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En el Próximo Oriente antiguo se establecieron las primeras sociedades con cultura escrita de la historia universal. Partiendo tanto del registro escrito como de los restos materiales arqueológicos, esta obra ofrece una vision de conjunto, innovadora y actualizada, de las civilizaciones que se desarrollaron en esa rica confluencia de continentes. Presenta su compleja historia multicultural: desde el surgimiento de la escritura, los origenes de las primeras ciudades en Mesopotamia y los reinos babilonio e hitita, hasta el auge de los imperios asirio y persa y la transformacion del Proximo Oriente tras las conquistas de Alejandro. E incluye numerosos materiales auxiliares como documentos, debates, graficos, mapas e ilustraciones."Un manual perfecto para el acercamiento y estudio de este periodo historico". (Ecos de Asia)"Un sobresaliente trabajo de sintesis que nos relata la evolucion de las civilizaciones que poblaron esta region. El profesor de Historia de la Universidad de Columbia auna en su obra las principales lineas y resultados de la investigacion historiografica con un estilo sencillo y accesible para los menos avezados en la materia. El resultado es un repaso historico sumamente interesante de uno de los periodos menos conocidos de nuestro pasado". (Metahistoria)

Las casi cuatrocientas cartas que integran este epistolario son especialmente valiosas por su carácter personal y espontáneo, ya que la mayor parte de ellas, enviadas desde Chile —donde Candamo estuv

Writers and poets, academics and art critics, mathematicians and experimental scientists, churchmen and politicians, women of strong opinions gather for a summer weekend in the 1870s. Is it real, or is it a fantasy? One things sure: their debates about lifes aims, rural and urban living, love and money, civilization and belief, the social framework, the past, the present and the future take us to the heart of the Victorian dream and its reality: the idea that their society exemplified Progress. What did Progress mean? Were things (and which things) getting better? What did better mean? And for whom? The history of the world before the Victorians, from Aberdeen to Africa, showed a particular form of equality for almost everyone: an equality of poverty and no prospects, with kindness often in short supply. Victorians wanted to change that world, thought they were changing it, did change it. They did it in a human way: a melange of muddle, vision, certainty, doubt, too slow for many, too fast for some. Yet their changes were decisive both for creating the modern world, but also for revealing the dilemmas attached to mass living in urban, technological societies, as well as the moral flaws in imposing one civilizations or one persons beliefs on another. Most remarkably of all, the upheaval in making major transitions in every area of life, which produced revolutions and violence across Europe, in the Americas and in Asia, was carried out at least in Britain itself almost entirely peacefully. The past will always be a foreign country for those unwilling to engage with its people. Whether viewing the lives of rulers or the ruled, Being Victorian corrects innumerable preconceptions.

Sun Tzus "The Art of War" is a timeless classic that has guided strategists and leaders throughout the centuries. This master treatise on military strategy offers not only principles applicable to the battlefield, but also universal wisdom for meeting challenges in any walk of life. Sun Tzu explores the importance of meticulous planning, adaptability and deep understanding of the enemy. Through his teachings, the author reveals how to win battles without actually fighting them, highlighting the importance of strategic intelligence and diplomacy. This classic offers a thoughtful approach to conflict resolution and strategic decision making. With clear, straightforward language, "The Art of War" stands as an essential guide for business leaders, military strategists, and anyone looking to improve their management skills and meet challenges with tactical wisdom. Immerse yourself in this masterpiece and discover Sun Tzus timeless lessons that continue to resonate in the modern world.

"The Book of the Dead," also known as the Book for Going forth into the Day,"" is a collection of ancient Egyptian funerary texts that provides instructions and prayers to guide the soul of the deceased through the journey of the afterlife and ensure its transformation into a divine being. Composed of a series of chapters or incantations, the book describes the rituals and ceremonies necessary to ensure the individuals survival in the afterlife and eventual union with the gods.The texts of the Book of the Dead include magical formulas to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld, as well as invocations to obtain the help of the gods in the final judgment, where the life of the deceased will be evaluated and his or her eternal destiny determined. In addition, the book contains pictorial representations of scenes from the afterlife and the judgment of Osiris, the god of the afterlife.In short, the Book of the Dead is a spiritual and ritual guide that offers solace and guidance to the deceased on their journey into the afterlife, as well as a fascinating insight into ancient Egyptian religious beliefs and practices surrounding death and the afterlife."

