Rio - History 18

In the late nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries, the anarchist effort to promote free thought, individual liberty, and social equality relied upon an international Spanish-language print netw……続きを見る

An award-winning historian presents an emotional history of Jewish refugees biding their time in Portugal as they attempt to escape Nazi Europe This riveting book describes the experience of Jewish ……続きを見る

Qual è stato il ruolo di Bettino Craxi nella storia della Repubblica italiana? Al di là del giudizio morale o ideologico, che ne ha fatto di volta in volta l’uomo del destino, l’emblema della corruz……続きを見る

As a reporter for the “New York Evening Post” during the time of New York’s Tammany Hall Machine, William L. Riordan compiled and published this work in 1905 from a series of articles he wrote on Ge……続きを見る

Of all the intellectual qualifications which man is gifted with, there is not one as sensitive as that which enables him to discern between what is intrinsically good, and what is bad or indifferent……続きを見る

The mental features discoursed of as the analytical are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis. We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they a……続きを見る

The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society (New York City) was a scholarly journal devoted to Irish settlers of America. Between 1898 and 1942, 32 volumes were published by the American-Ir……続きを見る

Marion Morrison's A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry offers a comprehensive and detailed account of the experiences of this regiment during the Civil War. The book is writt……続きを見る

Three short pieces detailing a trip to Nepaul in the late 19th century, a visit to the deserted capital of Rajaputana, and the defiles of the Irrawaddy in Burma.続きを見る

En 2017, la Corte Suprema –cinco jueces solitarios que apenas se hablan entre sí– votó el 2 × 1 a represores. La sociedad, indignada, se movilizó masivamente y dio vuelta ese fallo. Ese mismo año, "……続きを見る

ÉDOUARD HERRIOT ET LYON Édouard Herriot disait : « J’ai aimé la ville de Lyon comme on aime un être vivant. Je me suis proposé à la fois de ressusciter son passé, d’assurer son présent, de préparer ……続きを見る

La réédition de Jadis – D’une guerre à l’autre d’Édouard Herriot, c’est l’envie de faire découvrir un homme et son époque. Cette période de l’entre-deux-guerres vit l’apogée du Radicalisme, la doctr……続きを見る

La révolution de février 1848 a mis fin à la monarchie de Juillet et inauguré la brève expérience de la IIe République. Mais trois mois après cet immense espoir, l'armée et les gardes mobiles ont br……続きを見る

That Others May Live, first published in 2004, is an overview of U.S. Air Force operations to rescue downed airmen on land and at sea during the Korean War (1950-1953). At the beginning of the confl……続きを見る

The Islamic Revolution in 1979 transformed Iranian society and reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East. Four decades later, Darioush Bayandor draws upon heretofore untapped archival evid……続きを見る

Quello che vi presento è il sunto di frammenti di un libro importantissimo che oggi dovrebbe riappropriarsi della sua dignità. Un libro arcaico che riporta la dimenticata vera storia dell’umanità. S……続きを見る

No primeiro livro da coleção Deslocamentos, o jornalista Rogério de Campos reconstrói o roteiro desta secular arte de narrar mitos, fábulas, façanhas, conflitos sociais, abismos existenciais ou, até……続きを見る

In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-Americ……続きを見る

Al voor de Griekse staat werd geboren, was de staatskas leeg. Toch wilde de eerste leider van Griekenland, Ioannis Kapodistrias, geen oplossingen van ‘de chirurgen uit Europa met het scalpel’. Zijn ……続きを見る

Selected Official Documents of the South African Republic and Great Britain is a significant collection of primary sources that shed light on the complex relationship between these two nations durin……続きを見る

Since this book is not only written for the most part by others than myself and since, for a second reason, its coming into being is the result of an accident, not of any inspiration on my part, the……続きを見る

Have you ever played with a magnet and a bunch of iron filings? Wasn’t it amazing to see the bits of iron leap across space to reach and cling to the magnet? This story is about a magnet much larger……続きを見る

The poetry relating to American history falls naturally into two classes: that written, so to speak, from the inside, on the spot, and that written from the outside, long afterwards. Of the first cl……続きを見る

When Clinton Stevens was eleven years old, he was taken very sick with pneumonia. During convalescence, he suffered an unexpected relapse, and his mother and the doctor worked hard to keep him alive……続きを見る

In the month of July, 1889, I was encamped in the Taveta forest, 250 miles from the east coast, and at the eastern foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. I was accompanied by my servant, George Galvin, an America……続きを見る

The Negro has been in America just about three hundred years and in that time he has become intertwined in all the history of the nation. He has fought in her wars; he has endured hardships with her……続きを見る

Written as the decade-long Syria conflict nears an end, this is the first book-length treatment of how the Syrian war has changed international law. In The Syrian Conflict's Impact on International ……続きを見る

The day had scarcely dawned. Over Vesuvius hung one broad gray stripe of mist, stretching across as far as Naples, and darkening all the small towns along the coast. The sea lay calm. Along the shor……続きを見る

Dal collettivo che ha dato vita al progetto “Eroi”, una nuova antologie di Storie per ricordare che l’Italia è così tanto ricca di Eroi e coraggio da poter ribaltare in positivo la famosa massima di……続きを見る

Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 is a comprehensive collection of primary sources that offers readers firsthand accounts of the early Dutch settlement in America. The book presents a diverse ……続きを見る