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A history of the Cinema from its Origins to 1970 Eric Rhode

A History of the Modern Middle East William L. Cleveland

This comprehensive work provides a penetrating analysis of modern Middle Eastern history, from the Ottoman and Egyptian reforms, through the challenge of Western imperialism, to the Iranian Revolution and the Gulf War. After introducing the reader to the

A History of the United States Daniel J. Boorstin; Brooks Mather Kelley; Ruth Frankel Boorstin

A History of the World in 6 Glasses Tom Standage

From beer to Coca-Cola, the six drinks that have helped shape human history; Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervas

A History of Women in the West, Vol. 5: Toward a Cultural Identity in the Twentieth Century Françoise Thébaud

Has the worst of times for humanity--this century bloodied by wars and revolutions without precedent in history--been the best of times for women? How have the promises of freedom, parity with men, full participation in society, actually been met amid all

A Just Response: The Nation on Terrorism, Democracy, and September 11, 2001 Katrina vanden Heuvel

A Little History of the World E. H. Gombrich

In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and

A Man Who Found a Country Avedis Nakashian

A Modern History of Transcaucasian Armenia: Social, Cultural, Political Manuel Sarkisyanz

A Nation of Empire: The Ottoman Legacy of Turkish Modernity Michael E. Meeker

This innovative study of modern Turkey is the result of many years of ethnographic fieldwork and archival research. Michael Meeker expertly combines anthropological and historical methods to examine the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Re