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The German Family (Routledge Revivals)
Essays on the Social History of the Family in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Germany
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
This book surveys the history of the German family in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The contributions deal with the influence of industrialisation on family life in town and country, with rural families and communities under the impact of social and economic change, and with the role and...
The German Peasantry (Routledge Revivals)
Conflict and Community in Rural Society from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2015
This book, first published in 1986, surveys the history of rural society in Germany from the eighteenth century to the present day. The contributions include studies of Junker estates and small farming communities, serfs and landless labourers, maidservants and worker-peasants. They demonstrate the...
The Atlantic Wall
History and Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2012
Hitler's Atlantic Wall, the complex system of coastal fortifications that stretched from Norway to the Spanish border during the Second World War, was built to defend occupied Europe from Allied invasion. Many of its principal structures survive and can be visited today, and this book is an authoritative...
Distinguishing the Righteous from the Roguish
The Arkansas Supreme Court, 1836–1874
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
During the period from 1836 to 1874, the legal system in the new state of Arkansas developed amid huge social change. While the legislature could, and did, determine what issues were considered of importance to the populace, the Arkansas Supreme Court determined the efficacy of legislation in cases...
Southern Journeys
Tourism, History, and Culture in the Modern South
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2011
The first collection of its kind to examine tourism as a complicated and vital force in southern history, culture, and economics.
Anyone who has seen Rock City, wandered the grounds of Graceland, hiked in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or watched the mermaids swim at Weeki Wachee knows...
by J. E. Kaufmann, H. W. Kaufmann
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2010
Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the war in Europe after D-Day. Sidebars on glider operations, rear-area activities, hedgerow country, and more. Based on interviews with more than 200 veterans.
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by Prof. J. W. Allen
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
First published in 1928, this presentation of the main phases and features of political thought in the sixteenth century was based on an exhaustive study of contemporary writings in Latin, English, French, German and Italian. The book is divided into four parts, with the first part dealing with the...
The Maginot Line
History and Guide
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2011
The Maginot Line, the complex system of strongpoints constructed between the world wars by the French to protect against attack from Germany, is one of the most famous, extensive and controversial defensive schemes in all military history. It stretched from Belgium to Switzerland, and from Switzerland...
The Ancient World
Greece, Egypt and Persia in the 4th century BC
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
SALAMIS and Plataea settled that Persia should not expand into Europe. Her European conquests could no longer be held; in 479 she lost Sestos and the Hellespont, in 478 Byzantium and the Bosporus; with the fall of Eion soon afterwards Thrace and Macedonia recovered their independence, Doriscus and...
Buddhism
Buddhism, Taoism and Other Far Eastern Religions
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
In the second half of the twentieth century, the failure of Enlightenment rationalism and the spiritual bankruptcy of Western materialism have opened the door for Eastern religions, especially the nontheistic religions that promise enlightenment and peace of mind. Any major bookstore today has copies...
by David L. Anderson, Paul K. Conkin, Cita Cook
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2005
In The Human Tradition in the New South, historian James C. Klotter brings together twelve biographical essays that explore the region's political, economic, and social development since the Civil War. Like all books in this series, these essays chronicle the lives of ordinary Americans whose lives...
The Building of the Ship 1862, Illustrated
Shipbuilding in the mid 19th Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2012
A brief primer on wooden shipbuilding as it was done in a mid 19th century shipyard.
by J. W. Lillico
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This vintage book contains a practical treatise on the common methods of production for blacksmiths, apprentice blacksmiths, engineers, and others. Profusely illustrated and full of helpful tips, this volume provides a elementary introduction to the tools and techniques of the workshop, and is highly...
by J. W. Dunne
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
“Sunshine and the Dry Fly” is a classic guide to fly-fishing, with a special focus on fishing for trout. Written in simple, plain language and full of helpful illustrations, this volume represents a timeless handbook for the fly fisherman, and it would make for a fine addition to collections of...