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This book examines the controversial Paris peace settlements after World War I. Leading historians explore the emergence of a new international order from these negotiations. They highlight innovative approaches and institutions in international politics, alongside the fusion of new and existing practices, shaping the 1919 international order.
The Cambridge global history of fashion : from antiquity to the nineteenth century Volume I of this book explores the history of fashion from ancient times to around 1800. It challenges the Eurocentric idea that fashion was exclusively European, showing that it existed globally long before European colonialism. The book discusses how fashion was experienced differently based on factors like class, gender, and race, and how it connected people across the world through empire, migration, and global trade.
Das Standardwerk zur queeren Geschichte Deutschlands von 1871 bis heute. Deutschlands queere Geschichte ist lange vernachlässigt worden. Und so scheint queeres Leben erst in den letzten Jahrzehnten zum Thema geworden zu sein – dabei kämpften Homosexuellenbewegungen bereits im Kaiserreich gegen Ausgrenzung und Diskriminierung.
Ismay Milford examines the roles of East and Central African activists during the 1950s and 1960s liberation movements. The book explores their grassroots efforts, collaborations, and limitations in transnational activism, offering a critical perspective on the global history of anticolonial work and thought.
The book explores how Poland's socialist regime, led by Edward Gierek in the 1970s, engaged with the West, played a key role in East-West cooperation, and ultimately faced failure. It sheds light on global influences, the active role of socialist elites, and its lasting impact on Poland's political and economic future, making it essential for students of European history, cold war studies, socialism, and international relations.
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