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Paul von Hintze war als Staatssekretar des Auswartigen Amts in den
dramatischen Monaten von Juli bis Oktober 1918 die Schlusselfigur
der deutschen Aussenpolitik mit Einfluss auch auf die
innenpolitische Entwicklung. Mit seinem Wirken sind das fieberhafte
Bemuhen um die Liquidation des Weltkriegs und folgenreiche
Weichenstellungen in Osteuropa sowie fur die Verfassung des
Kaiserreichs verbunden. Diese Politik im Angesicht der Niederlage
kann durch die Kenntnis der Karriere Hintzes besser verstanden
werden. Die politische Laufbahn Hintzes im ausgehenden Kaiserreich
wird in einer langeren biographischen Einleitung nachgezeichnet und
im Editionsteil auf breiter, z.T. bisher nicht zuganglicher
Quellenbasis dokumentiert. Dabei bietet sich uber den
personalhistorischen Bezug hinaus ein tiefer Einblick in die
Diplomatie- und Mentalitatsgeschichte Deutschlands und der
Staatenwelt zwischen Beharrung, Revolution, Krieg und Frieden."
This title offers a new and comprehensive overview of the complete
Tudor dynasty taking in the most recent scholarship. David Loades
provides a masterful overview of this formative period of British
history. Exploring the reign of each monarch within the framework
of the dynasty, he unpacks the key questions surrounding the
monarchy; the relationship between church and the state,
development of government, war and foreign policy, the question of
Ireland and the issue of succession in Tudor politics. Loades
considers the recent scholarship on the dynasty as a whole, and
Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Mary Tudor in particular and considers
how recent revisionist history asks new questions of their
political and personal lives. This places our understanding of the
dynasty as a whole in a new light.
Michigan has long been proud of its military service, but many of
its early accomplishments are unknown to most of the state's
residents. This book fills the void in our knowledge by bringing
together an impressive array of information on Michigan's armed
forces from 1775 to 1860. Here we find the name rank, unit, and
dates of service for all known Michigan men who served in the
Revolutionary War, Indian Wars, War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Toledo
War, Patriot War, and the Mexican-American War. Accompanying
histories explain the reasons behind the conflicts and include maps
showing all theaters of operations for Michigan troops. The
in-depth accounts of the state's role in these hostilities often
serve as the first serious and comprehensive studies of the
contributions made by its citizens in these events.
The book's many points of interest include its treatment of the
dramatic Revolutionary War period, when local Indians, British
garrisons at Detroit and Mackinac, and a few Michigan men, well
placed, held sway over most of the old Northwest. The book also
documents "foreigners" who fought for Michigan's cause, with a
disproportionate number of soldiers of French descent serving
during the War of 1812, and of Irish ancestry serving in the
Mexican-American War. Specific information on names of Native
American soldiers is not available, but their general roles as
combatants are noted. Ultimately, this book stands as a fitting
memorial to the many men who took up arms on behalf of
Michigan.
A Cultural History of The Human Body presents an authoritative
survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes
covers 2800 years of the human body as a physical, social,
spiritual and cultural object. Volume 1: A Cultural History of the
Human Body in Antiquity (1300 BCE - 500 CE) Edited by Daniel
Garrison, Northwestern University. Volume 2: A Cultural History of
the Human Body in The Medieval Age (500 - 1500) Edited by Linda
Kalof, Michigan State University Volume 3: A Cultural History of
the Human Body in the Renaissance (1400 - 1650) Edited by Linda
Kalof, Michigan State University and William Bynum, University
College London. Volume 4: A Cultural History of the Human Body in
the Enlightenment (1600 - 1800) Edited by Carole Reeves, Wellcome
Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College
London. Volume 5: A Cultural History of the Human Body in the Age
of Empire (1800 - 1920) Edited by Michael Sappol, National Library
of Medicine in Washington, DC, and Stephen P. Rice, Ramapo College
of New Jersey. Volume 6: A Cultural History of the Human Body in
the Modern Age (1900-21st Century) Edited by Ivan Crozier,
University of Edinburgh, and Chiara Beccalossi, University of
Queensland. Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters:
