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A History of Europe is a masterful narrative, bringing together the continent's common threads of history from the end of the ice ages until the present day. Travel back in time to rise of the Roman……続きを見る

Nur ein Teil der 440.000 vor den Nazis aus Deutschland und Österreich Geflüchteten kehrt nach 1945 zurück. Willkommen sind sie nicht immer. In diesem Buch geht es um die Rückkehr in Länder, die sich……続きを見る

American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that ranges across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California (a region ……続きを見る

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Throughout history plague has been the cause of many major catastrophes. It was responsible for the 'Plague of Justinian' in 542, the Black Dea……続きを見る

Through colorful dialogue and vivid storytelling for which Jimmy Blackmon has been praised, the reader will take a journey through Ranger School. From the nervous anticipation leading up to the cour……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1984, brings together three essays written by specialists in German history of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries whose important work is little known to English-s……続きを見る

A vast and desolate region, the Texas–New Mexico borderlands have long been an ideal setting for intrigue and illegal dealingsーnever more so than in the lawless early days of cattle trafficking and……続きを見る

The second edition of Doing Ethics in Media continues its mission of providing an accessible but comprehensive introduction to media ethics, with a grounding in moral philosophy, to help students th……続きを見る

A core introductory textbook that provides students with a concise overview of the full sweep of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh history, from pre-Roman times right through to the present day. Je……続きを見る

The history of Germany is intricately woven. Threaded in time through its struggles and triumphs with religion, industrialisation, enlightenment, politics, unification, and war. In A Brief History o……続きを見る

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the reader through i……続きを見る

Biofiction is literature that names its protagonist after an actual historical figure, and it has become a dominant literary form over the last 35 years. What has not yet been scholarly acknowledged……続きを見る

After an introductory survey of the development of women's studies in the context of Spain, twenty-one chronologically ordered essays by scholars from Britain, the United States, Spain and Mexico ex……続きを見る

An overview of the issues and critical debates in the field of Women's Studies within the area of peninsular Hispanism. After an introductory survey of the development of women's studies in the cont……続きを見る

In Slavernij en beschaving onderzoekt Karwan Fatah-Black hoe het denken over slavernij zich door de eeuwen heen gevormd heeft. Hoe kan een beschaafde samenleving slavernij toestaan? Slavernij en bes……続きを見る

If you paid even a moment’s attention during high-school history class, you probably know that 1910 brought about the Union of South Africa, that the 1948 general election ushered in apartheid, and ……続きを見る

Rumors, witchcraft, and murder in this true crime account of one of New Jersey’s most notorious cold casesーfrom two Weird N.J. magazine contributors. As Springfield residents decorated for Hallowee……続きを見る

Estas páginas ofrecen un informe global de la estrategia de las figuras militares más significativas de los últimos 400 años. Desde que surgió el primer conflicto, surgió la estrategia. Jeremy Black……続きを見る

This fascinating cultural history of the personal computer explains how user-friendly design allows tech companies to build systems that we cannot understand. Modern personal computers are easy to u……続きを見る

Willkommen in der Kreidezeit! Am Rande eines Waldes – etwa dort, wo sich heute die berühmte Fossilienstätte Hell Creek (Montana/USA) befindet – schlendert gemächlich ein Triceratops horridus umher. ……続きを見る

Kaiserin Maria Theresia und Johann Wolfgang Goethe waren für die Pockenimpfung, Immanuel Kant, Andreas Hofer und Karl Lueger agitierten dagegen. Hexenjäger, Naturheiler, NS-Mediziner: Der Journalist……続きを見る

King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of what would become the United States, George III inspired both hatred and loyalty and is now best known for two reasons: as a villainous tyrant fo……続きを見る

The modern idea of 'mastery' over nature always had its critics, whether their motives were aesthetic, religious or environmentalist. By investigating how the most fundamental element - water - was ……続きを見る

In this extremely vivid account of the Pearl Harbor attack, Michael Slackman takes us right through the course of events. He starts by scrutinising the circumstances and decisions that prompted the ……続きを見る

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Written by a leading scholar, this essential introduction to the history of energy traces one of humans’ most basic ecological interactions: energy e……続きを見る

China's Arctic Ambitions and What They Mean for Canada is an in-depth studies of China's increasing interest in the Arctic. It offers a holistic approach to understanding Chinese motivations and the……続きを見る

Among the many changes that have occurred in our country in the last forty years, few have been as significant as those heralded by the Supreme Court's decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education c……続きを見る

"Mama, Does the Railroad Track Go All the Way to Where the Sun Goes Down?" Book #4 continues to look at how these old early America structures played such an important part in molding railroad histo……続きを見る

The moving story of how a small group of peopleーincluding two Vietnam veteransーforced the U.S. government to take responsibility for the ongoing horrorsーagent orange and unexploded munitionsーinf……続きを見る

From a leading expert on the life and works of Niccolò Machiavelli, a superb overview of the pivotal Renaissance philosopher, writer, and historian. “Machiavellian” can signify duplicity and amorali……続きを見る