Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras – serie
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Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
E-bok, 2026
2568 kr
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India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating peoples and with the diverse cultures that surround the …
Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
E-bok, 2009
1926 kr
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The Greek name Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers." The Romans used this term for an area that they controlled only briefly (between 115 and 117 A.D.): the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, from the south Anatolian mountains ranges to the Persian Gulf. It comprises the …
Historical Dictionary of Pre-Colonial Africa
Inbunden, 2001
2626 kr
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The Heart of Darkness, this is the image that most in the West hold of pre-colonial Africa. Joseph Conrad's description of a continent lacking in civilization, commerce, and Christianity is familiar to many readers. Historians have been working to dispel this notion before since the institution of …
Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia
Inbunden, 2001
1608 kr
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History is full of surprises, but rarely has there been a turnaround as unexpected, and momentous as what occurred to a formative Russia during the medieval period. Attacked and invaded from all sides, it hardly looked as if the small Slavic principalities would survive. But they did and were …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
Inbunden, 2003
2771 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Israel
Inbunden, 2003
1608 kr
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Of the many ancient civilizations we are aware of, few are smaller than the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Small both in geographical area and population, it was barely noticed by the major civilizations of the time in Egypt, Mesopotamia and elsewhere, which either ignored or crushed it. Yet, several …
Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949)
Av James Z. Gao
Inbunden, 2009
2481 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) offers a concise but comprehensive examination of the political, military, economic, social, and cultural development of modern China. Instead of focusing merely on the political elites of China, this reference covers a variety of significant …
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment
Inbunden, 2005
1844 kr
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The Enlightenment Movement changed society forever, driving it forward through new and fresh ways of thinking about science, religion, history, politics, and culture. This dictionary offers a balanced overview and helps us to understand and appreciate the Enlightenment through its coverage of the …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
Av Kumkum Roy
Inbunden, 2008
2044 kr
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India's history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating …
Historical Dictionary of Medieval India
Inbunden, 2008
1753 kr
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The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to define clearly. It may be perceived as the long phase of India's transition from the ancient to the immediately pre-colonial times. The latter period would naturally be imagined commencing from Vasco da Gama's voyage round the Cape of Good Hope …
Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
Inbunden, 2009
1753 kr
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The Greek name Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers." The Romans used this term for an area that they controlled only briefly (between 115 and 117 A.D.): the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, from the south Anatolian mountains ranges to the Persian Gulf. It comprises the …
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
E-bok, 2009
1510 kr
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The Etruscans were the creators of one of the most highly developed cultures of the pre-Roman Era. Having, at one time, control over a significant part of the Mediterranean, the Etruscans laid the foundation of the city of Rome. They had their own language, which has never been totally decoded, and …
Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949)
Av James Z. Gao
E-bok, 2009
2728 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Modern China (1800-1949) offers a concise but comprehensive examination of the political, military, economic, social, and cultural development of modern China. Instead of focusing merely on the political elites of China, this reference covers a variety of significant …
Historical Dictionary of Medieval India
E-bok, 2008
1884 kr
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The medieval period of Indian history is difficult to define clearly. It may be perceived as the long phase of India''s transition from the ancient to the immediately pre-colonial times. The latter period would naturally be imagined commencing from Vasco da Gama''s voyage round the Cape of Good …
Historical Dictionary of the Enlightenment
E-bok, 2005
2087 kr
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The Enlightenment Movement changed society forever, driving it forward through new and fresh ways of thinking about science, religion, history, politics, and culture. This dictionary offers a balanced overview and helps us to understand and appreciate the Enlightenment through its coverage of the …
Historical Dictionary of Early North America
E-bok, 2004
1458 kr
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Those unfamiliar with the prehistory of North America have a general perception of the cultures of the continent that includes Native Americans living in tipis, wearing feathered headdresses and buckskin clothing, and following migratory bison herds on the Great Plains. Although these practices …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient Israel
E-bok, 2003
1766 kr
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Of the many ancient civilizations we are aware of, few are smaller than the ancient Kingdom of Israel. Small both in geographical area and population, it was barely noticed by the major civilizations of the time in Egypt, Mesopotamia and elsewhere, which either ignored or crushed it. Yet, several …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
E-bok, 2003
3049 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history …
Historical Dictionary of the Vikings
E-bok, 2003
1360 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of the Vikings traces Viking activity in Europe, North America, and Asia for over three centuries. During this period people from Scandinavia used their longships to launch lightning raids upon their European neighbors, to colonize new lands in the east and west, and to …
Historical Dictionary of Medieval Russia
E-bok, 2001
1766 kr
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History is full of surprises, but rarely has there been a turnaround as unexpected, and momentous as what occurred to a formative Russia during the medieval period. Attacked and invaded from all sides, it hardly looked as if the small Slavic principalities would survive. But they did and were …
Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica
Av Walter R. T. Witschey, Clifford T. Brown
E-bok, 2011
2247 kr
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Mesoamerica is one of six major areas of the world where humans independently changed their culture from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle into settled communities, cities, and civilization. In addition to China (twice), the Indus Valley, the Fertile Crescent of southwest Asia, Egypt, and Peru, …
Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica
Av Walter R. T. Witschey, Clifford T. Brown
Inbunden, 2011
2044 kr
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Mesoamerica is one of six major areas of the world where humans independently changed their culture from a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle into settled communities, cities, and civilization. In addition to China (twice), the Indus Valley, the Fertile Crescent of southwest Asia, Egypt, and Peru, …
Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire
Inbunden, 2011
2335 kr
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The Ottoman Empire, like its eventual rival the Habsburg Empire, was a dynastic kingdom whose rule encompassed most of the Middle East, most of North Africa, and parts of Europe at its peak in the mid-17th century. Osman I founded the Ottoman Empire in the early 14th century, and subsequent rulers, …
Historical Dictionary of Byzantium
E-bok, 2011
1997 kr
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The Byzantine Empire dates back to Constantine the Great, the first Christian ruler of the Roman Empire, who, in 330 AD, moved the imperial capital from Rome to a port city in modern-day Turkey, which he then renamed Constantinople in his honor. From its founding, the Byzantine Empire was a major …
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire
E-bok, 2015
2889 kr
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For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. …
Historical Dictionary of the British Empire
Inbunden, 2015
2626 kr
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For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. …
Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945
Inbunden, 2013
2335 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945 spans the entire period from the earliest evidence of human habitation in Japan through to the end of the Pacific War. It includes substantial topics such as cultural and literary history, with entries ranging from aesthetics to various genres of writing. …
Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945
E-bok, 2013
2568 kr
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The Historical Dictionary of Japan to 1945 spans the entire period from the earliest evidence of human habitation in Japan through to the end of the Pacific War. It includes substantial topics such as cultural and literary history, with entries ranging from aesthetics to various genres of writing. …
Historical Dictionary of Medieval China
2 Volumes
Inbunden, 2017
2754 kr
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The crucial period of Chinese history, 168-979, falls naturally into contrasting phases. The first phase, also known as that of 'early medieval China,' is an age of political decentralization. Following the breakup of the Han empire, China was plunged into civil war and fragmentation and stayed …
Historical Dictionary of Ancient India
Av Kumkum Roy
E-bok, 2008
2198 kr
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India''s history and culture is ancient and dynamic, spanning back to the beginning of human civilization. Beginning with a mysterious culture along the Indus River and in farming communities in the southern lands of India, the history of India is punctuated by constant integration with migrating …
