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Walking Tour Paris
Marshall Cavendish 2011; US$ 12.80Paris is a city renowned for its history, beauty and romance. Beloved of artists, writers and thinkers, not to mention lovers, "La Ville-Lumière" (The City of Light) is as famous for its fashion as its food and, of course, its art and architecture.Architect G. Byrne Bracken guides you through 15 walking tours in Paris most famous... more...
Merowinger und Karolinger
WBG - Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 2012; US$ 12.94Hauptbeschreibung Das Frankenreich unter den Merowingern und Karolingern, auf ehemals römischem Territorium entstanden, wuchs in die Rolle der dominierenden Macht im westlichen Europa hinein. Dabei entwickelte es Strukturen, die beispielhaft für benachbarte Regionen werden sollten. Ohne das Vorbild des Frankenreiches wären viele Entwicklungen im... more...
Paris: The Collected Traveler
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 19.00Each edition of this unique series marries a collection of previously published essays with detailed practical information, creating a colorful and deeply absorbing pastiche of opinions and advice. Each book is a valuable resource -- a compass of sorts -- pointing vacationers, business travelers, and readers in many directions. Going abroad with a... more...
Toulouse Sights
MobileReference 2012; US$ 3.99This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...
Montpellier Sights
MobileReference 2012; US$ 3.99This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual... more...
Die Schlacht bei den Pyramiden
Konrad Theiss Verlag 2011; US$ 21.56Hauptbeschreibung Über Jahrhunderte blieben Ägypten und der Orient von den Mächten des Westens weitgehend unbehelligt - bis Napoleon mit 56.000 Soldaten 1798 in das Land am Nil einfi el, um den Mittleren Osten zu erobern. Lebendig erzählt Juan Cole von turbulenten Schlachten, ausgetüftelten Strategien und tückischen Hinterhalten. Aus zahlreichen... more...
Karl der Große
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 15.09Hauptbeschreibung Karl der Große gehört zu den bekanntesten historischen Persönlichkeiten des Abendlandes. Er gilt als Vater Europas. Selbst verstand er sich als Erneuerer des Römischen Reiches und somit direkten Nachfolger der römischen Kaiser. Welche Voraussetzungen führten zur Kaiserkrönung des Karolingers? Warum gilt der fränkische König als... more...
Families, friends, and allies
BRILL 2004; US$ 204.00Tanner (history, Ohio State U.) offers a new model of the development of medieval government from the later ninth century in northern France, drawing on a cluster of insights developed by social historians and historians that she calls the anthropological school, because it draws on anthropological models in order to discuss political and social co more...
Paris
Infobase Publishing 2004; US$ 48.00Home to the 1920 American expatriate group of Hemingway, Stein, Eliot, Dos Pasos, and others, Paris has long been associated with intellectualism and sidewalk cafe culture. Taking you on a literary tour of the city, examining it as a setting in various works of literature, and as it has influenced various authors. Ages 15+. more...
Archaeologies of Colonialism
University of California Press 2010; US$ 65.00This book presents a theoretically informed, up-to-date study of interactions between indigenous peoples of Mediterranean France and Etruscan, Greek, and Roman colonists during the first millennium BC. Analyzing archaeological data and ancient texts, Michael Dietler explores these colonial encounters over six centuries, focusing on material culture,... more...









