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The First European
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Author : Pierre Briant
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2017-01-02
The First European written by Pierre Briant and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-02 with History categories.
Enlightenment thinkers, searching for ancient models to understand contemporary affairs, were the first to critically interpret Alexander the Great’s achievements. As Pierre Briant shows, in their minds Alexander was the first European: an empire builder who welcomed trade with the “Orient” and brought Western civilization to its oppressed peoples.
Metternich
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Author : Desmond Seward
language : en
Publisher: New York : Viking
Release Date : 1991
Metternich written by Desmond Seward and has been published by New York : Viking this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Biography of Clemons von Metternich, who destroyed Napoleon, directed Habsburg Censtria's policy for forty years, and tried to unify Europe.
Across Atlantic Ice
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Author : Dennis J. Stanford
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2012-02-28
Across Atlantic Ice written by Dennis J. Stanford and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02-28 with Social Science categories.
Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned the Bering Sea. Distinctive stone tools belonging to the Clovis culture established the presence of these early New World people. But are the Clovis tools Asian in origin? Drawing from original archaeological analysis, paleoclimatic research, and genetic studies, noted archaeologists Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley challenge the old narrative and, in the process, counter traditional—and often subjective—approaches to archaeological testing for historical relatedness. The authors apply rigorous scholarship to a hypothesis that places the technological antecedents of Clovis in Europe and posits that the first Americans crossed the Atlantic by boat and arrived earlier than previously thought. Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, the book dismantles the old paradigm while persuasively linking Clovis technology with the culture of the Solutrean people who occupied France and Spain more than 20,000 years ago.
The Southern Barbarians
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Author : Michael Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Southern Barbarians written by Michael Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Art, Japanese categories.
The World Encompassed
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Author : Geoffrey Vaughn Scammell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-12
The World Encompassed written by Geoffrey Vaughn Scammell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-12 with Colonization categories.
In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time the world known to western Europeans was enlarged in a way unparalleled before or since. The book takes a broad historical perspective, linking the classic age of European expansion to its medieval antecedents. The Norse reached North America in the tenth century, Italian missionaries and traders were established in China in the high Middle Ages, and during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in some of the greatest voyages ever made under sail, Iberian explorers crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and established footholds in the Americas, Africa and Asia. This is a stimulating and perceptive study, based on wide-ranging research, which makes an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the influence of empire on both colonial and metropolitan societies.
The First European
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Author : Pierre Briant
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The First European written by Pierre Briant and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Europe categories.
In The First European: A History of Alexander in the Age of Empire, Pierre Briant examines the revival and rewriting of the history of Alexander the Great in 18th-century Europe. To Enlightenment thinkers Alexander exemplified the West and Europe, especially in his role as the conqueror of Asia. Classical texts, ancient history, and the new science of archaeology were all deployed in the service of European empire-building. Alexander was of interest to a variety of scholars from different parts of Europe - moralists, philosophers, economists, geographers, historians, and cartographers. In the course of the long 18th century, an entirely new image of the Macedonian conqueror emerged, as the precedent of European political and commercial expansion overseas.--
Early European History
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Author : Hutton Webster
language : en
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
Release Date : 1917
Early European History written by Hutton Webster and has been published by IndyPublish.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1917 with History categories.
"The first twelve chapters of the present work are based upon the author's Ancient history, published four years ago." "Suggestions for further study": pages xxiv-xxxv.
The Expansion Of Europe
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Author : James Muldoon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
The Expansion Of Europe written by James Muldoon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Europe categories.
Contains 44 texts that date from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. They reflect the various ways in which medieval Europeans sought to impose their Christian culture on infidel societies and their impressions--scorn of the barbarous Moslems, awe of the sophisticated Mongols--of their non-European neighbors.
European History For Dummies
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Author : Seán Lang
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2011-03-14
European History For Dummies written by Seán Lang and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-14 with History categories.
Read about the world's smallest continent's incredible history: From Greek gods and mad Roman emperors to kings, queens, Visigoths, and Normans You meet Visigoths in Africa and Normans in Sicily; an Italian who talked to his books and another who conquered a kingdom and gave it away; Roman emperors who weren't Roman; and Holy Roman Emperors who weren't holy (or Roman). This is the story of Europe's rich history rolled into one thrilling account in plain English. European History For Dummies takes you on a fascinating journey through the disasters, triumphs, people, power, and politics that have shaped the Europe we know today - and you'll meet some incredible characters along the way! From Roman relics to the Renaissance, World Wars, and Eurovision, this accessible guide packs in the facts alongside fun tidbits and brings the past alive. You meet the two Catholic kings of Spain (one was a woman) and the Spanish king who never smiled. You discover a German monk who split Europe in two because he was so afraid of going to hell. And what about the great European war that started when two nobles were thrown out of a window onto a dungheap? Well, at least they had a soft landing. If you don't remember much of what you learned about European history at school, if you didn't like those dry school textbooks, if you think European history sounds a bit hard, but you're interested anyway, this is the book for you. Inside you'll discover: The varied history of the world's smallest continent, its origins, and its huge impact on the world How the Romans shaped the ancient world, what they learned from the Greeks, and what they lost to the barbarian tribes The many battles of the Middle Ages and the leaders who waged them The medieval people's great achievements in building and learning Europeans' world explorers, including Columbus and Vasco da Gama Unfortunate religious wars and the persecution of witches Europe's world domination in the 18th and 19th centuries The world wars of the 20th century European life today Get your own copy of European History For Dummies to learn all of that and more -- including the ten Europeans who dominated the continent, ten unforgettable dates, and ten European locales you'll absolutely want to visit.
The First European Description Of Japan 1585
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Author : Luis Frois SJ
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-03-14
The First European Description Of Japan 1585 written by Luis Frois SJ and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-14 with Social Science categories.
In 1585, at the height of Jesuit missionary activity in Japan, which was begun by Francis Xavier in 1549, Luis Frois, a long-time missionary in Japan, drafted the earliest systematic comparison of Western and Japanese cultures. This book constitutes the first critical English-language edition of the 1585 work, the original of which was discovered in the Royal Academy of History in Madrid after the Second World War. The book provides a translation of the text, which is not a continuous narrative, but rather more than 600 distichs or brief couplets on subjects such as gender, child rearing, religion, medicine, eating, horses, writing, ships and seafaring, architecture, and music and drama. In addition, the book includes a substantive introduction and other editorial material to explain the background and also to make comparisons with present-day Japanese life. Overall, the book represents an important primary source for understanding a particularly challenging period of history and its connection to contemporary Europe and Japan.