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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Between Court and Confessional: The Politics of Spanish InquisitorsBetween Court and Confessional explores the lives of Spanish inquisitors, closely examining the careers and writings of five sixteenth- and seventeenth-century inquisitors. Kimberly Lynn considers what shaped particular inquisitors, what kinds of official experience each accumulated, and to what ends each directed his acquired...
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The Apocalypse in the Early Middle AgesThis groundbreaking study reveals the distinctive impact of apocalyptic ideas about time, evil and power on church and society in the Latin West, c.400-c.1050. Drawing on evidence from late antiquity, the Frankish kingdoms, Anglo-Saxon England, Spain and Byzantium and sociological models, James Palmer shows...
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A Short History of IrelandThis is an updated edition of John O'Beirne Ranelagh's standard introductory account of the history of Ireland, reissued in a revised and extended second edition in 1995. While world-wide interest in Ireland has increased greatly in recent years, attention has focused on violence. with...
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MelincourtAuthor: Thomas Love PeacockPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 06/09/2022Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.00lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.20dISBN: 9781107032262
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The Yellow Flag: Quarantine and the British Mediterranean World, 1780-1860Author: Alex Chase-LevensonPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 10/27/2022Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67dISBN: 9781108707282
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A Singular Remedy: Cinchona Across the Atlantic World, 1751-1820Author: Stefanie GängerPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 10/27/2022Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54dISBN: 9781108816335
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Roman Armenia: A Study in Survival second editionThe epic battle between Armenia and Rome that lasted for centuries and was a fight for survival for Armenians.Author: Michael BoyajianPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 05/23/2019Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37dISBN: 9781099829383This title is not returnable
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The Cambridge Companion to American ProtestantismAmerican Protestantism has been the dominant form of Christianity in United States since the colonial era and has had a profound impact on American society. Understanding this religious tradition is, thus, crucial to understanding American culture. This Companion offers a comprehensive overview of American...
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Designing Memory: The Architecture of Commemoration in Europe, 1914 to the PresentAuthor: Sabina TanovicPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 09/29/2022Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.60dISBN: 9781108707824
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The Etruscans: A Captivating Guide to the Etruscan Civilization of Ancient Italy That Preceded the Roman RepublicIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Etruscans, then keep reading... The importance of the Etruscans can be traced back to Rome. The Roman Republic, and later the Roman Empire, was an unusual conqueror because it would absorb and assimilate elements...
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A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Everyday Life from the Stone Age to the Phone AgeWho invented beds? When did we start cleaning our teeth? How old are wine and beer? Which came first: the toilet seat or toilet paper? What was the first clock? Every day, from the moment our alarm clock wakes us in the morning until...
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Miracles and Material Life: Rice, Ore, Traps and Guns in Islamic MalayaSevea reveals a universe of miracle-workers in Islamic Malaya, connecting the supernatural to material life, socioeconomic activities and production.Author: Teren SeveaPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 10/20/2022Pages: 294Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62dISBN: 9781108702126About the AuthorSevea, Teren: - Teren Sevea is a historian...
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Borderland Memories: Searching for Historical Identity in Post-Mao ChinaAuthor: Martin T. FrommPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 10/20/2022Pages: 308Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65dISBN: 9781108469289
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A Historical View 1905 - 1999: Church of God (Full Gospel Hall) Bay Islands, Cayman Islands, Isle of PinesA HISTORICAL VIEW discovers the spiritual bloodlines of the Church of God (Full Gospel Hall) and offers an account of the early day leaders of this church. It retraces the steps of the church's founder, Richard Russell and other church ministers in their Caribbean...
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La segunda Guerra Mundial: Una guía fascinante de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el día D2 manuscritos completos en 1 libro Segunda Guerra Mundial: Una gu a fascinante de principio a fin (Libro en Espa ol/World War 2 Spanish Book Version) D a D: Una Gu a Fascinante de la Batalla de Normand a (Libro en Espa ol/D Day...
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Vintage Journal Group of Indigenous AlaskansThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Group of Indigenous Alaskans, features a hand-tinted photo of a group of Indigenous men, women, and children in native dress in Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the cover, and is the perfect...
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The Mycenaeans: A Captivating Guide to the First Advanced Civilization in Ancient GreeceIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Mycenaeans, then keep reading... The Mycenaeans were the first advanced civilization to develop on mainland Greece and were responsible for much of the urban organization and cultural development seen in the early ancient Greeks....
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History for kids: Ming Dynasty: A captivating guide to the ancient history of Ming Dynasty (Ancient China)If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Ming Dynasty, China, then keep reading..China is one of the longest settled areas of the world; therefore, inventions, art, culture, and society have changed multiple times and in many ways from the beginning of...
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Los Indígenas en el Socialismo del Siglo XXIEl Capítulo VIII de la Constitución, constante de ocho artículos que van del 119 al 126, garantiza el derecho de nuestros indígenas a existir como pueblos y comunidades, organización social y económica, cultura, usos y costumbres, así como idiomas y religiones.Además, el 8 de...
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Vintage Journal Dividing Line, White Pass, SummitThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Dividing Line, White Pass, Summit, features a hand-tinted photo of the British Flag and the American Flag and a crowd of people at the dividing line between British Columbia and the U.S. Territory of Alaska on White...
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