Batjín y la historia de la cultura popular

cuarenta años de debate

Antonio Matecón Movellán es Profesor Titular de Historia Moderna en la Universidad de Cantabria, donde enseña Historia del Pensamiento y de la Cultura en la época Moderna. Ha sido Visiting Member del Darwin College en la Universidad de Cambridge (1995-1996), Guest Lecturer de la Erasmus ...

War and religion after Westphalia, 1648-1713

Ed., David Onnekink Many historians consider the Peace of Westphalia, which ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648, to mark a watershed in European international relations. It is generally agreed that Westphalia brought to an end more than a century of religious conflicts and marked ...

Deporte y olimpismo en el mundo antiguo y moderno

Eds., Mauricio Pastor Muñoz, Miguel Villena Ponsoda, José Luis Aguilera González. El Olimpismo, como simbiosis de filosofía de la vida y deporte, tuvo su origen en la ciudad griega de Olimpia en el año 776 a.C. Desde entonces hasta hoy, pasando por el nuevo ...

Héros et merveilles du Moyen Âge

L'ouvrage explore l'imaginaire médiéval au travers de ses deux composantes majeures : les héros, comme Charlemagne, le Cid, le roi Arthur, Roland, la papesse Jeanne, Robin des Bois, sans oublier la fée Mélusine et l'enchanteur Merlin, mais aussi le renard et la licorne ...

La Historia desde fuera

VIII Jornadas de Estudios Históricos (Vitoria-Gasteiz, 7 y 8 de noviembre de 2006)

El resultado de las Jornadas se presenta aquí, en forma de colección de artículos cuya virtud mayor es combinar la vocación divulgativa, con la puesta sobre la mesa de problemas, debates y propuestas que difícilmente dejan indiferente a quien se acerca a ellos.

Atlas de las exploraciones y los imperios

Una elocuente visión de cómo era el mundo durante la gran era de los descubrimientos. Los magníficos mapas y la riqueza de datos sobre los países y los imperios de la época lo convierten en una guía ilustrada del mundo entre 1450 y 1800. Con ...

European warfare in a global context, 1660-1815

This original book presents a global approach to eighteenth century warfare. Emphasis is made on the importance of conflict in the period and the capacity for decisiveness in impact and development in method. Through this Jeremy Black extends the view beyond land to naval conflict ...

Reason of State, propaganda, and the Thirty Years' War

an unknown translation by Thomas Hobbes

Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet on behalf of the Habsburg side in the Thirty Years' War, translated by Hobbes from a Latin original. Malcolm's book explores a fascinating ...

What was history?

the art of history in Early Modern Europe

From the late-fifteenth century onwards, scholars across Europe began to write books about how to read and evaluate histories. These pioneering works - which often take surprisingly modern-sounding positions - grew from complex early modern debates about law, religion, and classical scholarship. In this book, based on ...

European sexualities, 1400-1800

This is a major new survey of the social and cultural history of sexuality in early modern Europe. Within a frame that includes the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment, it weaves together statistical findings, discussions of changing sexual ideology, and evidence ...

The noble revolt

the overthrow of Charles I

John Adamson's book traces the careers and fortunes of the small group of English noblemen who risked their lives and fortunes to challenge the king's attempt to create an authoritarian monarchy in the Stuart kingdoms during the 1630s. Beginning with a core of ...

Benjamin Disraeli

Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based ...

Elizabeth I

Definitive, concise, and very interesting...From William Shakespeare to Winston Churchill, the Very Interesting People series provides authoritative bite-sized biographies of Britain's most fascinating historical figures - people whose influence and importance have stood the test of time. Each book in the series is based ...

Louis XIV

This up-to-date, lively and accessible biography focuses on Louis' personal life while keeping the needs of the history student at the forefront, featuring analysis of Louis' wider significance in history and the surrounding historiography. A narrative account of Louis' life, this study proposes that the ...

Warfare, State and society on the Black Sea steppe, 1500-1700

This crucial period in Russia's history has, up until now, been neglected by historians, but here Brian L. Davies's study provides an essential insight into the emergence of Russia as a great power. For nearly three centuries, Russia vied with the Crimean Khanate ...

Epistolario florentino

Fascinante odisea la del florentino Lucas Carduccio, quien entre 1640 y 1680 vivió la intimidad de Felipe IV de España, la del Califa de Tremecén en el Magreb y bajo tutela del todopoderoso visir turco, en el reinado de Memmed IV en Constantinopla.

Soldats

un laboratoire disciplinaire: l'armée piémontaise au XVIIIe siècle

Au XVIIIe siècle, la discipline militaire visait un objectif très précis : briser la lenteur des rythmes sur le champ de bataille. Alors que les militaires de l'Europe entière s'interrogeaient sur " l'art d'une bonne instruction ", les victoires de Frédéric II démontraient qu ...

Técnicas bélicas del mundo moderno, 1500-1763

equipamiento, técnicas y tácticas de combate

Esta obra es una guía ilustrada que detalla y explica todo tipo de tácticas de combate, armas y equipamiento utilizados a lo largo de la Edad Moderna.

Louis XIV

le roi de gloire

" Le métier de roi est grand, noble et délicieux "... affirme le jeune Louis XIV qui, pendant un demi-siècle, régnera en monarque " absolu " sur vingt millions de Français. Héritier d'un royaume pacifié, il mène une politique hégémonique en Europe, part en guerre contre les Provinces-Unies ...

Cultural exchange in early modern Europe

At a time when the enlarged European Community asserts the humanist values uniting its members, this series of four volumes, featuring leading scholars from twelve countries, seeks to uncover the deep but hidden unities shaping a common European past. These volumes examine the domains of ...