Long before the European Union was the ideal of Europe: a continent politically united and thereby at peace. In a pointed warning to... Læs mere
Under French rule, majority Muslim Algeria became one of the world’s largest wine producers. Owen White explores the impact of the wine industry on what was France’s most important possession—and on the Algerians for whom grapevines became a hated symbol of colonial exploitation.
Fritz Zwicky was one of the most inventive and iconoclastic scientists of the twentieth century. Among other accomplishments, he was the first to infer... Læs mere
Nearly 1,600 Americans who took part in the Vietnam War are still missing and presumed dead. Sarah Wagner tells the stories of those who... Læs mere
From nineteenth-century whaling to a multitude of firms pursuing entrepreneurial finance today, venture finance reflects a deep-seated tradition in the deployment of risk capital... Læs mere
Based on the critical edition of Malcovati, this three-volume Loeb edition of Roman Republican oratory begins with Ap. Claudius Caecus (340–273 BC)... Læs mere
Quintus Ennius (239–169 BC), widely regarded as the father of Roman literature, was instrumental in creating a new Roman literary... Læs mere
Tertullian founded a Christian Latin language and literature, strove to unite the demands of the Bible with Church practice, defended Christianity, attacked... Læs mere