Litwin-Lewandowska Dorota Litwin-Lewandowska 
Polish Reason of State in Austria [PDF ebook] 
The Poles in the Political Life of Austria in the Period of the Dual Monarchy (1867-1918)

William Ewart Gladstone (1809-98) was the outstanding statesman of the Victorian age. He was an MP for over sixty years, a long serving and exceptional Chancellor of the Exchequer and four times Prim …

In 2014, a collection of papers was found on e Bay: a scrapbook, inside which was written  »Testimonial Book of Dragoman Solomon N. Negima ». The letters pasted into the testimonial book bear recomme …

This book places childbirth in early-modern England within a wider network of social institutions and relationships. Starting with illegitimacy – the violation of the marital norm – it proceeds throu …

Why did ancient philosophers consult oracles, write about them, and consider them to be an important part of philosophical thought and practice? This book explores the extensive links between oracles …

Freemasonry was a major cultural and social phenomenon and a key element of the Enlightenment. It was to have an international influence across the globe. This primary resource collection charts a ke …

This book is the official history of British Cabinet Secretaries, the most senior civil servants in UK government, from the post-war period up to 2002. In December 1916 Maurice Hankey sat at the Cabi …

One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness. Consciously or not, history has become a form of thought applied to every facet of huma …

Recent research has begun to highlight the importance of German arguments about legitimate resistance and self-defence for French, English and Scottish Protestants. This book systematically studies t …

With ethnic and class-based national movements taking center stage in countries like Bolivia and Venezuela, nationalism has proven to be one of the most durable and important movements in Latin Ameri …

The essays collected in this volume, first published in 1998, address the profound changes and disruptions wrought in peasant societies as a result of European colonial domination and the spread of t …