World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500.
Empires in World History departs from conventional European and nation-centered perspectives to take a remarkable look at how empires relied on diversity to shape the global order.
From magnificent buildings like the Colosseum to magnificent words like "I have a dream!", this guide brings history's most significant events to life for every reader to discover and enjoy.
This book sketches an outline of Southeast Asian history from earliest times to the present, showing how the diverse political, economic, social, and cultural patterns developed over several thousand years and the role played by the region ...
Uncover the mysteries of the past with this exciting, comprehensive guide on world history.
"This book contains the history of the entire world, as we know it."--
Drawing on examples from a wide range of geographical regions and thematic areas, Manning covers: * earliest human migrations, including the earliest hominids, their development and spread, and the controversy surrounding the rise of homo ...
... by no means a new concept to American history, but its significance is understood in the last decade of the twentieth century perhaps better than and differently from the way it was understood in Frederick Jackson Turner's heyday.
The Open Access version of this book has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
A collection of over 150 speeches reflecting a broad range of issues before the American public between 1937 and 1997, organized around sixteen interconnected themes, including civil rights, education, and war.