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In This Extraordinarily Rich And Engaging Book, John Hale Has Painted, On A Grand Canvas, What He Calls An Investigative Impression Of One Of The Highest Po...

This Study Examines The Relationship Between The Two Dominant Ideologies Which Emerged In The 19th Century: Karl Marx's Communism And Friedrich List's Theor...

Introduction: The Other History: Motherhood -- 1. Miss, I Wish I Had Your Life: The Poor Of London And Their Chroniclers -- 2. There Is Meat Ye Know Not Of:...

This Lavishly Illustrated History Of Europe From The Late Eighteenth Century To The Present Day Combines Readability With Scholarly Authority. Each Of The E...

The Russo-turkish War Was One Of The Most Decisive Conflicts Of The 18th Century. In This Book, Brian Davies Offers A Thorough Survey Of The War And Explain...

When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill, as Sea Lord for the British, conceived a plan: smash through the Dardanelle...

Drawing On A Range Of European Chronicles And Charter Collections, This Text Discusses The Launching Of The First Crusade, The Practical Experience Of The C...

Looking at the historical evolution of the central political institutions, and the social milieu surrounding them, this book helps to explain Britain's pree...

A surprising and lively history of an overlooked era that brought the modern world of art, culture, and science decisively into view. The Victorians are of...

The Most Profound Characteristic Of Western Europe In The Middle Ages Was Its Cultural And Religious Unity, A Unity Secured By A Common Alignment With The P...

The De Doctrina Christiana ("On Christian Teaching") is one of Augustine's most important works on the classical tradition. Undertaken at the same time as...

The basis for the PBS Masterpiece series starring Samantha Bond (Downton Abbey) and Francesca Annis (Cranford) Away from the frontlines of World War II, in...

Jessica Warner. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 225-262) And Index.Categories: HistoryWorld

Dispatches From The New Britain: A Slyly Funny And Compulsively Readable Portrait Of A Nation Finally Refurbished For The Twenty-first Century. Naughty Boys...

Algernon Percy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 230-233) And Index.Categories: HistoryWorld

all The Mystery, Earthiness And Romance Of The Middle Ages Are Captured In This Panorama Of Everyday Life. The Evolving Concepts Of Intimacy Are Explored--...

Retraces Two Critical Centuries Of Middle Eastern History, Presents An Intriguing Chronicle Of The Crusades, And Offers Insights Into The Forces That Shape ...

From tales of chivalrous knights to the barbarity of trial by ordeal, no era has been a greater source of awe, horror, and wonder than the Middle Ages. In...

This study examines the Norman settlement of Anglo-Saxon England, that was begun before 1066 but which was made permanent by military conquest between 1066 ...

Colin Morris traces the origin of the concept of the individual, not to the Renaissance where it is popularly assumed to have been invented, but farther bac...

In addition to sections devoted to Latin paleography, diplomatics, computer-assisted research, numismatics, archaeology, problems in chronology, and prospog...

This volume contains the first English translation of Bede's allegorical commentary on the tabernacle of Moses, which he interpreted as a symbolic figure of...

This Book Is Not Only An Analysis Of Demographic And Political Realities In Europe, But Also An Eyewitness Account Of A Continent In Self-destruct Mode. It ...

On The Land Of His Ancestors In Scotland, A Young Farmer Struggles To Find A Balance Between Farming, The Conservation Of Wild, And Human Culture As He Esta...

In an age when so many people only look forward, THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE combines new and traditional approaches to the past that, combined with an interpret...

Since its first publication over thirty years ago, The End of the European Era: 1890 to the Present has offered students a concise and authoritative histor...

Jeremy Black. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [292]-320) And Index.Categories: Engineering & TransportationEngineering

As the new title reflects, Palmer’s A History of Europe in the Modern World maintains its well-established historical authority, while focusing more speci...

a Magisterial Work Of Narrative History, Hailed In Britain As “the Best One-volume Account Of The British Empire” And “an Outstanding Book” (the Times Lit...

Designed to accompany the survey text Early Modern England: 1485-1714, this updated and expanded Sourcebook brings together an impressive array of Tudor-St...

Early Modern England, 14851714: A Narrative History is a lively, up-to-date survey of the TudorStuart period. The narrative shows how England transformed it...

This Fascinating Title Offers A New Study Of The Loss Of Six British Ships During The Falklands War Of 1982. Based On New Evidence Released Following Freedo...

Winner of the National Jewish Book AwardIssued in London in 1917, the Balfour Declaration was one of the key documents of the twentieth century. It committe...

This Text Reassesses U.s. And Japanese Strategy And Offers Interpretations Of The Pacific War. States Of Mind: American -- States Of Mind: Japanese -- Orang...

'A masterpiece ... In its field it is the best book ever' Guardian Winner of the Wolfson Prize for history, Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 ch...

Dark Continent Is A Searching History Of Europe's Most Brutal Century. Stripping Away The Comforting Myths And Illusions That We Have Grown Up With Since Th...

Lawrence James. Originally Published: London : Little, Brown, C1994. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: History EuropeGreat Britain ...

The Millennium Between The Breakup Of The Western Roman Empire And The Reformation Was A Long And Hugely Transformative Period--one Not Easily Chronicled Wi...

Presents The Classic Study Of Power And Politics Written In 1513 By A Florentine Diplomat That Recommends Guile And Ruthlessness To Achieve And Maintain Pol...

An original, entertaining and illuminating guide to a complete different world: England in the Middle Ages.Imagine you could get into a time machine and tra...

These popular volumes offer a comprehensive, challenging introduction to the politics, economic development, social life, culture, and thought of early mo...

modern City-dwellers Suffer Their Share Of Unpleasant Experiences—traffic Jams, Noisy Neighbors, Pollution, Food Scares—but Urban Nuisances Of The Past Ex...

Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't fo...

The greatest story of military conquest in history from a 'master storyteller'. (Guardian) Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has eve...

A World of Nations: The International Order Since 1945 provides an analytical narrative of the origins, evolution, and end of the Cold War. But the book i...

Few decades have given rise to such potent mythologies as the 1930s. Popular impressions of those years prior to the Second World War were shaped by the sin...

This volume forms the third part of one of the finest general introductions to the medieval world of prevailing times. Lavishly illustrated, with numerous a...

Trapnel, AnnaCategories: Politics & Social SciencesSocial Sciences