World History category: 14642 books
God's Jury
The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2012
“From Torquemada to Guantánamo and beyond, Cullen Murphy finds the ‘inquisitorial impulse’ alive, and only too well, in our world” (Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money).
Established by the Catholic Church in 1231, the Inquisition continued in one form or another for almost seven hundred...
Old World, New World
America and Europe in the Age of Jefferson
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2010
Within the context of a growing interest in Atlantic history, this book focuses on the relationship between America and Europe during the Age of Revolution
Debunking History
152 Popular Myths Exploded
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2009
How true is the history we learned in school? Did the English intend the Irish to starve as a result of the Great Famine? Did a haughty Marie Antoinette indeed urge the masses to eat cake? History is full of myths, legends, fables, folklore, misinformation, and misconceptions. Whether they have come...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Conflicts, 2nd Edition
Get the Stories Behind the Headlines!
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2006
Cold hard facts on the world's hot spots.
Now readers can make sense of the daily headlines with an examination of the sides and issues of evolving conflicts. This updated edition provides coverage of all of the hot conflict spots in our world today, background and history, new and added coverage...
A History of Science in Society, Volume II
From the Scientific Revolution to the Present, Third Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
A History of Science in Society is a concise overview that introduces complex ideas in a non-technical fashion. Ede and Cormack trace the history of the changing place of science in society and explore the link between the pursuit of knowledge and the desire to make that knowledge useful. Volume II...
On History
Introduction to World History (1831); Opening Address at the Faculty of Letters, 9 January 1834; Preface to History of France (1869)
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2015
Edited by Lionel Gossman, this volume contains three programmatic essays by Michelet. The first two are available here for the first time in English translation. The third, the Preface to the 1869 edition of the Histoire de France, originally published in its first English translation by Edward K....
Chronologica
The Incredible Years That Defined History
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Compiled by the team behind Whitaker's Almanack, Chronologica is a fascinating journey through time, from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet. Along the way are tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons, comets... and monkeys in space.
Travel through 100 of the most incredible...
by Niall Kishtainy
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous...
Energy and Civilization
A History
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2017
A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today's fossil fuel–driven civilization.
"I wait for new Smil books the way some people wait for the next 'Star Wars' movie. In his latest book, Energy and Civilization:...
by Lawrence Potter
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2011
This is a life raft for anyone who finds themselves floundering amidst a sea of ten-second soundbites, wishing they had a better grasp of complexities of world politics and global issues. Clear, concise language sets the record straight on a diverse range of topics as Lawrence Potter presents answers...
American Empire
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2018
A new history of the United States that turns American exceptionalism on its head
American Empire is a panoramic work of scholarship that presents a bold new global perspective on the history of the United States. Drawing on his expertise in economic history and the imperial histories of Britain...
World Culture Re-Contextualised
Meaning Constellations and Path-Dependencies in Comparative and International Education Research
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Impressive strands of research have shown the emergent reality of increasing world-level interconnection in almost every field of social action. As a consequence, theories and models have been developed which are aimed at conceptualising this new reality along the lines of an ‘institutionalised’...
by Francis Fukuyama
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2006
Ever since its first publication in 1992, The End of History and the Last Man has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists...
by Richard Holloway
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity’s earliest days to our own contentious times In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religion—from...