History

• The main text is supported by source material, a chronology of the main events, a glossary, and maps.

Part One: Introduction.
 
1. Introduction, Framework and Definitions.
2. Nineteenth-Century Background.
 
Part Two: China in Transformation, Chronological Treatment
 
3.The End of the Qing Period 1900-11.
4. The Revolution of Sun Yat-sen.
5. Warlords, New Culture 1916-28.
6. The Nationalist Movement and Revolution.
7. The Nanjing Decade 1927-37.
8. The Chinese Communist Party.
9. The War Against Japan: The Civil War.
 
Part Three: Themes of Change.
 
10. Aspects of Social Change.
11. Education and the Student Movement.
Part Four: Conclusion.
Part Five: Documents.
 
Appendices.
Chronology.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
Maps.
Index.

History of China  (Western and World History)

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  China in Transformation: 1900-1949, 2/E
  Mackerras
  ©2008 | Longman | Paper; 216 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 1405840587 | ISBN-13: 9781405840583
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  In the first half of the twentieth century, China moved from a millennium of imperial rule to the Communist Party-led People’s Republic of China which remains today.  China in Transformation argues that this enormously significant period in Chinese history saw wrenching change throughout Chinese society amounting to a social, cultural and political transformation. This new, fully revised and updated edition takes full advantage of new research and formerly unavailable material to analyse the fascinating processes of revolution, reform, reaction and change in China during the period.

This title is a member of the The Seminar Studies in History Series Series, which also contains the titles below . You can also visit the Seminar Studies in History Series Series page.

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  Abolition of Serfdom in Russia: 1762-1907
  Moon
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 232 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 058229486X | ISBN-13: 9780582294868
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  This text illustrates how the reform process linked the social, economic and political order of eighteenth-century Russia with the radical transformations that culminated in 1917.

  David Moon traces the origins of the abolition of serfdom back to reforms in related areas in 1762 and forward to the culmination of the process in 1907. An up-to-date interpretation of this important development in Russian history, drawing on recent research by Russian and Western historians, this is the latest book in the Seminar Studies in History series. It includes a documents from sources previously unavailable in English translation, a glossary of specialist terms, a chronology of the main events, a who's who identifying the main people and a guide to additional reading.

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  America in the Progressive Era, 1890-1914
  Gould
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582356717 | ISBN-13: 9780582356719
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  Covering the turbulent 1890s and the era of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, this new next provides a readable, analytical narrative of the emergence, influence, and decline of the spirit of progressive reform that animated American politics and culture around the turn of the twentieth century.

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  American Abolitionists
  Harrold
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582357381 | ISBN-13: 9780582357389
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  The effort to abolish slavery produced the Atlantic world's great reform movement of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This provocative account provides a brief general history of the movement, told through numerous excerpts from abolitionist writings, a chapter on abolitionists and the origins of the women's rights movement,
  and an extensive glossary of terms and a 'Who's Who' guide to key figures.
   

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  American Expansionism, 1783-1860: A Manifest Destiny?
  Joy
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582369657 | ISBN-13: 9780582369658
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  This new Seminar Study surveys the history of U.S. territorial expansion from the end of the American Revolution until 1860.

  The book explores the concept of 'manifest destiny' and asks why, if expansion was 'manifest', there was such opposition to almost every expansionist incident. Paying attention to key themes often overlooked - Indian removal and the US government land sales policy, the book looks at both 'foreign' expansion such as the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and the war with Mexico in the 1840s and 'internal' expansion as American settlers moved west .

  Finally, the book addresses the most recent historiographical trends in the subject and asks how Americans have dealt with the expansionist legacy.

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  Austria, Prussia and Germany, 1806-1871
  Breuilly
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 224 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582437393 | ISBN-13: 9780582437395
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  Focusing on the rise of nationalism and the causes of political ascendancy, this important new survey charts the Austro-Prussian relationship and its impact on Germany. Was Prussia's victory inevitable, or was it an accident? Breuilly weighs up the evidence and shows how the different approaches reflect above all shifts of interest within historical study. Appropriate as introductory text for 1st and 2nd year undergraduates of Nineteenth Century Europe, German History and History of Nationalism.

