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When the world closed its borders to desperate Jews fleeing Europe during World War II, Shanghai became an unexpected last haven for the refugees. An open port that could be entered without visas, t……続きを見る

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. The ‘Great War’, from July 1914 to November 1918, was without parallel. It brought to an end four dynasties, ignited revolution, and forged new……続きを見る

Rund 10.000 Jahre Wirtschaftsgeschichte werden in diesem schlanken Buch konzise zusammengefasst – von der Sesshaftwerdung des Menschen und den Anfängen des Ackerbaus bis in die Spätantike. Je komple……続きを見る

The startling economic and political answers behind Europe's historical dominance Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84 percent of the globe. But why did Europe establish global dominance, w……続きを見る

How medieval Dutch society laid the foundations for modern capitalism The Netherlands was one of the pioneers of capitalism in the Middle Ages, giving rise to the spectacular Dutch Golden Age while ……続きを見る

In 1885, Alfred Barnard was charged with the task of visiting and reporting on every active whisky distillery throughout Scotland, Ireland and England. It took him two exhaustive years. In this book……続きを見る

It is often assumed that cosmopolitan thinkers since the Renaissance have simply adopted and refined concepts from classical antiquity. This study argues that modern European cosmopolitanism should ……続きを見る

D-Day - June 6, 1944 - was a pivotal day in human history. This was the great turning point of the Second World War, when the largest armada ever assembled took a third of a million Allied men acros……続きを見る

Dieser Band enthält jene Daten zur Ereignis- und Kulturgeschichte der letzten 5000 Jahre, die man gerne stets präsent hätte - ein Vademecum der Geschichte. Es bietet anhand einer verantwortungsvoll ……続きを見る

Le Classcompilé n° 80 contient l'intégrale des mémoires du duc de Saint-Simon en 20 volumes. Le texte source a été contrôlé et corrigé le cas échéant pour cette édition numérique. Les illustrations ……続きを見る

Zeitroman und Schicksalspanorama: Der „Anschluss“ Österreichs durch die Nazis im März 1938 und ihr Einmarsch in Wien waren ein traumatischer Wendepunkt in der europäischen Geschichte. Anschaulich un……続きを見る

The whole course of history is very conveniently divided into three periodsーthe Ancient, the Medieval, and the Modern. Generally, fixed dates have been assigned for the beginning and end of each of……続きを見る

Sources for the History of Western Civilization is a primary source reader designed specifically to allow undergraduate students to interact with historical documents without unnecessary editorial i……続きを見る

An Instant New York Times Bestseller! China has concentration camps now. Why do Westerners claim our sins are unique? In an era of identity politics, it is now in vogue to celebrate non-Western cult……続きを見る

“The best history of free speech ever written and the best defense of free speech ever made.” ーP.J. O’Rourke Hailed as the “first freedom,” free speech is the bedrock of democracy. But it is a chal……続きを見る

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A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary When Martin Luther posted his “theses” on the door of the Witte……続きを見る

Originally published in 6 volumes, "The History of England from the invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688" has gone through over 100 editions. David Hume saw English history as an evol……続きを見る

**"Not only an engrossing read about the distant past, both informative and entertaining, but also a profoundly thought-provoking view of our not-really-so-‘new’ present . . . All medieval history i……続きを見る

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August *Lawrence Wright, author……続きを見る

The definitive biography of the legendary autocrat whose enlightened rule transformed the map of Europe and changed the course of history Few figures loom as large in European history as Frederick t……続きを見る

Der große Osteuropa-Historiker Karl Schlögel lädt mit seiner Archäologie des Kommunismus zu einer Neuvermessung der sowjetischen Welt ein. Wir wussten immer schon viel darüber, wie "das System" funk……続きを見る

'Een relevante dwarsdoorsnede van gebeurtenissen en mensen die Nederland hebben gevormd. Van harte aanbevolen.' National Geographic Historia Als je Nederland met dezelfde nieuwsgierige blik bekijkt ……続きを見る

“A journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself...[The Fabric of Civilization is] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix……続きを見る

Dreimal wurde Russland im 20.Jahrhundert neu erfunden: im Zuge der Modernisierung des späten Zarenreichs, unter den Kommunisten und nach dem Ende der Sowjetunion. Die Träume, die mit diesen Aufbrüch……続きを見る

No conflict of the Great War excites stronger emotions than the war in Flanders in the autumn of 1917, and no name better encapsulates the horror and apparent futility of the Western Front than Pass……続きを見る

Winner of the Norman B. Tomlinson, Jr. Prize “The best large-scale synthesis in any language of what we currently know and understand about this multidimensional, cataclysmic conflict.” ーRichard J.……続きを見る

In A History of Science in Society, Ede and Cormack trace the history of the changing place of science in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that kn……続きを見る

How empires have used diversity to shape the world order for more than two millennia Empiresーvast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambitionーhave dominated the political landsc……続きを見る

The appearance of a fourth printing of The Renaissance and English Humanism indicated the scholarly success this book has enjoyed for more than a decade. As a brief yet thoughtful and eloquent evalu……続きを見る