In October 1944, the US Office of Strategic Services described the Irgun Tsvai Leumi – National Military Organization – as ‘an underground, quasi-military organization with headquarters in Palestine …
In the spring of 73 AD the rock fortress of Masada on the western shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that was breathtaking in its courage and self-sacrifice. Here the last of the Jewish Ze
Volume XX/1 of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispens
Emerging readers will love this Level 3 Ready-to-Read value pack of six History of Fun Stuff books for the price of four! For an added bonus, take a peek inside for tips to help your child become a re
The 71 tests in this assessment package have been designed around the primary goal of A History of US: understanding information, not memorizing. Each test checks understanding of chapter content, whi
Understanding the rules of procedure and the practices of medieval and early modern courts is of great importance for historians of every stripe. The authors and editors of this volume present readers
In this multidisciplinary volume of the NKJ, articles by leading scholars in the fields of art and material culture, literature and history explore ways in which value was propagated in Antwerp from i
Three of the 13 essays are in Dutch, the rest in English. The topics include being the Count of Nassau, the division of sovereign identity in Philip II of Spain's lost portrait gallery at El Pardo, th
Art historians examine the complex relationship between artists, their work, and customers in the early modern Netherlands. Their topics include exporting art across the globe: the Antwerp art market
The volume make a stylistic comparison of the underdrawing revealed in infrared reflectograms of early Netherlandish paintings with the paintings themselves when that is possible. Black and white phot
Written half in Dutch and half in English, this peer-reviewed journal contains seventeen articles on the history of art and culture in the Netherlands. Extensive pictures and examples are included alo
Nine essays focus on Flemish painter Bruegel (1525-69). Their topics include salvation and blessed sleep in Philip Galle's Death of the Virgin after Pieter Bruegel; Bruegel in the capital of capitalis
In 1787, an effort to revise the Articles of Confederation turned into a constitutional convention that dramatically altered the way that the young United States of America would be governed. On Octob
In 1787, an effort to revise the Articles of Confederation turned into a constitutional convention that dramatically altered the way that the young United States of America would be governed. On Octob
Commentaries on the Constitution: Public and Private, asix volume set, is an integral but autonomous part of theRatification series. The documents in this volume present the day-by-day regional and na
This remarkable, hard-to-find resource is an exhaustive compilation of state laws and local ordinances in effect in 1950 that mandated racial segregation and of pre-Brown-era civil rights legislation.
