Met zijn ‘Kronieken van de Westhoek’ gaat schrijver Ivan Vanherpe op zoek naar het verleden van zijn eigen streek en dat van Vlaanderen met wie de Westhoek voortdurend wel en wee deelt. Een empathische zoektocht naar lang vervlogen gebeurtenissen. De auteur rekent onderweg af met de saaiheid en het theoretisch karakter van de geschiedenislessen uit zijn jeugd. Geschiedenis hoef je niet te memoriseren maar moet je zelf beleven. Enkel zo kan je werkelijk grip krijgen op wat voorbij is.

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Met zijn ‘Kronieken van de Westhoek’ gaat schrijver Ivan Vanherpe op zoek naar het verleden van zijn eigen streek en dat van Vlaanderen met wie de Westhoek voortdurend wel en wee deelt. Een empathische zoektocht naar lang vervlogen gebeurtenissen. De auteur rekent onderweg af met de saaiheid en het theoretisch karakter van de geschiedenislessen uit zijn jeugd. Geschiedenis hoef je niet te memoriseren maar moet je zelf beleven. Enkel zo kan je werkelijk grip krijgen op wat voorbij is.

De b...

Ten Days That Shook the World is John Reed’s eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution. A contemporary journalist writing in the first flush of revolutionary enthusiasm, he gives a gripping record of the events in Petrograd in November 1917, when Lenin and the Bolsheviks finally seized power. Containing verbatim reports both of speeches by leaders and the chance comments of bystanders, set against an idealized backcloth of the proletariat, soldiers, sailors, and peasants uniting to throw...

Offers a study of 16th and 17th century Europe and the fundamental changes which led to the collapse of Christendom and established the geographical and political frameworks of Western Europe as we know it. This book features a rich tapestry that fosters a deeper understanding of Europe's identity.

Jonathan Fenby has edited the Observer, the South China Morning Post and Reuters World Service as well as holding senior positions at the Economist, Independent and Guardian.His books include Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-Shek and the China He Lost, Dealing with the Dragon: A Year in the New Hong Kong, The General: Charles de Gaulle and the France He Saved, The History of Modern France andTiger Head, Snake Tails: China Today, How It Got There and Where It is Heading.He is currently Managing Partn...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022

'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times

'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read' The Guardian

For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternat...

• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fiction •

Particularly relevant in understanding who voted for who in this presidential election year, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven "nations" that continue to shape North America

According to award-winning journalist and historian Colin Woodard, North America is made up of eleven distinct nations, ea...

The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history.

In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained h...