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Author
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In this newest edition of A Short History of the Middle Ages, Barbara H. Rosenwein offers a panoramic view of the medieval world from Iceland to China and from Sweden to West Africa. Yet the book never loses sight of the main contours of the period (c.300 to c.1500) or of the fate of the heirs of the Roman Empire. Its lively and informative narrative covers the major events, political and religious movements, people, saints and sinners, economic and...
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
When Nazis looked to flee Europe with stolen art, gems, and gold in tow, certain neutral countries were all too willing to assist them. By the end of January 1945, it was clear to Germany that the war was lost. The Third Reich was in freefall, and its leaders, apart from those clustered around Hitler in his Berlin bunker, sought to abscond before they were besieged. But they wanted to take their wealth with them. Their escape routes were diverse:...
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Language
English
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Description
The Vikings maintain their grip on our imagination, but their image is too often distorted by medieval and modern myth. It is true that they pillaged, looted, and enslaved. But they also settled peacefully and developed a vast trading network. They traveled far from their homelands in swift and sturdy ships, not only to raid, but also to explore. Despite their fearsome reputation, the Vikings didn't wear horned helmets, and even the infamous berserkers...
Series
Pub. Date
s202
Language
English
Description
Keen to explore a different side of Rome? Like a Local is the book for you.
This isn’t your ordinary travel guide. Beyond Rome’s iconic ancient ruins are hidden street food haunts, buzzing aperitivo spots and scenic walks that locals love – and that’s where this book takes you. Turn the pages to discover:
The small businesses and community strongholds that add character to this vibrant city, recommended by true locals
6 themed walking...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed--from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism--illuminating theremarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of history. Eastern Europe, the moniker, has gone out of fashion since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ask someone...
Author
Publisher
Great Courses
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
People who are anonymous and whose lives are usually ignored in traditional historical accounts are no less important than more prominent individuals in influencing the flow of events. These ordinary, but often heroic, people are the focus of this course. Each of the 48 lectures looks at history from a nontraditional perspective, that of the weak and marginalized-- the poor, sick, disabled, and elderly, as well as the refugees, slaves, women, children,...
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The Holocaust is much discussed, much memorialized, and much portrayed. But there are major aspects of its history that have been overlooked. Spanning the entirety of the Holocaust, this sweeping history deepens our understanding. Dan Stone—Director of the Holocaust Research Institute at Royal Holloway, University of London—reveals how the idea of “industrial murder” is incomplete: many were killed where they lived in the most brutal of ways....
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