Eichmann vor Jerusalem räumt mit einer Fülle von Nachkriegslegenden und -lügen auf und enthüllt, wie der Menschheitsverbrecher Adolf Eichmann nach dem Krieg ein unbehelligtes Leben führen konnte - obwohl sowohl sein Aufenthaltsort als auch sein Deckname seit 1952 bekannt waren.
Nichts ist erfunden, kein Wort hinzugefügtJürg Amann hat die Aufzeichnungen, die Auschwitz-Kommandant Rudolf Höß vor seiner Hinrichtung niederschrieb, zu einem ungeheuerlichen Monolog verdichtet: Dieses Buch sperrt seinen Leser in den Kopf eines Massenmörders.
Der ausgewiesene Jurakenner Christian Moser legt die erste umfassende Darstellung des Jurakonflikts vor und zeigt, wie der Separatist Marcel Boillat für die «Befreiung» seiner jurassischen Heimat vor nichts zurückschreckte.
Esta obra devela cómo se construyeron los conocimientos sobre la población nativa y los territorios que estaban bajo la jurisdicción de la Audiencia de Santa Fe en el Nuevo Reino de Granada durante los siglos XVI y XVII.
In ›Die Erfindung der Philosophie‹ erkunden wir die faszinierende Reise des menschlichen Geistes von den mythischen Erklärungen der Welt zur rationalen Untersuchung und Reflexion, die wir heute als Philosophie kennen.
In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history Harriet Tubman a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonate today.
Republished fifty years later to coincide with the release of the Academy Awardnominated film of the same title written and directed by Aaron Sorkin with an all-star cast, this is the classic account of perhaps the most infamous, and definitely the most entertaining, trial in recent American history.
A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who tried to change the world for the better but paid a heavy price.
In this unforgettable and ';essential feminist memoir of women's lives' (Sarah Wildman, author of Paper Love) the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Perfection unearths her mother's hidden past in in Nazi-occupied Austria.
A senior editor at Mother Jones dives into the lives of the extremely rich, showing the fascinating, otherworldly realm they inhabitand the insidious ways this realm harms us all.
From a brilliant Brookings Institution expert, an ';important' (The Wall Street Journal) and ';penetrating historical and political study' (Nature) of the critical role that oceans play in the daily struggle for global power, in the bestselling tradition of Robert Kaplan's The Revenge of Geography.
A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishismsfor good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from Americafrom French fries to Awesome, man!
A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishismsfor good or illThe British love to complain that words and phrases imported from Americafrom French fries to Awesome, man!
A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING FINALIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Beautifully written, emotional and deeply personal, yet universal .
Lejos de constituir una particularidad del comportamiento político de los españoles, la violencia es, a la luz de una historiografía global y comparativa, ingrediente definitorio de las transformaciones experimentadas por las sociedades europeas desde finales del siglo XVIII.
La historia de Colombia desde su independencia difiere poco de las de sus hermanas latinoamericanas: distribución inequitativa de la tierra, grandes comunidades relegadas a la exclusión, caudillismo, violencia y, en los últimos tiempos, narcotráfico y una actividad guerrillera que lleva cuatro décadas de acción.
A short illustrated life of one of Britain's most revered people of all time, covering all periods of his life but always returning to his literal and spiritual home, Chartwell.
Sometime in August 1913, two Sioux warriors, Old Buffalo and Swift Dog, met with Frances Densmore at a makeshift recording site in McLaughlin, South Dakota.
This beautifully illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience as seen through the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors.
Queers in History is the first comprehensive biographical compendium of important historical and contemporary figures who were/are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZWhat role could music play in a death camp?
'Meticulously researched yet accessible' GeographicalStanding in the busy streets of South London today, it is hard to imagine that much of this suburban townscape was once a vast wood, stretching unbroken for almost seven miles from Croydon to the Thames at Deptford.
Fresh from the award-winning Woodmansterne studio, Hysterical Heritage juxtaposes imagery inspired by the Bayeaux Tapestry with modern day expressions and dilemmas, resulting in a hilarious and unique, new humour range.
Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the cream of Britain's historic country houses cared for by the National Trust, encompassing both interior and exterior design.
