"e;How to Heal Russia"e; is a collection of journalistic works by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, combining his social essays from the 1880s and fragments from his legendary work "e;Sakhalin Island"e; (1893-1894).
"e;History of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks): A Short Course"e; is a crucial ideological and educational text of the Soviet era, playing a key role in shaping the political consciousness of several generations.
David Beitos path-breaking new book brings to bear the latest historical scholarship to shed light on the life and achievements of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Leo Tolstoy is not only the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but also one of the most radical critics of the state, church, and war in the history of Russian thought.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom is an epic chronicle of the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire, written by its direct participant and inspiration, the legendary Lawrence of Arabia.
Marco Polo's "e;Book of the Diversity of the World"e; is one of the greatest works of medieval travel literature and a vital source of European knowledge about the East.
This book represents the definitive collection of key texts by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the man who changed the course of 20th-century history without firing a shot.
"e;The Russian Soul Against the Authorities"e; is a collection of journalistic works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, in which he speaks not through fictional characters, but in the first person, with the full force of his conviction.
In this short biography, Michael Schaller, acclaimed historian of the American political right, offers readers a poignant account of Ronald Reagan's life and achievements, from his small-town upbringing in rural Illinois to his cinematic success in Hollywood, entry into politics as governor of California, and meteoric rise to the White House, where he served for eight years.
Die Biographie des letzten groen Grunen15 Jahre lang hat Winfried Kretschmann die Geschicke seines Heimatlandes Baden-Wurttemberg gefuhrt, mit seiner Wahl schienen die Grunen in der Mitte der Gesellschaft angekommen zu sein.
TRANSGREDIO LAS REGLAS, VIVIO EN PLENITUDCristina de Suecia, reina prodigio del siglo XVII, fue juzgada mas por su genero que por sus decisiones: llamada excentrica, desobediente y antifemenina , su independencia y erudicion escandalizaron cortes y cronistas.
El coraje de una mujer que desafio al nazismo para salvar miles de vidasIrena Sendler, una figura clave y poco conocida del Holocausto, arriesgo todo por un principio: la justicia.
HUMILDE DE CONCUBINA, BRILLO COMO EMPERATRIZTeodora, emperatriz bizantina del siglo VI, fue retratada por la historia como manipuladora y ambiciosa, reducida a escandalo y seduccion.
NO CALLO NI ANTES EL REYDescubre la apasionante vida de Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda, la celebre princesa de Eboli, conocida por su iconico parche en el ojo y por ser una de las figuras mas influyentes de la corte de Felipe II.
The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions.
After the Communist victory in China's civil war, Taiwan, then governed by the KMT (or Nationalist Party), became a focal point for both Buddhist and Christian activity in the Chinese world.
The Suharto (1966-98) government of Indonesia and the Mahathir (1981-2003) government of Malaysia both launched Islamisation programmes, upgrading and creating religious institutions.
