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Economica

A Financial Times Best Book of 2025

door Victoria Bateman ...

'Erudite, ambitious and richly global in scope' - PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads'This book sets a new standard in economic history' - TIM HARFORD, author of How To Make the World Add UpHow many times have we been told that the working woman is a modern phenomenon? That men were responsible for the prosperity of humanity? That women's production was, for much of human history, confined ... Meer lezen

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'Erudite, ambitious and richly global in scope' - PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads'This book sets a new standard in economic history' - TIM HARFORD, author of How To Make the World Add UpHow many times have we been told that the working woman is a modern phenomenon? That men were responsible for the prosperity of humanity? That women's production was, for much of human history, confined
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The Secret Army

The Memoirs of General Bor-Komorowski

door Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski ...

Tadeusz Komorowski was born in 1895 in Galicia, a region then ruled by the Austrians, and he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in the First World War. Poland regained its independence in 1918, and Komorowski fought against the Russians in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–21.When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Komorowski was the commander of units defending the Vistula River, but he was pushed ... Meer lezen

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Tadeusz Komorowski was born in 1895 in Galicia, a region then ruled by the Austrians, and he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army in the First World War. Poland regained its independence in 1918, and Komorowski fought against the Russians in the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–21.When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Komorowski was the commander of units defending the Vistula River, but he was pushed
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Intellectuals and Society

door Thomas Sowell ...

The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public ... Meer lezen

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The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public
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In de ban van Vietnam

De Vietnamese onafhankelijkheidsstrijd en het Westen

door Rimko van der Maar ...

De oorlog in Vietnam was ook een propagandaoorlog – 50 jaar sinds het einde van de VietnamoorlogVijftig jaar na de val van Saigon in 1975 vertelt dit boek het verhaal van de oorlog in Vietnam vanuit Vietnamees perspectief. Historici hebben veel onderzoek gedaan naar de wereldwijde kritiek op het Amerikaanse militaire optreden in Vietnam, maar de invloed van de verschillende strijdende Vietnamese ... Meer lezen

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De oorlog in Vietnam was ook een propagandaoorlog – 50 jaar sinds het einde van de VietnamoorlogVijftig jaar na de val van Saigon in 1975 vertelt dit boek het verhaal van de oorlog in Vietnam vanuit Vietnamees perspectief. Historici hebben veel onderzoek gedaan naar de wereldwijde kritiek op het Amerikaanse militaire optreden in Vietnam, maar de invloed van de verschillende strijdende Vietnamese
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Clémenceau

door Michel Winock ...

Serie series Tempus
" La biographie de Michel Winock marque une étape dans la nécessaire déconstruction de la caricature encore dominante d'un homme d'Etat qui, de héraut de la gauche radicale, se serait mué en assassin des ouvriers, en affreux réactionnaire. Sans rien lui concéder de ses faiblesses ni de ses erreurs, Winock, dans un ouvrage au ton enlevé, stimulant, rétablit une salutaire réalité " Le Monde ... Meer lezen

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" La biographie de Michel Winock marque une étape dans la nécessaire déconstruction de la caricature encore dominante d'un homme d'Etat qui, de héraut de la gauche radicale, se serait mué en assassin des ouvriers, en affreux réactionnaire. Sans rien lui concéder de ses faiblesses ni de ses erreurs, Winock, dans un ouvrage au ton enlevé, stimulant, rétablit une salutaire réalité " Le Monde
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Die dag heeft Brussel geweend (en ik ook)

door Christian De Coninck ...

Op 22 maart 2016 is commissaris Christian De Coninck van dienst op het hoofdbureau van de politie in Brussel. Een dag zoals een andere tot dat ene telefoontje komt: er is een aanslag op de luchthaven van Zaventem. Enkele ogenblikken later ontploft een bom in het metrostation Maalbeek. De Coninck is belast met de communicatie en de relaties met de pers. Zijn korpschef stuurt hem naar de plaats van ... Meer lezen

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Op 22 maart 2016 is commissaris Christian De Coninck van dienst op het hoofdbureau van de politie in Brussel. Een dag zoals een andere tot dat ene telefoontje komt: er is een aanslag op de luchthaven van Zaventem. Enkele ogenblikken later ontploft een bom in het metrostation Maalbeek. De Coninck is belast met de communicatie en de relaties met de pers. Zijn korpschef stuurt hem naar de plaats van
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Een Duitse zomer

De Olympische Spelen van 1972

door Rolf Bos ...

