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  • A Book of Life by Kingsley, Peter
    Peter Kingsley

    A Book of Life

    Peter Kingsley's Book of Life is the culmination and completion of an extraordinary body of work. As a historian he has revolutionized our understanding of ancient philosophy and religion; as a mystic, he introduced us to what philosophy and religion are meant to be.Hauntingly...
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  • Manx Language for Beginners: An Introduction to the Resurrected Celtic Tongue by Kinnagh, Gareth
    Gareth Kinnagh

    Manx Language for Beginners: An Introduction to the Resurrected Celtic Tongue

    Have you ever wanted to connect with a living language that defied extinction? Manx Language for Beginners invites you on a journey into the heart of the Isle of Man, where the ancient Celtic language of Manx has been brought back to life. Once...
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  • In God's Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea by Persico, Tomer
    Tomer Persico

    In God's Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea

    The idea that all human beings were created in God's image was core to the creation of the modern West In God's Image examines the central role that the idea that all people were created in the image of God played in the development...
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  • Plato's Gorgias: Speech, Soul and Politics by Machek, David
    David Machek

    Plato's Gorgias: Speech, Soul and Politics

    In the Gorgias Plato offers a synthesis of what he thinks about the bitter conflict between philosophical and non-philosophical approaches to one's responsibilities in private and public life. This book contributes to a deeper understanding of this historically and conceptually rich canvas by shedding...
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  • Law and Power: Agents of Social and Spatial Transformation in the Roman West by Mataix Ferrándiz, Emilia
    Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz

    Law and Power: Agents of Social and Spatial Transformation in the Roman West

    In the Roman world, landscapes became legal and institutional constructions, being the core of social, political, religious, and economic life. The Romans developed ambitious urban transformations, seeking to equate civic monumentality and legal status. The built environment becomes the axis of the legal, administrative,...
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  • The Planet-Girded Suns: Our Forebears' Firm Belief In Inhabited Exoplanets by Engdahl, Sylvia
    Sylvia Engdahl

    The Planet-Girded Suns: Our Forebears' Firm Belief In Inhabited Exoplanets

    Interest in exoplanets--the worlds of other stars--is not new. From the late 17th century until the end of the 19th, almost all educated people believed that the stars are suns surrounded by inhabited planets--a belief that was expressed not in science fiction, but in...
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  • Ancient Mesopotamia by Faust, Daniel R.
    Daniel R. Faust

    Ancient Mesopotamia

    Located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern-day Iraq, the region known as Mesopotamia, Greek for "between two rivers," is often called the "cradle of civilization." The region is known for the rise of the first cities, as well as the invention of...
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  • Religion and Art in Ancient Greece by Gardner, Ernest A.
    Ernest A. Gardner

    Religion and Art in Ancient Greece

    Religion and Art in Ancient Greece Greek History Greek religion may be studied under various aspects; and many recent contributions to this study have been mainly concerned either with the remote origin of many of its ceremonies in primitive ritual, or with the manner...
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  • Soviet Civilization by Lamont, Corliss
    Corliss Lamont

    Soviet Civilization

    This is a new release of the original 1955 edition.Author: Corliss LamontISBN-10: 1494112825ISBN-13: 9781494112820Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 476Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.96d
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  • The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Le?n-Portilla, Miguel
    Miguel Le?n-Portilla

    The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

    For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel Le?n-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of...
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  • Rooted in History: A Guide to Ancient Trees and Their Stories by Harper, Kelsey
    Kelsey Harper

    Rooted in History: A Guide to Ancient Trees and Their Stories

    "Rooted in History: A Guide to Ancient Trees and Their Stories" by Kelsey Harper is a thrilling journey into the heart of our planet's timeless green companions. The report is an enchanting exploration of ancient trees-serene sentinels that have been silent witnesses to the...
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  • The Racial Basis Of CivilizationA Critique Of The Nordic Doctrine by Hankins, Frank H.
    Frank H. Hankins

    The Racial Basis Of CivilizationA Critique Of The Nordic Doctrine

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Cities and the Meanings of Late Antiquity by Humphries, Mark
    Mark Humphries

    Cities and the Meanings of Late Antiquity

    The last half century has seen an explosion in the study of late antiquity, which has characterised the period between the third and seventh centuries not as one of catastrophic collapse and 'decline and fall', but rather as one of dynamic and positive transformation....
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  • The Civilization Of Babylonia And Assyria: Its Remains, Language, History, Religion, Commerce, Law, Art And Literature by Jastrow, Morris
    Morris Jastrow

