Fiona Beddall "A History of Britain CD for Pack: Level 3"
Penguin | English | 2008-03-10 | ISBN: 1405861703 | MP3 | 65 MB

Символы и регалии России
2006 | ACT | ISBN: 5170365306 | русский | PDF | 255 ст. | 58.2 Mb
В книге подробно рассказано о символах, регалиях и государственных наградах нашей Родины. И это не просто предметы коллекционирования или объект исследований для узкого круга специалистов. Все они несут печать своего времени, в них отражается «социальное лицо» эпохи, особенности конкретного исторического времени.

Brian McGinty "Lincoln and the Court"
Harvard University Press | English | 2008-02-28 | ISBN: 0674026551 | 384 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Daniel W. Howe "Making the American Self: Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln"
Harvard University Press | English | 1997-04-30 | ISBN: 0674165551 | 342 pages | PDF | 1 MB

Steve Fraser, Gary Gerstle, "Ruling America: A History of Wealth and Power in a Democracy"
Harvard University Press | 2005-04-15 | ISBN: 0674016955, 0674017471 | 384 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

Sherlock Holmes Among the Pirates: Copyright and Conan Doyle in America 1890-1930 By Donald A. Redmond
Publisher: Greenwood Press 1990 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 0313272301 | PDF | 28 MB

The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe By Elizabeth L. Eisenstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2005 | 406 Pages | ISBN: 0521845432 | PDF | 27 MB

Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages
Publisher: Thomson Gale | ISBN: 0787675857 | edition 2006 | PDF | 2689 pages | 26,5 mb
Gale and Yorkin Publications broke new ground with the publication of the Dartmouth Medal-winning set, Women in World History. Now, with the release of Dictionary of Women Worldwide, Gale is again teaming with Yorkin Publications to offer something similarly extraordinary.
Unlike other women-focused dictionaries, most of which focus on a small number of famous women, this two-volume dictionary contains 25,000 brief biographical entries. In addition, Dictionary of Women Worldwide provides thousands of entries on non-U.S. figures, another unique characteristic. Includes an occupation index, ethnicity/nationality index and a chronological index.

From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union By Minxin Pei
Publisher: Harvard University Press 1998 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 067432563X | PDF | 14 MB

H. F. D. Sparks, "The Apocryphal Old Testament"
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA | 1985 | ISBN 0198261772 | PDF | 1014 pages | 24.3 MB
This collection of translations of the more important non-canonical Old Testament books is designed for popular rather than strictly academic use. The translations are accompanied by introductions and brief bibliographies.

Dr. Jeffrey R. Cooper, Vice President for Technology, Science Applications International Corporation, "The CIA's Program for Improving Intelligence Analysis: Curing Analytic Pathologies, Recruiting, Training, Educating, and Developing"
Publisher: The CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence | 2005 | ASIN B0017UGJHU | PDF | 81 pages | 10.3 MB
A new study published by the CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence calls for a fundamental reconceptualization of the process of intelligence analysis in order to overcome the “pathologies” that have rendered it increasingly dysfunctional. This study is fundamentally about what I would call the intellectual professionalization of intelligence analysis. It is about standards and practices and habits of mind. It is about inductive (evidence-based) analytical reasoning balanced against deductive (hypothesis-based and evidence-tested) reasoning. It extols the value of truly scientific modes of thinking, including respect for the role of imagination and intuition, while warning against the pitfalls of "scientism," a false pretense to scientific standards or a scientific pose without a scientific performance. It talks about peer review and challenging assumptions and the need to build these therapeutic virtues into the analytical process.

Arthur John Booth, "Discovery and Decipherment of the Trilingual Cuneiform Inscriptions"
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Co. | 1902 | ASIN B001A8HRWA | PDF | 482 pages | 11.4 MB

Jutta Schwarzkopf, "Unpicking Gender: The Social Construction of Gender in the Lancashire Cotton Weaving Industry, 1880-1914 (Studies in Labour History)"
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing | 2004 | ISBN 0754609804 | PDF | 242 pages | 10.7 MB
Investigating the radicalizing effects of gender in the Lancashire cotton mills between 1880 and 1914, this provocative work challenges the received wisdom that women were passive victims of a sexually segregated workplace. Instead it brings to the fore the proactive efforts of female workers to secure workplace equality, the successes of which led them to question and challenge their assigned position in wider society.

Joseph Harrison, David Corkill, "Spain: A Modern European Economy (Modern Economic and Social History)"
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing | 2004 | ISBN 0754601455 | PDF | 256 pages | 11.4 MB
Perhaps more than any other European country, Spain has undergone a remarkable transformation in the post-war period. To the surprise of many, it has succeeded in making the leap from a predominantly agricultural and politically repressed country, to a modern European democracy with a diversified economy containing important manufacturing and service sectors. Yet, despite the fact that at the beginning of the twenty-first century Spain is the world's eighth largest economy, old stereotypes that see the Iberian nation as an inflexible, unchanging society, persist. As such, scholars will welcome this new study which challenges the picaresque and outdated notions of Spanish economic development, replacing them with a picture of rapid and profound modernization. Building upon the recent work of historians and economists, the authors provide a thoughtful and compelling overview of the subject that clearly elucidates both the positive and negative aspects of modern Spanish development. Thus, as well as charting the undoubted successes achieved, persistent problems - most notably high unemployment - are also explored. Written in a straightforward and engaging manner, this book engages with research from a wide variety of disciplines, and will be of interest to anyone with a specific interest in modern Spain, or a wider interest in economic development within the framework of the European Union.

