pha - History 41

Pour la première fois, les portaits croisés des femmes qui firent Versailles - reines, maîtresses royales et favorites, filles, belles-filles et amies des souverains -, de Marie-Thérèse à Marie-Anto……続きを見る

Sidonius Apollinaris' letters offer a vivid series of glimpses into an otherwise sparsely documented period. His rich anecdotes feature the events, characters, and moments that defined his life, ran……続きを見る

This book explores the paradox of the ‘security dilemma’ in International Relations, as applied to the post-9/11 context of homeland security. The book's central argument can be summed up by the fol……続きを見る

In April 1962, President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy hosted forty-nine Nobel Prize winnersーalong with many other prominent scientists, artists, and writersーat a famed White House dinner. Among the gu……続きを見る

“I sing of arms and of a man: his fate had made him fugitive: he was the first to journey from the coasts of Troy as far as Italy and the Lavinian shores.” The resonant opening lines of Virgil's Aen……続きを見る

The uprisings of 2011, which erupted so unexpectedly and spread across the Middle East, once again propelled the armies of the region to the centre of the political stage. Throughout the region, the……続きを見る

"Journalist Orth delivers a jaunty description of his travels...[that] armchair travelers will enjoy." ーPublishers Weekly “Funny, insightful, and mind-bendingly entertaining. Stephan Orth is a fear……続きを見る

Winner of the PEN Oakland–Josephine Miles Award “A stunning portrayal of a tragedy endured and survived by women.” ーDavid W. Blight, author of Frederick Douglass “Readers expecting hoop-skirted lad……続きを見る

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR includes six novels dealing with the great struggle of France and England and their colonies for control of North America during 1754-1763, culminating with the fall of Que……続きを見る

Comme l'auteur, acceptez d'entendre l'aspiration à l'indépendance de nombreux Catalans et parcourez l'histoire de ce territoire. Il faut entendre l’aspiration de nombreux Catalans à l’indépendance. ……続きを見る

This volume contains English translations by Epiphanius Wilson of various ancient Sanskrit texts, including “The Book of Good Counsels”, “Nala and Damayanti”, and the “Rámáyana” and “Sakoontalá”. “H……続きを見る

There are many tales of the Frozen City, and not all of them tell of battles between rival wizards. Often, the greatest adventures are those that pit a wizard and his trusty warband against the myri……続きを見る

For centuries, hidden knowledge has shaped the spiritual, philosophical, and scientific traditions of civilizations across the world. Passed down through secret societies, sacred texts, and symbolic……続きを見る

'When the house of history is on fire, journalists are often the first-responders, pulling victims away from the flames. Deep Halder is one of them.' - Amitava KumarIn 1978, around 1.5 lakh Hindu re……続きを見る

In this collection, world-renowned scholars of Bolshevism and world communism analyze the human costs of the Bolshevik Revolution, its contribution to the spread of totalitarianism, and the response……続きを見る

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Talty’s vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean [is] a pleasure to read from bow to stern.”ーEntertainment Weekly “In Stephan Talty’s hands, the……続きを見る

The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused, 19 ……続きを見る

Joseph Alexander Altsheler's 'The Young Trailers Series' is a collection of historical fiction novels set during the early days of the American frontier. Known for his meticulous research and vivid ……続きを見る

Race remains a potent and divisive force in our society. Whether it is the shooting of minority people by the police, the mass incarceration of people of color, or the recent KKK rallies that have b……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967, this book discusses some key writers of the Renaissance: Machiavelli, Castiglione, Bacon and Hobbes and compares their work by relating it that of others in England and……続きを見る

A study by a team of researchers at the Jaffee Centre for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University. It assesses the strategic ramifications for Israel of military, political, economic and social asp……続きを見る

This book contributes important new insights into how deployment on international military missions affects soldiers and their lives. Using both quantitative data and in-depth interviews, the author……続きを見る

In this text, Dr. Hammer presents an analytical model of the Soviet political system and its process of political decisionmaking, based on the theory of "bureaucratic pluralism." He interprets the S……続きを見る

Boston has always been known for its stiff character. So how did this great New England city become home to one of the largest and most notorious adult entertainment districts in the nation? In this……続きを見る

German corporal Stephan Popp kept a diary during his time in the American Revolution. This present volume is the translation of his diary by Reinhart J. Pope, originally published in 1953. Corporal ……続きを見る

In The Death Camps of Croatia, Raphael Israeli shows that throughout Yugoslavia during World War II, anti-semitism was both deeply rooted and widespread. This book traces the circumstances and the h……続きを見る

Using textual analysis, interviews with game designers, audience surveys, and close analysis of player forum discussion, this book examines the unique nature of the producer/consumer relationship wi……続きを見る

No man ever had a stronger inclination for travelling than myself. I consider’d the whole earth as my country, and all mankind as my brethren, and therefore thought it incumbent upon me to travel th……続きを見る

Unemployment and the state in Britain offers an important and original contribution to understandings of the 1930s. Through a comparative case study of south Wales and the north-east of England, the……続きを見る

This book contains the history that is part of Hawaiʻi – Stolen Paradise: A Travelogue. This history was originally written as the prelude to a travelogue about a trip I took in October of 2012 to O……続きを見る