    The Civilization Of Babylonia And Assyria: Its Remains, Language, History, Religion, Commerce, Law, Art And Literature

    The Civilization of Babylonia and Assyria is a comprehensive book written by Morris Jastrow that delves into the history, culture, religion, art, literature, commerce, and law of the ancient civilizations of Babylonia and Assyria. The book explores the remains of these civilizations, including their...
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  • Secrets of the Pharoahs by McMahan, Ian
    Ian McMahan

    Secrets of the Pharoahs

    Mankind's fascination with Ancient Egypt has never waned in fifty centuries. The magnificent Pyramids, colossal temples and brooding sphinx still awe and enthrall us. Now you can explore all the secrets of one of the world's first and most mysterious civizations. Mankind's fascination with...
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  • The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization by Rees, Owen
    Owen Rees

    The Far Edges of the Known World: Life Beyond the Borders of Ancient Civilization

    To many ancient Greeks and Romans, the outer reaches of their world was where civilization ceased to exist. But what was it like to live on the edges of these empires, on the boundaries of the known world? Thanks to new archaeological excavations, we...
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  • Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Conway, Ed
    Ed Conway

    Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

    THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE - AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - Finalist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed...
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  • Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World by Marozzi, Justin
    Justin Marozzi

    Captives and Companions: A History of Slavery and the Slave Trade in the Islamic World

    The definitive history of the slave trade in the Islamic world--a story that has been overshadowed by its notorious, but shorter-lived, Atlantic counterpart. Slavery in the Islamic world has a long, complex, and controversial history. In the earliest days of Islam, Arab Muslims enslaved...
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  • Deer Stones of Northern Mongolia by Bayarsaikhan, Jamsranjav
    Jamsranjav Bayarsaikhan

    Deer Stones of Northern Mongolia

    When our joint Mongolian-American Deer Stone Project began there was little world-wide recognition that nomadic pastoral societies offered an alternative pathway to civilization and empire. Today we recognize the formative nature of Mongolia's Late Bronze Age culture in the transition from chiefly societies to...
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  • The Edda: The Divine & Heroic Mythology of the North by Bau, Ramon
    Ramon Bau

    The Edda: The Divine & Heroic Mythology of the North

    "The Edda: Divine & Heroic Mythology of the North" gathers in a single volume two studies authored by Winifred Faraday. These studies were originally published in two volumes as part of the Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance and Folklore series.Besides the studies on the...
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  • World History: An Introduction by Vanhaute, Eric
    Eric Vanhaute

    World History: An Introduction

    World History: An Introduction provides readers with the knowledge and tools necessary to understand the global historical perspective and how it can be used to shed light on both our past and our present. A concise and original guide to the concepts, methods, debates...
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  • Stuff You Missed in History Class: A Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels by Howstuffworks Com
    Howstuffworks Com

    Stuff You Missed in History Class: A Guide to History's Biggest Myths, Mysteries, and Marvels

    The scoop on all the fun, bizarre, and scandalizing history your teachers never wanted you to know From the hosts of HowStuffWorks.com's popular podcast, Stuff You Missed in History Class, comes a crash course in world history. Featuring the best of HSW's content and...
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  • The Science of Life in Aristotle and the Early Peripatos by Lefebvre, David
    David Lefebvre

    The Science of Life in Aristotle and the Early Peripatos

    This volume of fourteen essays explores the science of life in Aristotle and the Early Peripatos (Theophrastus and the Physical Problems) in its various dimensions--how the study of the soul contributes to the foundation of the science of perishable life, what is the program...
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  • The Collected Papers of J. L. Moles - Volume 2 by Marincola, John
    John Marincola

    The Collected Papers of J. L. Moles - Volume 2

    J. L. Moles (1949-2015) made fundamental contributions to the fields of ancient (especially Cynic) philosophy, Greek and Roman historiography and biography, Latin poetry, and New Testament studies. These two volumes gather together all of his major articles and reviews, along with six previously unpublished...
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  • Absolute Egyptian chronology: From Narmer (2838-2808) to Nakhtnebef II (360-342) by Gertoux, Gerard
    Gerard Gertoux

    Absolute Egyptian chronology: From Narmer (2838-2808) to Nakhtnebef II (360-342)

    Egyptian king lists make it possible to elaborate a chronology of all kings up to Narmer (2838-2808), because the numerous synchronisms between Egyptian and Mesopotamian reigns make it possible to anchor the 30 dynasties of this Egyptian chronology. These synchronisms with the Achaemenid and...
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  • Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXXI by Den Boeft, Jan
    Jan Den Boeft

