The Thirteenth Century: A World History (Bressler Richard)(Paperback)

The Thirteenth Century: A World History (Bressler Richard)(Paperback)

The 13th Century (1200-1300AD) was a fascinating era in World History. Genghis Khan established the largest contiguous land empire in history. The Magna Carta was drafted. Marco Polo travelled through Asia and trade expanded across the Indian Ocean and Baltic Sea, setting the stage for greater

History of Britain - From Neolithic times to the 21st Century (Dargie Richard)(Paperback / softback)

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

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

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,

Scheherazade's Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World (Salloum Habeeb)(Paperback)

The author of the thirteenth-century Arabic cookbook Kitāb al-Ṭabīkh proposed that food was among the foremost pleasures in life. Scheherazade's Feasts invites adventurous cooks to test this hypothesis.From the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, the influence and power of the medieval Islamic

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

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

The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Rhodes Richard)(Paperback)

The definitive history of nuclear weapons and the Manhattan Project. From the turn-of-the-century discovery of nuclear energy to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan, Richard Rhodes's Pulitzer Prize-winning book details the science, the people, and the sociopolitical realities that led to the

Iran: A Social and Political History Since the Qajars (Richard Yann)(Paperback)

From encounters with Western powers in the nineteenth century through to a Constitutional Revolution at the beginning of the twentieth century, and from the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mosaddeq in the 1950s to the current Islamic Republic, Iran's history has rarely been

A History of Death in 17th Century England (Norman Ben)(Paperback)

Delve into the world of the unorthodox burial in seventeenth-century England, including mass interments in times of disease, the burial of suicides, and the unconventional laying to rest of English Catholics.Death was a constant presence in the lives of the rich and poor alike in

Broken Angels (Morgan Richard K.)(Paperback)

Welcome back to the brash, brutal new world of the twenty-fifth century: where global politics isn't just for planet Earth anymore; and where death is just a break in the action, thanks to the techno-miracle that can preserve human consciousness and download it into one new body after another

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

Third Reich - A Chronicle (Overy Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A superbly illustrated new history of the Third Reich from a world-class

Parzival (Eschenbach Wolfram)(Paperback / softback)

Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chr tien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate achievement as King

Selected Poems (Rumi)(Paperback / softback)

Thirteenth-century Persian philosopher, mystic, scholar and founder of the order of the Whirling Dervishes, Jelaluddin Rumi was also a poet of transcendental power. His inspirational verse speaks with the universal voice of the human soul and brims with exuberant energy and

History and International Relations: From the Ancient World to the 21st Century (Malchow Howard Leroy)(Paperback)

This updated and enhanced second edition of History and International Relations charts the foundations, development and use of International Relations from a historian's perspective. Exploring its engagement with the history of war, peace and foreign relations this volume provides an account of

Soviet Military Badges: A History and Collector's Guide (Hollingdale Richard)(Paperback)

At its height in the late twentieth-century, the Soviet Armed Forces boasted one of the world's largest armies. Yet, in the twenty-five years that have passed since the fall of the Soviet Union, much of its material culture has fast disappeared. Soviet Military Badges: A History and Collector's

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

Parzival and Titurel (Eschenbach Wolfram Von)(Paperback)

Written in the first decade of the thirteenth century, Parzival is the greatest of the medieval Grail romances. It tells of Parzival's growth from youthful folly to knighthood at the court of King Arthur, and of his quest for the Holy Grail. Exuberant and gothic in its telling, and profoundly

Spain: The Centre of the World 1519-1682 (Goodwin Robert)(Paperback)

In the sixteenth century, the Spaniards became the first nation in history to have worldwide reach--across most of Europe to the Americas, the Philippines, and India. The Golden Age of the Spanish Empire would establish five centuries of Western supremacy across the globe and usher in an era of

Wandering Joy (Schurmann Reiner)(Paperback)

In this remarkable work, Reiner Sch rmann shows Meister Eckhart, the thirteenth-century Christian mystic, as the great teacher of the birth of God in the soul, which shatters the dualism between God and the world, the self and God. This is an exposition of Eckhar's mysticism--perhaps the best in

The Quest of the Holy Grail (Anonymous)(Paperback)

Composed by an unknown author in early thirteenth-century France, The Quest of the Holy Grail is a fusion of Arthurian legend and Christian symbolism, reinterpreting ancient Celtic myth as a profound spiritual fable. It recounts the quest of the knights of Camelot - the simple Perceval, the

Bartered Brides (Elemental Masters) (Lackey Mercedes)(Paperback / softback)

The thirteenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series continues the reimagined adventures of Sherlock Holmes in a richly-detailed alternate Victorian