John Calvin stands as one of the most influential figures in Christian history, a theologian whose ideas shaped the course of the Protestant Reformation and continue to impact churches, politics, and culture today.
How the Middle East can achieve political change and social progressThe Middle East is in upheaval: a widening chasm between state and society, the failure of governing elites to address citizens' genuine grievances, massive economic mismanagementall made worse by repeated interventions by Western powers.
Auf der Suche nach der verlorenen MusikGraeme Lawson nimmt uns mit auf eine fesselnde Reise durch die Geschichte der Musik, die tief in die Vergangenheit der Menschheit eintaucht: Er erkundet die magische Welt der Jagdgemeinschaften vor vierzigtausend Jahren, beleuchtet die Bedeutung der antiken Musik für unsere Vorfahren und zieht Vergleiche zu modernen Popfestivals und Streaming-Musik.
Nations are still in love with the hadiths of their heroes, but what is astonishing is that our Arab library is devoid of a stand-alone book that deals with the biography of Muhammad Ali, the founder of modern Egypt.
Funktion, Rolle und Geschichte des Außenseiters von der Antike bis zu den QuerdenkernUrsprünglich stammt der Begriff aus der Welt des Sports: »Outsider« sind solche, die ohne Siegchance ins Rennen gehen.
Straßennamen sind weit mehr als bloße Orientierungshilfen – sie spiegeln gesellschaftliche Machtkämpfe, Identitätsfragen und politische Diskurse wider.
In Cairo, which has deserved its name by all standards and various interpretations, we are trying to extrapolate our history and its cultural, intellectual and social representations, while monitoring architectural and urban development, in order to understand the city that combines being a story of human history and an image of contrast that combines slums at times and gated communities at other times and a shelter for displaced persons, refugees and expatriates alike.
Ascensión Isasmendi de Dávalos, una mujer excepcional para la historia de Salta, quien, en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX, ordenó trabajos de exploración y explotación minera en la Puna Argentina.
A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their livesand his legacyA scion of the Protestant elite, Theodore Roosevelt was an unlikely ally of the waves of impoverished Jewish newcomers who crowded the docks at Ellis Island.
Written by a former Harvard professor of decision science and game theory, this book presents original insights on the strategies and tactics undertaken in four major battles of the Second World War.
