AYA - History 17

Firelight falling on soft velvet carpet, where white lily buds trail along azure ground, on chairs of white-polished wood that glitters like ivory, with puffy of seats of blue satin; on blue and gil……続きを見る

Beloved ones of God, you may belong to any race, cast, creed, or nation, still you are all impartially beloved by God. You may be a believer or an unbeliever in the supreme Being, but He cares not. ……続きを見る

TWO GIRLS. ROSE sat all alone in the big best parlor, with her little handkerchief laid ready to catch the first tear, for she was thinking of her troubles, and a shower was expected. She had retire……続きを見る

Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira ……続きを見る

Raja Rammohun Roy has come to be called the 'Maker of Modern India. Without giving up what was good and noble in the past, he laid the foundations for a great future. He put an end to the horrible c……続きを見る

First Published in 1979. The collection of writings brought together in this book was written within the last ten years in different circumstances and for different purposes. However, they have one ……続きを見る

One of the most fascinating books on pre-Columbian and early colonial Peru was written by a Peruvian Indian named Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala. This book, The First New Chronicle and Good Government,……続きを見る

Historians have long believed that Catholics were late and ambivalent supporters of the German nation. Rebecca Ayako Bennette’s bold new interpretation demonstrates definitively that from the beginn……続きを見る

A prolonged illness, added to other causes, has disappointed my hope of completing an elaborate biography of my father. This memoir by Mr. Tuckerman is devoted chiefly to the part borne by Judge Jay……続きを見る

Since the publication of my first work on the discoveries at Nineveh much progress has been made in deciphering the cuneiform character, and the contents of many highly interesting and important ins……続きを見る

Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: legendary Underground Railroad leader Harrie……続きを見る

In Haiti, History, and the Gods, Joan Dayan charts the cultural imagination of Haiti not only by reconstructing the island's history but by highlighting ambiguities and complexities that have been i……続きを見る

Since after the Second World War, the crime of aggression is – along with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes – a “core crime” under international law. However, despite a formal recogni……続きを見る

First published in 1999. This is volume II which includes the English translation of Giordano Bruno's selected works of the Hermetic Tradition, from 1964. 続きを見る

He was a son of Africa who became father to a nation and, for billions of people around the world, a beacon of hope, courage, and perseverance in the face of opposition. Now, acclaimed poet Maya Ang……続きを見る

Do historians “write their biographies” with the subjects they choose to address in their research? In this collection, editors Alan M. Kraut and David A. Gerber compiled eleven original essays by h……続きを見る

Who Was She Bayard Taylor, american poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author (1825-1878) This ebook presents «Who Was She», from Bayard Taylor. A dynamic table of contents enables to jum……続きを見る

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor, american poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author (1825-1878) This ebook presents «The Lands of the Saracen», from Bayard Taylor. A dynamic table ……続きを見る

Views a foot Bayard Taylor, american poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author (1825-1878) This ebook presents «Views a foot», from Bayard Taylor. A dynamic table of contents……続きを見る

A History of Germany Bayard Taylor, american poet, literary critic, translator, and travel author (1825-1878) This ebook presents «A History of Germany», from Bayard Taylor. A dynamic table of conte……続きを見る

From the author of ‘Edge of Empire’ comes a fascinating, thought-provoking and alternative history of the American Revolution – that of those Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire. Geor……続きを見る

There is much excitement about Web 2.0 as an unprecedented, novel, community-building space for experiencing, producing, and consuming leisure, particularly through social network sites. What is nee……続きを見る

The book undertakes a critical examination of health service development in India and provides an explanation of its underdevelopment. It analyzes the trajectory of health services development in In……続きを見る

This book examines Arab approaches to mediation, negotiation and settlement of political disputes. This book proposes that two clusters of independent variables are potentially responsible for the d……続きを見る

At a crucial moment in the Second World War, an obscure French general reaches a fateful personal decision: to fight on alone after his government’s flight from Paris and its capitulation to Nazi Ge……続きを見る

The first comprehensive analysis of a strategically located ceremonial center on the island of Puerto Rico The prehistoric civic-ceremonial center of Tibes is located on the southern coast of Puerto……続きを見る

In 1989 three Muslim schoolgirls from a Paris suburb refused to remove their Islamic headscarves in class. The headscarf crisis signaled an Islamic revival among the children of North African immigr……続きを見る

The true story of World War 2’s legendary Hell’s Angelsーthe 8th Air Force’s 303rd Bomb Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-……続きを見る

The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical f……続きを見る

Mysticism is the essence and the basis of all knowledge, science, art, philosophy, religion and literature. These all come under the heading of mysticism. When one traces the origin of medicine, whi……続きを見る