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Series
Publisher
AudioGO Ltd
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Description
The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful…This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years.' Paul Donovan, Sunday Times.
In 1760, at the age of 22, George III succeeded his grandfather as Britain's third Hanoverian monarch. The country was still at war with the French and his first decade was to be a time of political
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk -- the early decades of the twenty-first century may be the most revolutionary period in modern history. But it is not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What are these revolutions, and how can they help us to understand our fraught world? In this major work, Fareed...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
"Follow the story of science year by year with [an] ... illustrated timeline with ... explanations of key scientific theories and concepts; identify the influential thinkers behind revolutionary breakthroughs and discover how they changed the world; trace the development of landmark innovations such as the measurement of time, computers, and mobile communication; see major advances and achievements in their broader context"--P. [4] of cover.
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
""The Rights of Man." What does that mean? In 1789 that question rippled all around the world. Do all men have rights--not just nobles and kings? What then of enslaved people, women, the original inhabitants of the Americas? In the new United States a bill of rights was passed, while in France the nation tumbled toward revolution. In the Caribbean preachers brought word of equality, while in the South Pacific sailors mutinied. New knowledge was exploding,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This course will "survey the expanse of human development and civilization across the globe ... from the invention of agriculture in the Neolithic era to the urbanized, technologically sophisticated world of the 21st century" --publisher's web site.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In this course, Boston University professor James Schmidt offers a balanced assessment of the Englightenment, considering both its achievements and its shortcomings and focusing not only on its most important intellectual achievements but also on the strange and often colorful characters that populated it.
