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The Italian Lakes, Italy
Wiley 2012; US$ 5.99The information you need and nothing you don't Frommer's Shortcuts give you exactly what you need for your trip, no matter where you're going. In these e-books, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background... more...
That Noble Dream
Cambridge University Press 1988; US$ 29.00Novick shows how the idea and ideal of objectivity were elaborated, challenged, modified, and defended over the last century. more...
The Oxford History of Modern Europe
OUP Oxford 2000; US$ 15.99Written by eleven contributors of international standing, this book offers a readable and authoritative account of Europe's turbulent history from the French Revolution in the late eighteenth century to the present day. Each chapter portrays both change and continuity, revolutions and stability, and covers the political, economic, social, cultural,... more...
Introduction to the Philosophy of History
Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1998; US$ 8.95"An elegant and intelligent translation. The text provides a perfect solution to the problem of how to introduce students to Hegel in a survey course in the history of Western philosophy." Graham Parkes, University of Hawaii more...
The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2010; US$ 34.95This is the first English translation of the main contemporary accounts of the Crusade and death of the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa (ruled 1152-90). The main text here, the 'History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick', was written soon after the events described, and is a crucial, and much under-used source for the Third Crusade.... more...
Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99A distant relative of the great American writer James Fenimore Cooper, Constance Fenimore Woolson emerged as an important female literary figure in the late-nineteenth century. In this fascinating volume, she recounts her extensive travels, offering readers a glimpse into a different era -- as well as the life of an independent woman during a time... more...
Energy Policies of IEA Countries: Portugal 2000
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2000; US$ 75.00Portugal produces little energy, all of it from renewable sources. But Portugals energy consumption is growing apace, and the country is increasingly dependent on imported energy. Portugals energy companies have been restructured and the government has begun the process of privatising them. In April 1999, the government set up a holding... more...
The Theory and Practice of History
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 36.95Leopold von Ranke, who was born in 1795, is considered to be one of the founders of the modern practice of writing history. This collection of his writings, edited and introduced by Georg G. Iggers, was first published in 1973 and remains the leading collection of Ranke?s writings in the English language. Now updated with the needs of current... more...
Verbote und Geheimnisse
Campus Verlag 2011; US$ 43.13Hauptbeschreibung Auf seinen Reisen in die Südsee entdeckte James Cook im 18. Jahrhundert das polynesische Tabu. Missionare brachten dieses Wissen nach Europa. Wie es dann mit der Professionalisierung von Ethnologie und Psychoanalyse als wissenschaftliches Konzept Eingang in die europäische Kultur fand, erzählt Alexandra Przyrembel in ihrer Wissensgeschichte... more...









