aivan - History 1

This Brief develops the necro-president as a figure through which the collapse of American political life becomes visible. In our present moment of political upheaval, the necro-president reflects h……続きを見る

Ce mardi, 2 mars 1797. Je vous écris, mon enfant, dans l’amertume de mon cœur ; une lettre arrivée hier à Berne du médecin de ma pauvre Lilli la dit dans le danger le plus éminent ; après avoir épro……続きを見る

Around 2200 BC, the court stopped building monuments after half a millennium. In the meantime, the royal house, which was responsible for constructing these monuments, vanished entirely. A king or a……続きを見る

Few alphabets in the world are actively celebrated, and none more so than the Slavonic. Annually across Eastern Europe, the alphabet and its inventors, Cyril and Methodios, are celebrated with parad……続きを見る

As every growth of seed from seed is followed by destruction, so every birth of living flesh is followed by its death, and all that decays is regenerated by the measured courses of the gods circling……続きを見る

There are a lot of stories connected to ancient Egypt among the many nations of this world. Indeed, the history of this great nation contains many exciting elements, but what provides a better insig……続きを見る

No historical figure is more synonymous with establishing American democracy than Thomas Jefferson. Revolutionary, iconoclastic, yet pragmatic, the legacy of Jefferson as an intellectual and politic……続きを見る

SPHINX OF GIZA Many mysteries surround the Sphinx. Many tourists are confused by the Giza sand as they trudge through it. They wonder why there is such a big fuss about this dusty knoll. Many Egypto……続きを見る

THE PYRAMID TEXTS The king offers an offering! Anubis gives the offering! From the highlands come to thee your thousand young antelope with bowed heads. What a gift! Anubis gives this offering! Than……続きを見る

We are not including in our history the stories of Herodotus and certain other writers who deliberately chose fables over facts and spun yarns for amusement only. We will, however, outline what the ……続きを見る

Ancient Egyptian art and architecture are fascinating, beautiful, and complex. I've always been fascinated by the pyramids of Egypt and how they were built. They are incredible feats of engineering……続きを見る

DE Ein Lied mit Noten und Text und eine kurze Geschichte über eine grausame Wette in einer alten bulgarischen Kneipe während des türkischen Jochs, wo ein junger Händler seine Frau an einem Janitscha……続きを見る

E One song with notes and text, and one short story about a cruel wager in an old Bulgarian pub during the Turkish reign when a young tradesman put in pawn his wife for a bet with a janissary. -----……続きを見る

BG Една песен с ноти и текст и една къса история за жесток облог в една стара българска кръчма през време на турското робство, където един млад търговец си залага жената на един еничарин. ----------……続きを見る

During the formative years of Egyptian civilization, each Cosmogony was present. Students from many regions and segments of society attended the Houses of Life, and royals regularly donated endowmen……続きを見る

Egypt's geographical isolation and the unique geography of the Nile Valley are thought to have been responsible for its long existence. Because of this military control, astronomical concepts in Egy……続きを見る

It is nearly impossible to imagine Giza any different today with its desert backdrop and its majestic, sentinel-like pyramids that can't help but exude a sense of permanence. Edfu's account, compile……続きを見る

Prague in the seventeenth century is known as home to a scintillating imperial court crammed with exotic goods, scientists, and artisans, receiving ambassadors from Persia, and also as a city suffer……続きを見る

The Black Sea lies at the junction of three major cultural areas: Europe, Central Asia and the Near East. It plays a crucial role in enduring discussions about the impact of complex Near Eastern soc……続きを見る

This is the first historical survey of the Gulag based on newly accessible archival sources as well as memoirs and other studies published since the beginning of glasnost. Over the course of several……続きを見る

Syria is now one of the most important countries in the world for the documentary film industry. Since the 1970s, Syrian cinema masters played a defining role in avant-garde filmmaking and political……続きを見る

La vera storia dell'Ordine di San Giovanni, Cavalieri di Malta,Osj. Dalla crisi del 1960 ai giorni nostri. La vera successione dei legittimi iGran Maestri, gli intrighi e le diramazioni non original……続きを見る

This book looks at the uses of popular music in the newly-redefined category of the nostalgia game, exploring the relationship between video games, popular music, nostalgia, and socio-cultural conte……続きを見る

In Mapping the Role of Intellectuals in Iranian Modern and Contemporary History, Jahanbegloo and contributors examine the role of Iranian intellectuals in the history of Iranian modernity. They trac……続きを見る

The genius of Turgeniev and Tolstoy, of Dostoevsky and Gorky, has given fame and distinction to the Russian novel, but while the principal works of these great writers and their fellows are well kno……続きを見る

From their very inception, European cinemas undertook collaborative ventures in an attempt to cultivate a transnational “Film-Europe.” In the postwar era, it was DEFA, the state cinema of East Germa……続きを見る

The establishment of legal institutions was a key part of the process of state construction in Africa, and these institutions have played a crucial role in the projection of state authority across s……続きを見る