The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community, Paperback - William H. McNeill

Reducere. The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNei...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): J MillsNumber of pages: 220Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 216 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Reducere. A new account of the birth of the West through its birthplace--Renaissance Italy The period between 1492--resonant for a number of reasons--and 157...

Contributor(s): Author: Tonio AndradeThe Chinese invented gunpowder and began exploring its military uses as early as the 900s, four centuries befo...

Monumental cornerstone work on the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Army and its commanders. This is a thoroughly documented work of immense scholarship. I...

Reducere. Nearly fifteen years before the Stonewall Rebellion and the birth of gay liberation came the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB). Like its predominantly gay...

An important addition to extant scholarship on the border U.S Southwest, Forging Arizona recovers a forgotten case that reminds readers that the bo...

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare: The Triumph of the West - Geoffrey Parker

Reducere. For many people, "western art" immediately conjures images by Frederic Remington or Georgia O'Keeffe--but there's so much more. From early explorer...

Presents US History from 1900 to 1945. This work features a historical narrative that looks at the period from the 1890s to 1945. It is a synthesis...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Could something as simple and seemingly natural as falling into step have marked us for evolutionary success? In Keeping Together in Time one of th...

Reducere. Cultures of the West: A History, Third Edition, focuses on the ways in which the major ideas and passions of Western culture developed, internally,...

Reducere. Cultures of the West: A History, Third Edition, focuses on the ways in which the major ideas and passions of Western culture developed, internally,...

Reducere. Awards🏆Second Place (2008) - IndieFab awards - (Regional Book)Contributor(s): Author: Rebecca J. BaileyMatewan Before the Massacre provides the fir...

Reducere. Book annotation not available for this title.Title: History of the Virgin IslandsAuthor: Dookhan, IsaacPublisher: Univ of West Indies PrPublication...

This new edition of South Africa examines the history of South Africa from 1948 to the present, covering the economic background to racial segregat...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

Reducere. From deserts to ghost towns, from national forests to California bungalows, many of the features of the western American landscape are well known t...

Reducere. The Second World War is one of the most significant conflicts in history, but for seven decades our understanding of the war has remained mostly fi...

In this magnificent synthesis of military, technological, and social history, William H. McNeill explores a whole millennium of human upheaval and ...

DescriptionAcross the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional famil...

Reducere. Across the West, hard-right leaders are surging to power on platforms of ethno-economic nationalism, Christianity, and traditional family values. I...

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 ...

A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times-bestselling author sets a new standard for histories of the American WestIllustrations: 24 Ha...

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The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA explores the previously underexposed mafias of Southern Italy.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Joh...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Rise and Decline of the Redneck Riviera traces the development of the Florida-Alabama coast as a tourist destination from the late 1...

Reducere. In 1860 William Brewer, a young Yale-educated teacher of the natural sciences and a recent widower, eagerly accepted an offer from Josiah Whitney t...

Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New American Culture, Paperback

During the Civil War, William H. Gregg served as William Clarke Quantrill's de facto adjutant from December 1861 until the spring of 1864, making h...

Reducere. NATIONAL BESTSELLERONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARWho are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of Ameri...

Reducere. " A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places" (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuc...

Reducere. From bulls to balloons, from horses to helicopters, Working in the Woods chronicles the myriad changes which have swept through west coast logging ...

In Logics of History, he reveals the shape such an engagement could take, some of the topics it could illuminate, and how it might affect both side...

"Important and lucidly written...The American Revolution involved not simply the wisdom of a few great men but the passions, fears, and religiosity...

Written by a respected science historian and established author, this collection of essays touches on all aspects of chemistry. It contains 42 tale...

Reducere. Afterlife with no parole. If you die in prison, your soul stays in prison. At least that's what many inmates believed. 998 murders and suicides com...

Reducere. The true story of the bastard son who made himself a king and the woman who melted his heart.The stirring history of William the Conqueror, Duke of...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Xiaolin DuanIllustration(s): 21 b&w illus., 3 maps, 6 tablesNumber of pages: 264Publication dat...

Reducere. The Krupp family were the premier German arms manufacturers from the middle of the 19th century until the end of World War II, producing artillery ...

Publisher: CornerstoneAuthor(s): William L. ShirerNumber of pages: 1264Publication date: 1991Dimensions: 196 x 129 x 56Cover type: Paperback / soft...