Historia regional y nacional

Humanidades / Historia / Historia regional y nacional (135290)

Humanidades / Historia / Historia regional y nacional
Libros Eliminar filtro Humanidades Eliminar filtro Historia Eliminar filtro Historia regional y nacional Eliminar filtro Quitar filtros
  • The Creation of the Boer Identity
    Wiets Buys
    The history of the Boer identity is an epic saga. The Boer identity emerged in the isolation of an expansive landscape and evolved as a unique cultural entity deeply rooted in the principles of individualism, localism, independence, and freedom. The development of the Boer identity is an action-packed tale of sacrifice, suffering, loss, victory, and resilience that shaped the B...
    Disponible

    20,60 €

  • Die Skepping van die Boeridentiteit
    Wiets Buys
    Die geskiedenis van die Boeridentiteit is ’n epiese sage. Die Boeridentiteit het in die isolasie van ’n uitgestrekte landskap, as ’n unieke kulturele entiteit ontstaan wat diep gewortel is in die beginsels van individualisme, lokalisme, onafhanklikheid en vryheid. Die ontwikkeling van die Boeridentiteit is ’n aksie-belaaide verhaal van opoffering, lyding, verlies, oorwinning, e...
    Disponible

    20,56 €

  • Die Skepping van die Boeridentiteit
    Wiets Buys
    Die geskiedenis van die Boeridentiteit is ’n epiese sage. Die Boeridentiteit het in die isolasie van ’n uitgestrekte landskap, as ’n unieke kulturele entiteit ontstaan wat diep gewortel is in die beginsels van individualisme, lokalisme, onafhanklikheid en vryheid. Die ontwikkeling van die Boeridentiteit is ’n aksie-belaaide verhaal van opoffering, lyding, verlies, oorwinning, e...
    Disponible

    28,55 €

  • Korean War
    Robert Wood
    The heart of Mig-Alley during the Korean War Learn the heartbreaking truth of the communist prison camp gulags, the cruelty of the North Korean enemy, and the propaganda attacks from friend and foe. Marvin King joined the US Air Force in peacetime but soon found him in the midst of jet age aerial combat, captured and taken into China, and later subjected to the abject horror of...
    Disponible

    16,03 €

  • Tallawudjah Creek ... and Me
    Elizabeth Webb
    Author and historian, Elizabeth (Bessie) Webb, traces her family roots growing up in Tallawudjah Creek near Glenreagh, on the Mid North Coast of NSW, between WWI and II. A prolific contributor to the history of the Glenreagh area, evidenced by eight other historical works she has researched and authored, Bessie shares her childhood memories. Her collection of photographs adds a...
    Disponible

    22,29 €

  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume One
    Miles H Hodges
    What is it exactly that made for the greatness of Western Civilization? Why did it have its ups and downs ... and where do things seem headed today? Ultimately, this two-volume series is as much a political-moral teaching as it is a presentation of the details of the West’s wonderful (and sometimes tragic) historical record. It narrates the good and the bad choices that our lea...
    Disponible

    19,80 €

  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume One
    Miles H Hodges
    What is it exactly that made for the greatness of Western Civilization? Why did it have its ups and downs ... and where do things seem headed today? Ultimately, this two-volume series is as much a political-moral teaching as it is a presentation of the details of the West’s wonderful (and sometimes tragic) historical record. It narrates the good and the bad choices that our lea...
    Disponible

    24,37 €

  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume Two
    Miles H Hodges
    This second volume begins with the picture of the 'glory' of this new dynastic- tribal alliance of European monarchs and their fired-up nationalist people ... armed with massive industrial might enabling them to take over massive portions of the rest of the world (Asia and Africa). But this energy turns Europeans on each other when finally there are no more overseas lands to ca...
    Disponible

    19,71 €

  • America in 2040 New Edition
    David Walker
    This book provides a 'Wake-up Call' regarding what the international and domestic situation could look like for America in 2040 absent a change in course. It includes an overview of the significant adverse implications of COVID-19 related activities, lessons learned from past great powers, and key concepts from our nation’s founding and past history. It summarizes a broad range...
    Disponible

    23,54 €

  • UPROOTED... From Africa to America to Bring Forth Fruit ...In Education, and with 'Witty Inventions' Volume II
    Zaire Feronz
    UPROOTED... from Africa to America to Bring Forth Fruit, by Zaire Feronz, was written upon request to help middle-to-high school students have a more in-depth knowledge of Black History. The content of this textbook covers 250 years, spans two continents, and highlights nearly 400 African American inventors-with more than 1,000 inventions; educators, journalists, political figu...
    Disponible

    36,21 €

  • Amazonian Indigenous Cultures in Art and Anthropological Exhibitions
    Cinthya Lana
    The book discusses the representation of Amazonian indigenous cultures in exhibitions from a postcolonial perspective through the analysis of several temporary exhibitions taking place in both art and anthropological institutions from the 1980s onwards. ...
    Disponible

    71,91 €

  • Pure Laine
    Marc Seguin
    Pure Laine... or, perhaps, not so pure? Over the course of the past 400 years, people from France, England, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany, in addition to several Indigenous North American nations; among them, Catholics, Puritans, Calvinists and pagans - all have contributed to the bloodline of two families that came together in Canada in the 20th Century. In 1926, Theodore S...
    Disponible

    111,40 €

  • A Veritable Hell
    Gavin Scrimgeour
    During the Battle of Fromelles on one terrible night in July 1916, the 32nd Battalion from South Australia and Western Australia lost over 85% of its fighting strength.Using the words of those from the 32nd Battalion who survived, the course of the battle in their sector during that night is reconstructed, and the tragic experiences of brave men thrust into an impossible situat...
    Disponible