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  Bismarck and Germany 1862-1890, 2/E
  Williamson
  ©1997 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582293219 | ISBN-13: 9780582293212
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  This concise study of Bismarck has been updated in the light of recent research and fresh material added on the relationship between economics and Bismarck's diplomacy, the social and constitutional history of Germany after 1871, and the historical debate surrounding Bismarck in the 1990s.

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  Britain and Empire, 1880-1945
  Kennedy
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582414938 | ISBN-13: 9780582414938
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  Focusing on Britain and her empire, this up-to-date and accessible survey provides the ideal introduction for readers coming to the subject for the first time.  Covering both the economics and politics of expansion, and the social and cultural impact of empire, the study offers a synthesis of the enormous amount of literature available on the subject. Tracing developments throughout the British Empire including in Ireland, India, and Egypt, particular points of focus are the Anglo-Boer War, and the First World War which is presented as an 'imperial war'.  

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  Britain under Thatcher
  Seldon & Collings
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582317142 | ISBN-13: 9780582317147
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  This concise, accessible, and balanced historical analysis of the Thatcher years and their consequences analyzes many controversial aspects of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, including the Falklands War, the miner's strike, bitter relations with Europe and the ill-fated poll tax.

  Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography.

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  China in Transformation, 1900-1949
  Mackerras
  ©1998 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582312094 | ISBN-13: 9780582312098
  

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  China since 1949
  Benson
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582357225 | ISBN-13: 9780582357228
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  This new text on the People�s Republic focuses on its rapid transformation during the past half-century, and the challenges this presents. Supported by primary source materials, it provides a coherent narrative of the major events in China�s recent past, and a balanced account of China�s on-going transformation as it moves toward a more open society, a market-oriented economy, and an increasing role in international affairs. Suitable as an introductory text for undergraduate students without previous background on China

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  Decolonisation: The British Experience since 1945
  White
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582290872 | ISBN-13: 9780582290877
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   Concise and accessible, this guide provides an overview of the process of British decolonisation. Dr White syntheses recent historical debate by looking at the demise of British imperial power from three main perspectives: the shifting emphases of British imperial policy; the rise of populist, colonial nationalism; and the international political, strategic, and economic environment dominated by the USA and the USSR. Positioning the British experience within the context of European de-colonisation and containing many documents that have only recently become available, this is the ideal introduction to the key debates on the subject.

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  Eastern Europe 1945-1969: From Stalinism to Stagnation
  Fowkes
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 184 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582326931 | ISBN-13: 9780582326934
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  This concise guide to the history of eastern Europe under the early decades of communist rule explores the early communists attempt to transpose a uniform economic and social system across the region copied from the Soviet model. Dr. Fowkes shows how this did not always succeed and he reveals the local variations which became more pronounced after the death of Stalin.

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  Fascism and the Right in Europe 1919-1945
  Blinkhorn
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 058207021X | ISBN-13: 9780582070219
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  This new text places interwar European fascism squarely in its historical context and analyses its relationship with other right wing, authoritarian movements and regimes. Beginning with the ideological roots of fascism in pre-1914 Europe, Martin Blinkhorn turns to the problem-torn Europe of 1919 to 1939 in order to explain why fascism emerged and why, in some settings, it flourished while in others it did not. In doing so he considers not just the 'major' fascist movements and regimes of Italy and Germany but the entire range of fascist and authoritarian ideas, movements and regimes present in the Europe of 1919-1945.
  

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  Glorious Revolution, The, 2/E
  Miller
  ©1997 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582292220 | ISBN-13: 9780582292222
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  Hitler and the Rise of the Nazi Party
  McDonough
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582506069 | ISBN-13: 9780582506060
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  This exciting new study offers a fresh viewpoint on a much-studied subject. Taking issue with the conventional views that Hitler was 'jobbed into office' by the ruling elites in the midst of the depression, Frank McDonough suggests that Hitler was able to mould together a consensus through charismatic leadership, and the effective propaganda and organisation of the Nazi Party.

  Supported by primary documents, a chronology, glossary and a bibliographical essay, this up-to-date analysis provides students with a stimulating and readable discussion of a major historical debate.

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  India 1885-1947: The Unmaking of an Empire
  Copland
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582381738 | ISBN-13: 9780582381735
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   This new account of India's struggle for independence gives the full social, political and economic context up to the transfer of power in 1947. Covering the Indian National Congress, the central figure of Gandhi, and the first years of independence, helpful features include a biographical guide to the main protagonists and a chronological outline of the main events.   

