces on 11 June forced the overwhelmed paratroopers to withdraw, many made it to safety thanks to the help and resistance of the villagers. In this moving book, historian Stephen G. Rabe, son of one of the paratroopers, meticulously documents the forgotten lives of those who participated in this integral part of D-Day history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Paratrooper\u003cbr\u003e 2. Overseas\u003cbr\u003e 3. Occupied France\u003cbr\u003e 4. Liberators and friends\u003cbr\u003e 5. Days of friendship, hope, and waiting\u003cbr\u003e 6. The longest day in Graignes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Escape, exile, and annihilation\u003cbr\u003e 8. Graignes in historical memory\u003cbr\u003e Afterword.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: War \u0026amp; defence operations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on War \u0026amp; defence operations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22War%20\u0026amp;%20defence%20operations%20%5BJWL%5D%22\"\u003eJWL\u003c\/a\u003e], Land forces \u0026amp; warfare [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Land forces \u0026amp; warfare\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Land%20forces%20\u0026amp;%20warfare%20%5BJWD%5D%22\"\u003eJWD\u003c\/a\u003e], Second World War [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Second World War\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Second%20World%20War%20%5BHBWQ%5D%22\"\u003eHBWQ\u003c\/a\u003e], Oral history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Oral history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Oral%20history%20%5BHBTD%5D%22\"\u003eHBTD\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], True war  \u0026amp; combat stories [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on True war  \u0026amp; combat stories\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22True%20war%20%20\u0026amp;%20combat%20stories%20%5BBTM%5D%22\"\u003eBTM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908865122584,"sku":"9781009206372","price":38.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009206372i.jpg?v=1696791414"},{"product_id":"on-a-knife-edge-how-germany-lost-the-first-world-war-hardback-9781108832885","title":"On a Knife Edge; How Germany Lost the First World War (Hardback) 9781108832885","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOn a Knife Edge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHow Germany Lost the First World War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA fundamental reassessment of German politics and strategy during the First World War and why it was that Germany lost.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHolger Afflerbach (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108832885, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 October 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e566 pages, 40 b\/w illus.  11 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 16 x 3.6 cm, 0.96 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The author's knowledge … is nothing short of stupendous … Highly recommended.' Klaus Schmider, British Army Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWas the outcome of the First World War on a knife edge? In this major new account of German wartime politics and strategy Holger Afflerbach argues that the outcome of the war was actually in the balance until relatively late in the war. Using new evidence from diaries, letters and memoirs, he fundamentally revises our understanding of German strategy from the decision to go to war and the failure of the western offensive to the radicalisation of Germany's war effort under Hindenburg and Ludendorff and the ultimate collapse of the Central Powers. He uncovers the struggles in wartime Germany between supporters of peace and hardliners who wanted to fight to the finish. He suggests that Germany was not nearly as committed to all-out conquest as previous accounts argue. Numerous German peace advances could have offered the opportunity to end the war before it dragged Europe into the abyss.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Hybris: 1. The Road to War\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'It can hardly go wrong now': The Schlieffen Plan and its Failure\u003cbr\u003e 3. Tannenberg and the Rise of Hindenburg\u003cbr\u003e 4. The European Stalemate\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Strategy of Muddling Through? The War in 1915\u003cbr\u003e 6. 'An Unparalleled Act of Barbarism': The Naval Blockade, Submarine Warfare and the Battle for American Neutrality\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Potato-bread Spirit': The German Home Front in 1914-16\u003cbr\u003e 8. Squaring the Circle: Falkenhayn and Verdun 1916\u003cbr\u003e 9. Summer 1916: The Allied Attack on all Fronts and its Failure\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Climax: At the apex of war: 10. 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'Ludendorff's Hammer': The Western Offensive of 1918\u003cbr\u003e 20. 'Now the War was Lost': The Military Collapse of the Central Powers\u003cbr\u003e 21. 