General and world history

This innovative textbook demystifies the subject of world history through a diverse range of case studies.

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When war broke out in Europe in 1914, nearly every combatant foresaw a short decisive conflict.

AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR'An ambitious and anecdote-rich sweeping history of morality's growing influence over our lives' WALL STREET JOURNAL'This fat, complex, good-natured and intriguing book is full of such memorable material.

The seventh edition of this two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past from its first inhabitants to the 2020s.

Uncover the history of Antebellum America through the voices of those who lived it.

In Last War of the Superfortresses the authors provide a detailed history of the confrontation between Soviet fighters and the United States Far East Air Force’s B-29 ‘Superfortress’ bombers during the Korean War of 1950–1953, drawing on Military documents in the Central Archive of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation in Podolsk as well as published Western sources.

How to make disciples using hospitalityDeep down, every Christian wants to make a difference.

The contributions to this volume represent a range of case studies that provide perspectives on the question of how deeply Hellenic influence penetrated into the lives of the subjects of the Hellenistic monarchies.

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Researched + documented history with a generous ladeling of mockery sauce to help choke down those annoyingly dry details.

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The term 'relocation cost' has been coined by Philip Curtin to refer to the increased mortality associated with the migration of people from their childhood disease environments to new ones.

The last, longest and most damaging of the wars fought between East Rome and Sasanian Persia (603-628) brought the classical phase of west Eurasian history to a dramatic close.

Contested City offers a history of state-society relations in Baghdad, exploring how city residents managed through periods of economic growth, sanctions, and war, from the oil boom of the 1950s through the withdrawal of US troops in 2011.

Contested City offers a history of state-society relations in Baghdad, exploring how city residents managed through periods of economic growth, sanctions, and war, from the oil boom of the 1950s through the withdrawal of US troops in 2011.

Step into a world where the ancient and the contemporary intertwine through the melodies and myths of France.

Close your eyes.

A sparkling exploration of direction, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 MapsNorth, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are.

The story of the Odyssey is an epic branching from the story of the Trojan Wars, those long, ancient wars that broke out between the armies of the Greek city-states and the armies of Troy and their allies from Asia Minor at that time, and their reason is what we mentioned in the story of the Iliad, when Paris, the son of King Priam of Troy, came as a guest of the king.

The unique and harrowing account of the bloodiest battle of the Falkland War - the 1982 battle for Mount Longdon, as seen through the eyes of eight ordinary Argentine soldiers from the Seventh Infantry Regiment and five British paratroopers.

This work takes readers to two countries ravaged by World War II, Poland and Japan, recounting the wartime experiences of teenagers Bogdan and Seiko.

This work takes readers to two countries ravaged by World War II, Poland and Japan, recounting the wartime experiences of teenagers Bogdan and Seiko.

Unassuming but formidable, American maritime insurers used their position at the pinnacle of global trade to shape the new nation.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Weltgeschichte bis zur Herausbildung des Feudalismus.

It is the love that transcends the demands of the senses, and is not defiled by the desires of the body.

The Truth About Empirecomes from expert historians who believe that the truth, as far as we can ascertain it, matters; that our decades of painstaking research make us worth listening to; and that our authority as leading professionals should count for something in todays polarised debates over Britains imperial past.

Von den wagemutigen Expeditionen der ersten Entdecker bis hin zu den luxuriösen Kreuzfahrten der Gegenwart – ›Die Erfindung der Weltreisen‹ nimmt Sie mit auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Geschichte des Reisens um die Welt.

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ';Fascinatingthe fullest portrait of Kennedy ever written.

This volume explores the global history of natural dyes from the Americas and asks how their production and trade have shaped globalisation since early modern times.

Indeed, self-confidence is a virtue in every person who wants to live in this life as a master and not a ruler, a ruler rather than a ruled, and an honorable person rather than a humiliated one.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Untersuchungen zur Autorschaft von Dissertationen im Zeitalter der Aufklärung" verfügbar.

Here is the world that awaits you if you are broke one day.

Muhammad Ali Pasha is considered the founder of the modern Egyptian state at the beginning of the nineteenth century AD.

In this book, author, Carl Lotus Becker, examines the political ideas behind the Declaration of Independence.