This collection of essays on early modern Scotland offers new perspectives on aspects of Scottish history from 1560 to 1800. Some essays challenge accepted interpretations; others explore subjects and sources that have previously not attracted the attention of historians; all represent new research on Scottish history from the Reformation to the Enlightenment. They indicate renewed interest in an age crucial to the development of modern Scotland. Contents: Rex Stoicus George Buchanan, James VI and the Scottish Polity, Scotland, Antichrist and the Invention of Great Britain. Scottish Gaeldom, 16381651: The Vernacular Response to the Covenanting Dynamic. The Military and Ministers as Agents of Presbyterian Imperialism in England and Ireland, 16401648. Sackcloth for the Sinner or Punishment for the Crime? Church and Secular Courts in Cromwellian Scotland. York in Edinburgh: James VII and the Patronage of Learning in Scotland, 16791688. The Polite Academy and the Presbyterians, 17201770. Moderates, Managers and Popular Politics in mid-18th century Edinburgh: The Drysdale Bustle of the 1760s. Paradigms and Politics: Manners, Morals and the Rise of Henry Dundas, 17701784. Rethinking Das Adam Smith Problem. Childhood and Society in 18th Century Scotland. The Heavenly City of the 18th Century Moderate Divines.

In 2017, the anniversary of the Russian Revolution was commemorated across the world. It marked the first political implementation of Communism in November 1917 - of an ideology that was highly idealistic and ambitious to improve peoples lives on the one hand, while providing the justification for massive violence and oppressions on the other hand. In both respects, Communism had an immense impact on the 20th century and it still deeply affects both modern Russia and Germany. This collection of short essays is the result of an exchange between students of history and related subjects from Berlin and Moscow on the occasion of the anniversary in November 2017. It is a reflection on how Communism shaped our world politically, culturally and intellectually and how it is remembered and commemorated in contemporary Russia and Germany today.

Go North! was the programmatic title of an international conference on Baltic Sea Region Studies that took place at Humboldt University of Berlin from April 4-6, 2005. It was hosted by the BalticStudyNet project, which is part of the European Unions Erasmus Mundus programme for the global promotion of European higher education. In order to discuss the past, present and future of Baltic Sea Region Studies, the Berlin conference brought together about fifty government representatives and scholars from all Baltic Sea Region countries, including Russia, as well as from the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the USA, Canada, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. The basic idea of the Go North! conference was to encourage a fundamental change of perspective - away from intra-regional and towards extra-regional and truly global approaches to the Baltic Sea Region: How is the Baltic Sea region perceived when viewed, lets say, from Australia? What, if anything, would a Chinese student find typical, extraordinary, or even unique when looking at the region? Why should a scholar from Mexico, South Africa or India wish to do research in and/or about the Baltic Sea Region? Consequently, third country views on Europes North and the Baltic Sea Region were a feature of many of the presentations and panel discussions during the conference, which are documented in this volume.

Edinburghs reformation was one of the last of the great city reformations of the sixteenth century. It took on a highly distinctive shape due to the burghs social and economic problems and its position as a cockpit for English policy in Scotland and the shifting factionalism of Scottish politics. In studies of the Scottish Reformation, too little attention has been paid to the nature of Scottish society itself. In a society so conscious of rank, tradition and precedent, the Reformation was only likely to make progress where it did not disturb the existing order, and in Edinburgh the new religion was obliged to work within the natural constraints of burgh life. This book shows that the early promise of the Protestant reformers of a new society provoked a backlash and had to be abandoned for a new conciliatory approach. The result was that power remained in much the same hands in the 1580s as it had in the 1540s, with one real difference there was more of it.

Uma história da humanidade de uma perspetiva global e completamente nova: através das famílias que moldaram o nosso mundo.Do mestre contador de histórias e autor best-seller Simon Sebag Montefiore, a historia da humanidade, desde a pre-historia ate aos dias de hoje, explicada atraves da unica coisa que todos os humanos tem em comum: a familia. Uma viagem epica e emocionante atraves das familias que moldaram o nosso mundo: os Cesares, os Medicis e os Zulus, os Otomanos e os Mughals, os Bonapartes, os Habsburgos e os Incas, os Rothschilds, os Rockefellers e os Krupps, os Churchills, os Kennedys, os Castros, entre outras Esta e a historia mundial a escala mais vasta e intima - abrangendo seculos, continentes e culturas, e ligando temas de guerra, migraço, epidemias, religio, medicina e tecnologia as pessoas no centro do drama humano. To fascinante como a ficço, O Mundo capta a historia da humanidade em toda a sua alegria, magoa, romantismo, engenho e crueldade, numa narrativa unica e inovadora, que ira alterar para sempre os limites do que a historia pode alcançar.

