History - Essays

For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terror that the Revolution inflicted upon on its enemies. But recent decades have brought a marked change in sensibility. The Revolution is no longer...

Bruce A. Glasrud and Deborah M. Liles have gathered over thirty years of scholarship--articles, book excerpts, and new, original essays--to offer for the first time an overview of the history of African Americans in Central Texas. From slavery and agriculture in the nineteenth century...

In a series of often highly personal essays, this book considers the question of regional identity as a useful way of thinking about the history of the American Midwest. The contributors begin with the assumption that Midwesterners have never been as consciously regional as...

When G K Chesterton wrote this book World War I was still raging and, perhaps in reaction to this great conflict, he eschewed a 'normal' method of presenting history. Instead, 'A Short History of England' takes a broad-brush thematic approach, concentrating on the great...

In 2014, following a grassroots activist campaign, the new bridge over the River Liffey was named after the revolutionary and trade union activist, Rosanna 'Rosie' Hackett (1893-1976). From an early age Hackett, a working-class Dublin woman, was involved in trade unionism, nationalism and the...

Most Americans think that the war on terror started as a reaction to the September 11 attacks on the United States. In a series of poems and essays, Lies of an Indispensable Nation reveals that the seeds of this tragedy were planted much earlier,...

Sharply intelligent, often personal reflections on the global crises of 2020 that are still ongoing By all accounts, 2020 was the longest year in recent memory, as people in the United States and across the globe careened from one unfolding catastrophe to another. The...

In 1940 the Second World War continued to rage, and atrocities wreaked around the globe made international waves. Wells, a socialist and prominent political thinker as well as a first-rate novelist, set down in The Rights of Man a stirring manifesto, designed to instruct...

First published in 1980, The Jordanians presents historical and statistical data as well as an entertaining and witty narrative that treats the reader to a peek into the Middle Eastern cultural heritage, its diversity and humanity. It shows why even after drastically changing their...

Hole Studies is a book about care and the forms it may take. An essay collection on writing and labor, art and activism, attention as a transformative practice, difference and collaboration, adjuncting and the margins of the academy, whiteness and its weapons, professionalization and...

Orality and Literacy investigates the interactions of the oral and the literate through close studies of particular cultures at specific historical moments. Rejecting the 'great-divide' theory of orality and literacy as separate and opposite to one another, the contributors posit that whatever meanings the...

Benedetto Croce was a historian, humanist, political figure, and the foremost Italian philosopher of the early twentieth-century. A Croce Reader brings together the author's most important works across the fields of aesthetics, philosophy, history, literary criticism, and the Baroque and presents the "other" Croce...

During a lull in the tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Matthew Stevenson set out from his home in Geneva, Switzerland, to ride a series of trains around the contours of Iran.With a Kindle and a stack of railway...

On 17 July 1980 Bolivia suffered the most brutal and bloody military coup in its history. The leader of the coup, General Luis Garcia Meza, thus brought to an end Bolivia's faltering attempts to establish parliamentary democracy. The coup's purpose was not simply to...

Stirling is an ancient city which has been at the very heart of Scotland's story since the bygone days of antiquity. But while its historical riches have attracted tourists, artists and scholars alike for centuries, what about its many mysteries and secrets-the tales of...

Some 60 million people died during the Second World War; millions more were displaced in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The war resulted in the creation of new states, the acceleration of imperial decline, and a shift in the distribution of global power. Despite its...

Sharply intelligent, often personal reflections on the global crises of 2020 that are still ongoing By all accounts, 2020 was the longest year in recent memory, as people in the United States and across the globe careened from one unfolding catastrophe to another. The...

This book brings together critical essays on time, history and narrativity and the explorations of these concepts in philosophy, music, art and literature.The volume provides a comprehensive introduction to narrative theories as well as philosophical discourses on time, memory and the self. Drawing insights...

Some 60 million people died during the Second World War; millions more were displaced in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The war resulted in the creation of new states, the acceleration of imperial decline, and a shift in the distribution of global power. Despite its...

There are many books telling the war theatres of WWII; their battles and heroes. But in this book, you will discover what and how 15 everyday people experienced the war, before and after, and survived living with much hardship. In this book these story-tellers...

This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful analysis of socio-economic conditions written more than a hundred years ago. In it, Tolstoy explores the flaws of the division of labour, progress, greed, economic theories, wage slavery, and more in astonishing detail. This volume is...

The six essays that make up this compelling book view the long shadow of past guilt as a German experience as well as a global one. International bestselling author Bernhard Schlink explores the phenomenon of guilt and how it attaches to a whole society,...

Cabbages and Kings is a rather whimsical title (borrowed from Lewis Carroll) for a collection of what are, for the most part, learned essays on serious subjects. But the collection has a somewhat whimsical spirit as it brings together writings on many things, such...

By studying FAPLA, we want to make a profound examination on the military edification process from 1976 to 1991. We need to understand the processes of its conversion into a national army and verify the path it has taken during its seventeen years of...

A collection of oddities and forgotten stories from history. Includes: the USS Vincennes and Iran Air Flight 655, When the US Shot Down an Iranian Airliner; The True Story of Typhoid Mary; Skylab and the Sit-Down Strike in Space; The Mystery of DB Cooper;...

