In Amrith’s view, all history is environmental history. And that includes both environmental effects on societies and those societies’ impacts on the environment. He cites evidence, for example, ...
Europe by Rail is a book with a history which extends back to the 19th century - a title inspired by one man. Thomas Cook was an extraordinary man, a printer and publisher by trade, who was much taken ...
In the massive literature of European integration, no other book takes such a long historical perspective nor deals so directly with the question of identity. To take just two examples: J. G. A.
Greasley, David and Oxley, Les 2010. CLIOMETRICS AND TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS: SOME THEORY AND APPLICATIONS. Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 24, Issue. 5, p. 970.
The books I offer here present a certain point of view. That is, they argue that on the whole, European colonialism was a force for good in the world. Yes, plenty of mistakes were made, and some bad ...
I spoke to Steele recently for “Salon Talks” about his new book ... security history of the Republican Party, the party of George H.W. Bush and Eisenhower and all the others.
An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...
"The book is part of a series, 'Race to the Truth,' which tells the true history of America from the non-white, non-European perspective ... what does that mean for all perspectives that may ...
Bajo El Sol, the gallery and art bar in Cruz Bay, is hosting a book launch on Saturday, Nov. 2, from 4 to 7 p.m. to introduce historian David W. Knight Sr.’s new book “On the Outskirts of Eden.” ...