After the Map. Cartography, Navigation, and the Transformation of Territory in the Twentieth Century, Paperback - William Rankin

Examines the history of the mapping sciences in the twentieth century and their relationship to the history of territory

This widely acclaimed book, first published in 1974, was a classic from its first day in print. Written in a direct, inviting way by Harry Braverma...

Publisher: Mimesis InternationalAuthor(s): Cesereanu RuxandraNumber of pages: 204Collection: Speculum CivitatisPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 14...

This book details the narrative and history of Iraq in the 20th century and reinserts the Assyrian experience as an integral part of Iraq's broader...

Publisher: Anthem PressAuthor(s): John Rennie ShortNumber of pages: 182Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 235 x 20Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Andreas (Leuphana Universitat Luneburg) BroeckmannIllustration(s): 74 b&w illus., 16 color plates; 90 Illustrati...

Examining works by Rabindranath Tagore, Mulk Raj Anand, Vikram Seth and the photography of Dayanita Singh, Tania Roy examines the delayed claims of...

Reducere. DescriptionBetween 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time--enormous engines that powered a colossal industr...

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Publisher: University of Minnesota PressAuthor(s): Claire ZimmermanNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 256 x 179 x 26Cover type: ...

Reducere. A rousing history of Ireland in its most tumultous century by one of the most well-known and beloved Irish writers of our time. Tim Pat Coogan's Ir...

The definitive history of twentieth-century theatrical dance, enhanced with more than 200 exceptional photographs Winner of the 2005 Congress on Re...

Inventing Tomorrow provides a definitive account of H. G. Wells's work and ideas. Sarah Cole illuminates his distinctive style as well as his inter...

An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor...

Throughout the 20th century Scottish miners resisted deindustrialisation through collective action and by leading the campaign for Home Rule. This ...

A major new account of poetry in the twentieth century.

Provides a comprehensive history of manufacturers, including the principal people involved and covers the various mechanical clock movements that w...

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 significant contribution to our understanding of how politics affects real people, and abrilliant blend of sweeping narrative and detailed anal...

DescriptionThis book explores the emerging phenomenon of "surrogate warfare" in twenty-first century conflict. The popular notion of war is that it...

Reducere. For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies. In the proce...

Presents an overview of Lakota religious thought and practice, introducing readers to its essential components. Through finely detailed description...

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 ...

The story of crippling overdevelopment in Mexico's economic and social centerPublisher: Temple University Press, U.S.Author(s): Diane DavisNumber o...

British Traitors explores the lives and motivations of a number of the traitors who betrayed their country during the twentieth century. From Kim P...

Reducere. Though much has been written about T. S. Eliot since it was first published, Eliot and His Age remains the best introduction to the poet's life, id...

DescriptionWomen, Warfare and Representation considers the various ways the American servicewoman has been represented throughout the 20th century ...

Examines children's strangeness, even some children's subliminal 'gayness', in the twentieth century.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin GilbertMartin Gilbert, author of the multivolume biography of Winston Churchill and other brilliant works of history...

This book explores the life courses of children born of warin different twentieth-century conflicts, from the Second World War to theRwandan Genoci...

Reducere. "A necessity for every African American who has ever lived in Dade County, or South Florida for that matter."--Garth Reeves, publisher emeritus, Mi...

Despite the widespread trends of secularization in the 20th century, religion has played an important role in several outbreaks of genocide since t...

From The Hobbit to Harry Potter, how fantasy harnesses the cultural power of magic, medievalism, and childhood to re-enchant the modern world Why a...

From the Nuremberg Trials onwards, Jews figure prominently in international legal history. Yet ties between Jewish identity and legal thought rarel...

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): Peter SelgTranslator: Pauline WehrleNumber of pages: 88Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 235 x 160 x 7...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Company of Critics provides a fascinating survey of the terrain of social criticism in the last century. Organizing the book as a se...

DescriptionA fascinating look at the lives of women who bore the heat of day in Christian mission, but who were often forgotten by history until now.

Reducere. When it comes to large-scale public housing in the United States, the consensus for the past decades has been to let the wrecking balls fly. The de...

Shows the significant contributions of people of African descent to London's rich social and cultural history, masterfully weaving together the sto...

Reducere. Christianity Today Book AwardCalled -a pioneer contribution- by Church History when it was first published in 1971 as The Holiness-Pentecostal Move...

DescriptionAfter the Enlightenment is the first attempt at understanding modern political realism as a historical phenomenon. Realism is not an ete...

Reveals how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. This book focuses on the work of the professional illusionists who actually ...

Reducere. Pulitzer Prize finalist A poetic history of the twentieth century from one of our most beloved, popular, and highly lauded poets--a stirring, strik...

A sweeping history of twentieth-century Europe, Out of Ashes tells the story of an era of unparalleled violence and barbarity yet also of humanity,...