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La vie tragique de celle qui fit Napoléon III aprés avoir incarné les fastes du Premier Empire. Hortense de Beauharnais a souvent été réduite au simple rôle de belle-fille de Napoléon. Mariée à un h……続きを見る

This book examines the legacy of philosophical idealism in twentieth century British historical and political thought. It demonstrates that the absolute idealism of the nineteenth century was radica……続きを見る

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm 'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary Supplement On 11 March 2011, a massive earthqua……続きを見る

Zum Reformationsjahr 2017 - Die Hintergründe eines epochalen Wandels Ein unbekannter Mönch aus Wittenberg legt sich mit den beiden mächtigsten Institutionen seiner Zeit an: mit Papst und Kaiser. Aus……続きを見る

During a major overhaul of British imperial policy following the Napoleonic Wars, an escaped convict reinvented himself as an improbable activist, renowned for his exposés of government misconduct a……続きを見る

This study explores the consumption practices of the landed aristocracy of Georgian England. Focussing on three families and drawing on detailed analysis of account books, receipted bills, household……続きを見る

1991 stand die Sowjetunion am Rand des politischen Kollapses. Das Baltikum hatte sich abgespalten und andere Republiken wollten nachziehen. Staatspräsident Gorbatschow agierte hilflos gegen die zers……続きを見る

Set in a seaside Resort Town on the Queensland Coast of Australia amid the glitz and glamour of a millionaire's playground, a tale of exploitation by the wealthy of the disenfranchised, the homeless……続きを見る

Sea Narratives: Cultural Responses to the Sea, 1600-Present explores the relationship between the sea and culture from the early modern period to the present. The collection uses the concept of the ……続きを見る

Founded in the grounds of Magdalen College 500 years ago, Magdalen College School has been educating centuries of students. Originally intended to offer free tuition in grammar, it has attracted stu……続きを見る

Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into ……続きを見る

In 1492 Columbus set out across the Atlantic; in 1776 American colonists declared their independence. Between these two events old authorities collapsedーLuther’s Reformation divided churches, and v……続きを見る

Family and Kinship in England 1450-1800 guides the reader through the changing relationships that made up the nature of family life from the late medieval period to the beginnings of industrialisati……続きを見る

The disintegration of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s is often described as the starting-point of the EEC/EU involvement in Western Balkan politics, as if no political relations had developed between ……続きを見る

Thisbook follows the story of the Second French Republic from its idealistic beginnings in February 1848 to its formal replacement in December 1852 by the Second Empire. Based on original archival r……続きを見る

Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. Known as "Old Hickory," he was the first President who championed the rights of the 'common man'. Originally from the frontier, he was ……続きを見る

The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse when, on a summer’s day in 1560, a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arna……続きを見る

This book offers an innovative approach to the character of the intellectual life of Catholics in Scotland. It looks at Catholic attempts to fight the appeal of communism amongst the working classes……続きを見る

There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social p……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el Titanic, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá: • Analizar el c……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Francisco Pizarro, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá: • Entend……続きを見る

On the surface, "wartime" is a period of time in which a society is at war. But we now live in what President Obama has called "an age without surrender ceremonies," where it is no longer easy to di……続きを見る

There is much heated rhetoric about the widening gulf between Europe and America. But are the US and Europe so different? Peter Baldwin, one of the world's leading historians of comparative social p……続きを見る

This lavishly illustrated volume explores the history of China during a period of dramatic shifts and surprising transformations, from the founding of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) through to the pre……続きを見る

This book analyzes the events that impacted the structure and competitive processes of the two dominant Cypriot political factions while under the watchful eye of British rule. Based on new archival……続きを見る

First published in 1971, this collection of short stories, set in the East End of London in the 1890s, offers a corrective to the view of nineties’ literature as dominated by aestheticism, and shows……続きを見る

On the surface, "wartime" is a period of time in which a society is at war. But we now live in what President Obama has called "an age without surrender ceremonies," where it is no longer easy to di……続きを見る

Chosen Men is a set of fast-action skirmish rules detailing the bloody skirmishes between light troops in the Napoleonic Wars. The primary focus of the game is on soldiers and NCOs in light 'flank' ……続きを見る

An illustrated history of Britain's coal mines and the lives of the miners who worked in them. Coal heated the homes, fuelled the furnaces and powered the engines of the Industrial Revolution. In th……続きを見る

Fairness and Freedom compares the history of two open societies--New Zealand and the United States--with much in common. Both have democratic polities, mixed-enterprise economies, individuated socie……続きを見る