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Using a very wide range of detailed sources, the book surveys the many different experiences of women during the Second World War. Many existing studies on the role of women in the Second World War ……続きを見る

Throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries workhouses were a key provider of medical care to the poor. Workhouse beds in Britain far outnumbered beds provided by charitable hospitals, and a ……続きを見る

As a group of islands in the far south-west Pacific Ocean, New Zealand has a history that is steeped in the sea. Its people have encountered the sea in many different ways: along the coast, in port,……続きを見る

Cartas al general Melo: guerra, política y sociedad en la Nueva Granada, 1854, transcribe más de doscientas noventa cartas que diversas personalidades le enviaron el general José María Melo o a uno ……続きを見る

Between 1861 and 1865, approximately 200,000 women were widowed by the deaths of Civil War soldiers. They recorded their experiences in diaries, letters, scrapbooks, and pension applications. In Lov……続きを見る

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book breaks new ground by situating animals and their diseases at the very heart of modern medicine. In demonstrating their historical signif……続きを見る

Winner of CAMWS' 2023 Bolchazy Pedagogy Award. Ancient Women Writers of Greece and Rome features the extant writings of major female authors from the Greco-Roman world, brought together for the firs……続きを見る

In der gesamten Neuzeit war Freiheit ein Schlüsselbegriff für das Selbstverständnis Europas und Deutschlands. Doch was galt hierzulande zu welchen Zeiten als "Freiheit"? Wie und von wem wurden in De……続きを見る

In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she wo……続きを見る

This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has……続きを見る

Mummified explores the curious, unsettling and controversial cases of mummies held in French and British museums. From powdered mummies eaten as medicine to mummies unrolled in public, dissected for……続きを見る

L’inferno su Roma, il secondo titolo della Trilogia di Nerone, racconta per la prima volta in un libro i nove giorni del Grande incendio che distrusse la Città eterna. Roma, sabato 18 luglio 64 d.C.……続きを見る

Il giorno dopo il Grande incendio, Roma offre uno spettacolo di desolazione e distruzione. Tutto è irriconoscibile: gli edifici collassati sono diventati grandi ammassi di macerie, le strade e i vic……続きを見る

EDIZIONE SPECIALE CON DEDICA ESCLUSIVA DI ALBERTO ANGELA L'ULTIMO GIORNO DI ROMA: il primo libro della “Trilogia di Nerone” dedicata al più controverso imperatore di Roma e all’incendio del 64 d.C. ……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023 A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR FOR POLITICS 2023 ‘I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book’ Sathnam Sanghera ‘By t……続きを見る

Ökonomische Dynamiken, politische Transformationen, internationale Vernetzung sowie die Kommunikation durch neue Medien sind Indikatoren einer «Globalisierung», die heute viele Bereiche des Lebens e……続きを見る

Le istituzioni femminili partenopee furono centri indiscutibili di cultura, fucine di mecenatismo, laboratori privilegiati di attività artistiche e di produzioni musicali e diedero un contributo inc……続きを見る

European female-led writing with a focus on Wales, photography, memoir, writing of place, voice-driven fiction and poetry. On the theme of 'A Casual Archaeology', it explores the rich archaeology of……続きを見る

Questo volume raccoglie studi e contributi su Salerno e il suo centro storico, disegnando un affascinante percorso multidisciplinare, che tocca i vasti domini dell'archeologia, delle arti, delle sci……続きを見る

Tre engelske piger med vidt forskellig baggrund, og mere eller mindre opfyldt af patriotiske følelser, sendes i 1941 på krigsarbejde ude på landet. Agatha, en jordbunden, flittig studerende fra Camb……続きを見る

The concept of a public sphere has traditionally been associated with urban spaces. Public Spheres After Socialism contests this in light of shifts of perspective in the East and West after the end ……続きを見る

Beautiful and talented, versatile and charismatic, Elizabeth Robins was one of the foremost actresses of her day. Yet, this enduring character was also an active and lifelong feminist. This biograph……続きを見る

La recreación fidedigna y apasionante de uno de los momentos clave de la historia de Rusia y del mundo. Miguel Romanov, hermano de Nicolás II, tuvo en sus manos la posibilidad de salvar la dinastía ……続きを見る

This book examines the phenomenal growth over recent years of StarTimes, a Chinese pay-TV company with around 30 million subscribers providing satellite television to 20 African countries. The broad……続きを見る

Lo statuto di Radicofani del 1255, sebbene giunto fino ai nostri giorni privo di una parte iniziale, porta informazioni utili a conoscere meglio le vicende di questo castello, posto in una posizione……続きを見る

This essay anthology explores the intersection of gender, food and culture in post-1960s Soviet life from personal cookbooks to gulag survival. Seasoned Socialism considers the relationship between ……続きを見る

This is the Second World War story of a champion cyclist turned airman who lived to tell the tale against almost impossible odds. A New Zealander in the RAF, Ian Walker took part in the Battle of Br……続きを見る

Memories of the Royal Family – A Kiwi Collection Step into a world where history meets heartwarming memories of the monarchy and the impact they had on our lives. This captivating collection of expe……続きを見る

Explore accounts of Oklahoma's Freedmen as told by their descendants in these stories of resistance and resilience on the Western frontier. The Freedmen of Oklahoma were black people, both enslaved ……続きを見る

Griechische Geschichte ist so vielgestaltig wie der Naturraum mit seinen zahllosen Bergen, Tälern und Tausenden von Inseln, in dem sie sich entfaltete: Neben mächtigen Stadtstaaten wie Athen, Sparta……続きを見る