History books

Follows the path of an everyday object, from quarry to desk An inkstone, a piece of polished stone no bigger...  Read More >>

«Ислам в Турецкой Республике» — это захватывающее путешествие по духовному и политическому ландшафту страны, уже...  Read More >>

Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli examines the life and deeds of Thami al-Glaoui (18791956), the multiple ways in which his...  Read More >>

Samuel Pepys's famous Diary records only a short period of his life. This book highlights his wider significant...  Read More >>

Basic Ideas of National Socialist Cultural Policy presents Wolfgang Schulz's systematic attempt to define what ""culture...  Read More >>

A humorous pop history of ""feather farms"" in Arizona, from boom to bust. Fascinating stories and weird science...  Read More >>

Richard (Dick) McLellan trained at the Sydney Missionary & Bible College where he met Vida Scott. He joined SIM...  Read More >>

The book is a series of light-hearted interviews of the recollections of a number of illustrious Australian cyclists...  Read More >>

Behold the lost heraldry of Camelot-restored, illuminated, and revealed at last. For centuries, the Knights of...  Read More >>

Timely, Bold, Accurate. An excellent overview of 250 years of US history. Warren compels the reader to think critically....  Read More >>

Experience dramatic mountain vistas and karst caves with China's most famous travel writerXu Xiake stands as China's...  Read More >>

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This small book is a descriptive guide for accessing the surviving pillboxes (PBs) in Hong Kong's New Territories...  Read More >>

The history of the San Fernando Valley in Southern California is replete with thousands and thousands of names,...  Read More >>

Explores how the longest peace of the early modern Middle East was established and consolidated.  Read More >>

Explores the political aspects of sainthood, martyrdom and relics in late antique Caucasia  Read More >>

Provides a ground breaking analysis of the concrete practices of Islamist movements to assess their impact on post-2011...  Read More >>

This is the story of Mashya and Mashyana Unearthed, an exploration of when and where ancient myths become metonymic...  Read More >>

Examines an important relational shift in British and German cultural depictions of Palestine and Israel since 1987....  Read More >>

Examining the contemporary press, memoirs, travelogues and photographs as well as the visitors' book it uses the...  Read More >>

Brings Thomas Reid into conversation with contemporary moral philosophy.  Read More >>

The sun rose over Egypt every day-but for one pharaoh, sunrise wasn't enough. When Akhenaten elevated the Aten from...  Read More >>

¿Es la realidad inmutable o un código esperando ser reescrito? Para la mentalidad moderna, la magia es fantasía....  Read More >>

Descubre el secreto más audaz del Antiguo Egipto: El dios que unió el sexo sagrado, el poder político y la eternidad....  Read More >>

This gripping account follows Lieutenant Colonel John Henry Patterson and his men as they confront relentless attacks,...  Read More >>