Martha - History 1

While America is focused on religious militancy and terrorism in the Middle East, democracy has been under siege from religious extremism in another critical part of the world. As Martha Nussbaum re……続きを見る

Betrayed by his own government and exiled from his home, Edward Mutesaーthe legendary 'King Freddie'ーsymbolized the struggle for Ugandan identity. He once walked nearly 400 miles to survive, a test……続きを見る

In the untamed wilderness of 1950s Alaska, where fortunes are made and lost with each strike of a prospector's pick, Mont Hawthorne finds himself caught between loyalty and survival in a land that s……続きを見る

¿Y si la historia de la humanidad no fuera como nos la contaron? Durante siglos hemos aceptado un relato oficial sobre nuestros orígenes. Un relato ordenado, cómodo… y quizá incompleto. Pero ¿qué oc……続きを見る

This is Martha Beckwith's monumental study of Hawaiian mythology. She gives all available variants of each myth or legend, including versions from other Pacific islands including Tahiti, Tonga, Samo……続きを見る

A new feminist biography of the incomparably influential English historian Edward Gibbon, author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. The Enlightenment-era, six-volume epic Th……続きを見る

Losing Ethel is a sweeping family saga set in the Appalachian Mountains of the early 1900s. At its heart is Louisa, a devoted mother whose life is shaped by love, hardship, and resilience. When trag……続きを見る

Beginning around the turn of the 20th century, people flocked to boom towns like Greenbackville and Franklin City on Virginia's remote Chincoteague Bay to cash in on the lucrative oyster trade. Most……続きを見る

How did young American women construct and express their emotions between 1780 and 1830? Before Oprah and therapy, how did they reconcile society’s demanding and often contradictory expectations? In……続きを見る

Get ready to unearth Egypt's wildest secrets with Egypt's Wildest Trivia Treasures by Martha Russel! Journey through the sands of time to discover why Egyptians shaved their eyebrows, how the Great ……続きを見る

Escravidão e cultura afro-brasileira: temas e problemas em torno da obra de Robert Slenes é uma coletânea de capítulos que foram apresentados em evento do mesmo nome, realizado na Universidade Feder……続きを見る

From early reports of the invention to its wide application during World War I, the idea of photography created anticipation and participation in the modern world. The first volume of A History of P……続きを見る

From early reports of the invention to its wide application during World War I, the idea of photography created anticipation and participation in the modern world. The first volume of A History of P……続きを見る

Think you've got history all figured out? Think again! History: Fact or Fiction? by Martha Russel is your ultimate guide to unraveling the truth behind the wildest stories from the past. This trivia……続きを見る

Using a rare collection of personal narratives written by successful merchants in early modern German-speaking Europe, this study examines how such men understood their role in commerce and in socie……続きを見る

¿Alguna vez te has preguntado por qué los egipcios trataban a los gatos como dioses o cómo los aztecas convirtieron un lago en tierras de cultivo? ¡Explosión de Trivia de Culturas Antiguas! por Mart……続きを見る

Ever wondered why Egyptians treated cats like gods or how the Aztecs turned a lake into farmland? Ancient Cultures Trivia Blast by Martha Russel is your ticket to an exhilarating ride through the wo……続きを見る

Zapopan, una historia entre siglos reúne las reflexiones de veinte especialistas con un enfoque multidisciplinario. Los autores, de una manera sencilla pero con el rigor académico que los distingue,……続きを見る

An intensive exploration of the changes experienced by the Comanches and Caddoans during Spain's occupation of the Southern Plains (1689-1921), McCollough focuses on the relationship between politic……続きを見る

The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate the tension between tradition and change……続きを見る

Get ready to roar with excitement! The Ultimate Book of Dino-Mania Trivia by Martha Russel is your ticket to a prehistoric adventure packed with jaw-dropping facts, quirky stories, and mind-blowing ……続きを見る

Over the long nineteenth century, African-descended peoples used the uncertainties and possibilities of emancipation to stake claims to freedom, equality, and citizenship. In the process, people of ……続きを見る

No Straight Path tells the stories of ten successful female historians who came of age in an era when it was unusual for women to pursue careers in academia, especially in the field of history. Thes……続きを見る

Recovered in the mid-1990s from the attic of a Turnbull family descendant, Martha Turnbull's garden diary offers the most extensive surviving first-hand account of nineteenth-century plantation life……続きを見る

The biographical essays in this volume provide new insights into the various ways that South Carolina women asserted themselves in their state and illuminate the tension between tradition and change……続きを見る

America’s War for Independence dramatically affected the speed and nature of broader social, cultural, and political changes including those shaping the place and roles of women in society. Women fo……続きを見る

From the 1787 Wedgwood antislavery medallion featuring the image of an enchained and pleading black body to Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained (2012) and Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave (2013……続きを見る

Essays bringing out the richness and vibrancy of pre-modern textual culture in all its variety. Linne R. Mooney, Emeritus Professor of Palaeography at the University of York, has significantly advan……続きを見る

Extraordinarily wealthy and influential, Stephen Duncan (1787-1867) was a landowner, slaveholder, and financier with a remarkable array of social, economic, and political contacts in pre-Civil War A……続きを見る

Around the year 1200, the Cistercian Engelhard of Langheim dedicated a collection of monastic stories to a community of religious women. Martha G. Newman explores how this largely unedited collectio……続きを見る