Der römische Senat, einst als bescheidener Rat der Ältesten gegründet, entwickelte sich über die Jahrhunderte zu einer der mächtigsten Institutionen der antiken Welt.
Continuity and Change in Medieval East Central Europe explores the crucial societal, political, and cultural dynamics that defined medieval East Central Europe during the early and high Middle Ages.
The Geography of the Port of London (1957) deals with the mid-century functions of the port studied in relation to their physical setting and in the light of their historical development.
In the book "Men to Boys: The Making of Modern Immaturity", published by Tirs Publishing and Distribution HouseGary Cross explores the cultural shift that has led to prolonged adolescence in modern American males, analyzing its implications and origins.
This volume brings together a diverse range of contributors to explore the significance of intersectionality and transnationalism, with reference to the history of education.
This volume brings together a diverse range of contributors to explore the significance of intersectionality and transnationalism, with reference to the history of education.
The life and times of Dante's soaring poetic allegory of the soul's redemptive journey toward GodWritten during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy describes the poet's travels through hell, purgatory, and paradise, exploring the state of the human soul after death.
En 1960, el criminal nazi Adolf Eichmann, uno de los arquitectos de la "Solución final" que dio origen al plan del exterminio en masa del pueblo judío, fue descubierto en Argentina y llevado a Israel para ser enjuiciado.
Was einmal als Wettlauf um die Moderne tituliert worden ist – die Rivalitäten der beiden Aufsteigernationen an der vorigen Jahrhundertwende, Amerika und Deutschland –, gehört zu den spannendsten Gründungsgeschichten unserer Zeit.
Christiane Kruse stellt in diesem Buch fünfzig mutige Frauen aus verschiedenen gesellschaftlichen Schichten vor, die sich unter Lebensgefahr in Untergrundorganisationen engagierten, Verfolgte versteckten oder ihnen zur Flucht verhalfen, Flugblätter verteilten oder Treffpunkte organisierten.
A brilliant polymath and part of the 'first wave' of British Romanticism, Thomas Manning was one of the first Englishmen to study Chinese language and culture.
In the 12th century, under its Norman rulers, Sicily stood as one of the most flourishing regions of the Mediterranean; by the late 15th century it had sunk into the state of semi-colonial depression and dependence that has chartacterized so much of its modern history.
Amidst the turmoil of religious wars and political discord, Henry IV rose from a Protestant prince in Navarre to become one of Europe's most iconic monarchs.