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  India under Colonial Rule: 1700-1885
  Peers
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 058231738X | ISBN-13: 9780582317383
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  Between 1700 and 1885 the British became the paramount power on the Indian subcontinent, their authority extending from Sri Lanka in the south to the Himalayas in the north. It was a massive empire, inspiring both pride and anxiety amongst the British, and forcing change upon the lives of its Indian subjects.

  This is an analysis of the social, economic and cultural facets of India. Peers explores how far race and gender influenced the colonial relationship - topics which are currently being hotly debated in the historiography field. The subject is treated chronologically but with both Indian and British perspectives in mind.

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  Japan in Transformation, 1952-2000
  Kingston
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 248 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582418755 | ISBN-13: 9780582418752
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  This interpretive history focuses on the economic miracle, how Japan's troubled past in Asia is debated among Japanese and how it influences its contemporary regional relations, the changing role of women, the implications of Japan's demographic time bomb, the Third Transformation and the Lost Decade of the 1990s.

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  Lenin's Revolution: Russia, 1917-1921
  Marples
  ©2000 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 058231917X | ISBN-13: 9780582319172
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  Based on the lastest research, David Marples gives an account of the Russian Revolution and the intense debates that surround it.

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  Napoleon and Europe
  Wright
  ©1985 | Longman | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582354579 | ISBN-13: 9780582354579
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  This study provides an introductory overview of Napoleon'simpact on France and Europe. It explores his origins and personality, assesses his contribution to the crucial changes in the conduct of warfare during this period, and examines the reasons for his ultimate defeat. It concludes with a brief study of the Napoleonic legend and the historical controversies which surround it.

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  Napoleon: Conquest, Reform and Reorganisation
  Emsley
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582437954 | ISBN-13: 9780582437951
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  Probably no other single individual has had such a profound impact on the development of modern France and on that of nineteenth century Europe as Napoleon. Clive Emsley brings the subject up-to-date historiographically and provides an accessible introduction to the post revolutionary period in European history of 1799 to 1815.

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  Origins of the First World War, 3/E
  Martel
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 188 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582438047 | ISBN-13: 9780582438040
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  This essential introduction provides an invaluable study aid to students. The book deals with the policies and the issues that brought Europe to war in 1914. The position of each of the great powers within the international framework is concisely explained. The problems confronting them are also carefully analysed, as is the influence of political and economic structures on the decision-making process. Professor Martel shows how and why the confrontational alliance system came into being and considers the impact upon it of the series of crisis that brought the major powers close to conflict in the opening years of the twentieth century. He outlines the terms and obligations that these alliances entailed and discusses the extent to which they were responsible for the outbreak of war.
  

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  Race and Empire
  Samson
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582418372 | ISBN-13: 9780582418370
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  This new seminar study provides an introduction to the intricate and far-reaching relationship between European attitudes toward racial difference and European imperial expansion.  By concentrating on the issue of race this book takes a very different approach to political and economic studies of imperialism. It transcends the current tendency to separate Europe�s response to non-Europeans, and vice-versa, into distinct fields of study.

   This text is suitable for undergraduate courses in imperial history.

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  Revolution & Terror in France 1789 - 1795, 2/E
  Wright
  ©1991 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582003792 | ISBN-13: 9780582003798
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  The French Revolution was riddled with paradoxes and in this key Seminar Study Dr Wright tackles the many controversies surrounding these events. He also reviews the arguments of leading historians, and analyses some of the key documentary evidence on which they have based their judgements.

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  Russia, America and the Cold War, 1949-1991, 2/E
  McCauley
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 232 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582784824 | ISBN-13: 9780582784826
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  There has been much scholarly debate about the Cold War since the last edition of this best-selling text was published. The new edition incorporates these new perspectives and insights and assesses the economic cost of the conflict from a Russian point of view. The book also examines the influence of the cold war on current international relations and wars.

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  South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
  Clark & Worger
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 200 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582414377 | ISBN-13: 9780582414372
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  10 second sell

  The protests against Apartheid galvanised a generation across the world. This new Seminar Study gives the background to the system that made Nelson Mandela a household name.

