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This volume contains a comprehensive treatise on the different gypsy societies of the world, based on the author's twenty years experience with gypsies in a variety of countries. This fascinating an……続きを見る
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In November 2004, the controversial Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was killed on a busy street in Amsterdam. A twenty-six-year-old Dutch citizen of Moroccan descent shot van Gogh, slit his throat, an……続きを見る
The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole……続きを見る
The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province of Holland took in the War of Independence and throughout the whole……続きを見る
The varying fortunes of the obstinate and fiercely contested struggles with the Dutch for maritime and commercial supremacy in the days of the Commonwealth and the Restoration are familiar to all re……続きを見る
"May the ears of Canada never grow deaf to the plea of widows and orphans and our crippled men for care and support. May the eyes of Canada never be blind to that glorious light which shines upon ou……続きを見る
“Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism as I understand it.” Thus wrote Orwell follo……続きを見る
In 'Where Are We Going?' by David Lloyd George, the reader is taken on a thought-provoking journey through the author's unique blend of autobiographical reflections, political commentary, and philos……続きを見る
George Borrow's 'The Giant of Bern and Orm Ungerswayne: A Ballad' is a gripping tale that combines elements of folklore and medieval romance. Written in a lyrical and poetic style, Borrow weaves a n……続きを見る
著者:George A. Gonzalez
出版社: State University of New York Press
発売日: 2013年06月20日
Since the onset of the Second Industrial Revolution in the second half of the nineteenth century, energy has become a key axis of politics and international relations, particularly for the United St……続きを見る
“Fleshes out in vivid detail the entire story of the Screaming Eagles’ valiant struggle . . . This is must reading for any student of World War II history” (Kepler’s Military History).
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Mon ambition est d'offrir au lecteur une invitation au voyage en compagnie de quelques Belges qui n'étaient pas casaniers, qui, partis suivant l'ordre d'un prince ou de leur propre mouvement, avaien……続きを見る
Avocat, résistant, professeur agrégé des Facultés de droit, dirigeant politique, sénateur (1946-1954) puis député (1968-1969)… Le parcours de Léo Hamon est l’un des plus riches du XXe siècle, et peu……続きを見る
In June 1944, the Americans left the Sainte-Mre-Eglise and Utah Beach bridgehead and crossed the Merderet river to the Chausse de la Fiere, taking Picauville on 10 June. Their advance was slowed fol……続きを見る