D.D. - 18th Century 1

An illustrated history of the designs of Vauban, the foremost military engineer of France throughout the 18th century. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack o……続きを見る

In "An Account of the Destruction of the Jesuits in France," Jean Le Rond d'Alembert delves into the turbulent history surrounding the suppression of the Society of Jesus in the mid-18th century. Th……続きを見る

Stat Crux Dum Volvitur OrbisA cruz permanece intacta enquanto o mundo percorre a sua órbitaApós várias guerras mundiais, o mundo se encontra dividido em dois: o ocidente americano, cristão e tradici……続きを見る

Spectacular Suffering focuses on commodification and discipline, two key dimensions of Atlantic slavery through which black bodies were turned into things in the marketplace and persons into propert……続きを見る

Il n'y a jamais eu une image française de l'Italie. Même à l'intérieur de la catégorie fortunée que représentent les voyageurs, nous n'aurons pas les mêmes impressions chez "l'antiquaire", comme on ……続きを見る

Spreading the news of scientific breakthroughs in the eighteenth century Histories of Science shows how different forms of media communicated scientific breakthroughs during the long eighteenth cent……続きを見る

In "An Account of the Destruction of the Jesuits in France," Jean Le Rond d'Alembert meticulously examines the controversial dissolution of the Jesuit order in the 18th century, enveloping the disco……続きを見る

De quelle vie parle-t-on à propos de Jacques-Antoine Coquille d’Alleux ? De celle d’un franciscain, d’un franc-maçon, d’un curé constitutionnel, d’un religieux repenti et marié devenu avocat, ou bie……続きを見る

Nella Francia del XVIII secolo, epoca di splendori e pregiudizi, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson intraprende con successo una vertiginosa ascesa sociale, impensabile per una donna che non volesse essere a……続きを見る

Global Germany Circa 1800 asks two interrelated questions: How did Germans participate in the European conquest of the world, and how were they different from other imperial powers? In other words, ……続きを見る

**'A horrific tale of the slave trade, destined to become a classic' *New York Times * PEN Literary Award Finalist 2026 * New York Times* 100 Notable Books of 2025** * Time’s 100 Must Read Books of ……続きを見る

An illustrated history of the designs of Vauban, the foremost military engineer of France throughout the 18th century. Indeed, his expertise and experience in the construction, defence, and attack o……続きを見る

A beautifully illustrated argument that reveals notebooks as extraordinary paper machines that transformed knowledge on the page and in the mind. We often think of reason as a fixed entity, as a def……続きを見る

"This is a sensory history and a sensual story told from street level . . . a clear and powerful account of the transformation of street life in Europe." ーLeora Auslander, author of Taste and Power……続きを見る

This book examines the radical intervention of the German-Australian Lutheran missionary F. W. Albrecht in the education of Aboriginal children. Albrecht’s ideas about consent, freedom of choice and……続きを見る

Georg Forster (1754–1794) was famous during his lifetime, notorious after his death, and largely forgotten by the later nineteenth century. Remembered today as the young man who sailed around the wo……続きを見る

The image of the debauched French aristocrat of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is one that still has power over the international public imagination, from the unending fascination with the……続きを見る

Le fantastique destin de la marquise de Pompadour est un vrai roman. Comment cette petite fille de français moyens sut-elle devenir grâce à sa beauté, son intelligence, son ambition et son art de la……続きを見る

A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklin’s faith Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics tha……続きを見る

John Laurens (1754 – 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit sl……続きを見る

On December 25, 1776, the American Revolution seemed all but defeated just six months after the Declaration of Independence had been adopted. George Washington’s army had suffered a series of defeat……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur Alexandre Ier en moins d'une heure ! Petit-fils de Catherine II et continuateur de sa politique libérale, le tsar de Russie Alexandre Ier a su, en quelq……続きを見る

The battles of Trenton and Princeton have been the subject of several recent books, but this story complements them by expanding the story to include the many experiences of the people of Princeton ……続きを見る

The untold story of a group of Irish cities and their remarkable development before the age of industrialization A backward corner of Europe in 1600, Ireland was transformed during the following cen……続きを見る

This highly original study provides a detailed analysis of Catherine the Great's celebrity avant la lettre and how gender, power, and scandal made it commercially successful. In 1762, when Catherine……続きを見る

This translation of the French Femme au dix-huitiéme siécle from 1862, first published in English in 1928, traces the life of the Eighteenth Century woman in an historical account. Through discussio……続きを見る

L’esperienza quotidiana femminile nel XVIII secolo; le passioni, le idee, le mode attraverso documenti e testimonianze dell’epoca, libri e opuscoli, lettere, atti delle cancellerie, processi e memor……続きを見る

They were known as the Ascendancy, the dashing aristocratic elite that controlled Irish politics and society at the end of the eighteenth centuryーand at their pinnacle stood Caroline and Robert Kin……続きを見る

First published in 1976, this was the first comprehensive annotated bibliography of Mary Wollstonecraft’s works and most of the critical and biographical comments on her in English written between 1……続きを見る