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An illuminating biography of the great Amsterdam rabbi and celebrated popularizer of Judaism in the seventeenth century Menasseh ben Israel (1604–1657) was among the most accomplished and cosmopolit……続きを見る

Here is the dramatic story of France in fifteen events, the key turning points that over the course of centuries shaped the country's destiny: from the rise of Joan of Arc to the Massacre of St. Bar……続きを見る

In giving this sketch of the life of Gustavus Adolphus, no attempt has been made to present a complete life of the great king. It is a history difficult for young people to understand, and for that ……続きを見る

In 1648, the island of Eleuthera seemed remote to the rest of the world except to a brave captain who decided to provide an expedition for those who wanted to leave Somers Isle for social and econom……続きを見る

With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, Blue Waters is “rumbustious enough for the adventure-hungry” (Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle).……続きを見る

“A sweeping story, embracing developments in economics and science, philosophy and exploration, religion and politics. . . . Beautifully clear.”ー John Lanchester, The New Yorker Hailed as an “arres……続きを見る

A provocative exploration of intellectual exchange across four centuries of European history by the author of When the World Spoke French In this fascinating study, preeminent historian Marc Fumarol……続きを見る

Piracy and Captivity in the Mediterranean explores the early modern genre of European Barbary Coast captivity narratives from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. During this period, the Mediter……続きを見る

Here is the dramatic story of Great Britain in the sixteen turning points that over the centuries shaped the country's destiny: from the Magna Carta, the crude bill of rights that became the "irrepe……続きを見る

La guerra di Candia fu il luogo di confronto di due diversi modelli militari, quello occidentale e quello ottomano, fino ad assurgere nelle corti di tutta Europa a 'Campo di Marte' del continente. A……続きを見る

« Les Fiancés » (promessi sposi en italien) est un roman historique d’Alessandro MANZONI (1785-1873) publié en plusieurs versions entre 1821 et 1842. Ce livre est considéré comme l’un des écrits maj……続きを見る

Drawing on recent research by established and emerging scholars of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century art, this volume reconsiders the art and architecture produced after 1563 across the conventiona……続きを見る

Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the ……続きを見る

Spain and the Irish Mission, 1609-1707 examines Spanish confessional policy in 17th-century Ireland. Cristina Bravo Lozano provides an innovative perspective on Spanish-Irish relations during a cruc……続きを見る

A prominent scholar of Mexican and Latin American history challenges the field’s focus on historical memory to instead examine colonial-era conceptions of the future Going against the grain of most ……続きを見る

Jews and Muslims in Seventeenth-Century Discourse explores for the first time the extent to which the unusual religious diversity and tolerance of the Dutch Republic affected how its residents regar……続きを見る

Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019 'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and ……続きを見る

Elizabeth Lorentz was a young maid servant in early modern Germany who believed herself to be tormented by the devil, and who was eventually brought to trial in 1667. The trial grappled with the que……続きを見る

Woodstock ou le Cavalier, est un roman historique de l'auteur écossais Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) qui se déroule en Angleterre dans les prolongements de la Première Révolution, un an après la batail……続きを見る

This book investigates the causes and effects of modernisation in rural regions of Britain and Ireland, continental Europe, the Americas, and Australasia between 1780 and 1914. In this period, the t……続きを見る

Winner, 2020 Association for the Study of Food and Society Book Award, Edited Volume Long before the founding of the Jamestown, Virginia, colony and its Starving Time of 1609–1610ーone of the most f……続きを見る

This study re-examines Venice’s political economy from the viewpoint of its ordinary people or popolani who, despite the commonly held view that they were excluded from political life by the nobilit……続きを見る

John Acton weaves a fantastic history spanning from the Renaissance to the American Revolution. Featuring: Beginning Of The Modern State The New World The Renaissance Luther The Counter-Reformation ……続きを見る

These classics follow a dramatized versions of famous events in Polish history, weaving fact and fiction. The first novel, titled With Fire and Sword, chronicles the mid-17th century Ukrainian Cossa……続きを見る

With Fire and Sword is a historical fiction novel, set in the 17th century in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. It gained enormous popularity in Poland, and by the ……続きを見る

La presente opera apporta un contributo considerevole alla ricostruzione della storia economico-sociale di San Prisco agli inizi del XIX secolo attraverso la pubblicazione e l’analisi di importanti ……続きを見る

Quest'opera apporta un consistente contributo alla ricostruzione della storia economico-sociale di Pontelatone agli inizi del XIX secolo attraverso la pubblicazione e l’analisi di importanti fonti s……続きを見る

Building upon Dr Crossley's 2011 book ('Hernando de los Ríos Coronel and the Spanish Philippines in the Golden Age') this new work further expands our understanding of the Spanish Philippines by loo……続きを見る

Die "Hugenotten" wurden als protestantische Gruppierung in Frankreich während des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts bekämpft und unterdrückt - ein dramatischer Höhepunkt war die Bartholomäusnacht des Jahres ……続きを見る

In the Lands of the Christians presents original translations from Arabic of four Christian and Muslim writers who visited Western Europe and America in the seventeenth century. These essays contain……続きを見る