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König der Welt ist eines der anregendsten und unterhaltsamsten Werke über europäische Geschichte, das seit langem erschienen ist.« Wall Street Journal Ludwig XIV., das meinte bisher: Absolutismus, Zentralismus, "Der Staat bin ich". Seine Regentschaft steht für die Pracht von Versailles, für höfische Intrigen und Machtspiele. Philip Mansel zeigt uns eine neue Seite des Sonnenkönigs: einen Herrscher, dessen Interessen und Ambitionen weit üb...

When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind's eye it is summer again, all gold and green." Heinrich HeineThe court of Napoleon I, in its grandeur and extravagance, surpassed even that of that the Sun King. Napoleon's palaces at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries were the centres of his power, the dazzling reflection of the greatest empire in modern European history. Napoleon's military conquests changed the world and dominate most portraits of hi...

Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers into Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies overseas. The stupendous palace he built at Versailles became the envy of monarchs all over Europe. In his palaces, Louis encouraged dancing, hunting, music and gambling. He loved conversation, especially with women: the power of women in Louis's life and reign is a particular th...

First published by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House UK, 2019."--Title page verso.

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, dominated his age. In the second half of the seventeenth century, he extended France's frontiers into the Netherlands and Germany, and established colonies in America, Africa and India. Louisiana, which once occupied a third of the territory of the present-day United States, is named after him. Louis was also one of the greatest patrons of European history - Molière, Racine, Lully, Le Brun, le Nôtre all w...

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A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria's civil war.Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria's brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its memories ravaged. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient and diverse. At the crossroads of global trade, Aleppo drew merchants from Venice, Isfahan and Agra...

«Le città possiedono una dinamica propria. La geografia, ['economia e la cultura le aiutano a sfidare le forze delle nazionalità e delle religioni. I legami della vita quotidiana possono risultare più potenti dei dettami delle sette e degli Stati. Gli abitanti hanno bisogno gli uni degli altri, altrimenti non vivrebbero nella stessa città. Per molti la città rappresenta la loro identità primaria. Aleppo, in particolare, era una città con un ri...

Absorbing history of the vibrantly cosmopolitan city of Constantinople and its ruling family, ranging from 1453-1924.

Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne ist ein Mann, wie ihn sonst nur die Renaissance hervorbrachte: ein Hocharistokrat, ein begabter General, ein provozierender Autor, ein glänzender Gesprächspartner, ein großer Gartenliebhaber, ein Moralist und ein Memoirenschreiber. Sein Streben nach militärischem und literarischem Ruhm konnte sich nur messen mit seinem Liebeshunger. Als er 16 Jahre alt war, nahm ihn sein Vater mit nach Wien, wo er dem Kaiser und...

Every time gardens welcomed us, we said to them , Aleppo is our aim and you are merely the route. 'Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria's brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its memories ravaged. But this was once once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient and diverse as Aleppo - one of the oldest continuously inha...

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Che cosa hanno in comune lo storico marxista Eric Hobsbawm, il poeta Konstantinos Kavafis, il vice Führer Rudolf Hess e il futurista Filippo Tommaso Marinetti? Nulla, se non il fatto di essere nati ad Alessandria, la città più cosmopolita dell'Egitto. Un mondo a parte, un crogiolo di lingue, etnie e culture, dov'era possibile leggere gli ultimi romanzi pubblicati a Londra e Parigi, organizzare mostre di artisti di fama internazionale o mettere...

Günesin dogdugu topraklardan, batiya acilan üc pencere, Smyrna Izmir, Iskenderiye ve Beyrut...Philip Mansel, Levantta Dogu ve Batinin tarih boyunca süren diyalog ve catismalarini barindiran bu sehirlerin bir panoramasini sunuyor. Bu üc sehir, Osmanli Imparatorlugu ile Avrupa arasindaki en etkili iletisim noktalariydi. Farkli kültürlerin, dinlerin ve uluslarin birlikte yasayabildikleri, neredeyse devlet politikalarindan bagimsiz kendi kadim kar...

Konstantiniyyenin yazari, ünlü tarihci Philip Mansel, bu sefer de 1869-1945 yillari arasinda Ortadogunun durumunu ele aliyor. 1945 yilina gelindiginde Osmanli Imparatorlugu ve bölgedeki diger bircok hanedanlik devrilmis, Ortadogu, varliklarini bugün de sürdüren devletlere bölünmüstür. Mansel Sultanlarin Ihtisaminda, isigi sönmekte olan imparatorluktaki hidivlerin, pasalarin, beylerin, sultanlarin, sahlarin, mollalarin, hanlarin ve emirlerin bu...

HISTORY / Middle East / General

When I think of the great Emperor, in my mind's eye it is summer again, all gold and green." Heine The court of Napoleon I, in its grandeur and extravagance, surpassed even that of that the Sun King. Napoleon's palaces at Saint-Cloud and the Tuileries were the centres of his power, the dazzling reflection of the greatest empire in modern European history. Napoleon's military conquests changed the world and dominate most portraits of him, but i...

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Elinizdeki kitap Konstantiniyyenin Istanbulun bes yüz yillik tarihi... Osmanlinin en parlak döneminden cöküsüne, Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kurulusuna uzanan zaman dilimini kapsayan, dünyanin en güzel sehrinin tarihsel haritasi. Son yillarda Istanbul hakkinda yazilmis en iyi kitap. Klasik olmaya aday bir yapit.

The French Émigrés in Europe and the Struggle against Revolution, 1789-1814 underlines, for the first time, the achievements rather than the failures, of the Émigrés. Different specialist essays describe their impact from London to Hungary, from Lisbon to Prussia, and confirm their critical importance in the politics, ideology and culture of their time. The French Émigrés were more than refugees, they were active, and often remarkably successf...