History - Europe - General

Germany is considered a lauded land of music: outstanding composers, celebrated performers and famous orchestras exert great international appeal. Since the 19th century, the foundation of this reputation has been the broad mass of musicians who sat in orchestra pits, played in ensembles for...

The Mandate of Heaven examines the first European version of Sunzi's Art of War, which was translated from Chinese by Joseph Amiot, a French missionary in Beijing, and published in Paris in 1772. His work is presented in English for the first time. Amiot...

Today, we particularly encounter the Mediterranean Other in the "refugee". Scientific, political and public discourses on the Mediterranean are -- continuously or most recently? -- determined by hegemonial perspectives. Considering other perceptions, interpretations and representations seems to be impossible in light of financial crises,...

Die Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste ist eine Vereinigung der führenden Forscherinnen und Forscher des Landes. Sie wurde 1970 als Nachfolgeeinrichtung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen gegründet. Die Akademie ist in drei wissenschaftliche Klassen für Geisteswissenschaften, für Naturwissenschaften und Medizin...

This edited collection is an interdisciplinary study of gems in the early modern world. It examines the relations between the art, science, and technology of gems, and it does so against the backdrop of an expanding global trade in gems. The eleven chapters are...

Between 1792 and 1815 Europe was plunged into a period of profound turmoil and transformation. The French Revolution unleashed a torrent of political, social, cultural, and military changes. Napoleon extended them beyond the country's frontiers. The ensuing struggle was immense in its scale and...

This volume, the first of its kind, investigates the representation of women in the travel accounts of European travellers from the Age of Exploration until the Grand Tour across different cultural traditions, both European and non-European. It brings together, in a new perspective, travel...

This book aims to re-evaluate the relations between two major ideologies that have been increasingly contested in recent years, yet continue to be invoked or rejected as foundational systems for political thought or action. With socialism conceiving of itself as an alternative to economic...

In the 1700s, Jean-Jacques Rousseau celebrated the Alps as the quintessence of the triumph of nature over the "horrors" of civilization. Now available in English, "History of the Alps, 1500-1900: Environment, Development and Society" provides a precise history of one of the greatest mountain...

In 1751, at the age of 22 and then a law student, Horace St Paul had, as he described it, "a difference" with an older man over the favor of a lady. This "difference" resulted in the death of the older man in an...

This book is based on the recent discovery of the personal papers of Kichisaburo Nomura - Japanese admiral, one-time foreign minister, pre-Pearl Harbor ambassador to the United States, and "spiritual godfather" of postwar Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force. The volume reproduces Nomura's occupation-era correspondence with...

This outstanding work reviews Sinological studies in most European nations from their inception through the late 20th century, reported by the most eminent Sinologists of that latter date. Although the conference was held in 1992, the work stands as the best single-volume history of...

Author: Connaught RangersISBN-10: 1847341764ISBN-13: 9781847341761Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2006Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d

Author: Douglas William Jerrold,By Douglas JerroldISBN-10: 1847340083ISBN-13: 9781847340085Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/20/2006Pages: 452Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

The concept of transition occupies an awkward place within scholarship on contemporary European history. Seemingly unable to decipher the complex factors shaping the processes of democratization, it risks appearing redundant as a framework for understanding recent and on-going political developments. In European Perspectives on...

Building on the first Wild Things volume (Oxbow Books 2014), which aimed to showcase the research putting archaeologists researching the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic at the cutting edge of understanding humanity's past, this collection of contributions presents recent research from an international group of both...

The Scientific Revolution Revisited brings Mikulás Teich back to the great movement of thought and action that transformed European science and society in the seventeenth century. Drawing on a lifetime of scholarly experience in six penetrating chapters, Teich examines the ways of investigating and...

The former Yugoslavia, on the brink of war and disintegration, was a scenic but intriguing location in which to undertake a cycling tour on a shoestring. The most formidable challenge proved to be finding a way out and returning home safely once the tour...

Lek Pervizi, already known as a painter, poet and writer, with this new work completes the trilogy of three books, which include the entire period of condemnations and sufferings under the communist dictatorship in Albania. By now we know that that dictatorship, although in...

