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This timely book challenges seven widespread misconceptions about democracy that continue to shape public and academic debates about its past, present, and future. Drawing on historical evidence, co……続きを見る

The untold and unheralded stories of women in sports history, forgotten no longer… So many women in sports history have been overlooked. Their strength and perseverance dismissed or forgotten. Even ……続きを見る

Even in adversity, Catholics exercised considerable agency in post-Reformation Utrecht. Through the political practices of repression and toleration, Utrecht’s magistrates, under constant pressure f……続きを見る

This study explores how Dante represents violence in the Comedy and reveals the connection between contemporary private and public violence and civic and canon law violations. Although a number of a……続きを見る

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an iconic aircraft. Its historical significance, celebrity, distinctive appearance, and combat record set the Tomcat apart from many of its contemporaries. The U. S. Navy ……続きを見る

Echoes of the Past by General John Bidwell is one of the great eyewitness chronicles of America's westward expansion ー a vivid firsthand account of the pioneers who crossed a continent to forge a n……続きを見る

An eye-opening cultural travelogue about western Japan, Hiroshima to Nagasaki: Peace Journey follows a route between two cities indelibly marked by atomic warfare. Sooja Gen offers an informative in……続きを見る

A definitive account of India’s decisive military response to Pakistan-backed terrorism ー told by Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon, one of India’s most respected Army commanders. On 22 April 2025, the Baisara……続きを見る

Society’s foundational stories, key to uniting us, are under attack because they are judged as unhistorical biblical myths. What if that judgment is wrong? In that case, debunking these attacks woul……続きを見る

Esta edición digital en formato ePub se ha realizado a partir de una edición impresa digitalizada que forma parte de los fondos de la Biblioteca Nacional de España. El proyecto de creación de ePubs ……続きを見る

Capitalism and socialism are not opposites; they are siblings. One exalts the individual; the other betrays him in the name of the collective. Both spring from the same liberal root, and both have l……続きを見る

Breaking the Glass Ceiling is the story of the first ethnic Gorkha officer’s rise to the highest echelons of command in the Indian Army. Commissioned into the Grenadiers in the Indian Army where Gor……続きを見る

Wafadari Imaandari Zimmedari, translated as ‘loyalty, integrity and responsibility’, is more loaded than this rendition. What are these qualities? Are these attributes in-built in a leader? Or are t……続きを見る

When General N.C. Vij was the Chief of Army Staff from 2003 to 2005, he made decisions that have continued to influence national security. In Alone in the Ring he looks back at the choices he made u……続きを見る

Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. "For a comprehensive, readable, insightful……続きを見る

70 Civil War Memoirs of Union Soldiers is a compelling anthology that captures the diverse experiences and voices of those who served in the Union Army. The collection encapsulates a wide range of l……続きを見る

In 1864 when construction of the transcontinental railroad was begun the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were a "whole country" apart. Although the Union Pacific faltered at first, takin……続きを見る

Illustrated with 29 maps/diagrams and 44 photographs "The second of the eight volumes dealing with the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern theatres in the 18-volume official British History of the Seco……続きを見る

A military aviation expert chronicles the decades of breathtaking innovation that took place at Britain's secret airbase. In 1951, Hawker Aircraft started using Dunsfold Aerodrome to test its new je……続きを見る

By James DiEugenio, Paul Bleau, Matt Crumpton, Andrew Iler, and Mark Adamczyk In JFK Assassination Chokeholds, readers will find up to date evidence that would have compelled any jury to conclude th……続きを見る

In an age of "alternative facts," we all need a little more truth in our lives. And humor. Welcome to Truth Facts, a collection of information graphics that poke fun at societal quirks and everyday ……続きを見る

Marc Degens hat die letzten vier Jahre lang von Toronto aus Kanada erkundet: Er ist durch die weiten Wälder und Seenlandschaften gefahren, war auf Walbeobachtungstour, auf einem durchgedrehten Peach……続きを見る

K’Oben traces the Maya kitchen and its associated hardware, ingredients, and cooking styles from the earliest times for which we have archaeological evidence through today’s culinary tourism in the ……続きを見る

"We are aware of the belief obtaining among the Southern people that the time has not yet come for the publication of histories or memoirs of the more prominent operations of Confederate commanders ……続きを見る

O Dicionário histórico-social do Oeste catarinense, elaborado por Gentil Corazza e José Carlos Radin, trata de temas relevantes, estreitamente ligados entre si, relacionados à história, sociedade, e……続きを見る

In tracing the emergence of the Macedonian kingdom from its origins as a Balkan backwater to a major European and Asian power, Eugene Borza offers to specialists and lay readers alike a revealing ac……続きを見る

Dieser Band enthält jene Daten zur Ereignis- und Kulturgeschichte der letzten 5000 Jahre, die man gerne stets präsent hätte - ein Vademecum der Geschichte. Es bietet anhand einer verantwortungsvoll ……続きを見る

Der Band nimmt Gedankengänge auf, die Ernst Tugendhat in seinem Buch Egozentrizität und Mystik ausgeführt hat. Die Religion, die im vorherigen Buch neben der Mystik ein Randdasein führte, tritt jetz……続きを見る

«Il saggio di Emilio Gentile è di straordinario interesse e cordiale lettura. » la Repubblica - Corrado Augias «Lo storico più acuto e attento del fascismo.» Corriere della Sera - Marcello Flores «C……続きを見る

今日阿拉伯與西方國家的衝突，從何而來？ 我們正處在阿拉伯歷史上最黒暗的時期。從二〇〇〇年至今，中東歷經了兩次轉變時刻：2001年911恐怖攻擊事件引發美國的反恐戰爭與2011年的阿拉伯之春革命。這兩起劃時代事件……続きを見る