We all know how the people of Pompeii died. But what about how they lived? __________In 24 hours, Pompeii will vanish. The morning of the eruption was a day like any other. Julia Felix opens her tavern for another day of business, defying every conve...Loe edasi...
"e;Dominic clearly remembers more about the 90s than I do."e; - Zoe BallI was in the right place at exactly the right time.I was handed a precious backstage pass to this magical period, as a chronicler of some of its most significant moments,...Loe edasi...
Prison construction was among the most important infrastructural changes brought about by British rule in India. It introduced India to a radically new system of punishment based on the spatial experience of architecture as confinement. Unlike prison...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197582855)
In September 1645, the directors of the West India Company gathered to discuss the most important crisis in the companys history, one that would determine the fate of a burgeoning Dutch imperial project in the New World. In this book, Alexander...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Oxford University Press Inc, ISBN-13: 9780197582848)
In September 1645, the directors of the West India Company gathered to discuss the most important crisis in the companys history, one that would determine the fate of a burgeoning Dutch imperial project in the New World. In this book, Alexander...Loe edasi...
The deeds (and misdeeds) of aristocrats, past and present, never lose their appeal, whether on our screens or in real life. But who are they, and why do they matter Forming Aristocracy is the story of the great aristocratic lineages of Europe: famili...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...
With a foreword from Graham NortonThis is the official 70th anniversary celebration and your ultimate backstage pass to the magic of Eurovision, the cultural phenomenon that has united millions of people across the globe. The history of the show is t...Loe edasi...
An illustrated history of the motor torpedo boats of Italys fast coastal forces, from their raids on enemy battleships in World War I to the dashing campaigns of World War II. The confined seas around Italy made fast torpedo boats particularly suita...Loe edasi...
An illustrated history of the motor torpedo boats of Italys fast coastal forces, from their raids on enemy battleships in World War I to the dashing campaigns of World War II. The confined seas around Italy made fast torpedo boats particularly suita...Loe edasi...
A leading genocide scholar explores the history of Zionism, Israel s lurch towards extreme oppression and violence, and why it stands accused of crimes against humanityEssential BOOKLISTAnyone disturbed and frightened by our current moral and inte...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 23-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: The History Press, ISBN-13: 9781803996752)
Storytelling is a fundamental part of what it means to be human. Since we were first able to communicate with each other, stories have formed a basis for our cultures, communities and collaborative ventures. Tales such as Little Red Riding Hood a...Loe edasi...
Word nerds, assemble! This is the book for us LUCY MANGANDevilishly funny and clever, this divine comedy of literary errors will remind you why words are such glorious, untameable things LOUISE WILLDERIts a long journey from a writers mind to a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186268)
Melissa Daggetts Eugene and Eulalie is an epic story of love, race, prosperity, and legal maneuvering. It chronicles for the first time in a comprehensive way the largely forgotten lives of Eulalie Mandeville, a free woman of color, and her white pa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Louisiana State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780807186251)
Melissa Daggetts Eugene and Eulalie is an epic story of love, race, prosperity, and legal maneuvering. It chronicles for the first time in a comprehensive way the largely forgotten lives of Eulalie Mandeville, a free woman of color, and her white pa...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040459560)
This book analyzes and provokes thoughtful discussion about the ways in which the collapse of the American economy in 1929 and 1930 contributed to the onset of a global depression that caused widespread suffering, political instability, and grassroot...Loe edasi...
Sari: Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040852170)
Offering historical primary sources that outline both medical and experiential perspectives of physical disability, this book provides frequently mentioned but rarely provided material and supports readers in making sense of the material themselves t...Loe edasi...
An indispensable resource for academics and general readers, this fully translated and revised edition of De grootste slavenhandelaren van Amsterdam. Over Jochem Matthijs en Coenraad Smitt (Walburg Pers, 2022) examines the emergence of private Dutch...Loe edasi...
An indispensable resource for academics and general readers, this fully translated and revised edition of De grootste slavenhandelaren van Amsterdam. Over Jochem Matthijs en Coenraad Smitt (Walburg Pers, 2022) examines the emergence of private Dutch...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: 9781040704929)
This book analyzes and provokes thoughtful discussion about the ways in which the collapse of the American economy in 1929 and 1930 contributed to the onset of a global depression that caused widespread suffering, political instability, and grassroot...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...
Sari: Nineteenth-Century Science, Technology and Medicine: Sources and Documents
(Ilmumisaeg: 22-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Taylor & Francis Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781040852095)
Offering historical primary sources that outline both medical and experiential perspectives of physical disability, this book provides frequently mentioned but rarely provided material and supports readers in making sense of the material themselves t...Loe edasi...
Anfang April 1945 bietet sich in den Gewachshausern des Pariser Jardin dAcclimatation ein ungewohnlicher Anblick. Fast zweitausend Klaviere stehen hier dicht an dicht: viele kleine, gewohnliche, von Wasserflecken und Kratzern gezeichnete, aber auch...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300289329)
A centennial celebration of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and its vital role in the development of Black Studies In 1926, the AfroPuerto Rican bibliophile Arturo Schomburgs collection of four thousand books, pamphlets, papers, an...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...
As bombs rained down on Gaza in October 2023, images of mass death and destruction gripped the world, and openly genocidal statements from Israeli leaders foretold the magnitude of horrors to come. But the US media was quick to downplay, obscure, and...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Princeton University Press, ISBN-13: 9780691276922)
The emergence of parental rights as a conservative movement spurred by the presumed right of white men to govern their homes;Parental rights is a rallying cry for todays American conservatives, signaling opposition to mandatory vaccination and ;w...Loe edasi...