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Willem van Schendel's state-of-the-art history navigates the extraordinary twists and turns that created modern Bangladesh through ecological disaster, colonialism, partition, a war of independence and cultural renewal. In this revised and updated edition, Van Schendel offers a fascinating and highly readable account of life in Bangladesh over the last two millennia. Based on the latest academic research and covering the numerous historical developments of the 2010s, he provides an eloquent introduction to a fascinating country and its resilient and inventive people. A perfect survey for travellers, expats, students and scholars alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Plates\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps and Figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Timeline\u003cbr\u003e Preface to second edition\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Long View\u003cbr\u003e 1. A land of water and silt\u003cbr\u003e 2. Jungle, fields, cities and states\u003cbr\u003e 3. A region of multiple frontiers\u003cbr\u003e 4. The delta as a crossroads\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Colonial Encounters\u003cbr\u003e 5. From the Mughal empire to the British empire\u003cbr\u003e 6. British legacies\u003cbr\u003e 7. A closing agrarian frontier\u003cbr\u003e 8. Colonial conflicts\u003cbr\u003e 9. Towards Partition\u003cbr\u003e 10. Partition\u003cbr\u003e 11. Population exchange\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Becoming East Pakistan\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Pakistan experiment\u003cbr\u003e 13. Pakistan falls apart\u003cbr\u003e 14. East Pakistani livelihoods\u003cbr\u003e 15. The roots of aid dependence\u003cbr\u003e 16. A new elite and cultural renewal\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. War and the Birth of Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e 17. Armed conflict\u003cbr\u003e 18. A state is born\u003cbr\u003e 19. Imagining a new nation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Independent Bangladesh\u003cbr\u003e 20. Shaping a political system\u003cbr\u003e 21. The triumph of identity politics\u003cbr\u003e 22. Transnational linkages\u003cbr\u003e 23. Boom or bust?\u003cbr\u003e 24. Gender movements\u003cbr\u003e 25. A national culture?\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Bangladesh district maps\u003cbr\u003e Key political figures since 1947\u003cbr\u003e Glossary of Bengali terms\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908866892056,"sku":"9781108462464","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108462464i.jpg?v=1696702291"},{"product_id":"a-history-of-jordan-paperback-9781108448383","title":"A History of Jordan (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108448383","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Jordan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible introduction to the political history of Jordan, including new material on the major events of the last decade.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Robins (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108448383, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 September 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  3 maps  5 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Robins … arguably knows more about Jordan than anyone in the West, and this second edition of his history of the kingdom is as authoritative and informative as the first. 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The 1990s were marked by economic decline and the rise of opposition politics. In 1999, Mugabe embarked on a violent land reform program that plunged the nation's economy into a downward spiral, with political violence and human rights violations making Zimbabwe an international pariah state. This book will be useful to those studying Zimbabwean history and those unfamiliar with the country's past.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: Zimbabwe in historical perspective\u003cbr\u003e 2. Early states, c.900–1900\u003cbr\u003e 3. The British conquest state\u003cbr\u003e 4. Colonial economy and society to 1953\u003cbr\u003e 5. The federation years, 1953–63\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nationalist movements to 1965\u003cbr\u003e 7. Udi and African response\u003cbr\u003e 8. Independent Zimbabwe, 1980–2000\u003cbr\u003e 9. The crisis years, 2000–8\u003cbr\u003e 10. 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The years 1976–84 saw punk emerge and evolve as a fashion, a musical form, an attitude and an aesthetic. Against a backdrop of social fragmentation, violence, high unemployment and socio-economic change, punk rejuvenated and re-energised British youth culture, inserting marginal voices and political ideas into pop. Fanzines and independent labels flourished; an emphasis on doing it yourself enabled provincial scenes to form beyond London's media glare. This was the period of Rock Against Racism and benefit gigs for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the striking miners. Matthew Worley charts the full spectrum of punk's cultural development from the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks and Slits through the post-punk of Joy Division, the industrial culture of Throbbing Gristle and onto the 1980s diaspora of anarcho-punk, Oi! and goth. 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A. H. Plunkett, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe exposure of two senior republicans as informers for British intelligence in 2005 led to a popular perception that the IRA had 'lost' the intelligence war and was pressurised into peace. In this first in-depth study across the entire conflict, Thomas Leahy re-evaluates the successes and failures of Britain's intelligence activities against the IRA, from the use of agents and informers to special-forces, surveillance and electronic intelligence. Using new interview material alongside memoirs and Irish and UK archival materials, he suggests that the IRA was not forced into peace by British intelligence. His work sheds new light on key questions in intelligence and security studies. How does British intelligence operate against paramilitaries? Is it effective? When should governments 'talk to terrorists'? 