One of the greatest stories of world exploration ever told. By the late eighteenth century, the river Niger was a 2,000-year-old two-part geographical problem. Solving it would advance European knowledge of Africa, provide a route to commercial opportunity and help eradicate the evil of slavery. Mungo Park achieved lasting fame in 1796 by solving the first part of the Niger problem which way did the river run? Park died in 1806, in circumstances which are still uncertain, in failing to solve the second where did the Niger end? Numerous expeditions explored the river in the decades following Parks death, but not until 1830 was its final course revealed following in-the-field exploration. By then, however, the Niger problem had been solved by armchair geographers who had never even visited Africa. Majestic River celebrates Mungo Parks achievements and illuminates his rich afterlife how and why he was commemorated long after his death. It is also the thrilling story of the many expeditions that sought to determine the Nigers course and the facts of Parks disappearance, as well as a biography of the Niger itself as the river slowly took shape in the European imagination. Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year Award

The archipelagic kingdoms of Man and the Isles that flourished from the last quarter of the eleventh century down to the middle of the thirteenth century represent two forgotten kingdoms of the medieval British Isles. They were ruled by powerful individuals, with unquestionably regnal status, who interacted in a variety of ways with rulers of surrounding lands and who left their footprint on a wide range of written documents and upon the very landscapes and seascapes of the islands they ruled. Yet British history has tended to overlook these Late Norse maritime empires, which thrived for two centuries on the Atlantic frontiers of Britain. This book represents the first ever overview of both Manx and Hebridean dynasties that dominated Man and the Isles from the late eleventh to the mid-thirteenth centuries. Coverage is broad and is not restricted to politics and warfare. An introductory chapter examines the maritime context of the kingdoms in light of recent work in the field of maritime history, while subsequent chronological and narrative chapters trace the history of the kingdoms from their origins through their maturity to their demise in the thirteenth century. Separate chapters examine the economy and society, church and religion, power and architecture.

The Book of Proverbs asks : who can find a valiant woman? (Proverbs 31:10). The text goes on to describe a woman who displays endurance, courage and resilience. Are not these the characteristics that Queenslanders have recognised in their own home-grown Sisters of Perpetual Adoration? Always a relatively small group, and despite what might be judged as overwhelming odds, these women achieved the seemingly impossible. People might judge that it was through sheer persistence and hard work that they succeeded. But there is only one source from which such energy can be found, and that is Love. Eucharist, the Sacrament of Love, tells us of life given, love poured out for the life of the other. This is what the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration learned as they spent hours each day in the company of the Sacrament of Love and then took that Love to others in the nitty-gritty of lifes realities. It is what we, too, can learn, as we enter into the story of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.

First published in 1938, Jacob Rader Marcuss The Jews in The Medieval World has remained an indispensable resource for its comprehensive view of Jewish historical experience from late antiquity through the early modern period, viewed through primary source documents in English translation. In this new work based on Marcuss classic source book, Marc Saperstein has recast the volumes focus, now fully centered on Christian Europe, updated the works organizational format, and added seventy-two new annotated sources. In his compelling introduction, Saperstein supplies a modern and thought-provoking discussion of the changing values that influence our understanding of history, analyzing issues surrounding periodization, organization, and inclusion. Through a vast range of documents written by Jews and Christians, including historical narratives, legal opinions, martyrologies, memoirs, polemics, epitaphs, advertisements, folktales, ethical and pedagogical writings, book prefaces and colophons, commentaries, and communal statutes, The Jews in Christian Europe allows the actors and witnesses of events to speak for themselves.

Los hechos históricos englobados bajo la denominación de «acontecimientos de Mayo del 68» supusieron un punto de inflexión en la historia contemporánea no sólo de Francia, sino de otros países allend

¿Noviolencia o barbarie? es un ?libro que desarma literalmente la idea de que la violencia constituye un ingrediente ineludible de la condición e historia de los humanos? ?dice el profesor Juan Sisinio Perez Garzon en el prologo de este libro?.Con rigor cientifico y sin perder amenidad, esta investigacion historica construye un relato atractivo y sugerente sobre la teoria politica de la noviolencia y su potencial en nuestras sociedades actuales.Este libro demuestra como la noviolencia (que identificamos con personajes como Gandhi, Luther King Jr., Petra Kelly o Aung San Suu Kyi) ha sido crucial para entender muchas de las transformaciones politicas y sociales de nuestro mundo actual (Caida del Muro de Berlin, luchas alter-globalizacion, dinamizacion de los nuevos movimientos sociales, empoderamiento de la gente).¿Se puede hacer politica sin matar y sin destruir a los otros? Este libro, usando multiples fuentes bibliograficas y trabajos de investigacion, muestra como la noviolencia en sus diferentes versiones (resistencia civil, people power, defensa social, coraje civico, liderazgo asertivo, etc.) no solo ha ahorrado el derramamiento de sangre sino que, a traves de los conflictos noviolentos estrategicos, ha desafiado a poderes corruptos y antidemocraticos con bastante exito.Este libro demuestra como la resistencia sin armas no solo ha plantado cara a ejercitos invasores, situaciones de guerra o violacion sistematica de derechos humanos, sino que es un instrumento de poder de los sin poder, para ensanchar la democracia y ejercer una resistencia responsable.La resistencia noviolenta no solo significa hacer politica sin dañar o matar a tus adversarios, sino la capacidad de buscar el bien en todo conflicto. Todo esto no se improvisa, antes hay que aprender el arte de no dejarse deshumanizar.