Advertising the Self in Renaissance France is a study of how authors and readers are represented in printed editions of three major literary figures of the French Renaissance: Jean Lemaire de Belges, Clément Marot, and François Rabelais. Print culture is marked by an anxiety...

In the major literature on early modern Japan, the sakoku (closed country) edicts lurk in the background, and while scholars are generally aware of the major tenets of the policy, for example, the inability of Japanese to travel abroad or the clampdown on Christianity,...

In those days agriculture, trade, and manufacturing were diversions during the summer months; but the regular business of life was warfare with the Danes, Scots, and Welsh. These foes of England could live easily for years on oatmeal, sour milk, and cod's heads, while...

Memory studies is a well-established academic discipline, but the revised issue of ethnicity poses a new set of research questions, particularly in relation to the problem of the operational character of memory and ethnicity in the context of traumatized identity. Contemporary political processes in...

This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army...

This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army...

This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army...

This work, which is an evergreen classic, covers the history of the British Army from the Norman Conquest down to the Cardwell reforms of 1870, when commission by purchase was finally abolished. The very last chapter of the work looks at the British Army...

The CRUSADES. Originally published in 1923 - PREFACE: - The Signficance of the Crusades. - THE Crusades may be regarded partly as the decumanus fEuctus in the tide of religious revival, which had begun in western Europe during the tenth century, and had mounted...

Switzerland: The Country And Its People is a book written by Clarence Rook in 1907. The book is a comprehensive guide to Switzerland, covering its history, geography, culture, and people. The author provides a detailed account of the country's landscapes, from the snow-capped mountains...

The History of the Christian Church: From the Earliest Times to A.D. 461 is a comprehensive account of the development of Christianity from its inception to the mid-5th century. Written by F.J. Foakes-Jackson and originally published in 1891, this book covers the major events,...

Did you know that the Swiss mountain city Chur was a Roman Curia, namely, a magistrate run by the faraway might of Rome? Learn more insightful facts and fascinating anecdotes about thousands of European place-names, all with a touch of humor. Wonder as you...

Many documents essential for understanding the development of Soviet labor policies from 1917 to 1921 have been selected, translated, and presented in this volume. It starts with the early months of the revolution, when the utopian slogans of workers' control of industry and the...

Living Within the Truth is dedicated to 'The Plastic People of the Universe," the wildly popular Czech rock band, whose members were harassed, arrested, tried, and jailed by the communist authorities in the early 1970s. Among those inspired by this affront to the freedom...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This book presents a comparative interpretation of the socio-emotional histories of Europe and Latin America, offering a novel perspective on the roles of religion and politics in managing collective fear and insecurity in these two regions.Author: Andrés Pérez-BaltodanoISBN-10: 1032990341ISBN-13: 9781032990347Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/22/2025Pages: 328Format:...

"Tacitus on Germany" offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the Germanic tribes as seen through the eyes of the Roman historian Tacitus. A cornerstone of ancient history and ethnography, this work provides invaluable insights into the customs, social structures, and geography of...

The Complete Works of Friedrich Schiller is a collection of his eight volumes, including his plays, philosophical essays, and poetry. Schiller was a prominent German playwright, poet, and philosopher during the Enlightenment era. His works explore themes of freedom, reason, and humanism, and his...

This classic work of history takes a detailed look at the period known as the Century of Revolution in Europe, from 1603 to 1704. Christopher Hill provides insightful analysis of the political, social, and cultural changes that occurred during this time, including the English...

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,...

The latest volume in the Bible and Women series examines the relationship between women and the Bible's reception in the centuries of the High and Late Middle Ages in Europe. Contributors bring a variety of new insights into how women of the Bible were...

Author: Higham,Florence May Greir Evans Higham,F. M. G. HighamISBN-10: 0837161886ISBN-13: 9780837161884Publisher: PraegerLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/15/1979Pages: 326Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d

Author: Louis Decimus Jr. RubinISBN-10: 0826266649ISBN-13: 9780826266644Publisher: University of Missouri PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/02/2008Pages: 184Format: Other