What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "e;what if"e; scenariosmoments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission.
Everything you've been taught about the World War II "e;internment camps"e; in America is wrong:They were not created primarily because of racism or wartime hysteriaThey did not target only those of Japanese descentThey were not Nazi-style death campsIn her latest investigative tour-de-force, New York Times best-selling author Michelle Malkin sets the historical record straight-and debunks radical ethnic alarmists who distort history to undermine common-sense, national security profiling.
In 'Märchen aus Ägypten' präsentiert Benedikte Naubert eine faszinierende Sammlung von ägyptischen Volksmärchen, die sowohl die fantastische als auch die kulturelle Vielfalt dieses antiken Landes widerspiegeln.
Angesichts von Textsortenorientierung und allgemeinem Zeitdruck bedarf der literaturgeschichtliche Unterricht einer neuen Legitimation: Wie lässt sich Literaturgeschichte in heterogenen Klassen, in einer globalisierten Mediengesellschaft neu denken und unterrichten?
Medicine's Strangest Cases is a choice prescription of weird and wonderful tales from the history of medicine, featuring the German doctor who fought a duel with a sausage, the Harley Street physician-turned-novelist who invented a disease - and its remedy - to keep his clients happy, and the quiet and cautious Swiss scientist who inadvertently unleashed LSD on the world.
WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE Winner of the Pushkin House Russian Book Prize *; Shortlisted for the Cundill History PrizeA riveting history (Wall Street Journal) of the Soviet dissident movement, which hastened the end of the USSR and still provides a model of opposition in Putin's Russiaand beyond';A book about a past time that is very much a book for our time.
*; Examines the esoteric side of texts and tales from the Middle Ages, including the enduring presence of haunted areas and power places and the roles of witches, house spirits, rune priests, shapeshifters, and the undead*; Discusses the dividing line between magic and deviltry, as well as the significance of grimoires, bells, blacksmiths, storm callers, and more*; Serves as a guide to a still-present magical and imaginal realm, pointing readers to the borderlands and liminal thresholds that enable access to the other worldIn this new collection of his writings, scholar and Sorbonne professor Claude Lecouteux reveals that the magical world of the distant past is real and still very presentif you know where to look.
Tacitus' 'The Annals' is a masterpiece of Roman historical literature, providing a detailed account of the reigns of Roman emperors Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
Michael Hunklinger, Experte für Queer Politics, analysiert aktuelle Debatten um LGBTQ+ Themen und räumt mithilfe wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse so manches Vorurteil aus dem Weg.
Wie keine andere Familie verkörpern die Fugger wirtschaftlichen Erfolg und soziale Aufstiegschancen des süddeutschen Bürgertums an der Wende vom Mittelalter zur Neuzeit.
Thukydides' »Peloponnesischer Krieg« beginnt mit einem Versprechen an die Leserschaft: Es sei geschrieben, um die klare Erkenntnis des »Menschlichen (to anthropinon)« zu ermöglichen.
Lorenzo de Zavala fue uno de los participantes más enigmáticos en la configuración del México independiente y una de las figuras más polémicas del siglo XIX mexicano.
'Brimming with ideas and insights, this is a welcome, important and clear-eyed view of how understanding the past can help us better prepare for the future' - Peter Frankopan, bestselling author of The Earth Transformed and The Silk Roads'Enlightening and thrilling.
The book itself is intensely interesting both in its historical account and its description of these three great cities and is profusely illustrated with most beautiful pictures and drawings of the famous places in them.
The little-known true story of the later life of Saint Peter - after the death and resurrection of Jesus - and his extraordinary battles with the heretical sorcerer Simon Magus - THE MAN WHO COULD FLY!
"e;This Country of Ours"e; is a collection of extraordinary stories from the history of the United States beginning with accounts of exploration and settlement and ending with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.
Winston Churchill's 'The Gathering Storm: The Origins of the Second World War' is a compelling and meticulously researched account of the events that led to the deadliest conflict in human history.
Dieses eBook: "Felicitas (Historischer Roman aus der Völkerwanderung)" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.
This carefully crafted ebook: "e;12 YEARS A SLAVE (Voices From The Past Series)"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
Science, Politics and Gnosticism comprises two essays by Eric Voegelin (1901-85), arguably one of the most provocative and influential political philosophers of the last century.
When it comes to our prosperity, our freedom tradition, and our constitutional government, President Barack Obama has been the great destroyerknocking down the free-market economy and principles of limited government that have made America the envy of the world.
Confronting the critics who say George Washington's victories were due to luck, not skill, Palmer proves why the father of our country also deserves the title of America's pre-eminent military strategist.
Cuando los esclavos negros comprendieron que al lado de las ciudades de la colonia estaban las selvas, que al lado de la servidumbre y del látigo estaban Dios, la naturaleza y la libertad, comenzaron a huir a los bosques.
On 7 December 1941, an armada of 354 Japanese warplanes launched a surprise attack on the United States, killing 2,403 people and forcing America's entry into the Second World War.
