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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 33 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe by Joachim C. Haberlen
    Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe - by Joachim C. Haberlen

    £35.00   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780241479377 | ISBN 10: 0241479371

    'A rich and readable account of left-wing activism in the West and opposition to Soviet-style communism in the East' Katja Hoyer, The Spectator  'A dream, perhaps, but one that still sounds worth fighting for, even beautiful' Stuart Jeffries, ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe by Milan Kundera
    A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe - by Milan Kundera

    £10.00   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9780571378418 | ISBN 10: 0571378412

    The people of Central Europe cannot be separated from European history; they cannot exist outside it; but they represent the wrong side of this history; they are its victims and outsiders.   In a moment of historic peril and uncertainty in ... more

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  • Cover image of book Homelands: A Personal History of Europe by Timothy Garton Ash
    Homelands: A Personal History of Europe - by Timothy Garton Ash

    £22.00   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781847926616 | ISBN 10: 1847926614

    'Tremendously enjoyable ... thoughtful, honest, open, self-deprecating' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'Readers could hardly wish for a wiser guide ... panoramic ... defiantly hopeful' Financial Times  Drawing from the people who lived it, ... more

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  • Cover image of book A People
    A People's History of Europe: From World War I to Today - by Raquel Varela

    £18.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780745341354 | ISBN 10: 0745341357

    This concise people's history of Europe tells the story of the last hundred years of a very old continent and the ordinary people that shaped the events that defined it from World War I to today.  From the Russian Revolution, through May '68 and ... more

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  • Cover image of book Europa28: Writing by Women on the Future of Europe by Sophie Hughes & Sarah Cleave (Editors)
    Europa28: Writing by Women on the Future of Europe - by Sophie Hughes & Sarah Cleave (Editors)

    £12.99   paperback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9781912697298 | ISBN 10: 1912697297

    Featuring Asja Bakić, Zsófia Bán, Annelies Beck, Silvia Bencivelli, Hilary Cottam, Lisa Dwan, Yvonne Hofstetter, Nora Ikstena, Maarja Kangro, Kapka Kassabova, Sofia Kouvelaki, Carine Krecké, Caroline Muscat, Nora Nadjarian, Ioana Nicolaie, Bronka ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Love and Sadness from Our Writers, Thinkers and Artists by Various writers
    A Love Letter to Europe: An Outpouring of Love and Sadness from Our Writers, Thinkers and Artists - by Various writers

    £16.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781529381108 | ISBN 10: 152938110x

    Great writers, artists, musicians and thinkers in British life say what Europe means to them: an outpouring of love and sadness. With pieces from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, Alan Hollinghurst, Will Hutton, Holly Johnson, Pen ... more

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  • Cover image of book Bloc Life: Stories from the Lost World of Communism by Peter Molloy
    Bloc Life: Stories from the Lost World of Communism - by Peter Molloy

    £9.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781846076176 | ISBN 10: 184607617x

    There was life before the fall.   1989 was a year of astonishing and rapid change: the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and an end to an entire way of life for millions of people behind the Iron Curtain. B ... more

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  • Cover image of book Europe
    Europe's Fault Lines: Racism and the Rise of the Right - by Liz Fekete

    £10.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781784787233 | ISBN 10: 178478723x

    An expansive investigation into the relationship between contemporary states and the far-right.   It is clear that the right is on the rise, but after Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and the spike in popularity of extreme-right parties across ... more

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  • Cover image of book Postcards to Europe by Various authors
    Postcards to Europe - by Various authors

    £9.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781409177555 | ISBN 10: 1409177556

    From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists explore what Europe means to them - and us - in this unique collection.  In these pages you'll find personal letters, reminiscences, poetry, art and brand new fiction from s ... more

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  • Cover image of book Citizens of Nowhere: How Europe Can Be Saved from Itself by Lorenzo Marsili and Niccolo Milanese
    Citizens of Nowhere: How Europe Can Be Saved from Itself - by Lorenzo Marsili and Niccolo Milanese

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781786993694 | ISBN 10: 1786993694

    With a Foreword by Tania Bruguera Afterword by Yanis Varoufakis  Europe might appear like a continent pulling itself apart. Ten years of economic and political crises have pitted North versus South, East versus West, citizens versus institut ... more

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  • Cover image of book Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe
    Adults In The Room: My Battle With Europe's Deep Establishment - by Yanis Varoufakis

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781784705763 | ISBN 10: 1784705764

    What happens when you take on the establishment? In this blistering, personal account, world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis blows the lid on Europe's hidden agenda and exposes what actually goes on in its corridors of power.  Varoufakis sp ... more

