Alan Taylor was een Britse historicus uit de 20e eeuw en een gerenommeerd academicus die via zijn populaire televisiecolleges bekend werd bij miljoenen. Zijn populariteit kwam voort uit zijn vermogen om complexe historische gebeurtenissen toegankelijk te maken voor een breed publiek door middel van boeiende en duidelijke verhalen. Taylor concentreerde zich in zijn werk op de moderne geschiedenis en bood vaak onconventionele perspectieven die tot discussie leidden. Zijn impact op de popularisering van geschiedenis was aanzienlijk, omdat hij academische kennis naar vele mensen bracht die deze anders misschien niet waren tegengekomen.
Hardcover Publisher: Galahad Books; First Edition/First Printing edition (1978) Language: English ISBN-10: 0883654024 ISBN-13: 978-0883654026 Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds Average Customer Review: Be the first to review this item
J.P.Taylor broke new ground in this study, first published in 1955, of one of the most influential figures in Germany's history. Treating Bismarck as a man of his times, he surveys his political policy and actions, as well as investigating the psychology of a man whose life and achievements continue to be a subject of controversy.
Children use all their senses to develop early learning skills at nursery. Tracing tactile numbers and counting and repeating will gently familiarise children with the shapes and sounds of numbers from 1 to 20.
A fine copy. As new. Later printing. Paper wrappers. Trade format. 608 pp. Illus. with b/w photos. Excellent overview by one of the most prolific military historians today.
Presents an account of the First World War. This title tells the story of the conflict from the German advance in the West, through the Marne, Gallipoli, the Balkans and the War at Sea to the offensives of 1918 and the state of Europe after the war. Containing photographs and maps, it offers an essential history of the war.
One of the most popular and controversial historians of the twentieth century, who made his subject accessible to millions, A.J.P. Taylor caused a storm of outrage with this scandalous bestseller. Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, he argued provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as part of an evil master plan, but blundered into it partly by accident, aided by the shortcomings of others. Fiercely attacked for vindicating Hitler, A.J.P. Taylor�s stringent re-examination of the events preceding the Nazi invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 opened up new debate, and is now recognized as a brilliant and classic piece of scholarly research. �Highly original and penetrating � No one who has digested this enthralling work will ever be able to look at the period again in quite the same way� Sunday Telegraph.
The Last of Old A Photographic Panorama from the 1850s to 1914; A Grand Tour with AJP Taylor
This volume details the many issues, both social and political, that arose as a consequence of World War I, including: the people and the state; self-determination; Britannia's diminishing power; and innovations in conflict.
This book chronicles three decades largely overshadowed by war and mass unemployment. It was a period that saw in England the formation of a national government, the only genuine incidence of three-party politics, the fruition of campaigns for trades union recognition, women's suffrage, and Irish independence, and abroad withdrawal from the Gold Standard and involvement in collective security. Written in Taylor's customary provocative style, this is historical writing at its best. -;This book begins on 4 August 1914, the day Britain entered the 'Great War', and describes the three decades of unparalleled upheaval and change up to the defeat of Japan in 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War.Twin themes of international conflict and mass unemployment in England predominate - besides giving a full account of foreign and domestic politics which were elaborated to deal with them, Taylor also pays particular attention to the impact of events on everyday lives.This book is an essential work from one of the finest historians of the twentieth century, which no one interested in the affairs of the UK will want to be without. -
Biography of the Prussian Prime Minister and chancellor of Germany focuses on his motives and methods, especially during his rise to power in the 1860s and removal from office in 1890.
A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. The book offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a hetergeneous population.
The Communist Manifesto is one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda ever written. It is a summary of the whole Marxist vision of history and is the foundation document of the Marxist movement. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were aged 29 and 27 respectively when The Communist Manifesto was published on the eve of the 1848 revolutions. The authors had been close collaborators since 1844, and the Manifesto is a condensed and incisive account of the world-view they had evolved during their hectic intellectual and political involvement of the previous few years. This new edition is critically and textually up to date, and includes the Prefaces written by Marx and Engels subsequent to the 1848 edition.
An Illustrated History
German advance in the west, 1914 - Battle of Marne - Dardanelles and Gallipoli - The Balkans - Mesopotamia - Western Front, 1915-17 - Eastern Front - War at sea - Italian Front - German offensive, 1918 - Allied offensive, 1918 - Europe after the war.
A. J. P. Taylor could never be dull, least of all in the essay. The medium was perfect for his qualities. In expression he displayed elegant brevity: in argument paradox: in knowledge lightly-worn mastery. The result was an aphoristic concinnity only perhaps bettered among historians by Macaulay. Faber are reissuing three volumes of essays expertly assembled and introduced by Chris Wrigley. This third volume is the most wide-ranging, including essays on British Prime Ministers from Sir Robert Walpole to Anthony Eden; How Wars Begin; How Wars End; The Congress of Vienna and, one of his more unlikely heroes, Lord Beaverbrook. 'He (Taylor) presented history in a vibrant, living, communicable form with many crucial messages for the present . . . this collection reminds is of his vast contribution.' Andrew Roberts, Daily Telegraph
Ačkoliv od vzniku této knihy uběhlo něco přes půlstoletí, patří stále k základním pohledů na dějiny habsburské monarchie, hlavně jejího posledního století. Sleduje komplexně politické dění v jednotlivých částech, proměny národnostní demografie, finanční zázemí či průmyslový potenciál jednotlivých částí soustátí.
