18th Century 84

La ricostruzione del biennio 1796-1797 come mai è stata tentata finora: al di fuori di qualunque visione di parte, riflettendo su come e perché la repubblica Serenissima sia finita nell’occhio del c……続きを見る

The era of piracy in the caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of western europe and north america with colonies in the caribbean began combating pir……続きを見る

Le 3 mars 1764, Adam Smith, le père de l'économie politique moderne, et son élève, le duc de Buccleuch, arrivaient à Toulouse, où ils allaient s'installer pendant dix-neuf mois. Pour Smith, qui n'a ……続きを見る

Die British East India Company war der unrühmliche Vorreiter kolonialistischer Ausbeutung eines ganzen Subkontinents. Indien wurde im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert nicht etwa von einem anderen Staat unter……続きを見る

Der Sommer 1776 veränderte die Welt: Er brachte die Geburtsstunde der amerikanischen Nation und der amerikanischen Demokratie. In den Monaten von Mai bis Oktober bildete sich ein Konsens für die ame……続きを見る

Die Zeit zwischen 1517 und 1789 ist eine Schlüsselepoche Europas, deren Erschütterungen auch global spürbar waren. In ihrem neuen Buch erzählt Luise Schorn-Schütte die an Umbrüchen reiche Epoche der……続きを見る

Die Amerikanische Revolution begann als Steuerstreit, doch dabei blieb es nicht. Schon bald ging es auch um die Frage, was legitime Herrschaft eigentlich ausmacht. Deren Grundlagen wurden mit der Am……続きを見る

A new history of slavery and the French Revolution The First Emancipation is a dramatic account of how slavery and race profoundly influenced the course of the French Revolution and had a central im……続きを見る

The French Revolution A Chronicle of Liberty, Terror, and Renewal (History for Curious Minds) The French Revolution was not a single uprising. It was not simply a storming of the Bastille, nor only……続きを見る

A historical inquiry into Kantian philosophy as a form of philosophical religion Kantian philosophy is typically viewed as providing a universal theory of knowledge and morality based on timeless pr……続きを見る

Au XVIIIe siècle, le Saint-Empire forme un espace politique et confessionnel morcelé où les frontières sont omniprésentes. L’Eichsfeld, une exclave catholique de l’archevêché-électorat de Mayence en……続きを見る

FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE The true story of a Founding Father: a new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria. “Liv……続きを見る

Modern Europe: Europe in History, PART ONE, is my attempt to guide readers through the dramatic transformation of France from a Bourbon monarchy into a revolutionary republic. I begin with Henry IV ……続きを見る

This book recounts the life of Louis XVI from his childhood at Versailles to the guillotine, revealing the shy, religious, family-oriented man behind the indecisive monarch. This work traces the cri……続きを見る

À la fin de la Révolution française, une décision audacieuse va bouleverser l’équilibre du Proche-Orient. Napoléon Bonaparte, encore loin de son couronnement impérial, mène une expédition en Égypte,……続きを見る

« Qu’il est doux, mon cher père, pour un patriote d’être votre fils ! […] Je vous envoie une petite brochure : elle vous donnera une idée de la division qui règne au milieu de nous. Quels que soient……続きを見る

An indispensable resource for academics and general readers, this fully translated and revised edition of De grootste slavenhandelaren van Amsterdam. Over Jochem Matthijs en Coenraad Smitt (Walburg ……続きを見る

Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of 18th-century Paris, where every stitch tells a tale of courage, love, and sacrifice. "Stitched in Silver" unravels the story of an ordinary tailor caught in ……続きを見る

Contrairement à une idée largement répandue , ce n’est pas le Sacre du 2 décembre qui créa l’Empire napoléonien mais un sénatus-consulte du 18 mai 1804 adopté à l’issue d’un processus bien maîtrisé.……続きを見る

La Révolution, le Consulat et le Premier Empire marquent un moment fort dans le développement des relations diplomatiques, économiques, intellectuelles et sociales entre l’Amérique du Nord et la Fra……続きを見る

Comment expliquer que dans la mémoire collective l’éclairage public reste associé à l’invention du gaz et de l’électricité plutôt qu’à l’obligation faite aux principales villes de province de s’écla……続きを見る

The role of monarchy in the development of the distinctive British political nation is a subject that has commanded much interest with reference to the nineteenth century, but recent consideration o……続きを見る

This book traces the life and thought of Adam Smith beyond the clichés. It is not just the story of the author of The Wealth of Nations, but the complete portrait of a man who reflected on morality,……続きを見る

This book provides a comprehensive account of the long-neglected but fascinating figure Marie-Thérèse Charlotte (1778-1851), the only surviving daughter of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, Duchesse d……続きを見る

The key importance of naval success in Britain’s rise to being the leading power in the world was a hard-won process, one that linked fighting effectiveness to national support. Covering both these ……続きを見る

In late eighteenth-century Yorkshire a powerful gang of counterfeiters held the local community in its spell. In a remote valley near Halifax called Cragg Vale, gold coins of the realm were clipped ……続きを見る

This is the story of Queen Caroline’s favourite ghostwriter, the infamous Captain Thomas Ashe, who was also an adventurer and sometime blackmailer. His unpublished novel, The Claustral Palace: or Me……続きを見る

The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a cruel and despotic gaoler, dark and sinister dungeons - and a……続きを見る

At a time of emerging women leaders, the life of Elizabeth Milbanke, Viscountess Melbourne, the shrewdest political hostess of the Georgian period, is particularly intriguing. It was Byron who calle……続きを見る

The Rise of the Elliots of Minto begins as battles between Scottish clans and reivers across the English–Scottish border continue. A Gilbert Elliot is helping a Campbell, the earl of Argyll, escape ……続きを見る