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Written in the 6th century by the Bishop of Tours, "Historia Francorum" is a ten volume work that recounts the world's history from creation, focusing on the movement of Christianity into Gaul. From the life of Saint Martin of Tours to the conversion of the Franks and the conquest of Clovis, "Historia" also details the procession of Frankish kings down to Gregory's own time. The later books grow more personal, ultimately reflecting the author's arrest...
82) We All Scream
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Three Journals chronicles reflections from one mind in three disparate locations at three different times: Europe and Morocco, 1974-75; the East Village of Manhattan, 1977-1978; and Mexico, 1985. "I wasn't sure whether to publish these journals," says Greg Masters. "But, I read some excerpts at a gathering recently and friends there said yes."
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Born into a noble family with a strong military tradition, Armand de Caulaincourt had been Napoleon's Ambassador to Russia; Minister for Foreign Affairs; political advisor; and during the disastrous Russian campaign, his personal aide. In this unique document-the first English translation of the original French manuscript-the French statesman presents a comprehensive picture of the supreme crisis of Napoleon's career, with graphic accounts of the...
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Alejada de los itinerarios turísticos, el patrimonio artístico de Emilia-Romaña refleja la riqueza y complejidad de su historia, marcada por la presencia de los romanos, los bizantinos y las refinadas cortes renacentistas. Para apreciarlo, hay que ir primero a Bolonia, que encandila al visitante con su centro medieval y sus kilómetros de soportales. Luego está Ferrara, una joya del Renacimiento, Rávena y la elegante Parma. Situada entre el curso...
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#1 I had wanted to be a professional actor after college, but I had no plan how to achieve it. I had stumbled into an Art History 101 class at the end of my freshman year, and I found myself spellbound. Within three weeks, I became an art history major.
#2 The reward of jet lag is a new set of coordinates, a new language, and local delicacies. I was in Italy to study...
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#1 The French countryside was dotted with obstacles and wooden crosses, which were symbols of the German occupation. The German army knew that the days of their comparatively idyllic existence were drawing to a close by 1944.
#2 In the summer of 1940, there was no thought of an invasion in the minds of Germany's soldiers basking in the glory of victory over their traditional...
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A partir de un material excepcional formado por la rica correspondencia mantenida entre los agentes que compraban pinturas en Venecia en el siglo xvii para los grandes coleccionistas españoles, Leticia de Frutos recrea el vivo ambiente del mercado artístico entre los canales venecianos, a la vez que examina y replantea conceptos teóricos que marcaron la mirada y forma de entender la pintura en el siglo XVII.
Cartas del navegar pintoresco. Correspondencia...
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#1 The story of human beings in Ireland is very short. The first evidence of people living in Ireland goes back only to c. 8000 BC, to the era known as the Mesolithic or middle stone age. The first Irish settlers, at sites such as Mount Sandel in Co. Derry and Lough Boora in Co. Offaly, seem to have depended on wild boar and fish for their non-plant foods.
#2 The island...
91) A European Life
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"To those who think Europe matters, and even more so, to those who don't"...
Michael Tracy's "Memoirs" recount his experiences from boyhood in wartime Scotland, through his life in "public school" and university, to postings in various international organizations and a senior position within the European Union in Brussels, then to involvement in Russia and other Central/European countries in the 1990s. The book concludes with an assessment of current...
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#1 The women in this study were from families headed by lesser landed gentlemen, attorneys, doctors, clerics, merchants, and manufacturers. They were not pretentious about their aristocracy, but they did not pretend to be members of the fashionable cosmopolitan beau monde.
#2 The Georgian social stratum has not been well served by recent historical investigation. The...
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Praise for the first edition:
"To give a sense of immediacy and vividness to the long period in such a short space is a major achievement." -History
"Huppert's book is a little masterpiece every teacher should welcome." -Renaissance Quarterly
A work of genuine social history, After the Black Death leads the reader into the real villages and cities of European society. For this second edition, George Huppert has added a new chapter on the incessant...
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Un repaso por el periodo más emocionante e intenso de la historia de España. Este libro permite descubrir cómo y por qué, sin un solo acto de violencia, un monarca dejó su trono y dio paso a la primera democracia española.
Conoce de qué modo unas elecciones municipales decidieron el futuro de un régimen que había perdido la fe en sí mismo.
Aprende cómo un gobierno de consenso se desgajó al poco en facciones irreconciliables que terminarían...
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Las guerras actuales y las de los últimos veinte años presentan unas características especialmente terribles en relación con el periodo de la Guerra Fría. Se ha producido un aumento del número de actores armados (ejércitos, policías, guerrilleros, grupos de insurgentes y de paramilitares, bandas de narcotraficantes, etc.) y han proliferado los cuerpos de seguridad privados. Se hace indispensable una perspectiva que atienda a los múltiples...
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Norditalien ist eine leicht zu erreichende Region für Wiederholungstäter. Wer einmal hier war, wird meist rückfällig und hat irgendwann die meisten der prächtigen Kathedralen, arkadengesäumten Piazzi, die blauen Seen und weitläufigen Patchwork-Landstriche gesehen. Dann wird es Zeit für die versteckten Schätze Norditaliens. Solche, zu denen keine Hinweisschilder führen. Oder die, die zwar allgemein bekannt und in herkömmlichen Reiseführern...
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La versión oficial habla del hundimiento de la Armada Invencible, los elementos, una Reina Isabel ambiciosa, un Felipe II enamoradizo y atontado, un héroe como el pirata Drake. Del final de la hegemonía naval y militar de los españoles. En parte, cierto. En parte, falso. Pero las peores mentiras son las que tienen parte de verdad. Por tanto embuste histórico. Monumental.
La realidad es que tan solo un año después del episodio, Inglaterra fracasó,...
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#1 William of Orange was the father of Queen Victoria. He was born into a loveless marriage and had a difficult childhood, but he had a remorseless fire within him that he hid behind his Dutch surroundings. He was ruthless.
#2 William was a very cold and calculating man. He had little interest in England's domestic affairs, and only wanted the wealth and power...
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#1 I received a postcard from my brother, Guy, who was living in Thailand. The picture on the card was mesmerizing. It looked like paradise. In the foreground, it was easy to imagine the photographer peering out from behind a clump of vibrant greenery.
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In this book, George Huppert introduces the reader to a group of talented young men, some of them teenagers, who were the talk of the town in Renaissance Paris. They called themselves philosophes, they wrote poetry, they studied Greek and mathematics-and they entertained subversive notions concerning religion and politics. Classically trained, they wrote, nevertheless, in French, so as to reach the widest possible audience. These young radicals fostered...
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