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  Stalin & Stalinism, 3/E
  McCauley
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 200 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582505879 | ISBN-13: 9780582505872
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  The Third edition of this best-selling Seminar Study provides the latest research, interpretations and historiographical debates about one of the key figures of the twentieth century. The debate about Stalin's role in creating the Soviet superpower still rages. Was the violence justified? To what extent was Stalin the master of events? Now thoroughly updated and including a completely new chapter on Stalin's personality and power, this new edition provides the essential introduction to the Stalin phenomenon. The book is a suitable introductory text for undergraduate History courses on dictatorships, Russia & the USSR and the 2nd World War.

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  The 1848 Revolutions, 2/E
  Jones
  ©1991 | Longman | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582061067 | ISBN-13: 9780582061064
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  The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political circumstances which led to the revolutions of 1848 as well as an account of the revolutions themselves. An accessible and valuable introduction to this complex subject.

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  The American Civil War, 1861-1865
  Mitchell
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582319730 | ISBN-13: 9780582319738
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  The American Civil War caused upheaval and massive private bereavement, but the years 1861-1865 also defined a great nation. This accessible introduction to the American Civil War looks at the social history associated with the war alongside the more familiar military and political events and provides an up-to-date synthesis of the vast literature which the subject has generated. The text is supported by a fascinating collection of documents, a chronology of the main events, and a guide to the main characters.

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  The Arab-Israeli Conflict
  Schulze
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Out of Stock
  ISBN-10: 0582316464 | ISBN-13: 9780582316461
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  A concise and accessible introduction to a highly complex subject. Following the opening chapter on the origins of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Dr Schulze takes the reader through the causes, course, and consequences of all the major conflicts, concluding with a chapter on the Middle East peace process in the 1990s. As well as analysing the events themselves, the author also considers the historiographical debates on nationalism, revisionism and post-revisionism. An excellent introduction providing a clear and readable account for students of postwar international history, Middle Eastern Studies and politics.

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  The Birth of Industrial Britain: Social Change, 1750-1850
  Morgan
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 184 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582302706 | ISBN-13: 9780582302709
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  The companion volume to The Birth of Industrial Britain: Economic Change,  together they provide a comprehensive guide to Britain's development as the first industrial power. This volume focuses on the social impact of early industrializaton on the population and looks at living standards, work and leisure, crime and the law, religion, education, the Poor Law and popular protest. An excellent introduction providing a clear and readable account for students of modern British social and economic history.

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  The Civil Rights Movement
  Dierenfield
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 216 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582357373 | ISBN-13: 9780582357372
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  10 second sell

  An introduction to the history of the movement which struggled against America�s own system of apartheid, from Jim Crow to Martin Luther King and the death of a dream.

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  The Collapse of the Soviet Union, 1985-1991
  Marples
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582505992 | ISBN-13: 9780582505995
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  The collapse of the Soviet experiment was one of the major turning points in twentieth century history. During the period of 'perestroika' the Soviet Union took the first steps to becoming a civil society and started to re-examine it's Stalinist past. This new text examines the Gorbachev years, asks why the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and offers a succinct and accessible interpretation of the remarkable events that led to the collapse.

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  The European Union since 1945
  Blair
  ©2005 | Longman | Paper; 200 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582423937 | ISBN-13: 9780582423930
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  The European Union since 1945  provides a general survey of European integration, from its emergence at the end of World War II to the negotiation of the Constitutional Treaty in 2004 and enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe. Adopting a chronological approach, the book examines the economic and political factors that have shaped the process of European Integration, and as a consequence the transfer of power away from member states.

  Written in a clear, jargon-free and accessible style, the book explores the problem of European integration and expansion, the relationship between the European Union and its member states,  its institutional evolution, methods of decision making, key policies and what direction it will take in the future.

  Suitable for undergraduate courses on the EU taken as part of the European Studies, History, Politics, International Relations or Law degree.

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  The First World War
  Robson
  ©1998 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582315565 | ISBN-13: 9780582315563
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   This is a compelling account of the First World War. It offers clear analysis of the war on land, sea, and air, and considers the impact of the war on Europe's civilian population. Issues addressed include the relationship between war and industrialisation, trench warfare, the long term effects of the war on changing social structures, and economic and demographic consequences. The main text is supplemented by a rich selection of primary source material (from songs, soldiers' slang, to diary accounts).

