Für Leben und Werk des Dichters und Kunstkritikers Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) spielt Paris, das mit den baulichen Veränderungen unter Napoleon III.
The idea of modern terrorism and the practice of terrorist violence emerged in Britain's first colony, Ireland, before spreading through imperial networks to South and East Asia, to Africa, and to the Middle East.
The idea of modern terrorism and the practice of terrorist violence emerged in Britain's first colony, Ireland, before spreading through imperial networks to South and East Asia, to Africa, and to the Middle East.
First published in 1988, Science, Politics and the Cold War is a history of the cold-war era that demonstrates the extent to which science and scientists have been implicated in every aspect of the political process.
First published in 1977, The Conservatives has been edited and designed by Lord Bulter, who has contributed much to the ethos and spirit of modern Conservatism.
The articles collected in this volume display Robert Bonfil's pioneering reappraisal of the economic and socio-cultural history of the Jews of Italy during the Renaissance and the early modern period, focusing on their encounter with and incorporation into the Italian society that surrounded them.
Als in den 1970er Jahren das Gebiet um Marzahn und Hellersdorf für den Bau der sozialistischen Großsiedlung vorbereitet wurde, zogen hunderte Bodenkundler auf der Suche nach archäologischen Funden übers freigegebene Gelände.
Recollections of an Old Soldier by Captain David Perry is a captivating first-hand account of the life and experiences of a soldier who served during two pivotal periods in history: the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.
The Orange Lodges, originally a powerful agency for the defence of loyalist and protestant interest in Ireland, have flourished as fraternal societies in the British Army in nearly every part of the English-speaking world.
The essays in this second volume from Helmut Gneuss are devoted to the study of books, their readers, and libraries in medieval England, especially in the Anglo-Saxon period.
The common focus of the essays in this book is the debate on the nature of science - often referred to by contemporaries as 'natural knowledge' - in Britain during the first half of the 19th century.
The Alps, as Professor Bergier shows in this selection of his work, should not be considered an impassable barrier, nor an isolated region, but rather as an integral part of the history of Europe.
Im Zentrum der Reformation stand nicht nur Martin Luther – auch seine Kinder spielten eine bedeutende Rolle in der Neuordnung einer durch religiöse Umwälzungen geprägten Welt.
En abril de 1977 el partido nazi estadounidense pretendía manifestarse en Skokie, una localidad del Estado de Illinois donde residía la mayor comunidad de supervivientes del Holocausto en Estados Unidos después de Nueva York.
These essays examine the thought and works of a series of writers on political thought, religion, historiography and literature, from the 16th century to the 19th.
With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power.
In January 1951, Lieutenant Evgeniy Borisov was sent to the headquarters of the Soviet 5th Army in Spassk-Dalnii, a small city in the Russian Far East.
As the 20th century dawned, the German Empire stood as a powerful force in Europe-an industrial giant, a military powerhouse, and a symbol of imperial ambition.
