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Author: Colin Wells
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1599216922
Size: 28.47 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2008
Category: Historiography
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of History eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.

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Author: Christopher C. Meyers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881462791
Size: 24.11 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Release Date: 2012
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF Georgia eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Here, for the first time is a brief, balanced, and up-to-date history of Georgia from the early Native Americans to the twenty-first century. Based on the most recent research, Georgia: A Brief History surveys the people and events that shaped our state's history in a style that reads easily and flows effortlessly. Beginning with the earliest Native American settlements, the story tells of first contacts between area natives and Spanish from Florida, British from Carolina, and James Oglethorpe leading the effort to found a colony called Georgia. That colony passed out of the British Empire during the American Revolution, a conflict that was as much a civil war as a war for independence. In the following decades, the Creek and Cherokee were driven out as Georgia was transformed into a cotton kingdom dominated by a minority of slaveholders, who finally sought to make slavery perpetual in a war that often pitted Georgians against each other. In the aftermath of the Civil War, the state struggled with the consequences of the conflict, political, social, and economic. The postwar years were highlighted by economic stagnation, questions over the meaning of freedom, and one-party politics. Race relations pervaded the state's history after the Civil War until well into the twentieth century and those struggles are traced from Reconstruction to Jim Crow to the Civil Rights Era. In the latter half of the twentieth century, and carrying into the twenty-first, Georgia drifted away from the provincialism that characterized its history and moved toward modernity.

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Author: Steven K. Galbraith
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 1440869405
Size: 16.43 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2020-08-31
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of The Book From Tablet To Tablet eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. This book leads readers through an intriguing examination how books began and have evolved through history, and explores where future technologies may lead them. From ancient clay tablet and scrolls to medieval manuscripts and printed books to personal computers and iPads, this guide examines the fascinating history of books from 4000 BCE to the present. At each step of this evolution, technologies are examined and evaluated to show how these ideas are present from the very beginning of written communication. Moving chronologically from the ancient world to the present, the book shows how written communication media evolved from cuneiform to the Kindle. Focusing on key technologies and vital periods of historical transition, it traces an evolution that elucidates the history of the written word, at each step examining and evaluating such aspects of technologies as memory capacity, readability and writability, durability, recyclability, information security, ease and mode of access, and cost. Additional attention is paid to how these technologies were made, how they were circulated, and who was reading them. Provides faculty and students with a brief but fascinating and engagingly written textbook Includes hands-on activities and course assignments that encourage student learning Features interesting factoids and illustrations, making this book useful as a text, as a professional guide, or for pleasure reading

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Author: Thomas C. Reeves
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190281421
Size: 42.61 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Release Date: 2000-05-18
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF Twentieth Century America eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. As this most tumultuous century draws to a close, the need for a concise and trustworthy history is clear. Recent decades have seen the publication of American histories that are either bloated with unnecessary detail or infused with a polemical purpose that undermines their authority. InTwentieth-Century America, Thomas C. Reeves provides a fluidly written narrative history that combines the rare virtues of compression, inclusiveness, and balance. From Progressivism and the New Deal right up to the present, Reeves covers all aspects of American history, providing solid coverage of each era without burying readers in needless detail or trivia. This approach allows readers to grasp the major developments and continuities of American history and to come away with a cohesive picture of the whole of the twentieth century. The volume stresses social and well as political history, emphasizing the roles played by all Americans--including immigrants, minorities, women, and working people--and pays special attention to such topics as religion, crime, public health, national prosperity, and the media. Reeves is careful throughout to present both sides of controversial subjects and yet does not leave readers bewildered about which interpretations are most strongly supported or where to explore these issues more thoroughly. At the conclusion of each chapter, the author cites ten authoritative volumes for further study. The bibliographies, as well as the text, are refreshing in their lack of ideological bent. "Objectivity," Reeves suggests, "is an illusive but worthy goal for the historian." For anyone wishing to achieve a lucid historical overview of the past 100 years, Twentieth-Century America is the best place to start.

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Author: Ken Wilber
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1590304500
Size: 41.12 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Mobi
Release Date: 2007
Category: Philosophy
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Everything eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Utilizing a question and answer format, the philosopher and spiritual teacher discusses multiculturalism, political correctness, spiritual enlightenment, gender wars, modern liberation movements, and the course of evolution. Reprint.

