Tag: History

Free Download Sylvia Kedourie, "Elie Kedourie’s Approaches to History and Political Theory: ‘The Thoughts and Actions of Living Men’"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 0415396751 | EPUB | pages: 190 | 0.4 mb
Elie Kedourie was one of the twentieth century’s most important and controversial historians of the Middle East. He redefined the landscape of the field by challenging the notion that the West’s imperial domination of the region spawned nationalism in Arab countries. In a long career lecturing in politics at the London School of Economics, Kedourie inspired a generation of political scientists and politicians. A dedicated scholar and meticulous teacher, he founded Middle Eastern Studies, a journal which, forty years after its launch, remains one of the leading publications in the field and a monument to his work.

Free Download Christopher L. Richards, "Cosmopolitanism and Women’s Fashion in Ghana: History, Artistry and Nationalist Inspirations"
English | 2021 | ISBN: 0367694204 | PDF | pages: 267 | 89.8 mb
Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, this book delves into the rich world of Ghanaian fashion, demonstrating how, over time, local dress styles and materials have been fused with global trends to create innovative, high fashion garments that reflect a distinctly Ghanaian cosmopolitanism.

Free Download Context Collapse: A Poem Containing a History of Poetry by Ryan Ruby
English | January 14th, 2025 | ISBN: 1644214237 | 96 pages | True EPUB | 2.04 MB
Literary critic Ryan Ruby uncovers the secret history of poetry in a mock-academic verse essay filled with wit and wisdom.

Free Download Andrew Mulholland, "Churchill: History in an Hour"
English | 2014 | ASIN: B00G8SVDIQ | EPUB | pages: 103 | 2.1 mb
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Free Download James R. Ehleringer, Thure Cerling, M. Denise Dearing, "A History of Atmospheric CO2 and Its Effects on Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems"
English | 2005 | pages: 545 | ISBN: 0387220690 | PDF | 7,3 mb
Extensive research in geology, atmospheric science, and paleontology provides a detailed history of CO2 in the atmosphere and an understanding of factors that have influenced changes in the past. This knowledge is used to illuminate the role of atmospheric CO2 in the modern carbon cycle and in the evolution of plants and animals. With an understanding of the history and dynamics of the biosphere, the authors address the future role of atmospheric CO2 and its likely effects on ecosystems. This book incorporates the advances of various earth science, environmental, and ecological fields into an overall account of global change and the changing dynamics of life on Earth.

Free Download Norman Ferguson, "5 Minute History: First World War in the Air"
English | ISBN: 0750955716 | 2014 | 128 pages | EPUB | 217 KB
World War I is often thought of as just being a land war with men entrenched across the Western Front, but this "war to end all wars" was won as much at sea and in the air, as it was on land. This accessible guide takes readers through the birth of the Royal Flying Corps and discusses how all the major fighting powers of the war took to the skies, whether to spy on each on other or to take the war to the enemy through Zeppelin attacks and bombing raids.

Free Download The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car by Witold Rybczynski
English | October 8, 2024 | ISBN: 1324075287 | 256 pages | PDF | 19 Mb
The renowned design writer on the extraordinary history of car design.

Free Download March of the Pigments: Color History, Science and Impact by Mary Virginia Orna
English | May 23, 2022 | ISBN: 1839163151 | 500 pages | PDF | 16 Mb
Take a colorful walk through human ingenuity.

Free Download Knead to Know: A History of Baking by Neil Buttery
English | September 12, 2024 | ISBN: 1837731217 | 256 pages | PDF | 1.20 Mb
In Knead to Know: A History of Baking, food historian and chef Neil Buttery takes the reader on a journey exploring the creation, evolution and cultural importance of some of our most beloved baked foods, whether they be fit for a monarch’s table, or served from the bakestone of a lowly farm labourer. This book charts innovations, happy accidents and some of the most downright bizarre baked foods ever created.

Free Download A Patriot’s History of Globalism: Its Rise and Decline by Larry Schweikart, Stephen K Bannon
English | February 20, 2024 | ISBN: 1648210058 | 360 pages | PDF | 6.30 Mb
Larry Schweikart has won wide acclaim for his number oneNew York Timesbestseller,A Patriot’s History of the United States. Now, with A Patriot’s History of Globalism, Schweikart shows that globalism, or the attempt to form a one-world government is nothing new.