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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond
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In this "artful, informative, and delightful" (William H. McNeill, New York Review of Books) book, Jared Diamond convincingly argues that geographical and environmental factors shaped the modern world. Societies that had had a head start in food... (read more)

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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
by Niall Ferguson
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A Financial Times Best Book of the Year Winner of the 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize There has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but in the last few decades what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Alarmingly, the greatest... (read more)

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Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century: The structures of everyday Life
Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century: The structures of everyday Life
by Fernand Braudel
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By examining in detail the material life of pre-industrial peoples around the world, Fernand Braudel significantly changed the way historians view their subject. Volume I describes food and drink, dress and housing, demography and family structure... (read more)

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Classics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
Classics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Mary Henders Beard
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Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects -- from Islam to Sociology, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume... (read more)

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Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Comprehensive Edition (with Resource Center Printed Access Card)
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Humanities, Comprehensive Edition (with Resource Center Printed Access Card)
by Lawrence S. Cunningham
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Large course taught nationwide, but especially large in Florida, Texas, and California. Usually a popular elective but required of all incoming students at some schools. Annual enrollments in the course and current TL market share.... (read more)

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Passion of the Western Mind
Passion of the Western Mind
by Richard Tarnas
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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp... (read more)

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Japanese Religion : a Cultural Perspective (85 Edition)
Japanese Religion : a Cultural Perspective (85 Edition)
by Robert S. Jr. Ellwood
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A survey of Japanese religion which emphasizes its interaction with the culture of Japan. The book provides an overview of religion in Japan, from ancient times to the present. It also emphasizes the attitudinal manifestations of religion in Japan... (read more)

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Year 501: The Conquest Continues
Year 501: The Conquest Continues
by Noam Chomsky
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With chapters on Haiti, Latin America, the new global economic order, the Third World at home, and much more, this is a powerful treatise on the not-so-new New World Order.... (read more)

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The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community
by David C Korten
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* Sweeping survey of world history offering a new understanding of the key challenge of our time* Offers a positive message of hope for a sustainable and just future and a practical strategy for getting thereIn The Great Turning, David Korten argues that... (read more)

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Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind's First Three Million Years (5TH 07 Edition)
Patterns in Prehistory : Humankind's First Three Million Years (5TH 07 Edition)
by Robert J. Wenke
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Generations after generations have been living and dying on this planet for millions and millions of years. These ancestors have built societies, created cultures, and produced technologies. Yet many questions still remain about our ancestry and what... (read more)

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The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture
The Awakening of the West: The Encounter of Buddhism and Western Culture
by Stephen Batchelor
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From Greek kings to nineteenth-century adventurers, from missionaries to monks, the encounter of Buddhism and the West is filled with intriguing personalities in Awaking of the West.... (read more)

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Creating Women : Anthology of Readings on Women in Western Culture, Volume II : Renaissance To the Present (05 Edition)
Creating Women : Anthology of Readings on Women in Western Culture, Volume II : Renaissance To the Present (05 Edition)
by Jean Bryant
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Creating Women is a rich, interdisciplinary, anthology of primary source material examining women's participation in and contributions to western culture over the centuries. It documents prevalent concepts of the nature of women and women's roles... (read more)

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People's History of the World : From the Stone Age To the New Millennium (08 Edition)
People's History of the World : From the Stone Age To the New Millennium (08 Edition)
by Chris Harman
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Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of... (read more)

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First Jesuits (93 Edition)
First Jesuits (93 Edition)
by John W. O'malley
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John O'Malley gives us the most comprehensive account ever written of the Society of Jesus in its founding years, one that heightens and transforms our understanding of the Jesuits in history and today. Following the Society from 1540 through 1565, O... (read more)

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Western Intellectual
Western Intellectual
by Jacob Bronowski
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Traces the development of thought through historical movements and periods from 1500 to 1830.... (read more)

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Origins of the Modern World : Global and Ecological Narrative From the Fifteenth To the Twenty-first Century (2ND 07 Edition)
Origins of the Modern World : Global and Ecological Narrative From the Fifteenth To the Twenty-first Century (2ND 07 Edition)
by Robert B. Marks
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This clearly written and engaging book presents a global narrative of the origins of the modern world. Unlike most studies, which assume that the rise of the West is the story of the coming of the modern world, this history, drawing upon new... (read more)

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Sources in Patterns of World History: To 1600 (12 Edition)
Sources in Patterns of World History: To 1600 (12 Edition)
by Peter Von Sivers
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Each volume of Sources for Patterns of World History includes approximately 200 text and visual sources in world history, organized to match the chapter organization of Patterns of World History. Each source is accompanied by a headnote and reading... (read more)

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The Proud Tower: A Protrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
The Proud Tower: A Protrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
by Barbara W. Tuchman
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"The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to... (read more)

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Cartoon History of the Universe #1-7: Cartoon History of the Universe 1
Cartoon History of the Universe #1-7: Cartoon History of the Universe 1
by Larry Gonick
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An entertaining and informative illustrated guide  that makes world history accessible, appealing,  and funny.... (read more)

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Western Civilization, Brief History, Volume I : To 1715 (4TH 08 - Old Edition)
Western Civilization, Brief History, Volume I : To 1715 (4TH 08 - Old Edition)
by Jackson J. Spielvogel
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Take a fascinating look at western civilization that reveals the diversity and richness of the human experience! Explore Duiker and Spielvogel's brief, best-selling WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, VOLUME I, TO 1715 and discover the common... (read more)

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