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It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror....

"This book presents the sharp regional differences within the integrating European continent. Four regions-Northwestern Europe, Southern Europe, Central Europe, and Eastern-Southeastern Europe-represent high, medium, and relatively less-developed levels of economic advancement. These disparities have emerged as a result of historical differences that produced and reinforced cultural and behavioural differences. The author examines the distinctions...

"This classic two-volume history is an exciting and revolutionary look at women's history, from prehistoric times to the present. Its unique organization focuses on the developments, achievements, and changes in women's roles in society rather than placing women in historical chronology. A History of Their Own restores women to the historical record, brings their history into focus, and provides models of female action and heroism. This revised edition...

Art historian Sir Kenneth Clark presents an epic examination of Western European culture, defining what he considers to be the crucial phases of its development. This lavish series was hailed as a masterpiece when it was broadcast in 1969. Disc One: Program 1: "Skin of our Teeth" looks at the Dark Ages; the six-hundred years following the fall of the Roman Empire. / Program 2: "Great Thaw" traces the re-awakening of European civilization in the...

Explores the roots of totalitarianism and its culmination in Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia.

Magic, witches, and demons have drawn interest and fear throughout human history. In this comprehensive primary source reader, Martha Rampton traces the history of our fascination with magic and witchcraft from the first through to the seventeenth century. In over 80 readings presented chronologically, Rampton demonstrates how understandings of and reactions toward magic changed and developed over time, and how these ideas were influenced by various...

v. 1. Fom Ancient Goddesses to Christian Saints / Pauline Schmitt Pantel, editor. A new kind of history / N.Z. Davis, J.W. Scott ; Writing the history of women / G. Duby, M. Perrot ; Representations of women / P.S. Pantel ; What is a goddess? / N. Loraux ; The sexual philosophies of Plato and Aristotle / G. Sissa ; The division of the sexes in Roman law / Y. Thomas ; Figures of women / F. Lissarrague ; Marriage in Ancient Greece / C. Leduc ; Body...