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'Everything is compromisable after the British Declaration of Intent': the IRA returns to ceasefire, December 1974 and December 1975\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Struggle to Contain the IRA, January 1976 to April 1998: 7. British political, military and intelligence strategy towards the IRA, 1976 to 1998\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Intelligence War part III: Belfast and Derry city, January 1976 to August 1994\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Intelligence War part III: the IRA in rural areas, England and the IRA leadership, January 1976 to August 1994\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'It's the primacy of politics that's important': alternative reasons for the IRA's ceasefires in August 1994 and July 1997\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 1. IRA 'intended target' killings by year in various geographical areas where the IRA operated, 1969 to 1994\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 2. Seats won by Sinn Féin and the SDLP in district council elections between 1985 and 1997\u003cbr\u003e Appendix 3. 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Haleh Afshar, Development and Change\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn a challenging and authoritative analysis of the role of Iranian women in the political process, Parvin Paidar considers the ways they have been affected by the evolutionary and revolutionary transformations of twentieth-century Iran. In so doing, she demonstrates how political reorganisation has of necessity redefined the position of women, and that, contrary to the view of conventional scholarship, gender issues are fundamental to the political process in contemporary Iran. The implications of the study bear on the broader issues of women in the Middle East and the developing countries generally.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: Marginalisation of gender and approaches to women in Middle Eastern studies\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Discourse of Modernity: 1. Social diversity on women's issues in nineteenth-century Iran\u003cbr\u003e 2. Women and the ear of constitutionalism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Women and the era of nation building\u003cbr\u003e 4. Women and the era of nationalism\u003cbr\u003e 5. Women and the era of modernisation\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Discourse of Revolution: 6. Gender as a revolutionary discourse\u003cbr\u003e 7. Women and the political transition from modernisation to Islamisation\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Discourse of Islamisation: 8. The Islamic construction of family\u003cbr\u003e 9. Women and national participation in the Islamic Republic\u003cbr\u003e 10. 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Ethnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBetween 1933 and 1945 the Nazi regime in Germany tried to restructure a 'class' society along racial lines. This book deals with the ideas and institutions which underpinned this mission, and shows how Nazi policy affected various groups of people, both victims and beneficiaries. The book, first published in 1991, begins with a serious discussion of the origins of Nazi racial ideology, and then demonstrates the thoroughness and purposiveness with which this was translated into official policy. The book deals with the systematic persecution not only of the Jews, the largest group of victims of Nazism, but also with the fate of lesser-known groups such as Sinti and Roma, the mentally handicapped, the 'asocial', and homosexuals. Finally, the book examines the racially-motivated social policies of the regime which affected every German 'national comrade'. The authors argue that the Third Reich was fundamentally different from other totalitarian regimes because of the all-encompassing nature of its racial policies. These were neither exclusively reactionary nor 'modern', but were rather an unprecedented form of progress into barbarism.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: why another book on the Third Reich?\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Setting: 1. How modern, German, and totalitarian was the Third Reich? Some major historiographical controversies\u003cbr\u003e 2. Barbarous utopias: racial idealogies in Germany\u003cbr\u003e 3. Barbarism institutionalised: racism as state policy\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The 'Purification' Of The Body Of The Nation: 4. 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A tour de force of intellectual history and 'local history' … a fitting testament to John Forrester's many contributions to the development of psychoanalytical scholarship.' Brett Kahr, Confer (www.confer.uk.com)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFreud may never have set foot in Cambridge - that hub for the twentieth century's most influential thinkers and scientists - but his intellectual impact there in the years between the two World Wars was immense. This is a story that has long languished untold, buried under different accounts of the dissemination of psychoanalysis. John Forrester and Laura Cameron present a fascinating and deeply textured history of the ways in which a set of Freudian ideas about the workings of the human mind, sexuality and the unconscious affected Cambridge men and women - from A. G. Tansley and W. H. R. 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A psychoanalytic debate in 1925\u003cbr\u003e 9. Bloomsbury analysts\u003cbr\u003e 10. Freud in Cambridge?