Biography: historical, political and military Books
Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Aus Karl Brugmanns Jugenderinnerungen:
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Briefwechsel J.F. Rock - J. Schubert 1935 - 1961
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Austrian Academy of Sciences Press Egon Wellesz in Selbstzeugnissen. Der
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Brill U Fink Benito Mussolini - Konsens Durch Mythen: Eine
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£173.89
V&R Unipress Katharina Von Kardorff-Oheimb (1879-1962) in Der
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V&R unipress GmbH Christlicher Antisemitismus im 20. Jahrhundert:
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V&R unipress GmbH Revolutionary Biographies in the 19th and 20th
Book SynopsisA new view on already-known and recently-discovered revolutionary biographies
£55.48
V&R unipress GmbH Christian Broda: Eine Politische Biographie
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Verlag-Antike Marcus Furius Camillus, Fatalis Dux: A
Book SynopsisAnalysis of the tradition on the first important figure in the Roman republic.
£76.99
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP The Man Who Accused the King of Killing a Fish:
Book SynopsisNarin Phasit was one of the most remarkable yet little-known figures in the annals of Thai history, a man who devoted his life to what the seventh king of Siam called "seeking a name for himself in a wildly inappropriate manner," and he himself preferred to describe as "working contentedly for my country, alone and despised by my fellow countrymen." For what reason was Narin so despised? During the period of the absolute monarchy, he insisted that government officials should be held accountable for their actions, and in the years that followed the revolution he spoke out strongly against the rise of the military. He also established the first line of female monks in the history of Siam and fought to abolish capital punishment. The place that he properly belonged, said the leader of his country, Field Marshal Phibul Songkhram, was inside a mental institution. Written as creative nonfiction, this is the engaging story of one man's relentless attempt to build a more humane society. Often told in Narin's own words, it is an unlikely tale of Buddhism, politics, and the creation of modern Thailand.
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Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP We Didn't Start the Fire: My Struggle for
Book SynopsisCambodia’s long-time opposition leader and former finance minister Sam Rainsy is committed to establishing democracy in his homeland. He is in exile in France to avoid a twelve-year prison sentence on politically motivated charges and is banned from contesting the July 2013 elections. In this autobiography he recounts his early years in Cambodia, his family’s expulsion, his relationship with Sihanouk, the Khmer Rouge regime, and the Vietnamese occupation, and Hun Sen’s rise to power and his continuous control since 1985. Sam Rainsy also discusses the current economic, social, and political conditions in the country and presents proposals that will provide a long-term roadmap for a new Cambodia. David Whitehouse is a British journalist in Paris.
£21.99
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Mi marido y yo: Toda la verdad del matrimonio de
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Ma Non Troppo Mujeres Que Nacieron Diferentes
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Atico de Los Libros Lobas
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Thule Ediciones Caza de Brujas
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Edhasa Eminencia gris
Book SynopsisFather JosÉ de Tremblay, a prominent member of the Franciscan Order, believed it possible in the seventeenth century to unite his Catholic faith and his modern spirit. But the Counter-Reformation had much narrower sights. His conception of the good will trigger a terrifying conflict.
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Edaf Antillas Entre Muros. 18 Años Prisionero de Castro
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Edaf Antillas Guardianas Nazis
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Editorial Kairos Maimónides: Vida Y Enseñanzas del Gran Filósofo
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Salamandra La Historia de Pingru y Meitang
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial El mundo tal y como es / The World As It Is : A Memoir of the Obama White House
£34.42
L'Erma Di Bretschneider Elias Ashmole: The Quartecentenary Biography
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Peeters Publishers The Life of Stephen of Mar Sabas: T.: v. 2
Book SynopsisThe present work offers an edition and English translation of the Arabic version of the Life of Stephen of Mar Sabas. When Stephen died in 794 A.D., a vivid account of his life was drawn up within a few years of his death by one of his disciples, Leontius of Damascus. In part autobiographical, Leontius' account offers a unique glimpse into the life of the Palestinian monasteries in the early Islamic period. It also sheds important light on a host of other issues. Among these: the social history of early Islamic Syria and Palestine, the history of the Jerusalem patriarchate, and early Muslim-Christian relations. The present work should be of interest both to scholars of church history and to historians of early Islam.
