General and world history Books

Les origines de Mahé de Malabar by Alfred Martineau delves into the history of Mahé, a former French colony on the Malabar Coast of India. This historical work explores the origins and early development of the French settlement, examining...

Les légendes allemandes sur l'histoire des découvertes martimes portugaises; réponse à Hermann Wagner examines German legends surrounding the history of Portuguese maritime discoveries. Written as a response to Hermann Wagner,...

Szerémi György élete és emlékirata presents the life and memoirs of György Szerémi, a significant figure in 16th-century Hungarian history. This historical biography, edited by Lajos Szádeczky Kardoss, offers...

Histoire critique de la grande enterprise de Christophe Colomb, by Henry Vignaud, delves into the intricate details surrounding Christopher Columbus's ambitious enterprise. This meticulous historical account examines how Columbus conceived and developed...

"Historical Records of New Zealand, Volume 1" by Robert McNab, offers a comprehensive collection of documents and accounts relating to the early history of New Zealand. This meticulously compiled volume provides invaluable insights into the colonial...

Explorez les coulisses de la diplomatie européenne d'avant-guerre à travers "Un livre noir, diplomatie d'avant-guerre d'après les documents des archives russes, novembre 1910-juillet 1914, Volume 01". Ce document exceptionnel, fruit...

"The Story of Human Progress, a Brief History of Civilization" by Frank Wilson Blackmar offers a comprehensive overview of the development of human society from its earliest beginnings to more modern times. Exploring the key factors that have driven...

"The Expansion of Britain From the Age of the Discoveries; a Geographical History" by William Ramsay Kermack offers a comprehensive overview of the geographical dimensions of British expansion. Published in 1922, this meticulously researched volume...

Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Necrologia Germaniae, Volume 01, is a crucial collection of historical documents pertaining to the medieval German world. Compiled by the Gesellschaft Für Ältere Deutsche Geschichtskunde, this volume offers invaluable...

Remarks and Collections, Volume 10 presents a compilation of historical notes, observations, and records pertaining to British history. Authored by David Watson Rannie, Thomas Hearne, Charles Edward Doble, and H.E. Salter, this volume offers readers a...

Explore the rise and fall of empires in John Gillies' "The History of the World From the Reign of Alexander to That of Augustus." This comprehensive historical account delves into the pivotal period between Alexander the Great's reign and that of...

Colección De Los Viages Y Descubrimientos Que Hicieron Por Mar Los Españoles Desde Fines Del Siglo Xv, Volume 1, by Martín Fernández De Navarrete, offers a detailed account of Spanish maritime voyages and discoveries from the late 15th century...

Mémoires Du Marquis De Ferrières offre un regard intime sur la France du XVIIIe siècle, à travers les yeux d'un noble témoin des bouleversements de son époque. Charles Élie Ferrières, le Marquis de...

Römische Chronologie, Volume 2 by Heinrich Matzat offers a detailed examination of Roman chronology. This comprehensive volume delves into the intricacies of dating events in Roman history, providing a valuable resource for historians and classical...

Descubre la rica historia de la colonización española en América y Oceanía a través de la "Colección De Documentos Inéditos, Relativos Al Descubrimiento, Conquista Y Organización De Las Antiguas Posesiones Españolas De...

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusqu'à nos jours, Volume 4, by François-Xavier Garneau, offers a detailed account of Canada's history from its discovery to the mid-19th century. Written in French, this volume continues Garneau's...

This is Volume 1 of the collected "Works, 1608-1631" of John Smith, a pivotal figure in early American history. Compiled and edited by Edward Arber, this volume provides a comprehensive look at Smith's writings during a crucial period in the...

Sous Dix Rois: Souvenirs De 1791 a 1860, Volume 5 offers a fascinating glimpse into French history through the eyes of Boucher de Perthes. These memoirs cover a tumultuous period, from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century, providing a unique...

Geschiedenis Van De Emigranten-Boeren En Van Den Vrijheids-Oorlog offers a detailed historical account of the Emigrant farmers and the Freedom War. Written in Dutch, this book provides valuable insights into South African history, exploring the conflicts...

Decadas Da Asia, Volume 1, by João de Barros, offers a detailed historical account of Asia during the era of Portuguese exploration. Written in Portuguese, this work provides valuable insights into the interactions between European powers and Asian...

Da Asia de João de Barros e de Diogo de Couto, Volume 4, presents a historical account of Asia as seen through the eyes of Portuguese historians João de Barros and Diogo de Couto. This volume, published in 1777, offers valuable insights into the...

