EDA - History 4

Laure Junot, Duchesse d’Abrantes stands as one of the most influential figures in shaping the Napoleonic era: she was no statesman, military or civil leader, but she was a hugely well connected memb……続きを見る

During November and December 1917, Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, travelling under orders from Major General Commandant George Barnett, toured the battlefronts and fly……続きを見る

Laure Junot, Duchesse d’Abrantes stands as one of the most influential figures in shaping the Napoleonic era: she was no statesman, military or civil leader, but she was a hugely well connected memb……続きを見る

The varieties of music venues in Seattle have been as vital and vibrant for the people of the Emerald City as the genres that have graced these famous halls. These houses of music have nurtured the ……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: 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

EXTRAIT: 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

This book shows how close Judaism, Christianity and Islam are in terms of their history and beliefs. It has been written mainly for those who are less familiar with Islam and so there is an emphasis……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: On a beaucoup blâmé les Brésiliens d’être en arrière pour la construction des chemins de fer ; mais je crois qu’un voyageur qui n’aurait en vue que les magnificences de la nature préférerai……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Près de quatre siècles se sont écoulés depuis que Pedro Alvarez Cabrai prit possession pour la couronne portugaise de la péninsule australe du Nouveau-Monde, et cependant, sauf quelques asp……続きを見る

Groundbreaking essays in urban archaeology highlight the impact of towns and cities on the southern landscape The rapid growth and development of urban areas in the South have resulted in an increas……続きを見る

Employing a theoretical framework based on the concept of identity loss, this book seeks to understand why increased integration has stimulated greater radicalization among the Muslim populations in……続きを見る

The book provides in depth studies of two epistemological aspects of Jewish Law (Halakhah) as the ‘Word of God’ – the question of legal reasoning and the problem of knowing and remembering. - How di……続きを見る

The Development of Capitalism in the Navajo Nation traces the development of three industries during the period 1850 - 1980 that were widespread among Navajo people during this period. These industr……続きを見る

Includes more than 20 Illustrations of the author’s unit and commanders. “George Dallas Mosgrove was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1844, and enlisted in the Fourth Kentucky Cavalry Regiment as a ……続きを見る

Hampton University is situated on an arm of Hampton Roads, two miles from Fort Monroe. Founded under the leadership of Brig. Gen. Samuel Armstrong in 1868 and incorporated in 1870 as Hampton Normal ……続きを見る

Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance uncovers from history the fascinating and strange story of Spanish explorer Francisco Noguerol de Ulloa. in 1556, accompanied by his second wife, Francisco returned……続きを見る

Before the notorious Five Families dominated U.S. organized crime, there was the one-fingered criminal genius Giuseppe Morello and his lethal coterie. Combining first-rate scholarship and pulse-quic……続きを見る

This antiquarian volume contains Joseph E. Davies's memoir concerning his time spent as U.S. ambassador to Moscow from 1936 to 1938. The text is made up of official reports, personal letters to offi……続きを見る

The Scalping of the Great Sioux Nation recalls Davis' early upbringing and education on two Indian reservations. Davis also assesses the policies of the United States government regarding the status……続きを見る

This is the authorized English edition of the "Gospel of Râmakrishna." For the first time in the history of the world's Great Saviours, the exact words of the Master were recorded verbatim by one of……続きを見る

This is the true story of Totò Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite h……続きを見る

The Historian behind the History brings together a collection of valuable interviews with prominent southern historians conducted over the course of a decade by graduate students in the University o……続きを見る

Das Buch ist lexikalisch aufgebaut; jede Gottheit wird unter einem eigenen Lemma von A-Z abgehandelt. Dem Text liegen in der Regel antike Quellen zugrunde, soweit unverzichtbar wurde jedoch auch Sek……続きを見る

The Gulf state of Qatar tops the Forbes list of the world's richest countries. In 2010, the country had the world's highest GDP per capita, and its reserves of oil and natural gas are vast. It has b……続きを見る

Never in recorded history has there been a group of murderers as deadly as the Thugs. For nearly two centuries, groups of these lethal criminals haunted the roads of India, slaughtering travellers w……続きを見る

This volume presents a selection of 500 letters by Clarence Darrow, the pre-eminent courtroom lawyer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Randall Tietjen selected these letters from o……続きを見る

Black Women Writing and Identity is an exciting work by one of the most imaginative and acute writers around. The book explores a complex and fascinating set of interrelated issues, establishing the……続きを見る

The first Australians committed to serve in Viet Nam were a group of military instructors known as the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam. Their initial role: to assist in the training of the gro……続きを見る

America holds more than two million inmates in its prisons and jails, and hosts more than two million daily visits to museums, figures which represent a ten-fold increase in the last twenty-five yea……続きを見る

The most penetrating study of the curse ever conducted, The Mummy's Curse uncovers forgotten nineteenth-century fiction and poetry, revolutionizes the study of mummy horror films, and reveals the pr……続きを見る