Sometime ago, while going through a little blue shoebox, left by my Grandmother Molly N. (Morgan) Chaney, I found a tract from the 1950s. Having read the bulletin sometime in the distant past, at the time it did not seem to be as important to me. At the top of the pamphlet on the front was a handwritten note, which ...

In Charles A. Beard's seminal work, 'History of the United States', readers are given a comprehensive overview of the nation's past, covering topics such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the industrialization of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Beard's writing style is analytical and thought-pro...

Urban Modernity in the Contemporary Gulf offers a timely and engaging discussion on architectural production in the modernization era in the Arabian Peninsula. Focusing on the 20th century as a starting point, the book explores the display of transnational architectural practices resulting in different notions of lo...

The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating consequences. Its postwar historyーone of limited Japanese power despite growing insightーhas also been problematic for national security. In Special Duty Richard J. Samuels...

Esta obra reúne once ensayos originales acerca de la función de las imágenes en los procesos de formación de la nación en América Latina, incluyendo contribuciones de especialistas de Europa, Estados Unidos, América Latina e Israel. Inspirados por el reciente “giro pictorial” en las ciencias sociales, estos textos n...

Samuel Pepys' 'Diary of Samuel Pepys' is a firsthand account of life in 17th century England, providing readers with a unique insight into the political and social landscapes of the time. Pepys' diary is known for its detailed descriptions of major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London, as wel...

This Military Aircraft Colorful Cartoon Illustrated eBook is ideal for kids of any age (and adults too) who love aviation and military aircraft. Enjoy many different styles, shapes and colors of this high flying mode of transportation. ** Please Note *** This eBook is NOT a coloring book. It shows examples of cartoo...

"¿Pueden las imágenes incidir en la historia? ¿Son fieles evidencias del pasado? Esta compilación aparece frente al renovado interés de la disciplina histórica y las ciencias humanas, por interpretar las fuentes visuales como producciones intencionalmente elaboradas y difundidas tanto en momentos como en espacios pa...

What if there had been social media during World War II? This is not a book in the usual book format. It is the compelling story of the final 20 days of Hitler's Third Reich told in the form of Twitter feeds with daily tweets and actual statements by Hitler, Churchill, Truman, Zhukov, Eisenhower, Goebbels, Eva Braun...

The Book of Rites (Li Ki ) is a collection of texts describing the social forms, administration, and ceremonial rites of the Zhou dynasty as they were understood in the Warring States and the early Han periods.

Constitutional History of England, from Henry VII to George II is a three volume work concerning political history of England. The work deals with major institutional features of society: the feudal system, the ecclesiastical system, and the political system of England, portraying society, commerce, manners, and lit...

History of the Jews in America is a thorough historical account of Jewish communities in both South and North America starting from the earliest days of Spanish colonization all the way to the beginning of the 20th century. Contents The Participation of Jews in the Discovery of the New World Early Jewish Martyrs Und...

"Die Geschichte von Garibaldi" ist ein zweiteiliger Roman, der über den Ersten Italienischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg und die Rolle des Kommandanten und Revolutionärs Giuseppe Garibaldi bei den Ergebnissen dieser Ereignisse berichtet. Im Jahr 1846 konnte Garibaldi aus dem südamerikanischen Exil zurückkehren und erhielt ...

The work presented here is a popular history of New Orleans published in 1895 and covering the entire history of the city down to that date. It is written in a vivid, discursive style. Not as well-known as some of her contemporariesーMark Twain, George W. Cable, and Joel Chandler Harris, to name a fewーauthor and hi...

Das Buch ist die erste historische Darstellung des Tiroler Ständewesens in der zweiten Hälfte des 18. Jahrhunderts. Es wird darin en détail die institutionelle und personelle Entwicklungsgeschichte der Tiroler Landschaft im Zeitalter des Aufgeklärten Absolutismus der Habsburgermonarchie rekonstruiert. Dadurch wird n...

地点：长春 时间：2016年01月20日 整理者：三马兄 封面制作：冬川豆 约两万两千字 摘录：最后，我现在越来越倾向于这种假设就是：我们现在当作开明和进步的东西，与其说是真正开明和进步的东西，不如说是基督教文明在高度发展以后，产生出来的剩余资产；而我们拿着这些剩余资产实际上是发挥了，腐蚀和破坏原有这个产生文明资产的基本力量的作...