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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…

Alexander the Great is one of the most celebrated figures of antiquity. In this book, Carol G. Thomas places this powerful figure within the context o…

The heartrending story of a British boy’s four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War.Based on J. G. Ballard’s own childhoo…

A Companion to American Legal History presents a compilation of the most recent writings from leading scholars on American legal history from the colo…

Мы часто откладываем мечты на потом, даже если их можно реализовать за один день. Боимся действовать или не верим, что можем создать именно ту жизнь, …

Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries, but migrations to, from and within Euro…

A Companion to the Ancient Near East offers students and general readers a comprehensive overview of Near Eastern civilization from the Bronze Age to …

The extraordinary diaries of Thomas Cairns Livingstone represent twenty years of gorgeously idiosyncratic daily records of a middle-class Glasgow hous…

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

Нью-Йорк, 1900-е. Жизнь десятилетней Эсси О’Нил в одночасье переворачивается вверх тормашками: спустя несколько лет после смерти её папы мама снова вы…

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…

This book is an introduction to the war machine of New Kingdom Egypt from c. 1575 bc–1100 bc. Focuses on the period in which the Egyptians created a p…

Abducted from Africa, sold in America.“A deeply affecting record of an extraordinary life”– Daily TelegraphA major literary event: a newly published w…

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studie…

Журналист Николай Модестов собрал самые громкие уголовные дела и сопроводил их фотографиями, чтобы создать яркую и пугающую картину столицы конца прош…

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

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 …

The electrifying story of India’s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conduc…

Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a c…

«Развелся, казнил, умерла, развелся, казнил, пережила…» – эту считалку англичане придумали, чтобы запомнить жен Генриха VIII. Его шестой, и последней,…

This book illuminates Warwick's character and motivation, showing that he was an emotional, charming, and popular man with a strong sense of family lo…

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…

Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict t…

With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, …

В книге приводятся факты и доказательства, что причинами распада СССР были не только негативные действия Горбачёва, Ельцина, спецслужб США и гопка воо…

This volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars to discuss the major debates in the study of early twentieth-century Europ…

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…

‘Fascinating … so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn’t seem so fearsome as it once did’ SIMON WINCHESTERFrom Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief hi…

A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and politica…

«Античные Герои на службе Российского флота» — документальное произведение об истории создания и развития СДВ связи в стране. В книге подробно описаны…

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

A Companion to the American South surveys and evaluates the most important and innovative writing on the entire sweep of the history of the southern U…

A Companion to Mediterranean History presents a wide-ranging overview of this vibrant field of historical research, drawing together scholars from a r…

Путь в Александрию юной Феодоры не был легким. Судно, на котором она плыла, взяло на борт новых пассажиров. И сразу же возник вопрос: кто же из них - …

Сложившийся тендем Сталин-Жуков привёл к громадным потерям Красной армии и состоялась жуткая блокада Ленинграда. Сложившийся в дальнейшем тендем Стали…

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…

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…

The most comprehensive and up-to-date work available on ancient Macedonian history and material culture, A Companion to Ancient Macedonia is an invalu…

В этой книге собраны рассказы, которые будут интересны тем, кто увлекается историей нашей страны. Среди героев этих рассказов — как обычные люди, так …

Книга к. и. н. Нерсесова Я. Н. посвящена ярким событиям в истории Древней Америки вплоть завоевания ее европейцами в XVI в. Она содержит 15 новелл-мин…

Lives of the Caesars tells the stories of 12 of Rome’s most fascinating and influential rulers, uncovering the unique features of their reigns which a…

‘I wish I had written it’ Erin KellyImagine you could erase your grief.Imagine you could forget your pain.Imagine you could hide a secret.Forever.Emme…

Ohio: A History of the Buckeye State explores the breadth of Ohio’s past, tracing the course of history from its earliest geological periods to the pr…

В сборнике влючены следующие произведения: о подвигах Героя Советского Союза Захара Сорокина, о стихотворении Лермонтова «Бородино», о боевой деятельн…

О войнах пишут, писали и будут писать. В каждой из них есть свои герои. И наша повесть о героизме, о еще одной ненаписанной странице Великой Отечестве…