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‘Were we “good” or “bad” ?’
Common ground in Slavery and Holocaust education
2023 || Paperback || J.M.L. Hartendorp || Global Academic Press
Met mijn proefschrift vergelijk ik Holocaust en slavernij-onderwijs om inzicht te krijgen in hoe we in Nederland betekenis geven aan de herinnering van sensitieve geschiedenis. Hierin ligt de nadruk op het gebruik van beelden en verhalen in onze collectieve en culturele herinnering. Wat drukken die uit? Wat bevestigen we ermee en wat missen we? Zijn er wellicht overeenkomsten in de manier waarop verhalen worden verteld en beelden worden doorgegeven, als je het slavernijverleden met het Holoca...
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Tipping the Balance
2023 || Paperback || Huberta Hellendoorn || Aspect Publishers
Tipping the Balance was inspired by love for the author’s birth-place, Warnsveld in Gelderland’s De Achterhoek; the seasons, small farmlets with golden fields, the leafy lanes and rivers flowing slowly through the landscape. Jenneken’s life is shattered when she learns that her mother Alida’s knowledge and use of herbal remedies is considered to be witchcraft and that she must undergo a weighing trial in Oude- water. Jenneken fears also for her own safety as she has followed her mothe...
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The Survivor
2023 || Paperback || Josef Lewkowicz e.a. || Veltman Distributie Import Books
The extraordinary true story of the Holocaust survivor who endured six death camps before joining the hunt for the Nazis and bringing his tormentors to justice. One of the last great untold stories of the Holocaust, The Survivor is an astonishing account of one man's unbreakable spirit, unshakeable faith, and extraordinary courage in the face of evil. At only 16 years old, Josef Lewkowicz became a number, prisoner 85314. Following the Nazi invasion of Poland, he and his father were separated ...
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A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages
The World Through Medieval Eyes
2023 || Hardcover || Anthony Bale || Veltman Distributie Import Books
From the medieval bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings history alive in A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages, inviting the reader to travel across a medieval world punctuated with miraculous wonders and long-lost landmarks. Journeying alongside scholars, spies and saints, from western Europe to the Far East, the Antipodes, and the ends of the world, this is no ordinary travel guide, containing everything from profane ...
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Knowing What We Know
The History of Knowledge and the Threat to Wisdom
2023 || Paperback || Simon Winchester || Veltman Distributie Import Books
From internationally bestselling author Simon Winchester, a vibrant history of the collection and dissemination of knowledge.
The Routledge Companion to Big History
2023 || Paperback || Craig Benjamin e.a. || Taylor & Francis
The Routledge Companion to Big History guides readers though the variety of themes and concepts that structure contemporary scholarship in the field of big history. A timely collection with contributions from leading proponents, it is the ideal guide for those wanting to engage with the theories and concepts behind big history.
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Legends of King Arthur
A Quest Card Game
2023 || Cards || Tony Johns e.a. || BIS Publishers
Complete quests to win the favour of King Arthur and re-create the legends of the Holy Grail and the Knights of the Round Table in this new card game
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Brothers in Arms
Romania, Nazi Germany and operation 'Barbarossa'
2023 || Paperback || Perry Pierik || Aspect Publishers
Suffering due to the consequences of the border revision of mid-europe, romania, led by marshal antonescu, opted for a pact with nazi germany. it was a deal with the devil. the romanian jews were sacrificed and the romanian army fell at stalingrad. the author sheds a light on the consequences of these fatal events through extensive archive work.
illustrated with special historical images
‘A Dutch historian explains the motivation behind the bloodbath at Odessa’
– Marius Ghilezan in Rom...
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Waffen-SS 1939-1945, A ruthless Enemy
2023 || Paperback || Perry Pierik || Aspect Publishers
The Waffen-SS, as fourth ‘army branch’ of the German army, is still surrounded with a certain mystical fog. Some divisions, mostly from the first levies, have general fame, like Hitler’s body guard division, the ‘Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler’, or the ‘Das Reich’ division. However, the fact that Waffen-SS grew into a significant force - 38 divisions - during the war, is largely unknown. Yet, due to the expansion, the elite status of the Waff-en-SS lessened. Leveled by its large nu...
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To the City
2023 || Paperback || Alexander Christie-Miller || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Walking along the crumbling defensive walls of Istanbul and talking to those he passes, Alexander Christie-Miller finds a distillation of the country's history, a mirror of its present, and a shadow of its future.