Titoli in Moderna

In 1945, the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four million strong, 5,000 nuclear-tipped missiles, and was the second biggest producer of oil in the world. But soon afterward, the union sank into an economic crisis and was torn apart by nationalist separatism. Its collapse was one of the seismic shifts of the 20th century.

This clearly written and engrossing book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world from 1400 to the present. Unlike most studies, which assume that the “rise of the West” is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new scholarship on Asia, Africa, and the New World and upon the maturing field of environmental history, constructs a story in which those parts of the world play major roles, including their impacts on the environment.

The “monumental” (The Washington Post), field-defining history of gay life in New York City in the early to mid-20th century Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed in the closet, where all gay men were isolated, invisible, and ashamed. Based on...

In September 1714, the elector of Hanover crossed the North Sea to be crowned king of Great Britain. His reign as George I marked the beginning of a close yet fraught relationship that would shape the destinies of both Britain and Germany, with profound consequences for Europe and the modern...

It is June 1936. Leon Trotsky (1879-1940) has finally been granted a visa for asylum in Norway, having been banned first from living in Paris, and then the whole of France. With him comes the draft of The Revolution Betrayed: What Is the Soviet Union and Where Is It Going?, which is completed...

This groundbreaking international bestseller lays to rest many myths about the Holocaust: that Germans were ignorant of the mass destruction of Jews, that the killers were all SS men, and that those who slaughtered Jews did so reluctantly. Hitler's Willing Executioners provides conclusive...

Dit sfeervolle historische overzicht onthult hoe een kwetsbare nederzetting dodelijke pandemieën en vlammenzeeën overleefde. Perfect voor tijdens een lange wandeling of je dagelijkse woon-werkverkeer, zuigt deze energieke reis je direct de duistere, rokerige steegjes van het verleden in...

Il crollo di Wall Street del 1929 innescò una devastante crisi economica globale, distruggendo decenni di ricchezza. Perfetto per un ascolto riflessivo, questo saggio storico svela le dinamiche nascoste dietro l'apparente prosperità degli anni Venti. Un'analisi lucida di come speculazione...

Attraversa secoli di epidemie e roghi devastanti in questa cruda storia urbana sull'evoluzione del più grande impero. Ideale per trasformare il tuo tragitto quotidiano in un vibrante viaggio nel tempo, questo racconto immersivo ti catapulta dalle macerie della Londinium romana fino al cuore...

La diplomazia e il terrore atomico si scontrano in una corsa contro il tempo che ha definito la Guerra Fredda. Perfetto per trasformare il tragitto quotidiano in un'immersione nella grande storia politica, questo racconto serrato svela i retroscena della crisi internazionale più drammatica del...

Vivi un saggio storico su una terra di confine epica, sopravvissuta per mille anni allo spietato scontro tra imperi. Perfetto da ascoltare durante i tuoi tragitti quotidiani o mentre sogni la costa adriatica, questo racconto immersivo trasforma i Balcani nel palcoscenico di una travolgente lotta...

Tadeusz Borowski’s concentration camp stories were based on his own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. In spare, brutal prose he describes a world where where the will to survive overrides compassion, and prisoners eat, work, and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup, an extra blanket, or the luxury of a pair of shoes with thick soles; and where the line between normality and abnormality vanishes.

Russia's World Order describes the civilizational theory that has come to dominate Russian official discourse, and that has come to dominate Russian official discourse and that is being used to justify its clashes with the West. Whereas the West promotes a vision of history that drives all nations toward convergence on a single model, Russia's political leaders increasingly portray the world as consisting of numerous distinct civilizations, each diverging toward its own destination.

Pepys' Diary is one of the most celebrated journals of all time. Such is the wit and style of Pepys' writing that listeners to this selection from the early years of the diary will gain not only a unique view of seventeenth century London life but also a vivid picture of Pepys the man as he...

La Guerra Fría forjó una batalla tecnológica: descubre por qué la URSS perdió la carrera lunar. Ideal para escuchar durante tu trayecto diario, este riguroso relato histórico te sumerge en las altas esferas políticas de Moscú y Washington. Transforma tu tiempo de viaje en una...

L'ascesa al potere assoluto e la genesi della Seconda guerra mondiale svelano la morte di una fragile democrazia. Questo rigoroso saggio storico traccia il percorso di un marginale agitatore politico fino al vertice di un regime del terrore, offrendo un ascolto teso ed educativo, perfetto per...

Découvrez la biographie historique du génie rebelle qui a défié son époque pour redéfinir les lois de notre univers. De l'enfant curieux mal adapté au système scolaire à l'icône mondiale, suivez le parcours intime d'un esprit indomptable dont les intuitions ont bouleversé la science...

Helga Schneider was four when her mother suddenly abandoned her family in Berlin in 1941. When she next saw her mother, 30 years later, she learned the shocking reason why. Her mother had joined the Nazi SS and had become a guard in the concentration camps, including Auschwitz, where she was in charge of a "correction" unit and responsible for untold acts of torture.

Le operazioni clandestine e lo spionaggio hanno plasmato la geopolitica americana, sfidando i limiti della democrazia. Ideale per trasformare il tempo del pendolarismo in una tesa indagine investigativa, questo saggio storico ti trascina nelle zone d'ombra della Guerra Fredda. Ascolterai la...

Explora la historia que fracturó a una península milenaria en dos naciones opuestas durante la Guerra Fría. Si buscas comprender la geopolítica actual durante tus traslados, este profundo relato te transportará a las raíces de un conflicto que aún moldea Asia. Satisface tu curiosidad con...