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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... Leer más

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**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
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Witchcraft: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... Leer más

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Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is - or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and
... Leer más
Between Two Worlds

How the English Became Americans

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill ... Leer más

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In the 1600s, over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these migrants -- entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike -- faced one incontrovertible truth: England was a very, very long way away.In Between Two Worlds, celebrated historian Malcolm Gaskill
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Witchfinders

A Seventeenth-Century English Tragedy

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst. ... Leer más

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By spring 1645, two years of civil war had exacted a dreadful toll upon England. People lived in terror as disease and poverty spread, and the nation grew ever more politically divided. In a remote corner of Essex, two obscure gentlemen, Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne, exploited the anxiety and lawlessness of the time and initiated a brutal campaign to drive out the presumed evil in their midst.
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Between Two Worlds

How the English Became Americans

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

Narrado por Gildart Jackson ...

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20 hora 35 minutos

Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land.Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between ... Leer más

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Over 350,000 intrepid English men, women, and children migrated to America in the seventeenth century, leaving behind their homeland for an uncertain future on distant shores. Whether they settled in Jamestown, Salem, or Barbados, these early English migrants—entrepreneurs, soldiers, and pilgrims alike—sought to re-create their old country in the new land.Yet as Malcolm Gaskill reveals in Between
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The Ruin of All Witches

Life and Death in the New World

de Malcolm Gaskill ...

Narrado por Kristin Atherton ...

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11 hora 4 minutos

**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In ... Leer más

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**A gripping story of a family tragedy brought about by witch-hunting in Puritan New England that combines history, anthropology, sociology, politics, theology and psychology.“The best and most enjoyable kind of history writing. Malcolm Gaskill goes to meet the past on its own terms and in its own place…Thought-provoking and absorbing." —Hilary Mantel, best-selling author of Wolf Hall**In
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女巫末日：新世界的生死審判

The Ruin of all Witches: Life and Death in the New World

de 莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾, Malcolm Gaskill ...

Traducido por 劉曉米 ...

「去死吧！去死吧！去死吧！」……曾經，那是一個恐巫的時代《泰晤士報》年度最佳歷史書英國亞馬遜橫跨多項圖書類別暢銷榜No.1十七世紀，美洲「新英格蘭女巫」成為人們最大的恐懼導致日後發生著名的塞勒姆審巫案巫術歷史專家莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾透過春田獵巫事件結合歷史、宗教、社會多項因素，剖析恐巫心理自何而來一六五○年代前後，被世人稱為新世界的美洲，湧入大量來自英國的移民。這些移民者多為信仰新教的虔誠清教徒，宗教改革正如火如荼地在英國引起動盪，新世界的移民，也深受影響，各種不同教派教義彼此傾軋，教徒們就怕一不留神，即淪為惡魔的僕人。一六五一年，由於美洲新英格蘭地區氣候惡劣、天災蟲害不斷，使得這些移民者苦不堪言，然而就在此時，來自舊大陸「英格蘭女巫」的傳言雀起，春田鎮也發生了一連串怪事，珍貴食材變質，牲畜生病，財產不翼而飛，許多兒童生病，甚至死亡，人們被奇怪的異象和夢境困擾，逐漸地 ... Leer más

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「去死吧！去死吧！去死吧！」……曾經，那是一個恐巫的時代《泰晤士報》年度最佳歷史書英國亞馬遜橫跨多項圖書類別暢銷榜No.1十七世紀，美洲「新英格蘭女巫」成為人們最大的恐懼導致日後發生著名的塞勒姆審巫案巫術歷史專家莫爾肯．蓋斯吉爾透過春田獵巫事件結合歷史、宗教、社會多項因素，剖析恐巫心理自何而來一六五○年代前後，被世人稱為新世界的美洲，湧入大量來自英國的移民。這些移民者多為信仰新教的虔誠清教徒，宗教改革正如火如荼地在英國引起動盪，新世界的移民，也深受影響，各種不同教派教義彼此傾軋，教徒們就怕一不留神，即淪為惡魔的僕人。一六五一年，由於美洲新英格蘭地區氣候惡劣、天災蟲害不斷，使得這些移民者苦不堪言，然而就在此時，來自舊大陸「英格蘭女巫」的傳言雀起，春田鎮也發生了一連串怪事，珍貴食材變質，牲畜生病，財產不翼而飛，許多兒童生病，甚至死亡，人們被奇怪的異象和夢境困擾，逐漸地
... Leer más
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Witchcraft

A Very Short Introduction

de Malcom Gaskill ...

Narrado por Victor Bevine ...

Completo

4 hora 32 minutos

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is—or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Witchcraft is a subject that fascinates us all, and everyone knows what a witch is—or do they? From childhood most of us develop a sense of the mysterious, malign person, usually an old woman. Historically, too, we recognize witch-hunting as a feature of pre-modern societies. But why do witches still feature so heavily in our cultures and consciousness? From Halloween to superstitions, and
... Leer más
Remaking English Society

Social Relations and Social Change in Early Modern England

de Steve Hindle, John D. Walter, Lindsay O'Neill, Malcolm J Gaskill, Naomi Tadmor, Paul Griffiths, Phil Withington, Tim Stretton, Alexandra Shepard1, Adam Fox2, Andy Wood3, Craig Muldrew4, Helen M Berry5, Henry French6 ...

A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid ... Leer más

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A tribute to the work of Keith Wrightson, Remaking English Society re-examines the relationship between enduring structures and social change in early modern England. Collectively, the essays in the volume reconstruct the fissures and connections that developed both within and between social groups during the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Focusing on the experience of rapid
... Leer más

非法公司：來自非洲的祕密移民如何在歐非各國形成一門好生意

Illegality, Inc.: Clandestine Migration and the Business of Bordering Europe

de 魯本．安德森, Ruben Andersson ...

