World
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The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)
$14.95 Add to cart“An excellent introduction to the large trends of early Chinese history; ideal for those new to the subject.”–School Library Journal
- Series: Understanding China Through Comics #4
- Author: Liu, Jing
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 28 2017
- ISBN10: 1611720397
- Language: English
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Battles Map by Map
$40.00 Add to cartExplore the world’s most famous battles by their geography as you uncover the most ancient, medieval and modern combats in history.
If you’re interested in finding out more about the biggest battles f- Series: DK History Map by Map
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 074402997X
- Language: English
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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World
$22.99 Add to cartNicholas Ostler’s Empires of the Word is the first history of the world’s great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living o
- Author: Ostler, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 27 2006
- ISBN10: 0060935723
- Language: English
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India After Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy
$24.99 Add to cartFrom one of the subcontinent’s most important and controversial writers comes this definitive history of post-Partition India, published on the 60th anniversary of Independence
Told in lucid and beauti
- Author: Guha, Ramachandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 992
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 0062978063
- Language: English
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Civilization: The West and the Rest
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
“A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an ey- Author: Ferguson, Niall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 30 2012
- ISBN10: 0143122061
- Language: English
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Our Women on the Ground: Essays by Arab Women Reporting from the Arab World
$17.00 Add to cartNineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it’s like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection, with a foreword by CNN chief international corresponden… [more below]
- Author: Hankir, Zahra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 0143133411
- Language: English
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Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel
$25.99 Add to cart2014 Lannan Foundation Cultural Freedom Notable Book Award
In Goliath, New York Times bestselling author Max Blumenthal takes us on a journey through the badlands and high roads of Israel-Palestine,- Author: Blumenthal, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 520
- Publish Date: August 26 2014
- ISBN10: 1568589514
- Language: English
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Our Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out
$29.95 Read moreOur Vision for Liberation: Engaged Palestinian Leaders & Intellectuals Speak Out aims to challenge several strata of the current Palestine discourse that have led to the present dead end: the American… [more below]
- Author: Baroud, Ramzy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 462
- Publish Date: May 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1949762440
- Language: English
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Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures
$28.99 Add to cartIn this anthology of contemporary eco-literature, the editors have gathered an ensemble of a hundred emerging, mid-career, and established Indigenous writers from Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and
- Series: New Oceania Literary
- Author: Jetñil-Kijiner, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 424
- Publish Date: August 31 2022
- ISBN10: 0824891058
- Language: English
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Thousand Years of Nonlinear History
$31.00 Add to cartFollowing in the wake of his groundbreaking work War in the Age of Intelligent Machines, Manuel De Landa presents a brilliant, radical synthesis of historical development of the last thousand years. A
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: De Landa, Manuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 11 2000
- ISBN10: 0942299329
- Language: English
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Against the World: Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
$35.00 Add to cartBefore the First World War, enthusiasm for a borderless world reached its height. International travel, migration, trade, and progressive projects on matters ranging from women’s rights to world peace
- Author: Zahra, Tara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 24 2023
- ISBN10: 0393651967
- Language: English
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The Shortest History of England: Empire and Division from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit – A Retelling for Our Times
$16.95 Add to cartEngland–begetter of parliaments and globe-spanning empires, star of beloved period dramas, and home of the House of Windsor–is not quite the stalwart island fortress that many of us imagine. Riven b… [more below]
- Series: Shortest History
- Author: Hawes, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1615198148
- Language: English
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Complete Flags of the World: The Ultimate Pocket Guide
$22.00 Add to cartExplore the fascinating world of flags!
Find intriguing stories and factoids on the design of country, province, state and special flags. Read how these flags are used as heraldic symbols, cultural an… [more below]- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0744045622
- Language: English
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A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
$29.99 Add to cartEuropeans of the Middle Ages were the first to use travel guides to orient their wanderings, as they moved through a world punctuated with miraculous wonders and beguiling encounters. In this vivid an
- Author: Bale, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1324064579
- Language: English
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A Concise History of the World
$34.00 Add to cartThis book tells the story of humankind as producers and reproducers from the Paleolithic to the present. Renowned social and cultural historian Merry Wiesner-Hanks brings a new perspective to world hi… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Concise Histories
- Author: Wiesner-Hanks, Merry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 405
- Publish Date: September 23 2015
- ISBN10: 1107694531
- Language: English
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Empire’s Workshop (Updated and Expanded Edition): Latin America, the United States, and the Making of an Imperial Republic
$19.99 Add to cart“A pathbreaking work about how policies forged in blood and fire in Latin America were then exported to every corner of the globe. This brilliant and up-to-the-minute new edition is absolutely crucial
- Series: American Empire Project
- Author: Grandin, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1250753295
- Language: English
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How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
$24.99 Add to cartFrancis Schaeffer’s Classic Analysis of the Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture
As one of the foremost evangelical thinkers of the twentieth century, Francis A. Schaeffer long pondered th
- Author: Schaeffer, Francis A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1433576910
- Language: English
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
$35.95 Add to cartWinner of the Lionel Gelber Prize
An Economist Best Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the Year A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year A Washington P
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist- Author: Vogel, Ezra F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: October 14 2013
- ISBN10: 0674725867
- Language: English
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Fifty Ships That Changed the Course of History: A Nautical History of the World
$24.95 Read more“This is a beautiful book, replete with illustrations, photos, diagrams, and maps. The text balances technicality with storytelling, scholarly analysis with entertainment. It’s a sweeping, fascinatin
- Series: Fifty Things That Changed the Course of History
- Author: Graham, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0228103649
- Language: English
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The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
$18.95 Add to cartIn the second edition of The New Middle East: What Everyone Needs to Know, renowned Middle East scholar James L. Gelvin explains how in the aftermath of the collapse of the USSR, the American invasion… [more below]
- Series: What Everyone Needs to Know(r)
- Author: Gelvin, James L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 20 2023
- ISBN10: 0197622097
- Language: English