£63.98
Peeters Publishers Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (1540-1559): T.
Book SynopsisThe Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559), reporting the nineteen years of the king’s reign, is one of the most useful and significant historical sources for the history of Christian-Muslim relation in the sixteenth century of Ethiopia and the Horn. It represents a peculiar text in Gǝʿǝz historiography both because of its narrative structure and the underlying sources used by the chronicler. Numerous Arabisms appear in the text, which eventually suggest that the Chronicle was written by a person with an outstanding knowledge of Arabic, in 1561. The book presents a new critical edition based on all available manuscripts and provides some detailed introductory notes and an English translation. The new edition yields philological findings concerning the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos in particular and new inputs that call for re-editing the Ethiopian royal chronicles in general. It also adds valuable by now not recorded items for Gǝʿǝz lexicography and corrects historical distortions resulted from the previous edition. Above all, the work provides a text-critically established edition of the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos accompanied by an up-to-date concisely annotated translation, which offer new insights into the late medieval history and historiography of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
£94.00
Peeters Publishers Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (1540-1559): V.
Book SynopsisThe Chronicle of King Gälawdewos (r. 1540–1559), reporting the nineteen years of the king’s reign, is one of the most useful and significant historical sources for the history of Christian-Muslim relation in the sixteenth century of Ethiopia and the Horn. It represents a peculiar text in Gǝʿǝz historiography both because of its narrative structure and the underlying sources used by the chronicler. Numerous Arabisms appear in the text, which eventually suggest that the Chronicle was written by a person with an outstanding knowledge of Arabic, in 1561. The book presents a new critical edition based on all available manuscripts and provides some detailed introductory notes and an English translation. The new edition yields philological findings concerning the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos in particular and new inputs that call for re-editing the Ethiopian royal chronicles in general. It also adds valuable by now not recorded items for Gǝʿǝz lexicography and corrects historical distortions resulted from the previous edition. Above all, the work provides a text-critically established edition of the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos accompanied by an up-to-date concisely annotated translation, which offer new insights into the late medieval history and historiography of Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
£84.00
Peeters Publishers John Plousiadenos (1423?-1500): A Time-Space
Book SynopsisFrom the 15th century, and especially after the Union of the Churches in 1439 and the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the island of Crete was considered both by the pope and by Cardinal Bessarion as the ideal place for the spread of the new philo-Catholic reality. This is also the period during which Crete provided the West with scholars, scribes and texts, giving a substantial boost to the Greek-knowledge aspect of Italian humanism. Through an interdisciplinary approach involving archival documents in Latin and manuscript evidences in Greek, this study aims to portray the Uniate Cretan scribe and theologian John Plousiadenos (1423?-1500) and to explore the political, religious and intellectual context within which he lived and acted. The appendix of this book includes, among other materials, the editio princeps of two Greek texts (the Prayer to the Holy Spirit and the Pattern for the Catholic confession) composed by John Plousiadenos.
