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The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing o…

This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.

The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native …

This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.

Книга к. и. н. Нерсесова Я. Н. посвящена ярким событиям в истории Древней Америки вплоть завоевания ее европейцами в XVI в. Она содержит 15 новелл-миниатюр, адресована всем, кто интересуется исто…

В результате исследования для научного осмысления становится доступным второй проект Конституции СССР 1964 г., который сегодня находится в фондах Государственного архива России. Также научной общ…

What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right…

Based on original research, this book marks an important advance in our understanding not only of the fiscal resources available to the English crown but also of the broader political culture of …

This book challenges the reputation of the Spanish Inquisition as an instrument of religious persecution, torture and repressionand looks at its wider role as an educative force in society. A rea…

This reader brings together original and influential recent work in the field of early modern European history. Provides a thought-provoking overview of current thinking on this period. Key theme…

The Reformation Movement in Germany provides readers with a strong narrative overview of the most recent work on the Reformation in the German lands.

A Companion to Tudor Britain provides an authoritative overview of historical debates about this period, focusing on the whole British Isles. An authoritative overview of scholarly debates about …

In this history of Florence, distinguished historian John Najemy discusses all the major developments in Florentine history from 1200 to 1575. Captures Florence's transformation from a medieval c…

This volume brings together 29 new essays by leading international scholars, to provide an inclusive overview of recent work in Reformation history. Presents Catholic Renewal as a continuum of th…

This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminate…

This cultural history challenges the standard depiction of the 1660s as the beginning of a new age of stability, demonstrating that the decade following the Restoration was just as complex and ex…

«История государства Российского» – это 12 томов историческо-литературного многолетнего труда Николая Карамзина, озвученных актером театра и кино Михаилом Богдасаровым. В десятом томе вы узнаете…

Подробные сведения о флагах и гербах стран Океании: полное описание, история возникновения, значение элементов и символа в целом. Также приводятся краткие сведения об истории, географии и админис…

“Рецепт успеха” Запада от яркого британского историка своего поколения В начале xv века мир заметно отличался от нынешнего. Нас поразил бы контраст между могущественной Азией и страдающей от гол…

Как только «генерал Бонапарт» стал раздавать маршальские эполеты, люди тут же поделили всех генералов на тех, о ком ехидно зубоскалили «И он, маршал!?» либо на тех, по поводу которого удивленно з…