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  • Nationalism

    A World History

    by Eric Storm ...
    A global perspective on the nature and evolution of nationalism, from the early modern era to the presentThe current rise of nationalism across the globe is a reminder that we are not, after all, living in a borderless world of virtual connectivity. In Nationalism, historian Eric Storm sheds light on contemporary nationalist movements by exploring the global evolution of nationalism, beginning ... Read more

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  • Regionalism and Modern Europe

    Identity Construction and Movements from 1890 to the Present Day

    Providing a valuable overview of regionalism throughout the entire continent, Regionalism in Modern Europe combines both geographical and thematic approaches to examine the origins and development of regional movements and identities in Europe from 1890 to the present.A wide range of internationally renowned scholars from the USA, the UK and mainland Europe are brought together here in one volume ... Read more

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  • Writing the History of Nationalism

    Series series Writing History
    What is nationalism and how can we study it from a historical perspective? Writing the History of Nationalism answers this question by examining eleven historical approaches to nationalism studies in theory and practice.An impressive cast of contributors cover the history of nationalism from a wide range of thematic approaches, from traditional modernist and Marxist perspectives to more recent ... Read more

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  • Colonial Soldiers in Europe, 1914-1945

    "Aliens in Uniform" in Wartime Societies

    Edited by Eric Storm, Ali Al Tuma ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Modern History
    During the first half of the twentieth century, European countries witnessed the arrival of hundreds of thousands of colonial soldiers fighting in European territory (First and Second World War and Spanish Civil War) and coming into contact with European society and culture. For many Europeans, these were the first instances in which they met Asians or Africans, and the presence of Indian, Indo ... Read more

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    An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present

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    As fitting for the twenty-first century as von Clausewitz’s On War was in its own time, Invisible Armies is a complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.Beginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient world—when Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armies—Max Boot, best-selling author and military advisor in Iraq ... Read more

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  • The Spanish Civil War

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Helen Graham ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This Very Short Introduction offers a powerfully-written explanation of the war's complex origins and course, and explores its impact on a personal and international scale. It also provides an ethical reflection on the war in the context of Europe's tumultuous twentieth century, highlighting why it has inspired some of the greatest writers of our time, and how it continues to resonate today in ... Read more

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  • The Napoleonic Wars

    A Global History

    Austerlitz, Wagram, Borodino, Trafalgar, Leipzig, Waterloo: these are the places most closely associated with the era of the Napoleonic Wars. But how did this period of nearly continuous conflict affect the world beyond Europe? The immensity of the fighting waged by France against England, Prussia, Austria, and Russia, and the immediate consequences of the tremors that spread throughout the world. ... Read more

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  • History Lessons

    How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History

    A "fascinating" look at what students in Russia, France, Iran, and other nations are taught about America ( The New York Times Book Review).This "timely and important" book ( History News Network) gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.History Lessons includes selections from textbooks and teaching materials used in Russia, ... Read more

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  • Algeria

    France's Undeclared War

    by Martin Evans ...
    Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an integral part of France, in theory no different from Normandy or Brittany. The depth and scale of the colonization process explains why the Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the longest and most ... Read more

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  • A History of Algeria

    Covering a period of five hundred years, from the arrival of the Ottomans to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings, James McDougall presents an expansive new account of the modern history of Africa's largest country. Drawing on substantial new scholarship and over a decade of research, McDougall places Algerian society at the centre of the story, tracing the continuities and the resilience of ... Read more

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  • Counterinsurgency

    Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War

    by Douglas Porch ...
    Counterinsurgency has staked its claim in the new century as the new American way of war. Yet, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived a historical debate about the costs - monetary, political and moral - of operations designed to eliminate insurgents and build nations. Today's counterinsurgency proponents point to 'small wars' past to support their view that the enemy is 'biddable' if the ... Read more

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  • Europe after Empire

    Decolonization, Society, and Culture

    Series Book 51 - New Approaches to European History
    Europe after Empire is a pioneering comparative history of European decolonization from the formal ending of empires to the postcolonial European present. Elizabeth Buettner charts the long-term development of post-war decolonization processes as well as the histories of inward and return migration from former empires which followed. She shows that not only were former colonies remade as a result ... Read more

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