From 1950 to 1962, John Richardson lived near Picasso in France and was a friend of the artist. With a view to writing a biography, the acclaimed art historian kept a diary of their meetings. After Picasso's death, his widow Jacqueline collaborated in the preparation of this work, giving Richardson access to Picasso...

In this groundbreaking book, the outspoken and radical Israeli historian Ilan Pappe examines the most contested ideas concerning the origins and identity of the contemporary state of Israel. This has been updated with a new afterword on the 2023 invasion of Gaza. Palestine was an Empty Land The Jews were a people w...

The book presents a semiotic approach to the study of power relations in the symbolic space of medieval culture. A critical analysis of medieval texts was carried out in accordance with the methodology of European structuralist and poststructuralist tradition (Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault, Umberto Eco, Jean Baudr...

In seinem Werk 'Brasilien' entführt der renommierte Autor Stefan Zweig die Leser in die exotische Welt des südamerikanischen Landes. Durch seine detaillierten Beschreibungen von Land und Leuten vermittelt er ein lebendiges Bild der brasilianischen Gesellschaft und Kultur. Zweig zeigt sich hier als Meister des litera...

This historical novel features the turbulent final days and the death of Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588), who was a key figure in the French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots. In 1576 he founded the Catholic League to prevent the heir, King Henry of Navarre, head of the Huguenot movement, from succ...

The second book of the Covenants Section of the B.E.R. Series looks at the Bible through the eyes of the Levitical Covenant. Striking differences are revealed between God’s covenant to Moses and His covenant with Aaron. At the same time, unexpected unions are discovered between the Levitical Covenant and the covenan...

Levin Schückings Werk 'Luther in Rom' ist eine faszinierende Darstellung der Reise Martin Luthers nach Rom im Jahre 1510. Schücking kombiniert historische Fakten mit literarischer Fiktion, um das Leben und die Gedanken des berühmten Reformators während seines Aufenthalts in der Heiligen Stadt zu erforschen. Der Auto...

Old Court Life in Spain in two volumes is a historical account of early Spain presented through customs of the royal court, from Witica and Roderich to the reign of Ferdinand and Isabel. The first volume covers the period from 8th to 14th century, starting with Visigothic Kings of Hispania Witica and Roderich. The v...

Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism. The book takes a systems approach that recognizes the complexity of our world. It begins by suggesting a set ...

Spanish America in two volumes is a descriptive, historical and geographical account of the dominions of Spain in the Western Hemisphere, Continental and Insular. The goal of the work was to comprehend a useful and interesting compilation of historical and geographical information, including a record of events, with...

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The written works of nature's leading advocatesーfrom Charles Sumner and John Muir to Rachel Carson and President Jimmy Carter, to name a fewーhave been the subject of many texts, but their speeches remain relatively unknown or unexamined. Green Voices aims to redress this situation. After all, when it comes to the ...

The Great Jewish-Roman War of the first century was a conflict that destroyed the ancient city of Jerusalem and changed the Roman Empire forever, and the effects are still reverberating in our 21st century. The gripping account leading to the epic and tragic confrontation between the will of one side and the might o...

This book introduces students to ethics in historiography through an exploration of how historians in different times and places have explained how history ought to be written and how those views relate to different understandings of ethics. No two histories are the same. The book argues that this is a good thing be...

First published in 1904, "Fetichism in West Africa" (full name: "Fetichism in West Africa: Forty Years' Observation of Native Customs and Superstitions") is a book by missionary Reverend Robert Hamill Nassau that is considered one of the earliest studies of traditional religion on West Africa. "Fetichism in West Afr...

This book analyses rape culture through the lens of the ‘me too’ era. Drawing feminist theory into conversation with peace studies and improvisation theory, it advocates for peace- building opportunities to transform culture and for the improvisatory resources of ‘culture- jamming’ as a mechanism to dismantle rape c...