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This book is the first comprehensive scientific reconstruction of the captivity experience of Allied prisoners in Italy. Between 1940 and 1943, around 70,000 Allied soldiers, mostly British, were imprisoned in Italy, that was unable to fulfil its duties as a holding...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2026-04-02
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In the aftermath of civil war, often the most daunting task is to reconcile former opponents who continue to demand justice--or even vengeance--for wartime suffering. Remembering the Wars of Religion offers a historical perspective on the painful legacy of civil war by...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-31
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Jesus of Nazareth left behind a legacy that soon developed into the world religion that became known as Christianity. Had that been his intention? What kind of man was he? This book sets out to record what can be known or inferred about the historical Jesus. Its main...
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Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-31
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Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in das Verhältnis zwischen Prozessen und Produkten des Erinnerns, Körpern und Zugehörigkeitsgefühls unter britisch-bangladeschischen Frauen in Tower Hamlets, London.
Ausgehend von einer Analyse Kultureller Erinnerungen,...
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Springer VS
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2026-03-31
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Throughout the history of the Western world, Jews have suffered various forms of exclusion, stigmatisation, and discrimination that have forced them always to be aware of their very particular situation. The Jews became a community under siege and, as Shlomo Sand...
Editeur :
Polity
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2026-03-30
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The deeds (and misdeeds) of aristocrats, past and present, never lose their appeal, whether on our screens or in real life. But who are they, and why do they matter?
Forming Aristocracy is the story of the great aristocratic lineages of Europe: families such as the...
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OUP Oxford
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2026-03-28
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Prison construction was among the most important infrastructural changes brought about by British rule in India. It introduced India to a radically new system of punishment based on the spatial experience of architecture as confinement. Unlike prisons in Europe and the...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-27
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The renowned IB Diploma series, combining compelling narratives and academic rigor, has been revised and updated to align with the latest DP History course from the IB, for examination from 2028. Written by subject specialists and IB experts, this series continues to...
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Hachette Learning
Parution :
2026-03-27
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An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'Monumental' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov‘Every page pulses...
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Vintage Digital
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2026-03-26
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A new history of the idea of Europe from Ancient Greece to the present'A magisterial history, written with great panache, that is both enlightening and deeply readable.A true tour de force - Peter Frankopan What do we talk about when we talk about Europe? Is it defined...
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Penguin
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2026-03-26
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The Gesta Francorum Ierusalem expugnantium is a history of the First Crusade and the first years of Latin rule in the kingdom of Jerusalem (1095–1106) written before 1120, probably in Flanders.The anonymous author acknowledged that he had based his work on that of...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-25
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In the fall of 1908 some attention was aroused in the press by a story to the effect that hunters had encountered in the state of California a tribe of Indians who were still in the Stone Age. The idea of a "wild" tribe in a thickly settled region like California was so...
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LMP–History and Civilization Coll
Parution :
2026-03-25
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Explores the evolving historiography of the Second World War across cultures and continents A Companion to the Second World War, Second Edition is a foundational reference for understanding how scholars have interpreted, debated, and revised the history of the Second...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2026-03-24
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Wiley Blackwell Companions to World History
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Europäische Nachbarschaft ist jenseits des Politischen kaum denkbar. Dies gilt auch für Polen und Deutschland einschließlich ihrer Literaturen und literarischen Felder. Im vorliegenden Sammelband wird daher u. a. der Frage nachgegangen, ob die Verleihung eines...
Editeur :
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2026-03-24
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Walk your way through Jewish history, life, and culture—from Abraham to today Jewish History For Dummies provides unbiased, factual history of Jewish life, culture, and history. You’ll take a look at the roots of Jewish history, beginning in 2000 B.C.E. with Abraham...
Editeur :
For Dummies
Parution :
2026-03-22
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An estimated 200,000 Latvian soldiers—ten percent of the total prewar population of Latvia— served on the Eastern Front during the Second World War. Since the Republic of Latvia had been occupied and annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, then occupied by Nazi Germany in...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-19
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*Shortlisted for Footnote x Counterpoints Writing Prize* A moving and personal memoir telling the story of a family grappling with trauma and identity in the wake of the Holocaust.A finely honed journey across time and place, affecting and powerful, and deeply relevant...
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Penguin
Parution :
2026-03-19
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In this collection of essays, James Howard-Johnston evaluates historical sources from across the entire existence of the Byzantine empire. Byzantium was peculiarly well endowed for the writing of history, given a relatively high degree of literacy, a large governing...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2026-03-18
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Tracing the moments after its creation, this groundbreaking book follows how news of the Declaration of Independence spread to people throughout the thirteen United States and the Atlantic world.
In 1776 people could hear the Declaration of Independence proclaimed in...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2026-03-17
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