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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Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World. Vol. 3These extraordinary homes accentuate the cosmopolitan designs of such architectural talents as Gurjit Matharoo from India, Mohamed Amine Siana from Morrocco, and Mariko Mori from Japan. Building private houses, which can sometimes be quite small, they demonstrate creativity and technological inventiveness, shaping the architecture...
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Holocaust Memory and the Cold War: Remembering Across the Iron CurtainEven before World War II had ended, survivors, historians, writers, and artists tried to make sense of the Holocaust. To do so, they relied on belief systems and narratives that, as the bloc confrontation intensified, were increasingly shaped by Cold War thinking. Foregrounding the...
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Hitler's U.S. Allies: Americans Who Supported the NazisHow the end of World War I led to economic instability and rise of fascist ideologies worldwide.In many countries around the world, the end of the First World War, far from leading to a new world order of stability, ushered in an area of...
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History Unleashed: Lafayette's Remarkable Tour of the Greater Western New York RegionAuthor: Christopher CarosaPublisher: Pandamensional Solutions, Inc.Published: 08/16/2024Pages: 272Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57dISBN: 9781938465185This title is not returnable
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History Of The Colonization Of The United States, Volumes 1-3This classic work of American history provides a comprehensive account of the colonization of the United States, from the arrival of the first European settlers to the establishment of the United States as an independent nation. Written by George Bancroft, one of America's greatest...
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History Of The Colonization Of The United States, Volumes 1-3This classic work of American history provides a comprehensive account of the colonization of the United States, from the arrival of the first European settlers to the establishment of the United States as an independent nation. Written by George Bancroft, one of America's greatest...
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Histories of Religious Thought and Practice in Africa: Thematic PerspectivesThis book is a richly detailed comparative analysis of endogenous, Muslim, and Christian religious thought and practice in sub-Saharan Africa. Organized thematically, the book presents a conceptual and analytical framework for the study of religious traditions as complex and constantly evolving social phenomena. The...
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Health Freaks: America's Diet Champions and the Specter of Chronic IllnessTravis A. Weisse tells a new history of modern diets in America that goes beyond the familiar narrative of the nation's collective failure to lose weight. By exploring how the popularity of diets grew alongside patients' frustrations with the limitations and failures of the...
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Hawthorne's Haunts in New EnglandLoose the latchstring and peer into the places whereNathaniel Hawthorne passed back and forth from nineteenth century New England to the fertile country of his imagination. The historic images in this pictorial biography--many by famed Salem photographer Frank Cousins--might not inspire readers to the...
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Harvard Beats Yale 29-29: ...and Other Great Comebacks from the Annals of SportsWhen Harvard football team tied Yale in 1968 by making up a 16-point deficit in less than a minute, the Crimson the following morning carrried this headline: "Harvard Beats Yale, 20-29." This and twenty other unlikely comebacks are the subject of this books, froom...
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Harry Potter FranchiseThis title explores the Harry Potter franchise and gives information related to its origins, history, and the impact it has had on popular culture through the years. This hi-lo title is complete with vibrant photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common...
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Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853-1920Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853-1920, is the first comprehensive examination of a workhouse in the United States, offering a critical history of the institution in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. Using the Old St. Louis Workhouse as a representative example, award-winning...
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Hamburger Hill 1969: Operation Apache Snow in the a Shau ValleyA highly illustrated, authoritative exploration of Operation Apache Snow, including the infamous Battle of Hamburger Hill (Ap Bia Mountain), one of the most significant and well-known actions in the Vietnam War. Operation Apache Snow was the result of a renewed Allied effort in early...
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Hallyuwood: The Ultimate Guide to Korean CinemaRide the Korean wave (Hallyu) of cinema and explore the most exciting and captivating films in the world today. From smash hits like Parasite to cult favorites Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Train to Busan, Korean cinema has revolutionized the film industry. Hallyuwood is a...
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Habs 365: Daily Stories from the IceNow you can cheer for the Habs every day of the year!The Montreal Canadiens are one of the most storied franchises in hockey history. No club has won more Stanley Cups than the Canadiens, but the Habs are about so much more than championships....
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Guilt about the PastThe six essays that make up this compelling book view the long shadow of past guilt as a German experience as well as a global one. International bestselling author Bernhard Schlink explores the phenomenon of guilt and how it attaches to a whole society,...
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Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of ApartheidHow an audacious environmental engineering plan fanned white settlers' visions for South Africa, stoked mistrust in scientific experts, and gave rise to the Apartheid state. In 1918, South Africa's climate seemed to be drying up. White farmers claimed that rainfall was dwindling, while nineteenth-century...
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Great Inventors and Their InventionsGreat Inventors and Their Inventions takes readers on a captivating journey through the lives and groundbreaking achievements of some of history's most remarkable inventors. This book isn't just about dry facts and dates; it's an exciting exploration of how these inventive minds transformed the...
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God's Other Book: The Qur'an Between History and IdeologyA free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. In God's Other Book, Mohammad Salama presents a powerful critique of the ways we study and analyze early Islam and...
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God's Economy, Israel and the NationsAuthor: Morris RuddickPublisher: Xulon PressPublished: 10/29/2004Pages: 276Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62dISBN: 9781594679032
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