Historia regionalna, historia kraju

The city of Herat in western Afghanistan long sat at the edge of empires and served as a hub for trade and a conduit for armies. Yet it has been much more than simply a staging post or plaything of p …

When Adri receives a job offer from a multinational Design company, and travels to South Korea, she imagines that her life will change a lot. She just doesn t imagine how much. Her first week in the …

Shangri-La, the mythological name associated with a mysterious land, Tibet, stands on the roof of the world where, once, serenity prevailed. One day, however, the tranquillity of the land was disrupt …

Synopsis Papagaio Verdadeiro is a heartwarming story about a unique parrot named Verdadeiro. Unlike any other parrot, Verdadeiro has the ability to speak the truth in any situation, no matter how dif …

Annemarie Schwarzenbach was one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable women, possibly the greatest sexual and political radical of the 1930s. But until now she’s been largely ignored. Born to a …

In appoint this work naming Christopher Columbus as the hero of humanity, I do not mean to beatify or canonize him. He did not use fair methods at all, nor was he honest at all, nor did he act at all …

Forget everything you thought you knew about Henry the Eighth. While Henry VIII has frequently been portrayed as a womanizer, author Philippa Jones reveals a new side to his character. Although he wa …

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit  www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Language of th …

The exciting history of the occupation of the Amazon is revealed. More than 200 years of struggle, determination and courage. Religious missions and military forts played a predominant role. The expu …

It all happened in a flash. February 1933 was the month in which the fate of German writers, as for so many others, was decided. In a tensely spun narrative, Uwe Wittstock tells the story of a demise …