Auteur: John Darwin

Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts begannen die europäischen Seefahrernationen, die Seewege Richtung Amerika und Indien zu erschließen. Doch was geschah damals in jenem Teil der Welt, der vom Ausgreifen des …

Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts begannen die europäischen Seefahrernationen, die Seewege Richtung Amerika und Indien zu erschließen. Doch was geschah damals in jenem Teil der Welt, der vom Ausgreifen des …

Englische Piraten in der Karibik, ‘Rotröcke’ in den nordamerikanischen Kolonien, reiche ‘Nabobs’ in Indien, fromme Missionare in Afrika, ans Ende der Welt verbannte Sträflinge in Australien, Marineso …

Englische Piraten in der Karibik, ‘Rotröcke’ in den nordamerikanischen Kolonien, reiche ‘Nabobs’ in Indien, fromme Missionare in Afrika, ans Ende der Welt verbannte Sträflinge in Australien, Marineso …

The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic …

The Prospect of Global History takes a new approach to the study of global history, seeking to apply it, rather than advocate it. The volume seeks perspectives on history from East Asian and Islamic …

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