\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sexual behaviour [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sexual behaviour\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sexual%20behaviour%20%5BJMU%5D%22\"\u003eJMU\u003c\/a\u003e], The self, ego, identity, personality [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The self, ego, identity, personality\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20self,%20ego,%20identity,%20personality%20%5BJMS%5D%22\"\u003eJMS\u003c\/a\u003e], Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Cognition \u0026amp; cognitive psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Cognition%20\u0026amp;%20cognitive%20psychology%20%5BJMR%5D%22\"\u003eJMR\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychoanalytical theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychoanalytical theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychoanalytical%20theory%20%5BFreudian%20psychology%5D%20%5BJMAF%5D%22\"\u003eFreudian psychology JMAF\u003c\/a\u003e], Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e], History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e], True stories: discovery \/ historical \/ scientific [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on True stories: discovery \/ historical \/ scientific\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22True%20stories:%20discovery%20\/%20historical%20\/%20scientific%20%5BBTH%5D%22\"\u003eBTH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908886815000,"sku":"9781108713023","price":47.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108713023i.jpg?v=1696713893"},{"product_id":"yes-to-europe-the-1975-referendum-and-seventies-britain-paperback-9781108442244","title":"Yes to Europe!; The 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108442244","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eYes to Europe!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe 1975 Referendum and Seventies Britain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first modern history of the 1975 European referendum, ranging across 1970s Britain to assess why voters said 'Yes to Europe'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Saunders (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108442244, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 February 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e522 pages, 34 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.85 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… Yes to Europe! is an important book … the most convincing argument of this excellent book is that in order to understand the vote in 1975, one must see it as a product of its time.' Lindsay Aqui, Journal of Contemporary History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOn 5 June 1975, voters went to the polls in Britain's first national referendum to decide whether the UK should remain in the European Community. As in 2016, the campaign shattered old political allegiances and triggered a far-reaching debate on Britain's place in the world. The campaign to stay in stretched from the Conservative Party - under its new leader, Margaret Thatcher - to the Labour government, the farming unions and the Confederation of British Industry. Those fighting to 'Get Britain Out' ranged from Enoch Powell and Tony Benn to Scottish and Welsh nationalists. Footballers, actors and celebrities joined the campaign trail, as did clergymen, students, women's groups and paramilitaries. 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'Think of it as the common super-market'\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Unravelling of Britain?: 11. 'Ulster says yes!'\u003cbr\u003e 12. Cymru yn Iwrop\/ Wales in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 13. 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Joseph Heller, Studies in Contemporary Jewry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Israeli Right first came to power nearly four decades ago. Its election was described then as 'an earthquake', and its reverberations are still with us. How then did the Right rise to power? What are its origins? Colin Shindler traces this development from the birth of Zionism in cosmopolitan Odessa in the nineteenth century to today's Hebron, a centre of radical Jewish nationalism. He looks at central figures such as Vladimir Jabotinsky, an intellectual and founder of the Revisionist movement and Menahem Begin, the single-minded politician who brought the Right to power in 1977. Both accessible and comprehensive, this book explains the political ideas and philosophies that were the Right's ideological bedrock and the compromises that were made in its journey to government.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Birth and rebirth\u003cbr\u003e 2. Fully fledged Zionism\u003cbr\u003e 3. An army of Jews\u003cbr\u003e 4. The making of the Revisionists\u003cbr\u003e 5. The maximalists\u003cbr\u003e 6. The legacy of Abba Ahimeir\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Arabs of Palestine\u003cbr\u003e 8. The road of active resistance\u003cbr\u003e 9. Retaliation, violence and turmoil\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Irgun and the Lehi\u003cbr\u003e 11. The fight for independence\u003cbr\u003e 12. From military underground to political party\u003cbr\u003e 13. The survival of the fittest\u003cbr\u003e 14. Expanding the political circle\u003cbr\u003e 15. The road to power\u003cbr\u003e 16. A coming of age\u003cbr\u003e 17. The permanent revolution\u003cbr\u003e 18. 