Historical Communities reveals the importance of urban history writing in early modern France, from the 1560s to the 1660s, both for individual towns and the French kingdom.
Historisch-politische Bildung hat die Aufgabe, demokratische Werte zu vermitteln, gesellschaftliche Teilhabe zu ermoglichen und zur Selbstbestimmung in der Gesellschaft zu befahigen.
Art, History, and the Historiography of Judaism in Roman Antiquity explores the complex interplay between visual culture, texts, and their interpretations, arguing for an open-ended and self-aware approach to understanding Jewish culture from the first century CE through the rise of Islam.
The Muslim community's political and socio-economic role in Jerusalem under Ottoman administration during the 1830s is analyzed in this volume from a natural law perspective.
Toward a Postcolonial Reading of the Epistle of James offers an interpretation of Jas 2:1-13 putting the text in the midst of the Roman imperial system of rank.
This volume offers a wide-ranging account of the Mongols in western and eastern Asia in the aftermath of Genghis Khan's disruptive invasions of the early thirteenth century, focusing on the significant cultural, social, religious and political changes that followed in their wake.
The manuscript of the Aqwal Qatada has repeatedly attracted particular interest among modern scholars, as it raises questions concerning the early development of the Ibadi Basran community and the emergence of Islamic jurisprudence in Iraq.
SCHLACHTSCHIFFE DER KAISERLICHEN MARINEDie Panzerschiffe der Brandenburg-KlasseDie Brandenburg-Klasse bestand aus vier Vor-Dreadnought-Schlachtschiffen, die für die deutsche Kaiserliche Marine gebaut wurden und die die ersten modernen Schlachtschiffe der Kaiserlichen Flotte waren.
The illustrated story of the history and groundbreaking discovery of an important historical site, fully updated on the 30th anniversary of its first publicationMore than 300 years ago, enslaved people of African descent risked their lives to escape from slavery on English plantations in South Carolina.
World War II letters of a New Englander's journey from civilian to elite fighter squadron pilotBefore the Marine Fighting Squadron VMF-214 became known as the Black Sheep squadron led by Pappy Boyington, this air group was already flying missions from Guadalcanal.
Fuball-WM 1966: Englands Triumph und Deutschlands AufbruchFu ball-Weltmeisterschaft in England 1966: Das Gastgeberland erlebt die "e;Swinging Sixties"e; und mit dem WM-Sieg einen fu ballerischen Hohepunkt.