Embark on a thrilling journey through history with Jules Verne's "Celebrated Travels and Travellers." Originally published as "Histoire Des Grands Voyages Et Des Grands Voyageurs," this English translation opens a window into the golden age of...

"Das Neunzehnte Jahrhundert, Volume 1" by Gustav Adolf Zimmermann, originally published around 1900, offers a comprehensive overview of the nineteenth century. This volume delves into the key historical events, social transformations, and cultural...

Explores twentieth-century Mexican counterculture through the lens of pleasure, body autonomy, and music and film undergrounds.Consuming Citizens offers a fresh conception of twentieth-century Mexican cultural production by critically tracing the...

Die vorliegende Studie bietet erstmals einen umfassenden Überblick über politisch rechtsstehende Gruppen in den Hansestädten Hamburg und Bremen im Deutschen Kaiserreich und den ersten Jahren der Weimarer Republik. Das Buch untersucht Netzwerke,...

1.研究严谨，逻辑缜密。《汉末之变》延续了作者一贯的写作特点，细致爬梳史料，数百条文献对勘，数十个时间点校准，结合时间、地理、人口、财政、官制、兵制等线索，抛开胜利者叙事，揭示真实的汉末三国历史。 2.乱世群杰，何处去从。《汉末之变》的主角是初平三年（192年）之前的曹操和董卓，但也描绘了大转折时代背景下，何进、王允、袁绍、袁术等豪杰之士的复杂面相。他们的忠奸贤愚，都被作者从史书的字缝里还原出来。 3...

This book examines female migration between Eastern and Western Europe from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Bringing together contributions from scholars working in diverse disciplines, the book focuses on the social, economic, and cultural...

Between 1936 and 1939 several thousand men and women from Britain chose to leave the safety of their homes and involve themselves in another country's civil war. The country was Spain, where a military uprising had been launched against...

Editorial cartoonist Paul Jamiol's sixth book of political cartoons focuses on the changes affecting America today and the dark blossoming of lies, hate, and divisiveness. The impact of a foreign thug on one of the candidates, the effectiveness on the...

A guidebook that stands apart from all others, this book presents the history of St. Augustine, America's oldest city, by historical period, introducing readers to specific sites that represent each period.

Year 1966 analyzes the breakthrough moment in the culture of the Polish People's Republic when revolutionary social and cultural changes slowed down in the mid-1960s, leading to a turn towards the idea of a nation as a field of ideological dispute...

This book studies the social consequences of bureaucratic and scientific change during the transition to modern states and societies in the Age of Enlightenment, as it explores how the Habsburg Empire deployed new ways and means to integrate existing...

This textbook brings together a collection of the most important primary sources in the study of Palestinian nationalism, from the late nineteenth century through to the present day.

The Routledge Companion to John Wesley provides an overview of the work and ideas of one of the principal founders of Methodism, John Wesley (1703-1791).

This book examines the role of (post)colonial ports in creating and shaping the ecotonal, cultural, historical, material, environmental, socio-political and economic contexts in formerly colonized regions, spanning the Caribbean, Africa, North America,...

Scholarly interpretations of the collapse of communism and developments thereafter have tended to be primarily concerned with people's need to rid themselves of the communist system, of their past. The expectations, dreams, and hopes that ordinary...

Germany's landmark 1998 election saw for the first time in the Republic's fifty-year historyan incumbent Chancellor and his entire government replaced. In this collection fourteen distinguished scholars, from both sides of the Atlantic, have come...

Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is still active today; in fact, the interest in its activities is growing. However, to date little is known about the major aspects of the organization. We are pleased to offer the first comprehensive...

The Native Americans have lived in the United States even before the colonists arrived. They had to share their land and resources with outsiders for the first time. When the Westward movement took place, more land was taken from Native Americans. This...

In 1803, the United States bought land from France. It was so big that the United States doubled twice its land size. With this new land waiting to be settled, people started moving west. This book will explore the pros and cons of the "Westward...

In "Climate Chronicles: Tracing the Path of Activism," embark on a captivating journey through the history of climate change activism. From the early roots of environmental movements to the modern-day global climate justice movement, this book provides a...

The most glamorous and powerful NATO Supreme Commander of the Cold War, General Lauris Norstad was both a 'nuclear' general and an 'international' general. His primary goal was to keep the Alliance together as he accommodated British and French nuclear...

No subject in medieval history is changing as rapidly as crusade studies. Even so, the Second Crusade has been oddly neglected. The present volume is the first ever to have been devoted to it in English and one of the few which has appeared in any...

Drawing extensively on the author's archival research, this is the first major study in English of the first three and a half centuries in Spain of a people, its 'gitanos', who, despite their elevation by Spaniards and non-Spaniards alike to culturally...