History: specific events and topics

A partir de mas de una decada de investigaciones sobre el presente y su historicidad, Historia doble del presente.

Francisca Guemes de Figueroa se destaco por su conducta moral, su trato decoroso y gentil, sus arraigadas convicciones patrioticas y su amplia cultura.

Betrayed by the System is a fearless exposé and emotional reckoning with a country's slow-burning betrayal of its most essential workers and the lives lost because of it.

El 24 de marzo de 1976, las Fuerzas Armadas, encabezadas por Jorge Rafael Videla, dieron un golpe de Estado.

Rohstoffe waren schon immer mehr als nur Guter - sie sind Hebel der Macht.

Dieses Buch erzahlt, wie der Wettbewerb um naturliche Ressourcen - von Ackerland, Wasser und Energie bis hin zu seltenen Erzen - schon lange Teil von Konflikten war und heute durch Klimawandel, Globalisierung und Knappheit verandert wird.

Dieses Buch erzahlt, wie sich langsame Umweltveranderungen wie Wustenbildung und rapide Ereignisse wie Uberschwemmungen zu Druckpunkten fur Menschen entwickeln, die ihre Lebensgrundlagen verlieren und sich in Bewegung setzen.

Wenn Markte fallen und Systeme wanken, zahlt nicht nur okonomische Strategie, sondern menschliche Solidaritat.

Behind every fallen empire lies the same quiet mechanism: economic exhaustion.

History's revolutions rarely begin with ideology alone-they start with hunger, debt, and despair.

Every age believes its power is unique, yet history whispers otherwise.

Dieses Buch erzahlt, warum viele Expertinnen warnen, dass Wasserknappheit durch Klimawandel, Durren und Ubernutzung von Flussen und Grundwasser zu einem Vermehrer von Konflikten werden kann - auch wenn es nur selten "e;reine"e; Wasserkriege gibt.

To achieve the highly coveted aesthetic of fragile, translucent purity, the upper-class women of the nineteenth century willingly transformed their boudoirs into lethal chemical laboratories.

A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 2: Some Aspects of Social Structure (1967) focuses primarily on problems of population in Ghana and examines some aspects of occupational structure, urbanization, family, education, religion and land tenure.

Originally published in 1973, Thomas Szasz's collection of aphorisms, definitions and maxims strikes at the heart of confusion, mystification and humbug, in the areas of human relations, language, thought and psychiatry.

"e;Das Werkzeug des Teufels - Warum die Kirche die Gabel verbot"e; erzahlt die skurrile Geschichte unserer Tischmanieren.

The Dominican Republic (1986) places the nation's economic and political crises into perspective.

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.

A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 1: The Economy of Ghana (1966) examines the problems of social and economic change in a rapidly developing society.

The Indian Ocean and the Superpowers (1986) provides an analysis of the evolution of superpower strategy and interests in the Indian Ocean.

In the euphoric aftermath of its discovery, radiation was heralded not as a dangerous atomic force, but as a miraculous, life-giving elixir.

Economic Policy and Industrial Growth in Pakistan (1969 ) is a both quantitative and analytical survey on the economic development of Pakistan.

"e;The Pink Lie - When boys wore pink and girls wore blue"e; overturns our deepest assumptions about gender colors.

How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them?

Outer Mongolia and its International Position (1951) examines the economic, social and political changes which occurred in Mongolia as well as the history of the relations between the country and its neighbours in modern times.

The Indian Ocean and the Superpowers (1986) provides an analysis of the evolution of superpower strategy and interests in the Indian Ocean.

Dieser interdisziplinäre Sammelband nimmt historische Tierpräparate und vormoderne Präparationstechniken in den Blick.

This book provides a 'how to' guide to studying eleventh-century Norman charters, to enable readers to develop a confident command of this material, inviting them to explore the possibilities these documents have for their historical studies.

Seit Jahrhunderten sind Geldwertverfall, Abwertung und Wahrungskrisen mehr als bloe wirtschaftliche Phanomene - sie spiegeln menschliche Angste, politische Machtkampfe und den Zerfall sozialer Ordnung wider.

Empires rarely endure by conquest alone.

Residential Housing and Nuclear Attack (1984) considers the likely effects of a nuclear attack and examines the effectiveness of proposed civil defence measures.

For centuries forced confinement, cruel 'cures', political repression and ritualized personal degradation have all been rationalized and justified by appeals to the dogmas of psychiatry.

Across millennia, empires have risen in glory and faded into memory, yet their trajectories reveal a persistent rhythm in human history.

West African Government for Nigerian Students (1965) was originally prepared as a guide to a Government exam in Nigeria, but now serves as a useful source of information to pre-colonial institutions and existing institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia.

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.

Wirtschaftlicher Druck soll Regierungen lenken, Konflikte eindammen und Macht zeigen - doch oft entfalten Sanktionen und Embargos eine andere Wirkung, als beabsichtigt.

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.

Originally published in 1973, Thomas Szasz's collection of aphorisms, definitions and maxims strikes at the heart of confusion, mystification and humbug, in the areas of human relations, language, thought and psychiatry.

Residential Housing and Nuclear Attack (1984) considers the likely effects of a nuclear attack and examines the effectiveness of proposed civil defence measures.

Das klassische Wiener Schnitzel gilt heute als burgerliche Delikatesse, doch die Erfindung des Panierens und Frittierens war ursprunglich eine bittere soziookonomische Notwendigkeit.

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.

West African Government for Nigerian Students (1965) was originally prepared as a guide to a Government exam in Nigeria, but now serves as a useful source of information to pre-colonial institutions and existing institutions in Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia.

Outer Mongolia and its International Position (1951) examines the economic, social and political changes which occurred in Mongolia as well as the history of the relations between the country and its neighbours in modern times.

Economic Policy and Industrial Growth in Pakistan (1969 ) is a both quantitative and analytical survey on the economic development of Pakistan.

For centuries forced confinement, cruel 'cures', political repression and ritualized personal degradation have all been rationalized and justified by appeals to the dogmas of psychiatry.

How should a historian with personal experience of their topics write about them?

A Study of Contemporary Ghana Volume 1: The Economy of Ghana (1966) examines the problems of social and economic change in a rapidly developing society.

Dieses Buch erzahlt die Geschichte des Widerstands durch Kunst - von revolutionaren Liedern uber verbotene Plakate bis zu fluchtiger Straenkunst.

Dieser interdisziplinäre Sammelband nimmt historische Tierpräparate und vormoderne Präparationstechniken in den Blick.