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The Invention of Paris is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan. Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo……続きを見る

Nineteenth-century France was one of the world's great cultural beacons, renowned for its dazzling literature, philosophy, art, poetry and technology. Yet this was also a tumultuous century of polit……続きを見る

'Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.' -Joseph Stalin Worshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao ……続きを見る

They called themselves the Motherfuckers; others called them a "street gang with an analysis." Osha Neumann's thoughtful, funny, and honest account of his part in ’60s counterculture is also an unfl……続きを見る

Invaded in 1830, populated by one million settlers who co-existed uneasily with nine million Arabs and Berbers, Algeria was different from other French colonies because it was administered as an int……続きを見る

‘This is history as it should be. It is stunningly written, I could not put it down. This is the best account of the French Revolution I have ever read.’ Alison Weir, author of ‘Henry VIII, King and……続きを見る

A dozen star historians on what might have happened at history's turning points if the dice had fallen differently. 'Stimulating, provocative and playful' Literary Review Throughout history, great a……続きを見る

Simone Weil (1909-1943) professeur agrégée de philosophie. Après avoir enseigné au Puy, elle quitte la France, en 1942, allant d’abord aux Etats-Unis puis à Londre……続きを見る

This collection of writings and images documents the political history of NYC’s Lower East Side, describing the lives and struggles of the radicals, artists, and immigrants that populated and politi……続きを見る

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has provided fresh perspectives from which to view the Revolution out of which it grew. The Russian Revolution, 1917-1921, by Ronald Kowalski, reviews the ev……続きを見る

Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed’s eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping recor……続きを見る

Cartea România în decembrie 1989. De la revolta populară la lovitura de stat îl are ca autor pe profesorul universitar Corvin Lupu, istoric cunoscut în România şi &ici……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. ‘Remember, remember, the fifth of November’. The gunpowder plot is a famed tale of treachery that continues to fascinate and capture the imagin……続きを見る

'Death is the solution to all problems. No man - no problem.' Joseph Stalin Worshipped by the Russians as a great leader, Stalin was one of modern history's greatest tyrants, rivalling Hitler, Mao Z……続きを見る

Discover the scope of the world’s history * With exclusive article by Richard Overy * Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of global terrorism and environmental issues,……続きを見る

Includes:•Charles River Editors original biography of Marie Antoinette•Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty by Arthur Leon Imbert de Saint-Amand•Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette, Que……続きを見る

An extraordinary work of historical imagination from the double Booker Prize-winning author of the Wolf Hall trilogy, now a major TV series, this is Hilary Mantel’s epic novel of the French Revoluti……続きを見る

Antonio Gramsci: A very short introduction. On November 8th, 1926 Antonio Gramsci, a newspaper editor, Marxist thinker, and elected member of the parliament for the Italian Communist Party was arres……続きを見る

Love, war, duty, faith, betrayal and belief – a revolutionary new view of the Spanish Civil War through the eyes and experiences of the women who endured it, by the greatest historian of Spain: ‘Pas……続きを見る

Joseph II, empereur d'Autriche, décrit sa sœur Marie-Antoinette, princesse et épouse du souverain français Louis XVI, comme une femme « aimable et honnête &raqu……続きを見る

Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ……続きを見る

A personal, first-hand account of life as a Revolutionary War soldier In this honest and detailed memoir, Joseph Plumb Martin narrates his adventures in the army of a newborn country. He recounts th……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Nicknamed ‘The Anarchy' for its unprecedented levels of chaos and disorder, the succession crisis that followed the death of King Henry I in 11……続きを見る

Books for All Kinds of ReadersReadHowYouWant offers the widest selection of on-demand accessible format editions on the market today. Our 7 different sizes of EasyRead™ are optimized by increasing t……続きを見る

The most comprehensive collection of letters by Rosa Luxemburg ever published in English, this book includes 190 letters written to leading figures in the European and international labor and social……続きを見る

This concise study of Ireland’s revolutionary years charts the demise of the home rule movement and the rise of militant nationalism that led eventually to the partition of Ireland and independence ……続きを見る

The American Revolutionーan event that gave America its first real "story" as an independent nation, distinct from native and colonial originsーcontinues to live on in the public's memory, celebrate……続きを見る

A vivid chronicle of the first blow in the Irish revolution - by the people who were there In 1947 the Bureau of Military History was established by the Irish government to record the experiences of……続きを見る

The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16–17, 1918 has long been a defining moment in world history. This book gives a riveting day-by-day account of the last fourteen……続きを見る

Ostensibly a biography of the gaucho barbarian Juan Facundo Quiroga, Facundo is also a complex, passionate work of history, sociology, and political commentary, and Latin America's most important es……続きを見る