The Thirty Years War

The Thirty Years War

Author: C. V. Wedgwood

Publisher: New York Review of Books

Published: 2016-09-13

Total Pages: 538

ISBN-13: 1681371235

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Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of the royal castle in Prague, world war spread from Bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from Spain to Sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction.


Homelessness in New York City

Homelessness in New York City

Author: Thomas J. Main

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1479846872

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Introduction -- The beginnings of homelessness policy under Koch -- The development of homelessness policy under Koch -- Homelessness policy under Dinkins -- Homelessness policy under Giuliani -- Homelessness policy under Bloomberg -- Homelessness policy under De Blasio -- Conclusion.