angela - History 7

Giuseppe Mayno della Spinetta (sobborgo d’Alessandria), il bandito di Marengo, è un brigante che ha fatto parlare di sé nella prima metà dell’Ottocento. Ha dato del filo da torcere alle autorità fra……続きを見る

Gagliaudo, forza decisionale, molto scaltro, istruito dall’Ordine degli Umiliati a leggere, a scrivere e a far di conto. Alterna momenti e azioni di grandissima generosità a comportamenti d’inspiega……続きを見る

Cosa può mai spingere due uomini anziani a lasciare l'Italia per raggiungere un villaggio remoto alle falde dell'Himalaya? "Quando cadrà la neve a Yol", nell'eco di una predizione, lo rivela. Raccon……続きを見る

From 1135 to 1571. XII. According to legend, the Holy Roman Emperor kidnaps three hundred rich Italian merchants that after three years of imprisonment, despairing to return to freedom, formulate a ……続きを見る

Lilli e Giusy: una madre e una figlia, dal carattere ancora immaturo e in formazione, hanno un rapporto difficile. Partecipano insieme ad un percorso in automobile che rievoca la cavalcata del March……続きを見る

Peter Aykroyd spent his childhood watching his family's parlor séances through the crack of a basement door. Here, for the first time, Aykroyd tells the strange and delightful story that inspired h……続きを見る

Longlisted for the 2019 Portico Prize The extraordinary life of history's first modern lesbian who inspired the popular television series Gentleman Jack. Anne Lister's journals were so shocking that……続きを見る

This book examines the role played by the international circulation of literature in constructing cultural memories of the Second World War. War writing has rarely been read from the point of view o……続きを見る

Today, scientific literacy is an essential aspect of any undergraduate education. Recipes for Science responds to this need by providing an accessible introduction to the nature of science and scien……続きを見る

Song Walking explores the politics of land, its position in memories, and its foundation in changing land-use practices in western Maputaland, a borderland region situated at the juncture of South A……続きを見る

During the nineteenth century, Maori women produced letters and memoirs, wrote off to newspapers and commissioners, appeared before commissions of enquiry, gave evidence in court cases, and went to ……続きを見る

A pioneering study of historical developments that have shaped Asia concludes with this volume tracing the impact of ideas and cultures of people on the move across the continent, whether willingly ……続きを見る

Os estudos culturais buscam a compreensão da complexa rede das relações sociais e do importante papel da comunicação na produção da cultura. Por meio dos processos culturais, a articulação das vária……続きを見る

A década de 1950 no Brasil representou um momento de grande importância na história nacional. Além da consolidação da democracia que permitiu a ampliação do jogo partidário e da participação popular……続きを見る

Dance in Scripture: How Biblical Dancers Can Revolutionize Worship Today examines the dances of seven biblical figures: Miriam, Jephthah's daughter, David, the Shulamite, Judith, Salome, and Jesus. ……続きを見る

In the 1800s, gas and electricity was not yet available in homes. Our great grandmothers learned to save time, money, and labor in order to cook three meals a day from scratch. Advice and cooking hi……続きを見る

Do you enjoy reading old-fashioned cookbooks? Learn how people used and cooked poultry in the days before gas and electricity were available in homes. Food was precious back then and nothing was was……続きを見る

A Patriotic Schoolgirl' is a work of juvenile fiction by Angela Brazil. The story is set during the First World War and tells of the intricacies of living in a girls' school in the early part of the……続きを見る

Journey back into the 1800s and discover how people prepared, cooked, and preserved eggs. With no electrical refrigeration or modern conveniences, it was a time of thriftiness, resourcefulness, and ……続きを見る

For centuries, wherever Thai Buddhists have made their homes, statues of the Buddha have provided striking testament to the role of Buddhism in the lives of the people. The Buddha in Lanna offers th……続きを見る

Over the course of World War II, two million American military personnel occupied bases throughout the South Pacific, leaving behind a human legacy of at least 4,000 children born to indigenous moth……続きを見る

The Affect of Difference is a collection of essays offering a new perspective on the history of race and racial ideologies in modern East Asia. Contributors approach this subject through the explora……続きを見る

Eine spannende Reise durch das Römische Reich – hier wird die Antike lebendig. Wir begeben uns auf einen faszinierenden Streifzug durch die Weiten des Römischen Reiches zur Zeit seiner größten Ausde……続きを見る

Irish Americans who supported the movement for the repeal of the act of parliamentary union between Ireland and Great Britain during the early 1840s encountered controversy over the issue of America……続きを見る

Redrawing the Historical Past examines how multiethnic graphic novels portray and revise U.S. history. This is the first collection to focus exclusively on the interplay of history and memory in mul……続きを見る

North Carolina has had more than its share of accomplished, influential womenーwomen who have expanded their sphere of influence or broken through barriers that had long defined and circumscribed th……続きを見る

Kentucky Women: Their Lives and Times introduces a history as dynamic and diverse as Kentucky itself. Covering the Appalachian region in the east to the Pennyroyal in the west, the essays highlight ……続きを見る

This book brings to life for the first time the remarkable story of James Taylor, ‘father of the Ceylon tea enterprise’ in the nineteenth century. Publicly celebrated in Sri Lanka for his efforts in……続きを見る

Cuando Darwin publicó El origen de las especies, fundamento de la teoría de la biología evolutiva que revolucionó la visión de la especie humana, paradójicamente la mujer siguió en el mismo sitio, ……続きを見る

August 1989: Sängerin Kitty wird überraschend für einen Gig am Eisernen Vorhang in Ungarn engagiert – ausgerechnet von ihrer Ex-Band, mit der sie sich drei Wochen zuvor uferlos zerstritten hat. Ihr ……続きを見る