1. Birth and Death 2. Health and Disease 3. Sex and Sexuality 4.
Medical Knowledge and Technology 5. Popular Beliefs 6. Beauty and
Concepts of the Ideal 7. Marked Bodies I: Gender, Race, Class, Age,
Disability and Disease 8. Marked Bodies II: the Bestial, the Divine
and the Natural 9. Cultural Representations of the Body 10. The
Self and Society This means readers can either have a broad
overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through
history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Superbly
illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most
authoritative and comprehensive survey available on the human body
through history.
General Percy Kirke (c. 1647-91) is remembered in Somerset as a
cruel, vicious thug who deluged the region in blood after the
Battle of Sedgemoor in 1685. He is equally notorious in Northern
Ireland. Appointed to command the expedition to raise the Siege of
Londonderry in 1689, his assumed treachery nearly resulted in the
city's fall and he was made to look ridiculous when the blockade
was eventually lifted by a few sailors in a rowing boat. Yet Kirke
was closely involved in some of the most important events in
British and Irish history. He served as the last governor of the
colony of Tangier; played a central role in facilitating the
Glorious Revolution of 1688; and fought in the majority of the
principal actions and campaigns undertaken by the newly-formed
standing armies in England, Ireland and Scotland, especially the
Battle of the Boyne and the first Siege of Limerick in 1689. With
the aid of his own earlier work in the field, additional primary
sources and a recently-rediscovered letter book, John Childs looks
beyond the fictionalisation of Kirke, most notably by R. D.
Blackmore in Lorna Doone, to investigate the historical reality of
his career, character, professional competence, politics and
religion. As well as offering fresh, detailed narratives of such
episodes as Monmouth's Rebellion, the conspiracies in 1688 and the
Siege of Londonderry, this pioneering biography also presents
insights into contemporary military personnel, patronage, cliques
and procedures.
A Cultural History of The Human Body presents an authoritative
survey from ancient times to the present. This set of six volumes
covers 2800 years of the human body as a physical, social,
spiritual and cultural object. Volume 1: A Cultural History of the
Human Body in Antiquity (1300 BCE - 500 CE) Edited by Daniel
Garrison, Northwestern University. Volume 2: A Cultural History of
the Human Body in The Medieval Age (500 - 1500) Edited by Linda
Kalof, Michigan State University Volume 3: A Cultural History of
the Human Body in the Renaissance (1400 - 1650) Edited by Linda
Kalof, Michigan State University and William Bynum, University
College London. Volume 4: A Cultural History of the Human Body in
the Enlightenment (1600 - 1800) Edited by Carole Reeves, Wellcome
Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College
London. Volume 5: A Cultural History of the Human Body in the Age
of Empire (1800 - 1920) Edited by Michael Sappol, National Library
of Medicine in Washington, DC, and Stephen P. Rice, Ramapo College
of New Jersey. Volume 6: A Cultural History of the Human Body in
the Modern Age (1900-21st Century) Edited by Ivan Crozier,
University of Edinburgh, and Chiara Beccalossi, University of
Queensland. Each volume discusses the same themes in its chapters:
1. Birth and Death 2. Health and Disease 3. Sex & Sexuality 4.
Medical Knowledge and Technology 5. Popular Beliefs 6. Beauty and
Concepts of the Ideal 7. Marked Bodies I: Gender, Race, Class, Age,
Disability and Disease 8. Marked Bodies II: the Bestial, the Divine
and the Natural 9. Cultural Representations of the Body 10. The
Self and Society This means readers can either have a broad
overview of a period by reading a volume or follow a theme through
history by reading the relevant chapter in each volume. Superbly
illustrated, the full six volume set combines to present the most
authoritative and comprehensive survey available on the human body
through history.
