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Еще никто и никогда добровольно не оставлял высший пост в немецкой политике – кроме Ангелы Меркель. При этом под конец последнего срока своих полномочий ей в очередной раз удалось показать себя отличным кризисным политиком и получить высокие оценки согласно опросам общественного мнения. Сами немцы считают, что Ангела Меркель прагматична настолько, насколько хотел бы быть Гельмут Шмидт. Ее мало инт…
Илья Павлович Мазин доктор физико-математических наук, профессор, один из родоначальников отечественной школы физики облаков, автор и соавтор полутора сотен статей и более десятка монографий, актуальных по сей день. В этой книге он с юмором, а иногда и с горечью, вспоминает свою долгую и, скажем прямо, совсем нескучную жизнь. Жизнь, которая так или иначе стала отражением нескольких эпох в истории …
Книга входит в уникальную авторскую серию под общим названием "Петербург провожает XIX век". Серия посвящена изучению самых разных аспектов жизни столицы Российской империи в 1900-м году, завершавшем XIX столетие. Из книги "Петербург смеющийся" вы узнаете, над чем и над кем смеялись петербуржцы в конце XIX столетия. Здесь вы встретите анекдоты и карикатуры как на вневременные темы (молодящиеся …
There is an extraordinary range of material in this anthology, from Lincoln’s Gettysburg address to a contemporary account of a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. The primary sources reproduced are both visual and written, and the secondary materials present a remarkable breadth and quality of relevant scholarship. Contains an extensive selection of writings and illustrations on the American Civil War R…
Флоты небольших государств, как правило не многочисленные, но не в данной реальности, где корабли Испании сражаются с флотом США, модернизируются, строятся новые и снова сражаются, против итальянцев, австро-венгров и флота Российской империи. Тактические решения совмещены с пожарами и взрывами, торпедными атаками, которые в миг превращают отчаяние в триумф и наоборот. Книга, для наглядности, сопро…
In a major revision of this popular text, Dr. Justus Doenecke integrates scholarly research conducted in the 1990s to offer readers a fresh picture of the major events and historiographical controversies in American diplomacy in the decade before Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Individual chapters center on the aftermath of World War I, the Manchurian crisis, the expansion of Germany and Japan and…
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading.
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading.
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading.
This sharp and authoritative account of American foreign relations analyzes the last fifteen years of foreign policy in relation to the last forty years, since the end of the Cold War. Provides an overview and understanding of the recent history of U.S. foreign relations from the viewpoint of one of the most respected authorities in the field Includes suggestions for further reading.
This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Takes account of new documentary evidence, the …
This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Takes account of new documentary evidence, the …
This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Takes account of new documentary evidence, the …
This history of Spain in the period between the end of Roman rule and the time of the Arab conquest challenges many traditional assumptions about the history of this period. Presents original theories about how the Visigothic kingdom was governed, about law in the kingdom, about the Arab conquest, and about the rise of Spain as an intellectual force. Takes account of new documentary evidence, the …
This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. From medieval vendettas to stylised duels, from the crime passionel of the modern period right up to recent public anxieties about serial killings and underworld assassinations, the book …