D.A. - 18th Century 1

En el verano de 1932, cuando Madrid se debatía entre la esperanza y la tensión política, nació la Asociación Hispano-Islámica. Un proyecto extraño, casi silencioso, como esas ideas que llegan antes ……続きを見る

Die British East India Company war der unrühmliche Vorreiter kolonialistischer Ausbeutung eines ganzen Subkontinents. Indien wurde im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert nicht etwa von einem anderen Staat unter……続きを見る

'A characteristically radical re-reading of history that places the social and political experiments of pirates at the heart of the European Enlightenment. A brilliant companion volume to the best-s……続きを見る

**A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages “This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read ……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos de uma jornada histórica que mudou o curso das relações entre nações! Em "Relaçam dedicada A Serenissima Senhora Rainha da Gram Bretanha da Jornada que…", P. Sebastião da Fonsec……続きを見る

Descubra os segredos ocultos por trás de um dos eventos mais devastadores da história de Lisboa! Em "Manuel da Maya e os engenheiros militares portugueses no Terramoto de 1755", Christóvam Ayres de ……続きを見る

Violence was a constant on all colonial frontiers, from the British expansion into the Australian and African continents, to the expansion of the United States and the Napoleonic Empire's many incur……続きを見る

¿Qué llevó a Francia a la Revolución? Un ensayo excepcional sobre el temperamento responsable de cambiar el curso de la Historia. «Este libro es, sencillamente, un festín que, gracias a su magnífica……続きを見る

In "An Account of the Destruction of the Jesuits in France," Jean Le Rond d'Alembert delves into the turbulent history surrounding the suppression of the Society of Jesus in the mid-18th century. Th……続きを見る

The Cambridge Modern History is a comprehensive modern history of the world, beginning with the 15th century Age of Discovery. The first series was planned by Lord Acton and edited by him with Stanl……続きを見る

« Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne de Lorraine, archiduchesse d’Autriche, fille de François de Lorraine et de Marie-Thérèse, naquit le 2 novembre 1755, jour du tremblement de terre de Lisbonne ; et c……続きを見る

Ecrit par un contemporain de Mandrin l'ayant peut-être croisé, aventurier et homme politique célèbre à l'époque, ce texte explique et détaille les motivations du grand contrebandier en éclairant d'u……続きを見る

Appartenant aux métiers de luxe ou de semi-luxe, la profession d’épicier connaît un développement remarquable au xviiie siècle, particulièrement dans les villes portuaires, à la faveur de la croissa……続きを見る

From Himalaya to South Pacific is an inspiring memoir of adventure, resilience, and exploration. Arne Fronsdal shares his extraordinary journey across continents-from crossing the Atlantic on a frei……続きを見る

Spreading the news of scientific breakthroughs in the eighteenth century Histories of Science shows how different forms of media communicated scientific breakthroughs during the long eighteenth cent……続きを見る

THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR……続きを見る

La révolution batave entre la France et l’Amérique est un essai d’histoire transnationale, attentif aux échanges entre trois pays en révolution. L’approche a pour avantage de renouveler l’interpréta……続きを見る

As the wealthiest German merchant family of the sixteenth century, the Fuggers have attracted wide scholarly attention. In contrast to the other famous merchant family of the period, the Medici of F……続きを見る

The pluralization of Christian religion was the defining fact of cultural life in sixteenth-century Europe. Everywhere they took root, ideas of evangelical reform disturbed the unity of religious ob……続きを見る

Over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the increasing accuracy and legibility of cartographic projections, the proliferation of empirically based chorographies, and the popular……続きを見る

In an exciting new approach to witchcraft studies, The Witch in the Western Imagination examines the visual representation of witches in early modern Europe. With vibrant and lucid prose, Lyndal Rop……続きを見る

In a sequence of publications in the 1760s, James Macpherson, a Scottish schoolteacher in the central Highlands, created fantastic epics of ancient heroes and presented them as genuine translations ……続きを見る

In "An Account of the Destruction of the Jesuits in France," Jean Le Rond d'Alembert meticulously examines the controversial dissolution of the Jesuit order in the 18th century, enveloping the disco……続きを見る

This manual works equally well for the novice brewer, the advanced brewer, and food historians or Living History enthusiasts. Having an emphasis on Colonial America, within may be found more than fi……続きを見る

For more than twenty years, The Age of Johnson has aspired to present to a wide readership a body of influential Johnsonian scholarship “in the broadest sense,” as founder Paul J. Korshin put it. In……続きを見る

In "The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern: In Two Parts," Daniel Defoe presents a provocative exploration of the figure of the Devil throughout history, juxtaposing ancient mythologies……続きを見る

“This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”ーPatrick O'Brian “[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a ri……続きを見る

This book charts the surge and decline in piracy in the early eighteenth century (the so-called "Golden Age" of piracy), exploring the ways in which pirates encountered, obstructed, and antagonised ……続きを見る

Utilizando a Alfândega como lente de observação, este livro se propõe analisar a economia, o comércio e a fiscalidade no Rio de Janeiro nos cinquenta e sete anos que antecederam a chegada da corte p……続きを見る

Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born the son of a moderately poor acting family at a time when the stage carried enormous social stigma. Yet in his own lifetime he achieved celebrity across Europe,……続きを見る