General and world history

The role of the African American in American history has been documented but sometimes ignored by historians.

As the seventh and probably last state to arise from the ruins of the former Yugoslavia, Kosovo is the newest country in Europe.

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia.

The 1930s were dominated by economic collapse, stagnation, and mass unemployment.

With the opening of Russian and communist-bloc archives dating from the Soviet-era, there has been a significant increase of scholarly writings pertaining to Joseph Stalin.

Of the many ancient civilizations we are aware of, few are smaller than the ancient Kingdom of Israel.

History is full of surprises, but rarely has there been a turnaround as unexpected, and momentous as what occurred to a formative Russia during the medieval period.

This resource strategically traces Greek warfare from 720 to 30 BC and its specific and extensive details-the wars, the troops, the armor, the military tactics, and other factors either affecting or affected by the wars.

The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan).

Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy.

The Historical Dictionary of the Vikings traces Viking activity in Europe, North America, and Asia for over three centuries.

The Enlightenment Movement changed society forever, driving it forward through new and fresh ways of thinking about science, religion, history, politics, and culture.

The War of 1812 was an extremely complicated war motivated by British seizures of American vessels and goods, American desire to expand into Canada, and impressment of American sailors into the British Navy.

The relationship between the United States of America and the People's Republic of China is traced in this dictionary containing hundreds of cross-referenced entries on the presidents and prime ministers, the secretaries of state and foreign ministers, other key players, and the more significant institutions and events.

The most important bilateral relationship in Asia since the end of World War II is assuredly between the United States and Japan.

Originating in India, the Gypsies arrived in Europe around the 14th century, spreading not only across the entirety of the continent but also immigrating to the Americas.

Members of the Church of England until the mid-16th century, the Puritans thought the Church had become too political and needed to be "e;purified.

The Republic of Moldova claims a European lineage reaching back in time long before its 14th century accession to statehood.

Human beings have been concerned about nature and their place in it for millennia.

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Gulf Arab States comes at a time when the world's attention is riveted on the Middle East.

Laos is the smallest state in terms of population, the weakest militarily, and the least developed economically in mainland Southeast Asia.

In 1898, documentary footage of a yacht race was shot by Robert A.

In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies.

Southeast Asia consists of the countries of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to define clearly.

Mali is currently the seventh largest country in Africa.

This engaging reference examines the history of, the search for, and the discovery of Australia, taking full account of the evidence for and the speculation surrounding possible earlier contacts by the Ancient Egyptians, Arabs, and Chinese seamen.

With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical information that helps put contemporary events into a historical context.

The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties.

No country can rival the sheer diversity of intelligence organizations that Germany has experienced over the past 300 years.

Founder and Global Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church and author of LIVE LOVE LEAD shows how, with God's power, you can believe and achieve a life that exceeds every earthly expectation.

This volume examines significant individuals and developments in American political, economic, social, and cultural history between the years 1913 and 1933.

During the late 11th through the early 14th centuries at least seven major expeditions were made between Western Europe and the Holy Land with the goal of ending Muslim control of Jerusalem.

The A to Z of the Kurds covers the largest nation on Earth that does not have its own independent state.

Those unfamiliar with the prehistory of North America have a general perception of the cultures of the continent that includes Native Americans living in tipis, wearing feathered headdresses and buckskin clothing, and following migratory bison herds on the Great Plains.

General Sir Richard Dannatt's distinguished career in the army has spanned thirty-eight years and seen him serve in many different theatres of conflict, from Northern Ireland (where he was awarded the Military Cross) to Bosnia and Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan.

From prehistoric Scotland to the Brexit referendum, this little book covers all of the main events in Scottish history.

A whole generation has grown up in Afghanistan knowing little but the ravages of war.

Award-winning historian Mary Beth Norton reexamines the Salem witch trials in this startlingly original, meticulously researched, and utterly riveting study.

This lively synthesis of global history since the end of World War II offers a gripping account of an interdependent world and the challenges facing individuals in the 21st century.

Urban Battlefields: Lessons Learned from World War II to the Modern Eraoffers a detailed study of the complexities of urban operations, demonstrating through historical conflicts their key features, the various weapons and tactics employed by both sides, and the factors that contributed to success or failure.

Most of us rally around the glory of the Allies'' victory over the Nazis in World War II.

A full understanding of the historical process must include studies of the social and economic conditions of societies as well as biographies of the people on which a clear understanding of history is based-but not just the "e;great"e; people.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES- Why was the Battle of the Nile so decisive in the French Revolutionary Wars?

The death by famine of tens of millions of human beings in Asia and Africa during the Victorian era (1837-1901) is "e;the secret history of the nineteenth century"e; about which Western history books contain nothing.

This book traces memoirs of a family doctor who shunned the notion of becoming a physician as he observed his family doctor father while growing up.

This is a story of a young lad who chose college far away from his small home town of Washington, NJ.

This is a book that will change the American perception of the Pacific War.

To succeed in achieving its national security objectives the United States needs to use Associative Power in place of both Hard Power and Soft Power.

Kingship (chieftaincy) disputes are commonplace in Ghana.