History - Civilization

This book takes a deep dive on some cool unknown facts about the mythical Lemuria!Author: Marcell GillISBN-10: 8389370328ISBN-13: 9798389370326Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2023Pages: 84Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d

Highlighting the long and intricate history behind the myths and legends of the Aztecs, the Maya, the Toltecs and the Olmecs. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Mesoamerican culture is rooted in the region of modern Mexico where some 3500 years ago ancient peoples called the Olmecs...

Beautiful edition with a new introduction to the people and the leaders of perhaps humankind's most enduring civilization, featuring the history behind the legends, the people behind the grand tales of Antiquity. Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Ancient Rome began as a village of humble dwellings...

This unique volume gathers Weber's writings on a broad array of themes, from the nature of work, to the political culture of democracy, to the uniqueness of the West, to the character of the family and race relations, to the role of science and...

A necessary reckoning with America's troubled history of injustice to Indigenous people After One Hundred Winters confronts the harsh truth that the United States was founded on the violent dispossession of Indigenous people and asks what reconciliation might mean in light of this haunted...

Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law0Thinkers like John Locke proposed an entirely new basis for the legitimacy of governments, a clean break with the rule of force, faith, and custom that...

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,...

The Turkic Peoples in World History is a thorough and rare introduction to the Turkic world and its role in world history, providing a concise history of the Turkic peoples as well as a critical discussion of their identities and origins. The "Turks" stepped...

Learn all about Ephesus, a forgotten civilization with a fascinating history!Have you ever wondered what civilizations might have been forgotten?Do you ever think about the mysteries hidden in ancient ruins?Do you want to learn about the legends surrounding a breathtaking ancient city?Turkey is filled...

Author: Oswald SpenglerISBN-10: 0898759838ISBN-13: 9780898759839Publisher: University Press of the PacificLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2002Pages: 116Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 7.48h x 5.50w x 0.30d

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

Phoenicians are amazing. Sea farers, artisans and entrepreneurs from Lebanon around 1000 BCE, they had bit parts in the Bible, Homer and Egyptian and Roman history then pop out of ancient books on great adventures, spreading trade and ideas across the Mediterranean and contributing...

The definitive history of the idea of equality--and why we're so ambivalent about it Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nationality. Yet how can we strive for equality if we don't understand it? As...

What Might Have Been carefully examines nine of the most fateful decisions made in the 19th and 20th centuries, considers alternatives that were not chosen, and asks the provocative question of how the course of history might have been fundamentally altered.Author: John C. KerrISBN-10:...

We are going to be studying Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and the beginning of the Roman Empire.Topics of Discussion✓ Ancient Greece✓ Ancient Egypt✓ Ancient Rome✓ BONUS! Find InsideAuthor: Jade FagoISBN-10: 8746330542ISBN-13: 9798746330543Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2021Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d

Smarter in sixty minutes. Get smarter in just 60 minutes with in60Learning. Concise and elegantly written non-fiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. Life is short, so...

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,...

In "Quantum Transactional Analysis and the Ancient Ages," the moral philosopher puts on the glasses of the quantum transactional analyst and reports. She is looking for how humanity grows collectively from the symbiotic stage through separation and integration into individuation and socialization. Symbiotic peoples...

Bill Bryson's The Body meets Mary Roach's Gulp (with a dash of What's Your Poo Telling You?) in this rollicking and delightfully educational tour of our bodily emissions--from mucus to sweat to poop--revealing them to be as fascinating as they are embarrassing and proving...

What Might Have Been carefully examines nine of the most fateful decisions made in the 19th and 20th centuries, considers alternatives that were not chosen, and asks the provocative question of how the course of history might have been fundamentally altered.Author: John C. KerrISBN-10:...

In 1851 Rev Richard Trench established his fame as a philologist by The Study of Words, originally delivered as lectures to the pupils of the Diocesan Training School, Winchester. His stated purpose was to demonstrate that in words, even taken singly, "there are boundless...

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,...

This is the first book of the New Ecology of Expressive Modes in Early-Modern South India (NEEM Series), edited by David Shulman.Introspection and Insight explores the literature, music, and graphic arts of south India between the late fifteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and focuses...

Most books on European history concentrate on the peoples of Western Europe. By focusing on the central part of Europe, Polish history professor Halecki's work is unique. Examining the political histories of the many nations from Finland to Serbia over the years enables the...

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,...

Brand New Story of Creation is the journey of an independent scholar, trained as a Jesuit and seasoned by top-tier executive business challenges. He takes on the avocation of answering the question: What am I doing on a ball spinning in space? The author...

