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1492
The world would end in 1492-so the prophets, soothsayers, and stargazers said. They were right. Their world did end. Ours began. In this extraordinary, sweeping history, Felipe Fernández-Armesto traces key elements of the modern world back to that single, ...more |
Felipe Fernandez-Armesto |
2009-10-24 |
$25.99 |
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A History of the Universe
Book two of A History of the Universe starts where the first volume left off: the arid and treacherous brush of North-East Africa. It was there that a tiny tribe of nomadic primates set out on an unlikely journey of world conquest. Dr. Kong traces the ...more |
Henry Kong |
2010-01-20 |
$6.00 |
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A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price We Pay Today
Advance Praise for A Shattered Peace"The peace settlements that followed World War I have recently come back into focus as one of the dominant factors shaping the modern world. The Balkans, the Middle East, Iraq, Turkey, and parts of Africa all owe |
David A. Andelman |
2009-08-23 |
$25.95 |
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A Social History of Dying
Our experiences of dying have been shaped by ancient ideas about death and social responsibility at the end of life. From Stone Age ideas about dying as otherworld journey to the contemporary Cosmopolitan Age of dying in nursing homes, Allan Kellehear ...more |
Allan Kellehear |
2009-12-08 |
$18.00 |
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Africans
In a vast and all-embracing study of Africa, from the origins of mankind to the AIDS epidemic, John Iliffe refocuses its history on the peopling of an environmentally hostile continent. Africans have been pioneers struggling against disease and nature, ...more |
John Iliffe |
2010-03-03 |
$20.00 |
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Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys
Stories of heroism, exploration and sacrifice that will inspire boys to be courageous, honorable and open to adventure Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and |
Neil Oliver |
2009-05-01 |
$25.99 |
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An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
David Hume (April 26, 1711 - August 25, 1776)[1] was a Scottish philosopher and historian. He is often considered one of the most important figures in the history of Western philosophy. Although in recent years interest in Hume's works has centered on ...more |
David Hume |
2010-01-20 |
$4.95 |
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Caviar
In the tradition of Cod and Olives, here is a fascinating journey into the hidden history, culture, and commerce of caviar. Once merely a substitute for meat during religious fasts, today caviar is an icon of luxury and wealth. In Caviar, Inga |
Inga Saffron |
2009-03-27 |
$14.00 |
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China's Republic
Twenty-first century China is emerging from decades of war and revolution into a new era. Yet the past still haunts the present. The ideals of the Chinese Republic, which was founded almost a century ago after 2000 years of imperial rule, still resonate ...more |
Diana Lary |
2009-12-01 |
$24.00 |
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Crusader Castles Modern Histories
For the last 150 years the historiography of the Crusades has been dominated by nationalist and colonialist discourses in Europe and the Levant. These modern histories have interpreted the Crusades in terms of dichotomous camps, Frankish and Muslim. In ...more |
Ronnie Ellenblum |
2009-12-01 |
$84.00 |
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Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520-1536
A bestselling historian recounts sixteen years that shook the world - the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna
In the bestselling Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James |
James Reston Jr. |
2009-05-01 |
$29.95 |
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Domesticating the World: African Consumerism and the Genealogies of Globalization
This book boldly unsettles the idea of globalization as a recent phenomenon-and one driven solely by Western interests-by offering a compelling new perspective on global interconnectivity in the nineteenth century. Jeremy Prestholdt examines East African ...more |
Jeremy Prestholdt |
2009-12-08 |
$22.00 |
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Fateful Choices
In a mere nineteen months, from May 1940 to December 1941, the leaders of the world's six major powers made a series of related decisions that decided the course and outcome of World War II, cost the lives of millions, and profoundly shaped the course ...more |
Ian Kershaw |
2010-02-26 |
$35.00 |
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Global Electrification
This book examines how multinational enterprises and international finance influenced the course of electrification around the world. Multinational enterprises played a crucial role in the spread of electric light and power from the 1870s through the first ...more |
William Hausman &
Peter Hertner &
Mira Wilkins |
2010-02-22 |
$64.00 |
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Historical Dictionary of International Organizations
One of the most pervasive phenomena that distinguish the early 21st century is the prevalence of international organizations (IOs). There are IOs in virtually every sector: political, economic, trade, social, educational, scientific, defense, and so f ...more |
Michael G. Schechter |
2010-01-20 |
$90.00 |
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How to Start Your Own Secret Society
Rejected by the Freemasons? Not bright enough for the Illuminati? Burnt by the Hell Fire Club? No friends in high places to get you into the Bilderberg or the Bohemian Grove? Feeling isolated and powerless? Fear not. There is an answer... Why not start ...more |
Nick Harding |
2009-06-22 |
$11.99 |
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Images of Muhammad
TARIF KHALIDI is Sheikh Zayed Chair in Islamic and Arabic Studies at the American University in Beirut. He is the author of The Muslim Jesus, and was previously Sir Thomas Adams's Professor of Arabic, director of the Centre of Middle Eastern and Islamic ...more |
Tarif Khalidi |
2009-08-21 |
$27.00 |
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Islamic Beliefs and Practices
What are the percepts of Shari'ah law? What role did Genghis Khan play in Islamic history? How do the teachings of the Qur'an mesh with those of other religious texts? Islamic Beliefs and Practices is part of a 3 book series. In this powerful, probing, ...more |
Britannica Educational Publishing |
2009-12-08 |
$35.00 |
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Islamic History
What are the percepts of Shari'ah law? What role did Genghis Khan play in Islamic history? How do the teachings of the Qur'an mesh with those of other religious texts? Islamic History is part of a 3 book series. In this powerful, probing, and thought-provoking ...more |
Britannica Educational Publishing |
2009-12-08 |
$35.00 |
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Life Under the Jolly Roger
Dissecting the conflicting views of the golden age of pirates-as romanticized villains on one hand and genuine social rebels on the other-this fascinating chronicle explores the political and cultural significance of these nomadic outlaws by examining ...more |
Gabriel Kuhn |
2009-11-30 |
$16.00 |
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