Catálogo de libros Historia General Y Mundial

Oscar Webber

This book investigates both short- and long-term responses to disaster in the British Caribbean. It is the first to examine the informal negotiations that took place on the ground between the colonial authorities and the African-Caribbean population, and the formal negotiations undertaken by colonies as they sought financial aid from Parliament. ...

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157,59 €

Reciprocal Mobilities

Mark Dizon

Throughout the eighteenth century, independent Indigenous people from the borderlands of the Philippines visited the centers of Spanish colonial rule in the archipelago. Their travels are the counternarratives to one-dimensional stories of Spanish conquest of, and Indigenous resistance in, interior frontiers. Indigenous inhabitants on the island of Luzon constantly moved about—...

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126,92 €

Reciprocal Mobilities

Mark Dizon

Throughout the eighteenth century, independent Indigenous people from the borderlands of the Philippines visited the centers of Spanish colonial rule in the archipelago. Their travels are the counternarratives to one-dimensional stories of Spanish conquest of, and Indigenous resistance in, interior frontiers. Indigenous inhabitants on the island of Luzon constantly moved about—...

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38,06 €

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, Princess Isabel and the Ending of Servile Labour in Russia and Brazil

Shane O’Rourke

Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna and Princess Isabel were key players in the political struggle ending servile labor in the empires of Russia and Brazil. This book chronicles the political activity of the two royal women to end servile labor in their respective countries ...

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50,67 €

Comprehensive World History

Ajay Vaid

Through a focus on a number of historical themes, debates, and different sources, the History curriculum introduces the students to a number of significant historical events and processes. Students may learn about the events and procedures through a discussion of these topics, but they could also experience the thrill of reading historical accounts. However, a useful method of ...

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23,02 €

Echoes of the Past

Jim Stephens

'Echoes of the Past: Unveiling History’s Secrets' is a captivating journey through the hidden truths of some of the most iconic historical events of the past. From the fall of the Roman Empire to the rise and fall of the Aztecs, this book delves deep into the secrets that have been kept from us for centuries. The author takes a critical look at the accepted narratives of histor...

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24,51 €

STUMPED

Thomas A. Schupbach

When Michigan joined the Union, in 1837, it acquired nearly 14 million acres of land from the 1836 treaty. It took several years to survey the land, at which point the complex process of land 'disposal' began, ultimately resulting in private ownership. This occurred just in time for the lumber industry to move its focus from exhausted lands in New England to the great pine fore...

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15,58 €

Hell Comes To Play

Lee Ralph

Myth and fabrication have dominated the re-telling of the Bender’s story. Now, for the first time-ever, new facts are presented, documented and sourced to tell the true story of The Bloody Benders, as never before told!Many American pioneers lost their lives in their trek westward. Among those taking this risk were the Bender family who settled on the barren Kansas prairie, in ...

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19,34 €

Beale Treasure Revelations

Albert Atwell

For decades researchers have tried to find the famed Beale Treasure without knowing the exact location and details of the transactions that surround it. Today that changes with the publication of all new research including: deeds, letters, bills of sale, inventories and genealogical information that relates the family who possessed it. This book will contain the genealogy of R...

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68,61 €

Pioneers Of the American West Vol III.

Larry W Jones

'Pioneers Of the American West' comes in four volumes, in chronological order. The history of the American West is the story of trail-makers, pioneers in every sense of the word. Blazing the way for all, came the men and women who explored and ploughed and planted the wilderness. Many of the most stirring of these chronicles have passed out of print and are now inaccessible eve...

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44,82 €

Friends and enemies

Karen Garner

This history examines the fraternal friendships and embittered masculine conflicts among British, American, and Irish leaders and their Dublin-based advisers during the Second World War, as those leaders sought to secure - or reject - Ireland’s alliance with the Western Allied powers in their existential conflict with the fascist Axis powers. ...

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35,64 €

Pioneers Of the American West Vol II.

Larry W Jones

'Pioneers Of the American West' comes in four volumes, in chronological order. The history of the American West is the story of trail-makers, pioneers in every sense of the word. Blazing the way for all, came the men and women who explored and ploughed and planted the wilderness. Many of the most stirring of these chronicles have passed out of print and are now inaccessible eve...

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45,85 €

Our Suffering Brave

Alice May Evans

163 boys and men from Waitsfield, Vermont joined the Union Army and fought in the Civil War. Their individual stories of bravery as well as suffering-from wounds, sickness, and/or deprivation during imprisonment-tell quite a story of the fight to save the United States. Some made it home, others did not. They should not be forgotten. ...

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26,35 €

In the Service of Empire

Fae Dussart

Despite recent research, the 19th-century history of domestic service in empire and its wider implications is underexplored. This book sheds new light on servants and their masters in the British Empire, and in doing so offers new discourses on the colonial home, imperial society identities and colonial culture. Using a wide range of source material, from private papers to news...

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51,05 €

Personal Politics in the Postwar World

Susanna Erlandsson

Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped the postwar world. Combining private and public source materials, Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diploma...

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48,55 €

The Toxic Ship

Simone M. Müller

An infamous voyage explores the hazardous waste trade and environmental justiceIn 1986 the Khian Sea, carrying thousands of tons of incinerator ash from Philadelphia, began a two-year journey, roaming the world’s oceans in search of a dumping ground. Its initial destination and then country after country refused to accept the waste. The ship ended up dumping part of its load in...

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38,17 €

Grace O’Malley

History Nerds

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Geschichte von Grace O’Malley - der Piratin, Ehefrau, Mutter und Kriegerin, die in einer Zeit, in der Frauen unterdrückt wurden, ihren eigenen Weg ging. In diesem Buch finden Sie eine spannende Zusammenfassung von Graces Leben und ihrem Vermächtnis, das bis heute als Symbol für Freiheit und Unabhängigkeit steht.Erfahren Sie, wie Grace ihr Leben a...

