History - Europe - General

Although Japan had severely curtailed its political involvement with the wider world in the seventeenth century, the Japanese economic influence on Asia remained quite pronounced. Even when the Japanese government expelled the Spanish and Portuguese and limited the Dutch to a small outpost in...

Dialogue and Antithesis: A Philosophical Study on the Significance of Herman Dooyeweerd's Transcendental Critique is a comprehensive examination of the philosophy of the leading Dutch Christian philosopher, Herman Dooyeweerd (1894-1977). Dr. P. B. Cliteur, the President of the Humanist League in the Netherlands, said...

Astrologers tell us that the history of the world moves in cycles; that from time to time the same forces arise producing eras that strangely resemble one another. Between these eras a close affinity exists, and so it is that we, in looking back...

Author: Roy F. MeluginISBN-10: 1589832396ISBN-13: 9781589832398Publisher: Society of Biblical LiteratureLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1996Pages: 348Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d

In print for more than thirty years, this book has long served as a standard text on the Germanic penetration of the Roman Empire. Bury's history is indispensable to anyone who seeks to understand the connection between the barbarian migrations of the third to...

*Includes pictures of important places and historic illustrations and art depicting Odin and other important Norse figures. *Explains the historical origins of the god, the mythological tales about him, and the religious evolution of Odin. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. A one-eyed old...

Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180 AD) was Roman Emperor from 161 to 180, and is considered one of the most important Stoic philosophers. What today we call the Meditations take the form of a personal notebook; they weren't intended for publication and he called...

"Charlemagne was a tall man, with long, flowing beard, and of noble appearance. He dressed in very simple style; but when he went into battle he wore armor, as was the custom for kings and nobles, and often for ordinary soldiers in his day..."Author:...

This work was compiled by Various Authors and despite its age continues to be popular with modern readersAuthor: Various AuthorsISBN-10: 153006547XISBN-13: 9781530065479Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/16/2016Pages: 38Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.08d

History of German Life. "In Germany, perhaps more than in any other country, it is among the peasantry that we must look for the historical type of the national physique. In the towns this type has become so modified to express the personality of...

This work was compiled by Various Authors and despite its age continues to be popular with modern readersAuthor: Various AuthorsISBN-10: 1523911409ISBN-13: 9781523911400Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/06/2016Pages: 42Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.15lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.09d

This work was compiled by Various Authors and despite its age continues to be popular with modern readersAuthor: Various AuthorsISBN-10: 1523830182ISBN-13: 9781523830183Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/02/2016Pages: 44Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.09d

Europe and the Faith is a classic Christian studies text by Hilaire Belloc. I say the Catholic "conscience" of history--I say "conscience"--that is, an intimate knowledge through identity: the intuition of a thing which is one with the knower--I do not say "The Catholic...

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Mrs ThomsonISBN-10: 1500719196ISBN-13: 9781500719197Publisher: Createspace Independent...

This book, although not academic will certainly give the reader a glimpse of prewar Holland and a much more detailed account of the German Occupation, 1940-1945. The author now resides with his wife in Oregon and is a retired Assistant Professor of the University...

What follows here, just a brief insight into Pain and Purpose in the Pacific. This book did not begin with the idea of a chronology of the battles of the Pacific War, although an overview is included. But instead it was intended to be...

This book brings together world-renowned scholars from all over Europe to analyse how successive Europes have been constructed in the wake of the key conflicts of the period: the Cold War and the two World Wars. By regressively tracing Europe's path back to these...

European Prehistory: A Survey traces humans from their earliest appearance on the continent to the Rise of the Roman Empire, drawing on archaeological research from all over Europe. It includes the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Ages. Throughout these periods, the major developments...

Title: Love in a Time of War: Diaries and Letters from World War I. This book is a story of World War I, told primarily in the diaries and letters of a young Belgian woman and an American man. The woman, Germaine Attout lived...

Originally published in 1919, this early work by legendary English author H. G. Wells is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Its 667 pages contain a wealth of information on the history of humanity and include chapters on The First...

"Countdown to Freedom" is the story of a young Dutch boy from the big port city of Rotterdam, Holland who experienced first-hand the invasion of his country by the Nazis in 1940, the wanton bombing of the city by the German Luftwaffe, numerous bombings...

When Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Moscow officials expected the British Navy to appear on the shore of Leningrad, fulfilling the Bolshevik nightmare of a concerted Capitalist plot. Instead, Prime Minister Winston Churchill reached out to promise support to the Kremlin and collaborate...

