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The Javanese nobleman Radèn Mas Arya Candranegara V (1837–85), alias Purwalelana, journeyed across his homeland during the rapidly changing times of the nineteenth century. He travelled around 5,000……続きを見る

It is generally recognized that the war in Burma against the Japanese was as fierce as any. The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of this extraordinary campaign and personal accounts of the fig……続きを見る

Originally published in 1987 Barnaby Rudge is a comprehensive collection of bibliographical resources surrounding Dickens fifth novel Barnaby Rudge. The book addresses what the author terms, a ‘prev……続きを見る

An inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and often bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, told through the journey of the world’s most sought-after stamp. When it was issued in 1856, it ……続きを見る

When Portuguese explorers first rounded the Cape of Good Hope and arrived in the subcontinent in the late fifteenth century, Europeans had little direct knowledge of India. The maritime passage open……続きを見る

'A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS ** NEW YO……続きを見る

In the West, media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan is framed by military and political concerns, resulting in a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in ne……続きを見る

This volume comprehensively examines how metropolitan Britons spoke and wrote about the British Empire during the short eighteenth century, from about 1730 to 1790. The work argues that following se……続きを見る

First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of Engli……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur David Livingstone et l’exploration de l’Afrique australe en moins d’une heure ! Missionnaire et explorateur écossais, David Livingstone entame, en 1840,……続きを見る

In July 2011, Israel passed legislation outlawing the public support of boycott activities against the state, corporations, and settlements, adding a crackdown on free speech to its continuing block……続きを見る

In ganz Europa herrscht eine extreme Kältewelle mit dem kältesten Februar seit Menschengedenken. In Rostock sitzt ein Theologie-Student namens Joachim Gauck über seiner Examensarbeit und sowohl in ……続きを見る

Casanova was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Lafayette en moins d’une heure ! Parti en Amérique contre la volonté de son entourage et même du roi, Lafayette, tout juste âgé de 20 ans, se lance à co……続きを見る

Au regard des pertes très peu importantes de la bataille de Valmy, la fameuse grande victoire française sur la Prusse sonne faux. Devrait-on son heureuse issue à la trahison du duc de Brunswick? Le ……続きを見る

Le chevalier d'Eon fut un espion turbulent qui portait la robe et jurait comme un charretier. Pour qui travaillait-il ? Pour le roi de France ou pour lui-même ? Les paris sont toujours ouverts : Cha……続きを見る

In ‘De vreselijke dood van Willem de Zwijger’ laat Lisa Jardine zien hoe de moord op Willem van Oranje door Balthasar Gerards de eerste politieke moord met een vuurwapen was. Op 10 juli 1584 werd Wi……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Moderne Geschichte, Note: 13, Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der ehemalige, brasilianische……続きを見る

Fin de Siècle Socialism, originally published in 1988, demonstrates the lively potential for cultural criticism in intellectual history. Martin Jay discusses such controversies as the Habermas-Gadam……続きを見る

Over the course of her 57-year career, Augusta Jane Evans Wilson published nine best-selling novels, but her significant contributions to American literature have until recently gone largely unrecog……続きを見る

Dynastic Colonialism analyses how women and men employed objects in particular places across the world during the early modern period in order to achieve the remarkable expansion of the House of Ora……続きを見る

Much has been written about the decline of the United Kingdom. The Two Unions looks instead at the lengthy survival of the Union, examining the institutions, structures, and individuals that have co……続きを見る

The 1960s were a transformative era for American politics, but much is still unknown about the growth of conservatism during the period when it was radically reshaped and became the national politic……続きを見る

Die Sechziger, das waren noch Zeiten! Kaum zu glauben, aber wahr: Damals funktionierte die Welt noch ohne Handys oder Computer und Kinder trafen sich zum Spielen auf der Straße. Norbert Golluch ist ……続きを見る

Extrait : "Le Palais-Royal est bien déchu de sa splendeur passée. A la fin de l'Ancien Régime et jusque sous la Restauration même, le cœur de Paris battait fiévreusement dans ses galeries aujourd'hu……続きを見る

Unieke biografie van de presidentsvrouwen van Amerika Een van de meest uitdagende posities ter wereld is die van first lady van de VS. Zij moet vele rollen tegelijk vervullen: inspirerend leider, sl……続きを見る

First published in 1938, this book aims to provide a history of the rise and growth of the Indian National Congress for the general reader, covering the period from its foundation in 1885 until the ……続きを見る

First published in 2005, this book represents the first full length biography of John Phillips, one of the most remarkable and important scientists of the Victorian period. Adopting a broad chronolo……続きを見る

The story of Japan's hidden Christians is the subject of a major motion picture by director Martin Scorsese, based on Shusaku Endo's famous novel, Silence. From the time the first Christian missiona……続きを見る

This collection explores different approaches to contextualizing and conceptualizing the history of Pietism, particularly Pietistic groups who migrated from central Europe to the British colonies in……続きを見る