In the cause of humanity, Klose, Fabian (universitat Zu Koeln)
Автор: Middlekauff Robert Название: The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763-1789 ISBN: 019531588X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780195315882 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3325.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This critically acclaimed volume-a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize-offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American republic. Beginning with the French and Indian War and continuing to the election of George Washington as first president, Robert Middlekauff offers a panoramic history of the conflict between England and America, highlighting the drama and anguish of the colonial struggle for independence. Combining the politicaland the personal, he provides a compelling account of the key events that precipitated the war, a vivid description of the war itself, and an insightful look at the making of the Constitution and the struggle over ratification. Through it all, Middlekauff gives the reader a vivid sense of how thecolonists saw these events and the importance they gave to them. This new edition has been revised and expanded, with fresh coverage of topics such as mob reactions to British measures before the War, military medicine, women`s role in the Revolution, American Indians, the different kinds of war fought by the Americans and the British, and the ratification of the Constitution. It also features a new epilogue and an updated bibliography.
Описание: A culminating work on the American Founding by one of its leading historians, The Cause rethinks the American Revolution as we have known it.
Challenging accepted notions of Elizabethan foreign policy, Gehring argues that the Queen (TM)s relationship with the Protestant Princes of the Holy Roman Empire was more of a success than has been previously thought. Based on extensive archival research, he contends that the enthusiastic and continual correspondence and diplomatic engagement between Elizabeth and these Protestant allies demonstrate a deeply held sympathy between the English Church and State and those of Germany and Denmark.
Описание: Challenging accepted notions of Elizabethan foreign policy, Gehring argues that the Queen`s relationship with the Protestant princes of the Holy Roman Empire was more of a success than has been previously thought.
Описание: What kind of revolution brings true freedom to both society and the human soul? Cultural observer Os Guinness contrasts the secular French Revolution with the faith-led revolution of ancient Israel. Arguing that the story of Exodus is the richest vision for freedom in human history, his exploration charts the path to the future for America.
Описание: Surveys the many different impacts of Ciceronian theories on a diverse array of texts and authors between 1100 and 1550, presenting a counternarrative to the widely accepted belief in the dominance of Aristotelianism in early European political and social thought.
Автор: Cook Alexander Название: Representing Humanity in the Age of Enlightenment ISBN: 1848933738 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781848933736 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Enlightenment era saw European thinkers increasingly concerned with what it meant to be human. This collection of essays traces the concept of `humanity` through revolutionary politics, feminist biography, portraiture, explorer narratives, libertine and Orientalist fiction, the philosophy of conversation and musicology.
Автор: Akcam Taner Название: Young Turks` Crime Against Humanity ISBN: 0691159564 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691159560 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Introducing evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects.
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