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Distinguished historian John Merriman maintains that the Age of Modern Terror began in Paris on February 12, 1894, when anarchist Emile Henry set off a bomb in the Cafe Terminus, killing one and wounding twenty French citizens. The true story of the circumstances that led a young radical to commit a cold-blooded act of violence ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 380 páginas
PVP: 68,10 €
ISBN 978-0-300-18437-2
EAN 9780300184372
The Russian Canvas charts the remarkable rise of Russian painting in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the nature of its relationship with other European schools. Starting with the foundation of the Imperial Academy of the Arts in 1757 and culminating with the assassination of Tsar Alexander II in 1881, it details the professionalization and ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-20473-5
EAN 9780300204735
Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann's dark and splendid social history reveals the nineteenth century as a gruesome battleground where poisoners went head-to-head with authorities who strove to detect poisons, control their availability, and bring the guilty to justice. She corrects many misconceptions about particular poisons ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-13751-4
EAN 9780300137514
Lauded as a "great Jew," excoriated by antisemites, and one of Britain's most renowned prime ministers, Benjamin Disraeli has been widely celebrated for his role in Jewish history. But is the perception of him as a Jewish hero accurate? In what ways did he contribute to Jewish causes? In this groundbreaking, lucid investigation of Disraeli's ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-12070-7
EAN 9780300120707
A fascinating study of the root motivations behind the political activities and philosophies of Putin's government in Russia.In this important, thought-provoking work, journalist Charles Clover, former Moscow bureau chief for the Financial Times, attempts to shed light on the sometimes perplexing political actions and ambitions of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Clover suggests that a nearly ...
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For centuries before the arrival in Australia of Captain Cook and the so-called First Fleet in 1788, intrepid seafaring explorers had been searching, with varied results, for the fabled Great Southland. In this enthralling history of early discovery, Graham Seal offers breathtaking tales of shipwrecks, perilous landings, and Aboriginal encounters with the more than three ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-18725-0
EAN 9780300187250
This intriguing book tells the story of England's great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new way. Departing from the usual king-centric narrative, Richard Huscroft instead centers each of his chapters on the experiences of a particular man or woman who contributed to the broad sweep of events. Whether noble and brave or flawed and ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 288 páginas
PVP: 34,05 €
ISBN 978-0-300-19222-3
EAN 9780300192223
A gripping account of the months before and after Stalin's death and how his demise reshaped the course of twentieth-century history Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-21715-5
EAN 9780300217155
Winner of the 2015 Yale Series of Younger Poets prize.Noah Warren's brilliant collection of poetry, The Destroyer in the Glass, is the 110th recipient of the Yale Series of Younger Poets prize, the oldest annual literary award in the United States. Warren explores universal themes of isolation and the desire for human connection in a ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-21980-7
EAN 9780300219807
An eclectic history of human curiosity, a great feast of ideas, and a memoir of a reading life from an internationally celebrated reader and thinker
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ISBN 978-0-300-21966-1
EAN 9780300219661
For more than half a century, physicists and astronomers engaged in heated dispute over the possibility of black holes in the universe. The weirdly alien notion of a space-time abyss from which nothing escapes not even light seemed to confound all logic. This engrossing book tells the story of the fierce black hole debates and ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-21827-5
EAN 9780300218275
A celebrated astronomer makes a powerful case for the harmony between two of physics' most important and seemingly contradictory theories.The twentieth century gave us two great theories of physics. The general theory of relativity describes the behavior of very large things, and quantum theory the behavior of very small things. In this landmark book, John ...
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PVP: 34,05 €
ISBN 978-0-300-18012-1
EAN 9780300180121
In this groundbreaking, cross-disciplinary work of philosophy and biblical studies, New Testament scholar C. Kavin Rowe explores the promise and problems inherent in engaging rival philosophical claims to what is true. Juxtaposing the Roman Stoics Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius with the Christian saints Paul, Luke, and Justin Martyr, and incorporating the contemporary views of ...
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PVP: 14,95 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21944-9
EAN 9780300219449
One of the most dramatic chapters in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, the Commune of 1871 was an eclectic revolutionary government that held power in Paris across eight weeks between 18 March and 28 May. Its brief rule ended in 'Bloody Week' - the brutal massacre of as many as 15,000 Parisians, and perhaps even ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-21450-5
EAN 9780300214505
How will Russia redraw post-Soviet borders? In the wake of recent Russian expansionism, political risk expert Agnia Grigas illustrates how for more than two decades Moscow has consistently used its compatriots in bordering nations for its territorial ambitions. Demonstrating how this policy has been implemented in Ukraine and Georgia, Grigas provides cutting-edge analysis of the ...
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ISBN 978-0-300-22253-1
EAN 9780300222531
Surrounded by sluggish growth, high rates of unemployment, rising inequality, growing financial instability and increased social tensions, pessimism about our future abounds. Dr. Mohamed A.El-Erian, one of the world's most influential economic thinkers, explains lucidly the realities of the economic choices that we will soon face. The path that the global economy and markets are ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 192 páginas
PVP: 19,50 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21988-3
EAN 9780300219883
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ISBN 978-0-300-19574-3
EAN 9780300195743
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 424 páginas
PVP: 37,45 €
ISBN 978-0-300-11642-7
EAN 9780300116427
More than 2500 years ago a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in ...
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