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This multi-sited historical analysis is at once panoptic and penetrating, elucidating the dilemmas faced by the Ottoman Armenians in the twilight of empire.' U?ur Ümit Üngör, University of Amsterdam\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Armistice of Mudros was signed on 30 October 1918 and on the morning of 13 November 1918, a mighty fleet of battleships from Britain, France, Italy and Greece sailed to Istanbul, and dropped anchor without encountering resistance. This day marked the beginning of the end of the Ottoman Empire, a dissolution that would bring great suffering and chaos, but also new opportunities for all Ottomans, Muslim and non-Muslim alike. Drawing upon a previously untouched collection of Armenian and Ottoman Turkish primary sources, Ari ?ekeryan considers these understudied post-war years. Examining the Armenian community as they emerged from the aftermath of war and genocide, ?ekeryan outlines their shifting political position and the strategies they used to survive this turbulent period. By focusing on the Ottoman Armistice (1918–1923), ?ekeryan illuminates an oft-neglected period in history, and develops a new case study for understanding the political reactions of ethnic groups to the fall of empires and nation-states.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Language\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. End of the Great War\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Emergence of the Turkish National Movement in Anatolia and the Armenian Community\u003cbr\u003e 3. The French Occupation in Cilicia and the Turkish-Armenian War in the Causcaus\u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Conclusion: the problem of postimperial belonging\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908887961880,"sku":"9781316620304","price":28.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316620304i_19a11417-6b95-45aa-be86-1a47866df2c3.jpg?v=1696683100"},{"product_id":"understanding-the-british-empire-paperback-9780521132909","title":"Understanding the British Empire (Paperback) 9780521132909","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding the British Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of key themes in the history of the British Empire by one of the senior figures in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRonald Hyam (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521132909, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 20 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages, 24 b\/w illus.  7 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Hyam has written a diverse and distinguished book that presents the reader with a depth of understanding second to none. 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Johannes Paulmann, History Workshop Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHas there always been an inalienable 'right to have rights' as part of the human condition, as Hannah Arendt famously argued? The contributions to this volume examine how human rights came to define the bounds of universal morality in the course of the political crises and conflicts of the twentieth century. Although human rights are often viewed as a self-evident outcome of this history, the essays collected here make clear that human rights are a relatively recent invention that emerged in contingent and contradictory ways. Focusing on specific instances of their assertion or violation during the past century, this volume analyzes the place of human rights in various arenas of global politics, providing an alternative framework for understanding the political and legal dilemmas that these conflicts presented. In doing so, this volume captures the state of the art in a field that historians have only recently begun to explore.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction Stefan-Ludwig Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Emergence of Human Rights Regimes: 1. The end of civilization and the rise of human rights: the mid-20th century disjuncture Mark Mazower\u003cbr\u003e 2. The 'human rights revolution' at work: displaced persons in post-war Europe G. Daniel Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 3. Legal diplomacy: law, politics, and the genesis of postwar European human rights Mikael Rask Madsen\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Postwar Universalism and Legal Theory: 4. Personalism, community, and the origins of human rights Samuel Moyn\u003cbr\u003e 5. René Cassin: les droit de l'homme and the universality of human rights, 1945–66 Glenda Sluga\u003cbr\u003e 6. 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African nationalists and human rights, 1940s to 1970s Andreas Eckert\u003cbr\u003e 14. The International Labour Organization and the globalization of rights, 1944–70 Daniel Roger Maul\u003cbr\u003e 15. 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John Pollard, author of The Papacy in the Age of Totalitarianism, 1914–1958\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat did it mean to live with fascism, communism, and totalitarianism in modern Italy? And what should we learn from the experiences of a martyred liberal democrat father and his communist son? Through the prism of a single, exceptional family, the Amendolas, R.J.B. Bosworth reveals the heart of twentieth-century Italian politics. Giovanni and Giorgio Amendola, father and son, were both highly capable and dedicated Anti-Fascists. Each failed to make it to the top of the Italian political pyramid but nevertheless played a major part in Italy's history. Both also had rich but contrasting private lives. Each married a foreign and accomplished woman: Giovanni, a woman from a distinguished German-Russian intellectual family; Giorgio, a Parisian working class girl, who, to him, embodied Revolution. This vivid and engaging biographical study explores the highs and lows of a family that was at the centre of Italian politics over several generations. Tracing the complex relationship between Anti-Fascist politics and the private lives of individuals and of the family, Politics, Murder and Love in an Italian Family offers a profound portrait of a century of Italian life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Dramatis personae\u003cbr\u003e 1. Political violence and the Amendolas, father and son\u003cbr\u003e 2. The rise of Giovanni Amendola, 1882–1919: Man of liberal democratic ambition\u003cbr\u003e 3. Giovanni Amendola: a condottiere of pure anti-fascism?