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Experience the vibrant history of Atlanta, Georgia through its treasures in this captivating, richly illustrated book.From the Western & Atlantic Railroad’s Zero Milepost signifying the city’s birth as a transportation hub, to the glittering disco ball...

A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish origin-prominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of letters-between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuriesIn Strangers Within, Francisco Bethencourt provides the first comprehensive history...

This book reconstructs the intellectual and political trajectory of Zoltán László (1881–1961), a representative figure of the East-Central European middle-class intelligentsia. His shifting positions—on nationalism, imperialism, colonialism,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593966785Author DKFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Penguin Young ReadersPublisher Penguin Young ReadersWeight(grams) 1202gDimensions(mm) 239mm *...

The award-winning co-anchor of PBS NewsHour presents a sweeping and insightful retrospective on the history of Black comedy in America.Black comedians have long played a pivotal role in shaping the American sense of humor. The 1990s showcased a golden...

A groundbreaking history of political struggle in the Spanish New World, where commoners and elites alike challenged the social order through the remarkable power of paperwork.As Spanish conquistadors swept through the New World, the Crown envisioned...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540299567Author Nina InnstedFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint History PressPublisher History PressWeight(grams) 141gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 8mm

A vivid and visceral portrayal of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war, by a brilliant military historian'A gripping read, full of fascinating insights ... deeply moving ... Brilliant' Adam Zamoyski'A striking...

In 1939, when Ian Buruma's epic opens, Berlin has been under Nazi rule for six years, and its 4.3 million people have made their accommodations to the regime, more or less. When war broke out with Poland in September, what was most striking at first was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063355743Author Jeremy DronfieldFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 399g

Belfastmen reconstructs the everyday experiences of queer men in a region infamous for its recent history of intolerance, violence, and religious homophobia to show how queer lives before the gay rights movement were not only possible but also rich,...

Gina Pane (1939-1990) is acknowledged as one of the first artists to use her body as the medium for her practice through live works or Actions she began in the late 1960s.She became well known for this highly charged body of work, particularly her 1970s...

First published in 1910, Mad Shepherds, subtitled and other human stories, is an extraordinary book. The author, Lawrence Pearsall Jacks, was a philosopher, educator, writer and Unitarian minister, who came to live in the Vale of Evesham in the...

Ming Wong is the fifth Artist in Residence at the National Gallery. His practice encompasses film, performance, painting and installation. This book will serve as an introduction to Ming Wong’s work and as a record of the artist’s residency at the...

In the aftermath of the First World War, the Armenian Genocide, and the Turkish War of Independence, Syria became host to thousands of Armenian refugees. In this comprehensive history covering the period from 1920 to 1948, Victoria Abrahamyan foregrounds...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036954192Author Carolina B. BoschettiFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Planeta AlephPublisher Planeta Aleph

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989759427Author Christopher Everette CenacFormat HardbackPage Count 504Imprint JPC, LLCPublisher JPC, LLC

A history that reframes the Bolsheviks’ unprecedented attempts to abolish private property after the revolutions of 1917 The revolutions of 1917 swept away not only Russia’s governing authority but also the property order on which it stood. The upheaval...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781919271835Author Chris HuntFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint Mile AwayPublisher Mile Away

Julien Columeau examines three movements for the defense and promotion of Punjabi formed between 1947 and 1960, taking an interdisciplinary perspective that combines sociological, historical, political, and literary approaches.

Soon after independence in 1947, the Pakistani government adopted a language policy that promoted the use of Urdu. This provoked a strong reaction in provinces where languages such as Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashto, and Balochi were spoken by the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785375880Author J.P. O’SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press

Norman Foster. Networks offers a rare first-person insight into the ideas, influences, and connections that have shaped one of the world’s greatest architects. Penned and curated by Foster himself, it brings together eight immersive essays in which he...

The first radically longitudinal study of a saint who had a significant cultural presence in early medieval England. What happens when the Life of a medieval Fenland hermit is read (and rewritten) over a broad span of time? Which elements do writers...

Beyond the Elite focuses on the everyday social history of Jews in medieval northern and central Europe using four interpretive lenses: people, space, objects, and rituals. Contributors to this innovative volume discuss aspects of daily life through...

A celebration of Renoir's imagery of love in all its guises, from seduction and courtship to friendship, camaraderie and parenthood. More than any of his contemporaries, Renoir was committed to chronicling love and friendship. Whether painting Parisian...

Beyond the Elite focuses on the everyday social history of Jews in medieval northern and central Europe using four interpretive lenses: people, space, objects, and rituals. Contributors to this innovative volume discuss aspects of daily life through...

In Rogue States, Matthew A. Frakes reveals the connection between US national security strategy at the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the War on Terror. Throughout a series of crises from 1981 to 1991, the administrations of Ronald Reagan and...

In Rogue States, Matthew A. Frakes reveals the connection between US national security strategy at the end of the Cold War and the beginning of the War on Terror. Throughout a series of crises from 1981 to 1991, the administrations of Ronald Reagan and...

Ovid's Metamorphoses and its lasting impact on visual art The Roman poet Ovid's Metamorphoses is among the most important works of Classical Antiquity, described in the seventeenth century as a 'Bible for artists'. The compelling epic intertwines tales...

Framing infrastructure as the expression of a state's care for its population, White Care explores the crucial role of race in the building, maintenance, scope, and quality of US infrastructure. Infrastructure delivers to its users a range of...

This volume, like its predecessor of the same title, offers the first daily account of the war forced upon the State of Israel by Hamas's brutal attack on its southern communities near the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Focusing on the second six months...

This book examines the transformation of Eurasianist historiographic and historiosophic concepts within the Soviet post-Stalinist intellectual milieu. By researching the most understated phase in the development of Eurasianism between the late 1950s and...

This volume, like its predecessor of the same title, offers the first daily account of the war forced upon the State of Israel by Hamas's brutal attack on its southern communities near the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Focusing on the second six months...

More than 75,000 coins have been found during excavations at the Agora, many minted in the city but others brought from Athens's far-flung commercial contacts. Together they are a testament to the city's broad regional influence, and they help trace the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764370854Author David DoyleFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 993gDimensions(mm)...

A clarion call for taking back the American Revolution from the far right, published for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence Who gets to claim the legacy of the American Revolution and the mantle of patriotism that goes along with...

Take a street-level tour of Mexico's capital and learn how one of the world's most extraordinary cities has transformed over the centuries. Walking a City'sHistory is both a richly documented panoramic view of Mexico City's long history and an intimate...

Take a street-level tour of Mexico's capital and learn how one of the world's most extraordinary cities has transformed over the centuries. Walking a City'sHistory is both a richly documented panoramic view of Mexico City's long history and an intimate...