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Полный вариант заголовка: «A narrative of the British embassy to China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794 : containing the various circumstances of the embassy : with accounts of customs and manners of the Chinese, and a description of the country, to…

Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Before the 'invention' of sexuality, erotic acts and desires were comprehended as species of sin, expressions of …

Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society – when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony – revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period. Pres…

This short book offers a clear and engaging introduction to the history of humankind, from the earliest movements of people to the contemporary epoch of globalization. Cowen traces this complex history in a manner which offers both a compelling narra…

Empire, State, and Society assesses the external and internal forces behind Britain's transformation from global superpower to its current position in the twenty-first century. The authors provide an accessible and balanced introduction, which is tho…

With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great. New translations of original sources are contextualized by insigh…

Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. Presents an overview of labor history that also considers wom…

Полный вариант заголовка: «An accont of the native africans in the Sierra Leone to which is added of the present state of medecine among them. Vol. 2 / By Thomas Winterbottom».

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent …

Полный вариант заголовка: «A tour through Germany : Vol. 1 : Particularly along the banks of the rhine, mayne, etc. : and that part of the palatinate, rhingaw, etc. : usually termed the garden of Germany : to which is added, a concise vocabulary of f…

Полный вариант заголовка: «A tour through Germany : Vol. 2 : Particularly along the banks of the rhine, mayne, etc. : and that part of the palatinate, rhingaw, etc. : usually termed the garden of Germany : to which is added, a concise vocabulary of f…

Полный вариант заголовка: «A proposed practicable plan for such a speedy easement of the poor rates throughout England : As, that in the course of a few years, the parishes may de eased of one-fourth, if not one-third part of their present burthens a…

Полный вариант заголовка: «An account of the institution of the society for the establishment of the literary fund : The constitutions and transactions of the society L a list of the subscribers : and the cash accompt of the fund to may 1815».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A select collection of English songs, with their original airs, and a Historical essay on the origin and progress of national song : Vol. 1 : in 3 volumes / by the late Joseph Ritson ; with additional songs and occasional n…

Полный вариант заголовка: «A select collection of English songs, with their original airs ; and a Historical essay on the origin and progress of national song : Vol. 2 : in 3 volumes / by the late Joseph Ritson ; with additional songs and occasional …

Powerful explosions rocked three underground trains in London in the morning of July 7, 2005. Another explosion occurred shortly later on a double-decker bus at Tavistock Square. Fifty-two people reportedly died in the explosions and over 700 were wo…

Only a renaissance man could have described this glorious city in its heyday. And only Carlo Levi, writer, painter, politician and one of the last century's most celebrated talents, could depict Rome at the height of its optimism and vitality after W…

Полный вариант заголовка: «Letters on the spirit of patriotism : on the idea of a patriot King and on the state of parties at the accession of King George I / Lord Bolingbroke».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Narrative of a pedestrian journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary, from the frontiers of China to the Frozen sea and Kamchatka. Vol. 1 / by capt. John Dundas Cochrane».