History: specific events and topics

En 1936, Marta Guzmán, alumna de la Universidad Católica, desafiaba los prejuicios de género que en su tiempo hablaban de la incompatibilidad entre la identidad femenina y el ejercicio profesional, indicando: "se cree que al seguir una carrera universitaria nos hemos alejado de nuestra verdadera misión.

How a group of Black liberal thinkers challenged the race-based feudalism that reigned in the early American republicThough the United States has been heralded as a beacon of democracy, many nineteenth-century Americans viewed their nation through the prism of the Old World.

"e;The Life of Olaudah Equiano"e; is one of the earliest-known examples of published writing by an African writer and the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre.

How a group of Black liberal thinkers challenged the race-based feudalism that reigned in the early American republicThough the United States has been heralded as a beacon of democracy, many nineteenth-century Americans viewed their nation through the prism of the Old World.

Clarence Henry Haring was an important historian of Latin America and a pioneer in initiating the study of Latin American colonial institutions among scholars in the United States.

Una fascinante exploración de la historia de las bibliotecas y de las personas que las construyeron, desde el mundo antiguo hasta la era digital.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (Voices From The Past Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Hinter dem Namen »East India Company« verbirgt sich eine Monstrosität: eine Firma, die auf eigene Rechnung und mit eigener Armee den ganzen indischen Subkontinent ausplünderte, Schlachten schlug und staatliche Macht an sich riss.

The Texan Star & The Texan Scouts are historical action adventure novels.

Since their foundation during the Second World War, the Parachute Regiment has acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers.

Lozano se unió oficialmente a la Expedición Botánica el 23 de enero de 1803 como zoólogo agregado, pero su vínculo con el círculo de los ilustrados neogranadinos comenzó en sus años de formación en filosofía en el Colegio del Rosario.

"e;Fifty Years in Chains"e; is an autobiography of a fugitive slave,Charles Ball, where he describes his life as a slave under various masters and his service in the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of the U.

Two Years in the Forbidden City is the memoir by Princess Der Ling about her life in the service of Empress Dowager Cixi, where she was the First lady-in-waiting, as well as interpreter for her when she received foreign visitors.

"e;The Eve of the Revolution"e; is not a classic history book about the American Revolution and its heroes.

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**A Scotsman's guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland.

 Este libro es una reconstrucción vibrante de historias y sujetos olvidados que eligieron la intemperie vagabunda de los márgenes de la sociedad sobre la comodidad del hogar, la aventura sobre la seguridad.

El enfrentamiento en Cannas entre cartagineses y romanos, las batallas de Jena-Auerstedt en las guerras napoleónicas, el valle de Shenandoah en la guerra de Secesión estadounidense, la ofensiva de Cambrai en la Primera Guerra Mundial, el fuerte Eben-Emael y Kursk en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, entre otros, son ejemplos de las tácticas más efectivas de la historia.

Diese kulturhistorische Perle über Salzburg erzählt auch von der österreichischen Seele.

A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the YearFive hundred years ago, Thomas Wolsey endowed in Oxford a foundation he called Cardinal's College.

Jimgrim is an American secret agent who has been recruited by the British intelligence services because of his in-depth knowledge of Arab life.

Wie keine andere Familie verkörpern die Fugger wirtschaftlichen Erfolg und soziale Aufstiegschancen des süddeutschen Bürgertums an der Wende vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit.

My African Journey describes Winston Churchill's journey up the Uganda Railroad.

Les Récits de Sébastopol (1855-1856) ont été écrits par Léon Tolstoï pour raconter ses expériences lors du siège de Sébastopol (1854) pendant la guerre de Crimée.

Dieses eBook: "Verkaufte Ungarmädchen" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

An undeniable attraction.

Dieses eBook: "Zur Geschichte der proletarischen Frauenbewegung Deutschlands: Analyse des kommunistischen Frauenkampfs" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

The modern era has unfolded in the shadow of the French Revolution.

How human institutionsmarkets, states, communities, religions, guilds and familieshave helped both to control and to exacerbate epidemics throughout history.

»Ein Weckruf für mehr  Chancengleichheit«DHI-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher über den Nobelpreis für Claudia GoldinEs war ein Paukenschlag aus der Stockholmer Akademie für Wissenschaften: Eine Frau erhält den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis, und sie arbeitet über – Frauen.

The Age of Revolution is the period from approximately 1774 to 1849 in which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in many parts of Europe and the Americas.

"e;The History of Mary Prince"e;, a life narrative written by Mary Prince, is the first account published in Great Britain of a black woman's life; at a time when anti-slavery agitation was growing, her first-person account touched many people.

'A first-class work of reporting [and] a work of compassion for Indigenous peoples everywhere' BENJAMIN MOSER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of SONTAG'Reads like a wondrous mixture of Heart of Darkness and In Cold Blood.

The following monograph on the history of the Cherokees, with its accompanying maps, is given as an illustration of the character of the work in its treatment of each of the Indian tribes.

This carefully crafted ebook collection of Charles Coffin's works is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Seat of Empire The Story of Liberty Old Times in the Colonies My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times: 1769 1776 The Boys of '61 Following the FlagWinning His Way The Life of Charles Carleton Coffin

Grab your cocktail shaker, you are heading back to the Roaring Twenties.

Pharos is a very old Egyptian, at least ninety-years old, extremely knowledgeable about Egyptian antiquities.

Ostpreußen 1945.

El presente trabajo busca, desde los fundamentos de la historia, contribuir con la construcción de ese anclaje y a dilucidar en algo esa pregunta perenne: quiénes somos y cuáles son nuestras raíces, lo que en esencia es interrogarnos sobre la formación de la nación colombiana.

Jem and Kisis were found guilty and sentenced.

This colourful picture book shows children the power and wonder of their imagination.

Aunque no fueron pocos los que trabajaron durante el Trienio Liberal con el fin de redimensionar las relaciones entre los amplios territorios de la monarquía hispana y cimentarlas sobre unas bases de reciprocidad y correspondencia, la delicada cuestión del reconocimiento de la independencia, de fuerte componente simbólico y emocional, lastró las negociaciones, imposibilitó el logro de una salida pactada y convirtió ya en prácticamente irreversible el proceso de separación.

The present Tuscarora Indians, the once powerful and gifted nation, after their expulsion from the South, came North, and were initiated in the confederacy of the Iroquois.

'Captivating.

Esta obra pionera e imprescindible –que indudablemente se convertirá en referente– permite comprender la persecución que, en España, y más concretamente en la Comunitat Valenciana y Murcia, sufrieron todas aquellas personas que no se adecuaban a las normas de virilidad y comportamiento sexual que impuso el nacionalcatolicismo.

A bold new account of European imperialism told through the history of waterIn the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, a handful of powerful European states controlled more than a third of the land surface of the planet.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

Anthony Trollope's 'The Warden' is a richly crafted novel that delves into the moral and ethical struggles of its characters within the context of early 19th-century England.

Roald Amundsen's 'The South Pole (Complete Edition)' is a remarkable account of the historic expedition to the South Pole.

Clarence Henry Haring's 'The Pirates of the West Indies in the 17th Century' provides an in-depth look at the lives and exploits of pirates in the Caribbean during this tumultuous period.