Histories of Nations

From the editor of the bestselling Histories of Nations, an eye-opening anthology showing how people have suffered and survived during plague and p...

In this follow-up to the bestselling Histories of Nations, leading historians from around the globe revisit the great revolutions of modern history...

Reducere. From ancient rock drawings to today's urban living, the Native American Almanac: More than 50, 000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenou...

In design history, globalization is deeply intertwined with a long-held bias towards Western, industrialized nations. By reassessing the role of re...

Uniting Nations is a comparative study of the personal histories and interconnected lives and careers of the Britons who entered the international ...

Reducere. Contested Histories in Public Space brings multiple perspectives to bear on historical narratives presented to the public in museums, monuments, te...

An enlightening account of the entwined histories of knowledge and nationhood in Latin America--and beyond The rise of nation-states is a hallmark ...

Inspired by the letters written between her parents, True Love Conquers All fuses fact and fiction to tell the story of a British Army soldier post...

Decolonization revolutionized the international order during the twentieth century. Yet standard histories that present the end of colonialism as a...

Reducere. The lands the United States claims sovereignty over by right of the Doctrine of Discovery are home to more than five hundred Indian nations, each w...

Reducere. Between 1902 and 1934, the United States confined hundreds of adults and children from dozens of Native nations at the Canton Asylum for Insane Ind...

Featuring approximately 60 new interviews and more than 70 new photos, this second edition builds extensively on the previous edition's country-by-...

Brings together the early histories of the development of the turbojet, turboprop and turboshaft engines. This work describes the work of twelve na...

Reducere. Written in the 2nd century by the Greek historian Polybius, "The Histories" is a multi-volume work detailing many of the events, people, and ideas ...

Brings the diverse energy histories of North and South American nations into dialogue with one another, presenting an integrated hemispheric framew...

Reducere. With this extraordinary first volume in what promises to be an epoch-making masterpiece, Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations...

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in th...

Reducere. Empire's Tracks boldly reframes the history of the transcontinental railroad from the perspectives of the Cheyenne, Lakota, and Pawnee Native Ameri...

This book explores the impact of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Japan and Australia, where it has heralded c...

DescriptionThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by adv...

Reducere. This pathbreaking book documents the transformation of reproductive practices and politics on Indian reservations from the late nineteenth century ...

Description By and large, the histories of East and West Germany have been studied in relative isolation. And yet, for all their differences, the h...

Reducere. With vibrant photographs and intricate stories Scattered Among the Nations tells the story of the world's most isolated Jewish communities in Afric...

Reducere. The Book of Facts for the Scots, Irish, and other Celts is certainly a book that will educate and inspire anyone who has Celtic ancestry or wishes ...

A global history of human rights in a world of nations that grant rights to some while denying them to others Once dominated by vast empires, the w...

Reducere. The animal fur trade played a key role in the development and ultimate ownership of lands and resources on the West Coast of North America. Yet it ...

In this fifth volume from the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology, contributors explore forgiveness, peacemaking and reconciliation as necessary...

Reducere. Crossing Waters, Crossing Worlds explores the critically neglected intersection of Native and African American cultures. This interdisciplinary col...

WINNER OF: Frantz Fanon Outstanding Book from the Caribbean Philosophical AssociationCanadian Political Science Association's C.B. MacPherson Prize...

Reducere. Over 25 centuries ago the Bible foretold the future of more than a dozen nations, races and places. Today, Foretold - QuickShare Edition tests six ...

Reducere. Scholars have long known that world music was not merely the globalized product of modern media, but rather that it connected religions, cultures, ...

Reducere. After five centuries of Eurocentrism, many people have little idea that Native American tribes still exist, or which traditions belong to what trib...

Reducere. The Baltic region is frequently neglected in broader histories of Europe and its international significance can be obscured by separate treatments ...

Prevalent among classicists today is the notion that Greeks, Romans, and Jews enhanced their own self-perception by contrasting themselves with the...

Reducere. Decades of military oppression in Burma have led to the systematic destruction of thousands of ethnic minority villages, a standing army with one o...

Reducere. The racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democra...

DescriptionIn the book of Genesis, God bestows a new name upon Abram--Abraham, a father of many nations. With this name and his Covenant, Abraham w...

Reducere. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - A hugely ambitious, "delightfully readable, genuinely informative" portrait (The New York Times) of the...

This second volume of Arthur Miller's plays contains four stage plays from the sixties and seventies, taking up the theme of individual responsibil...

Reducere. Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in whic...

Reducere. Description"First Nations, Metis and Inuit lands and resources are still tied to treaties and other documents, though their relevance seems forever...

During World War II the "special relationship" between the United States and Great Britain cemented the alliance that won the war in the West. But ...

Reducere. Though First Nations communities in Canada have historically lacked access to clean water, affordable food, and equitable health care, they have ne...

Reducere. Ernest Thompson Seton's Masterpiece Manual on Outdoor Life, Camping, and Native American LoreThis deluxe unabridged reprint Legacy Edition of origi...

Reducere. Available together in a single volume for the first time are Canadian anthropologist Diamond Jenness' pioneering studies of three Athapaskan nation...

Reducere. In The Last Good Neighbor Eric Zolov presents a revisionist account of Mexican domestic politics and international relations during the long 1960s,...

The debut novel from award-winning filmmaker Rohith S. Katbamna, tells the powerful story of a brave few who venture for truth in the aftermath of ...

Reducere. Enjoy a fun and delicious journey through the Caribbean in this vibrant collection of gourmet and home-style recipes. Hugh Sinclair and Cynthia Ver...

Reducere. While this work tries to be a primer in Cuban history in its relationship with its northern neighbor and mentor, the United States, before the Cast...

Reducere. The Color of the Land brings the histories of Creek Indians, African Americans, and whites in Oklahoma together into one story that explores the wa...

Reducere. Religion can be a major source of conflict and controversy between individuals, peoples, nations and races. However, what all the major religions a...

Historian M. B. Synge narrates how naval power grew in importance from the 1700s onward, playing a decisive role in the victories of several nation...

Reducere. In his latest book, former senior computer systems designer and bestselling author Gregg Braden merges these ancient and modern world views into a ...

Reducere. A clear and concise A-to-Z of keywords that echo our current human rights crisis As millions are forced to leave their nations of origin as a resul...

Reducere. No matter what you know about Lewis and Clark, the Hopi Snake Dance, the occupation of Wounded Knee village, or the Seminole Freedmen claim, you ha...

Reducere. Local author Dennis Rizzo tells the fascinating and diverse history of Orillia, Ontario. First populated by the Huron, Iroquois and Chippewa Nation...