An account of how the Japanese, with token support from Britain, conquered Germanys Asia-Pacific colonial empire in 1914.

The first full-length popular history of the Soviet Union’s decisive offensive against the Japanese in Manchuria and Korea at the end of the Second World War.

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This book explores the ways in which young people growing up in post-socialist Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union negotiate a range of identities and transitions in their personal…

Two decades have now passed since the revolutions of 1989 swept through Eastern Europe and precipitated the collapse of state socialism across the region, engendering a period of massive social…

The Island of Malta occupies a pivotal position in the Mediterranean, forming an outpost between North Africa and the soft underbelly of Europe. This book examines the island’s different styles…

The Beat! was the first book to explore the musical, social, and cultural phenomenon of go-go music. In this new edition, updated by a substantial chapter on the current scene…

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