ANNA - History 1

The Chechen War was supposed to be over in 1996 after the first Yeltsin campaign, but in the summer of 1999, the new Putin government decided, in their own words, to 'do the job properly'. Before al……続きを見る

Österreichische Geschichte aus erotischer Sicht Josefine Mutzenbacher wurde zur berühmtesten Wiener Dirne, ja, zum Synonym für die Wiener Dirne schlechthin. Sie hat nicht ein-, sondern tausendfach g……続きを見る

An unflinching account of Russia's brutal war in Chechnya by a reporter who was assassinated because of her work Chechnya, a 6,000-square-mile corner of the northern Caucasus, has struggled under Ru……続きを見る

'Full of lively stories ... leaves the reader with an awed respect for the translator's task' Economist Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it al……続きを見る

In "The Alexiad," Anna Komnene presents a vivid historical account of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, and the Byzantine Empire during the pivotal years of the First Crusade. Written in a sop……続きを見る

In the period following the collapse of the Carolingian Empire up to the Fourth Lateran Council (1215), the episcopate everywhere in Europe experienced substantial and important change, brought abou……続きを見る

The Rogerenes is an ambitious anthology that explores the rich tapestry of narratives surrounding the Rogerenes, a unique religious sect from 18th-century America known for their radical approach to……続きを見る

An insider’s account of the infamous Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal that scapegoated black employees for problems rooted in the education reform movement. In March of 2013, 35 educators in ……続きを見る

Lady Science is an online magazine focusing on women and gender in the history and popular culture of science, technology, and medicine. Each year, our writers and editors publish 22 critical essays……続きを見る

Forced Migration in the Feminist Imagination explores how feminist acts of imaginative expression, community-building, scholarship, and activism create new possibilities for women experiencing force……続きを見る

It is 1596 and in Mexico the Inquisition is at its most efficient. A young man trembles in his cell as he prays for salvation, torn between the Christianity he was schooled in and his ancestral fait……続きを見る

Though often overlooked in conventional accounts, women with myriad backgrounds and countless talents have made an impact on Polish and Polish American history. John J. Bukowczyk gathers articles fr……続きを見る

Nel periodo dell’occupazione nazista della città di Roma, che durò nove mesi dal settembre 1943 al 4 giugno 1944, due furono le deportazioni massicce di uomini: la prima di duemilacinquecento cara……続きを見る

"Howdy, folks. This story starts back in 1886, in Henrietta, Texas. My name is Bob and I was six years old back then..." Thus speaks Bob Crump, the author's father, as he begins to describe the fami……続きを見る

Anna e Alberto Oliverio intrecciano in questo pamphlet i percorsi di scienza e letteratura negli ultimi tre secoli mostrando come «la cultura umanistica abbia risentito delle idee della scienza e qu……続きを見る

Spannend ist sie, die Geschichte der Oberpfalz, dieses Verbindungslandes zwischen Franken und Böhmen, mal Brücke, mal Endstation, je nach politischer Großwetterlage. Dies war Chance in guten und Bür……続きを見る

Fin des années 60 en France, Anna, 4 ans, est abandonnée à l’hôpital Saint-Vincent de Paul. Elle devient pupille, et sous la « protection » de l’État ira de Charybde en Scylla, de familles d’accueil……続きを見る

C'est effectuant des recherches sur Maat, la déesse de la justice de l'ancienne Egypte, que j'ai compris combien il était difficile aux égyptologues de comprendre les vestiges de l'ancienne Egypte, ……続きを見る

This major work reveals the dark heart of the history of the Stolen Generations in Australia. It shows that, from the earliest times of European colonization, Aboriginal Australians experienced the ……続きを見る

Józef Boruwlaski was the most famous dwarf of the Enlightenment age. Polish-born, he travelled extensively throughout Europe, appearing and performing at royal courts and salons, before settling in……続きを見る

Radical Conflictaddresses conflict at interpersonal and communal, legal and rhetorical, ethnopolitical, global, and geopolitical levels. The conflicts analyzed are "radical" because in each some int……続きを見る

Online genetic testing services are increasingly being offered to consumers who are becoming exposed to, and knowledgeable about, new kinds of genetic technologies, as the launch of a 23andme geneti……続きを見る

Analyzing a wide body of cultural texts, including literature, film, and other visual arts, Gender, Empire, and Postcolony: Luso-Afro-Brazilian Intersections is a diverse collection of essays on gen……続きを見る

Part of a new Holocaust remembrance series of important testimonies and memoirs from the unique collections of Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre. Anna Podgajecki was born in Korzec,……続きを見る

Rebuilding Shattered Worlds explores the ways a demolished neighborhood in Easton, Pennsylvania, still resonates in the imaginations of displaced residents. Drawing on six years of ethnographic rese……続きを見る

Shedding new light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute “deadbeat dads,” Wives without Husbands traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to ma……続きを見る

This archaeological report provides a comprehensive study of the excavations carried out at Amheida House B2 in Egypt's Dakhleh Oasis between 2005 and 2007, followed by three study seasons between 2……続きを見る

Thomas Dekker (c.1572-1632) was a prolific playwright and pamphleteer chiefly remembered for his vivid and witty portrayals of everyday London life. This book uses Dekker’s prose pamphlets (publishe……続きを見る

In this path-breaking book Anna Arrowsmith analyses gendered dating behaviour and shows how men’s behaviour is both defined and illustrated by societal norms that require a particular masculine perf……続きを見る

This book asks how 21st century technologies such as the Internet, mobile phones and social media are transforming human memory and its relationship to gender. Each epoch brings with it new media te……続きを見る