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by Rajnayaran Chandavarkar
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2009
Raj Chandavarkar was one of the finest Indian historians of the twentieth century. He died sadly young in 2006, leaving behind a very substantial collection of unpublished lectures, papers and articles. These have now been assembled and edited by Jennifer Davis, Gordon Johnson and David Washbrook,...
by Dr David Gates
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Known collectively as the 'Great War', for over a decade the Napoleonic Wars engulfed not only a whole continent but also the overseas possessions of the leading European states. A war of unprecedented scale and intensity, it was in many ways a product of change that acted as a catalyst for upheaval...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Interest in the history of violence has increased dramatically over the last ten years and recent studies have demonstrated the productive potential for further inquiry in this field. The early modern period is particularly ripe for further investigation because of the pervasiveness of violence. Certain...
Between East and West
The Origins of Modern Russia: 862-1953
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
An authoritative short history of Russia, from the mysterious origins of the nation-state to the death of Stalin
A classic work now back in print for the first time since 1956—and still regarded as one of the groundbreaking books on the subject—this narrative history of Russia was the first...
by Janet Keet-Black
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2013
Gypsies have been a part of the British and European social fabric for centuries – and have faced prejudice and oppression for nearly as long, since at least the time of Henry VIII. Theirs is a peripatetic existence, dwelling in tents and in caravans and living often precariously at the edges of...
The Great Divergence
China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
The Great Divergence brings new insight to one of the classic questions of history: Why did sustained industrial growth begin in Northwest Europe, despite surprising similarities between advanced areas of Europe and East Asia? As Ken Pomeranz shows, as recently as 1750, parallels between these two...
Facts and Fancies
Essays Written Mostly for Fun
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Witty and whimsical writings about the dance of life by the legendary choreographer.
This wonderful new book by one of the preeminent dancers and choreographers consists of a range of pieces of fact and fiction that run from thoughts on friendliness and country living to animosity and city life....
Disassembly Required
A Field Guide to Actually Existing Capitalism
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2013
"Geoff Mann is a new breed of monkey-wrencher. He knows that contemporary capitalism has a perverse habit of dismantling itself and gives us a toolkit to build a new, more socially just edifice."-Andy Merrifield, Magical Marxism"Insightful and incisive, thoughtful and thorough, filled with...
Let the Eastern Bastards Freeze in the Dark
The West Versus the Rest Since Confederation
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
The oil sands. Global warming. The National Energy Program. Though these seem like modern Canadian subjects, author Mary Janigan reveals them to be a legacy of longstanding regional rivalry. Something of a "Third Solitude" since entering Confederation, the West has long been overshadowed by Canada's...
McGraw-Hill's 500 World History Questions, Volume 2: 1500 to Present: Ace Your College Exams
3 Reading Tests + 3 Writing Tests + 3 Mathematics Tests
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2012
500 Ways to Achieve Your Best Grades
We want you to succeed on your world history midterm and final exams. That's why we've selected these 500 questions to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best grades. These questions and answers are similar to the ones...
by R. W. B. Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The course of economic events from the start of the Second World War satisfied no-one. The housewife was exasperated by the rise in food prices, thousands of workers faced unemployment, and businessmen were bewildered by the flood of regulations and decrees. In this book, first published in 1940,...
1913
In Search of the World Before the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Today, 1913 is inevitably viewed through the lens of 1914: as the last year before a war that would shatter the global economic order and tear Europe apart, undermining its global pre-eminence. Our perspectives narrowed by hindsight, the world of that year is reduced to its most frivolous features-last...
by IntroBooks
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2016
This book will present the reader with a brief history of the concept of capitalism, taking him or her on a journey which sets off in the 19th century and which has undergone many changes, resulting in what we call today “the free market”.
Our book will show you how the free market works,...
Women of the 1960s
More Than Mini Skirts, Pills & Pop Music
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2016
An in depth look at the lives of women in the swinging 1960s—beyond the sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll.
The 1960s were a progressive decade, bringing many life changing events, especially for women. Women of the 1960s explores the experiences of teenagers, young career women, and those...