Einsetzend im Juni 1990 im Anschluss an sein Perestrojka-Journal zeigen Haugs Aufzeichnungen seine Denk- und Schreibwerkstatt in Auseinandersetzung mit den groen Umbruchen der bislang wenig aufgearbeiteten Dekade 1990 bis 2000: vom schrittweisen Zerreien der Sowjetunion und der Abwicklung der DDR sowie der Zerstorung Jugoslawiens uber Inflation in der Turkei und weltweite Borsenkrisen bis zu lateinamerikanischen Gegenpolitikversuchen. Es ist die Epoche der neoliberalen Konterreformen und des in ihrem Zeichen sich vollziehenden Ubergangs zum transnationalen Hightech-Kapitalismus, gestutzt auf die rasante weltweite Auskristallisierung des Internets und seiner New Economy. Fur den Autor waren es die Jahre, in denen ihn die Ubersetzung und kritische Ausgabe der Gefangnishefte Antonio Gramscis sowie die Herausgabe der ersten vier Bande des Historisch-kritischen Worterbuchs des Marxismus in Atem hielten und er sein philosophisches Bekenntnis Philosophieren mit Brecht und Gramsci veroffentlichte, dazwischen arbeitet er immer wieder an der materialanalytischen Gewinnung von Mosaiksteinchen fur seine Theorie des Hightech-Kapitalismus. Haugs Werk-Tagebuch beleuchtet und ruft in Erinnerung, wie die Weichen gestellt wurden fur eine Menschen und Ressourcen verschleiende, zugleich aber ungeahnte Handlungsmoglichkeiten freisetzende Globalisierungsoffensive. Es dokumentiert Versuche Einzelner, sich in einer Welt des Paradigmenwechsels zu positionieren gedanklich, politisch, existenziell, oft schmerzlich ohne Perspektive. Immer wieder geht Haugs Blick vom konkreten Einzelnen zu den Zusammenhangen. In diesem Buch sind die fertigen Gewissheiten in der Minderheit, vielmehr kann man dem Chronisten zusehen, wie er wahrnimmt, zweifelt, nichts einfach stehen lasst, sondern unbequem hinterfragt und manche unbequeme Antwort findet. Man geht durch eigene Zweifel, wird sich ihrer bewusst, um wie der Autor teilzuhaben an dem Projekt, nichts unversucht zu lassen, die eigene Weltauffassung bewusst und kritisch auszuarbeiten und folglich, im Zusammenhang mit dieser Anstrengung des eigenen Gehirns, die eigene Tatigkeitssphare zu wahlen, an der Hervorbringung der Weltgeschichte aktiv teilzunehmen (Gramsci).

Das Buch analysiert eingehend die perfiden Mechanismen der Gewalt im kommunistischen Straf- und Besserungslager auf der Insel Goli otok im ehemaligen Jugoslawien und vergleicht die Methoden in diesem Lager mit jenen in nationalsozialistischen und sowjetischen Lagern. Das totalitare kommunistische Regime in Jugoslawien versuchte bei den in diesem Lager inhaftierten tatsachlichen und vermeintlichen Regimegegnern jeden Funken von Individualitat und Selbstbestimmung sprichwortlich auszutreiben und setzte sich die Umerziehung der Inhaftierten zum Ziel. Dafur schien jedes Mittel recht. Von roher Gewalt, Hunger, unmenschlicher Zwangsarbeit, volliger Isolation bis hin zu perfiden Uberwachungsmethoden und dem massiven Schuren von Angst waren alle Varianten der physischen und psychischen Gewalt vertreten. Letztlich jedoch ging es dem Regime um die Machterhaltung, die auch mit dem Versuch, die Gedanken der tatsachlichen und potentiellen Gegner zu kontrollieren und zu manipulieren, erreicht werden sollte.

This volume includes primary and secondarysources from documents obtained by theCenter from the National Archives in Indiawhich is the largest archival repository inSoutheast Asia and is complementary to thedocumentary collections kept in the BritishArchives in London.Through a multitude of public recordsand private papers covering the period oftime from 1748, as well as a number ofmanuscripts and decrees issued by thesultans of the states of the Islamic East,and in addition to maps, pictures and otherhistorical vessels, this book constitutesan important source for researchers andscholars in the history of Qatar, the Gulf,the Arabian Peninsula, the countries of theMiddle East.It is an essential volume with great scientificand historical benefit to researchers,scholars, historians, and those interested inthe history of Qatar and the region.

Las pirámides no eran tumbas, sino matrices de eternidad que han «cansado al tiempo» ... Esta revelación esencial de la época de oro de la civilización faraónica es la que nos relata Christian Jacq c