Lawrence James: 73 books

A Bildungsroman (German expression meaning: "novel of formation, education, culture"), novel of formation, novel of education, or coming-of-age story is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from youth to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change...

Aristocracy means "rule by the best." For nine hundred years, the British aristocracy considered itself ideally qualified to rule others, make laws, and guide the nation. Its virtues lay in its collective wisdom, its attachment to chivalric codes, and its sense of public duty. It evolved...

An illuminating and often surprising new biography of Churchill, focusing on his contradictory relationship with the British Empire. One of our finest narrative historians, Lawrence James has written a genuinely new biography of Winston Churchill, one focusing solely on his relationship with...

The one hundred year history of how Europe coerced the African continent into its various empires—and the resulting story of how Africa succeeded in decolonization. In this dramatic (and often tragic) story of an era that radically changed the course of world history, Lawrence James investigates...

Great Britain's geopolitical role has undergone many changes over the last four centuries. Once a maritime superpower and ruler of half the world, Britain now occupies an isolated position as an economically fragile island often at odds with her European neighbors. In The Rise and Fall of the...

台灣第一本深度探究近代非洲殖民史的歷史著作 開啟黑暗大陸的一把鑰匙，透析當代歐洲殖民史的專業指引 政治大學國際關係研究中心教授、台灣非洲研究論壇執行長嚴震生　專文導讀 《金融時報》、《紐約時報》、《泰晤士報》、《科克斯書評》、《旁觀者》雜誌、《書目》雜誌、《出版者周刊》、《圖書館期刊》一致推薦 1884年，柏林西非會議上，歐洲各國將非洲分食殆盡 1895年，台灣成為大日本帝國的殖民地 1898年，美國與西班牙為了古巴和菲律賓殖民地而大打出手 19至20世紀，乃是歐、美、亞殖民帝國呼風喚雨的年代 在那個新帝國主義列強瓜分世界的時代，非洲與我們有著相同的命運 非洲，一塊古老而神祕的大陸，占全球陸地總面積的百分之二十，擁有豐富的動植物生態與礦藏，也是人類祖先的發源地。 十五至十七世紀的大航海時代，葡萄牙人開始沿西非海岸向南航行，希望能找到通往東方的航道。由於此時歐洲人的目光仍放在富饒的東方，因此縱然歐洲人在非洲沿岸建立許多中繼站與商貿點，但仍對撒哈拉沙漠以南的內陸地區欠缺探勘動力，對非洲內陸一知半解的歐洲人，將之蔑稱為「黑暗大陸」。 十九世紀之後，透過探險家李文斯頓（David...

2 works of James Lawrence Nichols American College professor, publisher and businessman (1851-1895) This ebook presents a collection of 2 works of James Lawrence Nichols. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Searchlights on Health-The Science of Eugenics Searchlights on Health

This book, newly updated, contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure! The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning...

This 2nd volume of contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Jerome, Jerome K.: Three Men in a Boat Joyce, James: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Joyce, James: Ulysses Kingsley, Charles: The Water-Babies Kipling, Rudyard: Kim La Fayette, Madame de:...

Searchlights on Health James Lawrence Nichols, professor, publisher, businessman (1851-1895) This ebook presents «Searchlights on Health», from James Lawrence Nichols. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01- About...

With A to Z Classics, discover or rediscover all the classics of literature. Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected...

Thirteen Victorian and Edwardian ghost stories that send chills up the spine and create an atmosphere sure to make the reader turn on an extra light and push up the back of their armchair against the wall. Set amidst crumbling, ill-maintained churches and imposing cathedrals, on desolate coastland,...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names - The Divine Comedy [Dante Alighieri] - Emma [Jane Austen] - Persuasion [Jane Austen] - Pride and Prejudice [Jane Austen] - Father Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] - Jane Eyre [Charlotte Brontë] - The Tenant of Wildfell...

This book contains the following works arranged alphabetically by authors last names Ragged Dick; or, Street Life in New York with the Boot Blacks [Horatio Alger, Jr] Tom Swift and His Wireless Message [Victor Appleton] Gulliver of Mars Edwin [Lester Arnold] The Lust of Hate Guy [Newell Boothby] Cabin...