Wellings Ben Wellings & Sumartojo Shanti Sumartojo 
Nation, Memory and Great War Commemoration [PDF ebook] 
Mobilizing the Past in Europe, Australia and New Zealand

In this survey of the Dutch political culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Piet de Rooy reveals that the ”polder model” often used to describe economic and social policymaking based o …

This volume throws important new light upon a pivotal period of transition in the Anglo-American relationship and sets the stage for its equally dramatic transformation during and after the Second Wo …

Turkey”s economy is a complex mix of modern industry, a traditional agricultural sector, and a rapidly growing private sector. At the same time the country is positioning itself and preparing for en …

Since it was first published in 1982, High Command had become the standard reference for anyone interested in Australia’s participation in the Second World War, this edition was originally published …

Originally conceived as a military history, this second edition completes the story of the Middle Eastern populations that underwent significant transformation in the nineteenth century, finally impl …

Gulf societies are often described as being intensely tribal. However, in discussions of state building and national identity, the role of tribalism and tribal identity is often overlooked. This book …

A revealing look at the history, politics, and social meanings behind everyday objects. Who would have guessed that the first sports bra was made out of two jockstraps sewn together or that it succee …

This is the first book to treat bombing during WWII as a European phenomenon and not just the ”Blitz” on Britain and Germany. With Western Europe now at the heart of a united continent, it is even …

This thought-provoking collection of essays analyses the complex, multi-faceted, and even contradictory nature of Stalinism and its representations. Stalinism was an extraordinarily repressive and vi …

‘This volume offers a multifaceted selection of studies on 19th-century Belgian reformers and initiatives they instigated to solve the ‘social question’ by ‘civilising’ and moralising the lower class …