Informative text in this engaging series presents a comprehensive look at the lives of Native Americans from the first contact with Europeans to the present, and includes fascinating facts about the w
Providing a comparative and comprehensive study of culinary cultures and consumption throughout the world from ancient times to present day, this book examines the globalization of food and explores t
Singapore in Global History explores Singapore’s past and present through the lens of global history. It analyses Singapore as a city-state and adds an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of it
Informative text in this engaging series presents a comprehensive look at the lives of Native Americans from the first contact with Europeans to the present, and includes fascinating facts about the w
From Aliyah to Megidoo and Netanyahu to Zionism, this vibrant A-to-Z guide—or rather Z-to-A, Hebrew-style—examines more than 3,000 years of this postage stamp–sized land’s history. With the 26 letters
Settler colonialism was a major aspect of the imperial age that began in the sixteenth century and has encompassed the whole world unto the present. Modern settler societies have together constituted
People and their Pasts covers a range of stimulating topics discussing the different forms and ways the past is represented in the present. It explores these issues under three broad headings: the pas
This is a comprehensive account of how the anti-Catholicism of the early 20th century was vigorously countered by the Knights of Columbus's "Fourth Degree." In this study, Christopher Kauffman present
Drawing on archive materials collected worldwide, the present study aims at revising the contemporary reading of the preparation period of Vatican II, in particular concerning the catholic debate on r
In this ground-breaking collection of essays, Pius Adesanmi tries to unravel what Africa means to him as an African and to all those who inhabit this continent of extremes. This question has exercise
Studious by nature, fortunate to have been present at the most glorious moments in the tree's recent history, and above all honored to count as friends its most ardent champions, I, Otulissa, have dec
A visually spectacular guide to the history, science and significance of Venus’s rare transits across the sun—the perfect companion to the transit on June 5, 2012 (the last one until 2117!)A transit o
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Aesthetics aims to provide teachers and students with a new perspective on the history and present of aesthetic theory. It contains a comprehensive survey of the field of
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Aesthetics aims to provide teachers and students with a new perspective on the history and present of aesthetic theory. It contains a comprehensive survey of the field of
A survey of South African history from the formation of early human communities to the present. The Making of South Africa provides a detailed understanding of all the forces that have shape
This book provides a definitive overview of hunter-gatherer historiography, from the earliest anthropological writings through to the present day. What can early visions of the hunter-gatherer tell us
Offers a survey of the country's history from colonization to the present that focuses on the plights and achievements of the minority groups who make up its multicultural population.
A vivid history of the economics of greed told through the stories of those major figures primarily responsible. ?Age of Greed shows how the single-minded and selfish pursuit of immense personal wealt
An ideal supplement for any course treating the history or culture of South Asia, this collection offers a cross-section of South Asia's ancient and modern classics of thought and expression. It inclu