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  • Cover image of book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova
    Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe - by Kapka Kassabova

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781783783205 | ISBN 10: 1783783206

    Winner of the 2017 Saltire Society Scottish Book of the Year Winner of the Saltire Society Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2017 Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2017 Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2017   W ... more

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  • Cover image of book My European Family: The First 54,000 Years by Karin Bojs
    My European Family: The First 54,000 Years - by Karin Bojs

    £9.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781472941459 | ISBN 10: 1472941454

    Karin Bojs grew up in a small, broken family. At her mother's funeral she felt this more keenly than ever. As a science journalist she was eager to learn more about herself, her family and the interconnectedness of society. After all, we're all relat ... more

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  • Cover image of book Goodbye Europe: Writers and Artists Say Farewell by Various authors
    Goodbye Europe: Writers and Artists Say Farewell - by Various authors

    £20.00   hardback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781409177548 | ISBN 10: 1409177548

    From Paris to Prague, from the past to the present, authors and artists say farewell in this unique collection.   In these pages you'll find personal letters, reminiscences, poetry, art and brand new fiction from some of the most talented and ... more

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  • Cover image of book Movement Parties Against Austerity by Donatella della Porta, Joseba Fernández, Hara Kouki and Lorenzo Mosca
    Movement Parties Against Austerity - by Donatella della Porta, Joseba Fernández, Hara Kouki and Lorenzo Mosca

    £16.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781509511464 | ISBN 10: 1509511466

    The ascendance of austerity policies and the wave of protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in ... more

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  • Cover image of book Messages from a Lost World: Europe on the Brink by Stefan Zweig
    Messages from a Lost World: Europe on the Brink - by Stefan Zweig

    £9.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781782272298 | ISBN 10: 1782272291

    'Darkness must fall before we are aware of the majesty of the stars above our heads. It was necessary for this dark hour to fall, perhaps the darkest in history, to make us realize that freedom is as vital to our soul as breathing to our body.' &nbs ... more

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  • Cover image of book And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability by Yanis Varoufakis
    And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability - by Yanis Varoufakis

    £10.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781784704117 | ISBN 10: 1784704113

    THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER � The crisis in Europe is not over, it's getting worse. In this dramatic narrative of Europe�s economic rise and spectacular fall, Yanis Varoufakis, former finance minister of Greece, �the emerging rock st ... more

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  • Cover image of book Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova
    Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe - by Kapka Kassabova

    £14.99   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781783782147 | ISBN 10: 1783782145

    When Kapka Kassabova was a child, the borderzone between Bulgaria, Turkey and Greece was rumoured to be an easier crossing point into the West than the Berlin Wall so it swarmed with soldiers, spies and fugitives. On holidays close to the border on t ... more

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  • Cover image of book Europe in Revolt! by Catarina Príncipe and Bhaskar Sunkara (Editors)
    Europe in Revolt! - by Catarina Príncipe and Bhaskar Sunkara (Editors)

    £12.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781608465934 | ISBN 10: 1608465934

    A gripping and authoritative account of the uprisings against extreme austerity that have shaken Europe.   In Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain the debt crisis that began with the 2008 global recession helped trigger severe austerity measur ... more

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  • Cover image of book Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings by Owen Hatherley
    Landscapes of Communism: A History Through Buildings - by Owen Hatherley

    £14.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780141975894 | ISBN 10: 014197589x

    "In the craven world of architectural criticism Hatherley is that rarest of things: a brave, incisive, elegant and erudite writer, whose books dissect the contemporary built environment to reveal the political fantasies and social realities it embodi ... more

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  • Cover image of book A People
    A People's History of Modern Europe - by William A. Pelz

    £18.00   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780745332451 | ISBN 10: 0745332455

    From the monarchical terror of the Middle Ages to the mangled Europe of the twenty-first century, A People's History of Modern Europe tracks the history of the continent through the deeds of those whom mainstream history tries to forget.   Eur ... more

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  • Cover image of book Podemos: In the Name of the People by Inigo Errejon in conversation with Chantal Mouffe
    Podemos: In the Name of the People - by Inigo Errejon in conversation with Chantal Mouffe

    £10.00   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781910448809 | ISBN 10: 191044880x

    The rise of Podemos in Spain is part of a wave of European left political initiatives that are putting forward new ideas for change and innovative ways of thinking about politics. The traditional left in Europe has been in difficulties for some time ... more

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  • Cover image of book Let
    Let's Stay Together: Why Yes to Europe - by Denis MacShane

    £4.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781784537289 | ISBN 10: 1784537284

