General and world history

2024 National Outdoor Book Award Winner2024 Banff Mountain Book Competition Mountain Literature Winner - The Jon Whyte Award"e;Alpine Rising is a fascinating history of the crucial and frequently tragic role of local Nepalis, Tibetans, and Pakistanis on mountaineering expeditions to the world s highest peaks.

4000 questions in more than 200 challenging quizzes from the MindGames section of The Times to really test your general knowledge.

Saga of the Greenlanders & Erik the Red brings together two foundational Icelandic accounts of Norse exploration, settlement, and encounter across the North Atlantic.

The Philosophers Libraryfeatures the most important philosophy manuscripts and books as stepping stones to take your through the history of philosophy.

This book explores the idea of privacy at sea, from early sixteenth-century maritime expansions to nineteenth-century naval developments.

This book explores the idea of privacy at sea, from early sixteenth-century maritime expansions to nineteenth-century naval developments.

During the course of the Second World War, the Allies mounted a series of attempts to prevent Germany from manufacturing heavy water utilising hydroelectric plants in occupied Norway.

Once again, I traverse through time.

As Southern California recovered from the collapse of the cattle industry in the 1860s, the arrival of railroadsattacked by newspapers as the greedy octopusand the expansion of citrus agriculture transformed the struggling region into a vast, idealized, and prosperous garden.

The state of Iowa is largely unappreciated and often misunderstood.

As Southern California recovered from the collapse of the cattle industry in the 1860s, the arrival of railroadsattacked by newspapers as the greedy octopusand the expansion of citrus agriculture transformed the struggling region into a vast, idealized, and prosperous garden.

The state of Iowa is largely unappreciated and often misunderstood.

In diesem Buch geht es um das Thema der Atombombe.

Was würde passieren, wenn plötzlich Dinosaurier in Fleisch und Blut auftauchten?

Four writers.

Discover the impactful ways that climate and weather changed the very course of human history from the founder and chairman of AccuWeather!

Bournemouth was originally a deserted heathland on England's south coast until the area was developed as a health resort in the early nineteenth century.

This book enables us to understand the current transformations in the experience of time that have been taking place in recent decades.

Written in tribute to the work of Professor Alan Dobson, this collection of essays brings diplomacy and the Anglo-American relationship together, considering politics and foreign policy in tandem with cultural interactions.

A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLEExploring how climate change has configured the international arena since the 1950s, this book reveals the ways that climate change emerged and evolved as an international problem, and how states, scientists and non-governmental organizations have engaged in diplomatic efforts to address it.

Written in tribute to the work of Professor Alan Dobson, this collection of essays brings diplomacy and the Anglo-American relationship together, considering politics and foreign policy in tandem with cultural interactions.

As ideologies such as communism, fascism and various nationalisms vied for global domination during the first half of the 20th century, this book shows how a specific group of individuals - a cosmopolitan elite - became representatives of those ideologies the world over.

This book enables us to understand the current transformations in the experience of time that have been taking place in recent decades.

As ideologies such as communism, fascism and various nationalisms vied for global domination during the first half of the 20th century, this book shows how a specific group of individuals - a cosmopolitan elite - became representatives of those ideologies the world over.

A 2024 CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLEExploring how climate change has configured the international arena since the 1950s, this book reveals the ways that climate change emerged and evolved as an international problem, and how states, scientists and non-governmental organizations have engaged in diplomatic efforts to address it.

This chronological reference compendium traces accusations, punishments, and the investigation of occultism from sorcery inquiries in 323 BCE Athens to the modern day.

Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World offers a new interpretation of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippine islands.

An extensive and fascinating collection of stories featuring both famous and everyday women, giving a well-rounded view of the lives of women in the ancient world.

As the United Methodist Church splinters, Methodists of all stripes need to be reminded of their rich theological and cultural heritage.

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Rudolf Bahro: Vorlesungen 1990 – 1993 Humboldt-Universität Berlin.

History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen.

This comprehensive encyclopedia details the close ties between the German-speaking world and the Americas, examining the extensive Germanic cultural and political legacy in the nations of the New World and the equally substantial influence of the Americas on the Germanic nations.

'The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.

This comprehensive encyclopedia covers the reciprocal effects that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain, Portugal, and the American nations have had on one another since the time of Columbus.

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War.

Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G.

Iran's prison system is a foundational institution of Iranian political modernity.

This book presents a detailed assessment of the role of navies in the Korean War.

A compelling account of the personal experiences of groups who were affected by World War II, both on and off the battlefields.

Iran's prison system is a foundational institution of Iranian political modernity.

Piracy and the Making of the Spanish Pacific World offers a new interpretation of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippine islands.

Rudolf Bahro: Vorlesungen 1994 – 1997 Humboldt-Universität Berlin.

An A-Z encyclopedia covering the principal battles and campaigns, key military and political figures, and the political maneuvering during the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars.

History paints war out to be a man's business, but there is an army of women warriors who stand between the lines of history books, waiting to be seen.