West - History 1

For more than a century readers have found Herman Melville’s writing rich with philosophical ideas, yet there has been relatively little written about what, exactly, is philosophically significant a……続きを見る

The Declaration of Independence proclaims that "all men are created equal" and "are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights." For generations, those hallowed words inspired not only……続きを見る

The History of Tasmania (Vol. 1&2) narrates the island from first settlement to the end of transportation. West interleaves administrative detail with episodes of frontier violence, the convict syst……続きを見る

John West's History of Tasmania traces Van Diemen's Land from penal origins to mid‑century, marrying documentary rigor to moral urgency. Mining dispatches, court records, and eyewitness testimony, W……続きを見る

The Outer Banks of North Carolina attract those with a conviction to dream and do. Explorers, pirates, lifesavers and the world's first pilots decorate the halls of local history. Some of the Outer ……続きを見る

Eleventh-century Europe was diverse and fast-changing. Historians have often debated this change through two sets of competing arguments, one about the shifting role of the Church and the Papacy, an……続きを見る

In the flickering dawn of cinema, one man's genius lit the screenーonly to be extinguished in shadows of betrayal and mystery. Louis Le Prince, the enigmatic French artist turned inventor, dared to ……続きを見る

**A fast-paced, character-filled history that brings the unique American saga to life for readers of all ages “This is a little history with a big heart, meant to be savored more than studied, read ……続きを見る

In the year 1347, as merchants plied the ancient Silk Road laden with silks and spices, an unseen assassin slipped aboard their caravansーa microscopic killer borne on the backs of fleas and the hid……続きを見る

Born out of obedience, the Exodus began the moment Moses slipped off his shoes in the wilderness. Of course, freedom tends to follow obedience. Exiting Egypt presentsneglected truths in compelling w……続きを見る

In "A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies," Bartolomé de las Casas delivers a poignant and vehement denunciation of the atrocities committed against the indigenous peoples of the Americas……続きを見る

Winner of the Stavro Skendi Book Award of the Society for Albanian Studies Encountering Race in Albania is the first book to interrogate race and racial logics in Albania. Chelsi West Ohueri examine……続きを見る

Florida Historical Society Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore Award A history of the cultural tourism activities of the Florida Seminoles In the early twentieth century, the Florida Seminoles struggled……続きを見る

La paix ! la paix ! la paix ! Déjà même avants la guerre, ce désir était dans tous les cœurs ; combien, depuis nos ruines et nos deuils, le besoin de la paix est devenu plus impérieux qu’auparavant ……続きを見る

“China’s Spies is a necessary alarm for those who still nurse delusions of a rosy partnership with a benign rising power.”– The NYMAS Review While many of President Xia Jinping’s increasingly aggres……続きを見る

Fritz Müller (1821-1897), though not as well known as his colleague Charles Darwin, belongs in the cohort of great nineteenth-century naturalists. Recovering Müller's legacy, David A. West describes……続きを見る

"The Loyalists: An Historical Novel Vol. I" by Jane West is a gripping work of historical fiction that transports readers to the tumultuous era of the American Revolution. Through the lens of compel……続きを見る

"The Loyalists: An Historical Novel Vol. II" by Jane West is a gripping work of historical fiction that transports readers to the tumultuous era of the American Revolution. Through the lens of compe……続きを見る

From Texas to Virginia, towns, regions, counties, regiments, prisons, and even refugee camps played a significant role in shaping the contours of the Civil War. According to historian Daniel E. Suth……続きを見る

In Lovesick Japan, Mark D. West explores an official vision of love, sex, and marriage in contemporary Japan. A comprehensive body of evidenceー2,700 court opinionsーdescribes a society characterize……続きを見る

Grave sites not only offer the contemporary viewer the physical markers of those remembered but also a wealth of information about the era in which the cemeteries were created. These markers hold ke……続きを見る

In "The Gracchi, Marius, and Sulla," A. H. Beesly intricately weaves a narrative that explores the tumultuous political landscape of late Republican Rome. Through a meticulous examination of the liv……続きを見る

Changing our environmental policy has been at the forefront of many political discussions. But how can we make this change come about? In American Politics and the Environment, Second Edition, Byron……続きを見る

This book explores social cohesion in rural settlements in western Europe from 700–1050, asking to what extent settlements, or districts, constituted units of social organisation. It focuses on the ……続きを見る

In "The Truth About the Congo: The Chicago Tribune Articles," Frederick Starr provides an incisive and meticulously researched account of the political and social dynamics of the Congo during the ea……続きを見る

In "Norman's New Orleans and Environs," Benjamin Moore Norman provides an intricate portrait of one of America's most culturally rich cities. This work is both a vivid travelogue and a historical na……続きを見る

"This little book is intended as, and professes no more than a plain statement of facts, so that others may learn what I have read, seen and heard, without undergoing the pain of incarceration in th……続きを見る

Lawsuits are rare events in most people's lives. High-stakes cases are even less commonplace. Why is it, then, that scholarship about the Japanese legal system has focused almost exclusively on epic……続きを見る

Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) encompasses the various disciplines of wireless interception, cryptanalysis, communications intelligence, electronic intelligence, direction-finding, and traffic analys……続きを見る

"Nigel West has presented the most complete account of the Abwehr to date. It will serve as a valuable reference work." ー Studies in Intelligence As the Second World War progressed and defeat for H……続きを見る