The Darfur sultane

a history

"Darfur: a History" presents an analytical narrative of Darfur, from the beginnings of its recorded history to the present. Three themes dominate: Darfur's complex history and its equally complex ethnic and ecological issues. The various phases of Darfur's history are given appropriate weight ...

The history of Armenia

from de origins to the present

This book offers a timely and concise overview of Armenian history.Payaslian is a well respected and well connected member of the vast Armenian-American community. It is smaller than competing books, yet manages to cover all essential events and periods in Armenian history. The style ...

Storia del matrimonio

dal Medioevo a oggi

Matrimoni come esito di relazioni d'amore e matrimoni frutto di complicate trattative familiari. Matrimoni osteggiati e matrimoni forzati. Matrimoni regolati dalle consuetudini locali, dalla Chiesa e dallo Stato e matrimoni del tutto secolarizzati dopo la Rivoluzione francese. Matrimoni come controllo della sessualità femminile e ...

La historia como hazaña de la libertad

Benedetto Croce presenta una serie de ensayos acerca de los métodos, fines y alcances de la historia. El autor hace hincapié en la relación entre historia escrita y acción práctica, no como defensa contra los ataques que hoy suelen lanzarse contra el historicismo en nombre ...

Las tres puertas del Mediterráneo

Ciudades cosmopolitas, bisagras entre Oriente y Occidente, densas de Historia y en historias. El periodista Daniel Rondeau, un extraordinario conocedor de la realidad urbana de estas tres capitales, nos presenta en su estilo cercano y vibrante el mejor de los paseos posibles. Tánger, recreo melancólico ...

Periodization & sovereignty

how ideas of feudalism and secularization govern the politics of time

Despite all recent challenges to stage-oriented histories, the idea of a division between a "medieval" and a "modern" period has survived, even flourished, in academia. "Periodization and Sovereignty" demonstrates that this survival is no innocent affair. By examining periodization together with the two controversial categories ...

Making history now and then

discoveries, controversies and explorations

This title includes previously unpublished essays on various key topics by one of Britain's most eminent historians, including his inaugural and valedictory lectures at the Institute of Historical Research. It offers a unique perspective on the study of key topics in History and includes ...

Evil incarnate

rumors of demonic conspiracy and satanic abuse in history

In the 1980s, America was gripped by widespread panics about Satanic cults. Conspiracy theories abounded about groups who were allegedly abusing children in day-care centers, impregnating girls for infant sacrifice, brainwashing adults, and even controlling the highest levels of government.As historian of religions David ...

Historia de China

Historia de China abarca todo el marco temporal de la civilización más antigua del mundo, desde la prehistoria --comienza con una discusión de los últimos descubrimientos arqueológicos y cómo han alterado nuestra concepción de la historia temprana de China-- y el imperio, hasta la revolución ...

Slavery and politics in the Early American Republic

This title discusses about the partisan and political uses of slavery. Giving close consideration to previously neglected debates, Matthew Mason challenges the common contention that slavery held little political significance in America until the Missouri Crisis of 1819. Mason demonstrates that slavery and politics were ...

Introduction à l'historiographie

Histoire de l'histoire, l'historiographie analyse la manière dont chaque époque écrit l'histoire, la comprend et l'utilise. Cet ouvrage permet de suivre l'évolution du rôle que l'histoire a joué au cours des siècles. Il montre l'importance de sa fonction ...

A concise history of Sweden

A comprehensive history of Sweden is much needed. Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower ...

Premodern trade in world history

Trade and commerce are among the oldest, most pervasive, and most important of human activities, serving as engines for change in many other human endeavors. This far-reaching study examines the key theme of trading in world history, from the earliest signs of trade until the ...

The first africans

african archaeology from the earliest toolmakers to most recent foragers

Africa has the longest record - some 2.5 million years - of human occupation of any continent. For nearly all of this time, its inhabitants have made tools from stone and have acquired their food from its rich wild plant and animal resources. Archaeological research in ...

Catálogo analítico de los atlas del museo naval de Madrid

INDICE: Introducción al Catálogo La Historia de los Atlas Los atlas holandeses Los atlas franceses Los atlas ingleses Los atlas en el siglo XIX Los atlas en el siglo XX Los atlas: características y tipología El grabado de los atlas Los frontispicios y las portadas ...

How race is made

slavery, segregation, and the senses

This title shows how the five senses shaped southern racial stereotypes.For at least two centuries, argues Mark Smith, white southerners used all of their senses - not just their eyes - to construct racial difference and define race. His provocative analysis, extending from the colonial period ...

Una ventana indiscreta

la historia desde el cine

Este libro incluye artículos de los principales investigadores de cine e historia nacionales (José María Caparrós, Ángel Luis Hueso, Santiago de Pablo, José Luis Sánchez Noriega, Julio montero, María Antonia Paz, Gloria Camarero, ALberto Prieto, Beatriz de las Heras y Vanesa de Cruz) e internacionales ...

A brief history of the masses

three revolutions

Stefan Jonsson uses three monumental works of art to build a provocative history of popular revolt: Jacques-Louis David's The Tennis Court Oath (1791), James Ensor's Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889 (1888), and Alfredo Jaar's They Loved It So Much, the ...

Las 50 grandes mentiras de la Historia

¿Qué sucedió durante "el Diluvio? ¿Cuándo fue la Nochebuena? ¿Fue la Edad Media una época oscura? ¿Fracasó de verdad la Armada Invencible? ¿ Qué pasó realmente en Cuba durante la guerra fría? Ya sea por sensacionalismo, cálculo político o simple calumnia, las falacias históricas quedan ancladas ...

Sangre y rabia

una historia cultural del terrorismo

Sangre y rabia arroja nueva luz sobre la amenaza mundial del terrorismo, que previsiblemente seguirá atormentándonos durante las próximas décadas. El historiador Michael Burleigh se centra en las acciones y en la historia de vida de los terroristas, y no tanto en la ideología que ...