tera - History 4

"Ackroyd, as always, is well worth the read." ーKirkus, starred review Dominion, the fifth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England, begins in 1815 as national glory following the Batt……続きを見る

Coyame is the wide-ranging account of a small town in Mexico. The author provides readers with a panoramic view of history from the Mayans to the Villa revolutionaries and beyond. The history of the……続きを見る

This collection of essays situates the study and practice of international mediation and peaceful settlement of disputes within a changing global context. The book is organized around issues of conc……続きを見る

This book analyzes how women’s bodies became a subject and object of modern bio-power by examining the history of women’s reproductive health in Japan between the seventeenth century and the mid-twe……続きを見る

"Look out! That zero's coming right over, Pete, shoot him! Shoot him! Oh my God, we're on fire! On fire! We're burning! Going down! Going down!" Eighteen year old Pete Avrea was like millions of oth……続きを見る

Stand Up chronicles the beginning of the Bay Area Asian American movement through an unprecedented collection of period newspaper articles and documents. The book includes primary documents and anal……続きを見る

Rhetorics Haunting the National Mall: Displaced and Ephemeral Public Memories vividly illustrates that a nation’s history is more complicated than the simple binary of remembered/forgotten. Some par……続きを見る

Londons größter lebender Chronist über die »gay history« seiner Stadt Das römische Londinium war übersät mit »Wolfshöhlen«, Bordellen und heißen Bädern, in denen es hoch herging. Homosexualität galt……続きを見る

I?n distinct contrast to “grandma-Bessie”, ??the “Geechee Lady”?, who was born in 1888, on a little South Carolina sea-island among the humble descendants of the Cherokee “Trail of Tears”- survivors……続きを見る

African Sacred Spaces: Culture, History, and Change is a collection of carefully and analytically written essays on different aspects of African sacred spaces. The interaction between the past and p……続きを見る

In this book*,* Peter Anthony Mena looks closely at descriptions of space in ancient Christian hagiographies and considers how the desert relates to constructions of subjectivity. By reading three p……続きを見る

An important look at the hopeful rise and tragic defeat of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 began with immense hope, but was defeated in two and a half years, ushering……続きを見る

This book explains how security is organized from the local to the national level in post-war Sierra Leone, and how external actors attempted to shape the field through security sector reform. Secur……続きを見る

This book tells the extraordinary story of Theodore II Laskaris, an emperor who ruled over the Byzantine state of Nicaea established in Asia Minor after the fall of Constantinople to the crusaders i……続きを見る

La obra 'Historia de la Conquista de la Habana (1762)' de Pedro José Guiteras es un relato detallado de los acontecimientos que llevaron a la ocupación británica de la Habana durante el siglo XVIII.……続きを見る

Ignace et Rose-Josèphe constituent un couple mixte venu de la France Hexagonale, récemment débarqué dans une île francophone des Antilles. La généalogie concernant ces deux personnages (Rose-Josèphe……続きを見る

The first book in Peter Ackroyd's history of England series, which has since been followed up with two more installments, Tudors and Rebellion. In Foundation, the chronicler of London and of its riv……続きを見る

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of th……続きを見る

Vor 75 Jahren, am 8. Mai 1945, endete in Europa der vom nationalsozialistischen Deutschland mutwillig begonnene Zweite Weltkrieg mit der totalen Niederlage des Aggressors. In den ersten Jahren nach ……続きを見る

This book tells the story of how women first fought for inclusion among scientific societies in Edwardian Britain. Though educational opportunities in schools and universities were improving, there ……続きを見る

Life on a Rocky Farm couples Lucas C. Barger's (1866–1939) eye for detail with a folksy, anecdotal style to give us a remarkable and memorable depiction of both the traditional ways of farm life, an……続きを見る

Te Rauparaha is most well known today as the composer of the haka ‘Ka mate', made famous the world over by the All Blacks. A major figure in nineteenth-century history, Te Rauparaha was responsible ……続きを見る

Chester A. Arthur's 'Third State of the Union Address' is a significant historical document that sheds light on the political landscape of America during the late 19th century. Written in a clear an……続きを見る

At the time Edward IV was warring with James III and the island of Rhodes was at its peak under the guidance of the Knight of the Order of Saint John, Oswald de Montaigne held the position of Consta……続きを見る

The letters included in this collection were written by people who were directly impacted by the American War in Vietnam -- combat veterans, nurses, loved ones of veterans, anti-war resistors, veter……続きを見る

Innovation, the sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, takes readers from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later. Innovation bring……続きを見る

Soon after meeting near the famed city of love, Paris, Heloiseand Abelard fall into a deep and passionate love. Abelard is a well-known man and famous teacher; his students are considered to be lu……続きを見る

Les échanges de Napoléon Ier et de Joséphine de Beauharnais font partie des plus belles pages de la littérature amoureuse. " Reçois un millier de baisers ; mais ne m'en donne pas, car ils brûlent mo……続きを見る

Bertram Bardell har opfundet en ny slags flyvemaskine, som måske kan komme til at ændre udfaldet af Anden Verdenskrig! Han har imidlertid brug for hjælp til at teste den og til at se, om der er noge……続きを見る

Hverken Kurt Danner eller Bill Milton forstår, hvorfor USA endnu ikke har blandet sig i Anden Verdenskrig. Hvis man spørger dem, burde USA have kommet Europa til hjælp, så snart Hitler havde sendt s……続きを見る