M.B - World History 2

Economic, political, and ethnic favoritism are common themes in the historiography of colonial Africa. Land ownership and control, and the abilities of the respective landscapes to sustain Africa’s ……続きを見る

Les Cubains disent adieu à Fidel. De La Havane à Santiago, un hommage émouvant de son peuple à Fidel Castro. 64 photos noir & blanc.続きを見る

The Mutiny of the Bounty is one of the most famous stories in maritime history that has been told in countless books and motion pictures. It describes the arduous voyage of the H.M.S. Bounty, under ……続きを見る

This book provides the first comprehensive history of Afro-Eurasia during the first millennium BCE and the beginning of the first millennium CE. The history of these 1300 plus years can be summed up……続きを見る

This book shows how modern Brooklyn’s proud urban identity as an arts-friendly community originated in the mid nineteenth century. Before and after the Civil War, Brooklyn’s elite, many engaged in A……続きを見る

Mr. Gandhi and the Emancipation of the Untouchables by B.R.Ambedkar In response to the invitation of the Chairman of the Indian section of the Institute of Pacific Relations, I wrote in August last ……続きを見る

The United States is the dominant world power today, but that has not always been the case, and may not always be the case. Great Britain, Rome, and ancient Sumer were once leaders in their own time……続きを見る

Iran is the only Middle Eastern state to have preserved its national identity through the upheavals of Arab, Turkish and Mongol invasions. It is heir to the richest culture in the Middle East: a cul……続きを見る

After man evolved in Africa, he decided to separate from living as one with nature. The allegory of Adam and Eve being kicked out of Eden is this act, which means mankind turned against nature, thin……続きを見る

During World War II, thousands of young American men and women joined the fight to liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation. From June 6, 1944 to May 7, 1945, an orchestrated effort among the Al……続きを見る

For fifty years fear of the vanishing red house in the Jersey Barrens had warped the lives of Ellen and Pete Yocum. Old Pete swore that the house moved from place to place and that screams heard wit……続きを見る

IT has never before happened that in the latest edition of a book I have had to disown so much in preceding editions; my first imperfect and spontaneous idea has never before been so modified and tr……続きを見る

The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This inaugural volume provides readers with articles on topics such as ……続きを見る

This influential book challenges one of the most pervasive and powerful beliefs of our time--that Europe rose to modernity and world dominance due to unique qualities of race, environment, culture, ……続きを見る

Practicing Oral History to Connect University to Community illustrates best practices for using oral histories to foster a closer relationship between institutions of higher learning and the communi……続きを見る

La memoria cultural de la humanidad. La especie humana es un híbrido de biología y cultura, y este sorprendente y original libro le da todo el protagonismo no a la genética, sino a la historia de la……続きを見る

The revolution in Nicaragua was unique in that a large percentage of the combatants were women. The Role of Female Combatants in the Nicaraguan Revolution and Counter Revolutionary War is a study of……続きを見る

In 'De zeemogendheden' beschrijft maritiem historicus Andrew Lambert waarom de vijf klassieke zeemogendheden - Athene, Carthago, Venetië, de Republiek der Nederlanden en Engeland - zo succesvol ware……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la bataille de Sedan en moins d’une heure ! Le 1er septembre 1870 se joue l’avenir du Second Empire. Les forces prussiennes désireuses d’obtenir l’unifi……続きを見る

RHS Staff Pick of the Year 2021 Spectator Gardening Book of the year 2021 'A refreshingly insightful history of plant introductions.' - Roy Lancaster Travel the world with extraordinary tales of the……続きを見る

Nuclear weapons are the elusive ‘toys’ of modern warfare and are hankered after by every Middle Eastern government. Although no Middle eastern government has formally admitted that the purpose of it……続きを見る

In 1935 werd Ernst Gombrich, een toen 26-jarige doctor in de kunstgeschiedenis zonder uitzicht op een vaste aanstelling, door een kennis uit de uitgeverijwereld gevraagd of hij een wereldgeschiedeni……続きを見る

This stunning visual guide is a journey of discovery through fashion's fascinating history, one day at a time. Beginning on January 1st and ending on December 31st, Worn On This Day looks at garment……続きを見る

Co-winner of the 2009 SUNY Press Dissertation/First Book Prize in Women's and Gender Studies, Imagining Russia uses U.S.–Russian relations between the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the U.S.-l……続きを見る

God has been banished from our government, our schools, and even the public square. The goal is to make this a secular, Godless country. America's history has been revised with half-truths, lies, an……続きを見る

"This book will discuss the histories of some of the most deadly and influential pandemics in human history, along with contemporary Christian responses and modern theological perspectives on these ……続きを見る

«Tolleranza, ragione e umanità permeano ogni pagina.» The Guardian «Una delizia per tutte le età. Le pagine brillano della saggezza e dell’umorismo del suo coltissimo autore, leggendole ci si sente ……続きを見る

“A joint decision of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from August 1939 that sentenced Poland and other states to death was not without a precedent. It was the reverberation of what (Poland’s) neigh……続きを見る

This book examines the cultural production of Catalan intellectuals in Cuba through a reading of texts and journeys that show the contrapuntal relationship between transcultural identities and narra……続きを見る

Laure Humbert explores how humanitarian aid in occupied Germany was influenced by French politics of national recovery and Cold War rivalries. She examines the everyday encounters between French off……続きを見る