    From the bestselling author of BREXIT comes a personal and passionate plea for voting 'Remain' on 23rd June.   Denis MacShane, former Minister for Europe, is alarmed that the referendum debate so far has been too polite, too restrained. Now i ... more

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  • Cover image of book The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe by Patrick Kingsley
    The New Odyssey: The Story of Europe - by Patrick Kingsley

    £14.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781783351053 | ISBN 10: 1783351055

    The New Odyssey is a work of original, bold reporting written with a perfect mix of compassion and authority by the journalist who knows the subject better than any other.   Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War ... more

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  • Cover image of book Our Europe, Not Theirs by Julian Priestley and Glyn Ford (Editors)
    Our Europe, Not Theirs - by Julian Priestley and Glyn Ford (Editors)

    £13.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781910448793 | ISBN 10: 1910448796

    The contributors to this book suggest a radical agenda for change and reform in Europe. They argue that the UK left should work with other progressives within the EU to create a programme for economic, social and ecological renewal for Europe in the ... more

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  • Cover image of book Europe - In or Out? Everything You Need to Know by David Charter
    Europe - In or Out? Everything You Need to Know - by David Charter

    £8.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781785900419 | ISBN 10: 1785900412

    What will happen if Britain leaves the EU – and how will it affect you?   Europe: vital for Britain’s economy and global standing or a bureaucratic monster hell-bent on destroying our national sovereignty? And why is no one talking about what ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Enigma of Europe by Walter Baier, Eric Canepa and Eva Himmelstoss (Editor)
    The Enigma of Europe - by Walter Baier, Eric Canepa and Eva Himmelstoss (Editor)

    £16.95   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780850367218 | ISBN 10: 0850367212

    2015 was a year in which the limits of what could be achieved within the European Union's neoliberal architecture and current balance of forces were tested, as never before.   transform! 2016 asks what might be learned from the clash between G ... more

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  • Cover image of book Lingo: A Language Spotter
    Lingo: A Language Spotter's Guide to Europe - by Gaston Dorren

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781781254172 | ISBN 10: 1781254176

    Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects.   Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing tour of the continent, from Proto-Indo-European ... more

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  • Cover image of book Politics in a Time of Crisis: Podemos and the Future of Democracy in Europe by Pablo Iglesias
    Politics in a Time of Crisis: Podemos and the Future of Democracy in Europe - by Pablo Iglesias

    £10.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781784783358 | ISBN 10: 1784783358

    A manifesto for a new, democratic left: a political programme poised to transform Europe.  Since 2011, Pablo Iglesias has led Podemos, a new radical left party in Spain that is reframing the nature of modern politics. Under his guidance, the pa ... more

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  • Cover image of book Streetlife: The Untold History of Europe
    Streetlife: The Untold History of Europe's Twentieth Century - by Leif Jerram

    £15.99   paperback   (2013) - ISBN 13: 9780199671168 | ISBN 10: 0199671168

    The twentieth century in Europe was an urban century: it was shaped by life in, and the view from, the street.   Women were not liberated in legislatures, but liberated themselves in factories, homes, nightclubs, and shops. Lenin, Hitler, and ... more

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  • Cover image of book In Search of Kazakhstan: The Land That Disappeared by Christopher Robbins
    In Search of Kazakhstan: The Land That Disappeared - by Christopher Robbins

    £9.99   paperback   (2008) - ISBN 13: 9781861971098 | ISBN 10: 1861971095

    The only thing most people know about Kazakhstan is that homeland to Borat – and he isn’t even real. Actually this vast place – the last unknown inhabited country in the world - is far more surprising and entertaining.  For one thing, it is as var ... more

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  • Cover image of book Did David Hasselhoff End the Cold War? 50 Facts You Need to Know: Europe by Emma Hartley
    Did David Hasselhoff End the Cold War? 50 Facts You Need to Know: Europe - by Emma Hartley

    £7.99   paperback   (2007) - ISBN 13: 9781840467949 | ISBN 10: 1840467940

    From the railway in Hungary run entirely by children to the British comedy sketch, unknown in the UK but watched by millions across Europe every New Year’s Eve, Emma Hartley discusses the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of Europe today.  Did D ... more

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  • Cover image of book Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football by Jonathan Wilson
    Behind the Curtain: Travels in Eastern European Football - by Jonathan Wilson

    £10.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9780752879451 | ISBN 10: 0752879456

    From the war-ravaged streets of Sarajevo, where turning up for training involved dodging snipers' bullets, to the crumbling splendour of Budapest's Bozsik Stadium, where the likes of Puskas and Kocsis masterminded the fall of England, the landscape o ... more

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