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The fall of 2016 saw the release of the widely popular First World War video game Battlefield 1. Upon the game's initial announcement and following its subsequent release, Battlefield 1 became the target of an online racist backlash that targeted the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820444246Author Tom A. O'DonoghueFormat HardbackPage Count 183Imprint Peter Lang AGPublisher Peter Lang AGWeight(grams) 390g

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide...

This second edition of Community Oral History Toolkit outlines the basics of oral history, how to design and manage projects, as well as guidelines on interviewing, archiving, and giving back to the community.Updating the original five volumes into a...

This GCSE History book is full of clear revision notes, maps, diagrams and practice questions for Modern World History - fully updated for the latest 'strengthened' exams. The most popular topics for the AQA B, Edexcel A and OCR B exams are all covered,...

This second edition charts the reign of Louis XIV and assesses the extent to which he personified absolutism. Drawing upon recent historical research, the author examines historians' views on how far Louis' powers were limited and whether the only...

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide...

Ensure your students have access to the authoritative and in-depth content of this popular and trusted A Level History series. For over twenty years Access to History has been providing students with reliable, engaging and accessible content on a wide...

Robert Rosenstone was among the first ‘postmodern’ historians, and remains one of the most renowned. In this honest, revealing and often funny memoir, he shows us how he got there and why. Adventures of a Postmodern Historian chronicles Rosenstone’s...

In Outlawing Genocide Denial, historian and political scientist Guenter Lewy scrutinizes the controversial practice of criminalizing genocide denial.Holocaust denial can be viewed as another form of hatred against Jews and restricting it can be...

This work looks at the gendered nature of the US video gaming industry. Although there were attempts to incorporate women into development roles and market towards them as players, the creation of video games and the industry began in a world strongly...

This volume is the first to focus on the presentation of Ancient Egypt in video games. The contributions examine diverse topics concerning how Egyptian history, culture, monuments, and the land itself are portrayed across a diverse range of game genres...

Modern China in Flux heralds a transformative epoch in historical research, spotlighting the innovative methodology of network analysis. As the digital age unfolds, historians encounter both an unparalleled opportunity and a daunting challenge:...

As media environments and communication practices evolve over time, so do theoretical concepts as well as research approaches. This book analyses some of the most known and discussed concepts of the digital age with a historical perspective, enlightening...

Video games are a relative late arrival on the cultural stage. While the academic discipline of game studies has evolved quickly since the nineties of the last century, the academia is only beginning to grasp the intellectual, philosophical, aesthetical,...

During discussions for the Government of Ireland Act 1920, Northern Ireland as we know it was created. However, there were discussions of the Irish boundary line, including partitioning the full province of Ulster. This raises a fundamental 'what if'...

By nature, human beings seek to make sense of their past. Paradoxically, true historical explanation is ultimately impossible. Historians never have complete evidence from the past, nor is their methodology rigorous enough to prove causal links. Although...

Paul Lauter, an icon of American Studies who has been a primary agent in its transformation and its chief ambassador abroad, offers a wide-ranging collection of essays that demonstrate and reflect on this important and often highly politicized discipline...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543781335Author Charles Bowi Anak MayotFormat HardbackPage Count 222Imprint Partridge Publishing SingaporePublisher Partridge Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648914501Author Anna McHughFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Diving Bell EducationPublisher Diving Bell EducationWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm)...

Offer an accessible and engaging approach to studying the history of the Caribbean with full-colour, clear designs, shorter chapters, focus questions, in-text facts, key-terms and associated definitions to help students engage with content. - ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927625309Author John N GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Quarter Castle PublishingPublisher Quarter Castle PublishingWeight(grams) 86g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781039135581Author Harley RothsteinFormat HardbackPage Count 660Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 1116g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798218231774Author Thomas SandersFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint Thomas SandersPublisher Thomas SandersWeight(grams) 644g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783631857984Author Nicolas MaslowskiFormat HardbackPage Count 178Imprint Peter Lang AGPublisher Peter Lang AGWeight(grams) 148g

What makes history difficult to learn is the fact that one has to travel in time. Studying events and circumstances from a time perspective different from our own is something that doesn't come naturally to people. It is an ability that has to be...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781543781328Author Charles Bowi Anak MayotFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Partridge Publishing SingaporePublisher Partridge Publishing...

How is history represented? As just a record of the past, as a part of a present identity or as future goals? This book explores how historical contents and narratives are presented in school textbooks and other cultural productions (museums, monuments,...

What makes history difficult to learn is the fact that one has to travel in time. Studying events and circumstances from a time perspective different from our own is something that doesn't come naturally to people. It is an ability that has to be...

As educators in the United States and Europe develop national history standards for K-12 students, the question of what to do with national history canons is a subject of growing concern. Should national canons still be the foundation for the teaching of...

Updated through the 1996 elections to reflect current historical thinking, the 8th edition A Synopsis of American History continues to provide a chronological summary of major political, economic, and diplomatic developments in American history, but it...

This book analyzes the history of the black market in Poland before the 1940s and the development of black-market phenomena in post-war Poland. The author evaluates the interrelation between black-market phenomena and historical and geographical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782807609723Author Muriel Le RouxFormat PaperbackPage Count 344Imprint PIE - Peter LangPublisher PIE - Peter LangWeight(grams) 474g

Memory construction and national identity are key issues in our societies, as well as it is patriotism. How can we nowadays believe and give sense to traditional narrations that explain the origins of nations and communities? How do these narrations...

As educators in the United States and Europe develop national history standards for K-12 students, the question of what to do with national history canons is a subject of growing concern. Should national canons still be the foundation for the teaching of...

Traumagenic events—episodes that have caused or are likely to cause trauma—color the experiences of K-12 students and the social studies curriculum they encounter in U.S. schools. At the same time that the global COVID-19 pandemic has heightened...

The rationale for the present text, Hollywood or History? An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using Film to Teach About Inequality and Inequity Throughout History stems from two main things. First and foremost is the fact that the reviews of the first two...

Traumagenic events-episodes that have caused or are likely to cause trauma-color the experiences of K-12 students and the social studies curriculum they encounter in U.S. schools. At the same time that the global COVID-19 pandemic has heightened...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781927151563Author Mark SheehanFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) PressPublisher New Zealand Council...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781668015599Author Kenneth C DavisFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint ScribnerPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 163mm *...