Goering

Professor Richard (Professor of History, University of Exeter, Uk) Overy

Reeks: Bloomsbury Revelations

ISBN: 9781350149106 | Paperback

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy ... Meer informatie

RAF: The Birth of the World's First Air Force

OVERY, Richard

ISBN: 9780393652291 | Gekartonneerd met stofomslag

The birth of the Royal Air Force during World War I marked a pivotal moment in modern military and political history. With Europe's western front froz... Meer informatie

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

ISBN: 9780192802552 | Paperback

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's phi... Meer informatie

Samurai

Michael (Associate Professor of East Asian History, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Marquette University) Wert

ISBN: 9780190932947 | Hardcover

Samurai: A Concise History provides a dynamic look at the life and times of the samurai. Although this warrior class comprised only a small portion of... Meer informatie

Fifth Sun

Camilla (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rutgers University) Townsend

ISBN: 9780197577660 | Paperback

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahu... Meer informatie

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction

Kevin (Professor of History, Professor of History, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Ma) Kenny

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199858583 | Paperback

Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its ut... Meer informatie

African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

The Maya: A Very Short Introduction

Matthew (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Restall ; Amara (Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Associate Professor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University) Solari

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190645021 | Paperback

Restall and Solari explore Maya identity, politics, culture, and indigenous views of the universe from ancient times to the present. With the Maya his... Meer informatie

Abolitionism

Richard S. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rochester Institute of Technology) Newman

ISBN: 9780190213220 | Paperback

A fresh synthesis of the abolitionist movement and ideas in the Anglo-American world.... Meer informatie

Exploration: A Very Short Introduction

Stewart A. (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Rochester, Rochester, Ny) Weaver

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780199946952 | Paperback

"This book surveys the history of exploration from the ancient to the modern periods. Globalization has a deeper history than politicians and pundits ... Meer informatie

Mussolini in Myth and Memory

Paul (Professor of European History (retired), Professor of European History (retired), University of Siena) Corner

ISBN: 9780192866646 | Hardcover

Mussolini in myth and memory. Paul Corner looks at the brutal reality of the Italian dictator's fascist regime and confronts the nostalgia for dictato... Meer informatie

Colonial America: A Very Short Introduction

Alan (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of California at Davis, Davis, Ca, Usa) Taylor

ISBN: 9780199766239 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. He focuses on the... Meer informatie

Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction

Paul (Formerly Professor of Modern History, Formerly Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford) Langford

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192853998 | Paperback

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century B... Meer informatie

Modern France: A Very Short Introduction

Vanessa (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Southern California) Schwartz

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780195389418 | Paperback

In this Very Short Introduction, Vanessa Schwartz argues that modern France, as both a world stage and a global crossroads, is an essential actor in t... Meer informatie

Blood and Ruins

Richard Overy

ISBN: 9780241300930 | Paperback

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A ... Meer informatie

The Third Reich

OVERY, Richard

ISBN: 9781623654566 | Paperback

Defined by the messianic, iconic figure of Adolf Hitler, the twelve years of the Third Reich were one of the pivotal periods of the modern age. From s... Meer informatie

Quantum Drama

DR JIM (FREELANCE SCIENCE WRITER) BAGGOTT ; PROF JOHN L. (PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF HISTORY, Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Berkeley) Heilbron

ISBN: 9780192846105 | Hardcover

Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory. It is also completely baffling. From the moment of its inception, its founders s... Meer informatie

Disorder

Helen (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University) Thompson

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficul... Meer informatie

The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

S. A. (, Professor of History, University of Essex) Smith

ISBN: 9780192853950 | Paperback

This Very Short Introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines ... Meer informatie

Ivan Pavlov: A Very Short Introduction

Daniel P. (Professor Emeritus of History of Medicine, Professor Emeritus of History of Medicine, John Hopkins University) Todes

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190906696 | Paperback

This short biography explores the life and science of the famous Russian physiologist Ivan Pavlov, focusing on his lifelong quest to understand the "t... Meer informatie