Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (McNeill J. R.)(Paperback)

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (McNeill J. R.)(Paperback)

Plagues and Peoples (McNeill William)(Paperback)

The history of disease is the history of humankind: an interpretation of the world as seen through the extraordinary impact--political, demographic, ecological, and psychological--of disease on cultures. 'A book of the first importance, a truly revolutionary work.' --The New Yorker From the

The World of Ham Radio, 1901-1950: A Social History (Bartlett Richard A.)(Paperback)

During the first fifty years of the twentieth century, ham radio went from being an experiment to virtually an art form. Because of the few government restrictions and the low monetary investment required, the concept of ham radio appealed to various people. More than just a simple hobby, however,

International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond (Best Antony)(Paperback)

This hugely successful global history of the twentieth century is written by four prominent international historians for first-year undergraduate level and upward. Using their thematic and regional expertise, the authors have produced an authoritative yet accessible and seamless account of the

The Age of Revolution (Kovacs Charles)(Paperback)

An overview of world history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including the French, American and Industrial Revolutions. Kovacs chooses pertinent stories which create a tapestry showing the development of humankind from medieval times, when every person had their place in the hierarchy

The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present: State of Modernity (Corbally John C.)(Paperback)

The Twentieth-Century World, 1914 to the Present introduces students to five distinct historical themes in 20th century history - politics, economics, religion, technology and the environment. Each of these themes is set in a social and cultural history framework that emphasizes the commonalities

Noise, Water, Meat: A History of Sound in the Arts (Kahn Douglas)(Paperback)

An examination of the role of sound in twentieth-century arts.This interdisciplinary history and theory of sound in the arts reads the twentieth century by listening to it--to the emphatic and exceptional sounds of modernism and those on the cusp of postmodernism, recorded sound, noise, silence,

Silk Roads - A New History of the World (Frankopan Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins has reversed: where for the last five centuries the globe turned westwards on its axis, it now turns to the east. For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west in the New World of the

Global Capitalism (Frieden Jeffry A.)(Paperback)

An authoritative, insightful, and highly readable history of the twentieth-century global economy, updated with a new chapter on the early decades of the new century. Global Capitalism guides the reader from the globalization of the early twentieth century and its swift collapse in the crises of

Shadow & Claw: The First Half of the Book of the New Sun (Wolfe Gene)(Paperback)

'A major work of twentieth-century American literature...Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within...once into it, there is no stopping.' ---The New York Times on The Book of the New Sun Gene Wolfe has been called 'the finest writer the science fiction

Sword & Citadel: The Second Half of the Book of the New Sun (Wolfe Gene)(Paperback)

'A major work of twentieth-century American literature...Wolfe creates a truly alien social order that the reader comes to experience from within...once into it, there is no stopping.' ---The New York Times on The Book of the New Sun This new Tor Essentials edition of Sword & Citadel contains a new

Revolutions in the Atlantic World, New Edition: A Comparative History (Klooster Wim)(Paperback)

A new look at a contentious period in the history of the Atlantic world Within just a half century, the American, French, Haitian, and Spanish American revolutions transformed the Atlantic world. This book is the first to analyze these events through a comparative lens, revealing several central

The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century (Osterhammel Jrgen)(Paperback)

A panoramic global history of the nineteenth centuryA monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. J rgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth

The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry (Van Brummelen Glen)(Pevná vazba)

An interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentieth The Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of

Rest is Noise - Listening to the Twentieth Century (Ross Alex)(Paperback / softback)

Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical

Racisms: From the Crusades to the Twentieth Century (Bethencourt Francisco)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking history of racismRacisms is the first comprehensive history of racism, from the Crusades to the twentieth century. Demonstrating that there is not one continuous tradition of racism, Francisco Bethencourt shows that racism preceded any theories of race and must be viewed within the

Black Art: A Cultural History (Rev) (Powell Richard J.)(Paperback)

From musings on the 'the souls of black folk' in early twentieth-century painting, sculpture, and photography to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the 1990s, the book draws on the works of hundreds of artists including Jean-Michel

Photography: History of Photography Volumes I-IV (Guadagnini Walter)(Pevná vazba)

This history of photography, marking an ideal continuity with the Art of the Twentieth Century series, offers a specialized investigation of the medium and an international overview. The series offers a complete, up-to-date survey of photography through an original and transversal

A History of Twentieth-Century Germany (Herbert Ulrich)(Pevná vazba)

Germany in the 20th century endured two world wars, a failed democracy, Hitler's dictatorship, the Holocaust, and a country divided for 40 years after World War II. But it has also boasted a strong welfare state, affluence, liberalization and globalization, a successful democracy, and the longest

Modern Minds the twentieth-century world Pupil's Book (Byrom Jamie)(Paperback / softback)

Builds thorough understanding and enjoyment of History through enquiry. Think Through History provides an enthralling enquiry-based approach for 11-14 year olds built around key historical issues and

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History, 1900 to the Present (Richards Michael D.)(Paperback)

Twentieth-Century Europe: A Brief History presents readers with a concise and accessible survey of the most significant themes and political events that shaped European history in the 20th and 21st centuries. Features updates that include a new chapter that reviews major political and economic

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

Music of Time - Poetry in the Twentieth Century (Burnside John)(Paperback / softback)

A major new account of poetry in the twentieth

Meditations (Krishnamurti J.)(Paperback)

A classic collection of excerpts from one of the great spiritual leaders of the twentieth century--now in the newly designed Shambhala Pocket Library series. Krishnamurti (1895-1986) went from his origins in a small south Indian village to become one of the great spiritual teachers of the twentieth