On 1 July 1916, the Lonsdale Pals Battalion went into action with thousands of other British troops and were massacred. Eight days later, the shattered and traumatised survivors were assigned to undertake another attack across no-mans-land that would...Loe edasi...
Prose that is precise and beautiful as northern light ... this book is an absolute delight MOYA CANNONJoin David Gange on a seabound journey along Atlantic coasts and islands, exploring places and ways of life that have been built on small rowed or...Loe edasi...
Sari: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040639498)
The long eighteenth century is often seen as a time when consumption was driven by novelty, fashion and an expanding world of goods. This book takes an innovative approach to the supply of and demand for consumer goods in this period by exploring the...Loe edasi...
Sari: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040509647)
The long eighteenth century is often seen as a time when consumption was driven by novelty, fashion and an expanding world of goods. This book takes an innovative approach to the supply of and demand for consumer goods in this period by exploring the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: John Murray Press, ISBN-13: 9781399813464)
Natalie Livingstones deeply researched, unfailingly fascinating book gives the many extraordinary women at or near the centre of the Nuremberg trials their proper, important, and often ignored place in history Salman RushdieA book that is as inte...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040515624)
This Handbook is the first multidisciplinary anthology of research on antiracism in global historical perspective. It demonstrates the importance of a historical lens for understanding the deep lineages of antiracism and reveals the myriad ways-trans...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040630952)
This Handbook is the first multidisciplinary anthology of research on antiracism in global historical perspective. It demonstrates the importance of a historical lens for understanding the deep lineages of antiracism and reveals the myriad ways-trans...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300289534)
A major new history of revolutionary Iran, from the 1940s to the present Irans revolution in 1979 shook the world. The Pahlavi dynasty came crashing down, and the Islamic Republic rose in its place. But what led to this seismic event? How did the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691282909)
The often-forgotten global story of how the Confederacy lost its bid for sovereign nationhoodIn 1861, proslavery secessionists severed ties with the United States, launched the Confederacy, and readied their new government to join the international c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691287492)
The often-forgotten global story of how the Confederacy lost its bid for sovereign nationhoodIn 1861, proslavery secessionists severed ties with the United States, launched the Confederacy, and readied their new government to join the international c...Loe edasi...
Sari: Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040525289)
Time is an essential dimension of our shared understandings of the historical significance or fairness of a particular event or situation. The ways time is constructed, however, are characterized by a plurality of diverse and sometimes inconsistent r...Loe edasi...
Sari: Routledge Studies in Law, Rights and Justice
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040673577)
Time is an essential dimension of our shared understandings of the historical significance or fairness of a particular event or situation. The ways time is constructed, however, are characterized by a plurality of diverse and sometimes inconsistent r...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503646483)
In 1975, Kuwaiti workers orchestrated arguably the most powerful citizen-led movement for noncitizen rights in the history of the Persian Gulf. Their efforts built on decades of wide-ranging struggle over the meanings and outlines of citizenship. Dur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Stanford University Press, ISBN-13: 9781503646483)
In 1975, Kuwaiti workers orchestrated arguably the most powerful citizen-led movement for noncitizen rights in the history of the Persian Gulf. Their efforts built on decades of wide-ranging struggle over the meanings and outlines of citizenship. Dur...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798235037793)
Aramean Arise: Semitic Kings of Levant is a sweeping historical exploration of one of the ancient Near Easts most dynamic yet often overlooked peoples—the Arameans. Emerging from the fractured world that followed the collapse of the Bronze Age...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798235482753)
Zhou Bronze Age: Chinas Feudal Foundations is a sweeping exploration of one of the most formative eras in early Chinese civilization, tracing how the Zhou dynasty shaped the political, social, ritual, and moral foundations that would influence China...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Distributed via Draft2Digital, ISBN-13: 9798235354272)
Xia Dynasty Dawn: Mythical First Chinese Rule is a sweeping exploration of one of the most mysterious and fascinating beginnings in Chinese civilization—the legendary Xia Dynasty. Standing at the threshold between myth and history, the Xia has...Loe edasi...
Have you ever considered the mechanical miracle required to keep a heavily carbonated beverage perfectly sealed under intense internal pressure, yet easily opened by the casual flick of a human finger? The modern aluminum beverage can is an unsung ma...Loe edasi...
Warum sind die Tasten auf jedem modernen Computer, Tablet und Smartphone vollig unlogisch angeordnet, anstatt einfach und intuitiv dem Alphabet zu folgen? Diese allgegenwartige, globale Ineffizienz ist ein reines Relikt physikalischer Schadensbegrenz...Loe edasi...
What happens when a rapidly expanding energy monopoly violently prioritizes extraction speed over basic human survival? The catastrophic consequences of this corporate greed culminated in the Monongah mining disaster of 1907, which remains the deadli...Loe edasi...
Why does almost every digital template, website mockup, and brochure draft feature the exact same block of nonsensical, pseudo-Latin text? The ubiquitous presence of "e;Lorem Ipsum"e; is not a random developer error, but a highly calculated p...Loe edasi...
In the past two and a half decades, capoeira has experienced a remarkable global expansion. However, its challenging to quantify its full extent. This book aims to explore the diverse reconfigurations and resignifications that capoeira has undergone...Loe edasi...
In the past two and a half decades, capoeira has experienced a remarkable global expansion. However, its challenging to quantify its full extent. This book aims to explore the diverse reconfigurations and resignifications that capoeira has undergone...Loe edasi...
Zweihundert Jahre nach Heinrich Heines Harzreise macht sich Steffen Kopetzky, dessen Route folgend, auf durch eine faszinierende deutsche Seelenlandschaft: Im Harz spiegelt sich unser Land - er ist poetischer Marchenort und Brennpunkt der Klimakris...Loe edasi...
Une "e;colonie modele"e;Contrairement a lEtat independant du Congo (EIC) sous Leopold II (1885-1908) et lEtat postcolonial depuis juillet 1960, le Congo belge (1908-1959) etait connu comme une "e;colonie modele"e; et un "e;parad...Loe edasi...
250. Geburtstag der USA - 4. Juli 2026Von der Grundung zu Trump, vom Imperialismus zum Isolationismus, vom Glucksversprechen des Massenkonsums zum Klimawandel, von der Vormacht zum chaotischen Faktor, von der Verhei ung zur Gefahr: die gemischte Bila...Loe edasi...
From the mid-seventeenth to early eighteenth century, a wide network of English-speaking men, women, and children took up residence in the Ottoman Maghrebi regencies of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. There they formed expatriate communities, engaged wi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040466841)
The sources in this volume concentrate on British investments in Latin America-both material and imaginative-including new post-independence opportunities for tourism. Excerpts from the narratives of British entrepreneurs such as Francis Bond Head, J...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040697764)
The sources in this volume concentrate on British investments in Latin America-both material and imaginative-including new post-independence opportunities for tourism. Excerpts from the narratives of British entrepreneurs such as Francis Bond Head, J...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691289335)
A groundbreaking account of how firearms changed Europe and the worldIn Renaissance Italy, the gun was not only a tool of war but also a desirable object, a luxury item carried at court. Guns were in use on the battlefield by 1440; later in that cent...Loe edasi...
