Books in the New Studies in European History series

This book is a study of Catholic reform, popular Catholicism and the development of confessional identity in southwest Germany. Based on extensive archival study, it argues that Catholic confessional identity developed primarily from the identification of villagers and townspeople with the practices of Baroque Catholicism - particularly pilgrimages, processions, confraternities and the Mass. Thus the book is in part a critique of the confessionalization thesis which dominates scholarship in this field. The book is not however focused narrowly on the concerns of German historians. An analysis of popular religious practice and of the relationship between parishioners and the clergy in villages and small towns allows for a broader understanding of popular Catholicism, especially in the period after 1650. Local Baroque Catholicism was ultimately a successful convergence of popular and elite, lay and clerical elements, which led to an increasingly elaborate religious style.

This fresh account of new-leftist politics in West Germany after 1968 emphasises how central feelings were, both for leftist critiques of modern capitalism and for their political practices. Joachim C. Haberlen's book is based on close archival research and theoretically informed by recent approaches to the history of emotions.

A compelling account of northwest Russia under Nazi occupation, this book highlights the fragility of Soviet identity and loyalty during the 'Great Patriotic War'. Having lived through collectivization and Stalinist terror, many Soviet Russians invested hope and effort in the German promise of a better life without the Bolsheviks.

This book brings vividly to life the courtiers and servants of the imperial court in Vienna and the royal court at Paris-Versailles. Drawing on a wealth of material, masterfully set in a comparative context, the book makes a unique contribution to the field of court studies.

This fresh account of new-leftist politics in West Germany after 1968 emphasises how central feelings were, both for leftist critiques of modern capitalism and for their political practices. Joachim C. Haberlen's book is based on close archival research and theoretically informed by recent approaches to the history of emotions.

A compelling account of northwest Russia under Nazi occupation, this book highlights the fragility of Soviet identity and loyalty during the 'Great Patriotic War'. Having lived through collectivization and Stalinist terror, many Soviet Russians invested hope and effort in the German promise of a better life without the Bolsheviks.

Comparing Polish-Jewish and Slovak-Jewish experiences in the aftermath of the Second World War, this book explores the dynamics of interaction among ethnic groups after major crises. It examines post-war Jewish experiences of property restitution, citizenship and anti-Jewish violence as part of the broader social, political and cultural environment of reconstruction.

This 2006 book is a controversial reappraisal of the Italian occupation of the Mediterranean during the Second World War, which Davide Rodogno examines within the framework of fascist imperial ambitions. He explores Italy's relationship with Germany, the forced 'Italianisation' of the annexed territories, collaboration, and Italian policies towards refugees and Jews.

Focusing on Germany's Chief of Staff 1906-1914, this book offers a fresh analysis of the origins of the First World War. It gives a fundamental re-evaluation of the circumstances leading to the outbreak of war, showing Moltke for the first time to have been a persistent advocate of war.