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Pre-Owned The Great War in History: Debates and Controversies 1914 to the Present (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare Series Number 21) Paperback

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Elements in Modern Wars: The Cultural History of War in the Twentieth Century and After (Paperback)

This Element is a user s guide to the cultural history of warfare since 1914. It provides summaries of the basic questions historians have posed in what is now a truly global field of research. It is divided into three parts. The first provides an... more

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare: The Allied Air War and Urban Memory (Hardcover)

The cultural legacy of the air war on Germany is explored in this comparative study of two bombed cities from different sides of the subsequently divided nation. Contrary to what is often assumed Allied bombing left a lasting imprint on German society... more

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare: Women as Veterans in Britain and France After the First World War (Paperback)

This is the story of how women in France and Britain between 1915 and 1933 appropriated the cultural identity of female war veteran in order to have greater access to public life and a voice in a political climate in which women were rarely heard on... more

Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare: The Other Wars (Paperback)

In this insightful and revealing study Justin Fantauzzo uses a wide range of documentary and visual sources to explore the experience and memory of British and Dominion soldiers who fought in the Middle East and Macedonia during the First World War. He... more

Pre-Owned War and Art: A Visual History of Modern Conflict (Hardcover 9781780238463) by Joanna Bourke Jon Bird Monica Bohm-Duchen

9781780238463. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 400. 400 p. 480 illustrations 430 in colour. This sumptuously illustrated volume edited by eminent war historian Joanna Bourke offers a comprehensive visual cultural and historical account of... more

A Cultural History Of Postwar Japan: 1945-1980 - Tsurumi Shunsuke

Shunsuke Tsurumi One Of Japan’S Most Distinguished Contemporary Philosophers Continues His Study Of The Intellectual And Social History Of Modern Japan With This Penetrating Analysis Of Popular Culture In The Post-War Years. Japanese Manga (Comics)... more

The History Of Modern Europe (Paperback)

Traverse the centuries and continents to explore the political social and cultural developments of modern Europe. From the Byzantine Empire to the Crimea War this sweeping history provides an in-depth look at the major events and figures that shaped... more

Building Culture: Studies in the Intellectual History of Industrializing America 1867-1910 (Hardcover)

An inclusive view of the formation of modern American culture. An unprecedented wave of interest in building new cultural institutions swept through America from the end of the Civil War through the first decade of the twentieth century. Traditionally... more

Pre-Owned War Land on the Eastern Front: Culture National Identity and German Occupation in World (Paperback 9780521023900) by Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius

9780521023900. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Maps. Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. 5 maps. Intended for professional and scholarly audience. War Land on the... more

America s Uncivil Wars : The Sixties Era from Elvis to the Fall of Richard Nixon 9780195174960 Used / Pre-owned

Blending a fast-paced narration with broad cultural analysis Lytle offers an invigorating portrait of the 1960s considered the most tumultuous and exciting time in modern American history. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition.... more

Pre-Owned European Culture in the Great War: The Arts Entertainment and Propaganda 1914-1918 (Paperback) 0521013240 9780521013246

9780521013246. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Halftones. Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare. 22 b/w illus. Intended for college/higher education audience. It is... more

Pre-Owned Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine Paperback

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Pre-Owned Madness in Civilization: A Cultural History of Insanity from the Bible to Freud from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine Hardcover

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Hobby World Spain Quicksand Prints #06 - Spanish Civil War Cold War Modern Posters New

For those of you not familiar Game Forces is the premier bi-monthly miniatures magazine published by Hobby World of Spain. 19 issues and with over a 2 year publication history it is one of the most reliable and best produced independent fantasy and SF... more

Pre-Owned The Tide at Sunrise: A History of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 (Paperback) 0714682349 9780714682341

The Russo-Japanese War was fought in the waters of the Yellow Sea and the Straits of Tsushima that divide Japan from Korea and in the mountains of Manchuria borrowed without permission from China. It was the first war to be fought with modern weapons.... more

Pre-Owned Modern War Studies Endgame at Stalingrad Book Two: December 1942-February 1943 (Hardcover)

In Book Two of the third volume of his magisterial Stalingrad Trilogy David Glantz continues and concludes his definitive history of one of the most infamous battles of World War Two the Stalingrad campaign that signaled Germany s failure on the... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Law in the Early Modern Age (Hardcover)

Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but riven by the violence of the Reformation and Counter Reformation the terrain of Early Modern law was constantly shifting. The age of expansion saw unparalleled degrees of internal and external... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Modern Age (Paperback)

Sexual cultures have changed enormously in the 20th century. We have greater sexual equality than ever before and homosexuality has shifted from being a crime a sin and a disease to an acknowledged and sometimes legally sanctioned variation. However... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Marriage in the Modern Age (Paperback)

Spanning cultures across the 20th century this volume explores how marriage especially in the West was disestablished as the primary institution organizing social life. In the developing world the economic social and legal foundations of traditional... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Money in the Modern Age (Paperback)

Bracketed by global financial crises and economic downturns the modern age has been defined by debates about and transformations of money. The period witnessed the consolidation of national currencies and monetary policies as well as the... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age (Paperback)

A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age covers the period from 1918 to the present. Through the lens of the political and international events shaping the period the introduction traces the gradual demise of the cultural importance of... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of the Sea in the Early Modern Age (Hardcover)

For the first time during the Early Modern period ships regularly traveled between and among all of basins that comprise the World Ocean. During this period European mariners ventured into new waters where they encountered new trading partners new... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Memory in the Early Modern Age (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Memory presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history charting the evolving nature and role of memory throughout history. This volume A Cultural History... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Western Empires in the Modern Age (Hardcover)

A Cultural History of Western Empires presents historians and scholars and students of related fields with the first comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the cultural history of empire from ancient times to modernity. With six highly... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History: Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present: War Minus the Shooting? (Hardcover)

This volume of wide-ranging essays by sport historians and sociologists examines the complex relations of war peace and sport through a series of case studies from South and North America Europe North Africa Asia and New Zealand. From formal military... more

Pre-Owned Signs of Resistance: American Deaf Cultural History 1900 to World War II (History of Disability) Burch Susan

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Pre-Owned War s Waste : Rehabilitation in World War I America (Paperback)

In World War I America disabled soldiers became known as “war’s waste � refuse left in the wake of modern warfare. Emboldened by their faith in the ability of the new social and medical sciences to solve problems of economic and cultural... more

Military War and Society in Modern American History: Pulp Vietnam: War and Gender in Cold War Men s Adventure Magazines (Paperback)

In this compelling evaluation of Cold War popular culture Pulp Vietnam explores how men s adventure magazines helped shape the attitudes of young working-class Americans the same men who fought and served in the long and bitter war in Vietnam. The... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of the Sea in Antiquity (Hardcover)

The sea is omnipresent in the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean basin. It is an inexhaustible source of food but also a well-traveled roadway and a means to communicate trade with or wage war against one s neighbors. Perhaps because these practical... more

Cultural Histories: A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity (Paperback)

The origins of the modern Western concept of money can be traced back to the earliest electrum coins that were produced in Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE. While other forms of currency (shells jewelry silver ingots) were in widespread use long... more

Pre-owned Cultural History of War in the Twentieth Century and After Paperback by Winter Jay ISBN 1009114271 ISBN-13 9781009114271

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Sites of Memory Sites of Mourning : The Great War in European Cultural History 9780521496827 Used / Pre-owned

CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... more

Civil War America: A Social and Cultural History (Hardcover)

As war raged on the battlefields of the Civil War men and women all over the nation continued their daily routines. They celebrated holidays ran households wrote letters read newspapers joined unions attended plays and graduated from high school and... more

Pre-Owned Women at War: The Progressive Era Wwi and Women s Suffrage 1900-1920 (Cultural History of Women in America) Hardcover

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Pre-Owned Sites of Memory Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History (Paperback 9781107661653) by Jay Winter

9781107661653. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Pages: 320. Trade paperback (US). 320 p. Canto Classics . 31 Halftones unspecified. Jay Winter s powerful study of the collective remembrance of the Great War offers a major reassessment of one... more

Routledge Studies in Cultural History Neutrality in Twentieth-Century Europe: Intersections of Science Culture and Politics After the First World War (Hardcover)

Whether in science or in international politics neutrality has sometimes been promoted not only as a viable political alternative but as a lofty ideal - in politics by nations proclaiming their peacefulness in science as an underpinning of epistemology... more

Pre-Owned Echoes of War: The six day war 50 years later (The modern history of an old nation) Paperback

9789655723663. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 118. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 118 p. The Modern History of an Old Nation. 50 years have passed since the last barrages of the Six-Day War. Their momentous... more