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Provides an engaging narrative account of modern European history, featuring new chapters on modern Europe and the post-Cold War world Twentieth-Century Europe: 1900 to the Present provides a concise and accessible review of the significant themes and major events that...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2023-12-07
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This entertaining companion to the massively popular history podcast tackles everything from Alexander the Great to Agatha Christie, the Wars of the Roses to Watergate--with a unique blend of wit, wisdom, and good old-fashioned banter The Rest Is History podcast...
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PublicAffairs
Parution :
2023-12-05
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Headline
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2023-12-05
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This treatise on religious studies traces the European tradition of astrology from its oriental beginnings to the present day. The aim is to get a view of the different mythological, philosophical and theological ideas of the cosmos (especially with Platonic and...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2023-11-29
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«This collection marks the coming of age of Irish Jewish Studies. Beautifully curated by Zuleika Rodgers and Natalie Wynn, it brings together the best of recent scholarship, covering history, politics, literature and everyday life. Taken together these essays show the...
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Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2023-11-27
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Die «Söl'ring Foriining», 1905 gegründet und mit über 2.300 Mitgliedern Schleswig-Holsteins größter lokaler Heimatverein, hat ihr Tätigkeitsfeld im Lauf von über 100 Jahren mehrfach erweitert. Dieses Buch untersucht den Wandel im Vereinsleben und bietet einen Einblick...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2023-11-23
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This book examines patterns of behavior during an era of mass brutality by analyzing, in a transnational context, mechanisms of violence and ethnic cleansing in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. The main goal is to incorporate these conflicts into the broader discussion of...
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2023-11-23
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This Open access book provides a survey of the economic, health, and somatic progress of Baltic countries during the period 1918–2018, framed by the outline of the historical-sociological theory of modern social restorations, as originally conceived by the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-11-21
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This book presents a holistic perspective across various facets of culture, history, politics, economics and strategy in India’s relations with neighbouring South and Southeast Asian countries.This book not only analyses various issues of India’s foreign policy...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-11-21
Collection :
Dynamics of Asian Development
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The book explores the key concerns in the United States of America, as well as around the world today, related to the significance of ecology, eco-consciousness and climate change.
The chapters by individual authors reflect the topics both from a theoretical and from an...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2023-11-20
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Saul Bellow emphasized to a remarkable degree that the protagonists in his later novels were intellectuals trained in the humanistic traditions of European liberal education. He supposed that these protagonists would lead modern American society and predict its future....
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Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Parution :
2023-11-16
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Here is the current, captivating and uncompromising portrait of a great country and its people. Top of the European class, polite, hardworking and rarely at fault, Germany, 20 years after Reunification, has enjoyed at leisure its hitherto well-mastered growth: culture,...
Editeur :
Max Milo Editions
Parution :
2023-11-15
Collection :
L’inconnu
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Few themes in history have had as strong a hold on people's imagination. Fewer still have managed to alter the course of civilization.This is Charles Allen's definitive account of the Aryans, offering a grand sweep of language, mythology, contested histories and...
Editeur :
Hachette India
Parution :
2023-11-15
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This book encourages a critical dialogue between interdisciplinary fields that border heritage boundaries and seeks to contribute a wide range of scholarly perspectives and case studies (both national and international). The widespread use of the concept of soft power...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2023-11-15
Collection :
The Latin American Studies Book Series
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The definitive history of the idea of equality—and why we’re so ambivalent about it Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nationality. Yet how can we strive for equality if we...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2023-11-14
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The remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, into today’s Black mecca Atlanta is home to some of America’s most prominent Black politicians, artists, businesses, and HBCUs. Yet,...
Editeur :
Basic Books
Parution :
2023-11-14
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Opium, einst für rituelle Zwecke verwendet, ist eine Substanz, die Schmerzen dämpft und Zugang zu einer künstlichen Welt bietet. Lange wurde es von Künstlern und Konsumenten idealisiert. Baudelaire, Picasso und Dickens waren begeistert, künstlerische Inspiration...
Editeur :
Parkstone International
Parution :
2023-11-14
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Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either...
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Parkstone International
Parution :
2023-11-14
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The American mafia has long held powerful sway over our collective cultural imagination. But how many of us truly understand how a clandestine Sicilian criminal organisation came to exert its influence over nearly every level of American society?In BORGATA: RISE OF...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2023-11-09
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It's called TAFTA. Its aim is to lower trade barriers as much as possible—particularly standards—between our two continents, in order to facilitate trade.
Negotiations have already begun on regulations affecting all aspects of our lives (food, health, social rights,...
Editeur :
Max Milo Editions
Parution :
2023-11-09
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