Modern History

ISBN: 9783700170914
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: Sitzungsberichte der Phil.-Hist. Klasse
Volume: 71
English summary: Walther Heissig (1913-2005) and Nikolaus Poppe (1897-1991) were the most important scholars of Mongolia of their time. Heissig came from Vienna; he established Mongolian studies in Germany as an independent discipline and c... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515100960
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Beiträge zur Kommunikationsgeschichte (BKG)
Volume: 27
English summary: The role of the Imperial Chancellor Heinrich Bruening is controversial: Did he contribute to the demise of the Weimar Republic or seek to save it? Again and again historians have busied themselves with the question of Bruen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848020276
Published by : English Heritage
Series: INFORMED CONSERVATION
First hailed as a wonder of the new industrial world, to later 19th-century commentators the term 'Ancoats' in Manchester, UK became synonymous with dark satanic mills and urban poverty. This book intends to raise awareness of the wide range an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700169918
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
Series: Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für die Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Medizin
Volume: 64
Johann Natterer (1787-1843) war einer der ersten europäischen Naturforscher, denen es gelang, in das damals kaum erforschte Landesinnere von Brasilien vorzudringen. 18 Jahre lang erforschte er im Auftrag des kaiserlichen Hofnaturalienkabinetts ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859610007
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
On the occasion of the show held at the Medici Villa La Petraia (Florence) for the 150th anniversary of Italian Unity, this volume explores King Vittorio Emanuele II’s connections with Florence between 1861 and 1871. La Petraia, a property of the ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780746312124
Published by : Northcote House Publishers
Series: Writers and their Work
A fully revised edition of The Sensation Novel taking account of wider interest in, and critical coverage of, this important and popular genre.


First published in 1994, Lyn Pykett's The Sensation Novel from 'The Woman in Whi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859610045
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
This volume was published to coincide with two major events dedicated to the physician and patriot Ferdinando Zannetti (Monte San Savino, 1801 - Florence, 1881) as part of the 150 th Anniversary of Italian Unity: the show held in Palazzo Medici Ri... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788859610151
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
Italian description: F. Paolini, La storia dell'ambiente in Italia: appunti sullo stato dell'arte M. Hall, Le ultime battaglie contro la malaria in Italia: una guerra di sangue e metafore G. Nebbia, L. Piccioni, Un tornante italiano del dib... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515099332
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Studien zur Geschichte des Alltags (StGA)
Volume: 29
English summary: We encounter uniforms as part of material culture in many areas of life. As a source of symbolic communication they fulfill a variety of social functions. Government uniforms serve not only to establish identity and social ... .... Learn More