wired - History 82

A new interpretation of the Sarajevo assassination and the origins of World War I that places focus on the Balkans and the prewar period. The story has so often been told: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, ……続きを見る

A stunning and accessible guide to cooking with Traditional Chinese Medicine, featuring over 50 nourishing recipes to eat for healing every day by TCM chef and registered dietitian Zoey Xinyi Gong. ……続きを見る

I am not a spy, that I wish to make abundantly clear; I am a journalist, and I love my profession. Equally well I love adventure and sport, the greatest sport in the world, in which the stake is the……続きを見る

In "Journal of Expedition in Search of Burke and Wills," Frederick Walker provides a meticulously detailed account of the ambitious expedition initiated to locate the ill-fated explorers, Robert O'H……続きを見る

In "The State and Position of Western Australia; commonly called the Swan-River Settlement," Frederick Chidley Irwin presents a comprehensive examination of the socio-political landscape of early We……続きを見る

In "Statistical, Historical and Political Description of the Colony of New South Wales," William Charles Wentworth offers a multifaceted examination of the nascent Australian colony during its forma……続きを見る

In "The History of Ballarat, from the First Pastoral Settlement to the Present Time," William Bramwell Withers offers a meticulous chronicle of Ballarat, tracing its evolution from early pastoral be……続きを見る

In "Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 1," George Grey meticulously chronicles his explorations, revealing both the vast landscapes and the intricate e……続きを見る

In "Journals of Expeditions to the Eastern Interior of Western Australia," Charles Cooke Hunt presents a meticulously detailed account of his journeys through the uncharted landscapes of Western Aus……続きを見る

In "Voyage of Discovery to N.S.W. in the Lady Nelson in 1800," James Grant offers an enthralling account of his maritime expedition to New South Wales, capturing the spirit of early 19th-century exp……続きを見る

In 'The History of South Australia Volume II,' Edwin Hodder delivers a meticulous examination of the socio-political, economic, and cultural evolution of South Australia from its inception to the mi……続きを見る

The author wishes to state that the basis of the following courses rests more upon the art or practice of teaching manual training than upon the theory. It is the result of carefully prepared plans ……続きを見る

Long, long ago, before this earth had any girls and boys To hang their stockings on the shelf, expecting Christmas toys, Good Santa was a big white cloud that floated in the sky; if you had lived in……続きを見る

The foundations of zoology were laid by Aristotle some three hundred years before Christ, but they remained unbuilt on for nearly eighteen centuries. Here and there some enthusiast strove unaided, b……続きを見る

Der Sammelband nimmt aus sozial-, bildungs-, geschichts- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Perspektiven aktuelle Facetten des Arbeits- und Erwerbslebens in den Blick und beleuchtet zudem wichtige Entwick……続きを見る

The Laboratory of Progress: Switzerland in the 19th Century tells the improbable story of how a small, backward, mountainous agricultural country with almost no raw materials became an industrial po……続きを見る

What more can be said about a book than that all Americans should read and think about it? In this time of challenges for America, here is a reasonable, readable, passionate, balanced book telling t……続きを見る

The shift in temporal modalities of Romantic Theatre was the consequence of internal as well as external developments: internally, the playwright was liberated from the old imperative of “Unity of T……続きを見る

Salvation is of the Jews. Amongst all the religions systems existing in the world, there are but two deserving of attentive consideration, and they are both of Jewish origin, and were once exclusive……続きを見る

This book is the first full-length biography of Joan of Navarre, a fascinating royal woman who became duchess of Brittany and queen consort of England through her two marriages in 1386 and 1403 resp……続きを見る

Jedes Kunstwerk gibt dem Betrachter zwei Genußmöglichkeiten, je nachdem man es an sich, absolut, oder nur als Glied im künstlerischen Schaffen seiner Zeit empfindet. Bachs hohe Messe in H-Moll ersch……続きを見る

Sacred and Secular Intersections in Music of the Long Nineteenth Century: Church, Stage, and Concert Hall explores interconnections of the sacred and the secular in music and aesthetic debates of th……続きを見る

What would happen if a man went undercover into enemy territory during World War One? One man ventured to find out. The book's unnamed narrator, a Daily Mail journalist, begins his journey posing as……続きを見る

Reader; stay a moment. A word with you before you begin to sample this book. We will tell you some things in advance, which may help you to decide whether it is worth while to read any further. Thes……続きを見る

Celia Benge was born in 1888 in the hills of Kentucky when women were expected to tend to the children, take care of the farm, and feed their families. They were not expected to paint or be entrepre……続きを見る

Major sites such as Hamwic and Dorestad typically dominate any discussion of early medieval trade and emporia - this study is altogether atypical in many ways. Comprising nineteen papers taken from ……続きを見る

Ideology and Organization in Indian Politics examines the immense changes that have occurred in Indian politics over the past decade and its impact on the Indian National Congress. The impact is mos……続きを見る

There is a peculiar hiss when a rifle-ball passes in close proximity to one's head, a sound that no doubt chords with some musical note, yet upon most ears the noise is apt to fall rather unpleasant……続きを見る

This edited volume provides an in-depth exploration into the influential work of Wade Hands, examining the changing relationship between methodology and the history of economics in connection with c……続きを見る

Jewish Self-Defense in South America charts the ways in which Jewish youth in Argentina and Uruguay organized self-defense groups in the wake of an anti-Semitic wave that swept the Southern Cone in ……続きを見る