A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization.
"I wait for new Smil books the ……続きを見る
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.
Arguably no person in history had such a direct and negative impact on the lives of so many as Joseph Stalin. Under the Red Tsar terror knew no……続きを見る
The typical vision of the Middle Ages western popular culture represents to its global audience is deeply Eurocentric. The Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones imagined entire medievalist worlds, b……続きを見る
著者：Christopher Ehret
出版社： University of California Press
発売日： 2011年01月17日
This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change. Christopher Ehret offers a methodological guide to applying language evidence in historical studies. He de……続きを見る
This book looks at East Asian actors in the League of Nations to explore a pivotal moment in the early stage of the development of global international relations. It breaks new ground by drawing on ……続きを見る
A Guerra dos Trinta Anos (1618-1648) foi um dos mais violentos conflitos militares da história da humanidade, que deixou 4 milhões de mortos e mudou a face da Europa. Contrapôs de um lado a hegemoni……続きを見る
著者：John Reader
出版社： Grove Atlantic
発売日： 2018年09月01日
A “vastly entertaining” history of urban centersーfrom the ancient world to today (Time).
From the earliest example in the Ancient Near East to today’s teeming centers of compressed existence, such ……続きを見る
From Neanderthal string to 3D knitting, an “expansive” global history that highlights “how textiles truly changed the world” (Wall Street Journal)
The story of humanity is the story of textilesーas ……続きを見る
A fascinating collection of essays concerning working men and women.
These 26 essays range over the history of working men and women between the late 18th century and the present day. They include H……続きを見る
Organic farming is a major global movement that is changing land-use and consumer habits around the world. This book tells the untold story of how the organic farming movement nearly faltered after ……続きを見る
'Not all lost cities are real, but this one was.'
The extraordinary story of Alexander the Great's lost city, and a quest to unravel one of the most captivating mysteries in ancient history.
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著者：Inga Clendinnen
出版社： Cambridge University Press
発売日： 2015年11月10日
In 1521, the city of Tenochtitlan, magnificent centre of the Aztec empire, fell to the Spaniards and their Indian allies. Inga Clendinnen's account of the Aztecs recreates the culture of that city i……続きを見る
The Cold War dominated history for nearly half a century, locking two superpowers in a global rivalry that ended only with the collapse of the Soviet Union. For millennia, the outcomes of war had be……続きを見る
著者：John Lewis
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2013年10月10日
Designed for students and teachers of Ancient History or Classical Civilisation at school and in early university years, this series provides a valuable collection of guides to the history, art, lit……続きを見る
Criss-crossing the globe from the prehistoric era to the modern day, Professor Jeremy Black takes you on a whirlwind tour of our past, leaving no stone unturned as he brings to life the fascinating ……続きを見る
**An instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the world’s leading economists, offering a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsati……続きを見る
著者： Everest Media
出版社： Everest Media LLC
発売日： 2022年04月30日
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Human life began in Africa. Our ancestors there created the first stone tools to chop meat, bones, and wood……続きを見る
出版社： Springer International Publishing
発売日： 2017年05月23日
This book explores the new types of political organization that emerged in Western Europe and the United States during the nineteenth century, from popular meetings to single-issue organizations and……続きを見る