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The Book of the Courtier (Il Cortegiano), describing the behaviour
of the ideal courtier (and court lady) was one of the most widely
distributed books in the 16th century. It remains the definitive
account of Renaissance court life. This edition, Thomas Hoby's 1561
English translation, greatly influenced the English ideal of the
"gentleman." Baldesar Castiglione was a courtier at the court of
Urbino, at that time the most refined and elegant of the Italian
courts. Practising his principles, he counted many of the leading
figures of his time as friends, and was employed on important
diplomatic missions. He was a close personal friend of Raffaello
Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael, who painted the
sensitive portrait of Castiglione on the cover of this edition.
Disease and discrimination are processes linked to class in the
early American colonies. Many early colonists fell victim to mass
sickness as Old and New World systems collided and new social,
political, economic, and ecological dynamics allowed disease to
spread. Dale Hutchinson argues that most colonists, slaves,
servants, and nearby Native Americans suffered significant health
risks due to their lower economic and social status. With examples
ranging from indentured servitude in the Chesapeake to the housing
and sewage systems of New York to the effects of conflict between
European powers, Hutchinson posits that poverty and living
conditions, more so than microbes, were often at the root of
epidemics.
The fifteen-year period between 1645 and 1660 was one of the most
dynamic in British history, during which the republican
Commonwealth and Cromwellian Protectorate attempted to create a new
type of 'Godly' state after the execution of Charles I. Drawing on
the latest research and established sources, as well as the works
and diaries of contemporaries such as John Evelyn, Lucy Hutchinson
and Samuel Pepys, A Sword for Christ offers a new and stimulating
perspective on these extraordinary years. Key personalities such as
Sir Thomas Fairfax, the Marquis of Argyll, Charles II and, of
course, Oliver Cromwell himself - one of the most contentious
figures in history - are re-appraised and brought vividly to life.
In addition to exploring the religious and political debates which
shaped the era and the military culture which defined it, the book
also considers how society was profoundly affected by the upheaval
caused by the civil wars; the relations between what was
essentially an English republic and its Irish and Scottish
neighbours; and the ethos of the New Model Army and the navy.
Superstition and Magic in Early Modern Europe brings together a
rich selection of essays which represent the most important
historical research on religion, magic and superstition in early
modern Europe. Each essay makes a significant contribution to the
history of magic and religion in its own right, while together they
demonstrate how debates over the topic have evolved over time,
providing invaluable intellectual, historical, and socio-political
context for readers approaching the subject for the first time. The
essays are organised around five key themes and areas of
controversy. Part One tackles superstition; Part Two, the tension
between miracles and magic; Part Three, ghosts and apparitions;
Part Four, witchcraft and witch trials; and Part Five, the gradual
disintegration of the 'magical universe' in the face of scientific,
religious and practical opposition. Each part is prefaced by an
introduction that provides an outline of the historiography and
engages with recent scholarship and debate, setting the context for
the essays that follow and providing a foundation for further
study. This collection is an invaluable toolkit for students of
early modern Europe, providing both a focused overview and a
springboard for broader thinking about the underlying continuities
and discontinuities that make the study of magic and superstition a
perennially fascinating topic.
Cuba had the largest slave society of the Spanish colonial empire
and thus the most plantations. The lack of archaeological data for
interpreting these sites is a glaring void in slavery and
plantation studies. Theresa Singleton helps to fill this gap with
the presentation of the first archaeological investigation of a
Cuban plantation written by an English speaker. At Santa Ana de
Biajacas, where the plantation owner sequestered slaves behind a
massive masonry wall, Singleton explores how elite Cuban planters
used the built environment to impose a hierarchical social order
upon slave laborers. Behind the wall, slaves reclaimed the space as
their own, forming communities, building their own houses,
celebrating, gambling, and even harboring slave runaways. What
emerged there is not just an identity distinct from other
NorthAmerican and Caribbean plantations, but a unique slave culture
that thrived despite a spartan lifestyle. Singleton's study
provides insight into the larger historical context of the African
diaspora, global patterns of enslavement, and the development of
Cuba as an integral member of the larger Atlantic World.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
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