From Robert Macfarlane, the acclaimed author of The Old Ways—a celebration of the language of landscape and the power of words to shape our sense of place For years now, the British writer Robert Macfarlane has been collect...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009644136)
Beyond the rise and collapse of powerful cities and states were the long-distance connectivities that enabled the movements of people and animals, and the interlinked exchanges of commodities and ideas. These connectivities exhibited markers of glob...Loe edasi...
Beyond the rise and collapse of powerful cities and states were the long-distance connectivities that enabled the movements of people and animals, and the interlinked exchanges of commodities and ideas. These connectivities exhibited markers of glob...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 26-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Regina Press, ISBN-13: 9781779401755)
A story of exploration, family ties, and how the territorial interests of a large corporation enabled scientific study of the natural world, Mapmaker is the first biography of Philip Turnor, the surveyor who traversed and mapped vast areas of northe...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 19-May-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Pittsburgh Press, ISBN-13: 9780822967996)
Mapping Medical Modernity explores the history of medical modernization and public health in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Tokyo, a city undergoing rapid transformation from the seat of power of the Tokugawa shoguns of the Edo period...Loe edasi...
Horrible Histories finally turns its attention to Football. Read all about footballs beginnings in the Middle Ages all the way to the First World War and its famous Christmas day match, plus awful injuries, silly supporters and not forgetting women...Loe edasi...
Discover the extraordinary story of the United States of America from its fight for independence to its 250th anniversary. This captivating and richly illustrated book takes you on a year-by-year journey through US history, starting with...Loe edasi...
David and Pat Alexander, Caryn A. Reeder, N. T. Wright, Michael F. Bird, Nancy Guthrie, Esau McCaulley, Lucy Peppiatt, Craig Bartholomew, Richard Bauckham, John Goldingay...
The best book to have next to your Bible.From the history and design of the temple in Jerusalem to Gods relationship with the universe, youll find it here. The land, culture, battles, feast days, heroes, and villains of...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 05-May-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: Pennsylvania State University Press, ISBN-13: 9780271100418)
For centuries, both the Aztec and the Spanish sought to control catastrophic flooding in Tenochtitlan and later Mexico City, but their responses were about more than just engineering. What might seem like straightforward hydraulic projects emerge, u...Loe edasi...
From a leading scholar of the ancient world, this stunning illustrated guide to the Roman Empire explores every aspect of its rise to power, its dominion over the world, and its eventual fall At its peak, the Roman Empire stretched...Loe edasi...
A survey of how Highland society organised its farming communities, exploited its resource base and interacted with its environment from prehistory to 1914 A survey of how Highland society organised its farming communities, exploited its r...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469695396)
When most people picture the US-Mexico border, they think of walls, fences, concrete, and wire. But in this first history of how the environment influenced physical boundary-making between the two nations, Mary E. Mendoza focuses on how the natura...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469695402)
When most people picture the US-Mexico border, they think of walls, fences, concrete, and wire. But in this first history of how the environment influenced physical boundary-making between the two nations, Mary E. Mendoza focuses on how the natura...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693347)
The history of the environmental movement-from environmentalism to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth century-has often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists. In Stewards of the Land, Stevie Ruiz...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469693354)
The history of the environmental movement—from environmentalism to the environmental justice struggles of the late twentieth century—has often been portrayed as a series of efforts led by white environmentalists. In Steward...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295753706)
Xu Xiake (1587-1641) is Chinas most famous traveler and travel writer. His extended journeys throughout Ming-dynasty China, undertaken over some three decades, are documented in his diaries, which include first-hand observations that are valuable c...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Apr-2026, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Washington Press, ISBN-13: 9780295753690)
Experience dramatic mountain vistas and karst caves with Chinas most famous travel writerXu Xiake stands as Chinas most distinguished traveler and travel writer, whose extensive journeys through Ming-dynasty China offer a unique w...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Apr-2026, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: John Wiley & Sons Inc, ISBN-13: 9781394329144)
A groundbreaking guide to world history through regional geography and interdisciplinary insight World Historical Geography: Regional Trends and Global Themes examines world history through the lens of geography, where landforms,...Loe edasi...
A gripping, often irreverent exploration of the past, present, and future of archaeology in America.Archaeology has long captivated the American public, yet pop culture mythology often obscures the harsh realities, thrilling disc...Loe edasi...
Turn the pages of this thought-provoking book, and discover maps that challenge conventional wisdom, confront social and political norms and offer fresh perspectives on familiar landscapes.This meticulously curated selection of 40 m...Loe edasi...
