VT - History 1

This book offers a comprehensive guide to the works of Seneca the Younger (4 BCE–65 CE), the foremost rhetorician, tragedian, and philosopher of his time who had a major role in the politics and cul……続きを見る

Tra le pagine di questo libro, l’autore ー ex diplomatico, spia e sopravvissuto ai gulag staliniani ー dà voce all’infanzia imprigionata, quella “gioventù in gabbia” che popolò i campi di lavoro sov……続きを見る

В 2013 году в России отмечается 400-летие Российского Императорского дома. Каждое новое открытие о жизни этого именитого рода представляет особый интерес. В книге на основе анализа Государевых владе……続きを見る

Retsopgøret efter besættelsen er måske den mest omtvistede begivenhed i Danmarks nyere historie. Ditlev Tamms berømmede doktordisputats fra 1984 om retsopgørets forløb, motiver og personer er genudg……続きを見る

Fascism is inherently duplicitous, claiming one thing whilst being committed to something else. In examining this dishonesty, it is essential to distinguish between the surface arguments in fascist ……続きを見る

On November 3, 1926, catastrophe struck the Barnes-Hecker mine near the small town of Ishpeming in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. In less than fifteen minutes, the mine caved in when a torrent of mud, ……続きを見る

THIS BOOK COMPRISES A SERIES OF ESSAYS that examine the historical and cultural background of the "Woke Revolution" in the United States. Traywick draws connections between contemporary social justi……続きを見る

Retsopgøret efter besættelsen er måske den mest omtvistede begivenhed i Danmarks nyere historie. Ditlev Tamms berømmede doktordisputats fra 1984 om retsopgørets forløb, motiver og personer er genudg……続きを見る

Attempts by evangelical Christians to claim Washington and other founders as their own, and scholars' ongoing attempts to contradict these claims, are nothing new. Particularly after Washington was ……続きを見る

Calling an epoch Middle Age already involves some sort of judgment. But Middle Ages represent a historic period, in which the identity was established, which was denied by the renaissance, modern wo……続きを見る

To be confronted with a text can lead us to open our own living world, to its expansion and saturation with something new or even with something else, something unpredictable. What then makes a huma……続きを見る

George Washington lived in an age of revolutions, during which he faced political upheaval, war, economic change, and social shifts. These revolutions affected American women in profound ways, and t……続きを見る

"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle" is a comprehensive compilation of research and findings on the various diseases affecting cattle. Authored by a group of experts in veterinary medicine and ani……続きを見る

Step into the windswept steppes of Mongolia and explore a world where humans and animals have coexisted for centuries in a delicate, profound dance. This groundbreaking book examines the complex rel……続きを見る

La morte di Ivan Ilic In un ufficio del Tribunale di San Pietroburgo, alcuni magistrati discutono di un importante caso giudiziario. Uno di loro, sfogliando il giornale, vede il necrologio di un col……続きを見る

Year 2023 marked 120 years of the Lazarus Jewish Hospital in Lviv (Lwów/Lemberg). This richly illustrated book is a tribute to its place in the once-vibrant Jewish community of the city and in the s……続きを見る

O socialismo soviético instaurou campos de trabalhos forçados, os chamados Gulags, com motivações e características muito distintas de outros regimes autoritários e que ainda são pouco estudados. Os……続きを見る

H.V. TRAYWICK JR. IS A VIRGINIANーthe real thing. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a history degree from the University of Richmond and is now retired from long service as a ……続きを見る

This book examines the history of sexuality in Mongolia over the last 800 years. As a culture-specific and time-specific system of values, practices and identities, sexuality in Mongolia, as elsewhe……続きを見る

Despite decades under Putin's rule, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism in Russia has eliminated activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awarene……続きを見る

This disquieting yet important book describes the injustices, humiliations, and brutalities inflicted on African Americans in a racist culture that was created-and protected-by the forces of law and……続きを見る

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist • Winner of the Peterson Literary Prize “Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that neverthe……続きを見る

Att drabbas av en obotlig sjukdom mitt i livet är ett hårt slag. När sjukdomen dessutom smyger sig på med diffusa och osynliga symtom blir bördan ännu tyngre. Vården misstänkliggör och ifrågasätter ……続きを見る

Voici l’ouvrage le plus réussi sur la reine par la rigueur de son érudition, par l’ouverture de ses questionnements et par la qualité de son écriture. L’un de ses points forts est de dégager le noya……続きを見る

King John long ago acquired the epithet 'Bad,' and he is reputed to be the worst of England's kings. Before his death in 1216, his desperate exploitation of his subjects for ever more money had turn……続きを見る

Storia della rivoluzione russa è un'opera di Lev Trockij, scritta durante il suo esilio in Turchia, sull'isola di Prinkipo. Composta tra la fine del 1929 e la prima metà del 1932, rappresenta un res……続きを見る

The book is the first attempt to investigate how and to what extent authoritarian (personalistic) regimes fail to provide fundamental goods and services. For two decades, Russian authorities spent m……続きを見る

George Washington’s life has been scrutinized by historians over the past three centuries, but the day-to-day lives of Mount Vernon’s enslaved workers, who left few written records but made up 90 pe……続きを見る

Every great battle takes on new perspectives and meaning when viewed from the prone position of the private soldier, as opposed to the broad sweep of after-battle reports. Antietam, Fredericksburg, ……続きを見る

Since its first occupation in 1800 by President Adams and his family, the White House has undergone major re-decorations, renovations, and restorations. During the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt i……続きを見る