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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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FC Bayern Munich: 125 YearsA brilliant overview of the 125-year history of FC Bayern Munich, the largest sports franchise in the world. FC Bayern Munich, one of the most storied clubs in soccer history, traces its origins back to 1900 when it was founded by a group of...
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Faszination Stadt: Die Urbanisierung Europas Im Mittelalter Und Das Magdeburger RechtCatalog of a special exhibition held at Kulturhistorisches Museum Magdeburg, Magdeburg, September 1, 2019-February 2, 2020.Author: Gabriele KosterPublisher: Sandstein VerlagPublished: 09/01/2019Pages: 808Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.62lbsISBN: 9783954984534Language: GermanThis title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order
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Faith and Pestilence: Paradigms and Historical, Theological, Hermeneutic IssuesThis volume aims to take up the theme of the relationship between faith and pestilence, which, despite its topicality, is rooted in a long-term dimension that involves different areas of knowledge. A markedly disciplinary look brings together historical, theological, political, and juridical analyses and...
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Face with Tears of Joy: A Natural History of EmojiWe are surrounded by emoji. They appear in politics, movies, drug deals, our sex lives, and more. But emoji's impact has never been explored in full. Named for the world's most popular pictogram, Face with Tears of Joy tells the whole story of emoji...
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Extortion 17's Why: An Analysis of Narratives by Alan Howell Parrot, Interviewed by Nicholas NoeOn August 6, 2011, a tragic event unfolded when Extortion 17, a Chinook helicopter, was shot down, resulting in the loss of 30 American servicemen, including 17 Navy SEALs from the legendary SEAL Team 6. It marked the largest loss of life during the...
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Exploring New York's SohoSoHo, short for South of Houston," is one of New York's trendiest neighborhoods. Innovative restaurants and fashion-forward shops line Broome and Spring Streets, and artists reside above in modern lofts. But it is also part of the SoHo Cast-Iron Historic District on the National...
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Everyday Life in the Ice Age: A New Study of Our AncestorsEveryday Life in the Ice Age is the first attempt to present a truly complete, balanced and realistic picture of life during the last Ice Age, with its many problems and challenges, while dispelling many of the myths and inaccuracies about our early ancestors....
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Every Day by the Sun: A Memoir of the Faulkners of MississippiIn Every Day by the Sun, Dean Faulkner Wells recounts the story of the Faulkners of Mississippi, whose legacy includes pioneers, noble and ignoble war veterans, three never-convicted murderers, the builder of the first railroad in north Mississippi, the founding president of a bank,...
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Europe in the Long Twentieth Century: A Transnational HistoryThanks to their economic and military strength, the European empires had achieved global supremacy by 1900, with large parts of the world under their dominance in the wake of colonial expansion. This situation fuelled ideas of Europe's permanent, almost natural global superiority, especially among...
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Ethos - Ehre - Exzellenz: Antike Eliten Im VergleichDer Karl-Christ-Preis ist dem Andenken an den Marburger Althistoriker Karl Christ gewidmet (1923-2008). Mit dem Preis werden herausragende wissenschaftliche Leistungen auf dem Gebiet der Alten Geschichte und ihrer Nachbardisziplinen sowie der Wissenschafts- und Rezeptionsgeschichte des Altertums ausgezeichnet. Die dritten Preistrager sind ex aequo Prof....
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Erik Satie Three Piece SuiteA masterful study of the elusive French composer, on the centenary of his death. Composer, pianist, and writer Erik Satie was one of the great figures of Belle ?poque Paris. Known for his unvarying image of bowler hat, three-piece suit, and umbrella, Satie was...
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Erfolgsmuster Langlebiger Familienunternehmen in JapanJapanese family businesses are among the oldest in the world and many of them prove a history record of 200 years and more. Research on several case studies of century old firms in Japan reveal three factors as secrets of their longevity: (1) the...
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Epistolae Variorum 798-923Band VII der Epistolae Karolini aevi enthalt die Epistolae variorum von 877 bis 923, vom Todesjahr Karls des Kahlen bis zum Sturz Karls des Einfaltigen, und Briefe ab 798 als Erganzungen zu den Banden IV bis VI der Reihe. Bei der Zusammenstellung wurde der...
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Encountering the Global in Early Modern Germany: Microhistories of Mobility, Materiality, and BelongingGlobal history has come of age but has had little impact on the historiography of early modern Germany. This volume seeks to bring a global perspective to the history of Central Europe by addressing understudied global and colonial entanglements. Exploring the impact of these...
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Empires of Coal: Fueling China's Entry Into the Modern World Order, 1860-1920Underground Empires examines how Chinese views of strategic mineral resources developed in the last decades of the Qing dynasty.Author: Shellen Xiao WuPublisher: Stanford University PressPublished: 03/05/2019Pages: 280Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64dISBN: 9781503610101About the AuthorShellen Xiao Wu is Assistant Professor of...
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Empire of the Sum: The Rise and Reign of the Pocket CalculatorStarting with hands, abacus, and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathematics, helped build the atomic bomb, took us to the bottom of the ocean, and accompanied us to the moon. The pocket calculator...
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Emotional Contagion: The Aristotelian Compassio in Medieval Medicine and PhilosophyThis book addresses a universal problem: the transmission of psycho-physiological reactions from one person to another, and illuminates the twofold enigma, that of the trajectory of the term compassio, and that of explaining the phenomenon it denoted.Author: B?atrice DelaurentiPublisher: Manchester University PressPublished: 03/11/2025Pages: 320Binding...
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Emblematik in Sakralbauten Des Ostseeraums: Bd. 5: Vorpommern II: Bobbin, Mellenthin, Rappin, Landow, ZudarIm funften Band werden sehr heterogene Emblemausstattungen von funf Kirchgebauden auf den pommerschen Inseln Rugen und Usedom vorgestellt. In ihnen spiegelt sich die buchexterne Wirkung lutherisch-emblematischer Passionstheologie, der lutherisch-danischen und flamisch-jesuitischen Sinnbildkunst sowie der spiritualistisch-mystischen Emblematik Daniel Sudermanns gleichermaaen wider.Author: Johann Anselm SteigerPublisher: Schnell...
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Emblematik in Sakralbauten Des Ostseeraums: Bd. 4: Vorpommern I: Kummerow, Steinhagen, AnklamFur Band vier werden Studien zu dem ca. 1760 geschaffenen Zyklus von 22 Sinnbildern in der Kirche zu Kummerow, zur Emblemserie an der Patronatsempore der Kirche zu Steinhagen sowie zu den Sinnbildern an der Schauwand der Kapelle der Familie Hassert in St. Marien zu...
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Emblematik in Sakralbauten Des Ostseeraums: Bd. 2: Schleswig-Holstein II: Schleswig, GettorfBand zwei umfasst Studien, die den 1690 geschaffenen Emblemzyklus an der Nonnenempore der Kirche des St. Johannisklosters vor Schleswig sowie die Emblem-Medaillons am aus dem fruhen 18. Jahrhundert stammenden Taufdeckel in St. Jurgen zu Gettorf dokumentieren, historisch verorten und interpretieren. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt hierbei...
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