Títulos em Históricas

Dissatisfied with the reductive clichés that now define Jefferson’s legacy, Peter S. Onuf and Francis D. Cogliano restore the founding father to his historical context, elucidating in three essays how Jefferson’s understanding of history shaped his responses to the crises of his time, how he conceived of the physical entity that became the United States, and how he articulated a new national identity in 1776. Through their search for understanding, Onuf and Cogliano demonstrate not only why Jefferson matters, but how his wisdom can be applied today.

Xi Jinping herrscht über 1,4 Milliarden Menschen und die zweitgrößte Volkswirtschaft der Welt. Dennoch ist überraschend wenig über ihn bekannt. Der erfahrene Auslandskorrespondent Michael Sheridan hat alles zusammengetragen, was er in 20 Jahren aus Insiderberichten und eigenen Reportagen über den chinesischen Staatspräsidenten recherchieren konnte, und zeichnet das bislang wohl detaillierteste Bild des starken Mannes in Peking und seines Werdegangs.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt didn’t just lead America through its worst economic collapse and its biggest war, he reengineered what government even meant. From the chaos of the Great Depression to the firestorm of World War II, FDR expanded power, rewrote rules, and built systems that still shape American life today.

Torn between his love of Iran - the land where his family’s roots have existed for over 2,500 years - and his desire for religious and political freedom, Isaac Yomtovian takes readers on a journey through his childhood in Tehran to his eventual immigration to America. Isaac weaves his recollections with deep insights into Iranian culture and history, the current Islamic regime, and United States-Iranian relations. My Iran intimately depicts a society that is both friendly and intolerant, modern and religious, and theocratic and rooted in democracy.

Kindheit am Nordufer eröffnet die NorduferTrilogie – ein kurzer, intensiver erster Teil, in dem jede Minute Bedeutung trägt. Dieses Hörbuch führt zurück in eine BerlinerWeddingKindheit der 70er und 80er Jahre: Kohlekeller, Hinterhöfe, Außentoilette im Treppenhaus, Streit, Trennungen – und dennoch immer wieder kleine Lichtblicke, Musik und stille Träume. Es ist der ehrliche Rückblick auf ein Mädchen, das früh Verantwortung übernehmen musste und trotzdem nie aufgehört hat zu hoffen.

Castro: A Biography by Consent offers the most comprehensive and in-depth life history of one of the most iconic and controversial revolutionary leaders of the modern world. Respected by some, despised by others, Fidel Castro was a force to reckon with, and Claudia Furiati spent nine years of intensive research unraveling and chronicling his story through seven decades of Cuban history.

Discover the remarkable life of George Armstrong Custer... George Armstrong Custer is remembered for his last stand—that fateful day at the Little Bighorn when he and his unit were caught in an ambush that would end their lives. But Custer's story was much more than that single moment of catastrophe. From a mischievous farm boy in Ohio to a struggling West Point cadet, Custer lived a life of constant drama. He became the Union's youngest general, a daring Civil War hero who rode fearlessly into battle with his signature golden locks flowing behind him.

From the opulent palaces of imperial Russia to the burning sands of ancient Egypt, Passions of Power reveals the secret love lives that changed the course of history. Dive into the seductive and volatile romances of iconic rulers—Cleopatra and Julius Caesar, whose union threatened the stability of Rome; Napoleon and Joséphine, entangled in a love both intoxicating and destructive; and Catherine the Great, whose personal passions were as legendary as her political ambition.

Take a journey back to life in Chicago during the 1920s and 1930s Great Depression, as seen through the vivid memories of a child. The little details can transform your perspective, helping you genuinely value the modern things you have in your life right now!

In meiner Kindheit konnte ich nur das Wesen zweier Generationen wahrnehmen: meiner Großeltern (mütterlicherseits) und meiner Eltern. Meine Großeltern lachten und scherzten mit ihren Enkeln, obwohl ihre Gesichter die fatalistische Last des Leidens trugen, das sie in den schweren Jahren der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts in Europa erfahren hatten. Sie waren da gewesen und kannten den Sinn des Lebens, der alles übersteigt, was wir uns vorstellen können. So einfach ist es, dass ihre Gesichter uns den Unterschied zwischen Existenz und bloßem Überleben zeigen.

