History category: 194783 books
The Terror of History
On the Uncertainties of Life in Western Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
This book reflects on Western humanity's efforts to escape from history and its terrors--from the existential condition and natural disasters to the endless succession of wars and other man-made catastrophes. Drawing on historical episodes ranging from antiquity to the recent past, and combining them...
by Alfred Edersheim
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2016
Alfred Edersheim was a Jewish convert to Christianity who wrote a massive multi-volume tome on the history of the Bible.
From the preface:
"THE history of Israel, viewed as the Theocracy, or Kingdom of God, consists of three periods:
First, that under...
Varieties of Southern Religious History
Essays in Honor of Donald G. Mathews
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015
Comprising essays written by former students of Donald G. Mathews, a distinguished historian of religion in the South, Varieties of Southern Religious History offers rich insight into the social and cultural history of the United States. Fifteen essays, edited by Regina D. Sullivan and Monte Harrell...
Bloomsbury Scientists
Science and Art in the Wake of Darwin
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after the First World War. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own...
Notes to the University of Toronto
A History
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2002
Two histories of the University of Toronto have been published, one in 1906 and one in 1927. Since the latter volume appeared, no comprehensive history of the University has been published. Given the size of the University and the complexity of the task, this is not entirely surprising. But, after...
by Hubert Christian Corlette
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2015
THE HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL. Any attempt to write the history of a cathedral requires that the subject shall be approached with two leading ideas in view. One of these has reference to the history of a Church; the other to the story of a building. The two aspects are clearly to be distinguished, but...
by Bob Pace
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
This book contains answers to all questions featured in the accompanying textbook History for Common Entrance: Britain and Empire 1750-1914, which ensures a thorough understanding of the 'Britain and Empire' element of the Common Entrance exam syllabus.
- Endorsed by ISEB
- Corresponds to chronological...
by Douglas Boin
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
*2019 PROSE Award finalist in the Classics category!
A Social and Cultural History of Late Antiquity* examines the social and cultural landscape of the Late Antique Mediterranean. The text offers a picture of everyday life as it was lived in the spaces around and between two of the most memorable...
Economic Thought and History
An unresolved relationship
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2016
Economic Thought and History looks at the relationship between facts and thought in historical economic research, viewing it in the context of periods of economic crisis and providing detailed analyses of methods used in determining the bond between economic history and economic theory.
This...
Samuel Pepys, Isaac Newton, James Hodgson, and the Beginnings of Secondary School Mathematics
A History of the Royal Mathematical School Within Christ’s Hospital, London 1673–1868
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book tells one of the greatest stories in the history of school mathematics. Two of the names in the title—Samuel Pepys and Isaac Newton—need no introduction, and this book draws attention to their special contributions to the history of school mathematics. According to Ellerton and Clements,...
People, Places and Business Cultures
Essays in Honour of Francesca Carnevali
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
This collection brings together new research into nineteenth- and twentieth-century British and European economic history, socio-cultural history and business history. It is inspired by the work and legacy of Francesca Carnevali who, throughout her career, encouraged a lively dialogue between these...
Economic Growth and the Origins of Modern Political Economy
Economic reasons of state, 1500–2000
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2016
Economic Growth and the Origins of Modern Political Economy addresses the intellectual foundations of modern economic growth and European industrialization. Through an examination both of the roots of European industrialization and of the history of economic ideas, this book presents a uniquely broad...
The History Highway
A 21st-century Guide to Internet Resources
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Save yourself and your students hours of research time. Now extensively revised and expanded, "The History Highway" is widely recognized as the one essential tool for students, teachers and researchers seeking a reliable guide to history sites on the web. "The History Highway"...
by Mary Kay Quinlan, Nancy MacKay, Barbara W Sommer
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
The first book of the five-volume Community Oral History Toolkit sets the stage for an oral history project by placing community projects into a larger context of related fields and laying a sound theoretical foundation. It introduces the field of oral history to newcomers, with discussions of the...