Continuing the narrative from Volume One of: From Bharata to India, this second volume spans the years from the Muslim conquests down to the present era. The Volume begins by contrasting the stifling theocracy of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism and Christianity), and of Islam,...

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,...

From large-scale conflicts to our own private search for meaning, the quest for Paradise lies at the heart of human anxiety. We see it in the religious conflicts of the Middle East, the imperial ambitions of Russia, the Marxist promise of the Workers' Paradise,...

Take a journey back in time to the Holy Land during the time of Jesus with "Life in the Time of Jesus", a fascinating and beautifully illustrated book that tells the story of a tiny 2,000-year-old stone that was once part of a Roman...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe magnificent monolith the locals call "Uluru," situated in the heart of Australia, hovers over a patchy bed of desert poplars and spinifex grasslands. The pleasant, but otherwise unexceptional surroundings of the spellbinding sandstone landform only further accentuates...

Throughout history we have told ourselves stories to try and make sense of our place in the universe. Richard Holloway takes us on a personal, scientific and philosophical journey to explore what he believes the answers to the biggest of questions are. He examines...

Epidemics and the Modern World explores the relationships between epidemics and key themes in modern history. Our institutions, colonial structures, relationships to animals, and perceptions of suffering, sexuality, race, and disability have all shaped - and been shaped by - these significant medical events.This...

A lively, expansive history of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations and the momentous changes they set in motion This fast-paced survey of Western civilization's transition from the Middle Ages to modernity brings that tumultuous period vividly to life. Carlos Eire, popular professor and gifted...

In this revised edition of Man and Technics, Oswald Spengler's predictions have proven remarkably accurate after over ninety years. He foresaw the environmental consequences of industrialization, leading to species extinction.Spengler predicted that low-wage labor from Third World countries would outcompete Western workers, causing industrial...

MythologyMany ancient cultures had their roots firmly entrenched in their own mythology. The Greek, Norse and Egyptian civilisations are those which are at the forefront of our minds when it comes to the deities and beliefs they worshipped.And now you can learn much about...

"The Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts" is an 1899 treatise by Thorstein Veblen. Thorstein Bunde Veblen (1857 - 1929) was an Norwegian-American sociologist and economist most famous for his idea of 'conspicuous consumption. He theorised that humans do not...

Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone...

The horrors of the past century have done little to advance appreciation for the virtues of Western civilization. Criticism of the West has mounted and the West itself has lost sight of its uniqueness. Westerners tend to endow other societies with liberal philosophy and...

THE DECIPHERMENT OF MINOAN LINEAR A - VOLUME I - PART IV It is significant that at least three toponyms can be recognized in the Messara-valley that have a Hurrian origin. The oldest is Linear A pa-i-to (HT 97a.3; HT 120.6). It is a...

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,...

An original, authoritative, and lively cultural history of the first modern city, from pre-Homeric times to the present day. Islam Issa's father had always told him about their city's magnificence, and as he looked at the new library in Alexandria it finally hit home....

In this revised edition of Man and Technics, Oswald Spengler's predictions have proven remarkably accurate after over ninety years. He foresaw the environmental consequences of industrialization, leading to species extinction.Spengler predicted that low-wage labor from Third World countries would outcompete Western workers, causing industrial...

Author: Anthony DISBN-10: 8743957447ISBN-13: 9798743957446Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/25/2021Pages: 26Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.14lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

It is often taken for granted that holiday resorts sell intangible commodities such as freedom, enjoyment, pleasure, and relaxation. But how did the desire for a 'happy holiday' emerge, how was 'the right to rest' legitimized, and how are emotions produced by commercial enterprises?...

Earth's biota has already crossed lots of periodical geological catastrophes (apocalypses) every 7000Author: Kakha MargianiISBN-10: 1484147219ISBN-13: 9781484147214Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/17/2013Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d

The origin of world civilization can be traced to the Sindhu and Sarasvati river valleys (located in present-day Pakistan) as early as 8,000 BC. Here, innovation and originality in every aspect of human endeavor, from mathematics and science to art and sports, flourished. Yet...

Overall there is a great unity of evidence visible in all Minoan palatial centres, villas and farm-houses. The administrative clay tablets with Linear A inscriptions offer mainly lists of personal names, consisting of Hurrian 'sentence names' and so-called 'one-word' names comparable with those from...

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,...

Did you know that Zeus was considered to be both the youngest and the oldest brother?Thanks to their enthralling narratives and relatable characters, Greek myths have captured our imagination for millennia. Despite being thousands of years old, these tales still manage to touch on...