Rio - History 12

At Rye Beach, during our summer's vacation, there came, as there always will to seaside visitors, two or three cold, chilly, rainy days,ーdays when the skies that long had not rained a drop seemed s……続きを見る

THERE was a time when men imagined the Earth as the center of the universe. The stars, large and small, they believed were created merely for their delectation. It was their vain conception that a s……続きを見る

Somewhere in the Other World, where there are books and pictures and plays and shop windows to look at, and thousands of men who spend their lives in building up all four, lives a gentleman who writ……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

This book argues that Italy represents a privileged entry point into the comparative analysis of ideologies and experiences of modernity. The book compares how thinkers and politicians belonging to ……続きを見る

Essay aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich Geschichte - Weltgeschichte - Frühgeschichte, Antike, Note: 2,7, Universität zu Köln, Veranstaltung: Augustus und sein Image, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im di……続きを見る

DR. GRAHAM sat in his office, his book closed on his knee, and his eyes fixed upon the street. There was nothing of interest to be seen. A light snow was falling, making the pavement dreary; but it ……続きを見る

It would be an interesting thing to make a careful study once a year, towards the end of the summer, of the habits and customs of thunder and lightning. Perhaps in this way we should succeed one day……続きを見る

Quærens. You promised, dear Lumen, to describe to me that supremest of moments which immediately succeeds death, and to relate to me how, by a natural law, singular though it may seem, you lived aga……続きを見る

What did war look like in the cultural imagination of 1914? Why did men in Scotland sign up to fight in unprecedented numbers? What were the martial myths shaping Scottish identity from the aftermat……続きを見る

Quand dirigeants politiques et membres de la mafia trouvent un terrain d'entente... Mémoire historique de la justice anti-mafia, cette haute figure de l’État de droit n’a cessé de donner un sens pol……続きを見る

Nati in Germania, da un'idea dell'imperatore Massimiliano I° che istituì; queste milizie nel 1487, sul modello dei mercenari svizzeri, di cui diventarono presto feroci antagonisti. Soldati mercenari……続きを見る

"The Oxford Book of American Essays" is a diverse collection of carefully-selected essays by notable and influential American writers and essayists. With contributions from such seminal figures as W……続きを見る

THERE stands recorded in the Book of Time a fascinating legend of the Sun, whose golden throne allured but for the day; and when the day was ended in great glee he hurried forth beyond the broad hor……続きを見る

This book presents the first feminist translation of Rosalía de Castro’s seminal poetic anthology En las orillas del Sar [On the Edge of the River Sar] (1884). Rosalía de Castro (1837–1885) was an a……続きを見る

Pember Street, E., is never very cheerful in appearance, not even in mid-spring, when the dingy lilacs in the forecourts of those grimy houses bourgeon and blossom. The shrubs assimilate soon the ge……続きを見る

La battaglia di Azincourt è considerata uno dei momenti più cupi della storia della Francia e al contrario uno dei più fulgidi della storia dell'Inghilterra e del suo re Enrico V. Inserita nel più a……続きを見る

Northern Canada's distinctive landscapes, its complex social relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled recent sc……続きを見る

To its many tourists and visitors, the Tuscan landscape evokes a sense of timelessness and harmony. Yet, the upheavals of the twentieth century profoundly reshaped rural Tuscany. Uncovering the expe……続きを見る

As there is no need to adopt a strictly chronological order for the poems included in the present volume, I have begun with theOrchestra and Nosce Teipsum of Sir John Davies (1569-1626), who was und……続きを見る

Running west to east along the northern boundary of Tucson is a corridor. of unique and inspiring communities. In Legendary Locals of Marana, Oro Valley, and Catalina, readers will discover the hist……続きを見る

In this photographic history of Valley Stream, author Bill Florio documents vividly the long and illustrious history of this Nassau County village. Located near the south shore of Long Island at the……続きを見る

The New York, Ontario and Western Railway was the first class-one railroad in the United States to be abandoned in its entirety. Whereas other rail lines were closed gradually, the federal governmen……続きを見る

In the fated year I came to live with my father and mother at Kinnaird, above Pitlochry. Then I walked on the red moors and by the side of the golden burn; the rude, pure air of our mountains inspir……続きを見る

The first author who, to my knowledge, invented the wordDemoniality is John Caramuel, in his Fundamental Theology, and before him I find no one who distinguished that crime fromBestiality. Indeed, a……続きを見る

Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by such notable writers as Col……続きを見る

“Avevo visitate bettole, stamberghe, scuole di ballo, locande; e tutti i vizii e tutti i peccati veniali e mortali m’erano passati innanzi in tutta la loro sfacciata bruttezza.” Così inizia l’inchie……続きを見る

- each of his poetry volumes with Norton sold in excess of 3000 copies - Ríos has an enthusiastic following within the Hispanic community - everyone at CCP is enthusiastic about this book - it is po……続きを見る

Ci sono motel, grattacieli, diner, drive-in, fast food, ponti, parchi, battelli a vapore. Ci sono metropoli, ghetti, piccole città e città fantasma. Ci sono treni, taxi gialli e aquile solitarie. Ci……続きを見る

Si dice che le categorie del Novecento non siano in grado di capire il presente. Falso. Solo il Novecento ci fa capire il dopo; solo chi lo ha attraversato e sofferto, tutto intero, può interpretare……続きを見る