Rio - History 10

Carlo Zeno, gentleman of Venice, ex-clerk, ex-gambler, ex-soldier of fortune, ex-lay prebendary of Patras, ex-duellist, and ex-Greek general, being about twenty-nine years of age, and having in his ……続きを見る

Tells a story of injustice and passionate resistance to religious persecution in the last years of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Through an analysis of a sensational series of demonic possessions and exo……続きを見る

The wonders of Egyptian archaeology are the latest and most precious harvest of scholars and explorers. From Belzoni to Flinders Petrie there has been a succession of discoveries in the valley of th……続きを見る

Genji Monogatari, the original of this translation, is one of the standard works of Japanese literature. It has been regarded for centuries as a national treasure. The title of the work is by no mea……続きを見る

First published in 1990, Brighton Behind the Front was originally produced in collaboration with the now defunct Lewis Cohen Urban Studies Centre, in the same series as Backyard Brighton and Back St……続きを見る

Our bill creates the presumption that an employe is acting under the act unless he contracts to the contrary at the time of his employment, and of course the idea of that is to get around the consti……続きを見る

No, really; I haven't the faintest idea. But let me tell you the story. You must know that about sixty years ago my grandmother went to Paris, where she created quite a sensation. People used to run……続きを見る

L’antagonismo tra le due grandi potenze uscite vincitrici dalla Seconda guerra mondiale, gli Stati Uniti e l’Unione Sovietica, ha caratterizzato gran parte della seconda metà del Novecento. Attraver……続きを見る

Marx held that the progression of society from capitalism to communism was 'historically inevitable'. In Russia in 1917, it seemed that Marx's theory was being born out in reality. But was the Russi……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Altertum, Note: 1,3, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Alte Geschichte), Veranstaltung: Religion in der Ant……続きを見る

We in Japan have a saying, “A brother is the beginning of a stranger,” because on the father’s death the oldest brother acquires such absolute authority as the head of the family that the younger on……続きを見る

Esta obra busca revisitar e reconstruir, através de estudos etnográficos, as categorias Índio e Caboclo, em diferentes campos semânticos, tendo como ponto de partida as suas contribuições na formaçã……続きを見る

Ollam (“ollav”), named for the ancient title of Ireland’s chief poets, celebrates the career of Tomás Ó Cathasaigh, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Irish Studies at Harvard University, who is one of ……続きを見る

With a tally of more than five thousand killed, twenty thousand wounded, and three thousand missing, the Battle of Antietam made September 17, 1862, the deadliest day of combat in American history. ……続きを見る

Für den prähispanischen Menschen nahmen die Nahrungsmittel nicht nur einen erstrangigen Platz in seinem Leben ein, sondern sie waren von entscheidender Bedeutung in seiner Kultur. Produkte wie Mais,……続きを見る

El hombre prehispánico dotó a los alimentos, no sólo de un lugar primordial, sino de una importancia vital en su cultura. Productos como el maíz, el frijol, la calabaza, el cacao y el chile encuentr……続きを見る

Los libertos de la Hispania romana se enmarcan dentro de un estudio articulado para su contribución a la sociedad hispanorromana. Para su análisis, se han utilizado las fuentes literarias y epigráfi……続きを見る

Die Literaturgeschichte der USA beschreibt das literarische Schaffen in den Gebieten der heutigen Vereinigten Staaten von den Anfängen im Zeitalter der Entdeckungen bis in die Gegenwart. Im vorliege……続きを見る

La història del Japó és una de les més extraordinàries del planeta. Punt de trobada de l'Àsia continental i l'oceà Pacífic, l'arxipèlag japonès ha desenvolupat a través dels segles una cultura pròpi……続きを見る

David Brion Davis's books on the history of slavery reflect some of the most distinguished and influential thinking on the subject to appear in the past generation. The Problem of Slavery in the Age……続きを見る

O papel de Antonio Ferro nos movimentos artisticos dos anos 30 e 40 do seculo XX: as Artes Plasticas, o Cinema, o Bailado, a Literatura e as grandes Exposic?es como A Exposic?o do Mundo Portugues. A……続きを見る

Over the last century, energy storage systems (ESSs) have continued to evolve and adapt to changing energy requirements and technological advances. Energy Storage in Power Systems describes the esse……続きを見る

David Brion Davis's books on the history of slavery reflect some of the most distinguished and influential thinking on the subject to appear in the past generation. The Problem of Slavery in the Age……続きを見る

Written by leading scholars, this collection provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of modern empires. Spanning the era of modern imperial history from the early sixteenth century to th……続きを見る

This is volume six of eight volumes. In this book the Western front at the Somme and Verdun plays a major part. The collapse of Romania is covered in detail, so is the entry of The United States int……続きを見る

This third volume from eight covers the year 1914 in the Far East and Africa, and 1915 in all phases of the Great War. The Italian/Austrian battles are very well described in detail. The description……続きを見る

This ebook is the second in a series of eight, it deals mainly with the battles of 1914, and slightly into 1915. There a great many details about the armies and their respective battles. Forgotten b……続きを見る

This is volume eight of eight and it concerns itself mainly with the victory of the Allied Forces, the Armistice, and the Peace Conference at Paris. A lesser known, but important part covers Canada'……続きを見る

Donde los muertos permanecen en pie, es la historia de José Raimundo Russi, el mal llamado criminal más famoso de la historia de Bogotá del siglo XIX y la lucha por reivindicar su nombre. Una serie ……続きを見る

Memory construction and national identity are key issues in our societies, as well as it is patriotism. How can we nowadays believe and give sense to traditional narrations that explain the origins ……続きを見る