Het zouden de vrolijke Spelen worden. Zonder militairen, zonder politie, zonder uniformen. Maar op een inktzwarte dag veranderde alles. München, de Zomerspelen van 1972. In de vroege ochtend van 5 september drong een groep Palestijnse terroristen twee appartementen van Israëlische sporters binnen. Slechts een paar uur later waren elf Israëliers, vijf Palestijnse gijzelnemers en een Duitse ... Meer lezen

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Het zouden de vrolijke Spelen worden. Zonder militairen, zonder politie, zonder uniformen. Maar op een inktzwarte dag veranderde alles. München, de Zomerspelen van 1972. In de vroege ochtend van 5 september drong een groep Palestijnse terroristen twee appartementen van Israëlische sporters binnen. Slechts een paar uur later waren elf Israëliers, vijf Palestijnse gijzelnemers en een Duitse
... Meer lezen
Balkan Struggles

A Century of Civil War, Invasion, Communism and Genocide

door Andrew Rawson ...

The Balkans witnessed several bloody conflicts during the twentieth century. New nations emerged in 1913, after 500 years of Ottoman rule, only for them to go to war just weeks later. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 sparked the series of events that led to the Great War. Most of the belligerents would be drawn into the region, while the post-war border ... Meer lezen

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The Balkans witnessed several bloody conflicts during the twentieth century. New nations emerged in 1913, after 500 years of Ottoman rule, only for them to go to war just weeks later. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 sparked the series of events that led to the Great War. Most of the belligerents would be drawn into the region, while the post-war border
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Nouvelle histoire de la Révolution française

door Jean-Clément Martin ...

Serie series Tempus
La Révolution hors des sentiers battus.Ce qui est postulé dans cette nouvelle manière de considérer la Révolution est que rien n'a été énigmatique, ni l'éclatement des événements, ni l'usage de la " terreur ", ni les atrocités en Vendée ou l'entrée dans des guerres de conquête. Tout s'explique par les rapports de forces entre factions et partis antagonistes, mais aussi par les résonances, parfois ... Meer lezen

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La Révolution hors des sentiers battus.Ce qui est postulé dans cette nouvelle manière de considérer la Révolution est que rien n'a été énigmatique, ni l'éclatement des événements, ni l'usage de la " terreur ", ni les atrocités en Vendée ou l'entrée dans des guerres de conquête. Tout s'explique par les rapports de forces entre factions et partis antagonistes, mais aussi par les résonances, parfois
... Meer lezen
A Certain Idea of France

The Life of Charles de Gaulle

door Julian Jackson ...

**A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesThe definitive biography of the greatest French statesman of modern times**In six weeks in the early summer of 1940, France was over-run by German troops and quickly surrendered. The French government of ... Meer lezen

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**A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR, FINANCIAL TIMES, TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Masterly ... awesome reading ... an outstanding biography' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesThe definitive biography of the greatest French statesman of modern times**In six weeks in the early summer of 1940, France was over-run by German troops and quickly surrendered. The French government of
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Who Dares Wins

Britain, 1979-1982

door Dominic Sandbrook ...

SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON EVENING STANDARD, DAILY MAIL AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Magisterial ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more informative, or better-humoured guide ... a Thucydidean coolness, balance and wisdom that is superb.' - AN Wilson, The Times'Who Dares Wins</e... ... Meer lezen

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SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON EVENING STANDARD, DAILY MAIL AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Magisterial ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more informative, or better-humoured guide ... a Thucydidean coolness, balance and wisdom that is superb.' - AN Wilson, The Times'Who Dares Wins</e...
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Surrender: MacKinnon's Rangers 1

door Pamela Clare ...

