D.D. - Modern 1

Un bateau maudit, un capitaine escroc, des esclaves jetés à l'eau : le scandale à l'origine de l'abolition de l'esclavage. 1781, golfe de Guinée. Entassés à bord du Zorg, quatre cent quarante-deux e……続きを見る

The dean of business historians continues his masterful chronicle of the transforming revolutions of the twentieth century begun in Inventing the Electronic Century. Alfred Chandler argues that only……続きを見る

William Barron is one of the unsung heroes of British garden design, often overshadowed by other famous horticulturists such as Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton. William Barron: The Victorian La……続きを見る

The inimitable Charles Dickens is regarded by many as the finest novelist of the Victorian era. His ability to weave magic with words makes him as popular as ever. Born in 1812 in what many would de……続きを見る

Am 1. September 1939 begann der Zweite Weltkrieg mit dem Überfall der deutschen Wehrmacht auf Polen. Knapp 60 Millionen Menschen verloren während des sechs Jahre dauernden Krieges ihr Leben. Fundier……続きを見る

« Une femme au centre du cyclone. » Derrière l’icône figée par l’Histoire se révèle une femme de chair, de passions et de contradictions. À travers archives, témoignages et récits contemporains, ce ……続きを見る

In einer winzigen Wohnung in Beirut leben der 63-jährige Radscha und seine über 80-jährige Mutter Seite an Seite. Radscha, beliebter Philosophielehrer an einer Highschool und "der Schwule von nebena……続きを見る

Toen Charlie Chaplin begin 1914 zijn camera voor het eerst op de wereld richtte, had hij geen idee wat hij van de moderne tijd kon verwachten. Alles ging razendsnel. Binnen een jaar was hij de beroe……続きを見る

Ontdek de fascinerende reis van een visionair die de wereld veranderde! Stap in de voetsporen van de legendarische heer De Lesseps en beleef een epische reis door de geschiedenis. Dit meeslepende da……続きを見る

Stap aan boord van een epische reis naar de ijzige wateren van de 18e eeuw! Dagboek eener reize ter walvisch- en robbenvangst van Hidde Dirks Kat neemt je mee op een avontuurlijke expeditie vol ontb……続きを見る

The Creek War was a civil conflict within the Creek Nation, influencing U.S. expansion and the War of 1812. The Creek War (1813–1814) was not only a brutal civil war within the Creek Nation but also……続きを見る

Geactualiseerde editie van een van de meest urgente bestsellers van het jaar. De parallelle wereld die Modderkolk beschrijft zou recht uit een Bond-film kunnen komen; het wordt alleen tijd te beseff……続きを見る

In "Lectures on Modern History," Lord Acton presents a compelling assessment of the evolution of political thought and the transformative events that shaped modern Europe. His eloquent and analytica……続きを見る

The organization of several thousand Irish American men into a military outfit, which then attempted to invade Canada from within the United States, is a significant historical event that remains la……続きを見る

Over seven million people left Ireland over the course of the nineteenth century. This book is the first to put that huge population change in its religious context, by asking how the Irish Catholic……続きを見る

Designing and operating an effective White House are critical to the success of any presidencyーand to democracy in the United States. Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Christopher Liddell of……続きを見る

The Palestine-Israel conflict is the most notorious and ingrained conflict in living memory. Yet the way it is reported in the media is often confusing, leading many to falsely assume the hostilitie……続きを見る

Dieses Buch beschäftigt sich mit dem am 25. Februar 1947 durch den Alliierten Kontrollrat verfügten Gesetz Nr. 46 zur Auflösung des Staates Preußen. In einer vorherrschend posthumen Lesart wurde die……続きを見る

Anne de Montmorency est un des hommes les plus célèbres de l’histoire moderne. Sa vie offre un spectacle aussi varié qu’intéressant. Elevé par son courage, son génie et ses talents à un degré de pui……続きを見る

Seit 40 Jahren sind Simon und Annar befreundet. Sie arbeiten in ihrem kleinen Laden und verbringen die freie Zeit auf Wanderungen und in ihrer Berghütte fernab der Zivilisation. Simon ist siebzehn J……続きを見る

What if the greatest threat to your freedom was wrapped in the promise of progress? The 2030 Enigma peels back the sleek layers of global sustainability agendas, exposing the hidden architecture beh……続きを見る

Hvordan skal kvinder navigere i en verden, hvor traditionelle normer udfordres af nye ideer om køn, samliv og ligestilling? Det spørgsmål tog kvindesagsforkæmper Astrid Stampe Feddersen under behand……続きを見る

'A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS ** NEW YO……続きを見る

This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World. For generations of readers The Penguin His……続きを見る

In "Lectures on Modern History," John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron Acton, presents a profound analysis of the evolution of modern political thought and its historical underpinnings. Delivered……続きを見る

On 2nd May 1997, Tony Blair swept into Downing Street, ending almost twenty years of Conservative government and beginning a decade as Prime Minister. Bernard Donoughue, a Labour peer in the House o……続きを見る

Despite the relatively small number of formal Christian believers in japan-less than one percent of the total population-Christianity has become and is likely to continue to be an important strand i……続きを見る

This book provides a cultural history of cultivation theory, a North American mass communication paradigm best known for arguing that television violence was a potent agent of political socialisatio……続きを見る

Naissance de la liberté : une autre histoire du XVIIIe siècle. 13 février 1689. Réunis au palais de Whitehall, les membres du Parlement d'Angleterre procèdent à l'intronisation de Guillaume d'Orange……続きを見る

The later Sengoku period is the era of warfare depicted in classical Japanese movies such as The Seven Samurai, Ran, and Kagemusha – a colourful period that has a very distinct difference in the arm……続きを見る