Ten Years from Slavery: The Story of Bishop William Edward Fuller, Sr. is a powerful and inspiring historical audiobook that traces the extraordinary rise of a Black religious pioneer whose life helped shape American spiritual and social history. Written and narrated by his grandchildren, this intimate family memoir brings authenticity, warmth, and lived experience to a story that spans Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the early Civil Rights Movement.

Eighteen-year-old Anita was plucked out of the Nazi death machine as she arrived at Auschwitz by a twist of fate: she played the cello, and the camp orchestra needed a cellist. Told through Anita's sharp-etched memories, alongside family letters and other historical documents, Inherit the Truth is a portrait of how their everyday life - cello and Latin grammar lessons, reading books as a family - turned by degrees to one of unimaginable horror.

This acclaimed, accessible, and thoroughly researched biography documents the life of Ann Lee, a controversial, religious leader and early feminist figure. Lee established the Shaker movement in 1770 in Manchester, England. The core principles of the Shakers were radical: in an era when wives were the possession of their husband, Lee proclaimed the equality of men and women. The Shakers were dedicated to beliefs in absolute pacifism, equality of the sexes, absolute celibacy, and the cleansing of sin through dancing and chanting to shake away the past.

Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814), America’s first woman playwright and historian, was the fiery wife of a Massachusetts patriot and the mother of five sons who secretly authored influential anti-British plays that helped spark the American Revolution.

Robert Smalls’ life illustrates what can happen when one is freed from the fetters of others’ estimations. Smalls’ metamorphosis from slave to ship pilot to U.S. Congressman displays the power of fiery determination and unrelenting ambition. News of Smalls’ incredible exploit made it all the way up to Lincoln, who eventually met him and asked why he would dare such a thing. Smalls replied with only one word: ‘Freedom.

Mit detektivischem Spürsinn wird in diesem Buch die Lebensgeschichte der Frau an Hitlers Seite rekonstruiert, die aus einem kleinbürgerlichen Haushalt bis in den inneren Zirkel des NS-Machthabers führte und einen Tag nach der Hochzeit im Berliner «Führerbunker» mit dem gemeinsamen Selbstmord am 30. April 1945 endete. Welche Rolle spielte die Geliebte in Hitlers privatem Kreis? Über wie viel Einfluss verfügte sie? Und was wussten sie und die anderen Frauen der NS-Führer über die Verbrechen ihrer Männer?

Jesse Helms didn’t move with the times, he stood in front of them and said “No.” For over three decades, Senator Jesse Helms turned obstruction into strategy, morality into legislation, and the culture war into his personal mission field. From North Carolina radio rants to the halls of Congress, Helms made his name by drawing hard lines and refusing to budge. He fought civil rights, foreign aid, gay rights, and modern art with the same unwavering conviction and changed the shape of American conservatism in the process.

Brought to you by Penguin. The year is 1981. Tehran is in violent turmoil in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The Soviets are planning to overthrow the Ayatollah’s fledgling Islamist regime. If they do so, one response from America – unknown to the public – would be to use nuclear...

The Bequest of John T. Ward is a riveting exploration of one man’s relentless fight for freedom and equality during one of America’s most turbulent eras. Against the backdrop of the 1820s—and later, the Civil War—John T. Ward emerges as a bold abolitionist, an Underground Railroad conductor, and a visionary who risked everything to shepherd fugitives toward liberty. His heroic actions, though overshadowed by more famous figures, form the bedrock of this powerful narrative.

استَحقَّ «أحمد بن طولون»، مؤسِّس الدولة الطولونية في مصر، أن تُخلَّد سيرتُه في ذاكرة التاريخ، فلا نَزالُ نَذكُره حتى الآن بمسجده الشهير الذي يتَّسم بروعة البناء المعماري الفريد، باقيًا على حالتِه الأصلية، شاهِدًا على عظَمةِ دولته ومَبلغِ حضارتها التي ملأَت أصداؤها الآفاق. إنه «أحمد بن طولون» الذي نجح بجدارته وقُدرته الحربية أن ينقلَ مصر (بعد أن أُسنِدَت إليه ولايتُها) من ولايةٍ تابعة للخلافة العباسية، إلى دولةٍ مستقلة تَنعَم بالاستقلال في شتَّى مَناحي الحياة، ظلَّ يحكُمها هو وخلفاؤه لسنواتٍ عديدة.