Derek H. Aldcroft, "Europe's Third World: The European Periphery in the Interwar Years (Modern Economic and Social History)"
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing | 2006 | ISBN 075460599X | PDF | 230 pages | 11.3 MB
Economic historians have perennially addressed the intriguing question of comparative development, asking why some countries develop much faster and further than others. Focusing primarily on Europe between 1914 and 1939, this present volume explores the development of thirteen countries that could be said to be categorised as economically backward during this period: Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey and Yugoslavia. These countries are linked, not only in being geographically on Europe's periphery, but all shared high agrarian components and income levels much lower than those enjoyed in western European countries. The study shows that by 1918 many of these countries had structural characteristics which either relegated them to a low level of development or reflected their economic backwardness, characteristics that were not helped by the hostile economic climate of the interwar period. It explores, region by region, how their progress was checked by war and depression, and how the effects of political and social factors could also be a major impediment to sustained progress and modernisation.

John Saliba, "Understanding New Religious Movements"
Publisher: AltaMira Press | 2003 | ISBN 0759103569 | PDF | 310 pages | 15.6 MB
This balanced textbook looks at emerging religions through the lenses of history, psychology, sociology, law, theology, and counseling. The Second Edition is updated throughout and includes a new foreword by J. Gordon Melton.

David Yeadon, "At the Edge of Ireland: Seasons on the Beara Peninsula"
Publisher: Harper Perennial | 2009 | ISBN 0061151270 | PDF | 429 pages | 10 MB
In recent years, Ireland has enjoyed a newfound prosperity as Europe's most affluent nation. But tucked away in a far corner of the so-called "Celtic Tiger," that other enduring and authentic country—that small, hidden place of simple magic and romance—still exists. Acclaimed travel writer David Yeadon and his wife, Anne, set out to find it. On the Beara Peninsula of southwest Ireland, the Yeadons discovered their own "little lost world," an enticing Brigadoon of soaring mountain ranges and spectacular coastal scenery, far removed from the touristic hullabaloo of Dublin, Killarney, and the Ring of Kerry. Here is the fabled "Old Ireland," alive and well with music seisuins, hooley dances, and seanachai storytellers—a haven for searchers, healers, artists, and poets hardy enough to have braved the same narrow and winding mountain roads that keep the package-tour coaches out. Bursting with color and life, At the Edge of Ireland is an intrepid wanderer's celebration of a magical, unspoiled, and unforgettable Éire.

Elizabethanne Boran, Crawford Gribben, "Enforcing Reformation in Ireland And Scotland, 1550–1700 (St. Andrew's Studies in Reformation History)"
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing | 2006 | ISBN 0754655822 | PDF | 277 pages | 10.6 MB
The last few years have witnessed a growing interest in the study of the Reformation period within the three kingdoms of Britain, revolutionizing the way in which scholars think about the relationships between England, Scotland and Ireland. Nevertheless, it is a fact that the story of the British Reformation is still dominated by studies of England, an imbalance that this book will help to right. By adopting an international perspective, the essays in this volume look at the motives, methods and impact of enforcing the Protestant Reformation in Ireland and Scotland. The juxtaposition of these two countries illuminates the similarities and differences of their social and political situations whiles qualifying many of the conclusions of recent historical work in each country. As well as investigating what 'reformation' meant in the early modern period, and examining its literal, rhetorical, doctrinal, moral and political implications, the volume also explores what enforcing these various reformations could involve. Taken as a whole, this volume offers a fascinating insight into how the political authorities in Scotland and Ireland attempted, with varying degrees of success, to impose Protestantism on their countries. By comparing the two situations, and placing them in the wider international picture, our understanding of European confessionalization is further enhanced.

Peter Marshall, "Religious Identities In Henry VIII's England (St. Andrew's Studies in Reformation History) (St. Andrew's Studies in Reformation History)"
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing | 2006 | ISBN 0754653900 | PDF | 307 pages | 10.7 MB
Henry VIII's decision to declare himself supreme head of the church in England, and thereby set himself in opposition to the authority of the papacy, had momentous consequences for the country and his subjects. At a stroke people were forced to reconsider assumptions about their identity and loyalties, in rapidly shifting political and theological circumstances. Whilst many studies have investigated Catholic and Protestant identities during the reigns of Elizabeth and Mary, much less is understood about the processes of religious identity-formation during Henry's reign. In this volume Peter Marshall explores a wide range of evidence that underlines the complex web of overlapping and competing identities that people were forced to assume as a religiously conservative king sought to take control of his national church. Investigating broad issues of conversion, polemic and propaganda, scripture, exile, forgery and miracles, as well as looking at specific cases of individuals and events, a rich picture is built up of the ambiguities and paradoxes of the early reformation process in England. Consisting of three entirely new chapters, and eight previously published but updated, essays, this volume provides a fascinating insight into the complex religious developments of early sixteenth-century England. As Tudor religious history enters a 'post-revisionist' phase that acknowledges the strength and vitality of traditional religious culture, whilst reasserting the broad appeal of the evangelical message, this volume provides a timely reassessment and critique of the subject.

A. Jarski, W. Pajdosz - Mitsubishi A6M Zero
AJ-Press | 1992 | ISBN: N/A | Polish | 51 pages | PDF | 34.32 MB
Monografie Lotnicze 7

P. Wiśniewski - Niszczyciele Japońskie 1920-45
AJ-Press | 1994 | ISBN: 8386208384 | Polish | 44 pages | PDF | 34.83 MB
Monografie Morskie 4

M. Skwiot - Shokaku, Zuikaku
AJ-Press | 1994 | ISBN: 8386208171 | Polish | 44 pages | PDF | 32.44 MB
Monografie Morskie 3

How Europe Underdeveloped Africa By Walter Rodney
Publisher: Howard University Press 1981-11 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 0882580965 | PDF | 1.3 MB
Education here in the United States leaves much to the imagination concerning western societie's historic connection to Africa...