Emi - History 71

Over the last 230 or so years, forty-four men have held the position of President of the United States. Some have excelled. Some have struggled. At one time or another, most have done both. The focu……続きを見る

This is the story of how and why such powerhouse Wall Street law firms as Cravath, Swaine & Moore, Davis Polk & Wardwell, and Sullivan & Cromwell, grew from nineteenth-century entrepreneurial origin……続きを見る

Plasencia was a square, medium-sized house of red brick, built some sixty years ago, in those days when architects knew a great deal about comfort, but cared so little about line that every house th……続きを見る

L'étude de référence sur l'armée qui a libéré le sud de la France. Le 15 août 1944, la première armée française débarque en Provence. Comptant dans ses rangs quelque 300 000 soldats, elle libère, à ……続きを見る

Du Ve au XVe siècle, le Moyen Âge foisonne de grandes réalisations. Pour l'aborder, ce livre donne des repères et retrace l'esprit d'une époque à travers ses grands thèmes, ses grands événements et ……続きを見る

La Renaissance marque le début des Temps modernes. En cela, elle constitue la source intellectuelle et esthétique de notre culture. À travers ses grands thèmes, ses grands événements et ses grandes ……続きを見る

Géographie physique, géographie économique, géographie politique... La géographie a une mission fascinante : rendre compte de la vie à la surface du globe. En s'appuyant sur des "mots-clés", ce guid……続きを見る

Native people have lived in the area now known as Yosemite for thousands of years. From their unique vantage point, members of the Seven Associated Tribes of Yosemite National Park have much to say ……続きを見る

Da general Leclercs tropper ankom til Paris, blev de modtaget med overvældende begejstring af byens indbyggere. Den næste dag – den 26. august 1944 – dukkede halvdelen af hovedstadens befolkning op ……続きを見る

"Signeret" består af en lang række af Ernest Hemingways artikler og beretninger. Den indeholder blandt andet hans medrivende øjenvidneberetning fra den spanske borgerkrig og anden verdenskrig. Samli……続きを見る

Using empirical qualitative research, this book conceptualises and demonstrates the value of local practical knowledge for peacebuilding in the context of Northern Ireland. There are increasing call……続きを見る

O presente livro reúne ensaios produzidos por Emília Viotti da Costa em diversas épocas, muitos deles publicados em revistas e fora de circulação há tempos. Os textos foram coligidos e revisados pel……続きを見る

This important new book examines contemporary art while foregrounding the key role feminism has played in enabling current modes of artmaking, spectatorship and theoretical discourse. Contemporary A……続きを見る

With contributions from seven of Mexico's finest journalists, t****his is reportage at its bravest and most necessary - it has the power to change the world's view of their country, and by the force……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly natio……続きを見る

In a brilliantly-conceived book, Jeremi Suri puts the tumultuous 1960s into a truly international perspective in the first study to examine the connections between great power diplomacy and global s……続きを見る

"Madame Mao" er en gribende romanbiografi om formand Maos kones utrolige skæbne. Jiang Qing bliver født som datter af en konkubine, en ussel position i det før-revolutionære Kina. Men hun har en uku……続きを見る

De Italiaanse prinses van Willemijn van Dijk vertelt het verhaal van Marianne van Oranje-Nassau, een verzwegen en vergeten prinses. Een relaas over moed, vrijheid, groots streven en klein geluk. De ……続きを見る

Da den syttenårige Orkidé i 1852 ankommer til Den Forbudte By som en af kejserens nye konkubiner, installeres hun i et palads, hvor hun skal afvente at blive hidkaldt til kejserens sovegemak. På ove……続きを見る

More than 30 years after their momentous book "Projekt Mitteleuropa", which had been written before the fall of the Iron Curtain, Emil Brix and Erhard Busek revisit the political space between Germa……続きを見る

During the war's worst fighting in 2006 and 2007, a handful of Iraqi interpreters put their lives on the line to help American troops. Families threatened, a bounty on their heads, ignored by the po……続きを見る

Originally published in 1893, “The Fall River Tragedy” is a detailed account of the case of Lizzie Andrew Borden (1860–1927), an American woman who was tried but found not guilty for the brutal murd……続きを見る

A new history of Ottoman Tunis The first Ottoman conquest of Tunis took place in 1534 under the command of Kheireddine Barbarossa. However, it was not until 1574 that the Ottomans finally wrested co……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Rougon-Macquart Cycle: Complete Collection - ALL 20 Novels In One Volume" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Les Rougo……続きを見る

ー All'armi Sarti!... Eccolo!... ー Un urlìo assordante fece eco a quel grido; poi un'onda di uomini si rovesciò attraverso le strette viuzze del villaggio fiancheggiate da casette d'argilla grigia,……続きを見る

Las primaveras árabes le enseñaron al mundo que los ideales revolucionarios, que parecían enterrados bajo los escombros del muro de Berlín y confinados a los libros de historia, no están muertos. La……続きを見る

La biografía definitiva sobre uno de los monarcas más controvertidos de la historia de España. Fernando VII (1784-1833) ha sido considerado uno de los monarcas más nefastos de la historia de España,……続きを見る

¿Mujeres golpeadas por sus maridos que presentan una denuncia ante el tribunal correspondiente? Violencia doméstica. ¿Trabajadores que reciben asistencia médica del Estado cuando sufren algún tipo d……続きを見る

If you are a fan of video games or action movies, you would probably marvel about snipers and think they possess an unreal ability. What makes your thoughts towards snipers more amazing is that ther……続きを見る

La prima guerra mondiale, conclusasi un secolo fa, fu un bagno di sangue senza precedenti, che all’Italia costò seicentomila morti e oltre un milione di feriti. Eppure, nonostante l’orrenda carnefic……続きを見る