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Power and Ceremony in European History
From oaths and hand-kissing to coronations and baptisms, Power and Ceremony in European History considers the governing practices, courtly rituals, and expressions of power prevalent in Europe and the Ottoman Empire from the medieval age to the modern era. Bringing together political and art historical approaches to the study of power, this book reveals how ceremonies and rituals - far from simply being ostentatious displays of wealth - served as a primary means of communication between different participants in political and courtly life. It explores how ceremonial culture changed over time and in different regions to provide readers with a nuanced comparative understanding of rituals and ceremonies since the middle ages, showing how such performances were integral to the evolution of the state in Europe. This collection of essays is of immense value to both historians and art historians interested in representations of power and the political culture of Europe from 1450 onwards.
Rússia
Um livro essencial para quem quer entender a Revolução Russa Entre 1917 e 1921, ocorreu uma luta devastadora na Rússia após o colapso do Império Czarista. Muitos consideram essa guerra civil como o evento mais influente da era moderna. O Exército Branco – uma aliança incompatível entre socialistas moderados e monarquistas reacionários – teve pouca chance contra o Exército Vermelho de Trótski e a ditadura comunista encabeçada por Lênin. O terror gerou terror, que, por sua vez, levou a crueldades ainda maiores contra homens, mulheres e crianças. A luta tornou-se uma guerra mundial por procuração. Por meio de pesquisas atualizadas e documentos da época, Antony Beevor compõe o panorama completo deste conflito em uma narrativa envolvente e única que inclui o olhar de todos, desde o trabalhador nas ruas de Petrogrado, passando por uma médica em um hospital improvisado, até o oficial de cavalaria no coração da batalha.
Venäjän vallankumous ja sisällissota
Maailman verisimmän sisällissodan historia. Historioitsija Antony Beevor kertoo uusiin arkistolähteisiin nojaten Venäjän sisällissodan tarinan koko kauheudessaan ja osoittaa, miten sodan laineet ovat lyöneet omaan aikaamme saakka. Venäjän vallankumous ja sitä seurannut sisällissota ravisteli maailmanjärjestystä. Suomelle Leninin valtaannousu avasi ikkunan itsenäisyyteen – ja laukaisi omaan sisällissotaamme johtaneet tapahtumat. Bolsevismin pelko juurtui Eurooppaan ja siivitti 15 vuotta myöhemmin Hitlerin valtaan. Uudessa kirjassaan palkittu brittiläinen historioitsija Antony Beevor näyttää Venäjän sisällissodan koko verisyydessään. Valkoisten joukoilla ei alun alka...
Ryssland
Tsar Nikolaj II abdikerade till följd av februarirevolutionen 1917 och lämnade efter sig ett maktvakuum. En provisorisk regering tillsattes och bolsjevikerna under ledning av Lenin såg möjligheten att ta upp kampen om styret av Ryssland. Snart inleddes det förödande krig mellan Röda och Vita armén som av många ses som den mest avgörande händelsen i modern historia. Den vita sidan byggde på en ohelig allians mellan moderata socialister och reaktionära monarkister. De hade inte mycket att sätta emot Trotskijs Röda armé och Lenins målmedvetna kommunistiska diktatur. Båda sidorna fick stöd från andra länder och konflikten eskalerade till ett världskrig genom ombud som utkä...
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Russia
'A masterpiece of history' DAILY TELEGRAPH Between 1917 and 1921 a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era. An incompatible White alliance of moderate socialists and reactionary monarchists stood little chance against Trotsky's Red Army and Lenin's single-minded Communist dictatorship. Terror begat terror, which in turn led to even greater cruelty with man's inhumanity to man, woman and child. The struggle became a world war by proxy as Churchill deployed weaponry and troops from the British empire, while armed forces from the United States, France, Italy, Japan, Poland and Czechoslovakia played rival parts. Using the most up to date scholarship and archival research, Antony Beevor, author of the acclaimed international bestseller Stalingrad, assembles the complete picture in a gripping narrative that conveys the conflict through the eyes of everyone from the worker on the streets of Petrograd to the cavalry officer on the battlefield and the woman doctor in an improvised hospital.
The Medieval Networks in East Central Europe
Medieval Networks in East Central Europe explores the economic, cultural, and religious forms of contact between East Central Europe and the surrounding world in the eight to the fifteenth century. The sixteen chapters are grouped into four thematic parts: the first deals with the problem of the region as a zone between major power centers; the second provides case studies on the economic and cultural implications of religious ties; the third addresses the problem of trade during the state formation process in the region, and the final part looks at the inter- and intraregional trade in the Late Middle Ages. Supported by an extensive range of images, tables, and maps, Medieval Networks in East Central Europe demonstrates and explores the huge significance and international influence that East Central Europe held during the medieval period and is essential reading for scholars and students wishing to understand the integral role that this region played within the processes of the Global Middle Ages.
Russie : Révolution et Guerre Civile (1917-1921)
La révoluion Russe de février 1917, puis le coup d’État d’octobre et la guerre civile qui s’ensuivit furent des événements parmi les plus déterminants de l’Histoire contemporaine. Ils ne furent même pas à proprement parler russes, car ils mirent aux prises de multiples parties prenantes, chacune ayant une cause par culière à défendre – nationale, ethnique ou de classe. En 1917, quand la Russie impériale, archaïque et vermoulue, sapée aussi par sa gestion calamiteuse de la guerre, se désagrège, Lénine et ses bolcheviks s’emparent du pouvoir par la ruse, la terreur, et par un sens de l’organisation hors du commun. Pendant trois ans, la Russie va connaître une gu...
World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre:Europe covers theatre since World War II in forty-seven European nations, including the nations which re-emerged following the break-up of the former USSR, Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Each national article is divided into twelve sections - History, Structure of the National Theatre Community, Artistic Profile, Music Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences, Puppet Theatre, Design, Theatre, Space and Architecture, Training, Criticism, Scholarship and Publishing and Further Reading - allowing the reader to use the book as a source for both area and subject studies.