    Philological and Historical Commentary on Ammianus Marcellinus XXXI

    This is the final volume in the series of commentaries on Ammianus' Res Gestae. The last book of Ammianus Marcellinus' Res Gestae is the most important source for a momentous event in European history: the invasion of the Goths across the Danube border into...
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  • The Early Mediterranean World, 1200 - 600 BC by Wittke, Anne-Marie
    Anne-Marie Wittke

    The Early Mediterranean World, 1200 - 600 BC

    Ranging in time from the end of the Bronze Age to the dawn of the so-called historical period (12th-6th centuries BC), this compendium presents the first complete survey of the early history of all the cultures along the coasts of the Mediterranean. In addition...
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  • Japanese Civilization: Tokens and Manifestations by Archeobooks
    Archeobooks

    Japanese Civilization: Tokens and Manifestations

    Author: ArcheobooksISBN-10: 8381380723ISBN-13: 9788381380720Publisher: ArcheobooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2019Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbs
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  • Native Nations: A Millennium in North America by Duval, Kathleen
    Kathleen Duval

    Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

    WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE - "An essential American history" (The Wall Street Journal) that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty...
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  • Losing Their Guns: A close look into the origins of gun control across the world by Allen, Heather
    Heather Allen

    Losing Their Guns: A close look into the origins of gun control across the world

    In Losing Their Guns, Heather Allen presents a gripping and eye-opening exploration of how gun control policies have emerged and evolved across the globe. This is not just a history of legislation but a deep dive into the social forces, political strategies, and cultural...
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  • Glimpses of the Future: Suggestions as to the Drift of Things by Croly, David Goodman
    David Goodman Croly

    Glimpses of the Future: Suggestions as to the Drift of Things

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Consolidated Concordances for Volumes XLVI - LX (1996 - 2010) by Tsolakis, Georgios
    Georgios Tsolakis

    Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum. Consolidated Concordances for Volumes XLVI - LX (1996 - 2010)

    Sverkos and Tsolakis provide a guide to the inscriptions published, mentioned, or discussed in the volumes XLVI - LX (1996 - 2010) of Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum for scholars and students of Greek epigraphy. The Consolidated Concordances is a catalogue of references to inscriptions and...
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  • The Hebrew Impact On Western Civilization by Runes, Dagobert D.
    Dagobert D. Runes

    The Hebrew Impact On Western Civilization

    ""The Hebrew Impact On Western Civilization"" by Dagobert D. Runes is a comprehensive exploration of the profound influence that Hebrew culture, language, and religion have had on Western civilization. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the origins of Hebrew culture, the...
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  • Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West by Pagden, Anthony
    Anthony Pagden

    Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West

    Spanning two and a half millennia, Anthony Pagden's mesmerizing Worlds at War delves deep into the roots of the "clash of civilizations" between East and West that has always been a battle over ideas. It begins with ancient Greece and its epic fight against...
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  • Technopolis by Calder, Nigel
    Nigel Calder

    Technopolis

    From Simon & Schuster, Technopolis is Nigel Calder's exploration of the social control of the uses of science. Get your copy today. Technopolis is Nigel Calder's intricate review of the social control of the uses of science including chapters on cultural revolutions, parliament of...
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  • Colin Elliott

    Pox Romana: The Plague That Shook the Roman World

    Author: Colin ElliottISBN-10: 0691220700ISBN-13: 9780691220703Publisher: Princeton University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2025Pages: 328Format: Paperback
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  • Jeroen W. P. Wijnendaele

    Late Roman Italy: Imperium to Regnum

    This research volume reassesses one of the most fundamental transformations in Late Antiquity, centered on a pivotal region: the transition from 'Empire' to 'Kingdom' in Italy c. 250-500. During the first quarter of the first millennium, Italy was still the heart of the Roman...
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  • Brill's Companion to Crantor of Soli by Vassallo, Christian
    Christian Vassallo

    Brill's Companion to Crantor of Soli

    This book is the first entirely devoted to Crantor of Soli, an outstanding figure of the Old Academy. It aims at providing the most complete picture of Crantor s philosophy and life by gathering the contributions of various renowned scholars.Author: Christian VassalloISBN-10: 9004708766ISBN-13: 9789004708761Publisher:...
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  • Brian P. Levack

    Distrust of Institutions in Early Modern Britain and America

    Distrust of public institutions, which reached critical proportions in Britain and the United States in the first two decades of the twenty-first century, was an important theme of public discourse in Britain and colonial America during the early modern period. Demonstrating broad chronological and...
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  • Andreas Gestrich

