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First published in 1837, Carlyle initially was asked to write this account by his overworked friend John Stuart Mill. Taking the commission to heart, Carlyle proceeded to write a historical masterpiece, combining a scrupulous consideration for facts with a unique style of writing. Rather than a detached account of this turbulent time, Carlyle uses poetic prose that makes readers feel almost as though they are participants in the riots, public executions,...
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Winner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington's 2019 book prize!
A Renowned Historian Gives New Perspective on Statesmen at War
Lewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National Humanities Medal winner, gives new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen-and their remarkable leadership in wars of national survival
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, as commanders in chief, led their nations to victory-Lincoln...
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Surgido a finales del siglo XIX, el reformismo social es un componente fundamental de la historia contemporánea de España, pues constituye la etapa inicial del proceso de gestación e implantación del Estado del Bienestar. El objetivo de este libro es ofrecer un detallado análisis de la génesis y la naturaleza del reformismo social español, con el fin de arrojar nueva luz sobre los orígenes y las causas de aparición del Estado del Bienestar...
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Las élites urbanas sufrieron un proceso de transformación en el paso del Antiguo Régimen al liberalismo que se dejó sentir a lo largo de Europa. Pero la importancia de las revoluciones liberales en este proceso es un debate aún abierto en la historiografía. En este libro se analiza el problema de la formación de las élites liberales en España durante el siglo XIX. Una comparación asimétrica entre los casos de Valladolid y Magdeburgo sirve...
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As the U.S. Army shrinks, a private army steps into the breach. A Bloody Business offers an unprecedented look behind the scenes and into the ranks of this mercenary force (numbering as many as 15,000 today) who guard supply convoys, train foreign soldiers, provide security for foreign leaders and dignitariesand whose workplaces are the most dangerous hot spots on the planet. With its insights into who these men are, what drives them, where they...
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Mining disasters attracted the attention of the public and the press during the twentieth century, just as they had done a few generations earlier. This interest was made even more immediate and certainly more graphic through the increasing use of photographic images and film; and the impact of broadcasting via radio and, eventually, television was immense. The disasters also demonstrated and underlined the tremendous courage that miners had for their...
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This is the story of the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles from the Regiment raising in 1817 as the Cuttack Legion in the service of the Honourable East India Company until it's amalgamation with the 2nd King Edward VII's Gurkha Rifles ( The Sirmoor Rifles) to form the First Battalion of The Royal Gurkha Rifles in 1994. In the course of its 177 years' existence the Regiment has had many changes of title, acquiring its present one in 1959 when...
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El proceso de expulsión de los moriscos decretado por Felipe III (1609-1614) parecía haber acabado con la presencia secular del Islam en España, así desde luego lo ha dejado establecido toda la historiografía especializada. El presente libro demuestra que no fue así, y que a pesar de las órdenes regias miles de moriscos lograron permanecer ocultos en nuestro país, especialmente en el reino de Granada. Sorprende su enorme capacidad de recuperación...
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Our Way of life and our very existence are under threat. Get educated and resist. In Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, published in 1932, we are provided with a view into a possible future that shows humanity under total control. Its a world in which babies are created in the laboratory to fit specific job functions and a small number of savages live in the restricted wild lands. Journey to a Brave New World uses examples of news reports and the real...
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Growing up in the shadows of the giant B-52 Stratofortresses that thundered away from the nearby Barksdale Air Force Base, Brandon Friedman dreamed of becoming a warrior and defending his country. But dreams of heroism and the realities of war can look very different, and when Brandon joined the army as a second lieutenant in peacetime, he had no way of knowing how his world was about to change. This is Brandon Friedmans story of coming of age in...
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In this timely, but controversial book, Dr. Robert Milton offers new scientifically oriented explanations for the events of 9/11 and 7/7.The attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and London mass transit, says Dr. Milton, represents an unsavory historical summit - a kind of new age - related to genetic, neurological, and psychological motivation. The Golden Age of Terrorism is upon us!The why, he answers with compelling succinctness: is...
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El 23 de mayo de 1808 la población de Valencia se alza contra la ocupación del ejército de Napoleón. Se inicia entonces un período de enfrentamiento bélico contra un poder extranjero e invasor. Sin embargo, ésta no es una guerra al uso, convencional. En el trasfondo de esta rebelión se vislumbra el ahínco de todo un pueblo por desprenderse de sus propias lacras, la lucha contra todo aquello que impedía la construcción de una nación avanzada....
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The Color of Time spans more than one hundred years of world history-from the reign of Queen Victoria and the American Civil War to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the beginning of the Space Age. It charts the rise and fall of empires, the achievements of science, industrial developments, the arts, the tragedies of war, the politics of peace, and the lives of men and women who made history.
This illustrated narrative is a collaboration between a gifted...
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The small village of Rennes-le-Chateau has been the center of an enigma ever since a century ago a local village priest, Berenger Sauniere, spent millions of dollars on decorating the church and surrounding buildings. For decades – despite claims to the contrary by some authors – no-one has been able to explain where Sauniere got the money to pay for the extravagant building works, which have attracted millions of visitors to this small hilltop...
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For most people, climbing a ladder to clear the gutters is a challenge. Jack Williams and his colleagues in the specialist signals unit supporting the SAS in Northern Ireland had to climb towers and maintain vital communications - often in full view and under fire from terrorists.
This is the gripping insider story of the tension, fear and comradeship of these specialists, who needed more than just a head for heights.
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16) The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistence of the Product That Defined America
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The invention of mass marketing led to cigarettes being emblazoned in advertising and film, deeply tied to modern notions of glamour and sex appeal. It is hard to find a photo of Humphrey Bogart or Lauren Bacall without a cigarette. No product has been so heavily promoted or has become so deeply entrenched in American consciousness. And no product has received such sustained scientific scrutiny. The development of new medical knowledge demonstrating...
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Desde el último cuarto del siglo XVII hasta el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se extiende la época de referencia de la historia intelectual del trabajo. A lo largo de estos casi trescientos años, el trabajo se convirtió en un tema central de los análisis y las polémicas de estudiosos y activistas reconocidos, al tiempo que su práctica era igualmente objeto de minucioso escrutinio. Homo Faber es una historia intelectual del trabajo que...
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Este libro pretende contribuir a la comprensión de las estructuras de poder de la España decimonónica mediante nuevos enfoques que pongan en cuestión las formas más tradicionales de aproximarse al estudio de esta centuria. Lo que se plantea aquí es una discusión en torno a la articulación del poder político y social en la España del siglo XIX en una escala múltiple que conjuga el nivel del Estado nación con el regional y el transnacional....
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Como bien señala Norman G. Finkelstein en este nuevo, polémico y conciso libro, si examinamos de cerca los motivos de Israel para atacar Gaza, comprobaremos que se trata de un Estado cuyo repetido recurso a la guerra más salvaje dista mucho de ser irracional. Lo cierto es que los ataques de Israel han sido diseñados para sabotear un posible compromiso de paz con los palestinos, aunque sus términos le favorezcan.
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Durante el inicio de la época contemporánea, el capitalismo agrario se desarrolló en tierras valencianas de manera peculiar. En las zonas de agricultura más dinámica, una masa importante de labradores desposeídos accedió al cultivo a través del arrendamiento de tierras y se desarrollaron unas complejas relaciones entre los dueños de la tierra y sus colonos. En ellas se entremezclaban las variaciones del mercado, las prácticas cotidianas...
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