History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Dharma's Daughters: Contemporary Indian Women and Hindu CultureWomen in India today are faced with a major conflict: how to adjust to rapid modernization and industrialization without abandoning traditional roles and customs. One of the assets of Hinduism has been its ability to incorporate seemingly unorthodox ideas, not fight against them. Contemporary...
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Death and the Royal Succession in Scotland, C.1214-C.1543: Ritual, Ceremony and PowerIlluminates how the ceremonial dimension of death and the succession reflected both Scottish royal identity and a broader culture of ceremony. To date, scholarly attention to royal ceremony in Scotland from the Middle Ages into the early modern period has been rather haphazard, with...
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Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Br?beuf and the Destruction of HuroniaFrom the bestselling author of Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre Esprit-RadissonThis is the story of the collision of two worlds. In the early 1600s, the Jesuits-the Catholic Church's most ferocious warriors for Christ-tried to create their own nation on the Great Lakes and...
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Crisis TV: Hispanic Television Narratives after 2008Crisis TV addresses the motif of crisis that has come to dominate contemporary Hispanic televisual production since 2008 and the onset of the global financial crisis. In almost unprecedented fashion, the global economy came to a standstill, reshaping both geopolitical organizations and, more importantly,...
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Courage and Compassion: Sisters of Mercy in the American Civil WarUnseen Heroes of the Civil War: The Selfless Service of Mercy Sisters in both Union & Confederate States Amidst Chaos & DangerDelve into the long-forgotten stories of the Sisters of Mercy, courageous women who served selflessly during the tumultuous era of the Civil War....
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Cosa: The Sculpture and Furnishings in Stone and Marble Volume 15Cosa, a small Roman town, has been excavated since 1948 by the American Academy in Rome. This new volume presents the surviving sculpture and furniture in marble and other stones and examines their nature and uses. These artifacts provide an insight into not just...
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Cooperstown's Back Door: A History of Negro Leaguers in the Baseball Hall of FameFor over 60 years, the color barrier excluded Black ballplayers from the major leagues, forcing them to form their own teams and leagues. After Jackie Robinson broke down that barrier, Black players faced another: the barrier to the Hall of Fame. At the time...
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Contesting Indonesia: Islamist, Separatist, and Communal Violence Since 1945Contesting Indonesia explains Islamist, separatist and communal violence across Indonesian history since 1945. In a sweeping argument that connects endemic violence to a national narrative, Kirsten E. Schulze finds that the outbreak of violence is related to competing local notions of the national imaginary...
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Construction Through the Ages: From Pyramids to PlumbingAncient societies built massive monuments, many of which still stand. How did ancient engineers and builders raise up the Great Wall of China or the Great Pyramids of Egypt? They often needed new materials and building techniques, both of which required studying construction technology.Around...
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Constructed Geographies: Paulo Mendes Da RochaThe first major retrospective to emerge from the archive of Paulo Mendes da Rocha, shining important new light on his work One of the most acclaimed architects working in Brazil since the mid-twentieth century, Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021) began building in the 1950s,...
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Conquering The BongosWe are a country of proud, hard-working immigrants. Like my pioneer family from the 1890s, I, too, came from those who journeyed westward. They told stories of dreams, struggles, heartache, and destinies as they tamed the wilds of the Northern Plains and the Mountain...
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Conjurers, Cranks, Provincials, and Antediluvians: The Off-Modern in American HistoryThe best essays from America's premier cultural historian Jackson Lears has been hailed as the "dean of American cultural history" and "one of the few pre-eminent historians of our time." Well known for his elegant, daring scholarship on topics such as antimodernism, advertising, and...
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Confessions of a Home Army Executioner: A Memoir of the Polish Home ArmyA profound exploration of wartime morality through the experiences of a young executioner in the Polish Home Army during World War II."This book is moral dynamite. It reveals not only what men can do in war but also what war can do to men."...
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Concrete Century: Julius Kahn and the Construction RevolutionAt the turn of the 20th century, industrial manufacturing was expanding dramatically while factory buildings remained fire-prone relics of an earlier age. That is, until a 28-year-old civil engineer finally achieved what engineers around the world had unsuccessfully attempted. Working in his brother's basement...
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Common Sense (Deluxe, Hardbound Edition)This keepsake edition presents Thomas Paine's persuasive and impassioned case for America's independence from Great Britain. Published in 1776 and destined to become an important piece of historic literature, Common Sense presented influential moral and political arguments to encourage common people in the Thirteen...
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Commentary On The Epistle To The GalatiansMartin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses...
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Commentaries on Equity JurisprudenceThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Come Hell or High Water: Life Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: Facing Life's Greatest Challenges, No Matter What"The "Cajun Rambeaux" shows true leadership grit in business and in life. Marvin LeBlanc has put together a compelling collection of stories, anecdotes, lessons learned, and inspiring guidelines for overcoming adversity in both business and in life.Not only is Marvin the head of a...
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Combat Experience: Military lessons from the war in UkraineWAR is back. The intensity of the war in Ukraine has shocked the West. It has brought back an image of war that many thought would never happen again in the European theater. Battle groups of tanks in mass attacks. Airborne assaults against fortified...
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Combat at night: Assault and defence in the hours of darkness. Techniques - Tools - WeaponsTopics include: - Human Factors - Training for Night Combat - Equipment for Night Combat - Conducting a Firefight at Night - Combat Methods & Tactics The night belongs to us. The night always has always had something eerie about it. But darkness can also...
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