History category: 194783 books
Making Sport History
Disciplines, identities and the historiography of sport
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
The field of sport history is a relatively new research domain, situated at the intersection of a number of disciplines and sub-disciplines. This interdisciplinarity has created interesting avenues for growth and fresh thinking but also inherent problems of coherence and identity. Making...
by Daniel Högger, Simone Peter
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law provides an authoritative and original overview of the origins, concepts, and core issues of international law. The first comprehensive Handbook on the history of international law, it is a truly unique contribution to the literature of international...
by SparkNotes
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
The Articles of Confederation (1781-1789) (SparkNotes History Note)
Making the reading experience fun!
SparkNotes History Guides help students strengthen their grasp of history by focusing on individual eras or episodes in U.S. or world history. Breaking history up into digestible lessons,...
What Isn't History?
Selected Articles and Speeches on Writing History and Historical Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2017
An award-winning historian’s guide to writing about history, in both fiction and nonfiction.
Is history absolute? Is writing about the past an exact science, or is it more of a nebulous discipline open to different interpretations and points of view? These are important questions that noted historian...
by Bob Pace, N. R. Oulton
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2014
History for Common Entrance: The Making of the UK 1485-1750 ensures a thorough understanding of the 'Making of the UK' element of the Common Entrance exam syllabus. Clearly presented content, lively illustrations and challenging end-of-chapter questions encourage learning and inspire a love of History.
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by Charles Rollin
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
The Ancient History Volume I Charles Rollin, french historian and educator (1661-1741)
This ebook presents «The Ancient History Volume I», from Charles Rollin. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
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by William Beezley;Michael Meyer
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
The Oxford History of Mexico is a narrative history of the events, institutions and characters that have shaped Mexican history from the reign of the Aztecs through the twenty-first century. When the hardcover edition released in 2000, it was praised for both its breadth and depth--all aspects of...
by Ace McCloud
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2017
Would you love to know the incredible and exciting history of baseball?
Whether you want to (1) learn incredible and interesting facts about baseball history, (2) discover some of baseball’s greatest events and stories, or (3) be thoroughly entertained as you learn how baseball has evolved...
by Nigel A. Ibbotson
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2012
In 2009 Breedon Books produced 'Exploring North Yorkshire's History' by Nigel Ibbotson. When JMD Media were asked to make this book available as an e-book, we decided to give the customer a choice. You can buy the whole book with all 5 sections for full price, or buy an individual section (focusing...
World History 101
From ancient Mesopotamia and the Viking conquests to NATO and WikiLeaks, an essential primer on world history
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Uncover the mysteries of the past with this exciting, comprehensive guide on world history.
History books are often filled with long descriptions, complex facts, and stories that can bore even the most enthusiastic history buffs. In World History 101 you’ll skip those tedious details and...
The Great Wave
Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 1996
David Hackett Fischer, one of our most prominent historians, has garnered a reputation for making history come alive--even stories as familiar as Paul Revere's ride, or as complicated as the assimilation of British culture in North America. Now, in The Great Wave, Fischer has done it again, marshaling...
by Jay P. Harmon
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
REA's Crash Course® for the AP® World History Exam - Gets You a Higher Advanced Placement® Score in Less Time 2nd Edition - Updated for the 2017 ExamCrash Course is perfect for the time-crunched student, the last-minute studier, or anyone who wants a refresher on the subject. Are you crunched for...
Private History in Public
Exhibition and the Settings of Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2010
In small community museums, truck stops, restaurants, bars, barbershops, schools, and churches, people create displays to tell the histories that matter to them. Much of this history is personal: family history, community history, history of a trade, or the history of something considered less than...
History as Art, Art as History
Contemporary Art and Social Studies Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
History as Art, Art as History pioneers methods for using contemporary works of art in the social studies and art classroom to enhance an understanding of visual culture and history. The fully-illustrated interdisciplinary teaching toolkit provides an invaluable pedagogical resource—complete with...