Regional og nasjonal historie

«Israel er et normalt land, som ikke er normalt» hevdet den israelske høyesterettsdommeren Elyakim Rubinstein. Israel har vært i kontinuerlig konflikt i 70 år og innførte en …

The Inuit World is a robust and holistic reference source to contemporary Inuit life from the intimate world of the household to the global stage. Organized around the themes of …

Deng Xiaoping joined the Chinese Communist movement as a youth and rose in its ranks to become an important lieutenant of Mao's from the 1930s onward. Two years after Mao's death …

Born to a Belgian family in the year 1906, L on Joseph Marie Ignace Degrelle rose to prominence as a newspaper editor and head of the militant monarchist, Catholic, and …

Between 58 and 50BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the record of his campaigns.Caesar's …

Lviv en stad som nämns i krigsrapporter och nyhetsinslag. Men Lviv är lika mycket en stad mitt i Europa och dess historia. Och mitt i Europas kulturarv.  I Lviv en resa till Europa …

Africanizing Democracies examines the ways in which Africans have constructed and reshaped democracy in order to fit their own political ideals and agendas. Analyzing political …

'4 stars. Attlee, who knows and loves Italy and the Italians, takes the reader through the country's scented gardens with her sharp descriptions, pertinent stories and quotes and …

This book explores the relationship between Vikings, Rus’ and nomadic (mostly Turkic) steppe dwellers during the course of the Viking Age (c. 750–1050) in a geographical area …

Briefly describes Catlin's life and career, and shares his observations of the Great Plains Indians during the 1830s.