Oxford University Press

This is a study of the uses of property in south-western Germany from 1820 to 1914. Based on extensive documentation from civil court records, the book provides important new insights into the nature of civil society, forms of social conflict, and the application of the law to everyday life. The book's intriguing, sometimes bizarre, and always...

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Jewish Fugitives, the Atomic Bomb, and the HolocaustWhen the Nazis came to power in 1933, they immediately expelled Jewish academics,        unwittingly changing the power balance of world science. When war came, these        scientific refugees raced to engineer the atomic bomb, to prevent Nazi Germany        getting there first. This book tells...

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The French Dominican theologian Yves Congar is recognized by many as the most important Roman Catholic ecclesiologist of the 20th century. He was the impetus behind some of the major decrees of the Second Vatican council, and a leader in the ecumenical movement in Europe throughout most of the century. Despite his importance, very little has been...

More than any other American historical figure, Abraham Lincoln towers over the global landscape, a leader who spoke--and continues to speak--to people around the world. The Global Lincoln tells the unknown and remarkable story of this great president's worldwide legacy. Edited by acclaimed Lincoln biographer Richard Carwardine and Jay Sexton, this...