American Military History, Vol. 2, The United States Army in a Global Era, 1917--2003, 2005
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 552
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Japan: A Documentary History: Vol 2: The Late Tokugawa Period to the Present
Author: David J. Lu
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-03-04
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1317467086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn updated edition of David Lu's acclaimed "Sources of Japanese History", this two volume book presents in a student-friendly format original Japanese documents from Japan's mythological beginnings through 1995. Covering the full spectrum of political, economic, diplomatic as well as cultural and intellectual history, this classroom resource offers insight not only into the past but also into Japan's contemporary civilisation. This volume covers from the late 18th century up to 1995. Three major criteria used in the document selection were that: the selection avoids duplication with other collections - 75% of the documents presented here are newly translated; a document accurately reflects the spirit of the times and the life-styles of the people; and emphasis is on the development of social, economic and political institutions.
The Life of George Washington In Words of One Syllable
Author: Josephine Pollard
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Total Pages: 140
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience and Technology in World History, Volume 2
Author: David Deming
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 0786456426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience is a living, organic activity, the meaning and understanding of which have evolved incrementally over human history. This book, the second in a roughly chronological series, explores the evolution of science from the advents of Christianity and Islam through the Middle Ages, focusing especially on the historical relationship between science and religion. Specific topics include technological innovations during the Middle Ages; Islamic science; the Crusades; Gothic cathedrals; and the founding of Western universities. Close attention is given to such figures as Paul the Apostle, Hippolytus, Lactantius, Cyril of Alexandria, Hypatia, Cosmas Indicopleustes, and the Prophet Mohammed.
A Constructed Peace
Author: Marc Trachtenberg
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2020-06-16
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 1400843456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople still think of the Cold War as a simple two-sided conflict, a kind of gigantic arm wrestle on a global scale," writes Marc Trachtenberg, "but this view fails to grasp the essence of what was really going on." America and Russia were both willing to live with the status quo in Europe. What then could have generated the kind of conflict that might have led to a nuclear holocaust? This is the great puzzle of the Cold War, and in this book, the product of nearly twenty years of work, Trachtenberg tries to solve it. The answer, he says, has to do with the German question, especially with the German nuclear question. These issues lay at the heart of the Cold War, and a relatively stable peace took shape only when they were resolved. The book develops this argument by telling a story--a complex story involving many issues of detail, but focusing always on the central question of how a stable international system came into being during the Cold War period. A Constructed Peace will be of interest not just to students of the Cold War, but to people concerned with the problem of war and peace, and in particular with the question of how a stable international order can be constructed, even in our own day.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
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Published: 1893
Total Pages: 828
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Science and Technology in World History, Volume 4
Author: David Deming
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2016-04-05
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 1476625042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe history of science is a story of human discovery--intertwined with religion, philosophy, economics and technology. The fourth in a series, this book covers the beginnings of the modern world, when 16th-century Europeans began to realize that their scientific achievements surpassed those of the Greeks and Romans. Western Civilization organized itself around the idea that human technological and moral progress was achievable and desirable. Science emerged in 17th-century Europe as scholars subordinated reason to empiricism. Inspired by the example of physics, men like Robert Boyle began the process of changing alchemy into the exact science of chemistry. During the 18th century, European society became more secular and tolerant. Philosophers and economists developed many of the ideas underpinning modern social theories and economic policies. As the Industrial Revolution fundamentally transformed the world by increasing productivity, people became more affluent, better educated and urbanized, and the world entered an era of unprecedented prosperity and progress.
US Department of State Dispatch
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Published: 1991-07
Total Pages: 672
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContains a diverse compilation of major speeches, congressional testimony, policy statements, fact sheets, and other foreign policy information from the State Dept.
Building Washington
Author: Robert J. Kapsch
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2018-05-15
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 1421424878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.
The Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History
Author: Christos G. Frentzos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-09-15
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 1317813359
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Routledge Handbook of American Military and Diplomatic History provides a comprehensive analysis of the major events, conflicts, and personalities that have defined and shaped the military history of the United States. This volume, The Colonial Period to 1877, illuminates the early period of American history, from the colonial warfare of the 17th century through the tribulations of Reconstruction. The chronologically organized sections each begin with an introductory chapter that provides a concise narrative of the period and highlights the scholarly debates and interpretive schools of thought in the historiography, followed by topical chapters on issues in the period. Topics covered include colonial encounters and warfare, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, diplomacy in the early American republic, the War of 1812, westward expansion and conquest, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. With authoritative and vividly written chapters by both leading scholars and new talent, this state-of-the-field handbook will be a go-to reference for every American history scholar's bookshelf.
