World History category: 14642 books
A History of Science in Society
From Philosophy to Utility, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012
A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Andrew Ede and Lesley B. Cormack trace the history of science through its continually changing place in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make...
The House of Wisdom
How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2011
A myth-shattering view of the Islamic world's myriad scientific innovations and the role they played in sparking the European Renaissance.
Many of the innovations that we think of as hallmarks of Western science had their roots in the Arab world of the middle ages, a period when much of Western...
Do Cats Have Belly Buttons?
And Answers to 244 Other Questions on the World of Science
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Why do jellies wobble? Why don't the oceans overflow? Why do racing cars have fat tyres? How do widgets in beer cans work? How many bones does a giraffe have in that long neck? I've been told that dogs only see in black and white. Is that true? How do we know that no two snow crystals are the same?...
by Michael L. Rodkinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
History Of The Talmud by Michael L. Rodkinson
One of the most significant religious texts in the world, The Talmud is a compilation of the teachings of major Jewish scholars from the classic period of rabbinic Judaism. In a range of styles, including commentary, parables, proverbs,...
A World Without Women
The Christian Clerical Culture of Western Science
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
In this groundbreaking work of history, David Noble examines the origins and implications of the masculine culture of Western science and technology. He begins by asking why women have figure so little in the development of science, and then proceeds—in a fascinating and radical analysis—to trace...
Why Some Wars Never End
The Stories of the Longest Conflicts in History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
The Bloody Hostilities, Feuds, and Quarrels that Refuse to Release their Grip.
Sometimes the causes of war are so intractable, the opponents so unyielding, and the rivalries so deep-rooted that the combat continues for years, decades, even centuries. And often when it does abate, the resentments...
Heroes & Villains
Inside the minds of the greatest warriors in history
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
In the history of warfare, an elite group of men have attained almost legendary status through their courage, ambition and unrivalled military genius. But many of these same men possessed deep personal character flaws. In Heroes & Villains, acclaimed historian Frank McLynn focuses on six of the...
by A.H. Godbey
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Author A.H. Godbey chronicles over 100 of the worst Disasters and Calamities Natural and Man-Made that have plagued the Human Race. Volcanic Eruptions,Earthquakes, and Strange Explosions. Stories of Heroism and Survival make this epic work well worth reading full of rich Illustrations.
Capitalism
The Reemergence of a Historical Concept
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Capitalism has been a controversial concept. In the second half of the 20th century, many historians have either not used the concept at all, or only in passing. Many regarded the term as too broad, holistic and vague or too value-loaded, ideological and polemic. This volume brings together leading...
by June Hannam
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Feminism is a cultural as well as a political movement. It changes the way women think and feel and affects how women and men live their lives and interpret the world. For this reason it has provoked lively debate and fierce antagonisms that have continued to the present day. Contemporary feminism...
by Professor Peter N. Stearns
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
The industrial revolution was and is a huge development and one of the fundamental changes in human experience in the modern world. In Debating the Industrial Revolution, Peter N. Stearns, a leading expert in world history, presents the major contours of the ongoing debates over industrialization...
Calamities & Catastrophes
The Ten Absolutely Worst Years in History
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
They say that history is written by the winners. Not according to Derek Wilson.
In this fascinating, revelatory book, Wilson tells the story from the point of view of the losers – collating a catalogue of calamities and catastrophes that have shaped our world more than historians tend to...
by Immanuel Wallerstein
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
In* The World-System and Africa*, Immanuel Wallerstein examines three important, interconnected themes that link Africa and the capitalist world-system of the last 500 years. While drawing attention to the structural crisis of the modern world-system, Wallerstein uses the first set of essays to explore...
Century of Revolution
A World History, 1770-1870
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Revolution was the common theme as the world changed between the years 1770 and 1870. This book goes from the Battle of Golden Hill, where the first American blood was spilled fighting against the British, to the Meiji Restoration in Japan and Unification of Germany.
Topics include the Enlightenment,...