Author: Jehoshaphat AspinPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
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Book Description
A Systemic Analysis of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time; Presenting a Compendium of History, Chronology, Geography, and Genealogy. Wherein in Exhibited a General View of Every Country, Kingdom, Empire, and State, of which Any Records Remain, Under the Various Heads of Geographical Situation, Extent, Boundaries, and Divisions. - Natural History and Curiosities. - Original Inhabitants and Modern Population. - Manners, Customs, Laws, and Government. - Sovereigns, and Distinguished Characters. - Religion. - Language, Arts, and Commerce. Methodically Arranged, and Illustrated with Explanatory and Critical Remarks; Tables of Comparative Chronology, and Geographical Maps, Ancient and Modern; Historical Charts; and Accurate Genealogical Tables of All the Illustrious Families of Ancient and Modern Times. To which is Prefixed, an Introductory Essay, on the Nature, Definitions, and Classifications of History and Chronology, and the Systems of Various Writers. By Jehoshaphat Aspin
Author: Jehoshaphat AspinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Systematic Analysis of Universal History from the Creation to the Present Time
Author: Jehoshaphat AspinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chronology
Languages : en
Pages : 1108
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“The” Quarterly Review
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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The Eclectic Review
Author: Samuel GreatheedPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 668
Book Description
The Literary Panorama and National Register
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 582
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History of the Persian Empire
Author: A. T. OlmsteadPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226826333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 671
Book Description
Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff
Witnesses to History
Author: Lyndel V. ProttPublisher: UNESCO
ISBN: 9231041282
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
This Compendium gives an outline of the historical, philosophical and ethical aspects of the return of cultural objects (e.g. cultural objects displaced during war or in colonial contexts), cites past and present cases (Maya Temple Facade, Nigerian Bronzes, United States of America v. Schultz, Parthenon Marbles and many more) and analyses legal issues (bona fide, relevant UNESCO and UNIDROIT Conventions, Supreme Court Decisions, procedure for requests etc.). It is a landmark publication that bears testament to the ways in which peoples have lost their entire cultural heritage and analyses the issue of its return and restitution by providing a wide range of perspectives on this subject. Essential reading for students, specialists, scholars and decision-makers as well as those interested in these topics.
Understanding Media
Author: Marshall McLuhanPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537430058
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
When first published, Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media made history with its radical view of the effects of electronic communications upon man and life in the twentieth century.
The Sumerians
Author: Samuel Noah KramerPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226452328
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them. Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world. "There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation."—American Journal of Archaeology "An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity."—Library Journal
A History of India
Author: Burton SteinPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1405195096
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 487
Book Description
This new edition of Burton Stein's classic A History of India builds on the success of the original to provide an updated narrative of the development of Indian society, culture, and politics from 7000 BC to the present. New edition of Burton Stein’s classic text provides a narrative from 7000 BC up to the twenty-first century Includes updated and extended coverage of the modern period, with a new chapter covering the death of Nehru in 1964 to the present Expands coverage of India's internal political and economic development, and its wider diplomatic role in the region Features a new introduction, updated glossary and further reading sections, and numerous figures, photographs and fully revised maps Part of The Blackwell History of the World Series The goal of this ambitious series is to provide an accessible source of knowledge about the entire human past, for every curious person in every part of the world. It will comprise some two dozen volumes, of which some provide synoptic views of the history of particular regions while others consider the world as a whole during a particular period of time. The volumes are narrative in form, giving balanced attention to social and cultural history (in the broadest sense) as well as to institutional development and political change. Each provides a systematic account of a very large subject, but they are also both imaginative and interpretative. The Series is intended to be accessible to the widest possible readership, and the accessibility of its volumes is matched by the style of presentation and production.
