Nagy - History 1

The ancient Greeks’ concept of “the hero” was very different from what we understand by the term today, Gregory Nagy arguesーand it is only through analyzing their historical contexts that we can tr……続きを見る

Die Heilige Krone Ungarns – ein Artefakt, das mehr ist als nur ein königliches Insignium. Sie verkörpert die Macht und den Stolz einer Nation, die tief verwurzelt in den Legenden und der Geschichte ……続きを見る

This is the Second Edition of The End of the End Times The purpose of this book is to provide a historical context to Bible prophecy. Each chapter will take the reader through a journey of biblical ……続きを見る

Edited by Eric M. Bridges, Sheila Smith McKoy, and LaJuan Simpson-Wilkey, The Wisdom of Ifá: An Ancient Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century and Beyond explores Yoruba spirituality and the complex ……続きを見る

Throughout the late 1800s, waves of immigrants came over from Europe to North America, their arrival serving a dual purpose. On the one hand, the immigrants were seeking a better life for themselves……続きを見る

Unsung Patriots: Lesser-Known Heroes of the American Revolution delves into the hidden histories of the American Revolutionary War, bringing to light the stories of individuals whose courage, sacrif……続きを見る

What does it mean to be a hero? The ancient Greeks who gave us Achilles and Odysseus had a very different understanding of the term than we do today. Based on the legendary Harvard course that Grego……続きを見る

This "fast-paced chronicle reveals a little-known side of America's Revolutionary War hero"ーand how intelligence helped him defeat the British ( Publishers Weekly). Here is the untold story of how ……続きを見る

This selection of articles, published for the 50th anniversary of the author's doctorate at Göttingen, opens with studies on his teacher, Percy Ernst Schramm, and his contribution to the study of t……続きを見る

Estas investigaciones reconstruyen diversas formas en que los pueblos originarios fueron perseguidos, sometidos y distribuidos por el territorio a partir de acciones decididas por el Estado argentin……続きを見る

Nagy András több mint negyedszázada kutatja, hogy mi történt Nyugaton, főként az ENSZ-ben 1956 őszén és a következő években, hogy kik és hogyan képviselték a magyar forradalom ügyét, s kik voltak en……続きを見る

Hézagpótló művet tart kezében az olvasó. Nagy-nagy szeretettel, precíz kutató- és terepmunkával összeállított kötet, mely egy szokatlan témát választott tárgyául: Magyarország szigetei. Ám nem puszt……続きを見る

Ollam (“ollav”), named for the ancient title of Ireland’s chief poets, celebrates the career of Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies at Harvard University, who is one of ……続きを見る

Nineteenth-Century Female Poisoners investigates the Essex poisoning trials of 1846 to 1851 where three women were charged with using arsenic to kill children, their husbands and brothers. Using new……続きを見る

Explore the vibrant history of Smith Mountain Dam in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The construction of a dam in the gap of Smith Mountain in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, had been considered as ea……続きを見る

This book is the first English-language study of the social, intellectual and institutional history of sociology and the social sciences in Hungary. Starting with the emergence of the discipline in ……続きを見る

What do emotions actually do? Recent work in the history of emotions and its intersections with cultural studies and new materialism has produced groundbreaking revelations around this fundamental q……続きを見る

Little known outside of Hungary, Vilmos Nagybaczoni Nagy (30 May 1884-21 June 1976) was the first Hungarian to be named "Righteous Among The Nations" by Yad Vashem. Born into a family of minor nobil……続きを見る

What do we know of the emotional life of the Middle Ages? Though a long-neglected subject, a multitude of sources – spiritual and secular literature, iconography, chronicles, as well as theological ……続きを見る

The present volume focuses on the relationship with Communism of Romania's most important religious denominations and their attempt to cope with that difficult past which continues to cast an import……続きを見る

In this traditional African Christian poetry, the author betrays the ignorance of all those who have misrepresented Africa and religion, especially Christianity in its true sense in Africa.  T……続きを見る

Brompton traces the life of a nineteenth century soldier who served in the British Army at the height of English rule. It interlocks with historical accuracy the story of Ireland, the formation of E……続きを見る

Inside the Texas State Prison is a surprising story of ingenuity, optimism and musical creativity. During the mid-twentieth century, inmates at the Huntsville unit and neighboring Goree State Farm f……続きを見る