History - Civilization

This volume traces the origins and evolution of the idea of human extinction, from the ancient Presocratics through contemporary work on "existential risks." Many leading intellectuals agree that the risk of human extinction this century may be higher than at any point in our...

A surprising number of amazing civilizations have risen and fallen in the course of human history. Come explore them in Lost Civilizations! Civilizations from across the globe: Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Broadly organized by region, this book covers both well-known civilizations and...

An archaeological study of ceramics from the trading site at Siraf in the Persian Gulf, excavated between 1966 and 1972.Author: Moira TampoeISBN-10: 0860547027ISBN-13: 9780860547020Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/1989Pages: 440Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.11lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w x 1.20d

This work identifies 'social ideology' as an example of a crucial mover in the emergence of a complex society, and one that helps explain the developments visible in the archaeological record of fourth millennium BC Mesopotamia. It is argued that these developments were the...

This study revisits one of the most extensive examples of the spread of ideas in the history of civilization: the diffusion of Indian religious and political ideas to Southeast Asia before the advent of Islam and European colonialism. Hindu and Buddhist concepts and symbols...

This book includes papers presented on Current Research in Sasanian Archaeology, Art and History from a Conference held at Durham University, November 3rd and 4th, 2001. Author: Derek KennetISBN-10: 140730299XISBN-13: 9781407302997Publisher: British Archaeological Reports Oxford LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2008Pages: 161Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 11.69h x 8.27w...

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,...

Finalist, 2024 Writers' Trust Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing These days, everyone feels insecure. We are financially stressed and emotionally overwhelmed. The status quo isn't working for anyone, even those who appear to have it all. What is going on? In this urgent...

The Makers of Civilization in Race and History is a book written by L. Austine Waddell. The book is a comprehensive study of the different civilizations that have shaped human history. Waddell examines the contributions made by various races and cultures to the development...

2023 Reprint of the 1922 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This volume comprises volume II in this three-volume series. Professor Wiener, in this second volume of his series Africa and the Discovery of America, deals...

*A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice* A landmark new history of the peasant experience, exploring a now neglected way of life that once encompassed most of humanity but is vanishing in our time. "What the skeleton is to anatomy, the peasant is...

In this highly appealing collection, a distinguished team of internationally renowned scholars survey the great empires from 1600 BCE to 500 CE. In ten comprehensive chapters, from the ancient Mediterranean to China, these experts guide readers through the empires of New Kingdom Egypt, the...

From ancient Mesopotamia to today, the epic story of how humans have used laws to forge civilizations  Rulers throughout history have used laws to impose order. But laws were not simply instruments of power and social control. They also offered ordinary people a way to express their...

In this book, the author takes readers on a journey back in time to the origins of the Atlanteans. Explore the citadel built by Poseidon and discover the truth behind the myth of Atlantis. Uncover the story of how the Atlanteans were forced to...

Winner of the 2023 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the 2023 Chautauqua Prize! Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public...

Lisi Krall is Professor of Economics at the State University of New York College at Cortland. She is the author of Proving Up: Domesticating Land in U.S. History, also published by SUNY Press.Author: Lisi KrallISBN-10: 1438489900ISBN-13: 9781438489902Publisher: State University of New York PressLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

The Church of Apostles and Martyrs is the first installment in Henri Daniel-Rops' magnificent and enormously popular History of the Church of Christ. This volume includes the first six chapters of that work, surveying the first years of the Church until the destruction of...

The Church of Apostles and Martyrs is the first installment in Henri Daniel-Rops' magnificent and enormously popular History of the Church of Christ. This volume includes the first six chapters of that work, surveying the first years of the Church until the destruction of...

Author of the Month (Feb. 2024) on GrahamHancock.com "Hands down the most comprehensive investigation into Atlantis I've ever had the pleasure of reading."- RN Vooght, author of Searching for Osiris and the Tree of Life People the world over have grappled with the story...

Chocolate is nearly always with us--when celebrating or mourning, in love or alone, healthy or sick, happy or sad. This book offers a comprehensive look at how an exotic food grew to play such a central role in our lives. No food in the...

From the ancient cultures of the Middle East have sprung three of the world's major religions, outstanding accomplishments in literature and science, and seemingly never-ending conflict - compounded now not only by geopolitics, but by the international hunger for oil and the web of...

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern period. It explores the politics of the coastline, the economy of scavenging, and the law of 'wreck of the sea'...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them,...

This book attempts to explain why Christianity, as a movement, never tolerated dissent, either externally or internally, making it one of the bloodiest forces for totalitarianism in history. Much of the book's 540,000 words, in two volumes, are quotes from primary sources of Christian...

