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At the beginning of June 1961, the tensions of the Cold War were supposed to abate as both sides sought a resolution. The two most important men in the world, John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, ……続きを見る

History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs. The object of this work, is to give a brief history of persecution since the first introduction of christ……続きを見る

**“Cox brings a magical enchantment to this life-changing book. . . . I swear that you will never be the same again after you turn the last page of this unique and irresistible book.” ー**Sunday Exp……続きを見る

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents. John Foxe was an English historian most famous for writing Foxe'……続きを見る

This book by a leading scholar of international relations examines the origins of the new world disorder – the resurgence of Russia, the rise of populism in the West, deep tensions in the Atlantic a……続きを見る

This indispensable treasury brings together in a single volume the most famous and fascinating myths and legends of the world – from ancient tales to modern American folklore. Myths and Legends of A……続きを見る

Fascinating autobiographical portrait of famed poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox. “Prolific poet and journalist Ella Wheeler Wilcox was born in Johnstown, Wisconsin. As a teenager, she published poems in the……続きを見る

Actors are typically women. They battled, produced, wrote, ruled, and occasionally yelled. Despite this, they are largely omitted from history textbooks. "I only now, as an adult, realize the decept……続きを見る

Commodities provide a lens through which local and global histories can be understood and written. The study of commodity history follows these goods as they make their way from land and water throu……続きを見る

An American visits Siberia, along the Amoor river, during the mid nineteenth century. This piece includes a description of a wedding as well as the usual cultural comments and landscape and business……続きを見る

It was an incredible destiny for a man who repeatedly announced that he was “without ambition.” Although he had left school aged fourteen, had no experience of foreign affairs and spoke no languages……続きを見る

Foxe's Book Of Martyrs by John Foxe Foxe's Book of Martyrs has been an invaluable addition to the libraries of faithful Christians for almost five centuries. Chronicling the suffering and brutal dea……続きを見る

Dialogues Across Civilizations sets the histories of China and Europe alongside one another. Each chapter stands as an essay that imaginatively places historical individuals and events in proximity ……続きを見る

This study, first published in 1940, examines in detail the suppression of piracy in China. From a starting point of the considering the influence of the Admiralty on the development of British fore……続きを見る

The first dual biography of Katherine and Juana of Aragon, based on a comprehensive re-evaluation of the sources Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first bride, has become an icon: the betrayed wife,……続きを見る

The real Top Gun - the dramatic account of the US Navy's fighter pilots and how they took back the skies over Vietnam In the darkest days of the Vietnam War, the US Navy's kill ratio had fallen to 2……続きを見る

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too lo……続きを見る

'Extraordinary. A****n intellectual feast as well as a visual one**'** Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes The world comes to us in colour. But colour lives as much in our imagination……続きを見る

Der Band behandelt die Entstehung der polnischen Verfassung vom 3. Mai 1791 und widmet sich hierbei insbesondere den im Polen des 18. Jahrhunderts geltenden Menschenrechten und der Situation der Bev……続きを見る

Kitt Hartley är bibliotekarie på universitetsbiblioteket i York och det närmaste hon kommit att lösa brott i sitt liv är att läsa hundratals deckare. Tills en dag, då två poliser plötsligt dyker upp……続きを見る