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Everyone knows the story of the Titanic, but in terms of loss of life that catastrophe doesn't even figure as one of the 50 worst maritime disasters of the last three hundred years. The causes of disaster are legion: besides icebergs and enemy torpedoes,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319070113Author Roger B. BeckFormat PaperbackPage Count 1024Imprint Bedford/Saint Martin'sPublisher Macmillan Learning

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789993279365Author Joseph M. PirottaFormat HardbackPage Count 332Imprint Midsea Books Ltd,MaltaPublisher Midsea Books Ltd,Malta

This two-volume collection of primary documents covers societies that developed writing systems in different geographical regions during that last 5,000 years. While comprehensive in scope, this reader focuses on a central theme: the unequal allocation...

An informal social history—rich and surprising—of the centuries old relationship between cows and humans. A far from humdrum book—it will open even jaundiced eyes. —Larry McMurtryBook InformationISBN 9781566633888Author Laurie Winn CarlsonFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393542615Author Jeremy AdelmanPage Count 416Imprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 835gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 229mm...

The volume contains forty-seven contributions dealing with Islamic thought and history, Arabic literature and linguistics. The variety of perspectives and approaches, and the wide range of subject matters constitute a true mirror of European scholarship...

World Events 2000-2020 is an authoritative look at the major geopolitical, economic, environmental, and social events that have shaped the world in the current century. Drawing on both seeking and practical experiences from his years of involvement in...

In this timely revision of their beloved #1 Western Civ text, authors Joshua Cole and Carol Symes help students see the relevance of history to their own lives and concerns. New material helps students think critically about the emergence of Western...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781667205168Author Charlotte RiversFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Thunder Bay PressPublisher Thunder Bay PressWeight(grams) 816g

From yaks and vultures to whales and platypuses, animals have played central roles in the history of British imperial control. The contributors to Animalia analyze twenty-six animals—domestic, feral, predatory, and mythical—whose relationship to imperial...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780197762189Author Trevor GetzFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams) 803g

A human and global take on a beloved vacation spot. The crash of surf, smell of salted air, wet whorls of sand underfoot. These are the sensations of the beach, that environment that has drawn humans to its life-sustaining shores for millennia. And while...

Throughout history, dominance of the Indian Ocean has been a critical factor in defining a nation's supremacy and power. It is well known that it played a major part in the success of the Portugese nation at the start of the sixteenth century. In this...

The history of food is one of the fastest growing areas of historical investigation, incorporating methods and theories from cultural, social, and women's history while forging a unique perspective on the past. The Routledge History of Food takes a...

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart provides a compelling chronological foundation for world history. A global story frames each chapter, making thousands of years of history less daunting for students and instructors. New lead authors and master teachers...

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart provides a compelling chronological foundation for world history. A global story frames each chapter, making thousands of years of history less daunting for students and instructors. New lead authors and master teachers...

Worlds Together, Worlds Apart provides a compelling chronological foundation for world history. A global story frames each chapter, making thousands of years of history less daunting for students and instructors. New lead authors and master teachers...

Used by more than a million students since its original publication, Western Civilizations became the leading text for the course by combining historical scholarship with classroom innovation. Master scholars/teachers Joshua Cole and Carol Symes enhance...

Used by more than a million students since its original publication, Western Civilizations became the leading text for the course by combining historical scholarship with classroom innovation. Master scholars/teachers Joshua Cole and Carol Symes enhance...

The Chinese Impact upon English Renaissance Literature examines how English writers responded to the cultural shock caused by the first substantial encounter between China and Western Europe. Author Mingjun Lu explores how Donne and Milton came to be...

Engaging the Crusades is a series of volumes which offer windows into a newly-emerging field of historical study: the memory and legacy of the crusades. Together these volumes examine the reasons behind the enduring resonance of the crusades and present...

This book showcases the wide variety of commercial cosmopolitan practices that arose from the global economic entanglements of the early modern period. Cosmopolitanism is not only a philosophical ideal: for many centuries it has also been an everyday...

In this book, Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time, the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate...

In this book, Peter Stearns presents the fascinating concept of time through a global historical lens. Covering both calendrical time and clock time, the volume shows how significant changes in conceptions of time are in world history, as they translate...

What makes a leader? Is it his or her background and training, or perhaps ideology or beliefs? Do leader possess exceptional drive for changing the world for good - or, in some cases, evil? One can learn much from the mistakes and triumphs of some of...

A provocative new look at an important security topic examines terrorist threats and attacks on shipping and ports-and provides strategies for safety. Terror on the High Seas: From Piracy to Strategic Challenge is a provocative look at maritime security...

The battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862, was the biggest battle of the Civil War up to that date. Confederate General A.S. Johnston's daring surprise attack failed and cost him his life. The gallant stand of the then-unknown Union General Ulysses S...

Green offers a remarkably lucid, erudite, and insightful description and analysis of the theoretical foundations of modern historical writing. He is the first to provide an orderly introduction to the several systematic models by which leading modern...

France experienced a period of crisis following World War I when the relationship between the nation and its colonies became a subject of fierce public debate. "The French Imperial Nation-State" focuses on two intersecting movements that redefined...

In a study that compares the major attempts at genocide in world history, the author creates a framework that links genocide to revolution and war. He focuses on the plights of Jews after the fall of Imperial Germany and of Armenians after the fall of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226069548Author John W. BoyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 640Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226069371Author Walter Emil KaegiFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press

The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226069524Author John W. BoyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226069487Author Eric CochraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 618Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780226051475Author Leonard BinderFormat PaperbackPage Count 414Imprint University of Chicago PressPublisher The University of Chicago PressWeight(grams)...

Based on themes such as status and welfare, Old Age from Antiquity to Post-Modernity examines the role of the elderly in history. This empirical study represents a substantial contribution to both the historical understanding of old age in past societies...

This second volume in this new series aims to anchor the 21st century in the tradition of the new, to raise methodology into historiography. As the new millennium develops, it is becoming evident that science and society are critical pivots in the...