Traducido por 閻紀宇 ...

Series Libro 26 - 春山之巔
一本縱橫在歐非邊界捕捉非法移民產業如何運作，如何將祕密移民變成一門好生意的民族誌阿潑（媒體工作者，《憂鬱的邊界》作者）◎專文推薦不斷移動追尋的人如今是移民。這些家庭原本靠一小塊土地維生，四十畝地生於斯長於斯，土地裡的收成決定他們能吃飽還是得挨餓。如今他們在西方世界的後院漫遊，四處奔走，尋找工作；海上有一船又一船的人，邊界壕溝有一排又一排的人。在他們身後，還有更多人即將來到。沙漠與邊地充斥著移動的人們……移動改變了他們：公路路旁的營地對饑餓的恐懼與饑餓本身改變了他們；沒有晚餐的兒童改變了他們；無止境的移動改變了他們。他們是移民。敵意改變了他們，融鑄了他們，聯結了他們──敵意讓富國集結起來，耀武揚威，擺出驅逐侵略者的架勢。巡邏艇上的邊界警衛與配備步槍的非洲警察捍衛這個世界，防備自己的同胞。──本書作者根據史坦貝克（John Steinbeck）《憤怒的葡萄》（The Grapes of ... Leer más

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一本縱橫在歐非邊界捕捉非法移民產業如何運作，如何將祕密移民變成一門好生意的民族誌阿潑（媒體工作者，《憂鬱的邊界》作者）◎專文推薦不斷移動追尋的人如今是移民。這些家庭原本靠一小塊土地維生，四十畝地生於斯長於斯，土地裡的收成決定他們能吃飽還是得挨餓。如今他們在西方世界的後院漫遊，四處奔走，尋找工作；海上有一船又一船的人，邊界壕溝有一排又一排的人。在他們身後，還有更多人即將來到。沙漠與邊地充斥著移動的人們……移動改變了他們：公路路旁的營地對饑餓的恐懼與饑餓本身改變了他們；沒有晚餐的兒童改變了他們；無止境的移動改變了他們。他們是移民。敵意改變了他們，融鑄了他們，聯結了他們──敵意讓富國集結起來，耀武揚威，擺出驅逐侵略者的架勢。巡邏艇上的邊界警衛與配備步槍的非洲警察捍衛這個世界，防備自己的同胞。──本書作者根據史坦貝克（John Steinbeck）《憤怒的葡萄》（The Grapes of
... Leer más
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Madame Restell

The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

de Jennifer Wright ...

Narrado por Mara Wilson ...

Completo

14 hora 1 minutos

Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history—Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York.Madame Restell is a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history which introduces us to an iconic, yet tragically overlooked, feminist heroine: a glamorous women’s healthcare provider in Manhattan, known ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

Discover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history—Madame Restsell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women's rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York.Madame Restell is a sharp, witty Gilded Age medical history which introduces us to an iconic, yet tragically overlooked, feminist heroine: a glamorous women’s healthcare provider in Manhattan, known
... Leer más
羅馬皇帝：廣袤帝國:權力之顛:重現古羅馬帝制萬象

Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World

de 瑪莉．畢爾德 ...

Traducido por 馮奕達 ...

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《SPQR》《十二凱撒》暢銷作者、當代歷史學界超級巨星瑪莉．畢爾德（Mary Beard）以全新的歷史視角、前所未有的方式揭露皇帝的世界全方位了解羅馬帝國權力運作與精心建構的帝王形象✱《紐約時報》（New York Times）即時暢銷榜✱ 亞馬遜（Amazon）、《紐約客》（New Yorker）、《經濟學人》（The Economist）、《史密森尼》（Smithsonian）2023年度最佳書籍皇帝一個接一個：瘋狂的卡利古拉、暴君尼祿、哲學家皇帝奧里略……作者提出更大的提問：皇帝實際上擁有什麼權力？位居高位又有何感受？本書著眼於權力、腐敗、陰謀等大哉問，亦細看皇帝的實際日常以及令帝國體系得以運作的朝臣百姓，直面皇帝人性化的一面、追尋帝權的蛛絲馬跡，栩栩如生有別於以往的羅馬史。殘忍、豪奢、無所不能，這些都是用以描述羅馬皇帝的形容詞。然而，我們如何從皇帝的傳言中抽絲剝繭、辨出真相？瑪莉 ... Leer más

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《SPQR》《十二凱撒》暢銷作者、當代歷史學界超級巨星瑪莉．畢爾德（Mary Beard）以全新的歷史視角、前所未有的方式揭露皇帝的世界全方位了解羅馬帝國權力運作與精心建構的帝王形象✱《紐約時報》（New York Times）即時暢銷榜✱ 亞馬遜（Amazon）、《紐約客》（New Yorker）、《經濟學人》（The Economist）、《史密森尼》（Smithsonian）2023年度最佳書籍皇帝一個接一個：瘋狂的卡利古拉、暴君尼祿、哲學家皇帝奧里略……作者提出更大的提問：皇帝實際上擁有什麼權力？位居高位又有何感受？本書著眼於權力、腐敗、陰謀等大哉問，亦細看皇帝的實際日常以及令帝國體系得以運作的朝臣百姓，直面皇帝人性化的一面、追尋帝權的蛛絲馬跡，栩栩如生有別於以往的羅馬史。殘忍、豪奢、無所不能，這些都是用以描述羅馬皇帝的形容詞。然而，我們如何從皇帝的傳言中抽絲剝繭、辨出真相？瑪莉
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