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Nelia Pavlova, Giovanni's last lover, convinced admirer and liberal democrat partisan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Giorgio Amendola 1907–43: True love and totalitarianisms (Italian-style)\u003cbr\u003e 6. Giorgio Amendola and a national road to socialism and the end of history\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e], Biography: historical, political \u0026amp; military [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biography: historical, political \u0026amp; military\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biography:%20historical,%20political%20\u0026amp;%20military%20%5BBGH%5D%22\"\u003eBGH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908890419480,"sku":"9781009280174","price":27.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009280174i.jpg?v=1696791751"},{"product_id":"stanley-baldwin-conservative-leadership-and-national-values-paperback-9780521438124","title":"Stanley Baldwin; Conservative Leadership and National Values (Paperback) 9780521438124","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStanley Baldwin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eConservative Leadership and National Values\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA reinterpretation of the career of Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), Conservative leader and three times prime minister.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePhilip Williamson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521438124, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 May 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages, 15 b\/w illus.  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.568 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Philip Williamson['s] … meticulously researched and thoughtful work … contains many insights and fascinating revelations.' 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Contemporary European History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 2002 book is a comprehensive analysis of the forces of the Spanish left - interpreted broadly - during the civil war of 1936–9, and the first of its kind for more than thirty years. It argues two crucial propositions. First, that the wartime responses (and limitations) of the Spanish left - republicans, socialists, communists and anarcho-syndicalists - can be understood only in relation to their pre-war experiences, world views, organisational structures and the wider Spanish context of acute uneven development which had moulded their organisations over previous decades. 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G. Otte (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107695276, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e558 pages, 32 b\/w illus.  2 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.4 x 2.5 cm, 0.91 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Impeccable and meticulous research, a capacity to pose searching questions, and admirably clear prose.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a magisterial new account of Europe's tragic descent into a largely inadvertent war in the summer of 1914. Thomas Otte reveals why a century-old system of Great Power politics collapsed so disastrously in the weeks from the 'shot heard around the world' on June 28th to Germany's declaration of war on Russia on August 1st. He shows definitively that the key to understanding how and why Europe descended into world war is to be found in the near-collective failure of statecraft by the rulers of Europe and not in abstract concepts such as the 'balance of power' or the 'alliance system'. In this unprecedented panorama of Europe on the brink, from the ministerial palaces of Berlin and Vienna to Belgrade, London, Paris and St Petersburg, Thomas Otte reveals the hawks and doves whose decision-making led to a war that would define a century and which still reverberates today.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Prelude: the road to Sarajevo\u003cbr\u003e 2. Sarajevo and its echoes: 28 June to 5 July\u003cbr\u003e 3. The triumph of tactics over strategy: 6 to 21 July\u003cbr\u003e 4. Localizing the crisis: 19 to 23 July\u003cbr\u003e 5. The ultimatum: 23 to 26 July\u003cbr\u003e 6. Localizing the war: 26 to 28 July\u003cbr\u003e 7. Escalation: 29 July to 4 August\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Diplomacy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Diplomacy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Diplomacy%20%5BJPSD%5D%22\"\u003eJPSD\u003c\/a\u003e], International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e], 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on 20th century history: c 1900  to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%2220th%20century%20history:%20c%201900%20%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45908893434136,"sku":"9781107695276","price":28.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107695276i.jpg?v=1694865994"}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/collections\/20th-century-history-c-1900-to-c-2000.oembed?page=71","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}