World History - Page 39

Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History

PERHAPS THE GREATEST VICTORY OF THE OPPRESSED OVER THEIR OPPRESSORS IN ALL HISTORYThe end of slavery...

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Christendom: The Triumph of a Religion

'A fascinating story about a religion in a surprisingly precarious position' Dan Jones, Sunday Times...

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Ways of Eating: Exploring Food through History and Culture

What we learn when an anthropologist and a historian talk about food.From the origins of agriculture...

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Tears of History: The Rise of Political Antisemitism in the United States

For many Jews, for more than a century, the United States has seemed to be a safe haven. There has b...

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How the Tricolor Got Its Stripes: And Other Stories About Flags

‘A sparkling tour through the stories of the symbols we know so well’ – Tim Marshall Starting with...

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License to Travel: A Cultural History of the Passport

This surprising global history of an indispensable document reveals how the passport has shaped art,...

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Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History

Otto English dives into the hidden lives of some of history's biggest names. Separating the myth-bui...

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Fake History: 101 Things that Never Happened

Fake news about the past is fake history.Did Hugo Boss design the Nazi uniforms?Did medieval people...

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Inca Apocalypse: The Spanish Conquest and the Transformation of the Andean World

A major new history of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, set in a larger global context than...

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A History of Water: Being an Account of a Murder, an Epic and Two Visions of Global History

A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 ‘Exhilarating and whip-smart’ TH...

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America in the World: A History in Documents Since 1898, Revised and Updated

How should America wield its power beyond its borders? Should it follow grand principles or act on n...

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East Asia at the Center: Four Thousand Years of Engagement with the World

Long before the arrival of Western emissaries and powers, East Asian peoples and states were deeply...

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The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why they Might Lead to Its Decline

The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its c...

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Away from Chaos: The Middle East and the Challenge to the West

The Middle East is one of the world’s most volatile regions. In recent years, from the optimism and...

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Art of the Grimoire: An Illustrated History of Magic Books and Spells

A copiously illustrated global history of magic books, from ancient papyri to pulp paperbacks Grimoi...

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