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10,57 €

Growing Up Canadian

Clyde Woolman

The generation that came of age from 1960 to 1980 had front-row seats to the events and personalities that laid the foundation for the Canada we know today. As the generation matured, so too did the country.Chapters range from TV to sports, music to business, and stage to screen. A section includes the lengths individuals went to be 'cool.' Another features Canada’s attempts to...

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21,18 €

FOREIGN AFFAIRS CRIMES

José Luis Cabada Delgado

This book tells us the synthesis of forty years of journalistic investigation of José Luis Cabada Delgado through the monthly Peru News Review, edited and distributed in Los Angeles - California - USA. Winner of the Inter-American Press Community - IAPA award in the Human Rights category in Guadalajara, Mexico, for his denunciations of the mistreatment of Sheepherders in Califo...

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138,64 €

AUSLÄNDERKRIMINALITÄT

José Luis Cabada Delgado

Dieses Buch ist die Zusammenfassung der vierzigjährigen journalistischen Recherchen von José Luis Cabada Delgado in der Monatszeitung Perú News Review, die in Los Angeles (Kalifornien, USA) herausgegeben und vertrieben wird. Er erhielt den Preis der Interamerikanischen Pressevereinigung (IAPA) in der Kategorie Menschenrechte in Guadalajara, Mexiko, für seine Anprangerung der Mi...

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137,24 €

CRIMES CONTRE LES AFFAIRES ÉTRANGÈRES

José Luis Cabada Delgado

Ce livre nous raconte la synthèse de quarante ans d’enquête journalistique de José Luis Cabada Delgado à travers le journal mensuel Perú News Review, édité et distribué à Los Angeles - Californie - USA. Lauréat du prix de l’Association interaméricaine de la presse (IAPA) dans la catégorie Droits de l’homme à Guadalajara, au Mexique, pour ses dénonciations des mauvais traitement...

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137,28 €

REATI IN MATERIA DI AFFARI ESTERI

José Luis Cabada Delgado

Questo libro ci racconta la sintesi di quarant’anni di inchiesta giornalistica di José Luis Cabada Delgado attraverso il giornale mensile Perú News Review, edito e distribuito a Los Angeles - California - USA. Vincitore del premio Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) nella categoria Diritti Umani a Guadalajara, in Messico, per le sue denunce sui maltrattamenti dei pastori in...

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137,32 €

ПРЕСТУПЛЕНИЯ В СФЕРЕ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ДЕЛ

Хосе Луис Ка Дельгадо

Эта книга представляет собой обобщение сорокалетних журналистских расследований Хосе Луиса Кабады Дельгадо, проводимых им через ежемесячную газету Perú News Review, которая издается и распространяется в Лос-Анджелесе (штат Калифорния, США). Лауреат премии Межамериканской ассоциации прессы (IAPA) в номинации 'Права человека' в Гвадалахаре (Мексика) за разоблачение жестокого обра...

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77,15 €

CRIMES NO ESTRANGEIRO

José Luis Cabada Delgado

Este livro conta-nos a síntese de quarenta anos de investigação jornalística de José Luis Cabada Delgado através do jornal mensal Perú News Review, editado e distribuído em Los Angeles - Califórnia - EUA. Vencedor do prémio da Sociedade Interamericana de Imprensa (SIP), na categoria de Direitos Humanos, em Guadalajara, México, pelas suas denúncias sobre os maus tratos aos pasto...

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137,31 €

The Lure of Economic Nationalism

Kenneth A. Reinert

The Lure of Economic Nationalism addresses the continued appeal of economic nationalism, placing it in both historical and contemporary contexts. It also considers its alternative, a rules-based, multilateral trading system.The book argues that going beyond zero-sum outcomes is better suited to address current problems, including rising tides of ethnonationalism and even pandem...

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158,33 €

Modern Conveniences That Would’ve Rewritten History

Riya Aarini

Life is more comfortable today than ever in history, thanks to a dizzying array of modern conveniences we never imagined we could live without. But if King Henry VIII, Mahatma Gandhi, or Alexander the Great had access to the modern conveniences we currently enjoy, from motivating nutrition apps to sweeping social media and life-saving antibiotics, history would’ve taken a drama...

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10,54 €

Sonic Histories of Occupation

This open access book examines how auditory environments in different contexts have contributed to understanding foreign occupation and colonialism, and how they have given rise to historical music cultures. How are sound and music implicated in the control and discipline of people under occupation? Exploring case studies of foreign occupation and colonialism from around the wo...

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51,03 €

Mobiliser la femme allemande

Kymberly Mattern

Cette étude analyse la propagande politique, sociale et culturelle destinée aux femmes allemandes entre 1933 et 1945. Elle explore la vie des femmes allemandes et donne des exemples de femmes allemandes qui se sont conformées aux idées nazies sur les femmes. Les cas où les femmes ont résisté publiquement et en privé aux attitudes nazies concernant la maternité, la maison et le ...

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72,53 €

Mobilização da mulher alemã

Kymberly Mattern

Este estudo analisa a propaganda política, social e cultural dirigida às mulheres alemãs entre 1933 e 1945. As vidas das mulheres alemãs são exploradas, fornecendo exemplos de mulheres alemãs que se conformaram com as ideias nazis sobre as mulheres. São também examinados os casos em que as mulheres resistiram, pública e privadamente, às atitudes nazis em relação à maternidade, ...

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72,47 €

Historia general y mundial

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