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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Hitler of history The Hitler of history John Lukacs A unique study of Hitler through his many biographers. Historians grapple with Hitler (as with any other historical topic) through the prism of their own experiences, culture, and prejudices, making … OL155642W
Sacred History Sacred History Katherine van Liere This volume provides the first geographically broad, comparative survey of early modern 'sacred history', or writing on the history of the Christian Church, its leaders and saints, and its institutio… OL17190382W
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz,Laural Merlington,Debbie Reese,Jean Mendoza Today in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once … OL17640485W
The origins of genocide The origins of genocide Dominik J. Schaller,J urgen Zimmerer Published to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations 'Genocide Convention', this volume analyses the historical scholarship of the founding figure of the convention, Raphael Lemkin (1900… OL19892995W
The longest shadow The longest shadow Geoffrey H. Hartman Distinguished literary scholar Geoffrey H. Hartman, himself forced to leave Germany at age nine, collects his essays, both scholarly and personal, that focus on the Holocaust. Hartman contends that a… OL20907850W
Style in history Style in history Peter Gay A guide for the reading of four historians: Gibbon, Ranke, Macaulay and Burckhardt. OL24301021W
The progressive historians--Turner, Beard, Parrington The progressive historians--Turner, Beard, Parrington Richard Hofstadter The ideas and contributions of the three major interpretative historians of the U.S. in the twentieth century. OL2465561W
Vergessen, Verandern, Verschweigen und Damnatio Memoriae Im Fruhen Mittelalter Vergessen, Verandern, Verschweigen und Damnatio Memoriae Im Fruhen Mittelalter Gerald Schwedler 488 Seiten 23 x 16 cm OL25195271W
Mormon history Mormon history Ronald W. Walker "Mormon History offers an interpretive survey of Mormon historical writings, from the partisan and often ephemeral history of the nineteenth century through the shift in the first half of the twentie… OL2678746W
Catholicism and history Catholicism and history Owen Chadwick Continual and sometimes heated interest is shown in the control by governments over documents in their possession, and in the time during which access to them is denied - and not only on the part of … OL2697825W
Islamic humanism Islamic humanism Lenn Evan Goodman "Tracing the course of thought, action, and expression in the golden age of Islamic civilization. Lenn E. Goodman's Islamic Humanism paints a vivid panorama that departs strikingly from the all too f… OL2717223W
A History of Histories A History of Histories John Burrow Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of the West, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains t… OL2997212W
Leggere il tempo nello spazio Leggere il tempo nello spazio Karl Schlögel La tragedia della deportazione nazista, raccontata percorrendo gli orari ferroviari dei convogli del Reich. Le tracce del cruento assedio di Sarajevo negli anni novanta, rinvenute in una mappa d'epoc… OL33386906W
Red, white, and blue letter days Red, white, and blue letter days Matthew Dennis "The Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Columbus Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, and other celebrations matter to Americans and reflect the state of Ameri… OL4322569W
To America To America Stephen E. Ambrose Stephen Ambrose reflects on his long career as a historian and shares stories of some of his most admired, and a few of his least favorite, Americans from throughout history. OL478595W
Text And History Text And History Jens Bruun Kofoed xiii, 298 pages : 24 cm OL9208384W