The crusades a history third edition

The Crusades: A History is the definitive account of a key topic in medieval and religious history. Jonathan Riley-Smith, a...

A question of genocide armenians and turks at the end of the ottoman empire

One hundred years after the deportations and mass murder of Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, and other peoples in the final years...

Classical mythology a guide to the mythical world of the greeks and romans

The birth of Aphrodite, the Trojan Horse, Zeus disguised as a swan. These and other classical myths and legends are...

The holocaust europe

The Holocaust: Europe, the World, and the Jews is a readable text for undergraduate students containing sufficient but manageable detail....

Mexican mosaic a brief history of mexico

Our new brief text highlights Mexico's stunning geographical, ethnic, and social diversity. In the sixteenth century, diseases brought by the...

The middle east and islamic world reader an historical reader for the

In this insightful anthology, historians Marvin E. Gettleman and Stuart Schaar have assembled a broad selection of documents and contemporary...

Aqueduct colonialism

1919 is often recalled as the year of the Winnipeg General Strike, but it was also the year that water...

Germany since

Peter C. Caldwell and Karrin Hanshew'sGermany Since 1945traces the social, political and cultural history of Germany from the end of...

Organized crime a cultural introduction

This book aims to describe and demystify what makes criminal gangs so culturally powerful. It examines their codes of conduct,...

The holocaust europe

The second edition of this book frames the Holocaust as a catastrophe emerging from varied international responses to the Jewish...

History of africa

History of Africa offers a richly illustrated introduction to the history of the entire continent, from earliest times right up...

The canoe a history of the craft from panama to the arctic

Ontario's ghost town heritage

Despite the urban sprawl, industrialization and endless highway construction, Ontario possesses many hidden corners and lonely roads where the remains...

Toronto street names an illustrated guide to their origins

Deserves a place on every Toronto history buff's bookshelf. -- Canadian Book Review Annual Toronto Street Names provides a highly...

Studies in chinese society

Trade paperback. 372 pages. Eleven papers from the seven-volume Studies in Chinese Society series.

Haida gwaii journeys through the queen charlotte islands

Bill Reid once called Haida Gwaii, or the Queen Charlotte Islands, the "Shining Islands." In this beautiful illustrated travelogue, Ian...

The catholic church and nazi germany

"The subject matter of this book is controversial," Guenter Lewy states plainly in his preface. To show the German Catholic...

Atlas of ancient egypt

The book is divided into three parts. The first establishes the cultural setting of ancient Egypt, with chapters on its...

50 speeches that made the modern world famous speeches from women's rights to human rights

Throughout history, great speeches have produced great change. From inciting violence and asserting control to restoring peace and securing freedom,...

Well kept ruins

A genre-defying book from one of France’s most well-known philosopher-writers. In the Lower Saxony region of northwestern Germany sits the...

Dk eyewitness travel guide cuba

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cuba is your in-depth guide to the very best of this island nation. With its unique...

Critically sovereign indigenous gender

Critically Sovereign traces the ways in which gender is inextricably a part of Indigenous politics and U.S. and Canadian imperialism...

History of the goths

Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic...

Beowulf a student edition

Beowulf, the major surviving poem in Old English, is composed in a language that is rich but often difficult. This...