    15,94 €

  • Sketches of Curious Events and Practices in the Lives of the Intriguing People Who Inhabited Early America
    Frank E Kuron
    Few stories can compare to the true tales that have written themselves through the lives of real people. As the title states, this book focuses on some of the intriguing events and practices of the souls who left their mark on North American lands before our present era.If you enjoy thinking about what life may have been like had you been born in the seventeen or eighteen hundr...
    Disponible

    21,24 €

  • Alive in the Five
    Glen Humphries
    In 1982 the Illawarra Steelers played their first season in the NSW Rugby League competition. It wasn’t a great start for the club - they finished second-last on the ladder. The rest of the 1980s didn’t bring much joy - the club picked up the wooden spoon three times, including a double in 1985 and ’86.But then the new decade brought with it the bright, shining season of 1992, ...
    Disponible

    16,63 €

  • A General History of China’s Foreign Trade
    Xu Chang / Yuqin Sun / Rui Su
    China boasts a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, residents of the country began to ship silk and other merchandise on outbound voyages. From the 2nd century BCE on, China has been connected to the rest of the world via the Overland Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road initiated in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty.Trade relations be...
    Disponible

    178,32 €

  • C for Cristero
    Johnathon Vermaelen
    The Cristero War was a dark period of Mexican history. It was essentially a Catholic Holocaust that occurred in 1920s Mexico. Due to the actions of various people and organizations, Mexico went from a socialist country based on a code of atheism to a country where a vast majority of its citizens are Catholic. ...
    Disponible

    26,74 €

  • From Slavery to the Stars
    Andreea Kindryd
    This story is a tapestry woven with threads of resilience, love, and adventure. It’s about more than working on the original Star Trek or her slave ancestor’s love story; it’s a journey through history, loss, and triumph.Andreea has walked alongside giants, and mourned the loss of friends like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. She has navigated the complexities of love and fac...
    Disponible

    41,97 €

  • The Southern Sudan
    Elijah Malok
    For many centuries, the politics of Sudan has been characterised by racial dichotomy and identity crisis, specifically between the North and the South. Added to these is the long history of domination, unfavourable policies and uneven development. The resulting marginalisation, neglect and underdevelopment has bred a series of fierce conflicts culminating in one of the longest ...
    Disponible

    56,02 €

  • Festivals, Feasts, and Gender Relations in Ancient China and Greece
    Yiqun Zhow / Zhou Yiqun / Razin Andrei
    ENGAncient China and Greece are two classical civilisations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West comparison. This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Two distinct...
    Disponible

    62,08 €

  • Threads of globalization
    Melia Belli Bose
    Threads of globalization is an interdisciplinary volume that brings fashion-specific garments, motifs, materials, and methods of production-into dialogue with gender and identity in various cultures throughout Asia during the long twentieth century. ...
    Disponible

    170,33 €

  • The Bond of Two Worlds
    James Battles
    Many of us have heard of the Last of the Mohegans, but few have heard of the First of the Mohegans. The Bond of Two Worlds: Captain James Avery and Uncas First of the Mohegans is the story of two influential figures who worked together to defend early colonial Connecticut. While Avery was an English colonist and military leader, Uncas was a Native American chief who played a ...
    Disponible

    17,53 €

  • The Annotated Laozi
    Paul Fischer
    A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience. ...
    Disponible

    47,02 €

  • Colombian Peasants in the Neoliberal Age
    Nazih F. Richani
    Presents a timely discussion of the core problems faced by peasant communities under neo-liberal economics. ...
    Disponible

    46,96 €

  • Vestry Minutes of St. Paul’s Parish, Chowan County, North Carolina, 1701-1776 (2nd Edition)
    Fouts / Raymond Parker Fouts
    By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1983, reprinted 2024, 144 pages, (2nd Edition) 8 1/2' x 11' soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-176-0. Chowan County was form as a Precinct in 1670. It sits the northeastern portion of the state while be surrounded by the Albemarle Sound and the counties of: Bertie, Hertford, Gates and Perquimans. St. Paul’s Parish adjoined the Upper Parish of Nansemond...
    Disponible

    41,38 €

  • What Went Wrong?
    John A. Bernbaum / Philip Yancey
    The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a tumultuous period for Russia and Ukraine. The Soviet Union broke apart, Communism was exposed as morally bankrupt, and Russian leaders turned to the West for help. In an astonishing development, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin invited a group of American evangelicals to give advice on restoring morality to Russia. The nation ...
    Disponible

    17,71 €

  • Sacred Mysteries Among the Mayas and the Quiches, 11 500 Years Ago
    Augustus Le Plongeon
    The forests of Yucatan and Central America are to-day, for the majority of the people of the United States, even those who call themselves scientific and well informed, as much a terra incognita, as America was to the inhabitants of Europe before its discovery by Cristobal Colon in 1498, when for the first time he came in sight of the northern coast of South America, and naviga...
    Disponible

    11,64 €

  • Hokkaido Dairy Farm
    Paul Hansen
    Argues that the dairy industry in Japan has always been entwined with notions of Otherness and security seeking, notably in terms of frontiers. ...
    Disponible

    126,71 €

  • The China Race
    Fei-Ling Wang
    An analysis of the China Race-the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People’s Republic of China. ...
    Disponible

    126,10 €

  • Catholics across Borders
    Mark Paul Richard
    Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York. ...
    Disponible

    126,37 €


Primera 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 Última