Wann - History 1

Kann der Diebstahl eines simplen, wertlosen Holzeimers tatsächlich den Funken für einen der brutalsten und verheerendsten Kriege im Italien des 14. Jahrhunderts liefern? Die bizarre Realität dieses ……続きを見る

Since the 1970s, historians have claimed that an insatiable 'will to know' has powered the growing concern with male homosexuality across Europe and the West, especially from the late nineteenth cen……続きを見る

The Constitution on Trial: A Case for the Living Over the Dead is a searing, uncompromising examination of America's most sacred political artifact. In this groundbreaking work, Jawanna Dean dismant……続きを見る

The Empty Ballroom: How America Built Wealth on Chains is a forensic exposé of the American economic system ー a century-by-century investigation of how human labor, land, and law were engineered in……続きを見る

In recent decades, scholars have uncovered the vital contributions made by non-elite figures, including women, artisans, and indigenous peoples, to the development of early modern natural philosophy……続きを見る

De diefstal van het paneel De Rechtvaardige Rechters, onderdeel van Het Lam Gods van de broers Jan en Hubert van Eyck, blijft ook na meer dan negentig jaar intrigeren. Nog steeds zoeken amateur-speu……続きを見る

On February 7, 1906, a male infant was born in Beijing, and the court official Wen Su was called upon to choose a name for him. He chose the name Pu Yi, and also, according to one version of the sto……続きを見る

This is the first book devoted to the study of burgesses in the Latin Kingdoms of Jerusalem and Cyprus (1099-1325). It offers a comprehensive assessment of the contributions made by the non-feudal c……続きを見る

L’ouvrage que vous vous apprêtez à découvrir constitue une des sources historiques les plus extraordinaires de tout le XXème siècle. Dans ses Mémoires, Franz von Papen (important dignitaire nazi), é……続きを見る

Everyday Religiosity and the Politics of Belonging in Ukraine reveals how and why religion has become a pivotal political force in a society struggling to overcome the legacy of its entangled past w……続きを見る

Kriegsgefangenschaft war eine tiefgreifende Erfahrung für Militärangehörige im Russländischen Reich und in der Sowjetunion. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes untersuchen Lageralltag, Gewalt, Überlebensstra……続きを見る

The Tung-yUeh Miao in Peking is a veritable pantheon housing hundreds of deities with scores of attendants, presided over by the Great God of the Eastern Peak. Mrs. Goodrich, in her delightful narra……続きを見る

Embark on a Journey Through America's Strategic Divides In a nation where "E Pluribus Unum" stands as a historic motto, the tremors of division have never seemed more palpable. Divided We Stand: The……続きを見る

In 1900 over five million Jews lived in the Russian empire; today, there are four times as many Russian-speaking Jews residing outside the former Soviet Union than there are in that region. The New ……続きを見る

Das Amerika der 1930er Jahre: Arbeitslosigkeit und Wirtschaftskrise haben dem organisierten Verbrechen enormen Machtzuwachs beschert. Fast ein Jahrzehnt lang erklimmt Stevenson Rice die Karriereleit……続きを見る

On the accession of Louis XIII in 1610 following the assassination of his father, the Bourbon dynasty stood on unstable foundations. For all of Henri IV's undoubted achievements, he had left his son……続きを見る

Former special agent and assistant director of the FBI, Ray Wannall, writes a comprehensive, insider's commentary regarding one of the most powerful, but enigmatic personalities of our time. Highly ……続きを見る

Yoga gurus on lifestyle cable channels targeting time-pressured Indian urbanites; Chinese dating shows promoting competitive individualism; Taiwanese domestic makeover formats combining feng shui wi……続きを見る

North Carolina's magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains have drawn people to the Swannanoa Valley since the beginning of time. Rivers and forests lured early hunters and gatherers; later inhabitants tille……続きを見る

This study has grown out of an interest in French education and cul ture that dates from fondly remembered student days in France. Specifically, it is an attempt to explain the educational thought o……続きを見る

For many generations, Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plot, the 'Man in the Iron Mask' and the 'Devils of Loudun' have offered some of the most compelling images of the early modern period. Conspiracie……続きを見る

This volume engages with memory of the Holocaust as expressed in literature, film, and other media. It focuses on the cultural memory of the second and third generations of Holocaust survivors, whil……続きを見る

Elizabeth Swann investigates the relationship between the physical sense of taste and taste as a figurative term associated with knowledge and judgment in early modern literature and culture. She ar……続きを見る

De Tweede Wereldoorlog blijft tot vandaag de ophefmakendste periode in de Belgische geschiedenis. Vijfenzeventig jaar na de bevrijding is het debat over de donkere oorlogsjaren nog altijd brandend a……続きを見る

The ailments of the contemporary church are remarkably similar to those suffered by the fractious Corinthian church in the first century. This is the challenge presented in The Malady of the Christi……続きを見る

Why would Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241), the most powerful and rapacious Icelander of his generation, dedicate so much time and effort to producing the Edda, a text that is widely recognized as th……続きを見る

The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the world of college football during the 1950s. Under the leadership of Coach Bud Wilkinson, the team won three national titles and established an astounding record of……続きを見る

Providing a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present, this book examines the large number of different vers……続きを見る

Provides a detailed analysis of Thailand's political development since 1932, when Thailand became a constitutional monarchy, until the present. It examines the large number of different versions of ……続きを見る

The subject of race and identity is a burning issue which continues to occupy the attention not only of South Africans but also the wider residents of the continent of Africa and those who are Afric……続きを見る