Nikolaus Himmelmann 
Die private Bildnisweihung bei den Griechen Zu den Ursprüngen des abendländischen Porträts [PDF ebook] 
432. Sitzung am 15. November 2000 in Dusseldorf

Religious diversity is one of the toughest challenges that today’s European societies face in their search for identity, equality and cohesion in an increasingly globalised world. This book engages c …

Although the organizing principle of virtually every world history text is ‚development‘, the editor of this volume maintains that this traditional approach fails to address the issue of sustainabili …

Roy investigates the various factors that influenced the formation and mobilization of military forces in the region from 300 BC to the modern day. …

Focusing on the life and work of the evangelical reformer John Bale (1485–1563), Wort presents a study of conversion in the sixteenth century. …

This volume presents a variety of unique perspectives on mothering as a socially constructed relationship, assessing many of the political, legal and cultural debates surrounding the issue. …

This collection of essays sheds light on the history of Switzerland during World War II, covering such topics as: trade; financial relations; gold; refugees; defence; and foreign relations. It also t …

Contemporary Japan is in a state of transition, caused by the forces of globalization that are derailing its ailing economy, stalemating the political establishment and generating alternative lifesty …

This book describes and analyzes the history of the Mediterranean ‚Double-Cross System‘ of the Second World War, an intelligence operation run primarily by British officers which turned captured Germ …

First published in 1938, the author describes the ways in which the British lived in India from the early adventurous period of the East India Company until the 1930s when modern means of travel and …