In "The Book of Buried Treasure," Ralph D. Paine embarks on an adventurous exploration of folklore and treasure hunting, weaving together captivating tales of lost riches and hidden fortunes. The te……続きを見る
Alexandra Kollontaï, quelle femme ! Et quel destin !
Aristocrate russe, elle rejette très tôt son milieu, son pays et choisit la révolution et le monde. Révolution de 1905, exil, prison, agitation c……続きを見る
In The Jewish Dietary Laws in the Ancient World Jordan D. Rosenblum explores how cultures critique and defend their religious food practices. In particular he focuses on how ancient Jews defended th……続きを見る
This volume provides a comprehensive guide to three major theaters of combat: the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and the Indian Ocean. The war at sea was a critical contest, as sea-lanes provided the ……続きを見る
In "The Leading Facts of English History," D. H. Montgomery provides a comprehensive narrative that distills the complexities of England's past into a coherent and engaging account. The book employs……続きを見る
Many recent studies of French politics have tended to concentrate on the French political system in isolation. Contemporary France aims to set the working of the French political system into its his……続きを見る
There are numerous Order of Battle books on the market. So what makes this one so special? Why should one decide on this particular book? Most Order of Battle books usually deal only at the division……続きを見る
The Third Reich's legacy is in flux. For much of the post-war period, the Nazi era has been viewed moralistically as an exceptional period of history intrinsically different from all others. Since t……続きを見る
Recounts the history and development of Jesuit higher education in the American South
R. Eric Platt examines in Sacrifice and Survival the history and evolution of Jesuit higher education in the Ame……続きを見る
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Le Portugal, où l’on ne se serait guère avisé jusqu’ici d’aller chercher de pareils exemples, fait preuve depuis deux ans d’une remarquable aptitude constitutionnelle. La reine dona Maria I……続きを見る
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Ça pas bon ; ça senti fumée…
(L’EMPEREUR DESSALINES.)
Le sujet que j’aborde m’attire et m’embarrasse tout à la fois. J’ai à parler d’un pays qui a des journaux et des sorciers, un tiers-par……続きを見る
Born in Scotland and trained as a sugar broker in London, England, Sir George Simpson (1792–1860) was unexpectedly appointed in 1820 as governor of Rupert’s Land and the Indian territories, an area ……続きを見る
Kant, Fichte, and the Legacy of Transcendental Idealism contains ten new essays by leading and rising scholars from the United States, Europe, and Asia who explore the historical development and con……続きを見る
著者:J R D Falconer
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2015年10月06日
Based on church and state records from the burgh of Aberdeen, this study explores the deeper social meaning behind petty crime during the Reformation. Falconer argues that an analysis of both crimin……続きを見る
The military aspects of the Jacobite campaigns in eighteenth-century Britain are considered in this study. Taken from the viewpoint of those loyal to the Hanoverian Crown, the three mainland campaig……続きを見る
The first Europeans to arrive in North America’s various regions relied on Native women to help them navigate unfamiliar customs and places. This study of three well-known and legendary female cultu……続きを見る
著者:Ph.D Daniel Aaron
出版社: University of Alabama Press
発売日: 2015年10月21日
In The Unwritten War, Daniel Aaron examines the literary output of American writersーmajor and minorーwho treated the Civil War in their works. He seeks to understand why this devastating and defini……続きを見る
Forty years have passed since the first UN-organized World Conference on Women in Mexico City in 1975. In that time, women’s rights, and later gender equality, have become firmly established as an i……続きを見る
著者:D. M. Walsh
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年10月23日
The central insight of Darwin's Origin of Species is that evolution is an ecological phenomenon, arising from the activities of organisms in the 'struggle for life'. By contrast, the Modern Synthesi……続きを見る
Describes tactical theory in the 1850s and suggests how each related to Civil War tactics
Why did the Confederacy lose so many men? The authors contend that the Confederates bled themselves nearly t……続きを見る
著者:Perry D. Jamieson
出版社: University of Alabama Press
発売日: 2015年09月15日
Attempts to answer difficult questions about battle tactics employed by the United States Army
Weapons improved rapidly after the Civil War, raising difficult questions about the battle tactics empl……続きを見る
著者:Mark D. Hardt
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2015年12月15日
Beginning in the mid-19th century tremendous gains were made in the historical struggle with infectious diseases. The emergence of modern medicine and epidemiology, and the establishment of public h……続きを見る
This is a study of British colonial policy towards tropical Africa during a critical decade, from the complacent trusteeship of the inter-wqr eyars to the strategy of decolonization inaugurated afte……続きを見る
著者:Roger D. Price
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2002年09月11日
In Napoleon III and the Second Empire, Roger D. Price considers the mid-century crisis which provided Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte with the opportunity to gain elective office as President. The author o……続きを見る
著者:Denise D. Cummins
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
Do you know what economists mean when they refer to you as a 'rational agent'? Or why a psychologist might label your idea a 'creative insight'? Or how a philosopher could be logical but also passio……続きを見る
著者:Ronald D. Smith
出版社: University of Missouri Press
発売日: 2008年11月03日
An Ohio family with roots in the South, the Ewings influenced the course of the Midwest for more than fifty years. Patriarch Thomas Ewing, a former Whig senator and cabinet member who made his fortu……続きを見る
The Vietnam War left wounds that have taken three decades to heal--indeed some scars remain even today. In A Time for Peace, prominent American historian Robert D. Schulzinger sheds light on how dee……続きを見る
Ireland, lifting herself from the dust, drying her tears, and proudly demanding her legitimate place among the nations of the earth, is a spectacle to cause immense progress in political philosophy.……続きを見る
Dartmoor explores the complex and fascinating history of one of southern England's greatest National Parks, an area of enormous interest to naturalists and tourists alike.
The loneliest wilderness i……続きを見る