Civilization 18

The incredible true story of how a cycle of rain, cold, disease, and warfare created the worst famine in European historyーyears before the Black Death, from the author of Justinian's Flea and the f……続きを見る

Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique. Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique. Histoire des Romains est un livre écrit par l'historien byzantin Jean Z……続きを見る

Our early ancestors lived in small groups and worked actively to preserve social equality. As they created larger societies, however, inequality rose, and by 2500 bce truly egalitarian societies wer……続きを見る

Nos remontamos a los antiguos tiempos, en los que dioses, monstruos y héroes convivían con los hombres entre el hielo, el fuego, los festines y las batallas, y cuyos acontecimientos han quedado reco……続きを見る

Este libro incluye el texto íntegro del Popol Vuh, así como una extensa introducción y comentarios al final de cada capítulo que tienen como objetivo principal la interpretación de los aspectos simb……続きを見る

Being Facts and Fancies of Medical Life "A strikingly realistic and decidedly original contribution to modern literature."--Boston Saturday Evening Gazette. 続きを見る

Tales of the Alhambra is a collection of essays, verbal sketches, and stories by Washington Irving The book combines description, myth and narrations of the Spanish palace's towers and history up it……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur Pompéi et l’éruption du Vésuve en moins d’une heure ! 24 août 79. Pompéi, ville de plaisance nichée sur les pentes du Vésuve, est prise au dépourvu par ……続きを見る

 La nuit allait finir. Tout dormait dans la belle et joyeuse Osaka. Seul, le cri strident des sentinelles, s’appelant sur les remparts, traversait, par instants, le silence que rien ne troublai……続きを見る

Il y a, au moment où nous écrivons cette ligne, dix-neuf cents ans environ, qu’une cange magnifiquement dorée et peinte descendait le Nil avec toute la rapidité que pouvaient lui donner cinquante ra……続きを見る

Nul n’ignore que si l’ombre d’un homme prend la forme d’un dragon qui suit humblement les pas de son maître, cet homme tiendra un jour dans sa main la poignée de jade du sceptre impérial. Mais nulle……続きを見る

First published in 1981, this reissue examines mankind’s preoccupation with death and mortality by isolating various societies in different periods of time. The authors examine not only the formal r……続きを見る

"The Ancient Maya" creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient civilization ……続きを見る

La Guadeloupe préhistorique est un livre écrit par Jean-Francois-Albert Du Pouget Nadaillac (1818 - 1904), administrateur, paléontologue et anthropologue français. Extrait : Il est une certaine écol……続きを見る

William Humber’s Bowmanville: A Small Town at the Edge is an extraordinarily detailed, often affectionate and occasionally critical account of a modern small town on the edge of a rapidly expanding ……続きを見る

The Art Of War has become one of the most widely read and influential books ever written. It is among the greatest classics of military literature, and is as applicable today as when the book was wr……続きを見る

The Story of the Malakand Field Force:  An Episode of Frontier War, The Riverwar:  An Account of the Re-Conquest of the Sundan, The World Crisis and The Second World War shows proof that C……続きを見る

For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of ex……続きを見る

Victor Davis Hanson has long been acclaimed as one of our leading scholars of ancient history. In recent years he has also become a trenchant voice on current affairs, bringing a historian's deep kn……続きを見る

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Оригинальная версия истории искусства содержит более 580 иллюстраций. Это книга о скульптурах, картинах и зодчестве, о мифах и заблуждениях. Стилистический анализ произведений искусства Античности и……続きを見る

Оригинальная версия истории мировой литературы, содержит более 120 иллюстраций. В этой книге известные авторы продолжает исследования, начатое ими в "Другой истории искусства". Книга о писателях, ку……続きを見る

Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian who lived in the fifth century BC (c.484 - 425 BC). He has been called the "Father of History", and was the first historian known to collect his materials sy……続きを見る

Terrains of Exchange offers a bold new paradigm for understanding the expansion of Islam in the modern world. Through the model of religious economy, it traces the competition between Muslim, Christ……続きを見る

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The world has changed irrevocably in the last century. Fifty years ago, it looked completely different; and the way the world looked to the great thinkers of the time still holds surprises.J. Robert……続きを見る

Based on extensive historical, literary and political research, this text examines the relationship between ideas and political and social reality. It explains why the aspirations of Irish nationali……続きを見る

A widely published author on the subject, Robert Morkot presents a clear introduction to the origins, history and culture of Ancient Egyptian civilization. This excellent addition to the popular fam……続きを見る

'Manufactured' Masculinity should be considered essential reading for scholars in the humanities and social sciences at every level and in all parts of the academic world. It weaves together brillia……続きを見る

Their Greatest Hour: Rome, Carthage, and the Second Punic War is a unique look at one of the greatest conflicts in antiquity. Hannibal's audacious march through the Alps and his unchecked ravaging o……続きを見る