History - Europe - General

Discover a window into Victorian society with "Victoria Magazine, Volume 28", published in 1877. Edited by Emily Faithfull, this volume offers a unique perspective on the issues, interests, and culture of the time. Explore articles and features reflecting the era's social landscape and the...

A ground-breaking collection of essays that explores the place of the Dutch and English East India Companies in Asia and the nature of their interactions with Asian rulers, officials, merchants, soldiers and brokers.Author: Adam ClulowISBN-10: 9462985278ISBN-13: 9789462985278Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/30/2019Pages: 262Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.10h...

How did the integration of Jews into Dutch society influenced Jewish resistance during the German occupation of the Netherlands in the Second World War? In this book Ben Braber answers the question how the integration of Jews into Dutch society influenced Jewish resistance during...

In de koloniale periode werd het buitenlandse beleid van Nederland vanzelfsprekend in belangrijke mate bepaald door de belangen van Nederland-Indië. De betrekkingen met Engeland en de Verenigde Staten werden er verregaand, die met China, Japan en Australië zelfs uitsluitend door bepaald. "Het buitenland" was...

These last three books of Josephus's Antiquities detail Jewish history between the establishment of direct Roman rule in Judea in 6 CE and the outbreak of the Judean rebellion against Rome in 66 - a rebellion that culminated in 70 with the destruction of...

Pilgrimage and Economy in the Ancient Mediterranean brings together diverse scholarship to explore the socioeconomic dynamics of ancient Mediterranean pilgrimage from archaic Greece to Late Antiquity, the Greek mainland to Egypt and the Near East.Author: Anna CollarISBN-10: 9004428682ISBN-13: 9789004428683Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/09/2020Pages: 370Format: HardcoverWeight:...

In Stepbrothers Janneke Weijermars offers a history of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815-1830) - today comprising Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg, from a literary perspective.Author: Janneke WeijermarsISBN-10: 9004282424ISBN-13: 9789004282421Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2014Pages: 318Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.40lbsSize: 9.50h x 6.30w x 0.90d

Jesuit Survival and Restoration offers a global account of the Society of Jesus's history during the post-Suppression and post-Restoration erasAuthor: Robert Aleksander MaryksISBN-10: 9004282386ISBN-13: 9789004282384Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2014Pages: 552Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.10lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.30d

Quinn's biography of the musician Franz Liszt (1811-1886) explores his creation of various subjective stances, anchored in ideas about nation, religion, and art. These subjectivities helped Liszt forward his artistic and aesthetic agendas.Author: Erika QuinnISBN-10: 9004279210ISBN-13: 9789004279216Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/2014Pages: 278Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.35lbsSize: 9.50h...

Dutch Deltas offers the first comprehensive study of the economic geography of the Low Countries' maritime transport sector and its long-term development between 1300 and 1850.Author: Werner ScheltjensISBN-10: 9004273069ISBN-13: 9789004273061Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/17/2015Pages: 326Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.90d

Modern Balkan history has traditionally been studied by national historians in terms of separate national histories taking place within bounded state territories. The authors in this volume take a different approach. They view the modern history of the region from a transnational and relational...

In Selim III, Social Order and Policing in Istanbul at the End of the Eighteenth Century Betül Başaran examines Selim III's social control measures and Istanbul's dynamic population, urging us to go beyond mechanistic models of borrowing that focus primarily on European influence in...

Other Fronts, Other Wars? offers insights into areas beyond the Western Front covering aspects such as captivity, occupation of the Eastern war theatre, medical history and war relief, home-front, gender, and the shaping of attitudes during and after this war.Author: Joachim BürgschwentnerISBN-10: 9004243658ISBN-13: 9789004243651Publisher:...

Psychology and the Other Disciplines looks at how Aristotelian psychology developed from the medieval to the early modern period, by studying its interactions with the other philosophical disciplines, medicine, and theology.Author: Paul J. J. M. BakkerISBN-10: 9004239537ISBN-13: 9789004239531Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2012Pages: 388Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.60lbsSize:...

This innovative survey of Byzantium's relations with pre-Christian Bulgaria in the late eighth and early ninth century offers an entirely new framework for understanding the developments that shaped one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the early Medieval Balkans. Unlike previous...

Captain John Anderson served in the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as 'Pilot-Major' in a fleet of ships that set sail from Europe in December 1640, and returned with his ships in July 1643. This was Anderson's fourth voyage to the East Indies. His...

This book examines the different levels of citizens' participation in the decision-making process existing in Brazil and Chile. A series of historical and political factors are explored which have favoured or obstructed the existence of participatory schemes in both countries.Author: Patricio SilvaISBN-10: 9004177833ISBN-13: 9789004177833Publisher:...

Touches of History represents a groundbreaking attempt to return to a study of "May Fourth" that is solidly grounded in historical fact. Favouring smaller stories over grand narratives, concentrating on unknown, marginal materials rather than familiar key documents, and highlighting "May Fourth"'s indebtedness to...

The role of the dog in human society is the connecting thread that binds the essays in Canis Africanis, each revealing a different part of the complex social history of southern Africa. The essays range widely from concerns over disease, bestiality, and social degradation...

The politics, literature and culture of ancient Rome during the Flavian principate (69-96 ce) have recently been the subject of intense investigation. In this volume of new, specially commissioned studies, twenty-five scholars from five countries have combined to produce a critical survey of the...

"Fertility Experiments in Auschwitz-Birkenau: The Perpetrators and Their Victims" offers a historical examination of fertility experiments conducted by the Nazis. This dissertation tells the story of both the victims and perpetrators, often in their own words. Drawing on material that has only recently become...

History of Civilization in Europe - From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1885. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel...

In Sunny France - Present-day life in the French republic is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

The History of France Under the Kings of the Race of Valois - From the accession of Charles the 5th, in 1364, to the death of Charles the 9th, in 1574. Vol. II is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1785....

France since the First Empire is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1879. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher...

The Balance of Military Power in Europe is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...

Irish Life And Character is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we...

First Years in Europe is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus...

Historic Landmarks in the Christian Centuries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1882. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher...

The Druzes and the Maronites under the Turkish Rule from 1840 to 1860 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1862. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and...

Nicholas Breakspear (Adrian IV.) - Englishman and Pope is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1896. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As...

The Icelandic Discoverers of America is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we...

Original memoirs of the sovereigns of Sweden and Denmark from 1766 to 1818 - Vol. 1 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...

History of the Parish of Banchory-Devenick is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1890. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

The Growth of the Temporal Power of the Papacy - A historical review with observations upon the Council of the Vatican is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as...

The Two Chancellors - Prince Gortchakof and Prince Bismarck is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

The First Napoleon - A Sketch is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1895. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

England and Napoleon in 1803 - being the despatches of Lord Whitworth and others, now first printed from the originals in the Record office, edited for the Royal Historical Society is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor...

The History of the Foreign Policy of Great Britain is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1897. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

Prussia and the Franco-Prussian War - Containing a brief narrative of the origin of the kingdom, its past history, and a detailed account of the causes and results of the late war with Austria is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of...

A History of the Huguenots of the Dispersion at the Recall of the Edict of Nantes is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1880. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and...

An Italian pilgrimage is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1887. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus...

The Christians of Turkey - Their condition under Mussulman rule is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and...

History of Italy - With maps is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a...

A History of the Late Revolution in Sweden - Containing an Account of the Transactions of the three last Diets in that Country is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1778. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas...

Spain - Being the story of Spanish history from the Morish conquest to the fall of Granada, 711-1492 A. D. Fourth Impression is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such...

The tercentenary of England's great victory over Spain and the Armada, 1588-1888 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition,...

Elements of general history - Embracing all the leading events in the world's history is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1866. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking...

The Days of Prince Maurice - The Story of the Netherland War from the Death of William the Silent to its Close, 1584-1648 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1894. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas...

Une invasion Prussienne en Hollande en 1787 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1886. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As...