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Based on interviews and a broad array of sources from Russian and Austrian archives, this collection provides a comprehensive analysis of the Soviet occupation of Austria from 1945 to 1955. The contributors examine a wide range of topics, including Soviet occupation policies, violence and everyday life, and the image of the Russians.

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A philosophical analysis informed by history, this work examines the reasons for the highly destructive behavior of the Red Guards in the early part of China's Cultural Revolution.

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Nevada's Paiutes spoke of a race of statuesque red-headed cannibals who attacked and ate members of the surrounding tribes. What happened to the giants, and why is their history shrouded in mystery Floyd Wills's investigation reveals compelling evidence on the case of the red-haired giants.

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In an effort to chronicle the history of India, Meghnad Desai begins at the end of the 15th Century, and takes us through to the present day. This ambitious volume is a testament to the contradictory, diverse, difficult and undeniably fascinating saga of India as a nation.

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In modern spiritual revivals, religious debates, and newer Church reforms, we can still see the legacy of the era Linder calls Midwife to the Modern World.

The event that Linder calls Midwife to the Modern World still resonates today, in modern spiritual revivals, religious debates, and newer Church reforms.

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Written by one of the world's leading Reformation scholars, this book is a wide-ranging introduction to the Reformation throughout the British Isles. Full treatment is given to the fascinating and often very different but interrelated experiences in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

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It makes the 22 regions of France accessible to students and others interested in modern and contemporary France, and helps them to understand the complexities of France today and the role of the various regions in the nation's historical, political, economic, and cultural development.

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This is a timely and unique overview of the 16 diverse federal states that make up the reunified Germany. This is an invaluable resource for students studying German and Germany, travelers, and teachers.

A clear introduction explains the new Germany in historical and regional context.

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This is the only single general reference volume in English on Italy's regions and will be highly in demand by teachers, students of Italian language and culture, and travelers.

Italy's enormous contributions to western civilization continue to make it a cultural and economic powerhouse and a top tourist destination.

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This is the first complete reference book on Spanish history, life, and culture from prehistory to 1994 and the only book on Spain in English or Spanish that is organized by region and province.

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Ambitious, intelligent, and desired by men and emperors, Cleopatra VII came to power at a time when Roman and Egyptian interests increasingly tended to concern the same object: the Egyptian Empire itself.

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This volume presents a concise history of the reign of Edward II, as well as essential sources in translation that allow for comparison of the scattered evidence available from this significant period in English history.

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This volume presents a concise history of the reign of Edward II, as well as essential sources in translation that allow for comparison of the scattered evidence available from this significant period in English history.

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A source reader covering the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II's reign. Includes well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles, and legal, administrative and financial records with clear and lively commentary and notes to enable readers to make the fullest use of each document. -- .

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A source reader covering the first twenty years (1377-97) of Richard II's reign. Includes well-known English chronicles, foreign chronicles, and legal, administrative and financial records with clear and lively commentary and notes to enable readers to make the fullest use of each document. -- .

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Explores the evolving shape of a series of Catholic festivals that took place throughout the duration of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa (1510-1961) -- .

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A new edition with introduction by Julia Bray of this rare, important and comprehensive survey of Islamic culture and society in the tenth century

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Kidd argues that emergence of Labour politics in southern England represented the renewal of the working-class radical tradition. Mapping the trajectory of Labour politics from its mid-Victorian origins to the 1920s, the book offers a new narrative that challenges conventional understandings of politics, identity and ideology in modern England.