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Throughout the history of the Western world, Jews have suffered various forms of exclusion, stigmatization, 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...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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Wiley
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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...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2026-03-24
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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
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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
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2026-03-19
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The Complete Works of E. A. Wallis Budge, Vol. 1 is a richly illustrated collection of nine classic works by E. A. Wallis Budge, one of the foremost scholars of ancient Egypt and the Near East. Bringing togetherThe Egyptian Book of the Dead, Egyptian Myths and Legends,...
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Fanela Publishing
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2026-06-15
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Chaim Frydman survived the Holocaust. He was the only Frydman who did. In Sole Survivor, architect and academic Avi Friedman travels to Europe to trace his father’s journey through the Holocaust and find his family’s genesis. He visits the homes, factories, and...
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University of Calgary Press
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2026-06-15
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''The Battle of the Huertgen Forest'' by Charles Brown MacDonald is a highly acclaimed, harrowing historical account of one of World War II's most tragic and costly campaigns. It examines the disastrous autumn 1944 U.S. push against entrenched German positions....
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-06-13
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''The Great Sea War: the Story of Naval Action in World War II'' is a highly acclaimed, comprehensive one-volume history edited by naval historian E. B. Potter and Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. It provides detailed, authenticated accounts of naval engagements across...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-06-13
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''Children of the A-Bomb: Testament of the Boys and Girls of Hiroshima'' by Arata Osada is a historic 1951 compilation of first-person testimonies edited by prominent Japanese education scholar Arata Osada. The book serves as a foundational piece of peace education,...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-06-13
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Amerigo Vespucci: Why America Was Named After Him Instead of Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed first — so why doesn't the continent bear his name?
This compelling historical account unravels one of history's most fascinating ironies: how a Florentine...
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Chiify
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2026-06-13
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This book explores the life of the survivors and how they managed their ordeals. It is good to note that the likes of irenefogel saw death with their own eyes. Imagine existing in an era where over 60 million people are being displaced, with another 17 million that just...
Editeur :
Rob Satterfield
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2026-06-10
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