Rio - History 17

To walk through Florence is to step into one of the most remarkable histories of any European city. From its establishment by Julius Caesar in the first century BC, through its Golden Age at the epi……続きを見る

Desde el golpe de Estado de 1936 hasta su muerte en 1956, Anastasio Somoza García gobernó 20 años a Nicaragua y le impuso el sello de sus propias ambiciones. Ese período está dividido en dos etapas ……続きを見る

Un viaggio tra linguistica e storia attraverso le migrazioni dei cinque principali gruppi etnici che hanno colonizzato le isole britanniche: i Celti (Britanni, Pitti, Scoti), i Romani, i Germani (Sa……続きを見る

"Canudos – La guerra nel Sertão del Brasile è un romanzo storico di grande interesse oltre che di piacevole lettura. L'autore ricostruisce attraverso queste sue intense pagine la storia del Brasile ……続きを見る

Ángel Ossorio y Gallardo en sus artículos de “La Vanguardia” barcelonesa (1933-1939), escritos a petición de su director y amigo “Gaziel”, trataría los más diversos temas. Desde la eterna cuestión c……続きを見る

"This book is an attempt to give a brief account of the life of the men of Ambulance Company Number 139 during their services in the Great War. It was written by the men while they were awaiting sai……続きを見る

This early work by Harriot Stanton Blatch was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'Mobilizing Woman-Power' is an excellent work that deta……続きを見る

Nel 1830 l'anonimo direttore di un carcere minorile francese firma l'altrettanto anonimo "Le livre sans titre " per illustrare ai giovani i danni dell'onanismo, considerato la fonte di ogni male fis……続きを見る

A percentage of sales benefit The Greatest Generations Foundation. A World War II veteran in the twilight of his life stands once again on the soil where he fought the Nazis when he was young man. H……続きを見る

A number of test séances for spirit photography had been held with Mr. David Duguid, of which no records have been kept, but in April and May, 1892, four séances were held under strict test conditio……続きを見る

Esta obra se constituye en un trabajo importante en el que se busca aportar a la problemática actual que vive la sociedad, referida a la brecha existente entre el conocimiento científico y la realid……続きを見る

This book, written by Dr. Worth Marion Tippy in 1958, is a biography of Robert Richford Roberts (1778-1843), an American Methodist Circuit Rider, Pastor, Presiding Elder, and the first married man i……続きを見る

A descoberta de um esqueleto em uma sala secreta no palácio do Catete, residência dos presidentes do Brasil até a inauguração de Brasília, lança uma sombra por sobre a República. A obra é uma ficção……続きを見る

When, before the altar, the priest asked her, “are you content?” it was with all her soul Gemma had responded, “Yes!” Oh, yes; she was content indeed. Through the cloud of costly lace which enwrappe……続きを見る

Alla metà del XX secolo iniziò la rivoluzione digitale con l'introduzione dei primi calcolatori elettronici, i quali prima vennero introdotti nelle aziende e negli organismi statali, poi si diffuser……続きを見る

The present collection is intended to exemplify the spirit of the Czech race. It may perhaps be objected that folk-tale themes are part of a common stock belonging to all European races, and even to……続きを見る

This book provides an innovative and in-depth analysis of how attitudes towards democracy and political institutions differ across 31 countries in Europe, and how these attitudes have fluctuated ove……続きを見る

Most Europeans speak of America as they do of England, France, or Prussia, as one of the great countries of the world, but without reference to the fact that it covers a larger portion of the globe ……続きを見る

This dramatic and deeply moving book combines a narrative that has the pace and excitement of a novel, a timeless portrait of bigotry and a self-righteousness, and an authentic history of the Salem ……続きを見る

Nuevos diálogos: Asia y África desde la mirada latinoamericana es un libro que resalta sus cualidades en un propio título, haciendo de sí mismo una invitación doble al lector: hace coincidir en el e……続きを見る

In Colonial Fantasies, Imperial Realities, Lenny Ureña Valerio offers a transnational approach to Polish-German relations and nineteenth-century colonial subjectivities. She investigates key cultura……続きを見る

Men and women who were born, grew up and died in Ireland between 1850 and 1922 made decisions - to train, to emigrate, to stay at home, to marry, to stay single, to stay at school - based on the kno……続きを見る

La Spiritualità egizia è ricca di misteri ed enigmi che cercherò di svelare, nonostante fosse prerogativa dei soli sacerdoti accedere a questo sapere occulto. Tutta la ritualità egizia celava segret……続きを見る

How are great turning points in history experienced by individuals? As Britain pulls away from Europe great British writers come together to give voice to their innermost feelings. These writers inc……続きを見る

Excerpt: "On the morning of September 11, 1879, I lay shivering with fever and ague at Alikhel in Afghanistan. So sick did I seem that it was decided I should be carried a day's march back to G.H.Q.……続きを見る

In questo libro evidenzio l'ipotesi che siano stati degli esseri evoluti chiamati “Viracochas” a coordinare i lavori per la realizzazione delle prime linee di individuazione dei luoghi di atterraggi……続きを見る

Fado est une chanson nationale du Portugal. Dans le E-book vous allez connaitre la tradition de 1870 quand le Fado est jouer par le piano, vous allez être curieux sur ce generique musical, appelé Un……続きを見る

In 1990 Namibia gained its independence after a decades-long struggle against South African rule--and, before that, against German colonialism. This book, the first new scholarly general history of ……続きを見る

MARCH had gone out like a roaring lion, and April had slipped demurely in, armed with a pot of green paint and a scrubbing brush. There was not much to paint in Cherry Street. A few sparse blades of……続きを見る

First published in 1934, this volume explores the varied roles of bishops alongside monks, administrators, magnates and scholars in the reforms surrounding the Lateran Council of 1215 and the Counci……続きを見る