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Across the early modern world (late 1400s to mid-1900s), oceans provided the key connection between far-flung communities in an age of empire and colonial expansion, while also serving as an increas……続きを見る

The Epidemics of the Middle Ages is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the devastating plagues and infectious diseases that swept across Europe and neighboring regions during the medieval ……続きを見る

The Seven Books of Paulus Ægineta, Volume 3 (of 3), is the concluding part of a monumental medical compendium authored by Paulus Ægineta, a renowned Byzantine physician of the 7th century. This comp……続きを見る

The Commerce and Navigation of the Erythraean Sea is a seminal work that brings together two of the most important ancient texts on maritime trade and exploration in the Indian Ocean and surrounding……続きを見る

Agricola is a classic work of Roman literature written by the historian Tacitus, offering a compelling blend of biography, history, and political commentary. The book centers on the life and career ……続きを見る

Medicine in the Middle Ages: Extracts from 'Le Moyen Age Medical' by Dr. Edmond Dupouy offers a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of the medical practices, beliefs, and advancements that sha……続きを見る

The Seven Books of Paulus Ægineta, Volume 1 (of 3), is a foundational medical text from the 7th century, authored by the renowned Byzantine physician Paulus Ægineta. This comprehensive work, transla……続きを見る

Identity, family, and community unite three autobiographical texts by New World crypto-Jews, or descendants of Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity in 17th-century Iberia and Spanish Amer……続きを見る

The Holy Roman Empire has often been anachronistically assumed to have been defunct long before it was actually dissolved at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The authors of this volume recon……続きを見る

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France and England are often seen as monarchies standing at opposite ends of the spectrum of seventeenth-century European political culture. On the one hand the Bourbon monarchy took the high road t……続きを見る

En una Europa atravesada por guerras, censura y cambios científicos, René Descartes decidió desconfiar de todo para encontrar una verdad que no pudiera derrumbarse. Este libro recorre su vida: el ni……続きを見る

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven Nadler, a fascinating historical and philosophical narrative that unravels the mystery of whether Spinoza was an atheist In 1656, a young Amsterdam merchant was e……続きを見る

La réforme des états de Bourgogne pilotée par la monarchie attribue à la noblesse des responsabilités administratives inattendues en un siècle dominé par la centralisation. Investis de ce rôle, les ……続きを見る

The techniques of European warfare were transformed during the 15th and 16th centuries by the use of gunpowder and by substantial progress in the effectiveness and destructive power of artillery. Th……続きを見る

This book takes a look at the lengthy chain of forts built by the French to guard the frontier in the American northeast, including Sorel, Chambly, St Jean, Carillon (Ticonderoga), Duquesne (Pittsbu……続きを見る

A careful examination of the development of infantry tactics from the late sixteenth to middle seventeenth century. Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide……続きを見る

Ce livre explore l’histoire des salaires et des frais de nourriture, du moyen-âge aux temps modernes. L’histoire des salaires, c’est l’histoire de ces quatre cinquièmes de la nation qui sont tenus d……続きを見る

Un niño prodigio en la Francia del siglo XVII aprende demasiado rápido que la inteligencia no alcanza para vivir. Blaise Pascal inventa, discute y transforma la ciencia mientras su cuerpo se convier……続きを見る

Barrett Beer here presents the first scholarly edition of Sir John Hayward’s Life and Raigne of King Edward VI, the earliest biography of the last Tudor king. Originally published in 1630 and again ……続きを見る

This volume centres on Colonel Philip Jones but touches on others – most notably, Griffith Lloyd and Rowland Dawkins – who were part of his political network. These three men, all from Glamorgan and……続きを見る

The composite ivory carvings of the Good Shepherd Rockery visually capture the intricate network of connected histories from the Portuguese colonial empire in the Indian Ocean. The sophisticated int……続きを見る

Die British East India Company war der unrühmliche Vorreiter kolonialistischer Ausbeutung eines ganzen Subkontinents. Indien wurde im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert nicht etwa von einem anderen Staat unter……続きを見る

Die Zeit zwischen 1517 und 1789 ist eine Schlüsselepoche Europas, deren Erschütterungen auch global spürbar waren. In ihrem neuen Buch erzählt Luise Schorn-Schütte die an Umbrüchen reiche Epoche der……続きを見る

« Ici, la soie cache des griffes : bienvenue à la cour de Louis XIV. » À Versailles, sous le règne de Louis XIV, rien n’était laissé au hasard. Chaque geste, chaque sourire, chaque alliance pouvait ……続きを見る

Elsie hoort er in de klas niet bij. Maar gelukkig heeft ze een fijne, nieuwe meester die prachtig over geschiedenis kan vertellen. Zó spannend, dat het lijkt alsof de verhalen tot leven komen… Als E……続きを見る

This book offers a complete and profoundly human portrait of Louis XIV of France, the celebrated Sun King, from his childhood marked by the Fronde to his final days dominated by illness, mourning, a……続きを見る

The Korean War (1950–1953) was one of the first major military confrontations of the Cold War and one of the most destructive conflicts of the twentieth century. Fought on the Korean Peninsula, the ……続きを見る

Per duemila anni, fin dai primi tempi del cristianesimo, il Veneto ha rappresentato per Santa Madre Chiesa la vigna del Signore: dandole migliaia di vocazioni di uomini e donne e contribuendo alla s……続きを見る