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This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published. Fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s cla…
This fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s classic history of England and the Italian Renaissance includes a detailed introduction by Edward Chaney surveying scholarly developments since the book was first published. Fourth edition of Sir John Hale’s cla…
The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
The Greek word “paradox” means “unexpected, strange”, from the point of view of history, this is an unexpected, unusual, divergent statement from the traditional point of view, which is confirmed by proven scientific research and is applicable to var…
The Greek word “paradox” means “unexpected, strange”, from the point of view of history, this is an unexpected, unusual, divergent statement from the traditional point of view, which is confirmed by proven scientific research and is applicable to var…
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.Wh…
What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.Wh…
There are constant discussions among scientists around one of the most important questions of history: when did religion appear? How did one of the representatives of the primate order — man — have abstract thinking and belief in supernatural forces?…
There are constant discussions among scientists around one of the most important questions of history: when did religion appear? How did one of the representatives of the primate order — man — have abstract thinking and belief in supernatural forces?…
Thanks to the diligent efforts of sincere researchers, it has become possible to discard most of the religious, political and ideological lies from the existing scriptures. May the thoughts and actions of the righteous people of the past set forth in…
Thanks to the diligent efforts of sincere researchers, it has become possible to discard most of the religious, political and ideological lies from the existing scriptures. May the thoughts and actions of the righteous people of the past set forth in…
This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. Provides a thought-provoking overview of current thinking on this period. Key themes include evolving early-modern identities; changes in …
This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. Provides a thought-provoking overview of current thinking on this period. Key themes include evolving early-modern identities; changes in …
Kazakhs and Turks are two fraternal peoples belonging to the Turkic world. This book is an attempt to trace how these two peoples passed their way to modernity. What they experienced. What we have achieved. What they can be proud of. I’m sure it will…
Kazakhs and Turks are two fraternal peoples belonging to the Turkic world. This book is an attempt to trace how these two peoples passed their way to modernity. What they experienced. What we have achieved. What they can be proud of. I’m sure it will…
A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain Focuses on the whole British Isles, explo…
A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about Tudor Britain Focuses on the whole British Isles, explo…
Modern research confirms the data that the biblical book of Genesis describes in a religious and fairy-tale form the real events associated with the settlement of Ancient Mesopotamia, as well as the flood in the same area. It also coincides chronolog…
Modern research confirms the data that the biblical book of Genesis describes in a religious and fairy-tale form the real events associated with the settlement of Ancient Mesopotamia, as well as the flood in the same area. It also coincides chronolog…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an …
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.George Washington – a figure synonymous with American history. His image is known worldwide, marked on American currency, postage stamps – even a state is named after him. George Washington in an …
This book is a travel guide, where we reveal the lessons of history left to us by the events of 1945. Traveling through the decades, we explore how the destructive power of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected global dynamics, the form…
This book is a travel guide, where we reveal the lessons of history left to us by the events of 1945. Traveling through the decades, we explore how the destructive power of the atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki affected global dynamics, the form…
Additions to the scientific explanation of the Bible, as well as explanations of various «supernatural» phenomena. The Red Sea was actually a reed lake, whose water temporarily really parted during the east wind.
Additions to the scientific explanation of the Bible, as well as explanations of various «supernatural» phenomena. The Red Sea was actually a reed lake, whose water temporarily really parted during the east wind.
This book is dedicated to the gypsy-like groups of India, gypsies of North Africa and Middle East and Irish Travellers (and connection with Irish stick fighting).
This book is dedicated to the gypsy-like groups of India, gypsies of North Africa and Middle East and Irish Travellers (and connection with Irish stick fighting).
The mention of clothing in ancient sources is confirmed by modern archaeological data that ancient people used clothes already 90—120 thousand years ago.
The mention of clothing in ancient sources is confirmed by modern archaeological data that ancient people used clothes already 90—120 thousand years ago.
Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation. Represents the only English language…
Protestants: A History from Wittenberg to Pennsylvania, 1517-1740 presents a comprehensive thematic history of the rise and influence of the branches of Christianity that emerged out of the Protestant Reformation. Represents the only English language…
What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.Wh…
What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society.Wh…