£90.00
Karwansaray BV Marlborough: Soldier and Diplomat
Book SynopsisJohn Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, has long been regarded as one of Britain's greatest generals as well as a key English political figure in the first decade of the eighteenth century. The subject of numerous books in English, Marlborough has typically been seen only in terms of British political and military history. In this book, twelve leading specialists of the period broaden the perspective by assessing Marlborough in the wider and more diverse contexts of the European situation, the common soldier in the British army, the complementary activities of navies, the differing perspectives of the Austrians, Dutch, French, and Germans as well as in the context of the British popular press and the visual arts.Table of Contents*Britain in Europe during the Age of Marlborough (Dr. David Onnekink, The Netherlands)*Courtier, Army Officer, Politician and Diplomat. A Biographical sketch of John Churchill, first Duke of Marlborough(Prof. John B. Hattendorf, The United States)*John Churchill, Professional Soldiering, and the British Army, c1660-c1760 (Dr. Alan J. Guy, The United Kingdom)*Marlborough and Siege Warfare (Prof. Jamel Ostwald, The United States)*'By thes difficultys you may see the great disadvantage a confederat army has'. Marlborough, the Allies, and the Campaigns in the Low Countries, 1702-1706 (Prof. John Stapleton, The United States)*Marlborough and Anthonie Heinsius. Friends, Colleagues, or just working together for the Common Cause? (Dr. Augustus J. Veenendaal, Jr, The Netherlands)*Marlborough as an Enemy (Dr. Clement Oury, France)*'The only thing that could save the Empire'. Marlborough, the States General, and the Imperial States: Diplomacy and Military Strategy in the War of the Spanish Succession and the Great Northern War, 1700-1711 (Prof. Bernhard R. Kroener, Germany)*Friendship and Realpolitik. Marlborough and the Habsburg Monarchy (Dr. Michael Hochedlinger, Austria)*The Anglo-Dutch Navies in Marlborough's Wars (Prof. Jaap R. Bruijn, The Netherlands)*A European general in the English press. The print image of Marlborough in the Stuart realms (Prof. Tony Claydon, The United Kingdom)*'The British Caesar'. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, and the visual arts (Dr. Richard Johns, The United Kingdom)
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Karwansaray BV Alba: General and Servant to the Crown
Book SynopsisFernando Álvarez de Toledo, Third Duke of Alba, is one of the most formidable and controversial figures of the sixteenth century. He has been depicted as a great hero, an indefatigable defender of the Catholic faith and a true buttress of the Spanish monarchy, but also as a terrifying man, the dark suppressor of the revolt in the Low Countries. During his long and fascinating life Alba revealed wide-ranging skills and interests. A successful soldier, he was also a distinguished courtier and an influential diplomat serving his monarchs, Charles V and Philip II, without fail. Moreover, he was a maecenas and an avid art collector. Using a variety of sources, including previously unexamined data, sixteen leading historians from eight countries present newly developed insights and offer a nuanced image of the Grand Duque. Adopting different perspectives, they shed new light on this intriguing and influential leader, thus showing that Alba continues to be deserving of study and discussion.Table of Contents*Alba: Statesman and Diplomat (Dr. Henry Kamen, The United Kingdom)*Alba Cunctator? (Dr. Rene Quatrefages, France)*The Duke of Alba in the Court of Charles V and Philip II (Prof. Jose Martinez Millan, Spain)*The Duke of Alba: Governor of the Netherlands in Times of War (Dr. Gustaaf Janssens, Belgium)*Alba and Religion (Prof. Werner Thomas, Belgium)*The Manifestation of His Magnificence: The Third Duke of Alba and the Arts (Prof. Rosemarie Mulcahy, Ireland)*The Third Duke of Alba: Collector and Patron of the Arts (Dr. Almudena Perez de Tudela, Spain)*Government and Administration of the House of Alba in the Sixteenth Century (Prof. Jose Manuel Calderon Ortega, Spain)*The Duke of Alba in the Holy Roman Empire (Prof. Friedrich Edelmayer, Austria)*Il Capo dei Capi: The Duke of Alba in Italy (Prof. M.J. Rodriguez-Salgado, The United Kingdom)*The Duke of Alba and the Low Countries, 1520-73 (Dr. Raymond Fagel, the Netherlands)*Alba in Portugal: Conquest and Government, 1580-82 (Dr. Rafael Valladares, Spain)*Alba's Reputation in the Early Modern Low Countries (Prof. Judith Pollmann, the Netherlands and Dr. Monica Stensland, Norway)*Salamander of War, Venerable Old Nobleman: The Literary Construction of the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Golden Age (Dr. Yolanda Rodriguez Perez, the Netherlands)*Alba's First Biographer: Juan Antonio de Vera y Figueroa, Count of La Roca, 1583-1658 (Dr. Maurits Ebben, the Netherlands)
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Hong Kong University Press Knowledge Is Pleasure: Florence Ayscough in
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Viella Editrice Delio Cantimori
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Independently Published Free South Africa: The Columbia University Divestment Movement: A Personal Perspective
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