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A fascinating account of the life of one of the most famous women of the Victorian era. For more than a decade in the second half of the nineteenth century Georgina Weldon (1837-1914) was one of the……続きを見る

Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries workhouses were a key provider of medical care to the poor. Workhouse beds in Britain far outnumbered beds provided by charitable hospitals, and a ……続きを見る

A comprehensive study of every aspect of chivalry and chivalric culture. Chivalry lay at the heart of elite society in the Middle Ages, but it is a nebulous concept which defies an easy definition. ……続きを見る

In questo piccolo ebook vi racconto le vicende che hanno portato alla cancellazione, dopo sette secoli, del Regno di Sicilia dalla mappa geografica mondiale. 続きを見る

Hannah Arendt's definitive work on totalitarianismーan essential component of any study of twentieth-century political history. The Origins of Totalitarianism begins with the rise of anti-Semitism i……続きを見る

A signboard from the most advanced civilization in the ancient world. The lost notebooks of a mathematical genius. A line on a map that divided a country into two. Read about these and 97 other amaz……続きを見る

Since the eighteenth century, the one-to-one singing lesson has been the most common method of delivery. The scenario allows the teacher to familiarise and individualise the lesson to suit the needs……続きを見る

Kvindehistoriker Nanna Damsholt undersøger i sin disputats "Kvindebilledet i dansk højmiddelalder" fra 1985 kvindesynet i Danmark omkring år 1200 på baggrund af, hvorledes kvinder fremstilles i litt……続きを見る

Il buio su Parigi - scrive Giovanna Pancheri - non è un'analisi, non è un'inchiesta ma vuole «essere un racconto di quanto accaduto, dettagliato e vissuto in prima persona non solo da chi è stato tr……続きを見る

The Lord's Resistance Army is Africa's most persistent and notorious 'terrorist' group. Led by the mysterious Joseph Kony, it has committed a series of horrific human rights abuses, including massac……続きを見る

Franca Ongaro è stata una intellettuale di straordinario impegno civile: il suo nome è da sempre legato a quello del marito Franco Basaglia, con il quale si è resa protagonista della «rivoluzione cu……続きを見る

La imagen popular de los vikingos es la de un pueblo de hombres altos y pelirrojos, feroces y audaces, que recorrían las costas de Europa deteniéndose únicamente para saquear monasterios y prender f……続きを見る

At the moment of the publication of this book 75 years have passed since the defeat and beginning of the occupation of Germany by the victorious Allies, and 30 years since the reunification of the c……続きを見る

Annandale Family History Discovered is a four hundred year story about the surname Annandale. Emerging in Scotland this rare name spread across the globe, carried by people of spirit and endeavour. ……続きを見る

2022 History Book Festival Official Selection. The 1930s still conjure painful images: the great want of the Depression, and overseas, the exuberant crowds motivated by self-appointed national savio……続きを見る

Il Tre-Quattrocento in Italia fu un periodo cruciale sotto tutti gli aspetti: i Comuni si trasformarono in Signorie, creando forme di governo “nazionali” ma non nazionalistiche, che al di là di alcu……続きを見る

Among the numerous faults of those who pass their lives recklessly and without due reflexion, my good friend Liberalis, I should say that there is hardly any one so hurtful to society as this, that ……続きを見る

When, on October 11th, 1899, shortly before 5 o'clock in the afternoon, martial law was proclaimed throughout the Transvaal and Orange Free State, South Africa, and after the great exodus of British……続きを見る

Welche Beweggründe motivierten Deutsche, in die NSDAP einzutreten? Und welche Strategien wählten genau diese Parteimitglieder nach 1945, um sich in ihren Entnazifizierungsprozessen zu entlasten? Anh……続きを見る

Menschen, die die Existenz eines Gottes verneinen, sahen sich in der gesamten Geschichte Europas Verfolgungen ausgesetzt. Atheismus war hier vor allem eine Konfrontation mit der christlichen Lehre. ……続きを見る

Die von Deutschen im Nationalsozialismus begangenen Verbrechen wären nicht möglich gewesen ohne die Existenz eines Geflechts von geteilten ethischen Überzeugungen. "Dichte" Begriffe wie "Arbeit", "V……続きを見る

It is our habit to class under the name of light literature all fiction, from that of Richardson to the ephemeral stories of the latest London favourite, though, as a matter of fact, even that histo……続きを見る

400 years ago this November the most ambitious and extraordinary plot ever conceived in this country came close to success: the attempt by Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators to destroy in a sing……続きを見る

'A gorgeously exuberant account. . . writing that is natural and vivacious . . . a fascinating and hugely enjoyable read.' Bernardine Evaristo, from the Introduction Travelling over from Jamaica as ……続きを見る

Raphael's St George and the Dragon is the work of a genius - an exquisitely rendered vision of heroism and innocence by one of the greatest painters of all time. Yet the painting's creation is only ……続きを見る

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Witchcraft is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to the magical myths that have coloured the popular imagination for centuries. Written by celebrat……続きを見る

Amok ist eine psychische Extremsituation, die durch Unzurechnungsfähigkeit und absolute Gewaltbereitschaft gekennzeichnet werden kann. Dieses Buch begibt sich auf die Spur der schlimmsten Amokläufer……続きを見る

The writings of Cicero contain hundreds of quotations of Latin poetry. This book examines his citations of Latin poets writing in diverse poetic genres and demonstrates the importance of poetry as a……続きを見る

This volume presents state-of-the-art creative scholarship in political science and area studies with an emphasis on Russia. The contributors, all well-known in their specialties, share the convicti……続きを見る

England’s famed Lake Districtーbest known as the place of inspiration for the Wordsworths, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and other Romantic-era writersーis the locus of this pioneering study, which imple……続きを見る