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Empire of cotton : a global history
Sven Beckert · Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Pages: 615
Format: Print book |
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"The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism. Sven Beckert's rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen... |
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Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
Peter H Wilson · The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016.
Pages: 1008
Format: Print book |
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The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when he quipped it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy... |
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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Alex Haley · Da Capo
Pages: 912
Format: Print book |
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A new eight-hour event series based on Roots will be simulcast on the History Channel, Lifetime, and A&E over four consecutive nights beginning Memorial Day, May 30, 2016When Roots was first published forty years ago, the book electrified the nation: it received a Pulitzer Prize and was a #1 New York... |
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Medieval Christianity: A New History
Kevin Madigan · Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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For many, the medieval world seems dark and foreign—an often brutal and seemingly irrational time of superstition, miracles, and strange relics. The aggressive pursuit of heretics and attempts to control the “Holy Land” might come to mind. Yet the medieval world produced... |
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TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs
TIME-LIFE Books · TIME-LIFE |
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The name TIME-LIFE has become synonymous with providing readers with a deeper understanding of subjects and world events that matter to us all. Now, with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War upon us, TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs will be an indispensable guide... |
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