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Explores Confederate General Joseph Johnston's innovative strategies and leadership during the Civil War. Confederate General Joseph Eggleston Johnston’s brilliance in adapting to the evolving art o……続きを見る

Come ha fatto una piccola città isolata, con una popolazione che non ha mai superato i 100.000 abitanti, anche nel suo periodo di massimo splendore, a trasformare la civiltà occidentale? L’acclamata……続きを見る

Duik in de diepten van de menselijke geest tijdens de meest tumultueuze periode van de 20e eeuw. Oorlogstijd Herinneringen en Indrukken van M. W. F. Treub biedt een ongeëvenaarde blik op de persoonl……続きを見る

This book examines the effect of the French Revolution and the ensuing war with Spain on northern Catalonia, annexed by France in the seventeenth century and constrained by the imposition of a polit……続きを見る

In 'The Scottish Reformation' by Alexander F. Mitchell, readers are immersed in a detailed exploration of the religious and political upheavals that defined Scotland in the 16th century. Mitchell's ……続きを見る

Judy Chicago's monumental art installation The Dinner Party was an immediate sensation when it debuted in 1979, and today it is considered the most popular work of art to emerge from the second-wave……続きを見る

El presente volumen recoge doce contribuciones inéditas de estudiosos de la obra de Jorge Semprún pertenecientes a varias universidades europeas. En ellas sus autores han intentado acercarse a la fi……続きを見る

Au temps de la Réforme (A. Dufour, O. Millet, M. Lienhard, Ph. de Lajarte, H.R. Guggisberg). A l'épreuve des Guerres de religion (M.-D. Legrand, G. Roellenbleck, K.F. Faltenbacher, Ph. Desan, M.-M. ……続きを見る

Schon vor der Französischen Revolution gab es gelegentliche Hinrichtungen durch das Fallbeil, aber erst ab 1791 kommt der Tod auf dem Schafott flächendeckend und für alle zum Einsatz. Bis dahin ents……続きを見る

I 1800-tallet havde man to forskellige institutioner til at tage imod forældreløse børn eller børn, hvis forældre ikke var i stand til at tage sig af dem. Plejehjemmene var de steder, hvor velopdrag……続きを見る

A King Travels examines the scripting and performance of festivals in Spain between 1327 and 1620, offering an unprecedented look at the different types of festivals that were held in Iberia during ……続きを見る

This book takes a thematic approach to the global history of water, covering a wide range of human interactions with water and the ways in which it carries both life and death. Water is one of the m……続きを見る

The extraordinary story of a renaissance-era executioner and his world, based on a rare and overlooked journal. In a dusty German bookshop, the noted historian Joel F. Harrington stumbled upon a rem……続きを見る

Computer: A History of the Information Machine traces the history of the computer and its unlimited, information-processing potential. Comprehensive and accessibly written, this fully updated fourth……続きを見る

Generally the golden age of Physics is identified in the period that runs from 1900 to 1945 and which sees the birth and consolidation of fundamental theories such as Relativity and Quantum Mechanic……続きを見る

Come ha fatto una piccola città isolata, con una popolazione che non ha mai superato i 100.000 abitanti, anche nel suo periodo di massimo splendore, a trasformare la civiltà occidentale? L'acclamata……続きを見る

In "Westminster Abbey: The Last Days of the Monastery," H. F. Westlake intricately weaves a narrative that captures the final throes of the illustrious monastery, exploring its historical significan……続きを見る

This collection of essays provides both critical and interdisciplinary means for thinking across diasporic travels within the Portuguese experience and its intersection with other peoples and cultur……続きを見る

As Chile has continued to grow and prosper in the twenty-first century, this new edition of the definitive history of the country brings the story of its political, social and cultural development u……続きを見る

This volume is a comprehensive study of George Wilson, a leading advocate for evangelical science and for the role of biology in technology – it examines his work to develop a unitary vision of Vict……続きを見る

At a time when issues of gender and sexuality are as prominent as they have ever been, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides an authoritative exploration of the history of these deep……続きを見る

Beginning with the Black Death in 1348 and extending through to the demise of Habsburg rule in 1700, this second edition of Spanish Society, 1348–1700 has been expanded to provide a wide and compell……続きを見る

This critical edition of Princess Fatima Massaquoi's memoirs begins with her birth in southern Sierra Leone, continues through her childhood in Liberia, moves on to Hamburg, Germany, where she lived……続きを見る

This volume offers a comprehensive history and analysis of the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the tumultuous period of 1997 - 2001. The author examines the most recent events in this turbul……続きを見る

Community development has lately gained much prominence, but the emphasis has remained on the economic and social welfare of communities, rather than the environment. By focusing on 'sustainable' de……続きを見る

This monograph makes clear how the format of the literary folio played a fundamental role in book history by encapsulating the unstable negotiation between commerce, cultural prestige, and the funda……続きを見る

A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up……続きを見る

The Spanish-American War focused not only on foreign policy, but also on the nation's very essence and purpose. At the heart of this debate was a consensus on American nationalism. This book explain……続きを見る

Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. ……続きを見る

This book argues that American strategists in the Joint Chiefs of Staff were keenly aware of the inseparability of political and military aspects of strategy in the fight against Japan in World War ……続きを見る