CK - Modern 7

This collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history, public appre……続きを見る

For six hundred years, the nations of Europe and North America have periodically attempted to coerce, invade, or conquer other societies. They have relied on their superior technology to do so, yet ……続きを見る

Les Mémoires de Bismarck - le "Chancelier de fer" - pour la première fois réédités en français dans une édition présentée et annotée par Jean-Paul Bled. Comme Napoléon avant lui, Bismarck domine de ……続きを見る

Als sich die Wehrmacht gegen Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs aus den von ihr besetzten Ländern zurückzog, hinterließ sie nicht nur Tod und Zerstörung, sondern auch Hunderttausende von Kindern, die deuts……続きを見る

The most current and insightful look at the politics and culture of the Bond world as the last Daniel Craig movie hits theaters. This book presents an insightful and thoroughly entertaining explorat……続きを見る

The Idea of Development in Africa challenges prevailing international development discourses about the continent, by tracing the history of ideas, practices, and 'problems' of development used in Af……続きを見る

The apparently accelerating arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and the precarious political conditions existing in many parts of the world have given rise to new anxiety about ……続きを見る

La version originale retrouvée du Mémorial. " On retrouve désormais un Napoléon plus authentique. " Le Parisien " Saluons en tout cas la résolution d'une des plus vieilles énigmes de l'édition et ga……続きを見る

Dynamite on the Tropic of Cancer is the radical, explosive retelling of the first decade of the 'Father of Modern China' Dr Sun Yatsen’s globally shaped formation as a professional revolutionist, an……続きを見る

"De lærde er uenige, om bondebyen omkring Frue Kirke eller fiskerbyen ved St. Nikolai er den ældste. Den sidste har i hvert fald givet vor hovedstad navn. "Havn" hed den i gamle dage. "Kaupmannehafn……続きを見る

William the Silent and the Dutch Revolt examines the first stages of the Dutch struggle against Spanish rule during the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The book analyses the causes of growin……続きを見る

Originally published in 1977, this book investigates the controversial question as to whether England has seen two industrial revolutions, whether economic changes in the sixteenth and seventeenth c……続きを見る

David Brock is the ultimate happy warrior. Once a leading right-wing hit man, Brock is now the Left's pre-eminent defender and truth-teller. In this incisive, personal account, Brock disarms the maj……続きを見る

La première biographie d'une inconnue qui mérite de passer à la postérité. Reprenant les mots de l'abbé de Choisy, Françoise Chandernagor fait dire à Madame de Maintenon dans sa magnifique Allée du ……続きを見る

It was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern era. This “journey to the East” is explored by Liam……続きを見る

'Demick schittert.' **** NRC Handelsblad 1958, Ngawa, Tibet: Als de zevenjarige Gonpo, kroonprinses van de Mei-Dynastie, na een reis met haar moeder terugkeert naar haar stad, ziet ze vanuit de vert……続きを見る

A captivating historical look at the cultural and artistic significance of shells in early modern Europe Among nature’s most artful creations, shells have long inspired the curiosity and passion of ……続きを見る

Historians have long recognized that the classical heritage of ancient Rome contributed to the development of a vibrant society in Spanish South America, but was the impact a one-way street? Althoug……続きを見る

This book explores the consequences of the latest political shifts in Central Eastern Europe: the rise of right-wing parties and, among other things, politics becoming more invested in history. Thes……続きを見る

Die unheimliche Gegengeschichte Deutschlands nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg Deutschland ist nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg keine wieder- oder neugeborene Demokratie, sondern eine besiegte Nation, die von Wu……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1970, examines the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, when an entire industrial city was devastated and the bulk of its population killed or wounded. Coming days after the bom……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1948, is an in-depth examination of the campaigns in Burma following the Japanese invasion in 1942 until after the surrender in 1945. The author, a military observer un……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million people, mostly children, from the cities to the countryside – and how it affected……続きを見る

This book provides a diplomatic history of a turning point in Antarctic governance: the 1991 adoption of comprehensive environmental protection obligations for an entire continent, which prohibited ……続きを見る

The apparently accelerating arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union and the precarious political conditions existing in many parts of the world have given rise to new anxiety about ……続きを見る

Thailand was a key ally of the United States after WWII, serving as a bulwark against communism in Southeast Asia and as a base for US troops during the Vietnam War. In return, the US provided it wi……続きを見る

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in Afghanistan, its desperate endgame, and the war’s echoing legacy. Elliot Ackerman lef……続きを見る

Jeff Strickland tells the powerful story of Nicholas Kelly, the enslaved craftsman who led the Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion, the largest slave revolt in the history of the antebellum America……続きを見る

Analyses the roots of power, patriarchy, ecological destruction and capitalist dynamics, of anti-apartheid resistance and of on-going movements against inequality and injustice in contemporary South……続きを見る

In 1994, the first non-racial elections in South Africa brought Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress to office; elections since have confirmed the ANC's hold, both popular and legitimate……続きを見る