C - World History 1

Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullestーa lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of……続きを見る

Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolut……続きを見る

Bortom ängder grönaEn ung kvinna flyr stan för att måla på landet och komma bort från ett förhållande. När hon upptäcker en förfallen anstalt där män levt isolerade från omvärlden tror hon sig ha hi……続きを見る

Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both ……続きを見る

The Ionians and Hellenism (1980) presents an assessment of the art, literature and philosophy of the Asia Minor Greeks – the Ionians – in the eighth to sixth centuries B.C. The Ionians are notable b……続きを見る

Roman Britain (1935) is Franzero’s personal but no less well-researched study of the history of Roman Britain, from conquest to withdrawal, and the archaeology that remains to this day – some of it ……続きを見る

The Greeks and their Gods (1950) examines the question of what the Greeks thought to be the proper relationship between human and divine. Religion was such an integral part of Ancient Greek life and……続きを見る

**“A witty, learned, authoritative survey of philosophical thought.” ーThe New York Times Book Review The first authoritative and accessible single-volume history of philosophy to cover both Western……続きを見る

General George S. Patton and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel never met on the battlefields of World War II. If they did, it certainly would have been a struggle of life and death, a terrifying duel. Thei……続きを見る

The brilliant mind behind the passion for top sellersAgain looking to American history to predict our future, The Fourth Turning offers a startling and hopeful picture of how this era of civil unres……続きを見る

Investigating Babyn Yar: Shadows from the Valley of Death pieces together the story of the destruction of Kyiv’s Jews using history’s shattered fragments. Martin Dean traces their journey out of the……続きを見る

J.F.C. Hecker's 'The History of Epidemics in the Middle Ages' is a meticulously researched and insightful exploration of the prevalence and impact of diseases during this tumultuous period of histor……続きを見る

**THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER High Plains International Book Award Finalist Shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award One of The Economist's Best Books of the Year An Amazon Best Book of the Month……続きを見る

"Pillanatfelvétel. A közelmúltból, a régmúltról. A jelent nekünk kell hozzárendelni. Csak az biztos, hogy a város szenvedései folytatódnak. A szemünk láttára küzd. És ha győz, talán a szembenézés id……続きを見る

Varför är jag som jag är, pappa Jack som han är och mamma som hon är? Efter många år med mardrömmar om pappas mormor vet jag att släktens inverkan är större än anat. Jag var till och med rädd för at……続きを見る

In the half century preceding imperial control approximately eight hundred Britons lived and travelled in East and Central Africa. Prelude to Imperialism (1965) examines their relations with and att……続きを見る

The Twilight of European Colonialism (1961) is a comprehensive appraisal of modern colonialism, as well as providing historical background, of the governments of British, French, Belgian and Portugu……続きを見る

A wide-ranging and incisive collection of interviews with Noam Chomsky, addressing the urgent questions of this tumultuous moment. In these informative interviews, conducted for Truthout by C.J. Pol……続きを見る

A thorough study of significant wars throughout history and their influence on world affairs-from the Egyptian Pharaoh Thutmore III's Campaigns during 479–459 BCE through the Iraq War of 2003–2011. ……続きを見る

Written by talented research anthropologist C. Mark Riden M.A. M.Ed., the Ghosts of War elevates the lives of diverse civilian heroes and military combatants who witnessed or had fought in America’s……続きを見る

Introducing the all-time bestseller self-help book in recorded history. Hear what Aristotle reportedly told young Alexander before he left to conquer the world. The Secret of Secrets was one of the ……続きを見る

Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great’s conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual e……続きを見る

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Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by extraterrestrials? From the ancients who charted the heavens to Star Trek, The X-Files, and Apollo 1……続きを見る

This set includes Volume I and Volume II of Ellen Clayton’s scholarly work, Female Warriors. It documents women warriors throughout history, including tribal women, fierce women throughout ancient a……続きを見る

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title Written by a leading scholar, this essential introduction to the history of energy traces one of humans’ most basic ecological interactions: energy e……続きを見る

En la Biografía del libertador Simón Bolívar, nos encontraremos con la vida de uno de los primeros abanderados de la independencia de Sudamérica. Descendiente de una familia de origen vasco de preem……続きを見る

This volume analyzes the trial of Bahadur Shah, a watershed moment in the 19th-century colonial history of India. The trial of Bahadur Shah raises the contentious issue of sovereignty – trial of Emp……続きを見る

The subject of international affairs is concerned with the study of diplomatic history of the leading states of Europe uptil World War I. The focus is confined to the role of some major powers like ……続きを見る

The subject of international affairs is concerned with the study of diplomatic history of the leading states of Europe uptil World War I. The focus is confined to the role of some major powers like ……続きを見る