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| Immanuel Wallerstein's highly influential, multi-volume opus, The Modern World-System, is one of this century's greatest works of social... Salaam Alaikum (Peace be unto you), Wouldn't you like to live in a World of Peace with progress unlimited. I think most would like that...
Local rulers in Haiti crashed their own three elections of 2000, with foreign governments' compliance. Meanwhile, a national pree... Quand l'histoire seroit inutile aux autres hommes, il faudroit la faire lire aux princes. Il n'y a pas de meilleur moyen de leur...
After more than a century of silence, the true story of one of history's most notorious mutinies is revealed in Joan Druett's riveting... Noted lecturer Dave Breese unearths the deadly influence on our society of seven key historical figures, from the well-known Darwin and...
The legendary financier — and founder of the Open Society Institute — offers crucial insight into the real meaning of... A vivid, incisive account of Governor Schwarzenegger and his tenure in California politics, by the Los Angeles Times political ...
This intense, vivid report and call to action from the heart of violent Darfur, by a former Marine working as an unarmed military ... 100 Dogs Who Made a Difference If you don’t believe that one dog has the power to alter civilization, then you’ve...
100 Cats Who Made a Difference If you don’t believe that one cat has the power to alter civilization, then you’ve... Before the invention of the combine, the binder was an essential harvesting implement that cut grain and bound the stalks in bundles tied...
In 1912 a thin line of Russian soldiers, confronted by a large crowd of gold miners on strike for several weeks, reacted with fear and... Throughout history, the Indian Ocean has been a critical factor in defining the supremacy and power of a nation. It is well known their...
Written by one of the founders of the field and addressing all of the major issues, World History: The Basics is both an ideal... This book focuses on the migrations and metamorphoses of black bodies, practices and discourses around the Atlantic, particularly with...
Traveling to archives in Tunisia, Morocco, France, and England, with visits to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Spain, Nabil Matar assembles a...
The potato—humble, lumpy, bland, familiar—is a decidedly unglamorous staple of the dinner table. Or is it? John... Revolutions, droughts, famines, invasions, wars, regicides, government collapses-the calamities of the mid-seventeenth century were...
A remarkable cultural history of what might exist under the Earth’s surface-as reflected in mythology, religion, science,... A fascinating “you-are-there” look at World War II
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