History: specific events and topics

In this book, author, Carl Lotus Becker, examines the political ideas behind the Declaration of Independence.

Bayern, wie es früher einmal warAlte Stadtansichten von NürnbergDurch Zerstörungen insbesondere im 2.

"e;Captain Canot, or Twenty Years of an African Slaver"e; is a biography of Captain Theodore Canot written and edited from his journals, memoranda and conversations by Brantz Mayer.

Die Paradigmen der Geschichtsdidaktik und ihre Fragestellungen sind seit jeher stetigem Wandel unterworfen.

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A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's whalesPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover.

Dieses Buch stellt jene beiden Protagonisten, Mussolini und Hitler, in den Mittelpunkt, denen es im Gegensatz zu ihren Epigonentatsächlich gelang, ein faschistisches Herrschaftssystem auf lange Zeit in Europa zu etablieren.

This is urgent, compelling but also delightful writing Lauren ElkinIn the depths of winter, Xiaolu Guo moves into a tiny dilapidated flat on the Hastings seafront a room of her own where she can spend time writing, liberated from her domestic responsibilities in London.

El presente texto abarca la historia del cacao y el chocolate en la actual Colombia, con la finalidad de reconocer su impacto entre personas de todas las condiciones sociales y económicas; el objetivo general para la presente investigación es: Analizar la historia del suministro y consumo del cacao y el chocolate en el territorio de la actual Colombia, para examinar las problemáticas y costumbres que se dieron en torno a este alimento entre los diferentes sectores sociales.

Die Autorin entwickelt in der Auseinandersetzung mit den Werken des Theologen Walter Grundmann eine neue Perspektive auf den Antisemitismus.

The volume by a team of authors offers entirely new perspectives on topics that have hitherto been reflected only marginally in the study of noble elites.

History of American abolitionism; its four great epochs, embracing narratives of the ordinance of 1787, compromise of 1820, annexation of Texas, Mexican war, Wilmot proviso, insurrections of slaves, abolition riots, slave rescues, compromise of 1850, Kansas bill of 1854, John Brown insurrection, 1859, valuable statistics, together with a history of the southern confederacy.

The Constitutional Convention took place from May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

"e;Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave"e; is a self-published autobiography by an American abolitionist and former slave, Henry Walton Bibb.

Old Mortality, first published in 1816 as part of Tales of My Landlord, dramatizes the violent religious and political conflicts of seventeenth-century Scotland, especially the struggle between Covenanters and royalist authorities.

"e;The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of African Slave-Trade by the British Parliament "e; contains a unique contemporary account of the abolition movement in the Great Britain from one of its major leaders, Thomas Clarkson.

Découvrez le monde de la céramique japonaise : du Raku au KutaniPlongez dans le monde fascinant de la poterie japonaise !

Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty, (1859 - 1881) was an American Old West outlaw and gunfighter who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at age 21.

Edmund Burke (1730-1797) war der einflussreichste politische Denker im Großbritannien des 18.

Seit Anbeginn der Zivilisation haben Menschen feierliche Schwüre und Eide geleistet, um Wahrhaftigkeit, Treue und Verpflichtungen zu bekräftigen.

Por vez primera se recogen historias de las pioneras en el salvaje Oeste americano.

Grete Minde spielt zu Beginn des 17.

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.

"e;Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"e; is an autobiography by a young mother and fugitive slave Harriet Ann Jacobs.

Un recorrido ágil y documentado por la historia de Alándalus, uno de los períodos más excepcionales (y desconocidos) de nuestra historia.

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.

The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave is a landmark slave narrative and the first account of a Black woman's enslavement published in Britain.

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 is a vigorous work of historical adventure, set amid the volatile borderlands and revolutionary atmosphere of early nineteenth-century Texas.

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 a rare insider memoir of the late Qing court, recounting Princess Der Ling's service as lady-in-waiting and interpreter to the Empress Dowager Cixi.

"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.

The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb is a compact tale of Egyptian adventure in which archaeological curiosity, danger, and esoteric suggestion converge around the shadow of the Great Pyramid.

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.

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An undeniable attraction.