Rio - History 20

In the mid-nineteenth century prophetic visions attributed to a woman named Madre Matiana roiled Mexican society. Pamphlets of the time proclaimed that decades earlier a humble laywoman foresaw the ……続きを見る

Juxtaposing Muslim scholars' debates over women's attendance in mosques with historical descriptions of women's activities within Middle Eastern and North African mosques, Marion Holmes Katz shows h……続きを見る

En La paz. 1876 Mauricio Tenorio Trillo explora el concepto de paz y sus implicaciones en la historia moderna tomando el año de 1876 como eje por su relativo orden y estabilidad política. El autor a……続きを見る

Praise for "Boston, My Blissful Winter The keen eye and pen of French author Alain Briottet deftly sketches the luminous beauty of Boston's soul in winter. I became viscerally engaged and surprised ……続きを見る

This book compares the Italian Fascist and the Spanish Falangist political cultures from the early 1930s to the early 1940s, using the idea of the nation as the focus of the comparison. It argues th……続きを見る

This book examines the history of the Palestinian Left by focusing on the trajectory of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during its declining phase. Relying on a substantial ……続きを見る

Il libro: La caduta del mondo politeista greco-romano e l'avvento dell'era cristiana rappresentano uno degli eventi più sconvolgenti e determinanti della storia globale. Questo periodo storico riman……続きを見る

"Olimpo: deuses, heróis e monstros" é um livro que mergulha no fascinante mundo da mitologia grega, explorando as histórias de seus deuses, heróis e monstros mais icônicos. Desde as intrigas dos deu……続きを見る

After a century of speculation by writers, filmmakers, travelers and scholars, being Australian' has become a recognisable shorthand for a group of national characteristics. Now, in an era of intern……続きを見る

“The food of opinion,” as President Wilson has well said, “is the news of the day.” The daily newspaper, for the majority of Americans, is the sole purveyor of this food for thought. Citizens of a d……続きを見る

INDICE Introduzione all'edizione del 2014 Avvertenza Premessa all'edizione del 1971 I. Il socialismo prima di Marx come movimento politico Originalità e attualità dei protosocialisti - 2. Il lavoro……続きを見る

“Songs of the Sea - Poetry Dedicated to the Mayflower Voyage” is a collection of poetry by various poets, including James Russell Lowell, Greenleaf Whittier, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and others. ……続きを見る

Il 1799 fu l’anno della rivoluzione di Napoli. Da questo momento niente nel Mezzogiorno fu più uguale a prima. La diffusione delle nuove idee giacobine, l’eco della Rivoluzione francese, con i suoi ……続きを見る

A cardinal-nephew (Latin: cardinalis nepos; Italian: cardinale nipote) was a cardinal elevated by a pope who was that cardinal's relative. The practice of creating cardinal-nephews originated in the……続きを見る

En un país como Colombia, donde se ha mantenido latente un grave conflicto político, social y armado, la paz es una necesidad imperiosa; pero no se trata de una paz cualquiera, sino de una de caráct……続きを見る

“Through the Eyes of a Slave” contains a carefully-selected collection of famous, influential and moving American slave narratives from a variety of authors including Solomon Northup's “Twelve Years……続きを見る

Dr. Ione Vargus has long been convinced of the value of family reunions, especially among black families. For quite a few years, she traveled around the country to visit various black family reunion……続きを見る

Conhecido como o Patrono da Independência do Brasil, José Bonifácio é uma figura histórica tão fascinante quanto enigmática. Sua aura de mistério intrigou inúmeros pesquisadores, que buscaram encont……続きを見る

The date was March 18, 1937. Just minutes before the dismissal bell rang at London School in tiny East Texas boomtown of New London, something shocking happened: a deadly natural gas explosion destr……続きを見る

An eclectic volume on the history of the supernatural in Britain and Ireland. Illustrating detailed aspects of mysticism and sorcery, this volume is a carefully curated collection of articles contai……続きを見る

In the first book of the Movements series, journalist Rogério de Campos reconstructs the history of this centuries-old art of narrating myths, fables, exploits, social conflicts, existential chasms ……続きを見る

The "Comic Almanacks" of George Cruikshank have long been regarded by admirers of this inimitable artist as among his finest, most characteristic productions. Extending over a period of nineteen yea……続きを見る

Nem sempre fomos um país de brandos costumes. Venha conhecer as mulheres criminosas que aterrorizaram Portugal. Cuidado com elas! São 23 mulheres, desde assassinas a vigaristas e gatunas. Uma desfez……続きを見る

Among the great and fertile scientific conceptions which have either originated or become firmly established during the nineteenth century, the theory of evolution, if not the greatest of them all, ……続きを見る

É na botica d’uma villa de provincia, velho burgo acastellado, orgulhoso dos seus foraes e brazões como da nobreza que em tempos d’alli sahiu e se espalhou pelo reino, deixando fortes raizes na terr……続きを見る

In Ultimate Upstate! Chuck D'Imperio mines deep into his travel journal and shares an astonishing array of fun and amazing places in Upstate New York that the casual traveler might otherwise miss. A……続きを見る

CHICAGO is singularly devoid of the presence of that species of animal popularly known as “the dude.” In going about its bustling streets, one remarks that the thin-legged, hollow-chested youth who ……続きを見る

When about to visit a foreign country the prudent traveler is careful to seek in guidebooks and from maps some data in regard to its position, prominent features and relation to adjacent regions. Su……続きを見る

First published in 1922, "Death and its Mystery, Before Death" by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion is the first volume in a series that looks at life beyond the grave. The other volum……続きを見る

Rubén Darío fue un viajero constante: desde el año 1886, a los 19 años, cuando partió de su patria, Nicaragua, en busca de nuevos horizontes y estímulos, tanto vitales como artísticos, hasta su reto……続きを見る