General and world history

The dark heart of race science and why it's nonsense.

For a decade America's share of the global economy has been in decline.

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women.

The book is about the role of religious leadership in settling disputes of a legal nature within religious communities and the effects of this process on immigrant integration in Canada and the USA.

Hervorragend, erfrischend und voller Freuden, dies ist Weltgeschichte vom Feinsten.

This handbook is an innovative recasting and reinterpretation of modern Turkish history centered on war and society.

This book explores the transformation of the state in Wallachia, an Ottoman tributary principality, between 1740 and 1800, by focusing on three administrative techniques: regulations, paperwork (registers, identification certificates), and weights and measures.

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WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE ';A gripping reconstruction utterly compelling reading.

WINNER OF THE JOHN AVERY AWARD AT THE ANDR SIMON AWARDS If we can save the salmon, we can save the world Over the centuries, salmon have been a vital resource, a dietary staple and an irresistible catch.

A unique chronicle of the hundred-year period when the Jewish people changed the world and it changed them ';A riveting, gossipy, action-packed, seam-bursting blast through 100 years of (mainly) European history Impressively wide-ranging in scope and unflaggingly fascinating.

The dark heart of race science and why it's nonsense.

Unless you know the history, you cannot see the future.

For a decade America's share of the global economy has been in decline.

From the bestselling author of A History of Britain in 21 Women The history of the world is the history of great women.

Jesus: A Beginner's Guide introduces Jesus, the man and his enduring legacy.

A Book of the Year for The Economist and the Observer It's all over our televisions, newspapers and the internet.

He fought and beheaded three Turkish adversaries in duels.

In 1942, five young German students and one professor at the University of Munich crossed the threshold of toleration to enter the realms of resistance, danger and death.

The Nature of Empire exposes the central role of modern imperialism in the development of contemporary environmentalism and environmental science.

This concise book examines the decline and erosion of UMNO as a dominant political party of Malaysia through the perspective of Ibn Khaldun's theory of asabiyyah and umran.

This concise book examines the decline and erosion of UMNO as a dominant political party of Malaysia through the perspective of Ibn Khaldun's theory of asabiyyah and umran.

The Nature of Empire exposes the central role of modern imperialism in the development of contemporary environmentalism and environmental science.

The Islamic positioning of Islamophobia is presented in this book.

This valuable collection of thirteen studies provides an overview of recent research on central issues concerning the history of late antique Gaza.

This examination of the formation of the Indonesian medical profession reveals the relationship between medicine and decolonisation, and its importance to understanding Asian history.

Ellison "e;Tarzan"e; Brown was one of America's premier marathon runners during the 1930s and 1940s.

';Lucid, informed and persuasive' Evening Standard ';Thought-provoking' Daily Mail ';An extraordinary book' Nicholas Evans, author of The Horse Whisperer The history of humanity's relationship with other species is baffling.

The story of the lonely island of Tristan da Cunha is one of enduring interest.

This book features a global, historical analysis of the changes and continuities in one of society's basic functions: seeking to protect itself from disease.

'Fascinating' BBC History 'Remarkable and clever' New York Times 'Original and important' Sir David Cannadine When Queen Victoria died, two gentlemen were commissioned with the monumental task of editing her vast correspondence.

In 1943, while the New York Yankees and St.

On January 1, 1966, New York came to a standstill as the city's transit workers went on strike.

In April 1998, legendary southern jam band Widespread Panic held a free open-air record release show in downtown Athens, Georgia, its homebase.

In Founding Federalist, Michael C.

In April 1998, legendary southern jam band Widespread Panic held a free open-air record release show in downtown Athens, Georgia, its homebase.

This book examines how the Embassy members approached, selected, and represented information, and how, in doing so, they helped to shape European perceptions of China.

This book documents Japan's psychological deterioration caused by its defeat in August 1945.

The Islamic positioning of Islamophobia is presented in this book.

This book examines the history of the press in the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the British Raj.