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Aspects of Roman History 82BC-AD14

A Source-based Approach

by Mark Everson Davies, Hilary Swain
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2010

Aspects of Roman History 82BC–AD14 examines the political and military history of Rome and its empire in the Ciceronian and Augustan ages. It is an indispensable introduction to this central period of Roman History for all students of Roman history, from pre-university to undergraduate level. This...
Cover of Professors, Physicians and Practices in the History of Medicine
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Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017

This book presents essays by eminent scholars from across the history of medicine, early science and European history, including those expert on the history of the book. The volume honors Professor Nancy Siraisi and reflects the impact that Siraisi's scholarship has had on a range of fields. Contributions...
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by Eduard Fueter
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016

WHAT has hitherto been called "universal history" or "world history" (Weltgeschichte) has been nothing but a conglomeration. People believed they were writing world history if they articulated together in a formal fashion the events of various continents. Writers have been satisfied...
Cover of A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) : from A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague
by Charles Creighton
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2014

A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) : from A.D. 664 to the Extinction of Plague The Middle Age of European history has no naturally fixed beginning or ending. The period of Antiquity may be taken as concluded by the fourth Christian century, or by the fifth or by the sixth;...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014

The Fiction of History sets out a number of themes in the relationship between history and fiction, emphasising the tensions and dilemmas created in this relationship and examining how various writers have dealt with these. In the first part, two chapters discuss the philosophy behind the connection...
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by Peter Sluglett, Andrew Currie
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2015

This Atlas provides the main outlines of Islamic history from the immediate pre-Islamic period until the end of 1920, that is, before most parts of the Muslim world became sovereign nation states. Each map is accompanied by a text that contextualises, explains, and expands upon the map, and...
Cover of A History of Babylon, 2200 BC - AD 75
by Paul-Alain Beaulieu
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017

Provides a new narrative history of the ancient world, from the beginnings of civilization in the ancient Near East and Egypt to the fall of Constantinople Written by an expert in the field, this book presents a narrative history of Babylon from the time of its First Dynasty (1880-1595) until...
Cover of The History of the Five Indian Nations Depending on the Province of New-York in America
by Cadwallader Colden
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016

"How should we approach The History of the Five Indian Nations today? The book's information—rich as it is—should be critically interrogated and placed in social, political, and cultural context. The book reflects the outlook of a colonial British agent and, in a more general sense, of early modern...
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by Andrew Leach
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013

What is Architectural History? considers the questions and problems posed by architectural historians since the rise of the discipline in the late nineteenth century. How do historians of architecture organise past time and relate it to the present? How does historical evidence translate into historical...
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The Modern Spain Sourcebook

A Cultural History from 1600 to the Present

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Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2018

Incorporating a wide range of visual and translated written sources, The Modern Spain Sourcebookdocuments Spain's history from the Enlightenment to the present. The book is thematically arranged and includes six key primary sources on ten significant areas of Spanish history, including the...
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Beyond Teleology and Progress

Arthur Schopenhauer as Critic and Philosopher of History

by Steve Nowak
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2010

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject History - Basics, grade: 1,0, East Tennessee State University (History Department), course: Historiography, language: English, abstract: The traditional view of history as progress was strongly criticized by important characters such as Jacob Burckhardt,...
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by Marcia Landy
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015

Despite claims about the end of history and the death of cinema, visual media continue to contribute to our understanding of history and history-making. In this book, Marcia Landy argues that rethinking history and memory must take into account shifting conceptions of visual and aural technologies....
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Historians across Borders

Writing American History in a Global Age

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Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014

In this stimulating and highly original study of the writing of American history, twenty-four scholars from eleven European countries explore the impact of writing history from abroad. Six distinguished scholars from around the world add their commentaries. Arguing that historical writing is...
Cover of Big History and the Future of Humanity
by Fred Spier
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2015

Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up to the present day. Provides an accessible and original...
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