tef - World History 1

A new, updated edition including new speeches from Queen Elizabeth II and John Boyega in the year 2020. This collection of extraordinary speeches ranges from ancient times to the twenty-first centur……続きを見る

Using a wealth of contemporary Ottoman sources, this book recreates the social history of Istanbul, a huge, cosmopolitan metropolis and imperial capital of the Ottoman Empire. Seat of the Sultan and……続きを見る

Islam is the second most followed religion on Earth, with more than one billion practicing Muslims around the globe. However, few Westerners fully understand the beliefs of the religion nor the cult……続きを見る

This collection seeks to contribute to the many long-standing discussions on modernity, but also and more specifically to the more recent debates over trends to pluralize modernity. These debates ar……続きを見る

Wann und wie entsteht große Kunst? Dichter und Maler aus ganz Europa setzten sich ausführlich mit dem Ersten Weltkrieg auseinander - zum Teil bejahend, zum Teil kritisch. In der enormen Diskrepanz z……続きを見る

Krieg ist elementarer Bestandteil unserer Kultur, er ist historisch betrachtet der Normalzustand und hat unsere Welt maßgeblich geprägt. Das verrät schon ein Blick in unsere Verfassungen und Religio……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovsーand one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writerーcomes an inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, enter……続きを見る

First published in 1993. How is it possible for the three tiny Baltic republics to gain their freedom from the Soviet Union, without a single shot being fired or a single stone thrown at the oppress……続きを見る

Wann und wie entsteht große Kunst? Dichter und Maler aus ganz Europa setzten sich ausführlich mit dem Ersten Weltkrieg auseinander – zum Teil bejahend, zum Teil kritisch. In der enormen Diskrepanz z……続きを見る

For decades, scholars and public intellectuals have been predicting the demise of religion in the face of secularization. Yet religion is undergoing an unprecedented resurgence in modern lifeーand s……続きを見る

The suppression of piracy and other forms of maritime violence was a keystone in the colonisation of Southeast Asia. Focusing on what was seen in the nineteenth century as the three most pirate-infe……続きを見る

A celebration of the great speeches of world history and cultural life. A VINTAGE ORIGINAL In this exuberant collection, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us on a journey from ancient……続きを見る

Escrito en la historia conmemora las mayores y más importantes cartas del panorama político, cultural, artístico, o de la vida privada de aquellos personajes célebres que influyeron en el devenir de……続きを見る

No conflict better encapsulates all that went wrong on the Western Front than the Battle of the Somme in 1916. The tragic loss of life and stoic endurance by troops who walked towards their death is……続きを見る

Alors que l'Europe, jadis triomphante, se trouve ravagée, appauvrie et divisée au sortir de la Première Guerre mondiale, un concept prometteur se diffuse dans les milieux dirigeants et intellectuels……続きを見る

Dagli albori dei tempi moderni fino alla metà del XX secolo, le società occidentali hanno discusso del cambiamento climatico, delle sue cause e dei suoi effetti sugli equilibri ecologici, sociali e ……続きを見る

Hogy tévedhet ekkorát egy ilyen kiváló író? - kérdezhetnénk Stefan Zweig utolsó könyvét olvasva. Ám Zweiget különös szál fűzte Brazíliához: második hazájaként telepedett itt le, ahol elhalmozták min……続きを見る

Simon Sebag Montefiore, uno de los más eminentes historiadores británicos, nos presenta las vidas de los gigantes que, para bien o para mal, han hecho nuestro mundo, en un reparto que va de conquist……続きを見る

Dieser Band vermittelt knapp und prägnant unseren Wissensstand über Mythos, Herkunft und Identität, Religion, Recht und Gesellschaft sowie Schrift und Sprache der Langobarden. Im Zentrum aber steht ……続きを見る

Tsangnyön Heruka (1452–1507) är en av Tibets främsta litterära personer, mest känd för att på slutet av 1400-talet ha sammanställt det för buddhister så betydelsefulla verket Milarepas livshistoria.……続きを見る

Denna bok skildrar musikens roll i den nazistiska ockupationspolitiken och hur de tyska tonerna skulle överrösta det som ansågs som mindervärdigt. Även i de värsta tänkbara miljöer ekade tonerna, ti……続きを見る

Jacquette Gyldenstolpe föds 1797 med guldsked i mun, buren till dopet av ingen mindre än Gustav IV Adolf. Hennes högadliga familj lyser i societeten, umgås med de kungliga och anordnar magnifika til……続きを見る

One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for Christmas Millions of people in a nation are necessary for a singl……続きを見る

One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for Christmas A single Yes, a single No , a Too Soon or a Too Late m……続きを見る

Ten turning points in history, vividly sketched by the great Stefan Zweig ;Such dramatically concentrated, such fateful hours, in which a timeless decision hangs on a single date, a single hour, eve……続きを見る

Stefan Zweig trabajó más de veinte años en Momentos estelares de la humanidad. El libro reúne catorce momentos históricos retratados por Zweig, fundamentales desde su punto de vista para el transcur……続きを見る

This introduction to contemporary historical theory and practice shows how issues of identity have shaped how we write history. Stefan Berger charts how a new self-reflexivity about what is involved……続きを見る

Emotions make history, and they have a history. They influence historical events such as revolutions, riots and protest movements. At the same time, they are shaped by historical experiences tied to……続きを見る

Com fatos tão impressionantes quanto a ficção, O mundo captura toda a história humana através daquilo que todos temos em comum: as famílias. Do autor de Os Románov. Há cerca de 950 mil anos, cinco p……続きを見る

Embark on a spectacular voyage through the sands of time with Dr Atef Ahmed’s Journey Through Time: Discovering Egypt’s Wonders,” exquisitely illustrated by Dr. Atef Ahmed. This masterpiece of trave……続きを見る