History

Wood By:Joachim Radkau Published on 2013-12-23 by John Wiley & Sons Ötzi the iceman could not do without wood when he was climbing his Alpine glacier, nor could medieval cathedral-builders or today's construction companies. From time immemorial, the skill of the human hand has developed by working wood, so much so that we might say that the handling of wood is a basic element in the history of the human body. The fear of a future wood famine became a panic in the 18th century and sparked the beginnings of modern environmentalism. This book traces the cultural history of wood and offers a highly original account of the connection between the raw material and the human beings who benefit from it. Even more, it shows that wood can provide a key for a better understanding of history, of the pecularities as well as the varieties of cultures, of a co-evolution of nature and culture, and even of the rise and fall of great powers. Beginning with Stone Age hunters, it follows the twists...

A History of America in Ten Strikes By:Erik Loomis Published on 2018-10-02 by The New Press A thrilling and timely account of ten moments in history when labor challenged the very nature of power in America, by the author called “a brilliant historian” by The Progressive magazine Powerful and accessible, A History of America in Ten Strikes challenges all of our contemporary assumptions around labor, unions, and American workers. In this brilliant book, labor historian Erik Loomis recounts ten critical workers’ strikes in American labor history that everyone needs to know about (and then provides an annotated list of the 150 most important moments in American labor history in the appendix). From the Lowell Mill Girls strike in the 1830s to Justice for Janitors in 1990, these labor uprisings do not just reflect the times in which they occurred, but speak directly to the present moment. For example, we often think that Lincoln ended slavery by proclaiming the slaves emancipated, but Loomi...

An Irish Commune By:Edward Thomas Craig Published on 2018-01-20 by Forgotten Books Excerpt from An Irish Commune: The History of Ralahine WE cannot say of Ralahine that the seed fell on stony ground, but we might almost say that thieves did break through\\ and steal. No Irishman can read the story of this famous experiment without the most poignant regrets that it was not allowed to continue. When John Scott Vandeleur gambled at his club he gambled away not merely his own property but what may well have been a happier destiny for his country. It is inconceivable that if the community founded at Ralahine had developed as it began it would not have affected the rest of Ireland. It might have saved us many years of tragic history, and instead of beginning our agricultural co-operation long after Denmark, Germany, and France we might have been the pioneer nation._ Nobody can read this narrative without feeling affection for the historian. A true kind, stout-hearted man this Craig, with an ...

Terrorism By:Randall Law Published on 2009-08-10 by Polity The book leads the reader through the shifting understandings and definitions of terrorism through the ages, providing an understanding of the uses of and responses to terrorism. Extentisvely covers jihadism, the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, Northern Ireland and the Ku Klux Klan, plus many other movements. This Book was ranked at 13 by Google Books for keyword History. Book ID of Terrorism's Books is vKyzhXA71jEC, Book which was written byRandall Lawhave ETAG "7ZwG9nM8wJs" Book which was published by Polity since 2009-08-10 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780745640372 and ISBN 10 Code is 0745640370 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have "363 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryPolitical Science This Book was rated by 2 Raters and have average rate at "3.0" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook...

Empire of Liberty By:Gordon S. Wood Published on 2009-10-28 by Oxford University Press The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, two New York Times bestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812. As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life--in politics, society, economy, and culture. The men who founded the new government had high hopes for the future, but few of their hopes and dreams worked out quite as they expected. They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged. Some wanted the United States to become a great fiscal-military state like those of...

The Craft of International History By:Marc Trachtenberg Published on 2009-02-09 by Princeton University Press This is a practical guide to the historical study of international politics. The focus is on the nuts and bolts of historical research--that is, on how to use original sources, analyze and interpret historical works, and actually write a work of history. Two appendixes provide sources sure to be indispensable for anyone doing research in this area. The book does not simply lay down precepts. It presents examples drawn from the author's more than forty years' experience as a working historian. One important chapter, dealing with America's road to war in 1941, shows in unprecedented detail how an interpretation of a major historical issue can be developed. The aim throughout is to throw open the doors of the workshop so that young scholars, both historians and political scientists, can see the sort of thought processes the historian goes through before he or she puts ...

Democracy By:John Dunn Published on 2005 by Atlantic Monthly Press A timely history of democracy, as both an idea and as a political institution, ranges from its origins in ancient Greece to the present day and its nascent incarnations in the Middle East. By the author of The Cunning of Unreason. This Book was ranked at 6 by Google Books for keyword History. Book ID of Democracy's Books is ccoOfhyjFNEC, Book which was written byJohn Dunnhave ETAG "C4jPm2b3a0M" Book which was published by Atlantic Monthly Press since 2005 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780871139313 and ISBN 10 Code is 0871139316 Reading Mode in Text Status is true and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have "246 Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategoryPolitical Science This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is true ...

The Evolution of Law By:Henry W. Scott Published on 2018-01-20 by Forgotten Books Excerpt from The Evolution of Law: A Historical Review Based Upon the Author's Commentaries on the Evolution of Law, Following the Thread From the Earliest Known History of Mankind to the Present Era and Times Demosthenes, Aristotle, Cicero, Justinian, Bracton, Finch, Grotius, Pufiendorf, San derson, Daws, Hooker, Hobbes, Montes quieu, Burlamaqui, Dagge, Blackstone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections succes...