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Zu recht bekannt und Teil unserer Erinnerungskultur ist die mutige Tat und das erschütternde Schicksal der Gruppe um die Geschwister Scholl. Doch wer kennt Herbert Belter? Wer kennt Wolfgang Ihmels,……続きを見る

**New York Times Bestseller What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped).** Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demag……続きを見る

"Det er således overalt i Orienten og da særlig i Syrien, at ethvert sted, hvor man færdes, enhver genstand, man ser for sig, kalder en forestillingsrække frem fra forskellige perioder, forskellige ……続きを見る

Qu’est-ce que le 17e siècle ? Depuis longtemps déjà, les historiens cherchent, au-delà des récits traditionnels de l’histoire politique, les réalités plus complexes d’une histoire totale. Totale par……続きを見る

Peuplée de 80% de paysans dans des frontières qui tendent à devenir celles d'aujourd'hui, sous un régime politique qualifié de monarchie absolue, la France de l'Ancien Régime nous a légué d'importan……続きを見る

"Vezir, jeg befinder mig i dag i en nedtrykt stemning, og jeg kunne derfor have lyst til at iføre mig en forklædning og sammen med dig og skarpretteren Masrur vandre ud i byen for at gennemstrejfe d……続きを見る

'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to take decisions and act for themselves. What no one says is that it happened ……続きを見る

A grande emigração/imigração ocorrida a partir da segunda metade do século XIX até os primeiros anos do século XX colocou em marcha milhões de pessoas, em particular da Europa para as Américas, em b……続きを見る

What can post/colonial studies and their approaches contribute to our understanding of the Austro-Hungarian (k.u.k.) occupation and administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1878 to 1914? This antho……続きを見る

A gripping, in-depth account of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, through the eyes of its youthful vanguard January 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the you……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

Die Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten im Januar 1933 ist ein Schlüsselereignis der Weltgeschichte. Die rasche Konsolidierung der Macht durch Hitler und die Beseitigung der Demokratie praktisch……続きを見る

Whether they prefer blockbusters, historical dramas, or documentaries, people learn much of what they know about history from the movies. In American History Goes to the Movies, W. Bryan Rommel-Ruiz……続きを見る

The recent discovery that as a young man Charles Dickens lived only a few doors from a major London workhouse made headlines worldwide, and the campaign to save the workhouse from demolition caught ……続きを見る

In the West, media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan is framed by military and political concerns, resulting in a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in ne……続きを見る

Citizen soldiers have played a unique role in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - and their extended deployment and role in the wars battles have changed the towns, cities, and states they hail from ……続きを見る

A unique behind-the-scenes look at the Obama presidency through the lens of the first official White House videographer From the early months of the 2008 campaign through the first two and a half ye……続きを見る

Think big, grow fast? Der Autor von »Krankheit als Weg« analysiert die Symptome der globalisierten Gesellschaft. Bevölkerungsexplosion, Klimaveränderung, bedenkenloser Einsatz der Technik, Ausbeutun……続きを見る

"It's shocking and sinful, and I couldn't put it down!" -Joan Rivers The strange, startling, and utterly fascinating stories behind the world's most notorious celebrity deaths. Was Jayne Mansfield r……続きを見る

TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash w……続きを見る

Traces the emergence of a revolutionary conception of political authority on the far shores of the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Based on the equal natural right of English subjects to leave th……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview ……続きを見る

I to bind fortæller den danske arkæolog Daniel Bruun om kontinentet Afrikas lange historie – fra oldtidens Egypten til boerkrigene i slutningen af 1800-tallet. Første bind kommer blandt andet omkrin……続きを見る

This book reveals how, in confrontation with secularity, various new forms of Christianity evolved during the time of Europe's crisis of modernisation. Rudolf Schlögl provides a comprehensive overvi……続きを見る

In ‘1572’ laat historicus Arnout van Cruyningen zien waarom dat jaar een kantelpunt was in de Tachtigjarige Oorlog. Als op 1 april 1572 de watergeuzen Den Briel veroveren, is dat de eerste tastbare ……続きを見る

Wilhelm von Humboldt spielte eine zentrale Rolle in der Formationsphase der Geschichtswissenschaft, der sogenannten »Sattelzeit« um 1800. Er entwickelte die Vorstellung von der Geschichtsschreibung ……続きを見る

'De Opstand 1568-1648' van Arnout van Cruyningen is een prachtige geïllustreerde geschiedenis van de Tachtigjarige Oorlog, geheel in kleur. In ‘De Opstand 1568-1648’ behandelt Arnout van Cruyningen ……続きを見る

Både drenge- og pigenavne har gennem århundrederne forandret sig meget. Nogle er gået helt i glemmebogen og kan nu til dags kun læses på gravstene og i gamle bøger, hvorimod andre måske virker gamme……続きを見る

Maria of Austria was one of the longest surviving Renaissance Empresses but until now has received little attention by biographers. This book explores her life, actions, and management of domestic a……続きを見る

Zeventien jaar na de moord op Theo van Gogh keert Ian Buruma terug naar de ‘plaats delict’ en onderzoekt wat er sindsdien is veranderd in het debat over de multiculturele samenleving. In ‘Na de moor……続きを見る