Jeder kennt den beruhmten Satz, den Goethe ihm in den Mund legte, doch die historische Realitat des Gotz von Berlichingen ist weitaus faszinierender als das literarische Denkmal.
The Great Depression was the most devastating economic crisis of the twentieth century, reshaping governments, societies, and the global financial system.
A heart-wrenching personal account of the ongoing devastation in Gaza by an ordinary citizen who bears witness to the undoing of his community and homelandThe human tragedy unfolding in Gaza has been made all the more tragic by the widespread denial and apathy expressed by much of the rest of the world.
Over centuries past, powerful nations and empires have expressed their might and control in part through the strength of their navies and their industrial and commercial prowess through fleets of vessels whether powered by sail or later steam.
William Balfour Baikie was a surgeon, naturalist, linguist, writer, explorer, and government consul who played a key role in opening Africa to the Europeans.
This book examines the development of global cities in Indonesia and proposes a new paradigm for urban development, grounded in inclusive social development.
This is a fascinating combination of biographical material about the great Scottish engineer Thomas Telford (1757-1834), and a modern travelogue that revisits the places in the Highlands and Islands where he worked over a period of 20 years.
The American military presence in Scotland during the Cold War was greater than in either of the World Wars, bringing with it the largest peace-time number of foreign military personnel in Scotland's history.
In November 1680, an arch designed by Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora and constructed in the Plaza of Santo Domingo in Mexico City audaciously displayed a central panel depicting the incoming viceroy, Tomas de la Cerda, enthroned on a Mexican eagleand surrounded by ancient Mexica emperors.
This book aims to provide insights regarding business management and corporate expansion in Germany from the late 19th century until the end of World War II (periods of the Second Reich, the Weimar Republic, and National Socialism) from the perspective of comparative management studies.
In November 1680, an arch designed by Carlos de Siguenza y Gongora and constructed in the Plaza of Santo Domingo in Mexico City audaciously displayed a central panel depicting the incoming viceroy, Tomas de la Cerda, enthroned on a Mexican eagleand surrounded by ancient Mexica emperors.
This book examines the intersections of sport, race, gender, social networks and social movements with a case study of the North-American nonprofit organization 'Black Girl Hockey Club' (BGHC).
Dieter Forte, dieser Auffassung sind nicht nur zahlreiche Kritikerinnen und Kritiker, gehört zu den bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Schriftstellern der Gegenwart.
Dieter Forte, dieser Auffassung sind nicht nur zahlreiche Kritikerinnen und Kritiker, gehört zu den bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Schriftstellern der Gegenwart.
Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.
This work, composed originally for a lay audience and for popular consumption, will be to the aspiring medical student and the hardworking practitioner a lift into the blue, an inspiring vista or "e;Pisgah-sight"e; of the evolution of medicine, a realization of what devotion, perseverance, valor and ability on the part of physicians have contributed to this progress, and of the creditable part which our profession has played in the general development of science.
Explores the evolving role of forward air controllers and close air support from 2006 to 2013, focusing on the surges in Iraq and Afghanistan and highlighting the strategic challenges and tactical successes of coalition forces.
