Harris - History 1

The role played by women in the evolution of religious art and architecture has been largely neglected. This study of upper-class women in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries corrects that oversig……続きを見る

To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governme……続きを見る

The late seventeenth century was a period of extraordinary turbulence and political violence in Britain, the like of which has never been seen since. Beginning with the Restoration of the monarchy a……続きを見る

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris is a memoir published in 1848 of the experiences of an enlisted soldier in the 95th Regiment of Foot in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. The eponymou……続きを見る

The history of Silicon Valley, from railroads to microchips, is a story of disruption and destruction, told for the first time in this comprehensive, jaw-dropping narrative. “Extraordinary.” ーGreg ……続きを見る

**One of The Hollywood Reporter’s 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time “One of the great works of film history of the decade.” ーSlate Now a Netflix original documentary series, also written by Mark ……続きを見る

In 1939, Britain was preparing for war. As well as building aeroplanes and digging Anderson shelters, this meant managing food supplies for the home front. The Ministry of Food rose to the challenge……続きを見る

Stories, essays, anecdotes, and observations from a journalist who chronicled the stories of all kinds of folks from all walks of life. From King Harris: "Whether I used a camera, a microphone, or a……続きを見る

Includes two new chapters! "One of the more interesting and better books on military aviation to appear in the last few years."ー Journal of Military History Since the publication of the first edit……続きを見る

The acclaimed author of Byzantium and the Crusades "offers a fresh take on this fabled but hidden civilization" across 11 centuries of history (Colin Wells, author of Sailing from Byzantium). For mo……続きを見る

These are the recollections of a draftee assigned to an infantry platoon in an air cavalry troop. BlueGhost Reveille follows me as a twenty-two-year-old as I became a squad leader and then Platoon S……続きを見る

A personalized timeline of a diminished dream. Quirky little coffee table eBook... Intended mainly for the American expat community. ..... Here's the paid version: Want to spark a conversation at yo……続きを見る

DAGARNA SOM AVGJORDE HISTORIEN September 1938: Hitler är fast besluten att starta ett krig. Chamberlain vill desperat bevara freden. Oenigheten leder till ett historiskt möte i München om Europas fr……続きを見る

A personalized timeline of a diminished dream. Quirky little coffee table eBook... Intended mainly for the American expat community. ..... Here's the paid version: Want to spark a conversation at yo……続きを見る

Time has brought many changes since old Drayton thus vaunted the stateliness of Coventry. The walls, the cross are gone, and of the twelve stately gates, but two remain. Gone, too, is the splendid c……続きを見る

Alexander McAllister Rivera Jr. was a prolific photojournalist and a foremost public relations specialist. Well-known for his long association with North Carolina Central University, his livelihood ……続きを見る

Melvin Harris, the man chiefly responsible for exposing the "Ripper Diary", now reveals the true face of Jack the Ripper. Harris disposes of all previous candidates and by using FBI techniques he te……続きを見る

Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik has faced Venetian aggressors, Ottoman plotters, a terrible earthquake in 1667 and, finally, the will of Napoleon. In 1991-92 the cit……続きを見る

Long before the outbreak of the Second World War, official calculations showed Britain would be short of the manpower needed to fight the enemy and keep up production of weapons, food and other esse……続きを見る

During the 1930s, war with Germany became increasingly likely. The British Government believed that it would start with massed ranks of enemy planes, dropping bombs and poison gas on civilians in ma……続きを見る

In "Settlers and Convicts," Alexander Harris provides a vivid and gripping portrayal of Australian colonial life during the mid-19th century, intertwining the experiences of free settlers and transp……続きを見る

Jonathan Harris's classic text chronologically surveys Byzantine history in the time of the Crusades. The book reveals the attitudes of the Byzantine ruling elites towards the Crusades and their ult……続きを見る

America 1776 France 1789 Europe 1848 China 1911 Russia 1917 These five revolutions shaped the power structures of our modern world. Each time, the elites of the day ignored the warning signs. Each t……続きを見る

The Poetry of the Americas offers a lively and detailed history of relations among poets in the US and Latin America, spanning three decades from the Good Neighbor diplomacy of World War II through ……続きを見る

Repeated events have taught us the importance of history lessons. We Did That! introduces readers to the people, places and events previously unknown or misrepresented in the annals of history. Brim……続きを見る

Alain L. Locke (1886-1954), in his famous 1925 anthology The**New Negro, declared that “the pulse of the Negro world has begun to beat in Harlem.” Often called the father of the Harlem Renaissance, ……続きを見る

From the Wolfson History Prize–winning author of The Man on Devil’s Island, the definitive biography of Vivekananda, the Indian monk who shaped the intellectual and spiritual history of both East an……続きを見る

An account of life in a State Girls' School 1959-1966 from nervous First Years through to A levels in the Sixth form. Vivid personal memories were assisted by a diary, resourcefully retained through……続きを見る

New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountains are a place where two cultures - Hispanic and Anglo - meet. They're also the place where three men meet: William deBuys, a young writer; Alex Harris, a young ……続きを見る

From its heyday as a Victorian seaside resort to its role as a major departure and arrival point for cross-channel travel, Folkestone has a proud and distinctive identity. This extraordinary history……続きを見る