History - Civilization

Your author decided to write this book about Human Evolution after seeing a Science Program about Evolution on KCET, the Public Service TV Station in the Los Angeles area. I was impressed with the amount of research going on in this area trying to...

Civilization is a book written by John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher and political economist, first published in 1836. The book is a comprehensive analysis of the development of civilization and its impact on society. Mill examines the progress of civilization from ancient times...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

In Eleven Volumes. Volume Seven Includes A History Of European Civilization In The Period Of Shakespeare, Bacon, Montaigne, Rembrandt, Galileo, And Descartes, 1558-1648.Author: Will Durant, Ariel DurantISBN-10: 1258225697ISBN-13: 9781258225698Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/08/2011Pages: 786Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.95lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.56d

Who was Hammurapi, and what role did his famous "law code" serve in ancient Babylonian society? Who was the mysterious Merodach-baladan, and why did the appearance of his emissaries in Jerusalem so upset Isaiah? Who was Nebuchadnezzar II, and why did he tear down...

Originally published in 1893, Haidar Ali and Tipu Sultan talks about two distinguished rulers of southern India who vehemently fought against British colonialism and played a pivotal role in the expansion of the Mysore Empire. Written by Lewin. B. Bowring, this book is an...

From an early age, the author has been fascinated by the origins of humanity and the solutions offered by religious beliefs concerning our existence beyond death. Understanding the Bible is critical for Christians, whilst incorporation (as the Old Testament) of the Jewish Torah, the...

The Age Of Erasmus: Lectures Delivered In The Universities Of Oxford And London This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and...

Archibald Henry Sayce (1845-1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and popular enthusiasm for these discoveries was running high when Sayce began his academic career at Oxford in 1869....

This book, for use by Steiner-Waldorf teachers, includes stories of the founding of Rome, the early battles with Carthage and Hannibal, Julius Caesar and the conquests of Gaul and Britain, Antony and Cleopatra, and the decline and fall under the Huns and the beginning...

Join Carole P. Roman and travel through time to visit the most interesting civilizations throughout history in the first four books of her new series.Learn what kind of food you might eat in Ancient Greece, the clothes you wore in 15th century Renaissance Italy,...

A new study of the Old Akkadian tablets in the collection of the World Museum Liverpool (Liverpool, UK). This presentation comprises three sections. Chapter 1 recounts the modern history of the tablets. It deals with the acquisition of the tablets in the early twentieth...

One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, spacious gardens, and sophisticated urban amenities; meanwhile, Paris, Rome, and London were cramped and unhygienic collections of villages, and Europe...

The New Civilization is a book written by Annie Besant that explores the idea of a new age of civilization that is emerging in the world. The book discusses the evolution of humanity and how it has led to the current state of society,...

Conscience and Power examines how civilization in "the West" arose after the fall of the Roman Empire and has grappled ever after with a desire of citizens of nations of Western civilization for justice and the necessities of political order. This contest between Western...

Anglo-Saxon Supremacy: Or Race Contributions To Civilization is a book written by John Lincoln Brandt and originally published in 1915. The book focuses on the idea of Anglo-Saxon superiority and the contributions that the Anglo-Saxon race has made to civilization. Brandt argues that the...

Delve into the prehistoric past with George Rolleston's study of the Iron, Bronze, and Stone Ages. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the tools and weapons of these periods to their art and culture. With detailed illustrations and a wealth of historical information, this...

Many times the terms revolutionary and transformative are inappropriately used, but not here and not now. Agustin Jaime Cuello a 30+-year Chicano veterano on the mean streets of the Public Educational System has done it again. In his first book of Chicano Poetry entitled...

In this groundbreaking work, leading historian Felipe Fern ndez-Armesto tells the story of our hemisphere as a whole, showing why it is impossible to understand North, Central, and South America in isolation without turning to the intertwining forces that shape the region. With imagination,...

Volume 234 in the Civilization of the American Indian Series The most important political entity in pre-Spanish Mesoamerica was the Tenochca Empire, founded in 1428 when the three kingdoms of Tenochtitlan, Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan formed an alliance that controlled the Basin of Mexico and...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Many spectacular discoveries of archeaological significance have been made in the Indian subcontinent since the first appearance of Raymond and Bridget Allchin's book The Birth of Indian Civilization, for long the most authoritative and widely read text on its subject. Advances in related fields,...

The precious life of Saint Mary Magdalene includes her time spent with Jesus Christ before, during, and after his murderous death by the Roman soldiers and manipulated Jews. Mary Magdalene was the first person Jesus approached and spoke to after he rose from the...

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources for further reading Wovoka (1867-1932), the Ghost Dance Prophet, was a member of the Walker River band of Paiutes, in western Nevada. The Walker River Reservation was established in 1859 and was Wokova's home off and on for years....

An epic and highly readable investigation into our very earliest ancestors, focusing on the land corridor thorough which humans passed from Africa to Europe and the evidence left behind of their lives and deaths, struggles and beliefs. This is not a book about archaeological...