Share the author's experiences and humor as he describes his adventures durning a lifetime of using horses and mules, as well as the men he worked with, in some of the most scenic parts of the west.Author: Dan PenceISBN-10: 1432732900ISBN-13: 9781432732905Publisher: Outskirts PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

""How The Communists Rule Russia"" is a book written by Anna Louise Strong that provides an in-depth analysis of the political and social structure of the Soviet Union during the early years of its establishment. The book examines the rise of the Communist Party...

Originally published in 1985, this book explores the nuclear confrontation between East and West in Europe: where we stand, how we got there and what the future may hold. Its concluding chapter outlines the prospects for nuclear arms control in Europe, and it frames...

""The General History And State Of Europe From The Time Of Charlemagne To Charles V"" is a historical book written by the renowned French philosopher and writer, Voltaire, also known as Francois Marie Arouet. The book provides a comprehensive account of the political, social,...

Why do certain places and not others symbolically capture the past and freeze time? Likewise, why does the process of memory, as a fluid and changing activity, seem to prevent its own solidification? Memory and Representation in Contemporary Europe reflects not only on the...

This book presents in translation 175 of the most revealing documents that have survived on stone and papyrus from the Hellenistic period. Presents over 150 sources in translation. Captures the political, social, economic and religious dynamism of the Hellenistic kingdoms and cities. Covers the...

This collection of essays by leading scholars in their fields provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of Holocaust historiography available. Covering both long-established historical disputes as well as research questions and methodologies that have developed in the last decade's massive growth in Holocaust...

Key military developments occurred in the Early Modern period, during which armies evolved from troops of medieval knights to Napoleon's mass levies. Firearms impelled change, necessitating new battlefield tactics and fundamentally altering siege and naval warfare. The size and cost of military forces expanded...

A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 200 OF THE MOST PROMINENT PERSONAGES IN HISTORY Charles Francis Horne (1870-1942) was an American author and editor. He edited many multiple volume collections at the beginning of the twentieth century...

This open access book reconstructs and examines a crucial episode of Anglo-Iberian diplomatic rivalry: the clash between the Portuguese-sponsored Jesuit missionaries and the English East India Company (EIC) at the Mughal court between 1580 and 1615. This 35-year period includes the launch of the...

This book approaches the World Wars and the decades between them as a single unit in modern history. It is impossible to understand either the cause or conduct of the 1939-45 war without an appreciation of the issues not wholly answered in the conflict...

​This book explores the role of caravan transport and human porterage in the colony of German East Africa (present-day mainland Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi). With caravan mobility being of pivotal importance to colonial rule during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the exploration...

In this book, well-renowned international scholars discuss topics related to various aspects of the history of the Battle of Salamis, inspired by the democratic origins of the Greek naval victory at Salamis. They present deductions from the battle that can be useful for today,...

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This book "" Hannibal; Makers of History "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations....

This book "" The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...

This book "" The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: York to Edinburgh "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book...

Author: H. F. JoslenISBN-10: 1843424746ISBN-13: 9781843424741Publisher: Naval & Military PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2003Pages: 648Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.37lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 1.30d

The Comintern and the Global South: Global Designs/Local Encounters studies the relations and productive tensions between the Third International, intellectual histories of racial justice and anti-imperialism, as well as other forms of internationalism. Building on extant institutional histories of the Third International, it moves...

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This book explores one of the most notorious aspects of the German system of oppression in wartime Poland: the only purpose-built camp for children under the age of 16 years in German-occupied Europe. The camp at Przemyslowa street, or the Polen-Jugendverwahrlager der Sicherheitspolizei in...

This collective book offers a panorama of the history of tax evasion, tax avoidance and tax havens from the nineteenth century to the present day, based on the latest research in contemporary history. It aims to show that this phenomenon is at the heart...

The eleven interconnected essays of this book penetrate the dense historical knots binding terror, power and the aesthetic sublime and bring the results to bear on the trauma of September 11 and the subsequent War on Terror. Through rigorous critical studies of major works...

This book discusses the visual and verbal city sketches which proliferated during the 'journalistic revolution' of the 1830s and 1840s. It shows how sketches transformed models of visual and printed media and of life science into a unique kind of sociology, presenting a self-critique...

The legacy of defeat in war reverberates through private and collective memory and remains a sub-text in international relations and political discourse. This book examines the manner in which a series of military defeats have been understood and remembered by individuals and societies in...

Author: Chimen AbramskyISBN-10: 1349017272ISBN-13: 9781349017270Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1974Pages: 387Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.23lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.82d

This book tells the story of the German Democratic Republic from "the inside out," using the lens of generational change to deconstruct an intriguing array of social identities that had little to do with the "official GDR" version authoritarian rulers regularly sought to impose...

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