History - Europe - General

"The Life Of Benedict De Spinosa" offers an early English account of the life and philosophy of Benedict de Spinoza, the influential 17th-century Dutch philosopher. Originally written in French and translated into English in 1706, this biography by Johannes Colerus provides insights into Spinoza's...

Title: Through the Mists; or, Leaves from the autobiography of a Soul in Paradise, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items...

A Walloon Family in America: Lockwood de Forest and his Forbears 1500-1848 chronicles the fascinating history of the de Forest family, tracing their roots from Europe to their establishment in America. Emily Johnston de Forest meticulously details the lineage of Lockwood de Forest, beginning...

The Age of Ignorance is a sequel to my book The Message. After leaving Communism, I had to deal with another life defining philosophical question: what is life? How should I understand and approach it beyond work and eating? Common explanations did not satisfy...

Explore the rich history of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club with Volume 6 of its official record, “History Of The Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, Instituted September 22, 1831.” This volume provides a detailed account of the club's activities, discoveries, and contributions to the field of natural...

“Guilds and the Social Crisis” explores the historical role of guilds and their potential relevance to addressing social and economic challenges of the early 20th century. Arthur Joseph Penty examines the structure and function of medieval guilds, emphasizing their contributions to social stability and...

This colourfully illustrated volume reveals the expertise which the gardeners, compilers, and image-makers must have possessed in order to cultivate the flowers widely desired for seventeenth-century European gardens and to immortalise them on paper and parchment.Author: Jessie Wei-Hsuan ChenISBN-10: 9004735135ISBN-13: 9789004735132Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2025Pages:...

This the first and only translation of the new (2023) Oxford edition of Aristotle's Eudemian Ethics, which like that edition excludes the so-called 'common books'. The main aim of the volume is to bring out the riches concealed beneath the surface of what is...

Essay from the year 2005 in the subject History of Germany - National Socialism, World War II, grade: A (originality!), La Trobe University Melbourne, course: Nazi Germany and Europe, language: English, abstract: The "marriage" of the party and the Volk (people) was celebrated once...

In the era of bourgeois modernity (1750-1900), the family is as valued as it is vulnerable. It constitutes a community of care, conflict, and emotion. Time and again, it is evoked as a bond of love as well as a moral institution. Yet both...

Since antiquity, doctors have always been required to be "vigilant" (i.e., extremely attentive), particularly when it comes to any symptoms exhibited and/or complained of by the patient. As outlined in the Hippocratic Oath since antiquity, a doctor's primary mission is to ensure the patient's...

This book aims to study the departure and reception of refugees in 19th-century Europe, from the Congress of Vienna to the 1870-1880s. Through eight chapters, it draws on a transnational approach to analyze migratory movements across European borders. The book reviews the chronology of...

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the events of the Battle of Lepanto in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of the Battle of Lepanto. In the second half of...

The inspiration for several Western movies, Zane Grey's The Border Legion tells the tale of hardened gunslinger Jack Kells, who finds his gruff facade melting when he encounters Joan Randle, a spunky heroine who has been captured by a militia stationed near the Idaho...

This deeply researched and informative book traces the biographies of thirty "typical" perpetrators of the Holocaust--some well known, some obscure--who survived World War II. Donald M. McKale reveals the shocking reality that the perpetrators were only rarely, if ever, tried or punished for their...

""Aseff The Spy: Russian Terrorist And Police Stool"" is a non-fiction book written by Boris Nikolajewsky. The book tells the story of Evno Azef, a Russian revolutionary and terrorist who worked as a double agent for both the Russian secret police and the Socialist...

Author: A. D. HarveyISBN-10: 1349192880ISBN-13: 9781349192885Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1988Pages: 207Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d

Author: Nicholas HewittISBN-10: 1349197300ISBN-13: 9781349197309Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1989Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d

Based on the author's doctoral dissertation at Oxford, this study examines with a historical perspective the national defence strategy of Finland 1944-1989. The author explores Finland's dilemma with respect to its geographic position and the Cold War politics between the US and the USSR.Author:...

Author: T. CynkinISBN-10: 1349096962ISBN-13: 9781349096961Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1988Pages: 263Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d

The book provides a comprehensive description and analysis of Soviet secrecy: how national security differs from the private sort, and how this secrecy influences information policy, both domestic and international.Author: Raymond HutchingsISBN-10: 1349064793ISBN-13: 9781349064793Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1987Pages: 292Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w...

Where does our modern democracy come from? It is a composite of two very different things: a medieval tradition of political participation, pluralistic but highly elitist; and the notion of individual equality, emerging during the early modern period. These two things first converged in...

Title: The Scottish Churches and the Gipsies.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,...

Why has democracy flourished in the Federal Republic of Germany despite that country's troubled past? Exhaustive research in German historical archives illuminates the pivotal role played by the veterans of the Christian trade unions of the Weimar Republic, the only group to participate in...

Sir William Temple (1628-99) was a renowned English diplomat and author, his written works for the most part consisting of short essays. Originally published in 1673, and first published as this Cambridge edition in 1932, the Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands...

The general councils of the fifteenth century constituted a remarkable political experiment, which used collective decision-making to tackle important problems facing the church. Such problems had hitherto received rigid top-down management from Rome. However, at Constance and Basle, they were debated by delegates of...

The Republic of Genoa was once a major commercial power. Following the Republic's decline in the seventeenth century, Genoese merchants adapted and thrived in the changing Atlantic market. Scholars have examined how other foreign merchant groups operated within the Spanish empire, but until now...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingIt is hard to find an island on the map more central than Sicily. Located at the crossroads between Europe and Africa, and between the Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Sicily has rarely been governed as an independent, unified...

"History of Geography" by John Scott Keltie and Osbert John Radcliffe Howarth offers a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of geographical thought and discovery. This meticulously prepared republication delves into the historical development of cartography, exploration, and the understanding of our world. From ancient...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...