Serie series MacKinnon's Rangers
Pamela Clare brings her expert plotting, sizzling chemistry and thrilling adventure to her sweeping MacKinnon's Rangers series, in the grand tradition of The Last of the Mohicans, perfect for fans of Maya Banks, Monica McCarty and Zoe Archer.They were a band of brothers, their loyalty to one another forged by hardship and battle, the bond between these Highland warriors, rugged colonials, and ... Meer lezen

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Pamela Clare brings her expert plotting, sizzling chemistry and thrilling adventure to her sweeping MacKinnon's Rangers series, in the grand tradition of The Last of the Mohicans, perfect for fans of Maya Banks, Monica McCarty and Zoe Archer.They were a band of brothers, their loyalty to one another forged by hardship and battle, the bond between these Highland warriors, rugged colonials, and
... Meer lezen
The Rape of Europa

The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War

door Lynn H. Nicholas ...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardThe real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on European culture and the ... Meer lezen

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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle AwardThe real story behind the major motion picture The Monuments Men. The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall--not to mention works by artists from Leonardo da Vinci to Pablo Picasso. And the story told in this superbly researched and suspenseful book is that of the Third Reich's war on European culture and the
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Team of Rivals

The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

door Doris Kearns Goodwin ...

In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the ... Meer lezen

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In this monumental multiple biography, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin studies Abraham Lincoln's mastery of men. She shows how he saved Civil War-torn America by appointing his fiercest rivals to key cabinet positions, making them help achieve his vision for peace. As well as a thrilling piece of narrative history, it's an inspiring study of one of the greatest leaders the
... Meer lezen
A New World Begins

The History of the French Revolution

door Jeremy Popkin ...

From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning ... Meer lezen

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From an award-winning historian, a magisterial account of the revolution that created the modern world.** “A fresh and fair-minded account of the revolution overflowing with vivid narrative detail and clear exposition.” —**Wall Street JournalThe French Revolution’s principles of liberty and equality still shape our ideas of a just society—even if, after more than two hundred years, their meaning
... Meer lezen
When Men Fell from the Sky

Civilians and Downed Airmen in Second World War Europe

door Claire Andrieu ...

Serie series Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
Between 1940 and 1945, more than 100,000 airmen were shot down over Europe, a few thousand of whom survived and avoided being arrested. When Men Fell from the Sky is a comparative history of the treatment of these airmen by civilians in France, Germany and Britain. By studying the situation on the ground, Claire Andrieu shows how these encounters reshaped societies at a local level. She reveals ... Meer lezen

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Between 1940 and 1945, more than 100,000 airmen were shot down over Europe, a few thousand of whom survived and avoided being arrested. When Men Fell from the Sky is a comparative history of the treatment of these airmen by civilians in France, Germany and Britain. By studying the situation on the ground, Claire Andrieu shows how these encounters reshaped societies at a local level. She reveals
... Meer lezen
De verdwijningen van Londres 38

Over Pinochet in Engeland en een nazi in Patagonië

door Philippe Sands ...

Hoe een oud-SS-officier invloed had op het regime van dictator Pinochet – van de auteur van de bestseller De rattenlijnIn dit boek vertelt bestsellerauteur Philippe Sands het opzienbarende verhaal van de Chileense dictator Augusto Pinochet, oud-SS-officier Walter Rauff en de sinistere verbanden tussen deze twee. Rauff, die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog een sleutelrol speelde bij de ontwikkeling van ... Meer lezen

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Hoe een oud-SS-officier invloed had op het regime van dictator Pinochet – van de auteur van de bestseller De rattenlijnIn dit boek vertelt bestsellerauteur Philippe Sands het opzienbarende verhaal van de Chileense dictator Augusto Pinochet, oud-SS-officier Walter Rauff en de sinistere verbanden tussen deze twee. Rauff, die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog een sleutelrol speelde bij de ontwikkeling van
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Mao: The Unknown Story

door Jon Halliday, Jung Chang ...

The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, historian Jon Halliday.Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever written. ... Meer lezen

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The most authoritative life of Mao ever written, by the bestselling author of Wild Swans, Jung Chang and her husband, historian Jon Halliday.Based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before, and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him, this is the most authoritative life of Mao ever written.
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Inside Story

Politics, Intrigue and Treachery from Thatcher to Brexit

door Philip Webster ...

