Since 2001, every major conflict in the Middle East has been told in simplified terms-"e;terrorism,"e; "e;sectarian war,"e; "e;clash of civilizations"e;-yet the real drivers cut deeper into oil politics, sacred geography, and borders drawn by colonial powers.
Dieses Buch verbindet Stadtgeschichte mit Energiesystemen und zeigt, wie sich Hafenstädte und sogenannte Ölstädte zu Laboratorien urbanen Wandels entwickelten.
Haciendas, Plantations and Collective Farms (1977) studies the economic and political motivation of both landlords and peasants in two contrasting situations, Cuban plantations and Peruvian highland haciendas.
Long before fiber-optic cables pulsed with digital data, the great cities of the world communicated through a massive, roaring labyrinth of pressurized brass tubes hidden just beneath the cobblestones.
While the history of the Second World War is traditionally told through the lens of military strategy and political maneuvering, an entirely different and equally fierce battle was being fought in the textile mills and tailoring shops of the home front.
Politics, Foreign Trade and Economic Development (1986) discusses politics, foreign trade and economic development in the Dominican Republic in order to show why the country is so poor and to put forward suggestions concerning how the position might be improved.
Political Leadership in Africa (1983) reviews the different types of leadership in Africa, ranging from the beneficial guidance of Nyerere to the despotism of Amin.
Millionen Menschen beginnen ihren Tag bewusst mit einer dampfenden Tasse koffeinfreiem Kaffee, um den vollen Geschmack gänzlich ohne die nervöse Anspannung zu genießen.
Haciendas, Plantations and Collective Farms (1977) studies the economic and political motivation of both landlords and peasants in two contrasting situations, Cuban plantations and Peruvian highland haciendas.
Latin America: Geographical Perspectives (1971) is a collection of geographical essays by individual authors that consider the specific problems of each region discussed in their geographical, economic and social context, emphasising the particular features of the cultural landscape.
Political Leadership in Africa (1983) reviews the different types of leadership in Africa, ranging from the beneficial guidance of Nyerere to the despotism of Amin.
Anglo-Irish Trade in the Sixteenth Century (1929) examines the economic history of Ireland in Tudor times, using material from the English Custom's Accounts and Post-Books to provide an in-depth analysis of the trade between England and Ireland in the period.
Dieses Buch untersucht jene historischen Momente, in denen geheime Akten, Memos und gezielt freigegebene Unterlagen hinter die Kulissen der Staatskunst leuchteten – von den Pentagon‑Papieren über NSA‑Leaks bis hin zu Interventions‑ und Rüstungsgeheimnissen.
This volume features a variety of primary sources by nineteenth-century women from around the globe, whose work focuses on the varied interconnections between gender and the environment.
In der absoluten Frühzeit des Automobils war das Fahren ein gefährlicher, körperlich extrem anstrengender Kraftakt, der von schmutziger Mechanik und purer Muskelkraft gnadenlos dominiert wurde.
Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia examines the practice and experience of interethnic marriage in a range of countries and eras, from imperial Germany to present-day Tajikistan.
Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia examines the practice and experience of interethnic marriage in a range of countries and eras, from imperial Germany to present-day Tajikistan.
Undesirable Practices examines both the intended and the unintended consequences of imperial feminism and British colonial interventions in undesirable cultural practices in northern Ghana.
Shape Shifters presents a wide-ranging array of essays that examine peoples of mixed racial identity, from the Roman and Chinese borderlands of classical antiquity to medieval Eurasian shape shifters, Native peoples of the missions of Spanish California, and African Americans in the postcivil rights era.
Shape Shifters presents a wide-ranging array of essays that examine peoples of mixed racial identity, from the Roman and Chinese borderlands of classical antiquity to medieval Eurasian shape shifters, Native peoples of the missions of Spanish California, and African Americans in the postcivil rights era.
Dieses Buch nimmt Sie mit auf eine ausführliche Reise durch die Geschichte der Vereinigten Staaten – von den ersten europäischen Siedlern über die Unabhängigkeit, Bürgerkrieg und Industrialisierung bis hin zur Gegenwart.
This book takes you on a detailed journey through the history of the United States – from the first European settlers, through independence, the Civil War, and industrialization, all the way to the present day.
In 1937, supermarket owner Sylvan Goldman noticed a fundamental flaw in his business model: his customers stopped buying the exact moment their handheld woven baskets became too heavy.
