AKO - History 9

Thea Kølsen Fischer, professor i public health, virusinfektioner og epidemier, bliver i 2020 udvalgt af WHO som én af 10 internationale eksperter til at deltage i den mission, der skal påbegynde arb……続きを見る

A TLS Book of the Year 2017 In this, the first anthology of Russian contemporary art writing to be published outside Russia, many of the country's most prominent contemporary artists, writers, philo……続きを見る

During World War II, tens of thousands of African Americans served in segregated combat units in U.S. armed forces. The majority of these units were found in the U.S. Army, and African Americans ser……続きを見る

This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider ……続きを見る

This collection explores the similarities, differences and overlaps between the contemporary debates on international development and humanitarian intervention and the historical artefacts and strat……続きを見る

In April of 1914, fifteen-year-old C. S. Lewis walked into a sick neighbor's bedroom for a visit. This neighbor, eighteen-year-old Arthur Greeves, was reading a book titled Myths of the Norsemen. Th……続きを見る

In God. Een anatomisch onderzoek laat Francesca Stavrakopoulou zien hoe ons godsbeeld zich door de eeuwen heen heeft ontwikkeld en werpt ze een nieuw licht op de oorsprong van de westerse cultuur. G……続きを見る

Nella prima parte del libro, l'autore affronta alcuni aspetti problematici della modernità e della sua forma all'interno dell'Europa orientale dopo il crollo dell'URSS: che cosa rimane della moderni……続きを見る

The result of meticulous research by Professor Abram Blokh, this book presents facts, documents, thoughts and comments on the system of the Nobel Prize awards to Russian and Soviet scientists. It pr……続きを見る

Deze bloemlezing, 'Het eerste ontwerp voor de bedijking der Zuiderzee, 1848', onderzoekt de visionaire plannen en de sociopolitieke context van de vroege pogingen om de Zuiderzee in Nederland in te ……続きを見る

La verdad judicial que resulta de los casos aquí estudiados, permite reconsiderar la historia oficial y ofrecer una visión distinta, y a veces sorprendente, sobre algunos acontecimientos críticos de……続きを見る

"Nazismen blev min skæbne" er en dansk frihedskæmper og politikers beretning om forholdene og hans egne oplevelser under anden verdenskrig omkring årene 1940-1945. Bogen kommer blandt andet omkring ……続きを見る

Zweitausend Jahre germanisch-deutscher Geschichte von der Wanderung der Cimbern und Teutonen bis zum wilhelminischen Kaiserreich erzählt J. C. Anrdrä in Episoden und Anekdoten. Auf unterhaltsame Wei……続きを見る

Music has long played a prominent role in cultural diplomacy, but until now no resource has comparatively examined policies that shape how non-western countries use music for international relations……続きを見る

A fresh biography of a neglected figure in Southern history who played a pivotal role in the Civil War. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861, James Chesnut Jr. piloted a small skiff across the Cha……続きを見る

This is the tenth in a series of monographs--Shaping American Lutheran Church Music--published by the Center for Church Music, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Illinois., highlighting peo……続きを見る

This volume provides new, groundbreaking views of Jewish life in various countries of the pro-Soviet bloc from the end of the Second World War until the collapse of Communism in late 1989. The autho……続きを見る

Összesen 160 év. Ennyi idő sűrűsödik össze a Négykezes című beszélgetőskönyv lapjain. A hetvenéves Horváth Péter faggatja a kilencvenéves Szakonyi Károlyt életútról, pályáról, írói fogásokról, gyerm……続きを見る

Changing the Rules of Engagement brings to life the authentic, vivid stories of leadership from inspiring and adventurous women who achieved the extraordinary by serving their country in the U.S. mi……続きを見る

This book looks at the memory of the communist past in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular focus on Bulgaria: its “official” memory, constructed by institutions, its public memory, molded ……続きを見る

The latest edition of an accessible and comprehensive survey of Native America In this newly revised third edition of Native America: A History, Michael Leroy Oberg and Peter Jakob Olsen-Harbich del……続きを見る

It’s hard to imagine a world without soap. We use it every day to clean our bodies and our homes. But have you ever wondered how this ubiquitous cleaning product came to be? Soap has a long and fasc……続きを見る

The World Today Series: Africa provides students with vital information on all countries on the African continent through a thorough and expert overview of political and economic histories, current ……続きを見る

Always in the shadow of their more famous urban neighbors, small towns are consistently overlooked in historical research, especially in Europe. This book investigates the ramifications of that tend……続きを見る

This book illustrates how social meanings provided by music are experienced throughout the course of life. To this end, the author examines in depth the concepts of self, identity, socialization, an……続きを見る

First published in 1984, Face Value confronts the pervasive power of beauty through art and literature, as well as interviews with men and women with varying perspectives on the subject. The topics ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1932, Sakolski's book is the first general history of land speculation in the American colonies and the United States. It begins with the Pre-Revolutionary War Ohio Companies……続きを見る

The fall of the Berlin Wall, and the chain of events leading up to it, arguably constitute one of the most thoroughly documented episodes in recent history. Nonetheless, most accounts have focused p……続きを見る

március 19-én Magyarországot megszállták a német fegyveres erők. Bár a náciellenes értelmiség javarészét letartóztatták vagy elhurcolták, bőséggel akadtak kisebb-nagyobb csoportosulások, szervezked……続きを見る

This book contributes to existing debates on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) by demonstrating new advocacy strategies and the greater interconnectedness of various R2P proponents. In 2021, the U……続きを見る