The Caribbean before Columbus is a new synthesis of the region's insular history. It combines the results of the authors' 55 years of archaeological research on almost every island in the three archipelagoes with that of their numerous colleagues and collaborators. The presentation operates on multiple scales: temporal, spatial, local, regional, environmental, social, and political.

In addition, individual sites are used to highlight specific issues. For the first time, the complete histories...

Geschiedenis van Indonesië vertelt het fascinerende verhaal van een land van enorme contrasten. De Indonesische archipel herbergt een grote verscheidenheid aan bevolkingsgroepen met elk een eigen culturele en religieuze identiteit. Het 'vreedzaamste volk op aarde' (volgens een typering uit de koloniale periode) kan behalve lijdzaam onderdanig ook intens gewelddadig zijn.

Dit werk belicht zowel de oudste als de nieuwste geschiedenis van Indonesië. Aan de orde komen onder andere de grote en ...

The Hollandsche Schouwburg is a former theatre in Amsterdam where, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, tens of thousands of Jews were assembled before being deported to transit and concentration camps. Before the war, the theatre had been an example of Jewish integration in the Netherlands, and after the war it became a memorial for the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution. This book is the first international publication to address all the historical aspects of the site, putting it ...

Gelukkige stad vertelt wat er gebeurde tussen het eind van Michael Pye’s Aan de rand van de wereld en de eerste bladzijde van Geert Maks bestseller De levens van Jan Six. Antwerpen groeide in de 16de eeuw uit tot ‘Felix Antverpia’, de voornaamste handelsplaats ten noorden van de Alpen, en werd het brandpunt van de ‘noordelijke renaissance’. De moderne kunsthandel ontstond, en belangrijke schilders als Quinten Metsys, Pieter Breugel en Frans Floris hadden er hun ateliers gevestigd.

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Huizinga bestudeerde de cultuur van de late middeleeuwen anders dan veel historici voor hem. Het leven was destijds veel heftiger dan in zijn eigen twintigste eeuw. Alles werd minder verzacht door luxe; de middeleeuwse mens werd geconfronteerd met de 'felheid' van het leven. Om daarmee te kunnen omgaan, om er betekenis aan te geven, schiepen de middeleeuwers allerlei 'levensvormen': verhalen, rituelen, schilderijen, mode en gebouwen. Huizinga bespreekt die in enkele thema's, zoals het ridderi...

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem. Equality is out - but immortality is in. What does our future hold? Yuval Noah Harari, author of the bestselling phenomenon Sapiens envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the...

Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second World War, and ranks amongst the most famous aircraft of all time. This pocket manual presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents to help readers explore the technical and tactical developments relating to the design and use of this famous aircraft. Sources include the A...

What distinguishes history as a discipline from other fields of study? That's the animating question of Sarah Maza's Thinking About History, a general introduction to the field of history that revels in its eclecticism and highlights the inherent tensions and controversies that shape it. Designed for the classroom, Thinking About History is organized around big questions: Whose history do we write, and how does that affect what stories get told and how they are told? How did we come to view t...

A regional and global approach to world history that highlights society and culture Long praised by instructors and students for its accessible regional chapter structure, readability, and sustained attention to social history, the Eleventh Edition of A History of World Societies includes even more features and tools to engage today's students and save instructors time. This edition includes more help with historical thinking skills, an expanded primary source program in print and online, and...

Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology, and history, Ian Morris explains why. Fundamental long-term changes in