European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution, Paperback - Ewart Oakeshott

A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period t...

Reducere. Premodern weapons of war receive a tremendously detailed and thorough accounting in this volume -- the work of a noted authority on medieval arms i...

A useful focus on the facts, dates and names of key curriculum eras, in a popular, handy-sized format.

Historian Thomas J. Misa's sweeping history of the relationship between technology and society over the past 500 years reveals how technological in...

Explores the art of acting in Europe between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, demonstrating how stage acting was understood as a branch of r...

An exploration of food images in European and American painting from the early Renaissance to the present. It underlines the central importance of ...

Reducere. During the seven hundred years before the Industrial Revolution, the stage was set for Europe's transformation from a backward agrarian society to ...

Forging Ahead, Falling Behind and Fighting Back: British Economic Growth from the Industrial Revolution to the Financial Crisis - Nicholas Crafts

DescriptionThe resplendent image of the medieval knight is symbolised by his sword, a lethal weapon on the battlefield and a badge of chivalry in t...

Reducere. Federica Francesconi writes the history of the Jewish merchants who lived and prospered in the northern Italian city of Modena, capital city of the...

Reducere. A fascinating history of the practice of surgery from one of the leading figures in the field, chronicling centuries of scientific breakthroughs by...

An Illustrated History of British Theatre and Performance chronicles the history and development of theatre from the Roman era to the present day. ...

Reducere. DescriptionA rich and ambitious history reframing the Industrial Revolution, the expansion of the British empire, and the emergence of industrial c...

The Industrial Revolution also dramatically altered humanity's relation to the natural world and embedded the belief that change, not stasis, is th...

Read about the Industrial Revolution and how that societal shift has affected millions of lives. Just imagine how you would feel when you suddenly ...

Hybrid Hate is the first book to study the conflation of antisemitism and anti-Black racism. As objects of racism, Jews and Blacks have been linked...

Empire of Guns expertly brings to life a bustling industrial society with a human story at its heart to offer a radically new understanding of a cr...

Reducere. The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern stateWriting in The Wall Street Journal, David Gress called Francis...

Reducere. Awards🏆Winner (2015) - PROSE - (Government/Politics)Contributor(s): Author: Francis FukuyamaThe second volume of the bestselling landmark work on t...

'Mesmeric ... a macabre and illuminating survey of anatomical art' Guardian

Reducere. DescriptionBefore the dawn of rock 'n' roll, the accordion ranked among North America's most popular instruments. Arriving in the arms of immigrant...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Industrial RevolutionThe Industrial Revolution which took place in Great Britain between the middle of the eighteenth century and th...

Learn even more about art through the ages in this humorous and informative graphic novel sequel. Two kids and their grandpa continue their adventu...

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Between the 18th and early 19th centuries, Britain experienced...

Reducere. The formation of the modern state, the rise of capitalism, the Renaissance and Reformation, the scientific revolution and the Age of Enlightenment ...

Reducere. The first popular history of the Emancipation of Europe's Jews in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries--a transformation that was startling to t...

Reducere. An enticing history of food and drink in Western art and culture Eating and drinking can be aesthetic experiences as well as sensory ones. The Hung...

Armour Never Wearies is the first volume to bring together all the hitherto scattered evidence - archaeological, literary and artistic - for the fo...

Reducere. On March 13th 1979, West Indians were stunned as they awoke to the news of the first successful revolution in the English Speaking Caribbean. Four ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Carole MarshThe words industrial revolution often make us think of greasy, sooty men working on enormous machines making in...

Publisher: Between the LinesAuthor(s): Stephen DaleNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 128 x 203 x 19Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Reducere. Before the industrial revolution prolonged economic growth was unachievable. All economies were organic, dependent on plant photosynthesis to provi...

Now in its fifth edition, this book explores the ways in which the industrial revolution reshaped world history, covering the international factors...

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the Industrial RevolutionFor most of human existence, people lived in a somewhat similar fashion. Everything tha...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in ...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in ...

Why did Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? And what explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Rev...

An illustrated explanation of the geological background to the first Industrial Revolution that originated in eighteenth-century Britain.Illustrati...

Examines the impact the great industrial transformation of eighteenth-century Britain had on both the domestic and international scenes. Considerin...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then keep reading... "Renaissance" is the French word for "rebirth, ...

Publisher: Liberty Fund IncAuthor(s): Edwin G WestNumber of pages: 350Publication date: 2001Dimensions: 235 x 160 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

Subtitled, }Consumers, Globalisation & The End Of Mass Production{. 'A fizzing analysis of the history and geography of manufacturing and where it ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

On its first publication 10 years ago, Natural Capitalism rocked the world of business with its innovative new approach - an approach that fused ec...