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  The First World War Peace Settlements, 1919-1925
  Goldstein
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582311454 | ISBN-13: 9780582311459
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  The First World War peace settlements were the most complex rearrangement of the international system ever attempted. The emergence of ethnocentric states, disputed borders, arms control and international governance are just some of the issues facing the international system today that have their origins in the post First World War period. This new Seminar Study covers the period from the end of the First World War through to the 1925 Locarno Pact, and focuses on events which occurred at the Paris Peace Conference, where the broad outlines of the postwar order were worked out. The book also contains maps, a glossary, chronology and documents section to provide students with an invaluable guide to the First World War Peace Settlements and their relevance to events in international relations today.

   

   

   

   

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  The French Revolution: 1787-1804
  Jones
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 176 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582772893 | ISBN-13: 9780582772892
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  The French Revolution was one of the most exciting, dramatic and violent periods in modern history and has been the subject of intense political and intellectual debate ever since. This new Seminar Study provides students with an accessible, succinct and historiographically up-to-date introduction to the events leading up to the revolution, as well as the revolution itself and its aftermath.Beginning with the visible crumbling of monarchical power in 1787, and ending with the death of the republic in 1804, the book captures the medium as well as short-term processes of Revolutionary change. The extra-European dimensions of citizenship and slavery are covered, as well as gender issues.

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  The Holocaust: The Third Reich and the Jews
  Engel
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582327202 | ISBN-13: 9780582327207
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  This is a short, up-to-date, straight-forward analysis of the encounter between the Third Reich and the Jews. David Engel sets out to clarify the basic facts and to explore the possible reason whey 5.8 million European Jews died in its course.

  The Holocaust sifts evidence relating to the motives, means, and opportunities for the killing of European Jewry and, in doing so, the author raises some vexations and sharply contested questions: Why was it a German government that perpetrated the mass murder? What led that government to the conclusion that all Jews had to die? Could the murder have been prevented or its scale reduced had victims or bystanders acted differently?

  Books in the Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject, valuable in bringing the reader up-to-speed on the area being examined, followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography.

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  The Khrushchev Era 1953-1964
  McCauley
  ©1995 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582277760 | ISBN-13: 9780582277762
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  In this study all aspects of the Khrushchev era: are explored, including reforms in agriculture, economic policy, crises in Eastern Europe, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's attempts to reform the Communist Party.

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  The Korean War
  Lee
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 216 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582319889 | ISBN-13: 9780582319882
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   Tens of thousands of US soldiers and untold millions of Koreans died in this war, the first major arena of the East-West conflict.  This concise international history of the war offers a new approach to its understanding, tracing its origins and dynamics to the interplay between modern Korean history and twentieth century world history. The narrative also uniquely examines the social history of the conflict, and includes material on the newly racially integrated US fighting forces, war and disease, women and war and life in the Prisoner of War camps.

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  The Origins of French Absolutism, 1598-1661
  James
  ©2006 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582369002 | ISBN-13: 9780582369009
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  This book turns the idea of royal ‘absolutism’ on its head by redefining, and not trying to deny, the French monarchy’s success from 1598 - 1661.

  By examining the three fundamental aims of the French monarchy, this book argues that these years were indeed successful ones for the monarchy. It maintains that building blocks were not being laid by the so-called architects of absolutism; but that by satisfying long-established, traditional ambitions, cardinal ministers Richelieu and Mazarin undoubtedly made the confident, ambitious reign of the late century possible.

  For students studying 17th century French history or early modern European history.

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  The Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1949, 3/E
  McCauley
  ©2003 | Longman | Paper; 192 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582772842 | ISBN-13: 9780582772847
  Brief Description

  

  The Cold War is one of the most important and widely studied areas of history. Martin McCauley�s best-selling Seminar Study unravels the complex issues which gave rise to the Cold War and explains how it originated. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition incorporates the most recent scholarship, theories and newly-released information to provide students with an invaluable introduction to the subject.

