Social and cultural history

Esta obra trata sobre un episodio prácticamente silenciado en la historiografía del país: el proceso que se entabló contra el general Rojas Pinilla después de su derrocamiento en 1957 y ante su regreso inesperado a Colombia después de un período en el exterior.

Pedro Chamijo o Chamizo, también conocido como Pedro Bohórquez; producto de su tiempo; de un siglo XVII convulso a nivel político, social, religioso y económico… En la España del esplendor de la miseria, nacieron pícaros, truhanes, embaucadores… Nuestro personaje fue uno de ellos.

The Long Horizon is an extraordinary book.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt von Richard Wagners Oper Der Fliegende Holländer – einem Meisterwerk, das nicht nur musikalisch, sondern auch als Zeitdokument von unschätzbarem Wert ist.

Este libro examina las relaciones bilaterales entre España y Estados Unidos durante tres décadas cruciales (1936-1964), revelando cómo el régimen de Franco se apoyó en una estrategia de política exterior que, en plena Guerra Fría, encontró aliados estratégicos en diversos sectores estadounidenses.

Radical initiatives to collectivise the land were defining features of the social revolution at the start of the Spanish Civil War.

This book analyses the interconnection of space and experience in Roman antiquity, Byzantium, and the Middle Ages, ca.

Richly-layered and packed with insight, this riveting account of terrible events tells us as much about the present as it does the past Patrick Bishop, author of Paris '44From Peter the Great to Putin, a biography of the city Hitler tried - and failed - to wipe off the mapThe siege of Saint Petersburg then known as Leningrad stands as a testament to human endurance.

Roundworld is in trouble again, and this time it looks fatal.

'An exhilarating, urgent work .

This book analyses the interconnection of space and experience in Roman antiquity, Byzantium, and the Middle Ages, ca.

Frech und frei erzahlt vom Widerstand einer sich entwickelnden Selbstbestimmt-Leben-Bewegung seit der Mitte der 1970er-Jahre.

Die Geburtsstunde der Macht: Eine Reise zu den Wurzeln unserer ZivilisationMacht ist kein Zufall, sondern ein organisatorisches Meisterwerk.

For three thousand years, this people has stood accused.

"e;The epic story of how humanity has always learned, taught and imagined its future.

Migration is the story of us all.

Step into a world long before European contact and discover the remarkable achievements of the Pre-Columbian civilizations that flourished across the Americas.

A person from Kochi is Tosa before they are Shikoku.

The Peloponnesian War stands as one of the most defining conflicts of the ancient world, a brutal and complex struggle between two of Greece's greatest powers: Athens and Sparta.

A 3,000-Year History of the Jewish PeopleBy Ivo VichevA sweeping, illuminating history that traces the improbable 3,000-year epic of a people defined by covenant, crisis, and relentless continuity.

For a century, technology has transformed how humanity seeks and understands truth.

Firing the Cloud: How Humanity Survived and Accelerated is a sweeping, provocative journey through 15,000 years of human history, tracing how we evolved from small, fire-lit bands of hunter-gatherers to a globally networked civilisation living inside a digital cloud.

How did ordinary Roman families survive in one of history's greatest empires?

Crafting Ram Mandir, Shaping Practice: The Evolution of Bharatiya Social Work is a landmark academic monograph that rigorously applies all six classical social work methods — community organisation, group work, casework, social welfare administration, social action, and research — to analyse the Ram Mandir movement spanning five centuries (1528–2024).

From the earliest human journeys guided by stars and landmarks to the precision of satellite-based systems, A Short History of Navigation charts the remarkable story of how humanity learned to find its way across land and sea.

Discover the timeless wisdom of the Buddha and explore a path toward inner peace, clarity, and true fulfillment.

The Black Death: The Reshaper of Europe The worst catastrophe in European history.

Before it was a seasoning, it was the scent of absolute madness.

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

Feminismus 1848 - 1919: Die fruhe Frauenbewegung und ihre ErfolgeJanuar 1919: Erstmals durfen Frauen im Deutschen Reich wahlen.

From Cleopatra's gilded barge to the age of Instagram, Mythologies of Fame unravels how humanity has built, worshiped, and destroyed its idols for more than two thousand years.

Pontiac's War erupted in the Great Lakes region of North America just as the French and Indian War came to a close in 1763.

Across the centuries, entire armies, ships, and civilizations have slipped into the shadows—never to be seen again.

Séances, Spirits, and Discernment: A Scholarly Investigation explores the cultural history of spiritualism and the human search for meaning beyond the material world.

The Roaring Twenties was a golden age of economic prosperity and liberal social change.

"e;A Short History of Christianity"e; offers a compelling and accessible overview of one of the world's most influential religions.

The ocean does not care whether you believe in it.

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.

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.

They want absolute power.

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.

Seit dem Tag des Mauerfalls stieen in Berlin zwei Welten aufeinander, die kaum unterschiedlicher hatten sein konnen.

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.

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