“…The Conquest of History examines how historians, officials, and civic groups in Spain and its colonies forged national histories out of the ruins and relics of the imperial past. By exploring controversies over the veracity of the Black Legend, the location of Christopher Columbus's mortal remains, and the survival of indigenous cultures, Christopher Schmidt-Nowara's richly documented study shows how history became implicated in the struggles over empire. …”

“…En quoi l'Europe a-t-elle contribué à son extinction et à sa divulgation ? De l'exploration archéologique des temples perdus à l'étude critique des légendes noires, des récits contemporains de la conquête aux dernières découvertes scientifiques, en passant par le mythe romantique du monde englouti, Éric Taladoire livre un panorama unique qui éblouira le lectorat que passionnent les grands secrets de l'histoire. …”

“…Against this background, Akhenaten: A Historian’s View examines what scholars have said over the years regarding key aspects of the period, to produce a ‘history of histories,’ exploring exactly how various chains of arguments were arrived at—and how houses of cards thus erected have subsequently come tumbling down. …”

“…Using sources in many languages, including memoirs and documents of the Soviet censor, Berkhoff explores how the Soviet media reflected - and distorted - every aspect of the war, from the successes and blunders on the front lines to the institution of forced labor on farm fields and factory floors. …”

“…Opening with foundational questions, it clearly explains the subject's central tenets: the Brussels I, Rome I and Rome II Regulations (jurisdiction, applicable law for contracts and tort). Additional chapters explore the Succession Regulation, private international law and insolvency, freedom of establishment, and the impact of PIL on corporate social responsibility. …”

“…Steffes places that idea at the center of her exploration of the connections between public school reform in the early twentieth century and American political development from 1890 to 1940. …”

“…Augustin n'a cessé de dénoncer, contre Pelage, une conception de la grâce qui fait la part trop belle à l'homme, et trop mince à Dieu. En explorant cette querelle oubliée, Sara Vassallo montre à quel point elle reste présente chez Lacan, qui prend appui sur Augustin pour mieux éclairer son Autre. …”

“…Historiography in this period by no means consisted entirely of commissioned works written for patrons; rather, a creative interplay existed between, on the one hand, the endeavours of authors to explore the past and, on the other hand, the constraints of patronage and ideology placed on them. …”

“…Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman trace the story's incorporation into Gospel books, liturgical practices, storytelling, and art, overturning the mistaken perception that it was either peripheral or suppressed, even in the Greek East. The authors also explore the story's many different meanings. Taken as an illustration of the expansiveness of Christ's mercy, the purported superiority of Christians over Jews, the necessity of penance, and more, this vivid episode has invited any number of creative receptions. …”

“…Like every other serious scholar, intrepid historian Paul Sonnino discounts this theory, instead taking the reader along on his adventures to uncover the truth behind this ancient enigma. Exploring the hidden, squalid side of the lavish court of France, the author uncovers the full spectrum of French society, from humble servants to wealthy merchants to kings and queens. …”
Sumario

“…Michael Ruse brings the story up-to-date, examining the origins of life, the fossil record, and the mechanism of natural selection. Rival theories are explored, from punctuated equilibrium to human evolution (including the recently found 'hobbits', Homo floresiensis). …”

“…This highly original book brings into focus the sexual discourses manifest in a wealth of little-studied source material--medical texts, legal documents, religious literature, dream interpretation manuals, shadow theater, and travelogues--in a nuanced, wide-ranging, and powerfully analytic exploration of Ottoman sexual thought and practices from the heyday of the Ottoman Empire in the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. …”

“…In this engaging study Robert W. Morrow explores the origins and inner workings of CTW, how the workshop in New York scripted and designed Sesame Street, and how the show became both a model for network television as well as a thorn in its side. …”

“…Identifying 500 western polymaths, Burke explores their wide-ranging successes and shows how their rise matched a rapid growth of knowledge in the age of the invention of printing, the discovery of the New World and the Scientific Revolution. …”

“…This new publication by ROM Press explores the brilliance behind Dior's dramatic creations that revived the entire Paris haute couture industry after the devastation of World War II. …”

“…Il cherche aussi à montrer comment l'ambition de cette dernière à explorer le sens des "choses mêmes" se trouve réalisée, tout en rendant fructueux le débat avec d'autres traditions philosophiques, dont notamment la philosophie allemande classique, ou encore, plus récemment, les "nouveaux réalismes". …”

“…Oral history, costume history, the history of food and furniture, of Gothic architecture, theatre and much else were explored as never before. Antiquarianism, the study of the material remains of the past, was not new, but now hundreds of men - and some women - became antiquaries and set about rediscovering their national history, in Britain, France and Germany.0 The Romantic age valued facts, but it also valued imagination and it brought both to the study of history. …”

“…Il paraît presque impossible d'embrasser du même regard tous les aspects d'une personnalité aussi prodigieusement complexe que celle de Léonard de Vinci (1452-1519). N'a-t-il pas exploré toutes les branches de la science, tous les domaines de l'art ? …”

“…In this book Dr Kindt explores a more comprehensive conception of ancient Greek religion beyond this traditional paradigm. …”