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This work explores portrayals of Spanish immigration to the United States (1900–1950) through six novels. It examines how Spanish immigrants navigate cultural shifts, balancing their heritage with A……続きを見る

Delve into the gripping narratives of intrigue and betrayal with Francis Johnson's compelling book, "Famous Assassinations of History." This captivating exploration unveils the chilling tales behind……続きを見る

Voici l'histoire d'un exploit. Comment, dans la France des années 70, un ministre en exercice du gouvernement français a été liquidé, à l'issue d'un règlement de comptes dans son propre camp politiq……続きを見る

Bruce Dancis arrived at Cornell University in 1965 as a youth who was no stranger to political action. He grew up in a radical household and took part in the 1963 March on Washington as a fifteen-ye……続きを見る

In English and many other languages the name «Kon-Tiki» is a byword for adventure and the exotic. The journey of the Kon-Tiki from Peru to Polynesia in 1947 became one of the founding myths of the p……続きを見る

The Oregon Trail is a historical non-fiction book written by Francis Parkman Jr., first published in 1849. It chronicles Parkman's journey along the Oregon Trail in 1846, detailing the challenges, h……続きを見る

In Policing Show Business, Francis MacDonnell explores the starring role played by J. Edgar Hoover in the development of the Hollywood blacklist in the 1940s and 1950s. As director of the FBI, Hoove……続きを見る

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Using a wealth of varied sources, this book is an inspiring and essential gateway to understanding the foundations of modern Spain. Francisco J. Romero Salvadó employs a chronological framework to c……続きを見る

El impacto de las crisis mundiales sobre diversas áreas de la cultura en el primer tercio del siglo XX, especialmente en el pensamiento económico, las ciencias naturales, la filosofía y la literatur……続きを見る

Historia de la vida cotidiana de los habitantes de Buenos Aires a lo largo de 1928: qué podían oír, ver, leer, comentar, gozar, sufrir o hacer los porteños durante ese año, el último del gobierno de……続きを見る

Una colección única que cuenta nuestro largo siglo XX en 7 libros para 7 fechas clave. No todos los días son iguales. Solemos abordar la historia a partir de arcos de tiempo dilatados. Pero ¿qué suc……続きを見る

El 12 de abril de 1931 se celebraron unas elecciones municipales en España que cambiarían el curso de nuestra historia. No se trataba de un plebiscito sobre el régimen, tampoco de unas elecciones ge……続きを見る

En este volumen se articula un discurso consistente, con peso teórico, que explica los procesos subyacentes al conjunto de horrores que conocemos a través de medios informativos: guerras, xenofobia,……続きを見る

Un amplio estudio sobre la población de México a lo largo de la primera mitad del siglo XX. Un exhaustivo análisis del profesor Francisco Zapata sobre la población y la sociedad del momento, caracte……続きを見る

POPE FRANCIS' DEBUT MEMOIR · A moving, deeply human account of the life and legacy of one of the bravest and most visionary leaders in modern historyーA must read for all generations in a world year……続きを見る

Tales of a life well lived. Rewind 60 plus years, to an era devoid of social media and mobile phones. Where one was fully engaged in the here and now, and personal events were witnessed by those who……続きを見る

From white-collar executives to mail carriers, public workers meet the needs of the entire nation. Frederick W. Gooding Jr. and Eric S. Yellin edit a collection of new research on this understudied ……続きを見る

Nas décadas de 1950 a 1980 o Brasil construiu um dos mais avançados e integrados parques industriais dentre os chamados países "em desenvolvimento". De início, esse processo concentrou-se quase por ……続きを見る

This book delves into the conceptual changes produced by the Spanish constitutional debate held between 27 August and 9 December 1931. Taking place at the beginning of Spain’s Second Republic, those……続きを見る

Sueñan los Nadies de la Guerra de España que algún día llueva de pronto el reconocimiento que merecen, pero ni en llovizna les cae del cielo. Por contra, la tormenta del olvido les sigue empapando. ……続きを見る

While now long-forgotten, King Farouk of Egypt loomed large in British culture in the 1940s and 1950s. Farouk was of interest and importance, not just to British imperial policy makers, but to a wid……続きを見る

In the 1950s–80s, Brazil built one of the most advanced industrial networks among the "developing" countries, initially concentrated in the state of São Paulo. But from the 1980s, decentralization o……続きを見る

In the early hours of 15 May 1982, three Sea King helicopters carrying 42 men of 22 SAS Regiment and attachments, lifted off from the carrier HMS Hermes and headed towards the remote Pebble Island o……続きを見る

A LANDMARK WORK OF POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY. A GLOBAL BESTSELLER. STILL AS RELEVANT TODAY. With the fall of Berlin Wall in 1989 the threat of the Cold War which had dominated the second half of the twen……続きを見る

A quarant'anni dal presunto "esaurimento" della stagione del terrorismo (nel 1982 si conclude l'ultimo grande "caso" degli anni di piombo, il sequestro Dozier) Vindice Lecis analizza le strategie me……続きを見る

No insurgent movement can survive without some degree of popular support, but what does it mean to support an armed group? Focusing on the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), which has come to global att……続きを見る

JFK to 911 is already a global phenomenon, having began as a Youtube video which achieved over a billion hits by becoming the first documentary in human history to untangle all the establishment lie……続きを見る

Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden was one of the highest-profile personalities among the Apollo astronauts, renowned for his outspokenness and potent views but also recognized as a warm and w……続きを見る

In November 1960, bolstered by anti-Communist ideologies, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States. Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished nuclear diplomacy to force the Unite……続きを見る