The concentration of power in the caudillo (leader) is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors, Cortez, the Spanish Crown, the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian...
When 28-year-old Napoleon invaded Egypt in 1798, his band of 50,000 soldiers and sailors was accompanied by 151 Parisian scientists and artists, who laid the groundwork for what became Egyptology. Ten of these remarkable men are the focus of...
"Opracowanie obejmuje niezwykle szeroki zakres merytoryczny, dotyka zagadnień historycznych, statystycznych, socjalnych, gospodarczych i politycznych. Autorzy, mając świadomość skomplikowania i drażliwości wielu poruszanych kwestii, starają...