From one of the greatest political journalists of recent times, an insider’s account of four decades of covering the British political scene, packed with tales of the biggest political happenings of the last half century.Philip Webster covered politics for The Times newspaper for 43 years, including 18 years as its political editor. He has been at the centre of all the big stories of the past four ... Meer lezen

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From one of the greatest political journalists of recent times, an insider’s account of four decades of covering the British political scene, packed with tales of the biggest political happenings of the last half century.Philip Webster covered politics for The Times newspaper for 43 years, including 18 years as its political editor. He has been at the centre of all the big stories of the past four
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Sweet Tooth

door Ian McEwan ...

Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, has a brief affair with an older man during her final year at Cambridge, and finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services. The year is 1972. Britain, confronting economic disaster, is being torn apart by industrial unrest and terrorism and faces its fifth state of emergency. The Cold War has entered a moribund phase, but the ... Meer lezen

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Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, has a brief affair with an older man during her final year at Cambridge, and finds herself being groomed for the intelligence services. The year is 1972. Britain, confronting economic disaster, is being torn apart by industrial unrest and terrorism and faces its fifth state of emergency. The Cold War has entered a moribund phase, but the
... Meer lezen
The Devil In The White City

door Erik Larson ...

'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUTOne was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the ... Meer lezen

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'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUTOne was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the
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De Franse Revolutie I

door Johan Op de Beeck ...

In een wervelende vertelling brengt Johan Op de Beeck het stormachtige verhaal van de Franse Revolutie: van de bestorming van de Bastille in 1789 tot de staatsgreep van Napoleon in 1799, van het nobele devies 'vrijheid, gelijkheid, broederschap' tot de bloeddorstige terreur, van revolutionairen die naar macht grepen maar vaak zelf onder de guillotine belandden. Tegelijk greep ook in onze regio een ... Meer lezen

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In een wervelende vertelling brengt Johan Op de Beeck het stormachtige verhaal van de Franse Revolutie: van de bestorming van de Bastille in 1789 tot de staatsgreep van Napoleon in 1799, van het nobele devies 'vrijheid, gelijkheid, broederschap' tot de bloeddorstige terreur, van revolutionairen die naar macht grepen maar vaak zelf onder de guillotine belandden. Tegelijk greep ook in onze regio een
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European Theatre Performance Practice, 1750–1900

Bewerkt door Jim Davis ...

Serie series Critical Essays on European Theatre Performance Practice
This volume contains key articles and chapters which represent both seminal and innovative scholarship on European theatre performance practice from 1750 to 1900. The selected topics focus on acting and performance, staging (including set design and lighting), and audiences, and are approached with a broad perspective as well as with in-depth, focussed analysis. The volume captures the rich, ... Meer lezen

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This volume contains key articles and chapters which represent both seminal and innovative scholarship on European theatre performance practice from 1750 to 1900. The selected topics focus on acting and performance, staging (including set design and lighting), and audiences, and are approached with a broad perspective as well as with in-depth, focussed analysis. The volume captures the rich,
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Bolivar

The Epic Life of the Man Who Liberated South America

door Marie Arana ...

The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic.Simón Bolivar's life makes for one of history's most dramatic canvases, a colossal narrative filled with adventure and disaster, victory and defeat. This is the story not just of an extraordinary man but of the liberation of a continent.A larger-than-life figure from a ... Meer lezen

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The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic.Simón Bolivar's life makes for one of history's most dramatic canvases, a colossal narrative filled with adventure and disaster, victory and defeat. This is the story not just of an extraordinary man but of the liberation of a continent.A larger-than-life figure from a
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eBooks in de categorie Modern

Economica

The Secret Army

Intellectuals and Society

In de ban van Vietnam

Clémenceau

Die dag heeft Brussel geweend (en ik ook)

Een Duitse zomer

Balkan Struggles

Nouvelle histoire de la Révolution française

A Certain Idea of France

Who Dares Wins

Surrender: MacKinnon's Rangers 1

The Rape of Europa

Team of Rivals

A New World Begins

When Men Fell from the Sky

De verdwijningen van Londres 38

Mao: The Unknown Story

Inside Story

Sweet Tooth

The Devil In The White City

De Franse Revolutie I

European Theatre Performance Practice, 1750–1900

Bolivar