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The unleashing of the French Revolution in 1789 resulted in the acceleration of time coupled with an inability to predict what might happen next. As unprecedented events outpaced the days, those cau……続きを見る

Until the 19th century, women were regularly excluded from graduate education. When this convention changed, it was largely thanks to Jewish women from Russia. Raised to be strong and independent, t……続きを見る

A Primer in Theatre History covers productions, personalities, theories, innovations, and plays from ancient Greece to the Spanish Golden Age. Grange discusses theatre from 534 BC in Athens to 1681 ……続きを見る

A charmingly personal history of Hapsburg Europe, as lively as it is informative, by the author of Germania For centuries much of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was in the royal hands of the very ……続きを見る

Remembering the Cold War examines how, more than two decades since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cold War legacies continue to play crucial roles in defining national identities and shaping inte……続きを見る

This deeply informed book traces the dramatic history of early Soviet-western relations after World War I. Michael Jabara Carley provides a lively exploration of the formative years of Soviet foreig……続きを見る

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relat……続きを見る

A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition and assimilation between the Netherlands and England during the 17th century, revealing the ways in which Dutch tolerance, resilience and……続きを見る

From the award-winning historian and author of Revolutionary Mothers (“Incisive, thoughtful, spiced with vivid anecdotes. Don’t miss it.”ーThomas Fleming) and Civil War Wives (“Utterly fresh . . . S……続きを見る

Ce livre numérique est conçu pour une utilisation simple et agréable avec vos liseuses et applications. Il contient une page des matières interactive pour naviguer d'un chapitre à l'autre. Nicolas M……続きを見る

The Western Front, running from the Belgian coast in the north to the Swiss border in the south, was to prove the decisive battlefront of World War I. It was where the great powers of Germany, Franc……続きを見る

Cos'è stata davvero la marcia su Roma? Una rivoluzione? Un colpo di stato? Un incredibile azzardo politico di Mussolini che riuscì nonostante la palese impreparazione delle camice nere? Silverstone ……続きを見る

Yearbook of World Electronics Data 1994, Volume 1: West Europe presents a review of the world electronics industries and markets with detailed estimates and forecasts of the size of the production a……続きを見る

A thoroughly updated history of the legendary French Foreign Legion by the bestselling author of Who Dares Wins Tony Geraghty analyses the legend and re-examines the battle honours of the Foreign Le……続きを見る

A magisterial chronicle of the calamity that crippled Europe in 1914. 1914: a year of unparalleled change. The year that diplomacy failed, Imperial Europe was thrown into its first modernised warfar……続きを見る

A rich and wonderful history of quinine – the cure for malaria. In the summer of 1623, ten cardinals and hundreds of their attendants, engaged in electing a new Pope, died from the 'mal'aria' or 'ba……続きを見る

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Women, Work and Family is a classic of women's history and is still the only text on the history of women's work in England and France, providing an excellent introduction to the changing status of ……続きを見る

While a culture may have a dominant way of "mapping," its geography is always plural, and there is always competition among conceptions of space. Beginning with this understanding, this book traces ……続きを見る

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The dream of capturing and organizing knowledge is as old as history. From the archives of ancient Sumeria and the Library of Alexandria to the Library of Congress and Wikipedia, humanity has wrestl……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume contains Karel Capek's "Letters From Holland". It is a collection of sketches in words and pictures of the Netherlands written by the Czech author during his visit to a liter……続きを見る

Learn the history of World War I in an easy afternoon read. World War One, or the “Great War” as it was called at the time, was the devastating consequence of a Serbian revolutionary group’s 1914 mu……続きを見る

Towering above printers of his time and their successors for many years afterward was the figure of Robert Estienne, the great French lexicographer of the sixteenth century, whose contribution to kn……続きを見る

This book investigates the extent to which the EU has defined and operationalised the notion of effective multilateralism. Reform has dominated the agenda of the EU in recent years with the adoption……続きを見る

The profoundly inspiring and fully documented saga of Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl whose "voices" moved her to rally the French nation and a reluctant king against British invaders in 1428, h……続きを見る

The Dutch Revolt 1559-1648 begins by illustrating the historical background and causes of the revolt. This is followed by chronological sections devoted to each phase of the revolt and an assesment ……続きを見る

Can independent nations unify politically? Amitai Etzioni raised this searching question in his seminal 1965 book, Political Unification: A Comparative Study of Leaders and Forces. In this revised e……続きを見る

Le dernier combattant, toutes nations confondues, de la Première Guerre mondiale est mort en 2011. Pourtant, sur l’ancienne ligne de front, la Grande Guerre n’appartient pas qu’au passé. En bien des……続きを見る

Un ouvrage richement illustré comportant les œuvres phares de toutes les époques présentées dans le Rijksmuseum d’Amsterdam. Un guide parfait pour préparer votre visite, et qui vous fera reconnaître……続きを見る