Before Columbus: Exploration and Colonisation from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, 1229-1492

Reducere. Demonstrating that Columbus's voyage was a new step in a centuries-old process of European expansion, Fernandez-Armesto provides a stimulating acco...

An overview of cutting-edge research in Old World zooarchaeology.Illustrations: B/WEditor(s): Joao Tereso

When Columbus landed in 1492, the New World was far from being a vast expanse of empty wilderness: it was home to some seventy-five million people....

Sword of Empire: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas from Columbus to Cortés, 1492-1529 is, by design, an approachable and accessible history of s...

Reducere. As the Quincentennial Celebration of Christopher Columbus's discovery of America approaches, interest in the voyage, and in the questions surroundi...

Reducere. Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover the Americas, but his voyages led to European exploration of the New World. Rich in resources an...

Reducere. Saint Brendan and the Voyage Before Columbus is a an exciting picture book that introduces children and their parents to the story of Brendan's voy...

It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of ind...

Reducere. A companion book for young readers based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking bestseller by Charles C. Mann.

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

Who was Fray ("Friar") Servando Teresa de Mier? What did he do and what did he write? Fray Mier was born in 1763 in Monterrey, Mexico, and died in ...

Reducere. A companion book for young readers based on 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, the groundbreaking bestseller by Charles C. Mann...

Reducere. Once upon a time, Columbus was a hero...Sadly, that's not the case today: Some people don't even know who he was, or what he did; while others clai...

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Reducere. The islands of the Caribbean are remarkably diverse, environmentally and culturally. They range from low limestone islands barely above sea level t...

Reducere. Ever since Christopher Columbus stepped off the "Santa Maria" and announced that he had arrived in the Orient, the Caribbean has been a stage for p...

Publisher: North Atlantic Books, U.S.Author(s): Alain CroibierIllustration(s): 82 4-COLOR PHOTOS 96 4-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONSNumber of pages: 424Public...

This book presents new, cross-disciplinary research on leprosy in medieval Europe, focusing on questions of identity. It reveals complex responses ...

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Mistress, Mother, Muse: An Exploration of the Female in Modern and Contemporary Mediterranean Literature fills a vacuum in comparative literary stu...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating life of Christopher Columbus, then keep reading...Christopher Columbus was one of the most courageous of th...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Age of Discovery, then keep reading...The Age of Discovery began in the early part of the 15...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Robert F. BerkhoferIllustration(s): 8 PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONSNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 1979Dim...

The Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes: Human-Environment Interaction from the Neolithic to the Roman Period - Kevin Walsh

Structured around four interlocking themes-mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers-this beautifully illustrated book brings new dimens...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Sebouh AslanianIllustration(s): 14 b-w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 4 maps, 2 tablesNumbe...

Reducere. For more than five hundred years, explorers roamed the wilderness of North America, some in search of a route to the East or fabled cities of gold,...

Reducere. If you have ever taken a stroll in a major city, chances are a sticker on the back of a sign or on a light pole has caught your eye. If your curios...

Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

Reducere. There are many places to ride in Massachusetts' extensive system of state parks and public and privately owned reservation lands, but finding the b...

Publisher: DOM PublishersIllustration(s): 700 images; 700 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 456Collection: Architectural GuidePublication ...

The International Atlas of Mars Exploration: Volume 2, 2004 to 2014: From Spirit to Curiosity - Philip J. Stooke

DescriptionRediscover the world through some of the earliest travel photographs ever taken in this unrivaled collection of images that capture the ...

Publisher: SkiraIllustration(s): 250 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 249 x 282 x 22Cover type: Hard...

Reducere. 2020 L.A. Times Book Prize Finalist, History A provocative examination of how the U.S. military has shaped our entire world, from today's costly, e...

Reducere. The first-ever Samaritan Cookbook takes you on an adventure into this little-known world of Israelite food and drink. We journey to both halves of ...

Reducere. (Note: The limited deluxe edition of Mapping Virginia has sold out.) As one of the chief gateways to the earliest exploration and settlement of the...

Publisher: International Publishers Co Inc., U.S.Author(s): Phillip Sheldon FonerNumber of pages: 256Collection: A History of Cuba in Two VolumesPu...

Reducere. "WHEN BEGINNERS ARE IN A RUSH TO LEARN MINECRAFT, THIS IS WHAT THEY READ" In this book you'll learn how to survive, find and build resources, elimi...

National Jewish Book AwardHebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish po...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Georgina HaydenNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 195 x 251 x 30Cover type: Hardb...

Reducere. From the creative minds of the scholarly group behind the groundbreaking Jesus Seminar comes this provocative and eye-opening look at the roots of ...

A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias.Publisher: Atlantic B...

DescriptionThe diverse cultures of the Caribbean have been shaped as much by hurricanes as they have by diplomacy, commerce, or the legacy of colon...

Publisher: Capstone Global Library LtdAuthor(s): Peter MavrikisNumber of pages: 32Collection: Fact vs Fiction HistoryPublication date: 2022Dimensio...

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DescriptionTitan is a moon of Saturn, most recently explored by the Cassini/Huygens probes. Titan is of huge interest to scientists, as the conditi...