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Curing their Ills traces the history of encounters between European medicine and African societies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Vaughan'…

The Vandals is the first book available in the English Language dedicated to exploring the sudden rise and dramatic fall of this complex North African…

Bojana Mojsov tells the story of the cult of Osiris from beginning to end, sketching its development throughout 3,000 years of Egyptian history. Draws…

A Companion to Japanese History provides an authoritative overview of current debates and approaches within the study of Japan’s history. Composed of …

Media practices and the everyday cultures of transnational migrants are deeply interconnected. Mediating Migration narrates aspects of the migrant exp…

Внезапная гостья на дне рождения наследницы престола переполошила весь двор, вызвав ревность в принцессе и раздражение в рыцарях Красного ордена. Пока…

This book covers the entire historical range of the Sioux, from their emergence as an identifiable group in late prehistory to the year 2000. The auth…

In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. Focuses on the growing t…

This innovative book explores of the grandest and longest lasting empire in Indian history. Examines the history of the Mughal presence in India from …

The Idea of Latin America is a geo-political manifesto which insists on the need to leave behind an idea which belonged to the nation-building mentali…

В Англии появляется молодой граф – потенциальный жених наследницы. Двор и рыцари Красного ордена уверены: она влюбилась в жениха, и эти чувства взаимн…

This book provides the most comprehensive examination of the Normans available, examining the emergence of the Normans, their characteristics as a gro…

The second edition of Watergate: A Brief History with Documents presents a collection of relevant historic documents from Nixon's acceptance speech at…

This book explores the development of law in Europe from its medieval origins to the present day, charting the transformation from law rooted in the C…

A Timely Look Back at the Era That Shaped Our World Thousands of years of recorded history show that the main way in which human societies have been o…

Эта книга о том, что в самые трудные времена, когда больно и страшно мы находим самых важных в своей жизни людей. Война не помеха но любви, ни дружбе,…

This book provides a fascinating and unique history of the Britons from the late Iron Age to the late Middle Ages. It also discusses the revivals of i…

How peace has been made and maintained, experienced and imagined is not only a matter of historical interest, but also of pressing concern. Peace: A W…

Covering the period from the accession of James I to the death of Queen Anne, this companion provides a magisterial overview of the ‘long' seventeenth…

A Companion to Contemporary Britain covers the key themes and debates of 20th-century history from the outbreak of the Second World War to the end of …

This volume presents documents that illustrate the variety of experiences and themes involved in the transformation of American political, economic, a…

This cultural history challenges the standard depiction of the 1660s as the beginning of a new age of stability, demonstrating that the decade followi…

This comprehensive survey of Spain’s history looks at the major political, social, and economic changes that took place from the end of the Civil War …

The Soviet / Russian space program was in the hands of three industrial empires: those of Serguei Korolev, the Soviet von Braun who launched Sputnik-1…

Hannah's Dress tells the dizzying story of Berlin's modern history. Curious to learn more about the city she has lived in for over twenty years, journ…

Писатель Василь Быков – участник Великой Отечественной войны, которая определила темы, сюжеты и выбор героев его произведений. Повести его прежде всег…

Modern Greece: A History since 1821 is a chronological account of the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Greece, from the birth of t…

Честолюбивые планы герцога Йоркского рассыпались прахом, сам он казнен врагами, а его голова в бумажной короне насажена на штырь над крепостной стеной…

This major new work by Professor Anthony D. Smith challenges the notion of nationalism as a product of modernity. Major new work by a leading historic…

Urban history is a well-established and flourishing field of historical research. Written by a leading scholar, this short introduction demonstrates h…

Эта книга подготовлена на основе документов, найденных в архивных источниках, повествует об истории избрания в действительные члены Императорской Росс…

Winner of the 2006 John D. Criticos Prize This book introduces the reader to the complex history, ethnicity, and identity of the Byzantines. This volu…

This major survey of the history and culture of Roman Britain spans the period from the first century BC to the fifth century AD. Major survey of the …

A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial histor…

Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication – what we call the media. In th…

Будучи подростком, я часто бывал в гостях у дедушки Дмитрия Яковлевича Тимофеева и бабушки Веры Петровны. Они жили в поселке Мирный Раменского района,…

'Nature' is a deceptively simple and ahistorical term, suggesting intrinsic, unchanging reality. Yet nature has a history too, both in terms of human …

Offers a broad and unique look at Ancient Egypt during its long age of imperialism Written for enthusiasts and scholars of pharaonic Egypt, as well as…

A Companion to American Immigration is an authoritative collection of original essays by leading scholars on the major topics and themes underlying Am…

«Живая вещь» – это второй роман «Квартета Фредерики», считающегося, пожалуй, главным произведением кавалерственной дамы ордена Британской империи Анто…

This is the first major synthesis of Greek religion to appear for a generation. A clearly structured and readable survey for classical scholars and st…

Robin Seager has updated his classic biography of Tiberius, which focuses on the Emperor’s complex character as the key to understanding his reign. Th…

A Companion to Roman Rhetoric introduces the reader to the wide-ranging importance of rhetoric in Roman culture. A guide to Roman rhetoric from its or…

This volume of original essays by leading scholars is an innovative, thorough introduction to the history and culture of California. Includes 30 essay…

Дебютный роман испанского писателя Ильдефонсо Фальконеса, мгновенно ставший мировым бестселлером. Книга была издана более чем в 30 странах, и ее тираж…