Travel back in time with this visual guide to the history of human conflict, tracing the evolution of technology and tactics from the ancient world to the American Civil War! Combining beautiful nineteenth century engravings, artwork, and diagrams with an engaging and informative modern text, The History of Warfare narrates humankind's timeless capacity for devising new ways of waging war on…
The Middle East has long been a place where religions, cultures, and politics clash--today more than ever. How can a region called "the cradle of civilization" continue to face uprisings and violence? This guide is an objective, professional, and informed resource that will help you understand the fascinating area, covering such topics as: All the Middle Eastern nations (including Egypt, Iran,…
Its History with the nasty bits left in!
The Inca system of record-keeping by tying knots in string (quipu) provided the title of this history book for children. Fact boxes, colourful illustrations, jokes and practical activities make for an anarchic approach to topics ranging from Ancient Sumer and Genghis Khan to Darwin and the moon landings. 8-12 years.
Warfare is a topic on which a seemingly endless number of books are published; this is one which is fully justified. The most obviously outstanding feature of the volume is its scope, with a world-wide range of ancient civilizations covered, from the familiar Greeks and Romans, to Egypt and the Near East, Celts, central Europeans, Olmecs, Aztecs and Incas, and the early armies of China, Japan a…
Buku ini menceritakan penemuan dan penjajahan benua Amerika, reformasi Eropa, serta kelahiran aliran politik dan sains modern. Tampil juga tokoh-tokoh yang pemikiran dan buah karyanya membentuk dunia sekarang.'
In The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1, Justo L. Gonzalez, author of the highly praised three-volume History of Christian Thought, presents a narrative history of Christianity, from the early church to the dawn of the Protestant reformation. From Jesus' faithful apostles to the early reformist John Wycliffe, Gonzalez skillfully traces core theological issues and developments within the various tr…
A book full of surprises, discoveries, forgotten treasures and lost tales, The Secrets of Art takes us on a journey through the art world’s mysteries to reveal that works of art are not always what they seem. A long-lost medieval masterpiece unearthed in the Tower of London. A secret message that only an elite few can read encoded in a painting. A glimpse of a ghostly image beneath the su…
Perkembangan dari kota Sunda Kelapa (abad ke-16) melalui Jayakarta dan Batavia (1619) sampai Jakarta (1949) diceritakan dalam buku ini. Batavia menjadi Jakarta, salah satu kota di dunia yang berkembang paling cepat. Ibukota negara, yang tertua di seluruh Asia Tenggara pernah menjadi Bandar pusat seluruh jaringan perniagaan antara Capetown (Afrika Selatan) dan Nagasaki (Jepang).