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Historical essays Historical essays Thomas Carlyle "Thomas Carlyle, renowned nineteenth-century essayist and social critic, came to be thought of as a secular prophet by many of his readers and as the "undoubted head of English letters" by Ralph Wald… OL1064513W
Solomon's temple spiritualiz'd Solomon's temple spiritualiz'd John Bunyan The use of Solomon's Temple is described as a foreshadow of salvation through Jesus Christ. John Bunyan used his extensive scripture knowledge to detail seventy Old Testament sacrificial elements and… OL107171W
Kult poczatkow Kult poczatkow Wiktor Werner Wiktor Werner. Kult początków Historyczne zmagania z czasem, religia i geneza. Szkice z historii historiografii polskiej i obcej 1.1 Założenia wstępne. Związek historiograficznego pojęcia genezy… OL12688162W
Velikai︠a︡ Khorvatii︠a︡ Velikai︠a︡ Khorvatii︠a︡ A. V. Maĭorov 208 p. ; 25 cm. OL12801067W
Sacred history and national identity Sacred history and national identity Jason Nice "The late sixteenth century saw a redrawing of the borders of north-west Europe. Wales and Brittany entered into unions with neighboring countries England and France. Nice uses Brittany and Wales' re… OL13806997W
W.E.B. DuBois W.E.B. DuBois Patricia McKissack Examines the upbringing, education, writings, and political activities of one of the founders of the NAACP. OL14860515W
Geschichte im Dienst der Stadt Geschichte im Dienst der Stadt Regula Schmid Im Spätmittelalter wurde Geschichte zum festen Bestandteil der Politik. Gerade kommunale Regierungen im süddeutschen Raum integrierten Historie, die "wahre Erzählung geschehener Ereignisse" routinier… OL15006166W
The holocaust The holocaust Donald L. Niewyk This volume brings together some ... important and stimulating contributions to our understanding of Nazi genocide. These readings have been selected for the purpose of acquainting students with a va… OL15443150W
The ambivalence of imperial discourse The ambivalence of imperial discourse Aaron M. Kahn A new reading of Miguel de Cervantes' play 'La Destrucción de Numancia' (c. 1583), analysing the work in relation to theories of empire in 16th century Spain, in the context of plays written immediat… OL15610896W
Roman republican theatre Roman republican theatre Gesine Manuwald "Theatre flourished in the Roman Republic, from the tragedies of Ennius and Pacuvius to the comedies of Plautus and Terence and the mimes of Laberius. Yet apart from the surviving plays of Plautus an… OL15884237W
Settler and creole reenactment Settler and creole reenactment Vanessa Agnew,Jonathan Lamb,Daniel Spoth "Explores the uncalculated and incalculable elements in historical re-enactment--unexpected emotions, unplanned developments--and locates them in countries where settlers were trying to establish nat… OL15907495W
What is architectural history? What is architectural history? Andrew Leach "How do historians of architecture organize past time and relate it to the present? How does historical evidence translate into historical narrative? Should architectural history be useful for pract… OL15915383W
Reinstating the Ottomans Reinstating the Ottomans Isa Blumı "This book is inspired by recent scholarship that reexamines the dramatic changes affecting heterogeneous societies in late nineteenth century empires. It expands the analysis of transformation beyon… OL16001805W
The Shaphan group The Shaphan group Preston Kavanagh "A group of authors led by Shaphan, King Josiah's secretary, wrote some three hundred chapters of scripture--one-third of the Hebrew Bible. For the first time ever, we can learn the names of those wh… OL16143223W
The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle The Battle of the Story of the Battle of Seattle Rebecca Solnit,David Solnit Summary:"From dawn to dusk on November 30, 1999, tens of thousands of people shut down the World Trade Organization meeting, facing cops firing tear gas and rubber bullets, the National Guard, and th… OL16227646W
Elogio de historia en tiempo de memoria Elogio de historia en tiempo de memoria Santos Juliá A partir de una conferencia pronunciada en el X Congreso de la Asociación de Historia Contemporánea, Santos Juliá reflexiona en estas páginas sobre los cambios experimentados por el oficio de histori… OL16557340W
The Oxford handbook of postwar European history The Oxford handbook of postwar European history Dan Stone "The postwar period is no longer current affairs but is becoming the recent past. As such, it is increasingly attracting the attentions of historians. Whilst the Cold War has long been a mainstay of … OL16564678W
Librarians, historians, and new opportunities for discourse Librarians, historians, and new opportunities for discourse Joel D. Kitchens "This book stimulates informed dialogue between librarians and historians regarding the changing nature of history and the resultant needs for a wider variety of collections and library services, inc… OL16585335W
Framing history Framing history Bhupendra Yadav FINALLY, a book from India that is readable, informative and provides one of the most comprehensive understandings of the art and craft of history and the changes therein. The modern discipline of h… OL16682826W
Carter G. Woodson Carter G. Woodson Patricia McKissack "A simple biography for early readers about Carter G. Woodson's life"-- OL16694959W
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