The War in Eastern Europe is a book that describes John Reed's second trip after the first World War broke out. This highly personal account concentrates upon the national & racial character- istics of war-torn Eastern Europe in 1915. Reed has captured the spirit of the age,reminding us all how deep-seated are the ethnic conflicts in the Balkans.

Europe's social model – its system of welfare and social protection – is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown. It is what helps to give the European societies their distinctive qualities of social cohesion and care for the vulnerable. Over recent years, however, the social model has come under great strain in many states within the European Union – unemployment, for examp...(展开全部)

At the very heart of cities and villages, churches, cathedrals and basilicas have shaped the landscape in Europe to a great extent. Their architecture bears witness to the skills of craftsmen and the mystic fervor that led to their building. It reveals essential details about their architecture and historical meaning.

What has happened to the European radical left after the collapse of the USSR? How has it reacted, reformed, even revived? This new volume is the first to provide an extensive answer. It will focus both on communists and non-communists, and will address their non-parliamentary and international activity through a pan-European perspective. It will be of interest to students and ...(展开全部)

For courses in Twentieth Century Europe. Written by a noted intellectual historian, this concise, interpretive history of twentieth-century European society and civilization surveys the full range of social, political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic events - from pre-World War I to the 1990s.

In this, the first sustained account of pedlars and peddling, Laurence Fontaine argues that pedlars and the networks they built up played a crucial role in the birth of the modern European economy.

In this, the first sustained account of pedlars and peddling, Laurence Fontaine argues that pedlars and the networks they built up played a crucial role in the birth of the modern European economy.

Europe's social model – its system of welfare and social protection – is regarded by many as the jewel in the crown. It is what helps to give the European societies their distinctive qualities of social cohesion and care for the vulnerable. Over recent years, however, the social model has come under great strain in many states within the European Union – unemployment, for examp...(展开全部)

For courses in Twentieth Century Europe. Written by a noted intellectual historian, this concise, interpretive history of twentieth-century European society and civilization surveys the full range of social, political, economic, cultural, and diplomatic events - from pre-World War I to the 1990s.

EUROPE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY offers a comprehensive, yet streamlined narrative of twentieth-century Europe. The scholarship and currency is top-notch as is the book's excellent consideration of important socio-cultural issues in the twentieth century, including youth movements and feminism.