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Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium 3 Volumes
by A Kazhdan
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The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium is a three-volume, comprehensive dictionary of Byzantine civilization. The first resource of its kind in the field, it features over 5,000 entries written by an international group of eminent Byzantinists covering all... ( read more)
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Why History Matters: Life and Thought
by Gerda Lerner
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"All human beings are practicing historians," writes Gerda Lerner. "We live our lives; we tell our stories. It is as natural as breathing." It is as important as breathing, too. History shapes our self-definition and our relationship to community; it... ( read more)
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We Interrupt This Broadcast 3RD Edition
by Joe Garner
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Where Were You When?? Few phrases garner as much attention as ?We Interrupt This Broadcast?? Wherever we may happen to be, our lives stop for a moment, and we experience those few seconds of anxiety between the interruption and the actual announcement of... ( read more)
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The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History, Revised Edition
by Colin Mcevedy
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This is a revised edition of "The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History".... ( read more)
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Pastons: The Story of a Medieval Family
by Joseph Gies
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From the celebrated authors of Life in a Medieval Castle and Cathedral, Forge, and Waterwheel comes a fascinating glimpse at the details of medieval life. Taken from authentic records and personal letters, this is the actual story of three stormy... ( read more)
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Black Athena the Afroasiatic Roots Volume 2
by Martin Bernal
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What is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the whole basis of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic... ( read more)
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Women and Society in Greek and Roman Egypt: A Sourcebook
by Jane Rowlandson
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This book makes available to students and other nonspecialists a varied collection of over three hundred translated texts and more than fifty illustrations relating to women's lives in Greek and Roman Egypt. These are accompanied by an introductory... ( read more)
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Joan of Arc and Richard III: Sex, Saints, and Government in the Middle Ages
by Charles Wood
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Joan of Arc and Richard III loom large in the histories of their countries, but the myths surrounding them have always obscured just who they were and what they hoped to accomplish. In this book, medieval historian Charles Wood brings these fascinating... ( read more)
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Fiet's Vase: And Other Stories of Survival, Europe 1939-1945
by Alison Leslie Gold
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In this important new addition to the literature of World War II, Alison Leslie Gold links together the harrowing yet ultimately inspiring personal accounts of individuals who lived through this dark period in human history. Meditating on such themes as... ( read more)
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The Death of Alexander the Great: What or Who Really Killed the Young Conqueror of the Known World?
by Paul Doherty
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Doherty scrutinizes the circumstances surrounding Alexander's death as he lay sweating beside a swimming pool in the summer palace of the Persian kings. Did he die of alcoholism, a hideous bout of malaria, or were other factors involved?... ( read more)
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Capitalism
by Larry Allen
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Attempts to present, in encyclopedic form, economic history "shorn of
theory." Some 300 entries include explanations of the Industrial
Workers of the World (the Wobblies), the AT&T monopoly, business
cycles, class struggle, the East India Company, the... ( read more)
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University of Chicago Reading in Western Civilization #9: University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 9: Twentieth-Century Europe
by John W Boyer
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The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization... ( read more)
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Microhistory and the Lost Peoples of Europe (Selections from Quaderni Storici)
by Edward Muir
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"An excellent introduction to and sampling of the developing genre of microhistory... In essence these historians begin their analysis from below, ' viewing the ordinary peoples ignored in the annals of European history."--Catholic Historical Review... ( read more)
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One World Divisible: A Global History Since 1945 (Global Century Series)
by David Reynolds
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A new volume in the Global Century series, this masterful history of the world in our time captures the ground-level drama of events and the larger contours of change during a period of global transformation.... ( read more)
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The New Concise History of the Crusades
by Thomas Madden
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How have the crusades contributed to Islamist rage and terrorism today? Were the crusades the Christian equivalent of modern jihad? In this sweeping yet crisp history, Thomas F. Madden offers a brilliant and compelling narrative of the crusades and their... ( read more)
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HarperCollins College Outline World History to 1648 (HarperCollins College Outline)
by Jay Pascal Anglin
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Chapter 1. Basic Concepts of History
Chapter 2. Ancient Near East
Chapter 3. Ancient India
Chapter 4. Ancient China
Chapter 5. Greece
Chapter 6. Rome
Chapter 7. Classical Asia
Chapter 8. Byzantium and Medieval... ( read more)
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The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives (Understanding Ancient Civilizations)
by Jane R Mcintosh
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A native of Scotland and former archaeology professor, McIntosh now
writes books, articles, and multimedia on a range of archaeological
subjects. She offers general readers, students, and nonspecialists a
study of the Bronze Age civilization that once... ( read more)
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Peoples Chronology a Year By Year 2ND Edition
by James Trager
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Paper reissue of the $45.00 cloth original (1992), with new data into
1993.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... ( read more)
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The Gladiators: History's Most Deadly Sport
by Fik Meijer
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Superfit, muscled, and macho, gladiators were hero-worshipped for their skills and courage as they fought to the death, yet despised for their humble status. For over six cruel centuries, tens of thousands died in the blood soaked arenas of Rome and its... ( read more)
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Origins of the First World War 2ND Edition
by James Joll
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...a short and masterly book. Douglas Johnson, New Society ...this scholarly, comprehensive and subtle analysis should be made compulsory reading for all students of the period and, most of all, for the decision-makers of today. John F V Keiger, History... ( read more)
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