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  • A History of the Muslim World to 1750

    The Making of a Civilization

    de Vernon O. Egger ...
    A History of the Muslim World to 1750 traces the development of Islamic civilization from the career of the Prophet Muhammad to the mid-eighteenth century. Encompassing a wide range of significant events within the period, its coverage includes the creation of the Dar al-Islam (the territory ruled by Muslims), the fragmentation of society into various religious and political groups including the ... Leer más

    $102.99 USD

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  • The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

    de James Knowles ...
    Series series Starbooks Classics Collection
    King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early sixth century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various ... Leer más

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  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    de Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Leer más

    $6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Under the Black Flag

    The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

    de David Cordingly ...
    “This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's JournalThis rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

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  • Pepyss London: Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    de Stephen Porter ...
    Samuel Pepyss London was a turbulent, boisterous city, enduring the strains caused by foreign wars, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, yet growing and prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres, with women appearing on the stage for the first time, and the period saw the development of English opera and the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Christendom Destroyed

    Europe 1517-1648

    de Mark Greengrass ...
    Series series The Penguin History of Europe
    **“The latest volume to appear in the Penguin History of Europe. Like its companion volumes, [Christendom Destroyed] is no breezy survey but a masterly synthesis of depth and breadth."*—*The Wall Street Journal“The political and religious conflicts of early modern Europe receive high-quality treatment from Greengrass.... an excellent addition to the new Penguin History of Europe.”—Financial Times* ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

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  • How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It

    The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of the Most Feared Sea Rovers from 1500–1800

    de Benerson Little ...
    Who were the world's most successful pirates, and why? "Interesting and very readable . . . Little clearly knows his subject well." — International Journal of Naval HistoryMore than just simple retellings of tried-and-true stories of buccaneers on the high seas, this book focuses on pirating tactics of the 1500s through the 1800s to give an in-depth view of how pirates functioned through history. ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Passions and the Interests

    Political Arguments for Capitalism before Its Triumph

    de Albert O. Hirschman, Jeremy Adelman ...
    Series series Princeton Classics
    In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests--so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice--was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man. Hirschman here offers a new interpretation ... Leer más

    $17.29 USD

  • The Taste of Conquest

    The Rise and Fall of the Three Great Cities of Spice

    de Michael Krondl ...
    The smell of sweet cinnamon on your morning oatmeal, the gentle heat of gingerbread, the sharp piquant bite from your everyday peppermill. The tales these spices could tell: of lavish Renaissance banquets perfumed with cloves, and flimsy sailing ships sent around the world to secure a scented prize; of cinnamon-dusted custard tarts and nutmeg-induced genocide; of pungent elixirs and the quest for ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD

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  • The Crisis of the European Mind

    1680-1715

    de Paul Hazard ...
    Traducido por J. Lewis May ...
    Paul Hazard’s magisterial, widely influential, and beloved intellectual history offers an unforgettable account of the birth of the modern European mind in all its dynamic, inquiring, and uncertain glory. Beginning his story in the latter half of the seventeenth century, while also looking back to the Renaissance and forward to the future, Hazard traces the process by which new developmentsin the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • To The Hebrides

    Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour

    de Samuel Johnson, James Boswell ...
    Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These works contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are also magnificent ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries

    de Angus Konstam ...
    Series Libro 213 - Elite
    For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean.They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa and the British Isles. In the absence of organized European navies they seldom faced serious ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD