The Collective Spirit (1925) lays down a rough outline of what science can tell us as to the progress of evolution, and criticises the various interpretations, before endeavouring to formulate an idealist theory of evolution.
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.
Among the great entrepots around the Pacific there were some which had such great advantages of location that for many centuries there always was a trade center somewhere in the vicinity.
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.
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.
This book has three main themes: the socio-economic history of Turkish society in the 17th-18th centuries; the outcome of the Tanzimat (Reforms) in the province of Jerusalem, as an example of the whole phenomenon; and the historical origins of Turkish and Arab identities leading to the modern phenomenon of nationalism.
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.
The Struggle for the Pacific (1937) examines the rivalries and postures as various powers - European, the US, Japan and China - attempted to militarily, politically and economically dominate the Asia Pacific sphere.
The third edition of Consumerism in World History explores the nature of consumerism and its evolution, with particular emphasis on the modern "e;consumer revolution"e; and its global scope.
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.
This lavishly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the evolution of mapmaking and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age.
Town and Country in Roman Britain (1964) is a study of the effects of Roman rule on the lowland zone of Britain and of the relationship between town and country.
