The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past (Gaddis John Lewis)(Paperback)

The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past (Gaddis John Lewis)(Paperback)

What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a

An Analysis of John Lewis Gaddis's We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (Gilfillan Scott)(Paperback)

John Lewis Gaddis had written four previous books on the Cold War by the time he published We Now Know - so the main thrust of his new work was not so much to present new arguments as to re-examine old ones in the light of new evidence that began emerging from behind the Iron Curtain after 1990. In

We Now Know: Rethinking Cold War History (Gaddis John Lewis)(Paperback)

Did the Soviet Union want world revolution? Why did the USSR send missiles to Cuba? What made the Cold War last as long as it did? The end of the Cold War makes it possible, for the first time, to begin writing its history from a truly international perspective. Based on the latest findings of Cold

A Radical History of the World (Faulkner Neil)(Paperback)

'Staggeringly ambitious.'―New Internationalist 'One of the finest historians on the left.'--John Newsinger, author, The Blood Never Dried Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Neil Faulkner contends that it is the mass action of ordinary people that drives the transformative

What Is Public History Globally?: Working with the Past in the Present (Ashton Paul)(Paperback)

Across the globe, history has gone public. With the rise of the internet, family historians are now delving into archives continents apart. Activists look into and recreate the past to promote social justice or environmental causes. Dark and difficult pasts are confronted at sites of commemoration

Rocks and Rain, Reason and Romance - The Landscape, History and People of the Lake District (Howe David)(Paperback / softback)

The geology, landscape, history, traditions, art and people of the Lake District, England's most dramatic

Legal History of the English Landscape (Jessel Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

A Legal History of the English Landscape is an engaging account of how the law has played a pivotal role in shaping the English landscape through the concepts of security, inheritance, dispute resolution and transfer of

Making History : The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past - Cohen Richard

MAKING HISTORY is an epic exploration of who writes about the past and how the biases of certain storytellers - whether Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare or Simon Schama - continue to influence our ideas about history (and about who we are) today. In this authoritative and entertaining book,

On Grand Strategy (Gaddis John Lewis)(Paperback)

'The best education in grand strategy available in a single volume . . . a book that should be read by every American leader or would-be leader.'--The Wall Street Journal A master class in strategic thinking, distilled from the legendary program the author has co-taught at Yale for decades John

Running Book - A Journey through Memory, Landscape and History (Connell John)(Pevná vazba)

A book about the joys and pleasures of running, the highs and lows of life, the history and landscape of Ireland, and so much

The History of Greek Vases (Boardman John)(Paperback)

Greek pottery has long fascinated scholars and historians of art. It provides a continuous commentary on all other Greek arts, even sculpture, and the scenes figured on the vases can prove to be as subtle and informative as the great works of Greek literature. In no other art of antiquity do we

Revolutionary Ideas: An Intellectual History of the French Revolution from the Rights of Man to Robespierre (Israel Jonathan)(Paperback)

How the Radical Enlightenment inspired and shaped the French Revolution Historians of the French Revolution used to take for granted what was also obvious to its contemporary observers--that the Revolution was shaped by the radical ideas of the Enlightenment. Yet in recent decades, scholars have

How the World Works: Religion - The rich history of the world's major faiths (Hawkins John)(Paperback / softback)

Poetry for historians: Or, W. H. Auden and History (Steedman Carolyn)(Paperback)

What is the point of poetry for historians? The answer lies in this new 'history of history', which looks at the question through the prism of W. H. Auden's Cold War history poems and of poetry and history education from the eighteenth century to the present

Where Poppies Blow (Lewis-Stempel John)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't for the birds, what a hell it would be.' During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground, closer to nature than many humans had lived for

In Defence of History (Evans Richard J.)(Paperback)

The classic explanation of the craft of history and the vital worth of historians to civilizationIn this volume, English historian Richard Evans offers a defence of the importance of his craft. At a time when fact and historical truth are under unprecedented assault, Evans shows us why history is

The Signal: The History of Signal Processing and How We Communicate (Lewis Ted G.)(Paperback)

Computers are the foundation of the information age, but communication technology is the foundation of the foundation. Without the theories and practical applications of theory brought to us by the pioneers of communication, the computer age would perhaps have remained in the back office, hidden

March: Book Two (Lewis John)(Paperback)

Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and one of the key figures of the civil rights movement, continues his award-winning graphic novel trilogy with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. Now,

Past Landscapes: The Dynamics of Interaction Between Society, Landscape, and Culture (Haug Annette)(Paperback)

The book presents multi-faceted theories, concepts and practices on past landscapes: from events, processes and structures in environmental and produced spaces to theories, concepts and practices concerning past

Cold War (Gaddis John Lewis)(Paperback / softback)

In 1945 war came to an end. But a whole new terror was only just beginning... In this book, the truth behind every spy thriller you've read: why America and the Soviet Union became locked in a deadly stalemate. It tells the story of crisis talks and subterfuge, tyrants and power struggles - and of

Interpreting the Landscape - Landscape Archaeology and Local History (Aston Michael)(Paperback / softback)

Michael Aston uses a wide range of source material to study the complex and dynamic history of the countryside, illustrating his points with aerial photographs, maps, plans and

Origins - How the Earth Shaped Human History (Dartnell Lewis)(Paperback / softback)

Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces.Ancient Greece developed democracy because of its mountainous terrain.Voting behaviour in the United States today follows the bed of an ancient sea.Professor Lewis Dartnell takes us on an astonishing journey into our planet's past to

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records: A Guide for Family Historians (Paton Chris)(Paperback)

A practical guide to understanding the unique genealogical landscape of Scottish family history

A Concise History of History (Woolf Daniel)(Paperback)

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia,