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**A TLS, GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 The new bestseller from the acclaimed author of Justice and one of the world's most popular philosophers** "Astute, insightful, and empathet……続きを見る

What was the role of elected legislators? Was it to represent the opinions of constituents or to vote according to their informed opinions reflecting the needs of the kingdom? Most authorities have ……続きを見る

"A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by China and Russia." ーAnne Applebaum, author of Au……続きを見る

Originally published in 1961, this masterly study of the guns used by the rivals in the Armada campaign remains an essential contribution to the understanding of the event, for it gave a new perspec……続きを見る

This book is a new and original study of High Church activism in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the church union movement, it describes and explains unprecedented levels o……続きを見る

_______________ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER: the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the mo……続きを見る

Little Round Top. Three words that resonate in American military history. It was there, at one of the most visited sites on the Gettysburg battlefield, that Confederates under Maj. Gen. John B. Hood……続きを見る

The weeks of bloody maneuvering and fighting along the Delaware River at Fort Mercer, Fort Mifflin, and Gloucester receive but scant attention in the literature of the American Revolution. The same ……続きを見る

International efforts to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)ーincluding nuclear, biological, and chemical weaponsーrest upon foundations provided by global treaties such as the N……続きを見る

Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021. US a……続きを見る

This new and compelling history of eighteenth-century Scotland paints a rich and detailed portrait of the country at a time when it was of truly global significance. This journey from the Union of 1……続きを見る

Now in its second edition, Britain since 1688 is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to British History from 1688 to the present day that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. Chronolo……続きを見る

Includes a new introduction and the author’s final revisions. Originally published by NAL Plume in 1982. 続きを見る

NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Superb. Hiltzik makes a compelling case that California is the heartbeat of our nation.”ーDouglas Brinkley, New York Times bestselling author of Silent Spring Revolution From Pu……続きを見る

Elon Musk ist der mächtigste Mann der Welt. Tesla machte ihn zum dreihundertfachen Milliardär, mit seinem Satellitennetzwerk Starlink beeinflusst er das Kriegsgeschehen in der Ukraine. Sein Social-M……続きを見る

Ein Gipfeltreffen der Superstars: Thomas Piketty, der Ökonom aus Paris, und Michael J. Sandel, der Philosoph aus Harvard, diskutieren über Gleichheit und Gerechtigkeit. Stets haben sie dabei die akt……続きを見る

Als die Komponisten Europa verließen Zahlreiche, besonders jüdische Komponisten versuchten, vor dem Nationalsozialismus ins Ausland zu fliehen. Diejenigen, die sich retten konnten, hatten im Exil ab……続きを見る

Using a range of in-depth historical case studies, this timely work excavates the oft-forgotten tradition of progressive populism and highlights the relevance of such movements to our own tumultuous……続きを見る

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Black gold. Liquid sunlight. Texas tea. Oil remains the ur-commodity of our global era, hav……続きを見る

Seeraub ist ein aktuelles Thema, dessen Wurzeln bis in die frühe Menschheitsgeschichte zurückreichen. Doch so vertraut die Piraten uns auch scheinen, so widersprüchlich und schillernd sind die Freib……続きを見る

Au seizième siècle, le cœur battant du monde connu était un port sur la mer du Nord : Anvers. Éblouissante et bouillonnante, telles Paris au dix-neuvième ou New York au vingtième siècle, son opulenc……続きを見る

Deportationsfantasien, Untersuchungshaft wegen Terrorverdacht, Gelder aus Russland und China-Spionage – ganz Deutschland rätselt: Wie gefährlich ist die AfD? Muss die Partei verboten werden, bevor s……続きを見る

A striking piece of contemporary history David Ben Gurion and Konrad Adenauer stand as stalwarts of 20th-century politics, their legacies linked through German and Israeli history, revealing strikin……続きを見る

Tracking Capital introduces new ways to understand the entanglement of cultural forms and practices in economic, social, and ecological crises and struggles. Building on the fundamental insights of ……続きを見る

The "riveting" story of Erasmus, Martin Luther, and the rivalry between the reformer and the dissident: "An impressive, powerful intellectual history." ー Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At a time w……続きを見る

2024 - 60. Jahrestag des Deutschlandbesuchs Martin Luther Kings Martin Luther King ist auch in Deutschland eine Ikone des gewaltfreien Widerstandes gegen Unterdrückung. Seine Lebensgeschichte ist vi……続きを見る

This study analyses the battle of Dettingen, one of the major Allied victories of the War of the Austrian Succession, and the last time a British monarch commanded troops in the field. The death of ……続きを見る

In this overview, Michael Burger’s pedagogical goal is to provide a brief historical narrative of Western civilization to enable students to engage more fully with primary sources. The no-frills, un……続きを見る

Explores the question of whether heroes matter in the modern republic. Politically speaking, do heroes matter? Are we living in a post-heroic age? The Republican Hero addresses both these questions.……続きを見る

‘Michael Barone is the perfect person to write this important and thought-provoking book.' Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny The Founding Fathers were men of high intellect, ……続きを見る