History

La notion d' Empire est plus presente que jamais dans les discours mediatiques et savants ; elle semble offrir une grille de lecture efficace pour apprehender les realites contemporaines les plus diverses.

Soucieux d'une chronologie large (1870-1945) comme d'une perspective europeenne (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Norvege) et partiellement transatlantique (Canada) ce volume reunissant 16 contributions de chercheuses et chercheurs est issu d'un colloque international tenu en 2018 a la Maison de la recherche de Sorbonne Universite.

This research work examines Heidegger's (1889-1976) contention that phenomenology can inspire, illuminate, motivate, reinforce and guide (human) individual's actions.

Soucieux d'une chronologie large (1870-1945) comme d'une perspective europeenne (Allemagne, Espagne, France, Italie, Norvege) et partiellement transatlantique (Canada) ce volume reunissant 16 contributions de chercheuses et chercheurs est issu d'un colloque international tenu en 2018 a la Maison de la recherche de Sorbonne Universite.

In the diversified and ambiguous, globally and glocally networked mobile present, national identities are challenged internally and externally in multiple ways.

Reflexion collective sur les usages et strategies polemiques, cet ouvrage souhaite contribuer au developpement d'une reflexion historique sur les discours de combat.

Die Sklaverei und die Kolonisation brachten westliche und schwarzafrikanische Lander nicht nur formal zusammen.

The story of six remarkable men who shaped the way Australians witnessed and remember warThis is a biography of six of Australia s most notable Second World War correspondents, who were also significant cultural figures: Kenneth Slessor, Damien Parer, Chester Wilmot, George Johnston, Osmar White and George Silk.

Die Sklaverei und die Kolonisation brachten westliche und schwarzafrikanische Lander nicht nur formal zusammen.

The recent emergence and increasing visibility of Islam as Italy's second religion is an issue of undeniable importance.

We conventionally understand the book as a vessel for words, a place where the reader goes to have a private experience with written language.

In the first decades after mass production, between 1913 and 1939, middle-class Americans not only bought cars but also enthusiastically redesigned them.

"e;I was in high spirits all through my unwise teens, considerably puffed up, after my drawings began to sell, with that pride of independence which was a new thing to daughters of that period.

Seeking to expand both the geographical range and the diversity of sites considered in the study of ancient Greek housing, Ancient Greek Houses and Households takes readers beyond well-established studies of the ideal classical house and now-famous structures of Athens and Olynthos.

The imperial expansion of Europe across the globe was one of the most significant events to shape the modern world.

Spanning forty years, this collection of essays represents the work of a renowned teacher and scholar of the ancient Greek world.

In the largely forgotten craft of hairwork, practiced widely in nineteenth-century America, the hair of loved onesliving and deceasedwas woven into jewelry, wall decorations, and keepsakes.

Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleWhen Broadway Was the Runway explores the central and largely unacknowledged role of commercial Broadway theater in the birth of modern American fashion and consumer culture.

A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S.

The transition from civilian to that of a Marine is a process unlike any other in any branch of the military.

Can one political leader change the course of history?

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The story of the German submarine U-505 and its dramatic capture by the US Navy during WWII-told by one of its crewmen.

A Civil War historian recounts the first battle between Ulysses S.

This is the fourth volume of Dr.

In Victory Without Triumph: The Wilderness May 6th & 7th, 1864, John Priest meticulously details the vicious infantry fighting along the Plank Road, Longstreet's counterstrike against the II Corps, the cavalry operations of both armies near Todd's Tavern, and John B.

In Victory Without Triumph: The Wilderness May 6th & 7th, 1864, John Priest meticulously details the vicious infantry fighting along the Plank Road, Longstreet's counterstrike against the II Corps, the cavalry operations of both armies near Todd's Tavern, and John B.

One of the great breakthroughs in Chinese studies in the early twentieth century was the archaeological identification of the earliest, fully historical dynasty of kings, the Shang (ca.

The author of The Generals of Gettysburg examines the characters and actions of the military leadership at this Tennessee Civil War battle.

This book examines how various Australians understood or expressed their experience of the Great War and early war commemoration in transcendent terms, and in so doing contributed to the creation of an Australian foundation myth, Anzac.

This book examines how various Australians understood or expressed their experience of the Great War and early war commemoration in transcendent terms, and in so doing contributed to the creation of an Australian foundation myth, Anzac.

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This book offers a new examination of the so-called tragic historiographers Duris and Phylarchus, as well as the 2nd century BCE historiographer Agatharchides, using Polybius as a foil throughout.

In 1770, tavernkeeper Abigail Stoneman called in her debts by flourishing a handful of playing cards before the Rhode Island Court of Common Pleas.

A biography of the Plains Cree chief who challenged Canadian authorities and became a warrior of legend.

This Civil War history and guide offers a vivid chronicle of this dramatic yet misunderstood battle, plus invaluable information for battlefield visitors.

They were teenagers who refused to conform.

 The Second World War: Facts, Stories and Poems That Bring History to Life offers a highly distinctive way to study one of history's most significant conflicts.

In the winter of 1920, a small group of conspirators gathered in a border town on the edge of the Mongolian steppe, with a revolution hidden in a riding whip's handle and odds that should have been prohibitive.

Explore the remarkable diversity of life beneath the ocean's surface.

In 1907, more than a million immigrants poured through the gates of Ellis Island, more than in any other year in American history.

As an amateur genealogist, I find it quite interesting that all 45 American presidents [Washington to Trump] have carried European royal bloodlines into office.

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Almost every sun god in human history has been male.

Master's Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Culture, Technology, Nations, grade: 56, University of Birmingham (School of Government and Society (formerly School of Public Policy)), course: Rural Development (International), language: English, abstract: This dissertation has found that providing services such as infrastructure and welfare services to groups of people who are on the move, has historically been very difficult.

This illustrated guide teaches everyday people how to shoot as well as an elite marksman.

Discover the Living World Beneath the River SurfaceLife Shaped by Rivers brings together the complete Freshwater Species Collection in one immersive volume, exploring the extraordinary diversity of freshwater life found in riverbeds, flowing streams, muddy habitats, and rocky environments.

The author of The Generals of Gettysburg examines the characters and actions of the military leadership at this Tennessee Civil War battle.

This volume invites readers to discover the extraordinary diversity of life inhabiting rivers, streams, and freshwater environments.

This illustrated guide adds 3 new chapters with 40,000 words and over 110 new Full-Color photos and diagrams to Long Range Shooting: An Illustrated Manual.