M.B - 20th Century 11

Il libro 'La delinquenza nella Rivoluzione francese' scritto da Cesare Lombroso esplora la correlazione tra l'aumento della criminalità durante la Rivoluzione francese e i cambiamenti sociali dell'e……続きを見る

Passing, Posing, Persuasion interrogates the intersections between cultural production, identity, and persuasive messaging that idealized inclusion and unity across Japan’s East Asian empire (1895–1……続きを見る

The League of Nations, one of the world's first multi-function intergovernmental organisations, was also one of the first to undergo liquidation. This book unveils the last chapter in its story, sho……続きを見る

“From Sputnik to the International Space Station, Jay Barbree has seen it all, and reported it well. ‘Live from Cape Canaveral’ encapsulates the most technically exciting half century in history.” –……続きを見る

In 1938, the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal, acting under the requirements issued by the Kaigun Koku Hombu for a Navy Experimental 13-Shi Carrier Borne specification for a dive-bomber to repla……続きを見る

The acclaimed WWII historian’s “illuminating account of . . . an operation as strategically important as any fought on D-Day” (The New York Times Book Review). In the early morning hours of June 6, ……続きを見る

The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of April 14, 1865: the day President Abraham Lincoln was tragically assassinated. It chronicles the movements of Lincoln and his assa……続きを見る

A minute-by-minute narrative account of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, The Day Kennedy Was Shot captures the action, mystery, and drama that unfolded on November 22, 1963. Author Jim Bis……続きを見る

Now in its fifth edition, this volume offers a clear, concise, and nuanced history of U.S. foreign relations since the Spanish–American War and places that narrative within the context of the most i……続きを見る

Pékin, printemps 1933. Un lourd silence règne sur la Cité interdite, demeure séculaire des empereurs chinois. Les troupes d’invasion japonaises sont aux portes de la ville. La guerre est là. Malgré ……続きを見る

”Det betydningsfuldeste systemskifte i menneskeslægtens historie fandt sted, da tyngdepunktet i vor tilværelse rykkede over fra at ligge i herredømmet over de ydre kår til at ligge i den fremadskrid……続きを見る

”Fremskridtet eller kulturen er menneskehedens største foretagende, og der er den ejendommelighed ved det, at det mere end vore andre arbejder er stykkevist og splittet i sin udførelse. Sammenlign d……続きを見る

Enriching the existing scholarship on this important exhibition, Italy at Work: Her Renaissance in Design Today (1950–53), this book shows the dynamic role art, specifically sculpture, played in con……続きを見る

Informers are generally reviled. After all, 'snitches get stitches.' Informers who report to repressive regimes are particularly disdained. While informers may themselves be victims enlisted by the ……続きを見る

Wales is often considered to be one of the most anti-Conservative parts of Britain, with the party unable to connect with voters. The Conservative Party in Wales, 1945–1997 offers a more nuanced per……続きを見る

The bombing of Pearl Harbor set off a chain of events that included the race to beat German scientists to build the atomic bomb. A tiny hamlet tucked away in the southern Appalachians proved an unli……続きを見る

In Valle Antigorio, si trova frazione di Croveo, con le località di Beola, Osso, Esigo e Goglio. Le notizie raccolte dalla stampa ossolana partono dal 1896 e terminano nel 1980. Interessanti dal pun……続きを見る