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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Theorien Des Wohnens: Eine Kommentierte AnthologieThe anthology Theorien des Wohnens systematically collates the twentieth century's central theories of dwelling for the first time. The key philosophical and sociological texts presented here provide an overview of the various approaches to understanding dwelling as an anthropological reality, as a social practice,...
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The Order and Disorder of Communication: Pamphlets and Polemics in the Seventeenth-Century Ottoman EmpireThe seventeenth-century Ottoman Empire was rife with polemical debate, around worshipping at saints' graves, medical procedures, smoking tobacco, and other everyday practices. Fueling these debates was a new form of writing--the pamphlet, a cheap, short, and mobile text that provided readers with simplified legal...
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The Official CIA Interrogation & Manipulation Manual: The Cold War KUBARK FilesThis 108-page manual, classified Secret, was drafted in July 1963 as a comprehensive guide for training interrogators in the art of obtaining intelligence from "resistant sources." (As indicated above, two versions of the document - declassified 17 years apart - are presented in this...
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The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern AmericaThe incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants--with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Warburg and Schiff, Lehman and Seligman--who profoundly influenced the rise of modern finance (and so much more), from the New York Times best-selling author of Sons of...
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The Mole of Vatican Council II: The True Story of Xavier RynneAuthor: Richard a. ZmudaPublisher: ACTA PublicationsPublished: 03/01/2024Pages: 307Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9780879467326
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The Medieval Irish Kings and the English InvasionWhen Henry II accepted the Leinster king Diarmait Mac Murchada as his liegeman in 1166, he forged a bond between the English crown and Ireland that has never been undone. Ireland was to be changed forever as a result of the momentous events that...
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The Maya of Morganton: Work and Community in the Nuevo New SouthIn 2003, Leon Fink published his oral history of Guatemalan and Mexican migrants in Morganton, North Carolina, and their fight for unionization in a poultry processing plant. In the following years, Fink remained in touch with many of the people he profiled in the...
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The Manners And Customs Of The Jews: And Other Nations Mentioned In The BibleThis 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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The Making of Lay Religion in Southern France, C. 1000-1350What was Christianity like for ordinary people between the turn of the millennium and the coming of the Black Death? What changed and what continued, in their experiences, habits, feelings, hopes, and fears? How did they know themselves to be Christians, and indeed to...
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The Lung Block: Plagues, Parks, and Power in Progressive-Era New YorkPublic health, housing, poverty, and immigration dominated social and political discourse in early twentieth-century New York, much as they do today. The Lower East Side provided an urban environment where infectious disease and other public health concerns flourished. One city block in particular, known...
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The Lotus Sutra: A Buddhist Classic (From Bodhi Path Press)Dive into the profound teachings of 'The Lotus Sutra: A Buddhist Classic, ' a timeless masterpiece meticulously presented by Bodhi Path Press.This revered scripture, a cornerstone of Mahayana Buddhism, unfolds like a celestial blossom, revealing the wisdom of the Buddha in its fullest splendor....
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The Lost Tomb: And Other Real-Life Stories of Bones, Burials, and MurderFrom the #1 bestselling author of The Lost City of the Monkey God, a jaw-dropping discovery of an Egyptian tomb opens up a slew of archaeological mysteries and deadly tales. Now in paperback with an EXCITING BONUS ADVENTURE! What's it like to be the...
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The Lost and Early Writings of James Connolly, 1889-1898Author: Conor McCabePublisher: Iskra BooksPublished: 10/15/2024Pages: 436Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.97dISBN: 9798330435319This title is not returnable
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The Life of the Sixteenth Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje: Transmitting the Dharma in ExileAuthor: Meng WangPublisher: Lexington BooksPublished: 11/21/2024Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781666913477
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The Judas Effect: How Evangelicals Betrayed Jesus for PowerIn 2016, Amy Hawk was a hyper-patriotic, Jesus-loving, white, evangelical, church-attending, and ministry-leading wife and mom living in a small town in the Pacific Northwest. She came into the election determined to vote Republican, but when she saw the video of Donald Trump mocking...
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The Jews, The Gentiles And The Church""The Jews, The Gentiles And The Church"" by Clarence Larkin is a comprehensive study of the biblical history of the Jewish people, the Gentiles, and the Church. The book explores the relationship between these three groups and their role in God's plan for humanity....
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The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean ArtThe Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art is the first comprehensive survey of the visual representation of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, some twelve million of whom were forcibly imported into the Americas during the...
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The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean ArtThe Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art is the first comprehensive survey of the visual representation of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, some twelve million of whom were forcibly imported into the Americas during the...
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The History of the Holy Cross of AparankThis is a short panegyric about the relationship of the High Byzantine Empire, under Basil II, and its relationship to its Armenian ally to the east. The text tells of the endowment of a piece of the True Cross to the Armenian monastery at...
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The Henry Clay Frick Houses: Architecture, Interiors, Landscapes in the Golden EraAn architectural, personal, and historical account of one of the towering figures from America's Gilded AgeFirst published in 2001, this acclaimed volume is back in print, shining a spotlight on the four major houses purchased or built and renovated for Henry Clay Frick, the...
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