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Author: Alain Daniélou
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1594777942
Size: 66.64 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2003-02-11
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of India eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Daniélou's powerful rebuttal to the conventional view of India's history, which calls for a massive reevaluation of the history of humanity • Explores historical occurrences from each major time period starting with the first appearance of man 30,000 years ago • Couples the clarity and perspective of an outsider with the unique and specific knowledge of an insider • By the internationally recognized Hindu scholar and translator of The Complete Kama Sutra (200,000 copies sold) Alain Daniélou approaches the history of India from a new perspective--as a sympathetic outsider, yet one who understands the deepest workings of the culture. Because the history of India covers such a long span of time, rather than try to create an exhaustive chronology of dates and events, Daniélou instead focuses on enduring institutions that remain constant despite the ephemeral historical events that occur. His selections, synthesis, and narration create a thoroughly engaging and readable journey through time, with a level of detail and comprehensiveness that is truly a marvel. Because of the continuity of its civilization, its unique social system, and the tremendous diversity of cultures, races, languages, and religions that exist in its vast territory, India is like a history museum. Its diverse groups maintained their separate identities and never fully supplanted the culture and knowledge of their predecessors. Even today one may encounter in India primitive Stone Age people whose technology has remained at what is considered prehistoric levels. Thus Daniélou's examination of India reveals not only the diversity and historical events and trends of that country, but also the history of all mankind. Through Daniélou's history of India we learn from whence we came, what we have discovered over the years in the fields of science, arts, technology, social structures, religions, and philosophical concepts, and what the future may hold for us.

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Book Detail:
Author: Shaista Wahab
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438108192
Size: 48.55 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2007
Category: Afghanistan
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Afghanistan eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Located along the busy trade routes between Asia and Europe, Afghanistan was for centuries a place where a diverse set of cultures met and exchanged goods and ideas.

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Book Detail:
Author: Lynn V. Foster
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816074054
Size: 50.86 MB
Format: PDF, Docs
Release Date: 2009
Category: Mexico
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Mexico eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Praise for the previous editions: ..".well researched...concise...interesting..."--American Reference Books Annual

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Book Detail:
Author: Marvin Perry
Publisher: Cengage Learning
ISBN: 9781305091467
Size: 36.21 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2015-01-01
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF Western Civilization A Brief History eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. WESTERN CIVILIZATION: A BRIEF HISTORY, Eleventh Edition, maintains a firm grounding in political history, while covering intellectual history (particularly the significance of ideas and contributions) to a greater and deeper extent than any other text for the course. Author Marvin Perry's accessible writing style and flexible approach make this abridged version of WESTERN CIVILIZATION: IDEAS, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY an appealing survey text. Updated with more recent scholarship, the Eleventh Edition retains many popular features, including comparative timelines, full-color art essays, and primary source boxes in each chapter. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

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Author: Nicholas P. White
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470798084
Size: 53.86 MB
Format: PDF
Release Date: 2008-06-09
Category: Philosophy
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Happiness eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. In this brief history, philosopher Nicholas White reviews 2,500 years of philosophical thought about happiness. Addresses key questions such as: What is happiness? Should happiness play such a dominant role in our lives? How can we deal with conflicts between the various things that make us happy? Considers the ways in which major thinkers from antiquity to the modern day have treated happiness: from Plato’s notion of the harmony of the soul, through to Nietzsche’s championing of conflict over harmony. Relates questions about happiness to ethics and to practical philosophy.

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Book Detail:
Author: Daniel Woolf
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108426190
Size: 41.28 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2019-01-17
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF A Concise History Of History eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. An incisive account of the entire history of historical writing worldwide by one of the leading intellects in the field.

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Author: Robert Evans
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0147517605
Size: 22.89 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Release Date: 2016-08-09
Category: Humor
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Vice eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. A celebration of the brave, drunken pioneers who built our civilization one seemingly bad decision at a time, A Brief History of Vice explores a side of the past that mainstream history books prefer to hide. History has never been more fun—or more intoxicating. Guns, germs, and steel might have transformed us from hunter-gatherers into modern man, but booze, sex, trash talk, and tripping built our civilization. Cracked editor Robert Evans brings his signature dogged research and lively insight to uncover the many and magnificent ways vice has influenced history, from the prostitute-turned-empress who scored a major victory for women’s rights to the beer that helped create—and destroy—South America's first empire. And Evans goes deeper than simply writing about ancient debauchery; he recreates some of history's most enjoyable (and most painful) vices and includes guides so you can follow along at home. You’ll learn how to: • Trip like a Greek philosopher. • Rave like your Stone Age ancestors. • Get drunk like a Sumerian. • Smoke a nose pipe like a pre–Columbian Native American. “Mixing science, humor, and grossly irresponsible self-experimentation, Evans paints a vivid picture of how bad habits built the world we know and love.”—David Wong, author of John Dies at the End

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Book Detail:
Author: Bernd Brunner
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300122993
Size: 66.20 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 2007-01-01
Category: Nature
Language: en
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Download PDF Bears eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. A delightfully illustrated history of the complex relations between people and bears around the world

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Author: Bill Mesler
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393248542
Size: 49.30 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2015-12-07
Category: Science
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Creation Science And The Search For The Origin Of Life eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. The epic story of the scientists through the ages who have sought answers to life’s biggest mystery: How did it begin? In this essential and illuminating history of Western science, Bill Mesler and H. James Cleaves II seek to answer the most crucial question in science: How did life begin? They trace the trials and triumphs of the iconoclastic scientists who have sought to solve the mystery, from Darwin’s theory of evolution to Crick and Watson’s unveiling of DNA. This fascinating exploration not only examines the origin-of-life question, but also interrogates the very nature of scientific discovery and objectivity.

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Book Detail:
Author: John Burrow
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375727671
Size: 31.94 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2009-04-07
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF A History Of Histories eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of the West, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present. With a light step and graceful narrative, he gathers together over 2,500 years of the moments and decisions that have helped create Western identity. This unique approach is an incredible lens with which to view the past. Standing alone in its ambition, scale and fascination, Burrow's history of history is certain to stand the test of time.

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Book Detail:
Author: Juergen Ludwig Neve
Publisher:
ISBN:
Size: 10.74 MB
Format: PDF, Mobi
Release Date: 1916
Category: Lutheran Church
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of The Lutheran Church In America eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad.

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Book Detail:
Author: Thomas H. Greer
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780155075016
Size: 31.92 MB
Format: PDF, ePub, Docs
Release Date: 2002
Category: Civilization, Western
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of The Western World Volume 2 eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Contains chapters 7-15 of the comprehensive text.

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Book Detail:
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062316109
Size: 49.17 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Release Date: 2015-02-10
Category: Science
Language: en
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Download PDF Sapiens eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. New York Times Bestseller A Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us? Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas. Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become? Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.

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Book Detail:
Author: David Schmidtz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444358790
Size: 30.73 MB
Format: PDF, ePub
Release Date: 2011-09-19
Category: Political Science
Language: en
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Download PDF A Brief History Of Liberty eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. Through a fusion of philosophical, social scientific, and historical methods, A Brief History of Liberty provides a comprehensive, philosophically-informed portrait of the elusive nature of one of our most cherished ideals. Offers a succinct yet thorough survey of personal freedom Explores the true meaning of liberty, drawing philosophical lessons about liberty from history Considers the writings of key historical figures from Socrates and Erasmus to Hobbes, Locke, Marx, and Adam Smith Combines philosophical rigor with social scientific analysis Argues that liberty refers to a range of related but specific ideas rather than limiting the concept to one definition

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Author: NA NA
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137103493
Size: 57.98 MB
Format: PDF, Kindle
Release Date: 2016-04-30
Category: History
Language: en
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Download PDF The Black Death eBook. You can read online on your kindle, Android, iPhone, iPad. A fascinating account of the phenomenon known as the Black Death, this volume offers a wealth of documentary material focused on the initial outbreak of the plague that ravaged the world in the 14th century. A comprehensive introduction that provides important background on the origins and spread of the plague is followed by nearly 50 documents organized into topical sections that focus on the origin and spread of the illness; the responses of medical practitioners; the societal and economic impact; religious responses; the flagellant movement and attacks on Jews provoked by the plague; and the artistic response. Each chapter has an introduction that summarizes the issues explored in the documents; headnotes to the documents provide additional background material. The book contains documents from many countries - including Muslim and Byzantine sources - to give students a variety of perspectives on this devastating illness and its consequences. The volume also includes illustrations, a chronology of the Black Death, and questions to consider.

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