Volume I, Part II, comprises (together with Part I) the main text in the series The Decipherment of Minoan Linear A. Volume I, Parts III-VI, are the indices to the main text and glossaries at the same time. The author shows that the Holy...

Catholic faith had a strong impact on Hilaire Belloc's works. One of Belloc's most famous statements was "the faith is Europe and Europe is the faith". This book presents Belloc's interpretation of European history through Catholic prism. Europe and Faith What Was the Roman...

The world is a mysterious place, and there are whole epochs of history that our modern sensibilities have yet to come to grips with. The ancient philosopher plato once spoke of an ideal society that met with cataclysmic destruction, on an island called atlantis....

Ms. Tamu Chambers is a professor of sociology and ethnic studies. In her writing, she addresses social behavior, social and political institutions regarding ethical values from sociological and philosophical viewpoints. Her articles, journals, and book chapters include ethics of cosmopolitan theories of the progress...

Color EditionThe word 'conspiracy' was created directly after the JFK assassination to debunk anyone who questioned the "Lone Gunman Theory" and now we have "Fact Checkers" and the government created "Ministry of Truth" to control the narrative of their versions of "facts" and truth.Governments...

From one of the world's leading experts on Native American law and indigenous peoples' human rights comes an original and striking intellectual history of the tribe and Western civilization that sheds new light on how we understand ourselves and our contemporary society. Throughout the...

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume 1); A History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern...

Does consciousness inevitably arise in any sufficiently complex brain? Although widely accepted, this view inherited from Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by surprisingly little evidence. Offering an alternate view of the history of the human mind, Julian Jaynes's ideas challenge our preconceptions of...

The Aztec people are a fascinating race who've left so much in their time behind. From their battle tactics to the impressive architecture that they have built, they left more than a few incredible artifacts behind. This book will delve into the fascinating world...

The book Before War will change how its readers look at the world -- by exposing the female roots of Western civilization. It draws on the evidence from anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, primatology, and the shocking new genetics data, to tell the story of Western...

What the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today's increasingly interconnected world The empires of the past were far-flung experiments in multinationalism and multiculturalism, and they have much to teach us about navigating our own increasingly globalized world. Visions of Empire sheds...

Xsaya-rsa (Khshayarshan) to the Persians, Ahasuerus to the Jews, Xerxes to the Greeks. So great was his power, that he was hailed by the Persians as 'King of Kings', and by the Greeks as "The Great King". Famed for his beauty and magnificence, he...

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,...

The Mediaeval Mind (Volume 2); A History of the Development of Thought and Emotion in the Middle Ages, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern...

CONTENTS The Way they Gave A Philosophical Passage They Offered a Zero Roadbook to Atlas From Razi to Pasteur The Compass led West They Wrote in Arabic Arabesque, Abstraction in the ArtsAuthor: ROM LandauISBN-10: 1410205576ISBN-13: 9781410205575Publisher: University Press of the PacificLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2003Pages: 92Format:...

Civilization, Beyond Our Fall explores the realities behind the rise and fall of historic civilizational ideals, especially on the fate of the Western vision. The book begins with the rise, durability, and fall of the historic civilizational profiles of humankind. It continues with the...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Think of history, what's the first thing that comes to mind? Just take a moment to pause and think. Does your mind wander to the pyramids of Ancient Egypt, The Rise and Fall of the Aztec Civilization, The Discovery of the Americas, or maybe...

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,...

★☆ How To Analyze People Dark Psychology ★☆ Have you ever been manipulated to do something you didn't want to do, and not even know you were manipulated before it was too late ? Mind control and forced hypnosis is still science fiction, however...

Western arts, the literary, performing, and visual arts of Europe and regions that share a European cultural tradition, including the United States and Canada.This text book has been developed by a teacher with more than a decade's experience of lecturing in art history and...

*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe concept of international trade was born in the ancient Mediterranean, which provided the perfect set of circumstances needed to produce an intricate trading system whose influence can still be seen in present-day economic...

This book is dedicated to two men I met along the way, Gray and the C.I.A. agent named the Repeller, for he repelled down everyone. A man, before I ever knew his name, I knew his flame and came to hear his call, About...

When the societal paralysis of despair leads humanity into a dark age, optimism itself becomes a radical concept. If we are to survive as a species we must regain our ability to imagine a future. We must re-energize ourselves to be better not just...

This book analyses the rise of the settlement system in the heartland of the Minangkabau region in the highlands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. It explores the regional settlement pattern arising from Adityavarman's highland interregnum (c. 1347-75), and provides the first attempt to place the...

Readers will discover the rich history of the written language, printing, books, the alphabet, and the library. The written word is essential to modern civilization. The invention of the printing press was a major advance in the history of language, making possible the mass...