Books in category World - General

The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community: With a Retrospective Essay

Author: McNeill, William H.
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN : 9780226561417
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, McNeill challenges the Spengler-Toynbee view that a number of separate civilizations pursued essentially independent careers, and argues instead that human cultures interacted at every stage of their history. The author suggests that from the Neolithic begin

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

Author: Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN : 9780812214123
Demonstrating that Columbus's voyage was a new step in a centuries-old process of European expansion, Fernandez-Armesto provides a stimulating account of the broadening of Europe's physical and mental horizons in the Middle Ages. He shows how the techniques and institutions of medieval colonial expansion that were applied to the New World made long-term conquest and settlement possible. A brief in

Days of the Discoverers (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

Author: Lamprey, L.
Publisher : Dodo Press
ISBN : 9781406525885
Includes sections on all of the great Explorers, Adventurers and Discoverers of the period 1348-1614 and contains many illustrations.

Fourth Battalion Duke of Connaught's Own Tenth Baluch Regiment in the Great War

Author: Thatcher, W. S.
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347930

Great Feuds in History: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever

Author: Colin Evans
Publisher : Unknown
ISBN : 9780471225881
Praise for Great Feuds in History " Everyone loves a good fight, especially on the world stage, and Evans calls these contests with skill and flair." – – Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " Evans captures all the drama and controversy in these streamlined accounts brimming with invigorated, well-paced prose." – – Publishers Weekly In Great Feuds in H

Archangel 1918-1919

Author: Anon
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347329

Boy in the Peninsular War, the Services, Adventures, and Experiences of Robert Blackeney Subaltern in the 28th Regiment

Author: Blakeney, Robert
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347886

Boy in the Peninsular War, the Services, Adventures, and Experiences of Robert Blackeney Subaltern in the 28th Regiment

Author: Blakeney, Robert
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347503

Fourth Battalion Duke of Connaught's Own Tenth Baluch Regiment in the Great War

Author: Thatcher, W. S.
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347527

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 - 1815

Author: Kincaid, Captain J.
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347534

Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, in the Peninsula, France, and the Netherlands from 1809 - 1815

Author: Kincaid, Captain J.
Publisher : Naval & Military Press
ISBN : 9781847347893

Nature and Power

Author: Radkau, Joachim/ Dunlap, Thomas (TRN)
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN : 9780521616737
Nature and Power explores the interaction between humanity and the natural environment from prehistoric times to the present.

The Influence of Sea Power on Ancient History

Author:
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN : 9780195056679
Alfred Thayer Mahan's nineteenth-century classic, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, has long occupied a central place in the canon of strategic thought. But as Chester G. Starr shows in this thought-provoking work, Mahan's theories have also led to serious misperceptions amonghistorians about the significance of naval superiority in antiquity. This analytical study of the role of sea power

The Grand Strategy of the Russian Empire: 1650-1831

Author: John P. Ledonne
Publisher : 101 Productions
ISBN : 9780195161007
At its height, the Russian empire covered eleven time zones and stretched from Scandinavia to the Pacific Ocean. Arguing against the traditional historical view that Russia, surrounded and threatened by enemies, was always on the defensive, John P. LeDonne contends that Russia developed a long-term strategy not in response to immediate threats but in line with its own expansionist urges to control

New Perspectives on Israeli History

Author: Silberstein, Laurence J. (EDT)
Publisher : New York University Press
ISBN : 9780814779293
In this volume a distinguished group of international scholars draws from history, folklore, political anthropology, historiography, and cultural criticism to reexamine critical issues surrounding the birth of Israel. The authors explore such issues as the transition form yishuv to state, early state policy toward the Arab minority, the origins of the Palestinian refugee problem, the conflict over

An Epoch in History (Dodo Press)

Author: Eley, P. H.
Publisher : Dodo Press
ISBN : 9781406533859
Few people pause to think that Tuesday, the twenty-third day of July, nineteen hundred and one, not only placed a mile-stone on the road of civilization, but also marked an epoch in the history of the world.

Electra: Greek Tragedy in New Translations

Author: Euripides/ Lembke, Janet/ Reckford, Kenneth J.
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN : 9780195085761
Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, the Greek Tragedy in New Translations series offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the poetry of the originals. Under the general editorship of Herbert Golder and the late Wi

Brave Little Holland and What She Taught Us

Author: Griffis, William Elliot
Publisher : Cosimo Classics
ISBN : 9781602061286
Written as a history lesson on the impact of the Dutch on the culture and pedigree of the United Kingdom and America, Brave Little Holland offers more than just the names and dates of a typical history exercise. This is a must-read for anyone lured by the tale of how the Dutch crusaders wended their way across the British Isles and into America, but Griffis intended his work to satisfy a wider rea

The Oxford History of Ireland

Author: Foster, R. F. (EDT)
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN : 9780192802026
Few countries can boast as compelling a history as Ireland. This volume captures all the varied legacies of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities and the first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change and creativity, right up to the present day.Written by a team of scholars--all of whom are native to Ireland--this book offers the most authoritative account

The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 (Dodo Press)

Author: Iyenaga, Toyokichi
Publisher : Dodo Press
ISBN : 9781406534405
Toyokichi Iyenaga (1862-1936), was a Professor of Political Science in Tokio Senmon-Gakko. He wrote this book The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881 in 1891.