Brian Holden-Reid 
Science of War [PDF ebook] 
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The fifteen articles republished here exemplify the many directions Robert Black”s research in Renaissance studies has taken. The first five studies look at Renaissance humanism, in particular at it …

Tens of thousands of people were persecuted and put to death as witches between 1400 and 1700 – the great age of witch hunts. Why did the witch hunts arise, flourish and decline during this period? W …

The fourth edition of the acclaimed full-colour annual focusing on all facets of ”scratch-built” model shipbuilding, as well as related articles on restoration, archaeology, historical research and …

This proper Philadelphia story starts with the city”s golden age at the close of the eighteenth century. It is a classic study of an American business aristocracy of colonial stock with Protestant a …

So much about the society that is now emerging in the twenty-first century bears an astonishing resemblance to the most prominent features of what we call the classical world – its institutions, its …

An accessible, objective understanding of what the major ‘beliefs’ are about. The major beliefs include: Polytheism, Judaism, Daoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Christianity, Islam, Nationalism, Communi …

In response to the profound changes in Soviet society in recent years, the author considers the demise of Soviet literature and the emergence of its Russian progeny through the prism of the writers” …

In 13th century, the Szeklers were granted a territory (Terra Sirulorum) on the eastern border of the kingdom of Hungary. These lands were donated by the king to the community as a whole, in exchange …

There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire. In 1894, Imperial Russia opened one of the world”s leading centres for Byzantine archaeology in …

‘The Post-containment Handbook’ is a source-book for anyone concerned about US-Soviet economic relations and the upcoming debate over their normalization. It is filled with original essays and key do …