Europe
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A Short History of Europe (From Pericles to Putin) (SIGNED)
- £60.00
- The first short, single-volume history of the continent - from the Dark Ages to present day - by the author of the bestselling A Short History of England. Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution…
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Cunegonde’s Kidnapping: A story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment
- £20.00
- How a popular religious war erupted on the Dutch-German border, despite the ideals of religious tolerance proclaimed by the Enlightenment. In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When…
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Europe Today and Tomorrow: Addressing Fundamental Issues
- £16.00
- Written in late 2004, shortly before Joseph Ratzinger's election as Pope Benedict XVI, this book addresses the serious issues concerning the new European Union and the drafting of a European Constitution, events with far-reaching consequences for the West and, indeed, the world. The main questions Cardinal Ratzinger raise include: How…
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In Europe’s Name: Germany and the Divided Continent
- £35.00
- This is a comprehensive study of Germany's relationship with Europe since the Second World War. Garton Ash explores, in considerable detail, the division of Germany and the various initiatives -diplomatic, ideological and political, that emerged since 1945 to reconcile and unite East and West Germany. He also examines Germany's key…
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In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City
- £20.00
- No other city has had so many lives, survived so many disasters and has reinvented itself so many times. No other city is like Berlin. Ever since John Kampfner was a young journalist in Communist East Berlin, he hasn't been able to get the city out of his mind. It…
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Labels, A Mediterranean Journey
- £50.00
- Evelyn Waugh chose the name "Labels" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already "fully labelled" in people's minds. Yet even the most seasoned traveller could not fail to be inspired by his quintessentially English attitude and by his eloquent and frequently outrageous wit.…
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
- £25.00
- We have long been taught to presume that modern global history began when the 'Old World' encountered the 'New', when Christopher Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492. But, as Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows in this groundbreaking book, for tens of thousands of Aztecs, Maya, Totonacs, Inuit and others - enslaved…
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Stalin’s Nose, across the face of Europe
- £10.00
- In Rory MacLean s groundbreaking debut travel book, Winston the pig drops on to Uncle Peter s head and kills him dead. It is a distressing end to a distinguished Soviet spy. Unwilling to be left alone in her house aunt Zita, a faded Austrian aristocrat and a vivacious eccentric,…
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The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- An account of the author's voyage from Gibraltar, one of the Pillars of Hercules, to the southern Pillar. Instead of crossing the straits, he chose to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond, through the near-anarchy…
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The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It
- £18.00
- Russia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it? Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence…
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The War On Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe
- £12.00
- The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as heretical? How might such beliefs have arisen? And…
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Twilight Of Democracy: The Seductive Lure Of Authoritarianism
- £15.00
- In the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, conservative politicians and intellectuals across Europe and America celebrated a great achievement, felt a common purpose and, very often, forged personal friendships. The euphoria quickly evaporated, the common purpose and centre ground gradually disappeared and eventually -…
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A Short History of Europe (From Pericles to Putin) (SIGNED)
- £60.00
- The first short, single-volume history of the continent - from the Dark Ages to present day - by the author of the bestselling A Short History of England. Europe is an astonishingly successful place. In this dazzling new history, bestselling author Simon Jenkins grippingly tells the story of its evolution…
- Add to basket
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Cunegonde’s Kidnapping: A story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment
- £20.00
- How a popular religious war erupted on the Dutch-German border, despite the ideals of religious tolerance proclaimed by the Enlightenment. In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When…
- Add to basket
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Europe Today and Tomorrow: Addressing Fundamental Issues
- £16.00
- Written in late 2004, shortly before Joseph Ratzinger's election as Pope Benedict XVI, this book addresses the serious issues concerning the new European Union and the drafting of a European Constitution, events with far-reaching consequences for the West and, indeed, the world. The main questions Cardinal Ratzinger raise include: How…
- Add to basket
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In Europe’s Name: Germany and the Divided Continent
- £35.00
- This is a comprehensive study of Germany's relationship with Europe since the Second World War. Garton Ash explores, in considerable detail, the division of Germany and the various initiatives -diplomatic, ideological and political, that emerged since 1945 to reconcile and unite East and West Germany. He also examines Germany's key…
- Add to basket
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In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City
- £20.00
- No other city has had so many lives, survived so many disasters and has reinvented itself so many times. No other city is like Berlin. Ever since John Kampfner was a young journalist in Communist East Berlin, he hasn't been able to get the city out of his mind. It…
- Add to basket
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Labels, A Mediterranean Journey
- £50.00
- Evelyn Waugh chose the name "Labels" for his first travel book because, he said, the places he visited were already "fully labelled" in people's minds. Yet even the most seasoned traveller could not fail to be inspired by his quintessentially English attitude and by his eloquent and frequently outrageous wit.…
- Add to basket
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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
- £25.00
- We have long been taught to presume that modern global history began when the 'Old World' encountered the 'New', when Christopher Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492. But, as Caroline Dodds Pennock conclusively shows in this groundbreaking book, for tens of thousands of Aztecs, Maya, Totonacs, Inuit and others - enslaved…
- Add to basket
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Stalin’s Nose, across the face of Europe
- £10.00
- In Rory MacLean s groundbreaking debut travel book, Winston the pig drops on to Uncle Peter s head and kills him dead. It is a distressing end to a distinguished Soviet spy. Unwilling to be left alone in her house aunt Zita, a faded Austrian aristocrat and a vivacious eccentric,…
- Add to basket
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The Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- An account of the author's voyage from Gibraltar, one of the Pillars of Hercules, to the southern Pillar. Instead of crossing the straits, he chose to travel the long way, up the coast of Spain along the Riviera, and by ferry to Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and beyond, through the near-anarchy…
- Add to basket
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The Russia Anxiety: And How History Can Resolve It
- £18.00
- Russia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world. It is both European and exotic, powerful and weak, brilliant and flawed. Why are we so afraid of it? Time and again, we judge Russia by unique standards. We have usually assumed that it possesses higher levels of cunning, malevolence…
- Add to basket
-
The War On Heresy: Faith and Power in Medieval Europe
- £12.00
- The war on heresy obsessed medieval Europe in the centuries after the first millennium. R. I. Moore's vivid narrative focuses on the motives and anxieties of those who declared and conducted the war: what were the beliefs and practices they saw as heretical? How might such beliefs have arisen? And…
- Add to basket
-
Twilight Of Democracy: The Seductive Lure Of Authoritarianism
- £15.00
- In the years just before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, conservative politicians and intellectuals across Europe and America celebrated a great achievement, felt a common purpose and, very often, forged personal friendships. The euphoria quickly evaporated, the common purpose and centre ground gradually disappeared and eventually -…
- Add to basket