Chloë - History 1

The Cult of the Chafing Dish is a charming and evocative exploration of early 20th-century culinary culture, written by renowned author and food enthusiast, Samuel Travers Clover. First published in……続きを見る

Why empires fall ー and what that reveals about power, survival, and human nature. History is not just a record of progress. It's a graveyard of fallen empires. From Carthage and Ur to the USSR and ……続きを見る

Against Apion is a compelling defense of Judaism against the critiques made by the Hellenistic writer Apion and others. Flavius Josephus employs a sophisticated blend of rhetoric and historical argu……続きを見る

Race and empire tells the story of a short-lived but vehement eugenics movement that emerged among a group of Europeans in Kenya in the 1930s, unleashing a set of writings on racial differences in i……続きを見る

T. Iyenaga's "The Constitutional Development of Japan 1853-1881" offers a meticulous exploration of Japan's transformative constitutional evolution during a pivotal era. Through a comprehensive narr……続きを見る

In "An Essay on the Antient and Modern State of Ireland," Henry Brooke offers a profound examination of Ireland's socio-political landscape during the early 18th century. Blending historical analysi……続きを見る

In "Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867," William Dunn Macray presents a comprehensive historical account of one of the world's most renowned libraries, tracing its evolution……続きを見る

Le Chili constitue un laboratoire de la néo-libéralisation des ressources en eau depuis l’application du Code de l’eau de 1981 et de la Constitution de 1980 aujourd’hui contestés. Cet ouvrage recons……続きを見る

Weaving together thousands of archival fragments, this study explores a shared Black Atlantic world where the meanings of slavery and freedom were fiercely contested and claimed. It recreates the wo……続きを見る

This is the story of the women from the Indian Subcontinent who fought against British imperial power from the 1600s until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. It begins by looking at the……続きを見る

In "Vermont Riflemen in the War for the Union, 1861 to 1865," William Young Warren Ripley provides a meticulously researched and gripping account of the contributions of Vermont soldiers during the ……続きを見る

In "Prison Life in Andersonville," John Levi Maile offers a vivid and harrowing portrayal of the infamous Confederate prison during the American Civil War. Using a blend of firsthand accounts, metic……続きを見る

Flavius Josephus's "The Complete Works" stands as a monumental survey of Jewish history, culture, and the tumultuous events surrounding the Jewish-Roman conflict of the first century. Written in a f……続きを見る

In "The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem," Flavius Josephus intricately chronicles the turbulent events leading up to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE. This historical……続きを見る

Josephus's "Against Apion" is a profound defense of Jewish culture and a rebuttal against the critical interpretations of Jewish history by the Hellenistic lexicographer Apion. Written in classical ……続きを見る

In "The Epidemics of the Middle Ages," J. F. C. Hecker presents a meticulous survey of the plagues and pestilences that ravaged Europe during the medieval period. Hecker's literary style is both sch……続きを見る

White women who inhabited the West Indies in the eighteenth century fascinated metropolitan observers. In popular prints, novels, and serial publications, these women appeared to stray from "proper"……続きを見る

The first sustained study of the vibrant links between domestic craft and British colonialism In the eighteenth century, women’s contributions to empire took fewer official forms than those collecte……続きを見る

In "Campaign and Battle of Lynchburg, Va," Charles Minor Blackford meticulously recounts the pivotal military engagements that shaped the outcome of the American Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley. ……続きを見る

Vers une désoccidentalisation du monde ? La guerre d’agression lancée par la Russie en Ukraine cristallise et rend visible des tendances déjà à l’œuvre, et les accélère. Déclin relatif de l’hégémoni……続きを見る

In this book, Chloë Rae Edmonson analyzes performance sites from throughout U.S. history to reveal the material ways that drinking culture is performative, immersive performance is intoxicating, and……続きを見る

Dans la vallée du Nil émerge au terme d’un processus culturel complexe l’un des plus anciens États territoriaux du monde, dirigé par une royauté sacrée et une administration qui se développe et évol……続きを見る

À l’heure de la mondialisation, la manière de faire de l’histoire évolue. Pour tenir compte des interconnexions croissantes entre les différentes parties du monde, l’histoire globale a émergé. Ce no……続きを見る

This book shows how twenty-first-century writing about Northern England imagines alternative democratic futures for the region and the English nation, signalling the growing awareness of England as ……続きを見る

This book is a study of the representation of the Persian empire in English drama across the early modern period, from the 1530s to the 1690s. The wide focus of this book, encompassing thirteen dram……続きを見る

Troisième commune du département du Val-de-Marne, Champigny-sur-Marne est une ville discrète dont l’histoire reste peu connue de ses habitants. Modeste village jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle, la cité se dév……続きを見る

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than, ‘I was there.’ Read Luck of the Draw and the life of F……続きを見る

Dans le monde du XXIème siècle, le local se trouve lié aux échelles plus larges, nationale, continentale, internationale. Et la région est un échelon remarquable de construction harmonieuse, enthous……続きを見る

This major new study examines the history of Chinese theologies as they have navigated dynastic change, anti-imperialism, and the heights of Maoist propaganda In this groundbreaking and authoritativ……続きを見る

In early modern England, epitomes-texts promising to pare down, abridge, or sum up the essence of their authoritative sources-provided readers with key historical knowledge without the bulk, expense……続きを見る