CK - Modern 8

First published in 1938, this volume details the steam engine as the most dynamic factor in the Industrial Revolution, freeing humanity from their age-long dependence upon the power of water, wind, ……続きを見る

An Anzac sporting tradition has been manufactured in Australia and become part of national identity. References to war are often found in Australian sport. Commemoration of war is done through sport……続きを見る

Many have viewed Kaiser Wilhelm II as having personally ruled Germany, dominating its politics, and choreographing its ambitious leap to global power. But how accurate is this picture? As The Kaiser……続きを見る

In this book Lynn Hunt and Jack R. Censer lucidly trace events from 1789 until the fall of Napoleon, stressing the global dimensions of the French Revolution and offering balanced coverage of both i……続きを見る

Penjelasan tentang Perang Krimea secara Ringkas dan Padat Semasa Eropah perlahan-lahan bangkit semula daripada kesan buruk akibat Perang Napoleion yang mengambil masa beberapa dekad, dunia mengorak ……続きを見る

War das Kaiserreich mit einem Geburtsfehler behaftet, weil es aus einer Serie von Kriegen hervorging? Befand sich die deutsche Politik nach 1871 auf einem nationalen »Sonderweg« oder lassen sich nic……続きを見る

The beginning the sixteenth century brought growing pressure within the Western Church for Reformation. The popes could not hold Western Christendom together and there was confusion about Church ref……続きを見る

Penjelasan tentang Perang Krimea secara Ringkas dan Padat Semasa Eropah perlahan-lahan bangkit semula daripada kesan buruk akibat Perang Napoleion yang mengambil masa beberapa dekad, dunia mengorak ……続きを見る

In the early nineteenth century China remained almost untouched by British and European powers - but as new technology started to change this balance, foreigners gathered like wolves around the weak……続きを見る

An innovative framework for advancing human rights Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve rights for all. Huma……続きを見る

Around the World in a Homemade Boat with Kids Our lifestyle has given us freedom of spirit, a feeling of accomplishment, and independence This book is not a travel guide, nor is it only a tale of sa……続きを見る

Die Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten im Januar 1933 ist ein Schlüsselereignis der Weltgeschichte. Die rasche Konsolidierung der Macht durch Hitler und die Beseitigung der Demokratie praktisch……続きを見る

Heroines in History: A Thousand Faces moves beyond stories of individual heroines, taking a thematic, synthesising and global in scope approach to challenge previous understandings of heroines in hi……続きを見る

Uno sguardo conciso sulla Guerra di Crimea In quei decenni di lento recupero, in cui l'Europa si stava gradualmente rialzando dagli effetti devastanti delle guerre napoleoniche, il mondo stava facen……続きを見る

Uno sguardo conciso sulla Guerra di Crimea In quei decenni di lento recupero, in cui l'Europa si stava gradualmente rialzando dagli effetti devastanti delle guerre napoleoniche, il mondo stava facen……続きを見る

Comprehensive and analytical, A History of the Arab–Israeli Conflict presents a balanced and impartial overview of this centuries-old struggle. Taking a clear and chronological approach to this comp……続きを見る

The United States Naval Aviation service celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2011 and since then it has continued to be at the forefront of military aviation developments. The past ten years have be……続きを見る

Die Chronik einer Katastrophe Intrigen, Machtkämpfe, Terror: Packend schildert Ralf Zerback in historischer Nahsicht drei turbulente deutsche Jahre, die das Ende der Demokratie markieren. Mit einem ……続きを見る

On a chilly December afternoon in 1975, Bernard Whitehurst Jr., a 33-year-old father of four, was mistaken for a robbery suspect by Montgomery, Alabama, police officers. A brief foot chase ensued, a……続きを見る

Hierarchies at Home traces the experiences of Cuban domestic workers from the abolition of slavery through the 1959 revolution. Domestic service – childcare, cleaning, chauffeuring for private homes……続きを見る

Whose fault are financial crises, and who is responsible for stopping them, or repairing the damage? Impunity and Capitalism develops a new approach to the history of capitalism and inequality by us……続きを見る

Christian Schmidt-Rost vergleicht die Jazzszenen in der DDR und Polen und beschäftigt sich mit den transatlantischen Transferprozessen, in die sie eingebunden waren. Sein Buch gibt einen Einblick in……続きを見る

Der Autor betrachtet erstmals die Personalberatungsbranche unter historischen Aspekten. Anhand von Zeitzeugeninterviews, der Auswertung und Analyse von über 600 Personalberatungen, mehr als 1.000 ze……続きを見る

During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Rep……続きを見る

Since the Enlightenment, the definition of terms such as humanity, citizenship and rights has fluctuated and these ideas continue to have relevance for contemporary discussions of globalization from……続きを見る

Views of Albion is the first comprehensive study of the reception of British art and design in Central Europe at the turn of the twentieth century. The author proposes a new map of European Art Nouv……続きを見る

This anthology presents the work of several authors from different academic disciplines. Film and literature experts, sociologists, historians and theatrologists analyse the Polish memory of the Naz……続きを見る

Dieses Buch präsentiert erstmals ein bislang unbekanntes Werk aus dem Nachlass des Psychologen Karl Marbe (1869–1953). Seine «zeitgemäßen Betrachtungen» sind eine populär verfasste, aber dennoch tie……続きを見る

Dass die deutsche Bildungsgeschichte nach 1945 nur unter Berücksichtigung des Auslands verstanden werden kann, beweist die Rolle der Allierten im Wiederaufbau des Erziehungswesens. Die in diesem Ban……続きを見る

Un autre livre de cette collection, De la belgitude à la belgité, s’attachait à la fortune critique et au renouvellement foncier que la Belgitude apporta aux études consacrées aux lettres belges fra……続きを見る