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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Walking Pepys's LondonBrings to life the world of Samuel Pepys with five walks through London. Samuel Pepys, the seventeenth century's best-known diarist, walked around London for miles, chronicling these walks in his diary. He made the two-and-a-half-mile trek to Whitehall from his house near the Tower...
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Medieval Dublin XIX: Volume 19Contains a wealth of new scholarly research on Dublin's medieval past, including paired papers by Joseph Harbison & René Gapert re-examining skulls found on the site of the Hospital of St John the Baptist, Thomas Street. Paul Duffy presents the findings of his excavation...
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Small Arms: The World's Greatest Small Arms from the Age of Automatic WeaponsSmall Arms is an illustrated guide featuring 52 weapons from the late nineteenth century to the present day. Small arms have developed hugely since the introduction of the machine gun in the 1870s. Magazine-fed rifles, submachine guns, automatic pistols and, later, assault rifles and...
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Co-Curating the City: Universities and Urban Heritage Past and FutureA significant contribution to knowledge about university spatial development in urban contexts. Co-Curating the City explores the role of universities in the construction and mobilization of heritage discourses in urban development and regeneration processes, with a focus on six case study sites ranging from...
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Amstrad Games Book: Cpc464 & Cpc664First published in 1985, the Amstrad Games Book helped owners of the CPC464 and CPC664 home computers to learn more about their machines, including how to program a range of games. For many readers, their Amstrad would be the first computer they would ever...
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Fan Phenomena: DisneyAn exploration of the relationship between the world of Disney and its fandom. This collection of essays analyzes the fandom of Disney brands across a variety of media including film, television, novels, stage productions, and theme parks. It showcases fan engagement such as cosplay,...
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Pieter Bruegel and the Idea of Human NatureA fresh account of the life, ideas, and art of the beloved Northern Renaissance master. In sixteenth-century Northern Europe, during a time of increasing religious and political conflict, Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel explored how people perceived human nature. Bruegel turned his critical eye and...
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برديس: بردية كتاب سليمان  برديس بردية كتاب سليمان - ورق الجنةللدكتورة/ دعاء طوليسيُقدم هذا الكتاب قراءة مُفصلة لكتاب لسليمان ظل مهجورًا حتى اليوم يسلط الضوء على أبواب للسلام الدائم في العالم. حيث يأخذ القارئ في رحلة بحثية خلال نصوص دينية معروفة، ووقائع تاريخية شهيرة، وأعراف وتقاليد، وحتى الأحداث...
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Woodstock Then and Now: A 50th Anniversary CelebrationWoodstock Then and Now is a first-hand transcription of a series of roundtable discussions and interviews with "Woodstock luminaries" held at the Berklee College of Music in April 2019. Here, the words of Michael Lang (Woodstock cofounder) Chip Monck (emcee, stage and lighting designer),...
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Transleithanian Paradise: A History of the Budapest Jewish Community, 1738-1938Transleithanian Paradise: A History of the Budapest Jewish Community, 1738-1938 traces the rise of Budapest Jewry from a marginal Ashkenazic community at the beginning of the eighteenth century into one of the largest and most vibrant Jewish communities in the world by the beginning...
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Mapping the EquatorThe equator is Earth's longest line of latitude, and it passes over numerous countries and many miles of ocean. It's always hot near the equator, and readers learn why inside this map-packed volume. Other topics include Earth's axis, rotation, and yearly trip around the...
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Mapping the North PoleFew people have actually traveled to the North Pole, but with this detailed guide, readers can explore the Arctic from wherever they live! The accessible text addresses numerous facets of the North Pole and the area north of the Arctic Circle. Easy-to-understand maps introduce...
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The Coolest Chinese ArtifactsArtifacts can show a lot about a culture and its past, and China--with a history going back thousands and thousands of years--has more artifacts than most! Even seemingly ordinary bits and pieces can show a lot about this fascinating region and country, if you...
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The Coolest Chinese FoodsThe history, diversity, global influence, and straight-up deliciousness of Chinese cuisine is both irresistible and overwhelming. You're going to need a map. Or, better, a tasting menu. And this book is it. Beginning with the most iconic staple of Chinese cuisine, rice, and finishing...
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Ancient Egypt: Geography & Cultures Facts And Picture Book For ChildrenIf you have kids, you will surely enjoy learning about the history of Egypt. This fascinating place has a fascinating culture. People lived in this land for thousands of years. It is a place where you can learn the history of human civilization. It...
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Oceans: Discover Pictures and Facts About Oceans For Kids! A Children's Ocean BookFacts about Oceans for kids can be a great way to get children interested in these incredible bodies of water. These books contain beautiful pictures and educational facts about the world's oceans. They're also great for classroom projects and are great guides for learning...
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Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Classroom Guide: A Classroom GuideA multidisciplinary guide to classroom discussion of race in the European Renaissance. Teaching Race in the European Renaissance: A Classroom Guide provides both educators and students the tools they need to discuss race in the European Renaissance both in its unique historical contexts and...
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Prairie Mosaic: An Ethic Atlas of Rural North DakotaAuthor: William ShermanPublisher: North Dakota State UniversityPublished: 01/16/2017Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.07lbsISBN: 9780911042887
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Lessons in Legitimacy: Colonialism, Capitalism, and the Rise of State Schooling in British ColumbiaAn examination of how early state schooling in British Columbia taught students the legitimacy of settler capitalism. Between 1849 and 1930, government-assisted schooling in British Columbia supported the development of a capitalist settler society. These institutions administered different systems that trained Indigenous and non-Indigenous...
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Brown Skins, White Coats: Race Science in India, 1920-66A unique narrative structure brings the history of race science in mid-twentieth-century India to vivid life. There has been a recent explosion in studies of race science in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, but most have focused either on Europe or on North America...
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