Verborgen Taal vertelt het merkwaardige verhaal van Frans-Vlaanderen. Een deel van Frankrijk dat ooit in de Nederlanden lag. Die Nederlandse geschiedenis zie je overal terug: in de taal, in het landschap, in de dorpen en in de gewoontes. Ook brak hier de Beeldenstorm uit en schreef een Frans-Vlaming vermoedelijk het Wilhelmus. Toch is Frans-Vlaanderen voor Nederlanders een totaal onbekend gebied.

Erik Driessen reist door de streek. Hij ontmoet markante Frans-Vlamingen, bezoekt bijzondere plekk...

In de periode na de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd voornamelijk negatief geoordeeld over de rol van ‘Joodse raden’ in bezet Europa. Ze werden gezien als werktuigen in de handen van de Duitse bezetter, die hadden bijgedragen aan het maatschappelijk isoleren en deporteren van de Joden. De vertegenwoordigers van deze organisaties werden en worden vaak nog steeds beschouwd als collaborateurs.

In deze eerste omvangrijke vergelijkende studie naar de ‘Joodse raden’ in Nederland, België en Frankr...

A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock.

The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich’s world history for the curious of all ages

A writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supply

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.

Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City-where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamical...

Murakami tells the true story behind an act of terrorism that turned an average Monday morning into a national disaster. In spite of the perpetrators' intentions, the Tokyo gas attack left only twelve people dead, but thousands were injured and many suffered serious after-effects.

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2012Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf.

This is a book about why medieval manuscripts matter. Coming face to face with an important illuminated manuscript in the original is like meeting a very famous person. We may all pretend that a well-known celebrity is no different from anyone else, and yet there is an undeniable thrill in actually meeting and talking to a person of world stature.

The idea for the book, which is entirely new, is to invite the reader into intimate conversations with twelve of the most famous manuscrip...

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.