    Poverty in Modern Europe: Spaces, Localities, Institutions

    Poverty in Modern Europe explores the spatial dimensions of poverty in nineteenth and twentieth-century Europe. Its essays focus on a variety of regional, local, and institutional settings and apply different approaches and methods, such as micro history, historical geography, network analysis, and the study...
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  • George Rawlinson

    The Origin Of Nations: In Two Parts On Early Civilizations, On Ethnic Affinities, Etc. (1881)

    ""The Origin of Nations"" is a book written by George Rawlinson and published in 1881. The book is divided into two parts, the first of which explores the early civilizations of the world. Rawlinson offers a detailed analysis of the origins, development, and characteristics...
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  • Medieval Africa: A Captivating Guide to African Civilizations, Empires, and History during the Middle Ages by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Medieval Africa: A Captivating Guide to African Civilizations, Empires, and History during the Middle Ages

    Africa's Medieval Story: A Journey through One Thousand Years of Power, Culture, and ChangeStep into a time when warrior queens led armies, explorers from Africa sailed to faraway lands, and great empires rose and fell. This book takes you through one thousand years of...
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  • 1000 European History Facts and 50 True Tales: A Journey Through Europe's Defining Moments and Figures by Publications, Ahoy
    Ahoy Publications

    1000 European History Facts and 50 True Tales: A Journey Through Europe's Defining Moments and Figures

    Explore Europe's Amazing Past! Interesting Facts & Real Stories for Kids, Teens, Adults and FamiliesDive into the incredible history of Europe! This book is packed with two parts that make learning about Europe's past easy and fun for everyone.Two Manuscripts in One: 1. European...
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  • History Of Ancient Civilization by Seignobos, Charles
    Charles Seignobos

    History Of Ancient Civilization

    NEW PRINT WITH PROFESSIONAL TYPE-SET IN CONTRAST TO SCANNED PRINTS OFFERED BY OTHERS History Of Ancient Civilization This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt...
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  • Exploring World History through Geography: From the Cradle of Civilization to a Globalized World by Dunbar, Julie Crea
    Julie Crea Dunbar

    Exploring World History through Geography: From the Cradle of Civilization to a Globalized World

    Not your run-of-the-mill world history tome, this book takes readers on a fascinating journey through time to examine world history through the closely related discipline of geography. From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans...
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  • Haunting Ruins: Ethnographies of Ruination and Decay by Calzana, Chiara
    Chiara Calzana

    Haunting Ruins: Ethnographies of Ruination and Decay

    Ruins, rubble and decaying material can foster a more layered theory of time, change and memory. The seven ethnographic case studies in Haunting Ruins trace human engagements with the temporal forces of ruins, which can trace the past and transform the present. Conjuring environmental...
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  • A Short History of Mail Delivery: The Story of Mail Delivery and the United States Post Office by Wonning, Paul
    Paul Wonning

    A Short History of Mail Delivery: The Story of Mail Delivery and the United States Post Office

    A Short History of Mail Delivery relates the story of mail delivery from the messenger services of the ancient world to the wonders of instantaneous modern email delivery. Readers will learn about the first postage stamps as well as the beginnings of package delivery...
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  • The Black Ones Who Founded Humanity and Civilization on Earth, the Moon, and Mars: Black & White Edition by Jimerson, Rufus O.
    Rufus O. Jimerson

    The Black Ones Who Founded Humanity and Civilization on Earth, the Moon, and Mars: Black & White Edition

    The purpose of this book, is to acknowledge the accomplishments of people of African descent in the exploration of the cosmos: on- and -off world who founded the first global civilizations and basis of the largest modern religions. It starts with cultural and genetic...
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  • Gender, Crime and Empire: Convicts, Settlers and the State in Early Colonial Australia by Reid, Kirsty
    Kirsty Reid

    Gender, Crime and Empire: Convicts, Settlers and the State in Early Colonial Australia

    Examines the experiences of the convict men and women transported to the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land between 1803 and 1852, challenging the received notions of convict women as a particularly oppressed and exploited group, supposedly dominated by convict men as much...
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  • The Future of Truth by Herzog, Werner
    Werner Herzog

    The Future of Truth

    From legendary filmmaker and author Werner Herzog, a compact, effervescent, and deeply personal exploration of art, philosophy, and history that unravels one of our most elusive and contested questions: what is truth--and how to find it in our "post-truth" era? For over half a...
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