Atlas maoir of 1665 Germania, Astria and Helvetia

Germanien. Österreich. Schweitz= Germnaia. Austria. Switzerland= Germanie. Austriche. Suisse

The Atlas Maior, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque period, was brought out between 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland#s leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole ...

Atlas maior of 1665 Gallia

France= France= Frankreich

The Atlas Maior, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque period, was brought out between 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland#s leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole ...

Atlas maior of 1665 Italia

Italia= Italy= Italien

The finest and most comprehensive baroque atlas was Joan Blaeu's exceptional "Atlas Maior", completed in 1665. The original eleven-volume Latin edition, containing 594 maps, put Blaeu ahead of his staunch competitor, mapmaker Joanes Janssonius, whose rivalry inspired Blaeu to produce a grandiose edition of ...

Mentiras de la historia...

de uso común

«Las mentiras históricas nunca han sido inocentes. No derivan de la falibilidad humana, del escaso conocimiento que tenemos de algunos hechos o de la especulación. No, en realidad las mentiras que se encarnan en la Historia suelen tener una intencionalidad ideológica clara. Mediante su uso ...

La locura del poder

de Calígula a los tiranos del siglo XX

Locos en el poder, de ellos trata este libro. No de cómo el poder enloquece o pierde a los individuos, sino de los gobernantes afectados por varias psicopatologías, los llamados "reyes locos".

What is environmental history?

What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this seminal student textbook, J. Donald Hughes provides ...

The armenians

from kings and priests to merchants and commissars

The book traces the evolution of Armenia and Armenian collective identity, in the homeland and in the diaspora, from its beginnings to the eve of the Armenian nationalist movement over Gharabagh in 1988. The emphasis is on the modern era - the seventeenth century onwards, including ...

The information-literate historian

a guide to research for history students

INDEX: Introduction : what it means to be a historian. Historians and the research process : getting started. Reference resources.Finding monographs and using catalogs. Finding journals, magazines, and newspapers : using indexes. Evaluating your sources.The thrill of discovery : primary sources.History and the Internet.Maps : from ...

A dictionary of world history

This wide-ranging dictionary contains a wealth of information on all aspects of history, from prehistory right up to the present day. Over 4,000 clear, concise entries include biographies of key figures in world history, separate entries for every country in the world (summarising key ...

Fenómenos

enanos y gigantes que hicieron historia

Enanos y gigantes son personajes centrales en las mitologías de las más diversas culturas. Encontramos enanos-dioses protectores en el Antiguo Egipto, desobedientes gigantes en las Sagradas Escrituras cristianas o valerosos pueblos de pigmeos en la lucha con las grullas en los relatos de la Grecia ...

Memoria y olvido de la historia

Los contenidos del libro intentan propiciar el acercamiento epistemológico al conocimiento histórico, y la percepción de los hechos des de informaciones interesadas o manipuladas, o bien desde la evolución natural de los procesos de interacción humana; así, pretende una reflexión multidisciplinar que plantee y discuta ...

Historians

Over the past seven years, historian and broadcaster, Daniel Snowman has interviewed for "History Today" magazine, a selection of some of the finest historians alive, including Simon Schama, David Starkey, Ian Kershaw, Antonia Fraser and David Cannadine. "Historians" is an anthology of the resulting critical ...

Atlas Maior of 1665 Anglia, Scotia and Hibernia

England, Scotland and Ireland=Angleterre, L'Écosse et L'Irlande=England, Schottland und Irland

The Atlas Maior, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque period, was brought out between 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland#s leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole ...

La nouvelle histoire

Dix essais fondamentaux sur les domaines ou concepts clés de la " nouvelle histoire ". L'ensemble de ces textes permet au lecteur d'appréhender et de connaître l'histoire " nouvelle " dans ses idées principales, ses objectifs, son territoire intellectuel et scientifique et ses réalisations.

Strange histories

the Trial of the Pig, the Walking Dead and other matters of fact from the Medieval and Renaissance worlds

"Strange Histories" presents a serious account of some of the most extraordinary occurrences of European and North American history and explains how they made sense to people living at the time. From grisly anecdotes about ghosts, to stories of witches and werevolves, the book uses ...

Atlas maior of 1665 Hispania, Portugallia, Africa & America

España, Portugal, África y América=Spain, Portugal, Africa and America=Espanha, Portugal, África e América

The Atlas Maior, the cartographical masterpiece of the Baroque period, was brought out between 1662 and 1665 by the Amsterdam publisher Joan Blaeu, one of Holland#s leading cartographers. Originally appearing in Latin, the atlas comprised 594 maps in 11 volumes, which depicted the whole ...

The nordic model of welfare

a historical reappraisal

In international welfare state scholarship and political discourse the Nordic Model has become a standard concept. But how precise is the concept and to what extent do the five Nordic countries fit into this overall pattern? In this book a group of Nordic historians trace ...

The "Times" compact history of the world and world atlas

This is a lavish pack incorporating two of "The Times" finest atlases and history books. This set is the ideal geography and history reference. Carrying the authority of "The Times" and its unrivalled reputation for accurate and current information, these two books are an authoritative ...

La masonería de la A a la Z

Este libro, escrito por Gonzalo Sanz Larrey y Carlos Mayor López, y presentado en clave de diccionario, propone un recorrido minucioso a través de la historia masónica, con multitud de información sobre personajes, mitos, leyendas, rituales y simbología. Se trata de un diccionario pensado, escrito ...

Perspectivas chinas

China, los mundos chinos, necesitan ser mejor conocidos ante su emergencia en el nuevo orden internacional marcado por la globalización. Este libro es el resultado de los Encuentros Sinológicos Hispano-Franceses celebrados en diversos lugares de España los años 2004 y 2005. La variedad de temas ...