Author: M. A. KilohPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385139503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.
An Abridgment of Ancient History
Author: M. A. KilohPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385139503
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1839.
An abridgment of Ancient History ... for the use of schools
Author: M. A. KILOHPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
An Abridgment of Ancient History
Author: M. A. KilohPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022093751
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is a comprehensive overview of ancient history. It covers the period from the earliest civilizations to the fall of the Roman Empire, and is designed for use in secondary schools. The author provides detailed information on key historical events and figures, and uses maps, charts and other visual aids to illustrate the text. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
An Abridgment of Ancient History
Author: M. A. KilohPublisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 9781104030803
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
An Abridgement Or Summary of Historical Facts, as Related by the Most Learned Christian Writers ... With a Brief ... Detail of the Persecutions Raised Against the Christian Churches, Etc. (The Continuation of the Abridgment, Etc.).
Author: An Abridgment of English History
Author: Edmund BurkePublisher:
ISBN: 9781546477181
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Originally printed in 1757, Edmund Burke's An Abridgment of English History, was a concise abridgment of the history of the English nation, from its prehistory in Roman times, to Burke's own era.
Deforesting the Earth
Author: Michael WilliamsPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226899055
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
“Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today’s policymakers take its lessons to heart.”—Brian Fagan, Los Angeles Times Published in 2002, Deforesting the Earth was a landmark study of the history and geography of deforestation. Now available as an abridgment, this edition retains the breadth of the original while rendering its arguments accessible to a general readership. Deforestation—the thinning, changing, and wholesale clearing of forests for fuel, shelter, and agriculture—is among the most important ways humans have transformed the environment. Surveying ten thousand years to trace human-induced deforestation’s effect on economies, societies, and landscapes around the world, Deforesting the Earth is the preeminent history of this process and its consequences. Beginning with the return of the forests after the ice age to Europe, North America, and the tropics, Michael Williams traces the impact of human-set fires for gathering and hunting, land clearing for agriculture, and other activities from the Paleolithic age through the classical world and the medieval period. He then focuses on forest clearing both within Europe and by European imperialists and industrialists abroad, from the 1500s to the early 1900s, in such places as the New World, India, and Latin America, and considers indigenous clearing in India, China, and Japan. Finally, he covers the current alarming escalation of deforestation, with our ever-increasing human population placing a potentially unsupportable burden on the world’s forests.
General Biography; Or Lives, Critical and Historical, of the Most Eminent Persons of All Ages, Countries, Conditions, and Professions, Arranged According to Alphabetical Order
Author: John AikinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 726
Book Description
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 8
Author: Edward GibbonPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781347421888
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Ancient Near East
Author: James B. PritchardPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691147264
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
Two classic illustrated anthologies, now combined in one convenient volume James Pritchard's classic anthologies of the ancient Near East have introduced generations of readers to texts essential for understanding the peoples and cultures of this important region. Now these two enduring works have been combined and integrated into one convenient and richly illustrated volume, with a new foreword that puts the translations in context. With more than 130 reading selections and 300 photographs of ancient art, architecture, and artifacts, this volume provides a stimulating introduction to some of the most significant and widely studied texts of the ancient Near East, including the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Creation Epic (Enuma elish), the Code of Hammurabi, and the Baal Cycle. For students of history, religion, the Bible, archaeology, and anthropology, this anthology provides a wealth of material for understanding the ancient Near East. Represents the diverse cultures and languages of the ancient Near East—Sumerian, Akkadian, Egyptian, Hittite, Ugaritic, Canaanite, and Aramaic—in a wide range of genres: Historical texts Legal texts and treaties Inscriptions Hymns Didactic and wisdom literature Oracles and prophecies Love poetry and other literary texts Letters New foreword puts the classic translations in context More than 300 photographs document ancient art, architecture, and artifacts related to the texts Fully indexed