Passages: Key Moments in History – serie
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Perry Expedition and the "Opening of Japan to the West", 1853—1873
A Short History with Documents
Häftad, 2020
261 kr
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By the time U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's squadron of four ships sailed into Tokyo Bay on July 8, 1853, the Japanese Tokugawa government had already fended off similarly unwelcome intrusions by the French, the Russians, the Dutch, and the British. These Western imperialists had the power and the …
King Leopold's Congo and the "Scramble for Africa"
A Short History with Documents
Häftad, 2018
266 kr
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"King Leopold of Belgium's exploits up the Congo River in the 1880s were central to the European partitioning of the African continent. The Congo Free State, Leopold's private colony, was a unique political construct that opened the door to the savage exploitation of the Congo's natural and human …
East India Company, 1600–1858
A Short History with Documents
Av Ian Barrow
Häftad, 2017
297 kr
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In existence for 258 years, the English East India Company ran a complex, highly integrated global trading network. It supplied the tea for the Boston Tea Party, the cotton textiles used to purchase slaves in Africa, and the opium for China’s nineteenth-century addiction. In India it expanded from …
East India Company, 1600–1858
A Short History with Documents
Av Ian Barrow
Inbunden, 2017
769 kr
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In existence for 258 years, the English East India Company ran a complex, highly integrated global trading network. It supplied the tea for the Boston Tea Party, the cotton textiles used to purchase slaves in Africa, and the opium for China’s nineteenth-century addiction. In India it expanded from …
Russian Revolution and Its Global Impact
A Short History with Documents
Av Jonathan Daly, Leonid Trofimov
Inbunden, 2017
674 kr
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"On the centenary of the Russian Revolution, Jonathan Daly and Leonid Trofimov have reinvigorated the study of a turning point in world history. Instead of rehashing the internal dynamics of the Bolshevik takeover, the authors have carefully juxtaposed the international ambitions of the Bolsheviks …
King Leopold's Congo and the "Scramble for Africa"
A Short History with Documents
Inbunden, 2018
771 kr
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"King Leopold of Belgium's exploits up the Congo River in the 1880s were central to the European partitioning of the African continent. The Congo Free State, Leopold's private colony, was a unique political construct that opened the door to the savage exploitation of the Congo's natural and human …
Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464-1498
A Short History with Documents
Inbunden, 2018
689 kr
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Set within the context of the struggles in the Florentine Republic over the distribution of political power and the search for stability, Florence in the Age of the Medici and Savonarola, 1464–1498: A Short History with Documents illuminates a key moment of fifteenth-century Florentine history with …
Greco-Persian Wars
A Short History with Documents
Av Erik Jensen
Inbunden, 2021
646 kr
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Hackett's Passages: Key Moments in History series titles include original-source documents in accessible editions, intended for the student-user or general audience. This edition, The Greco-Persian Wars, taps our knowledge of the Persian Empire and its interactions with the Greek world. The sources …