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  The Origins of the Second World War, 2/E
  Overy
  ©1998 | Longman | Paper; 160 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582290856 | ISBN-13: 9780582290853
  Brief Description

  

   In the new edition of this popular short study, Richard Overy provides a multi-national explanation of the outbreak of hostilities, placing the war in the context of imperial rivalry, economic pressures and domestic politics as the victors of World War One wrestled to avoid a Second. For the Second Edition new material has been included on the Munich Crisis and on Japan, and the sections concerning Soviet actions have been completely rewritten. There is also a fuller range of sources and the bibliography has been brought up-to-date and expanded.

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  The Origins of the Vietnam War
  Logevall
  ©2001 | Longman | Paper; 168 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582319188 | ISBN-13: 9780582319189
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  Why did the US make a commitment to an independent South Vietnam? Could a major war have been averted? Fredrik Logevall provides a concise, comprehensive and accessible introduction to the origins of the Vietnam War from the end of the Indochina War in 1954 to the eruption of full-scale war in 1965, and places events against their full international background.  

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  The Renaissance, 2/E
  Brown
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582307813 | ISBN-13: 9780582307810
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   First published in 1988, Alison Brown's The Renaissance soon established itself as one of the most popular and useful books on this complex topic. For this expanded Second Edition the author has rewritten the text entirely in the light of the wealth of literature published over the past decade. It contains two new chapters, one on the rise of lordships and the impact of the Black Death and one on Renaissance theatre. As ever, the main focus of the book is on the influence of classical ideas on Italy, and although Florence is still central to the book its uniqueness is now viewed more critically.

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  The Russian Revolution, 2/E
  Wood
  ©1986 | Longman | Paper; 112 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582355591 | ISBN-13: 9780582355590
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  An accessible, concise study of the Russian Revolution.

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  The Scramble for Africa, 2/E
  Chamberlain
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582368812 | ISBN-13: 9780582368811
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  This is the first major revision of this key Seminar Study which was originally published in 1974. The book contrasts the Victorian image of Africa with what has been revealed by late twentieth-century research on the history of Africa. Professor Chamberlain uses case histories from Egypt to Zimbabwe to examine the European partition and conquest of the continent. For the new edition she brings up-to-date the historiography of the explanations offered for the phenomenon, Euro-centric or `peripheral', economic, political or strategic. Revised, reset and reissued in the larger format now established for the series, the new edition is sure to be welcomed by a new generation of students.

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  The Third Reich, 3/E
  Williamson
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 240 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582368839 | ISBN-13: 9780582368835
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  In this greatly expanded third edition, David Williamson provides a concise but comprehensive account of the origins, course and downfall of the Third Reich. He analyses the reasons for Hitler's rise to power and looks at how the Nazi regime consolidated its grip on power during the period March 1933-August 1934. Further sections examine how Nazi Germany was governed and Hitler's economic, social and foreign policies both in peacetime and at war up to 1945. The record of the German opposition and the problems it confronted is also discussed.   

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  The Vietnam War
  Hall
  ©1999 | Longman | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582328594 | ISBN-13: 9780582328594
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  This concise and accessible introduction to the Vietnam War begins by exploring the origins of the conflict and then focuses on the war taking the story through to 1975 and North Vietnam's victory.

  Books in this Seminar Studies in History series bridge the gap between textbook and specialist survey and consists of a brief "Introduction" and/or "Background" to the subject followed by a substantial and authoritative section of "Analysis" focusing on the main themes and issues. There is a succinct "Assessment" of the subject, a generous selection of "Documents" and a detailed bibliography.

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  Tudor Rebellions, 5/E
  Fletcher & Macculloch
  ©2004 | Longman | Paper; 208 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582772850 | ISBN-13: 9780582772854
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  Originally published in 1968, The Tudor Rebellions has been phenomenally successful and is widely considered a classic in the Seminar Studies series. This revised and updated fifth edition will ensure that it remains the number one short textbook on the subject.

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  Women and the First World War
  Grayzel
  ©2002 | Longman | Paper; 216 pp | Instock
  ISBN-10: 0582418763 | ISBN-13: 9780582418769
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  The First World War was the first modern, total war, requiring the mobilization of both civilians and combatants. It was also the first to demand the active participation of both men and women.

  In this introduction to the experiences and contributions of women during the war, Susan Grayzel explores women's relationship to the war in every belligerent state, and looks at the wide-ranging effects of the war on women in Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, and North America as well as focusing on Europe. She also highlights the heated public debates about women's social, cultural, and political roles that the war inspired.

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