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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation by Mark Kurlansky Publisher Comments From the author of "Cod" comes the illuminating story of an ancient and enigmatic people. Kurlansky's passion for the Basque people and his exuberant eye for detail shine through this fascinating book which blends human stories with economic, literary... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy by Robert D Putnam Publisher Comments Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Revolutions 1789-1917 (Cambridge Perspectives in History) by Allan Todd Publisher Comments Allan Todd provides a lucid exploration of the main features of revolutions: the economic, social, political and ideological developments prior to the revolution, and the roles and actions of crowds, parties, women and counter-revolutionaries. Particular... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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French Revolution and Human Rights (96 Edition) by Lynn Hunt Publisher Comments This brief documentary history includes 38 documents that explore the issue of rights and citizenship in Revolutionary France and the movement that helped define modern notions of civil rights.... (read more) List Price $19.20 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W Tuchman Publisher Comments "Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . A great book, in a great historical tradition." Commentary The 14th century gives us back two contradictory images: a glittering time of crusades and castles, cathedrals and chivalry, and a dark time of... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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France Restored : Cold War Diplomacy and the Quest for Leadership in Europe, 1944-1954 (98 Edition) by William I. Hitchcock Publisher Comments A valuable contribution to the University of North Carolina Press's 'New Cold War History' series. American Historical Review A fine example of the new Cold War history that aims at transcending a purely US-Soviet framework. Choice [A] solidly researched... (read more) List Price $31.25 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Austrian Mind by William M. Johnston About the Author William M. Johnston is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Massachusettes, Amherst.... (read more) Your price: $33.25 New - Trade Paper
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Good Living Street: Portrait of a Patron Family, Vienna 1900 by Tim Bonyhady Publisher Comments Vienna and its Secessionist movement at the turn of the last century is the focus of this extraordinary social portrait told through an eminent Viennese family, headed by Hermine and Moriz Gallia, who were among the great patrons of early-twentieth... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Terror of History: On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization by Teofilo F Ruiz Publisher Comments "This is a beautifully written and deeply personal meditation on the horrors of Western history. A senior historian with an existential sensibility, Ruiz is keenly attuned to the terrors lurking in our awareness of time's relentless passing. Reflecting... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Dragon's Teeth by Upton Sinclair Publisher Comments Dragon's Teeth is the most celebrated novel of this Upton Sinclair series, as it won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1943. This book covers 1929-1934, with a special emphasis on the Nazi takeover of Germany in the 1930s.The Night of the Long Knives... (read more) Your price: $12.75 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Search for Perfect Language (Making of Europe) by Umberto Eco Publisher Comments The idea that there once existed a language which perfectly and unambiguously expressed the essence of all possible things and concepts has occupied the minds of philosophers, theologians, mystics and others for at least two millennia. This is an... (read more) Your price: $35.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Nuremberg SS-Einsatzgruppen Trial, 1945-1958: Atrocity, Law, and History by Hilary Earl Publisher Comments Based on extensive archival research, this book offers the first historical examination of the arrest, trial, and punishment of the leaders of the SS-Einsatzgruppen - the mobile security and killing units employed by the Nazis in their racial war on the... (read more) Your price: $34.50 New - Trade Paper
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A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 by G. J. Meyer Publisher Comments The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble,... (read more) Your price: $21.00 New - Trade Paper
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Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France's Greatest Treasure by Donald Kladstrup Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [270]-273).... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean by David Abulafia Publisher Comments Situated at the intersection of Europe, Asia, and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea has been for millenia the place where religions, economies, and political systems met, clashed, influenced and absorbed one another. David Abulafia offers a fresh perspective... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason by Michel Foucault Staff Pick When I was immersed in a sea of literary criticism a few years ago, Foucault, more than anyone else, caught my attention. Looking deeply at the roots of our behavior and our cultural attitudes, his examination of different kinds of power and control is... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Vikings and Their Origins by David M Wilson Publisher Comments This book is intended not only to portray an image of the Vikings but to show something of the culture of the Scandinavian countries in which they were settled in the four centuries before they burst on the European scene.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Discoveries: Vikings (Discoveries) by Yves Cohat Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Witchcraft in Europe, 400-1700 : a Documentary History (2ND 01 Edition) by Alan Charles (ed.) Kors Publisher Comments Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book, 2001Revisions have made this anthology stronger and even more essential.--ChoicePraise for the first edition: Comprehensive, original, scholarly, philosophically searching and meticulously... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $22.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Implicit Understandings: Observing, Reporting and Reflecting on the Encounters Between Europeans and Other Peoples in the Early Modern Era (Studies in Comparative Early Modern History) by Stuart B Schwartz Publisher Comments This volume examines encounters between Europeans and the other peoples of the world during the early modern era.... (read more) List Price $63.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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