History: specific events and topics

This book explores the entanglements among Spain, Portugal, and the Dutch Republic during the seventeenth century from a global perspective.

From newsletters and magazines to bazaars and dinners to festivals and concerts, charities and philanthropic enterprises competed among one another to obtain financial support for their causes, justify their expenditures and, to borrow a phrase from a recent historical study, "e;monetize compassion.

Germany's legendary Atlantic surface war was fought by Naval Group West.

This volume spans 1914-1939 to provide a concise interpretation of the role the United States played in the origins of the Second World War.

Completed shortly before Hamas carried out its barbaric October massacre,Hate Speech and Academic Freedomtakes up issues that have consequently gained new urgency in the academy worldwide.

Few cities in the world are as famous as Liverpool, the home of the modern world's most celebrated rock group and of a legendary football team.

En 1910 los crímenes de Santana Rodríguez Palafox, Santanón, comenzaban a convertirse en leyenda; esto desencadenó la persecución del bandido en la sierra veracruzana, encabezada por el político y poeta Salvador Díaz Mirón, el Bardo.

At the beginning of the nineteenth century, many individuals were motivated by their religious creeds to give.

Over the last 25 years, the "e;Africa Rising"e; discourse has been used to signify hope and promise for the continent, marking a break from previous pessimistic portrayals.

The Evolution of the English House (1933) discusses the popular and native art in domestic English architecture, tracing the changes over the years.

A través de la lectura de 650 cartas personales, el autor nos invita en este curioso libro a conocer la vida íntima de los emigrantes españoles en América.

The South Seas in the Modern World (1942) surveys the economic, social, educational and strategic problems facing the islands of the Pacific dependencies on the eve of the Second World War.

Food and Emotions in Italian Women's Writing discusses the relevance of food imagery in the writing of Italian women over a period of one hundred years, from the 1920s to the present day, while offering new ways to narrate women's history and creativity.

First published in 1981, Europe and the Decline of Spain deals with the slow ebbing of Spanish power, its 'melancholy, long, withdrawing roar' during the 'long seventeenth century' of pre-industrial Europe.

This book provides an in-depth study of depictions of England in the Saga of Icelanders (Islendingasogur), examining their utility as sources for the history of Viking Age Anglo-Scandinavian cultural contact.

A Test of Poetry (1932) is a comparative study of poetry from Homer to the twentieth century.

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A Study in Creative History (1932) aims to present the main movements of thought as they emerge clearly into history.

Conversion and Catastrophe in German-Jewish Emigre Autobiography is a collective biography of four German-Jewish converts to Christianity, recounting their spiritual and confessional journeys against the backdrop of the Holocaust and its aftermath.

Towards Economic Freedom (1937) presents the fundamentals of economics in their historical perspective, and reduces economic theory to its simplest terms.

Lluís Companys era un home distret.

Offers an in-depth exploration of the author's life, work, and enduring legacy, examining his personal struggles, literary achievements, and social reform efforts.

Through contributions of money and time, many individuals made a variety of philanthropic enterprises possible.

A Test of Poetry (1932) is a comparative study of poetry from Homer to the twentieth century.

This book examines the struggle for human rights in Chile since 1973 and celebrates the academic work and activism of Latin Americanist Alan Angell.

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This book examines the struggle for human rights in Chile since 1973 and celebrates the academic work and activism of Latin Americanist Alan Angell.

Church and Manor (1913) examines the unit of English territorial organisation known as the manor.

This book investigates the beginnings of Spanish colonialism in Morocco in the mid-nineteenth century, focusing on the Spanish invasion of northern Morocco and the twenty-seven-month occupation of the city of Tetouan from 1859 to 1862.

The book probes the lesser-known history of the Great Wars in the India-Myanmar borderland from the perspective of the indigenous people of the area.

Das Jahr 1945 hat Berlin verändert wie kein anderes.

The Evolution of the English House (1933) discusses the popular and native art in domestic English architecture, tracing the changes over the years.

Writing history, the systematic effort to understand the human past, is a demanding intellectual endeavor.

The dramatic story of a pivotal figure in the Haitian Revolution, who shook the Atlantic world to its core Born to an enslaved mother in Grenada, Henry Christophe first fought to overthrow the British in North America, before joining the Black freedom fighters of Saint-Domingue in their quest to gain independence from France.

A Financial Times Summer Read 2025A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week'Essential reading' - Telegraph'Not just well timed but admirably powerful' - The Guardian'A calm, sensitive, soothingly sociological book' - The Sunday Times'Will change how you see Britain' - Robert Ford, author of Brexitland________Underdogs is a surprising journey into the heart of the misunderstood white working class.

Scholars have long argued that early Hasidic teachings introduced a psychological dimension to kabbalistic traditions and revitalized modern Judaism.

The Nine Magazines of Kodansha (1934) is the autobiography of the Japanese publisher Seiji Noma, owner of the Kodan Company, publishing several million-selling magazines and a daily paper.