This Collection, composed of altogether 23 reissued titles in four sub-sets from The Athlone Press and Leicester University Press, offers a distinguished selection of titles that showcase the width and breadth of historical study, as well ...
This book is part of DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained educational series that uses witty graphics and engaging descriptions to enlighten readers. Don't stop at American history, explore the world!
Radically redefining dialectical thought and post-Marxist politics, it takes an important—and irreverent—position alongside the works of such postmodern thinkers as Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari, and Lyotard.
The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived ...
Chronicles the history of the United States from the time of the Missouri Compromise, when Maine and Missouri became states, until Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency.
This is a comprehensive introduction to books and print culture which examines the move from the spoken word to written texts, the book as commodity, the power and profile of readers, and the future of the book in an electronic age.
This is a comprehensive portrait of Taiwan. It covers the major periods in the development of this small but powerful island province/nation. The work is designed in the style of the multi-volume "Cambridge History of China".
Merritt Caldwell Femald: History of the Maine State College and the University of Maine (1916). William Warren Ferrier: Origin and Development of the University of California (1930). Donald Fleming: Science and Technology in Providence ...
Learn about the most important milestones in Black history in The Black History Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format.
A chronological journey through world history from the beginnings of man becomes interactive with reproductions of historical documents, including pages from the Gutenberg Bible, William Shakespeare's will, and blueprints for the Titanic.
Taken together, the essays attest to the power of history to mobilize individuals and communities to create social change.