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After midnight on December 10, 1964, in Ferriday, Louisiana, African American Frank Morris awoke to the sound of breaking glass. Outside his home and shoe shop, standing behind the shattered window,……続きを見る

Until now insular and continental material, mostly metal-work, found in pagan Viking Age graves in Norway, has been interpreted as looted material from churches and monasteries on the British Isles ……続きを見る

The Roman "philosophy of life" as mirrored in the literature of ten outstanding representative authors Though Rome conquered much of the world and established an empire that lasted more than a mille……続きを見る

This engaging survey of important works from late antiquity to the beginning of the Renaissance reveals the depth of thought and the diversity of expression that characterized the Middle Ages. Micha……続きを見る

The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America’s history This first complete account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising hi……続きを見る

This book examines migration and colonialism in the ancient Near East in the late second millennium BCE, with a focus on the Levant. It explores how the area was shaped by these movements of people,……続きを見る

An overview and appreciation of Renaissance literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres, and key historical figures of the period. This engaging survey……続きを見る

In the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, the anarchist effort to promote free thought, individual liberty, and social equality relied upon an international Spanish-language print netw……続きを見る

Over the last three decades, historic housing areas have become one of the major concerns in urban regeneration, housing renovation and conservation projects. Since the late 1990s, the notion of com……続きを見る

This book relays the largely untold story of the approximately 1,100 Australian war graves workers whose job it was to locate, identify exhume and rebury the thousands of Australian soldiers who die……続きを見る

Fortællinger fra et land i forandring. I fem årtier var Burma – eller Myanmar, som landet hedder nu – lukket som en knytnæve. Der var langt fra Kiplings vej til Mandalay og flyvefisk i leg til burme……続きを見る

***In Halik Kochanski's extraordinary book, the untold story of Poland and the Poles in the Second World War is finally heard By almost every measure the fate of the inhabitants of Poland was the mo……続きを見る

A German soldier recounts his experience serving along the deathly cold Eastern Front, fighting the Russian army in World War II. Gnter Koschorrek wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he c……続きを見る

“Describ[es] the Type VII and its place in the history of warfare . . . probably the finest book on German submarines of WWII available in print.”ーFiretrench First conceived in the mid–1930s, the T……続きを見る

An original exploration of the relationship between the Mughal emperor and his subjects in the space of the Mughal empire's capital, The King and the People overturns an axiomatic assumption in the ……続きを見る

In the summer of 1978, rumors emerged from the underworld that huge sums of money had been paid to the City of London Police to water-down evidence and arrange bail in cases of armed robbery. Then i……続きを見る

'It is absolutely brilliant, I think every woman should read it' PANDORA SYKES, THE HIGH LOW 'My wish is that every white woman who calls herself a feminist will read this book in a state of hushed ……続きを見る

(Speaking to the audience) All rightーall right! Don’t you worry. I ’aven’t ’urt myself! I know what you thinkーyou think I’m screwedーsome of you! Rotten observationーlow visibilityーthat’s what yo……続きを見る

This book is an innovative presentation of the way in which the descendants of Muslim immigrants from Algeria in France perceive and deal with multiple social identifications. Against the background……続きを見る

In Revolutionaire tijden biedt Koekkoek een nieuw perspectief op onze ideeën over grondrechten, soevereiniteit en gelijkheid. Een historische reis langs 4 brandhaarden van de late 18e eeuw. In Revol……続きを見る

The Role of Today’s Museum provides a thorough investigation of what museums do and why. Arguing that museums are multifunctional institutions, the book examines the consequences of this for the ser……続きを見る

Following his prizewinning studies of the Vietnam War, renowned anthropologist Heonik Kwon presents this ground-breaking study of the Korean War's enduring legacies seen through the realm of intimat……続きを見る

The Egypt illustrations by David Roberts’ Nile (1796–1864) graciously captures life in Egypt and its ancient civilization. These Egyptian illustrated picturesque scenes of Egypt and its architectura……続きを見る

(Volume 2 of 2) Killsback, a citizen of the Northern Cheyenne Nation, reconstructs and rekindles an ancient Cheyenne world--ways of living and thinking that became casualties of colonization and for……続きを見る

Jan Brokken neemt je mee naar zijn favoriete steden. In Vilnius: in het huis van Ciurlionis is Jan Brokken je gids door Vilnius, de feeërieke stad waar in 1875 de Litouwse schilder-componist Mikaloj……続きを見る

Jan Brokken neemt je mee naar zijn favoriete steden. In Bologna: de stad van Morandi is Jan Brokken je gids door Bologna, de stad van schilder Giorgio Morandi. De stad ‘met duizenden eendere daken e……続きを見る

Jan Brokken neemt je mee naar zijn favoriete steden. In Venetië: de boekbinder en Bellini is Jan Brokken je gids door Venetië, de labyrintische stad van vele bruggen, smalle stegen en het atelier va……続きを見る

Jan Brokken neemt je mee naar zijn favoriete steden. In Bilbao: Frank Gehry zag het gat aan de rivier voert Jan Brokken de lezer door Bilbao, de stad van architect Frank Gehry. Bilbao ‘ligt als een ……続きを見る

Jan Brokken neemt je mee naar zijn favoriete steden. In Cagliari: de botanische tuin van Eva Mameli Calvino is Jan Brokken je gids door Cagliari, ‘de mediterrane stad met smalle straatjes en steegje……続きを見る

En fortælling om Europas historie fra ca. 400 f.Kr. til i dag – historiker Lars Hovbakke Sørensen tegner de lange linjer og perspektiver i det, der har præget og formet Europas historie og udvikling……続きを見る