Die Heirat Maximilians mit Maria von Burgund (1477), seine Wahl zum Römischen König (1486) und die spanische sowie die ungarische Doppelhochzeit (1496/97 bzw. 1515), welche den Grundstein für das Reich Karls V. bzw. für die Donaumonarchie legten, brachten die Habsburger nach den Rückschlägen im 14. und 15. Jahrhunde...

JENS STOLTENBERG OFFERS AN HONEST AND CANDID ACCOUNT OF A DRAMATIC DECADE AS THE LEADER OF NATO. When Stoltenberg took office as Secretary General of NATO in 2014, the world was already changing. What followed was a decade marked by war, diplomatic crises, and decisions that helped shape our shared security. This bo...

New York Times Readers’ Pick: Top 100 Books of the 21**st** Century The tenth anniversary edition of the internationally bestselling phenomenon that cemented Yuval Noah Harari as one of the most prominent historians of our timeーfeaturing a new afterword from the author. One hundred thousand years ago, at least six ...

This volume reflects the latest historiographical discussion about the decline, transformation, heritagisation, and re-invention of industrial cities in Europe during the late 20th century. It argues that the notion of “mediation” as it has been used in the history of technology helps to shed new light on the proces...

Victory belongs to those who understand strategy before the battle begins. Written over two thousand years ago, The Art of War distills warfare into clear, powerful principles of strategy, discipline, and foresight. Sun Tzu teaches how to assess strength, exploit advantage, master timing, and outthink opponentsーoft...

Experience the Words That Ignited a Revolution. First published anonymously in January 1776, Thomas Paine's Common Sense was the spark that turned colonial discontent into a full-scale demand for independence. Written in clear, forceful language designed to be understood by everyoneーnot just the eliteーthis masterp...

A free man kidnapped. Twelve years in chains. A truth the world could not ignore. In this harrowing memoir, Solomon Northup recounts how he was abducted and sold into slavery despite being a free man. Through brutal labor, cruel masters, and relentless injustice, he clings to hope, intelligence, and the belief that ...

Power is never given freelyーit is taken, protected, and mastered. Written for rulers navigating danger and ambition, The Prince strips leadership down to its hard realities. Machiavelli explores how power is gained, maintained, and lost, arguing that effectiveness often matters more than virtue. With bold clarity, ...

A new nation at risk. A bold Constitution on trial. Arguments that still shape democracy today. Written to persuade a divided public, The Federalist Papers present a powerful case for the U.S. Constitution through clear reasoning, practical wisdom, and enduring insight. Hamilton, Madison, and Jay explore federalism,...

Bold, controversial, and endlessly discussed, The Prince is one of the most influential political works ever written. Niccolò Machiavelli examines power as it truly operates, offering unflinching insights into leadership, authority, and political strategy. Written with sharp realism, the book challenges traditional ...

In every war, there are those battles that mark a turning point, after which everything is different. These are the battles that help determine how the war will proceed. The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of those battles in the American Revolutionary War. While it was a battle that the American rebels lost, it was s...

H. H. Holmes' story has become one of legend. Holmes committed his crimes at a time in history where the idea of murdering on a mass scale was just being introduced to the world through the actions of Jack the Ripper. Unlike Jack the Ripper though, Holmes' motives were clear; he killed out of greed, convenience, and...

Epic in scope and unforgettable in depth, War and Peace is a monumental achievement in world literature. Leo Tolstoy masterfully blends history, philosophy, romance, and personal struggle against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Through a vast cast of richly drawn characters, the novel explores love, honor, ambi...

A la fin du XVIIe siècle, " la majorité des Français pensaient comme Bossuet ". Au XVIIIe siècle, " les Français pensent comme Voltaire ", dit-on. Le XVIIIe siècle se situe bien entre deux mondes. D'un côté, il vit encore au rythme des contraintes et des traditions, et repose sur l'antique association du religieux e...

本書以主題史方式就不同的課題展開論述，這些課題包括：中國教育的理想與重要主題，包括學校與考試兩方面的教育制度，教育思想史，歷代教育內容和學習的樂趣，識字教育、家族教育以及技術教育，學生生活與學生運動，以及明朝晚期出現的現象。 通過横向的主題史論述，全書呈現出一個縱向的探討脈絡，即是以「學以為己」與「科舉文化」兩個文化...

Allegories of Format examines the significance of format to the literary oeuvre of the nineteenth-century Swiss author, Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), best known for his 1855 novel, Green Henry (Der grüne Heinrich). Malika Maskarinec understands format as the organization of a media object's relationship to a world o...