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A compelling intellectual biography of Stalin told through his personal library

Learning to read and the teaching of reading have long been surrounded with controversy. Originally published in 1969, this book takes the view that the subject is best approached via linguistic theory.

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This book provides a set of analyses of the elections in 1994 in Germany, with emphasis on the Bundestag election.

The battle of Stalingrad was the turning point of World War Two and one which claimed literally hundreds of thousands of lives. Published to coincide with 60th anniversary of the most important battle of World War Two, this succinct and accessible history is the only history of Stalingrad that you will need. Not only was Stalingrad the most important Eastern front battle of WW2, it was also the most epic, claiming hundreds of thousands soldie...

There is an urgent need for a book of this nature which provides students with all the essential information required and a full definition of terms. A perfect companion to European politics today, written by the same authors, this book presents past events, prominent personalities, important dates, organisations and electoral information in an accessible, easy-to-read format. The book is split into five sections for ease of use: a dictionary ...

Historians have heatedly debated the Soviet role in the origins of the Second World War for more than 50 years. At the centre of these controversies stands the question of Soviet relations with Nazi Germany and the Stalin-Hitler pact of 1939. Drawing on a wealth of new material from the Soviet Archives, this detailed and original study analyses Moscow's response to the rise of Hitler, explains the origins of the Nazi-Soviet pact, and charts th...

Drawing together seminal texts from philosophers and historians, including Hayden White, David Carr and Frederick Olafson, this volume presents the great debate over the narrative character of history from the 1960s onwards.

`Some interesting ideas for Literacy Hour.... A useful introduction and source of ideas' - NATE This accessible and practical guide to teaching young children to read focuses on: the process of learning to read and its implications for teaching, issues about learning to read which all teachers need to understand, and a programme of teaching children to read. The author deals with the learning that is necessary, and the teaching which enables...

He is also formally and thematically diverse, restlessly exploring a wide range of subjects from Cold-War fear to love lyrics, genetics to elegies, always returning to the crucial, elemental themes - the mapping of experience and the search for meaning.

This title reassesses Molotov's role in the Cold War, overturning former notions of Molotov as the consummate bureaucrat. It provides a new appreciation of the difficulty of achieving detente between the Soviet Union and the West. It is based on extensive research and the author's access to hundreds of Molotov's files in Russian party, state, and foreign ministry archives. The orthodox view of Vyacheslav Molotov is that he was no more than Sta...

A comprehensive overview of the structures and influences of politics in Germany, which covers both historical and recent events -- .

The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end of the Cold War and the break up of the USSR. The book summarizes historical and political controversies about Soviet foreign policy and brings the latest research to bear on these debates.The Soviet Union in World Politics interprets the latest evidence available from the Soviet archives and includes* s...

This revised and updated third edition provides readers with a comprehensive description and analysis of the German political system, and of the political behaviour within the context of that system. It surveys the historical development of German politics, including the background, processes and political consequences of reunification, and recent changes to the electoral system, party system and recent Bundestag and Land elections. This autho...

This revised and updated edition of German politics today provides students with a comprehensive study of the modern German political system, set in the context of its historical development, including the reunification of Germany and the important developments which have taken place since the formation of the `grand coalition' government in 2005. -- .

The Soviet Union in World Politics provides an introductory history of Soviet foreign policy and international relations from 1945 to the end of the Cold War and the break up of the USSR. The book summarizes historical and political controversies about Soviet foreign policy and brings the latest research to bear on these debates.The Soviet Union in World Politics interprets the latest evidence available from the Soviet archives and includes* s...

Subtitled, "From World War To Cold War, 1939-1953". 32 b/w illustrations.