This classic history of crime tells how Chicago’s underworld earned and kept its reputation.

The author examines the spiritual life of Europe between 1630-1760 inthe areas of religion and scientific thought and the early sources of the French Revolution.

A classic work on the various gangs during the development of New York City. Inspiration for the Martin Scorsese film of the same name.

Official ceremony and protocol in the Russian Empire, beginning with the first official documents under Catherine the Great.

Gerd Koenen is one of the most important historians of the Left in Germany, whose most recent book 'Vesper, Ensslin, Bader' investigates the roots of German terrorism. Translated from the original German edition.

Istoriia Sibiri. Pervoistochniki Vyp XI

The 20th century was a rough and violent century for China, the book examines the role and fate of the Chinese intelligentsia during these dramatic years.

The history of New Russia began with shock therapy and the senseless imitation of the United States, which stunned the Russians and astounded the Americans with their oligarchic capitalism. The American experience is turned into a Russian version with Eltsin's flourishes. At the turn of the 20th century, Russia opened a new, still unwritten, chapter in its history.