Osprey's Campaign title for one of the battles in which Muslims attempted to overtake Syria. In 636 AD, after protracted skirmishing and minor engagements the Arab and Byzantine armies faced each other on the banks of the Yarmuk river. The Byzantines were initially successful,...

Author: William F. BynumISBN-10: 8200069087ISBN-13: 9798200069088Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/21/2013Format: MP3 CDWeight: 0.17lbs

By examining the history of universal history from the late Middle Ages until the early nineteenth century we trace the making of the global. Early modern universal history can be seen as a response to the epistemological crisis provoked by new knowledge and experience....

This is a sample book, 4 chapters. It has now been superseded by Tax Man and Myth of England, The River of Gold and Gifts from the Gods; it also includes a chapter on the Mau-Mau revolt which appears nowhere else, for the moment....

*Includes pictures of the sites and depictions of important people and events. *Explains the history of the sites and the theories about their purpose. *Describes the layout of the ancient cities, their important structures, and the theories about the buildings' uses. *Includes footnotes and...

"America First" was originally a slogan of the Ku Klux Klan. The phrase was adopted by the America First Committee (AFC), founded to lobby to keep the United States out of World War II, and comprised of the leading American fascists. Also involved in...

Knowledge is power. Time is money. Justice is blind. Western civilisation is a powerful brand, and full of accepted wisdoms like these that we rarely question. Taking cues from Greek philosophy and honed in the Enlightenment, certain notions about humanity and society grew into...

Between 1969 and 1980, Soviet archaeologists conducted excavations of Mesopotamian villages occupied from pre-agricultural times through the beginnings of early civilization. This volume brings together translations of Russian articles along with new work.Author: Norman YoffeeISBN-10: 0816532818ISBN-13: 9780816532810Publisher: University of Arizona PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2016Pages: 306Format:...

True Civilization: An Immediate Necessity, And The Last Ground Of Hope For Mankind is a book written by Josiah Warren in 1863. The book is a call to action for humanity to reject the current social and economic systems and embrace a new way...

No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare,...

Discover the mysteries of Chinese history with 500 fascinating facts!Unlock the secrets of Chinese history with these five hundred interesting facts! Discover the incredible history of China and its people in this comprehensive book. With thirty-three chapters detailing eras from pre-imperial China to the...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

This work covers topics related to the exercise of influence by individuals and groups within organizations. It includes an introductory group of articles dealing with the nature of influence processes and power. With more than two-thirds fresh material, this new updated edition of Organizational...

As the title suggests, we are here addressing the most fundamental questions: Who is man? What is art? What is the bond that unites man, nature and art? The argument at the heart of this book is that what should be common to all...

Presents compelling evidence that civilizations worldwide became warlike and monotheistic after Earth passed through the tail of a comet in 1500 B.C. - Explores the violent effect of debris from comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on peaceful cultures such as the Olmec of Mexico and the Megalithic...

The Turkic Peoples in World History is a thorough and rare introduction to the Turkic world and its role in world history, providing a concise history of the Turkic peoples as well as a critical discussion of their identities and origins. The "Turks" stepped...

A beautifully illustrated exploration of how Latif Al Ani's photographs and contemporary Iraqi artists continue to challenge the colonial appropriation of Iraq's ancient past Beginning in the early nineteenth century, Mesopotamian and early Islamic ruins became the focus of many Western colonial expeditions. These...

Discover the frothy, flavorful journey of humanity's favorite brew in "Beer's Ancient Cradle: From Mesopotamia to Monasteries." This intoxicating odyssey through time and culture will leave you thirsting for more, as you delve into the tantalizing tale of beer's epic voyage from its humble...

We live in a difficult time. The world is changing in ways that are often complex, confusing, and disruptive to our lives and that can't easily be anticipated. Within such a world, there is a renewed hunger for more direct access to personal gnosis,...

"For the last hundred years, Western colonialism has had a bad name." So began Professor Bruce Gilley's watershed academic article "The Case for Colonialism" of 2017. The article sparked a global furor. Critics and defenders of Gilley's argument battled it out in the court...

The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D. covers great swathes of time beginning with the earliest written records of the Hebrews, Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and the ancient East, through the rise of the Greeks...

The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D. covers great swathes of time beginning with the earliest written records of the Hebrews, Sumerians, Babylonians, Egyptians, and the ancient East, through the rise of the Greeks...

In this thought-provoking book, the author embarks on a deep exploration of the historical and contemporary challenges that have led to civil unrest in the United States. Titled "Shattered Promises: Unveiling the Roots of Civil Unrest in America and the Path to Change," this...

Author: Christopher AmatobiISBN-10: 1477151397ISBN-13: 9781477151396Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2012Pages: 458Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.82lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d

Arun Bala challenges Eurocentric conceptions of history by showing how Chinese, Indian, Arabic, and ancient Egyptian ideas in philosophy, mathematics, cosmology and physics played an indispensable role in making possible the birth of modern science.Author: A. BalaISBN-10: 1403974683ISBN-13: 9781403974686Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2007Pages: 230Format:...