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Weinkultur Und Weingeschichte an Rhein, Nahe Und MoselMit insgesamt sechs Anbaugebieten (Rheinhessen, Pfalz, Mosel, Nahe, Mittelrhein und Ahr) und rund 64.000 Hektar Rebflache gilt Rheinland-Pfalz als das Weinland Nummer 1 in Deutschland. Weinbau und Weinkultur konnen dabei auf eine 2000-jahrige Geschichte zuruckblicken. Seit der Antike hat der Wein in dieser Region...
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We Always Had a Union: The New York Hotel Workers' Union, 1912-1953One of New York City's most powerful unions, the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO, represents almost 40,000 workers. Shaun Richman's history places the labor organization within the context of American industrial and craft unionism and reveals how it came to influence politics and...
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Water in the Roman World: Engineering, Trade, Religion and Daily LifeWater in the Roman World: Engineering, Trade, Religion and Daily Life offers a wide and expansive new treatment of the role water played in the lives of people across the Roman world. Individual papers deal with ports and their lighthouses; with water engineering, whether...
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Was Bleibt Von Galizien? Kontinuitaten - Bruche - Perspektiven: What Remains of Galicia? Continuities - Ruptures - PerspectivesThis volume is a selection of interdisciplinary papers that guide readers through Western Ukraine and Southeastern Poland from the 18th century to the present in traces of Galician heritage and historical and social upheavals. lt sets out to explore the question of what remains...
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War Underground: A History of Military Mining in Siege WarfareRenowned military historian Earl Hess offers the first book dedicated to the history of underground tactics and strategy in warfare from antiquity to the present.From as early as ancient Greek, Roman, and Chinese warfare to the battles of World War I, military mining was...
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War and Peace in the Religious Conflicts of the Long Sixteenth CenturyThis collection of essays seeks to analyse historically these influences, connections, and impact from multiple points of view, such as - but not limited to - the links between war and rebellion, the issues of trust and religious violence, early modern university debates on...
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Wandelbare Bildtrager: Die Funktion Beidseitig Bemalter Tafeln Im SpatmittelalterEnglish summary: The publication focuses on wooden panels from the 15th century that have been removed from their original context and have not yet been studied in terms of their function as foldable units. Each object is discussed both in terms of historical context...
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Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual BiographyThe life and ideas of one of the twentieth century's leading political thinkers Walter Lippmann (1889-1974) was among the most influential and wide-ranging political writers in modern America. As both a journalist and political theorist, he shaped ideas about liberalism and democracy, the nature...
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Walks on the Ground: A Tribal History of the Ponca Nation2020 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Walks on the Ground is a record of Louis V. Headman's personal study of the Southern Ponca people spanning seven decades, beginning with the historic notation of the Ponca people's origins in the East. The last of the true...
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WaldfeuchtWaldfeucht, der Ort dem sich die Nr. 106 des Rheinischen Stadteatlas widmet, wurde erstmals 1240 erwahnt und in Folge der weiteren Entwicklung 1350 als Stadt bezeichnet. Ausser den beiden Toren aus Mauerwerk war Waldfeucht von wassergefullten Graben sowie von heckenbestandenen Wallen umgeben. Ab 1499...
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VOR Dem Ende ... - Sichtungen Zu Einer Kulturgeschichte Des Antichrist(lichen)Die Figur des Antichrist ist auch Echokammer der Heiligkeit, aus der kollektive wie individuelle Ableitungen und Legitimationen fur gewalttatiges Handeln gezogen werden und wurden. In der jungsten Forschung erleben die Themen Heilige und Heiligkeit in ihren vielschichtigen Auspragungsformen auf den (Herrschafts-)Alltag eine ausgesprochene Konjunktur....
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Vom Arbeitsmarkt Zum Arbeitseinsatz 1933-1945: Dokumente Zur Arbeitsmarktpolitik Im Nordlichen Rheinland Und in WestfalenBearbeitet von: Anselm FaustDie Arbeitsmarktpolitik, in zeitgenossischer Terminologie als "Arbeitseinsatz" bezeichnet, war ein zentrales Aktionsfeld der Sozial-, Wirtschafts- und Rustungspolitik des NS-Regimes. Entscheidende Voraussetzungen fur die Stabilitat des NS-Systems und dessen Kriegsfuhrung waren nicht zuletzt die Beseitigung der Arbeitslosigkeit nach 1933 und die Lenkung...
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Visions of War: Art of the Imperial War MuseumsThrough more than 170 artworks, spanning over 150 artists, Visions of War charts the manifold engagement between artists, art movements and a century-plus of conflict since 1914. Its richly illustrated pages uncover the intricate history of IWM's art collection, from its inception during the...
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Vishwa Shastra: India and the WorldIn Vishwa Shastra, Dhruva Jaishankar provides a comprehensive overview of India's interactions with the world--from ancient times to the present day. He describes a long tradition of Indian statecraft and strategic thinking on international affairs, charts early India's relations with a vast geography from...
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Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers Artisan Art Pocket Notebook (Flame Tree Journals)New title in the colourful Artisan Art Notebook collection by Flame Tree Studio, in a range of hues to suit the mood and the moment, crafted with decorated edges and featuring beautiful art on the cover. Artisan Art Notebooks, the new Journals from Flame...
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Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside: New Perspectives and ControversiesVillas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside had its genesis in a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 and brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as 'villas', mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of...
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Verwicklung. Beteiligung. Unrecht: Frauen Und Die Ustasa-BewegungDie vorliegende Studie, die unterschiedliche Aspekte der Sudosteuropa-, Geschlechter-, Kriegs- und Gewaltforschung beruhrt, befasst sich erstmals mit Haltungen und Rollen von Aktivistinnen und Anhangerinnen der kroatischen faschistischen Ustaa-Bewegung. Diese Frauen waren tief in die Grundung, Gestaltung und somit auch Verbrechen des Unabhangigen Staates Kroatien...
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Versuch Uber Wahrheit Und ZeitDieses Buch ist ein Versuch in Erster Philosophie: eine systematische Reflexion auf das Faktum, dass wir in unseren Urteilen Wahrheitsanspruche erheben. In Teil I werden allgemeinste Voraussetzungen unserer Urteilspraxis entwickelt und gerechtfertigt. Dabei zeigt sich, dass Wahrheit drei Aspekte hat: einen phanomenalen, einen realistischen...
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USN PT Boat Vs Ijn Destroyer: Tokyo Express 1942-43This fully illustrated book assesses the trial of strength between US Navy PT boats and Japanese destroyers operating in the Solomon Islands during 1942-43. During the Solomons fighting, the IJN was forced to rely on destroyers to move men and materiel to its forward...
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Unit X: How the Pentagon and Silicon Valley Are Transforming the Future of WarShortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year "An exceedingly important book!" --General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA "Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare." --Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling...
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