This collection contains fifty-eight essays, published at various times between 1597 and 1625, on subjects ranging among state policy, personal conduct and the appreciation of nature. Bacon has been referred to as the founder of modern inductivism and prophet of the industrial revolution, and...

An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and...

This dramatic re-appraisal of the background to the suspension of democratic institutions in Newfoundland in the early 1930s argues that the events of this period laid the foundation for Confederation with Canada and represent the central, pivotal point in Newfoundland history.Author: Gene LongISBN-10: 1550811444ISBN-13:...

Malcolm X, Bob Marley, and Other Essays is a collection of essays that were previously published as short ebooks. The essays included in this book are "Malcolm X: The Man and His Contribution to the Pan-African Struggle," "The Popular Image of Rastafarians and Bob...

A creative cultural history of Dallas through the lens of its defining twentieth century event: JFK's assassination.The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked America. Instantly, Dallas was blamed for the killing, labeled "the City of Hate." In the half century...

Openings & Outings brings together over forty pieces from the long and distinguished career of the writer and commentator David Pryce-Jones. Taking us from a meeting with Rudolf Hess's widow, to the slums of Tangier, to the front lines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with...

In his newest book, Daniel J. Mahoney offers refreshing historical antidotes to the displays of despotism in today's political arena. "A brilliantly written and researched tribute to the pantheon of classically trained and thinking men of action." --Victor Davis HansonIn The Statesman as Thinker,...

Unapologetically Outspoken: Hip Hop, Social Justice and Liberation confronts social issues that are often ignored by the US corporate media, US educational institutions, as well as by the US government itself. This book is a collection of essays that challenge mainstream perspectives on everything,...

It is natural that the advocates of international Peace should sometimes grow discouraged and impatient through what they are tempted to consider the slow progress of their cause. Sudden outbursts of popular feeling, selfish plans for national aggrandisement, unremoved causes of antipathy between neighbours,...

The 4th Annual Gayarre History Conference was held March 22, 2016 at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport, LA. It was sponsored by the Gayarre History Club of C.E. Byrd High School. Students from C.E. Byrd, Caddo Magnet, and Captain Shreve presented papers...

This book traces the origins of pagan mythology starting with the Genesis 3:15 prophecy concerning Jesus Christ and shows how astronomy was corrupted into ancestor worship.Author: Micheal ChampionISBN-10: 1532983212ISBN-13: 9781532983214Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/27/2016Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.13lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.07d

The Magdalene Islands is a book written by George Patterson and published in 1891. The book is a detailed account of the Magdalen Islands, a small archipelago located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. The author describes the islands' geography, climate, flora and...

""The History of the Purchase by the United States of the Panama Canal: The Manner of Payment, and the Distribution of the Proceeds of Sale"" is a historical account written by William John Curtis in 1909. The book details the acquisition of the Panama...

""The History Of The Alison Or Allison Family In Europe And America, 1135 To 1893"" is a comprehensive genealogical account of the Alison or Allison family, tracing its origins from 12th century Scotland and following its migration to England and Ireland before eventually settling...

The Battery Book: A History Of Battery A 306 F. A. (1921) is a historical account of Battery A 306 F. A. written by Francis L. Field. The book provides a detailed description of the battery's formation, training, and deployment during World War I....

The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze is a book written by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze and originally published in 1913. The book explores the principles and techniques of Eurhythmics, a method of music education that emphasizes the use of movement and physical expression to enhance musical understanding and...

The Essays Of Michael, Lord Of Montaigne, Book 1, V2 (1897) is a collection of essays written by Michel de Montaigne, a French philosopher and writer of the Renaissance period. This particular edition is the second volume of the first book in the series...

Some Huguenot and Other Early Settlers on the Kennebec in the Present Town of Dresden is a historical book written by Charles Edwin Allen and published in 1892. The book is a comprehensive account of the early settlers who migrated to the Kennebec River...

""Notes On Laboulbeniaceae, With Descriptions Of New Species"" is a scientific book written by Roland Thaxter and published in 1894. The book focuses on the Laboulbeniaceae family, which consists of parasitic fungi that live on insects. Thaxter provides detailed descriptions of new species within...

""Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester"" is a book written by John James Babson and published in 1876. The book provides a comprehensive history of Gloucester, a city located in Massachusetts, USA. The author has added notes and additional information to the...

""History Stories For Primary Grades"" is a book written by John Walter Wayland and published in 1919. The book is designed for primary grade students and aims to provide them with an engaging and informative introduction to history. The book is divided into chapters,...

The History and Directory of Ionia County, Michigan (1872) is a comprehensive book written by Jackson D. Dillenback that provides a detailed account of the history, geography, and demographics of Ionia County, Michigan. The book is divided into several sections, each of which covers...

""History Of Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio"" is a book written by Lucy Gallup Stone and published in 1901. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of Strongsville, a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It covers the early settlement of the area,...

A Complete History of Methodism V1, from 1799 to 1817, is a book written by John Griffing Jones in 1908. The book provides a comprehensive account of the history of Methodism during the period from 1799 to 1817, with a particular focus on the...

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...