Virginia - History 1

The Falklands / Malvinas War (1987) uses the conflict as a case study to discuss and analyse the inability of the major powers to develop a coherent and stable Developing World policy to emphasise c……続きを見る

In the glittering world of high society, everything has a price. In this sharp and witty short story, Virginia Woolf explores the intersecting lives of Oliver Bacon, London's most successful jewelle……続きを見る

A man who rose from nothing. A duchess with everything to lose. One irresistible transaction that exposes the truth behind luxury and desire. In this witty and incisive short story, Virginia Woolf p……続きを見る

〓 Step into the extraordinary world of Virginia Woolf with The Complete Works, a comprehensive collection of her literary masterpieces. This definitive eBook gathers all her iconic works, including……続きを見る

The extraordinary creative energy of Renaissance Italy lies at the root of modern Western culture. In this magisterial study, Virginia Cox offers a fresh vision of this iconic moment in cultural his……続きを見る

The American Civil War Battle of Antietam was fought at Sharpsburg, Maryland on September 17, 1862. It is considered to be the bloodiest day in American history although it lasted only a single day.……続きを見る

They weren’t soldiers, but they fought a war of their ownーarmed with wrenches, welding torches, and relentless determination. Across the country, millions of American women stepped into factories, ……続きを見る

La peor tragedia sanitaria a la que España tuvo que enfrentarse fue la Guerra Civil. Se ha hablado mucho de los cientos de miles de muertos, pero muy poco de los heridos y los enfermos de aquellos t……続きを見る

Across the Plains in the Donner Party & History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra 180th Anniversary Commemorative Omnibus Edition - Two Landmark Works in One Volume (Paperback & eBook) In……続きを見る

Scopri il potere nascosto delle donne che lavorano e rivoluziona la tua visione del mondo del lavoro! In "Le donne che lavorano", Virginia Treves ci guida attraverso un viaggio affascinante e illumi……続きを見る

Winner, 2009 Best Book Award, Society for the Study of Early Modern WomenWinner, 2008 PROSE Award for Best Book in Language, Literature, and Linguistics. Professional and Scholarly Publishing Divisi……続きを見る

Beneath the instantly recognizable monogram lies a story that begins not with fashion, but with a boy who walked hundreds of miles to Paris in search of opportunity. What followed was a lifetime of ……続きを見る

In 1975, the fight was alive. It was the year the United Nations declared International Women's Year as a marker of progress and aspiration. Fifty years on, award-winning journalist Virginia Hausseg……続きを見る

《紐約時報》、《華爾街日報》、《出版人週刊》書評盛讚 從尼安徳塔人如何紡紗，到近代社會衣著的形塑， 自人類紡出第一條線為始， 紡織品成為推動人類歷史前進的重要因素！ 人類歷史有多長，織物的歷史就有多長。……続きを見る

The first women lawyers in America, like many of their twentieth-century counterparts, had to reconcile the traditional roles assigned to women with their roles as lawyers. In 1886, a group of women……続きを見る

〓 Deceit sparkles in high society. In The Duchess and the Jeweller, Virginia Woolf unpacks a world where diamonds and deception go hand in hand. This sharply satirical short story peels back the la……続きを見る

"...worth reading for the civilian point of view on military events, including observations on the U.S. Army's return to France in 1944. It is also excellent background reading for those who want to……続きを見る

〓 In a glittering room of pearls and prestige, a deal is struckーbut who holds the real power? In The Duchess and the Jeweller, Virginia Woolf unveils a biting and elegant short story about a cunni……続きを見る

Since the Spanish withdrawal from their Saharan colonies in 1975, a determined guerrilla war was fought against the Moroccans by the Polisario who claimed the territory as their rightful country. Th……続きを見る

Este libro estudia la corriente interna que devolvió al Partido Justicialista la competitividad que parecía haber perdido al iniciarse la reconstrucción democrática en 1983. Hasta entonces, la condu……続きを見る

Edited by Gary Gallagher and Elizabeth Varon, two of the most prominent nineteenth-century American historians in the nation, New Perspectives on the Union War provides a more nuanced understanding ……続きを見る

Columbus is the third-largest city in Georgia, and Red Clay, White Water, and Blues is its first comprehensive history. Virginia E. Causey documents the city’s founding in 1828 and brings its story ……続きを見る

Has a repressive morality been the primary contribution of Christianity to the history of sexuality? The ascetic concerns that pervade ancient Christian texts would seem to support such a common ass……続きを見る

His wife dead, Elisa Green Pennington gathered up his brood of twelve young children in 1857 and left Texas for California, the promised land. The Penningtons could not have imagined what the untame……続きを見る

Since World War I, the self-contained communities of Gaelic-speaking Scotland, characterised by collaborative effort and a robust sense of communal identity, have been transformed. Improved transpor……続きを見る

Public health is a term much used in the media, by health professionals, and by activists. At the national or the local level there are ministries or departments of public health, whilst internation……続きを見る

This book deals with the history of Pocahontas. To most of us who have read of the early history of Virginia only in our school histories, Pocahontas is merely a figure in one dramatic sceneーher re……続きを見る

'One of the great social historians of our time. No one else makes history this fun' Amanda Foreman 'How Was It For You? subtly but powerfully subverts complacent male assumptions about a legendary ……続きを見る

“A journey as epic, and varying, as the Silk Road itself...[The Fabric of Civilization is] like a swatch of a Florentine Renaissance brocade: carefully woven, the technique precise, the colors a mix……続きを見る

New in the Short History of Asia series, edited by Milton Osborne, this is a readable, well-informed and comprehensive history of Malaysia from ancient past to hyper-modern present day. One of the l……続きを見る