Embark on a journey through time with A Short History of Buddhism, a clear and engaging exploration of one of the world's oldest and most influential spiritual traditions.
Martin Luther was a pivotal figure in world history whose actions sparked the Protestant Reformation, a movement that forever transformed Christianity and reshaped Europe.
Explore the fascinating journey of human knowledge in A Short History of Science, an engaging and accessible overview of how science has shaped our understanding of the world.
Masters of War: George WashingtonHow does a frontier surveyor with limited military experience defeat one of the world's most powerful armies and create a nation?
This book moves beyond the stereotyped approaches adopted in earlier works on ‘Chinatowns’ and introduces instead the Chinese spaces in the metropolitan city of Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia.
The book Aljmaš, Dalj and Erdut in the Homeland War addresses the events and people who contributed to the creation and defense of the Republic of Croatia in the area of today's Erdut municipality during 1990–1992.
The Boxer Rebellion saw impoverished Chinese peasants strike a blow against the Western powers, particularly the British, who had come to challenge China's sovereignty.
Impact: The Political Killings That Changed EverythingA Comprehensive Study of Political Assassinations and Their Historical ConsequencesA groundbreaking examination of how individual acts of violence have reshaped the course of human historyIn a fraction of a second, the trajectory of nations can change forever.
Dieses Buch konzentriert sich auf die politischen Entwicklungen der osterreichischen Monarchie in den Jahren 1861-1867, in denen viele Weichen gestellt wurden.
Dieses Buch konzentriert sich auf die politischen Entwicklungen der osterreichischen Monarchie in den Jahren 1861-1867, in denen viele Weichen gestellt wurden.
Studying mine-drainage works of a medieval principality living through times of war, social turmoil, and land reclamation, this book examines the relation between political power and mineral wealth.
Studying mine-drainage works of a medieval principality living through times of war, social turmoil, and land reclamation, this book examines the relation between political power and mineral wealth.
This book’s argument is that Walser “toys” with style in ways that are not purely literary, but which carry the ambivalent resonance of politics in all its forms—cultural politics, sexual politics, class politics—both in his own time and, still, today.
This book’s argument is that Walser “toys” with style in ways that are not purely literary, but which carry the ambivalent resonance of politics in all its forms—cultural politics, sexual politics, class politics—both in his own time and, still, today.
This monograph intertwines the two themes of historiography and evolutionary biology and shows that both activities are analogous in their practices; they are spinning stories about the past and thus constructing the world to suit the present of a given community as well as, if necessary, the construction of its tilting into the future.
This monograph intertwines the two themes of historiography and evolutionary biology and shows that both activities are analogous in their practices; they are spinning stories about the past and thus constructing the world to suit the present of a given community as well as, if necessary, the construction of its tilting into the future.
Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in das Verhältnis zwischen Prozessen und Produkten des Erinnerns, Körpern und Zugehörigkeitsgefühls unter britisch-bangladeschischen Frauen in Tower Hamlets, London.
Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in das Verhältnis zwischen Prozessen und Produkten des Erinnerns, Körpern und Zugehörigkeitsgefühls unter britisch-bangladeschischen Frauen in Tower Hamlets, London.
