BA - World History 1

Over five centuries, a global archipelago of quarantine stations came to connect the world's oceans from the Mediterranean to the South Pacific, from Atlantic coasts to the Red Sea. In the process, ……続きを見る

《耶路撒冷三千年》暢銷書作者、劍橋大學歷史學博士 賽門・蒙提費歐里 Simon Sebag Montefiore 開創歷史書寫新局面，又一史詩巨作 一部與眾不同，從「家族」角度詮釋的全新世界史 權力的世襲從未真正消失 只是換了……続きを見る

The first in-depth study of the collaborative intellectual exchange between the European and the Arabic Republics of Letters. Beyond Orientalism reformulates our understanding of the early modern Me……続きを見る

A radical new history of energy and humanity's insatiable need for resources that will change the way we talk about climate change *Winner of a Nouvel Observateur Award, a Fondation pour l'écologie ……続きを見る

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families • From the author of The Romanovs A ……続きを見る

In "A History of Freedom of Thought," John Bagnell Bury provides a comprehensive exploration of intellectual liberty and its evolution from antiquity to the modern era. The text is meticulously stru……続きを見る

In "German Society at the Close of the Middle Ages," Ernest Belfort Bax offers a profound exploration of the social and cultural transformations occurring in Germany during the twilight of the medie……続きを見る

John Bagnell Bury's 'The History of Ancient Greece: 3rd millennium B.C. - 323 B.C.' is a seminal work that provides a comprehensive overview of the rich cultural and political history of Ancient Gre……続きを見る

Ranging from Plato in antiquity to Martha Nussbaum in the present era, the authors of the seventy readings included in The Liberal Arts Tradition present significant and exemplary views addressing l……続きを見る

Essential Skills for Historians helps undergraduate students make the transition from general university study to a more in-depth study of history, and to gain the skills and techniques they need to……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

How empires have used diversity to shape the world order for more than two millennia Empiresーvast states of territories and peoples united by force and ambitionーhave dominated the political landsc……続きを見る

"A fascinating history of…[a craft] that preceded and made possible civilization itself." ーNew York Times Book Review New discoveries about the textile arts reveal women's unexpectedly influential ……続きを見る

In A History of Global Consumption: 1500 – 1800, Ina Baghdiantz McCabe examines the history of consumption throughout the early modern period using a combination of chronological and thematic discus……続きを見る

In the early years of the British empire, cohabitation between Indian women and British men was commonplace and to some degree tolerated. However, as Durba Ghosh argues in a challenge to the existin……続きを見る

These great men deserve your admiration for the wonderful things they did to mold the present. You may have read about them in history books, but their faces and lives may not have registered at all……続きを見る

This collection of essays by a team of international scholars addresses the topic of Charity through the lenses of the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The contributors lo……続きを見る

A noteworthy development in recent history has been the disappearance of formal declarations of war. Using primary sources, this book examines the history of declaring war in the early modern era up……続きを見る

“A profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless. . . . It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which i……続きを見る

A MILESTONE IN GAY FICTION Phillip Froelich is in trouble. The year is 1946, and he's traveling to Seattle where he will face a court martial for acting insubordinate to a lazy officer in the closin……続きを見る

Qu'est-ce qu'est défini comme le Printemps arabe? Quels en ont été ses protagonistes? Quelles raisons et quelles conséquences? Mais surtout, le droit international a-t-il joué un rôle fondamental en……続きを見る

Le calendrier gastronomique pour l’année 1867続きを見る

Drawing upon Ottoman, Russian, and Bulgarian archival sources, this book explores the nexus between the environment, epidemic disease, human mobility, and the centralizing initiatives of the Ottoman……続きを見る

Everything is changing constantly. Only one thing in life is constantーchange. What was true and applicable just recently is could be absolute today. The history has witnessed the rise, fall, and di……続きを見る

Jew. The word possesses an uncanny power to provoke and unsettle. For millennia, Jew has signified the consummate Other, a persistent fly in the ointment of Western civilization’s grand narratives a……続きを見る

Turn Susan Wise Bauer's The History of the Renaissance World into a high-school history course. Susan Wise Bauer’s narrative world history series is widely used in advanced high school history class……続きを見る

The vast land empire that Alexander the Great left to his successors was without parallel in Greek history. Alexander’s family and generals created a new order of monarchies and city-states which wa……続きを見る

In the third portrait of his series Great Parisian Neighborhoods, award-winning raconteur John Baxter takes readers on a dazzling excursion of Montparnasse. By the IACP Award-winning author of the n……続きを見る

As the Dark Ages enveloped Europe, a civilization was born on the banks of the Dnieper River. Rus--whose capital at Kiev surpassed in grandeur most cities of Europe--was home to the Ukrainian people……続きを見る

This book comprehensively surveys the colorful history of mass hysteria and kindred phenomena in schools, documenting outbreaks of demonic possession during witchcraft scares, to modern incidents of……続きを見る