A Visual History Of Houses And Cities Around The World

Author : Nuria Cicero
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465730

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A Visual History of Houses and Cities Around the World by Nuria Cicero Pdf

This book is a fascinating look at the history of human habitats and cities. Readers will gain insight into an area of history often overlooked. The book covers different types of dwellings and cities from ancient times, the Middle and Modern Ages, and the contemporary age. It takes a close look at the first settlements such as the Sumerian house and the Roman insula, the Mongolian yurt, and ancient cities such as those of Egypt and megacities of today. Detailed illustrations bring the reader into the heart of the subject matter.

Author : Joan Soriano Campos
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465792

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A Visual History of the World's Enduring Mysteries by Joan Soriano Campos Pdf

This intriguing book will fascinate any young reader with some of the most mysterious occurrences in history. The book looks at the enigmas of antiquity, those of the modern era, and lost civilizations. It then investigates further into mysteries such as the quest for the Holy Grail, the sacred shroud, the myth of King Arthur, the case of Jack the Ripper, the legend of El Dorado, and CIA secret operations, to name a few. With graphical timelines and stunning illustrations, readers will be captivated by this unique view into history.

Author : Alberto Hernández Pamplona
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465976

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A Visual History of Science and Technology by Alberto Hernández Pamplona Pdf

This informative book explores some of the greatest figures and movements in science and technology, beginning with the ancient Greek philosophers, including Pythagoras, Democritus, Aristotle, and Euclid, to name a few. It then goes on to study later scientific figures such as Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, and Albert Einstein. From there, readers learn about the development of technoscience, the fusion of technology with science, which has established solid ground for computers, the internet, and critical projects such as the decoding of the human genome and biomedicine. With captivating images, this book is perfect for any young scientist.

Author : Alberto Hernández Pamplona
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465754

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A Visual History of the Great Civilizations by Alberto Hernández Pamplona Pdf

This captivating book offers young readers a perspective into the some of the greatest civilizations in history. With stunning illustrations and photographs of artifacts from antiquity, readers will learn about early civilizations such as Mesopotamia and the kings of Israel, civilizations from classical antiquity such as dynastic China and the Persian empire, and civilizations of the Middle Ages, such as the Viking explorers and the Incas, to name a few. Adding to the visual experience are timelines that put the history into perspective. This book is a must-read for any student of ancient history.

Author : Joan Soriano Campos
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465778

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A Visual History of Archaeological Discoveries Around the World by Joan Soriano Campos Pdf

This captivating book offers young readers to explore world archaeology as if they’re really there. With stunning images, readers will be able to explore the remains of the men and women who lived hundreds of thousands of years ago, and of hominoids of millions of years ago. The book explores sites in Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Oceana. It then

Author : Adrian Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351571814

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Cities in the World: 1500-2000: v. 3 by Adrian Green Pdf

Papers presented at the Cities in the World conference held at Southampton University and organised through the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology challenged the commonly held perception that cities are about the present and the future, not about the past. All cities have an innate sense of the past, and this volume, encompassing as it does

Author : Alberto Moreno de la Fuente
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781499465938

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A Visual History of Soldiers and Armies Around the World by Alberto Moreno de la Fuente Pdf

This intriguing book brings young readers into some of the greatest battles in history. They can walk alongside some of the mightiest armies, ones that shaped the world they know today. They will walk in the shoes of the Roman legionnaire and the Mongol rider, the Christian knight and the Sioux warrior, the Japanese samurai and the Navy SEAL. They will learn about the origin of armies in ancient times and the army of the future. Captivating illustrations bring readers further into this world and offer a unique perspective on history.

Author : Robert Lee,Paul McNamara
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429514302

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Port-Cities and their Hinterlands by Robert Lee,Paul McNamara Pdf

This interdisciplinary book brings together eleven original contributions by scholars in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, America and Japan which represent innovative and important research on the relationship between cities and their hinterlands. They discuss the factors which determined the changing nature of port-hinterland relations in particular, and highlight the ways in which port-cities have interacted and intersected with their different hinterlands as a result of both in- and out-migration, cultural exchange and the wider flow of goods, services and information. Historically, maritime commerce was a powerful driving force behind urbanisation and by 1850 seaports accounted for a significant proportion of the world’s great cities. Ports acted as nodal points for the flow of population and the dissemination of goods and services, but their role as growth poles also affected the economic transformation of both their hinterlands and forelands. In fact, most ports, irrespective of their size, had a series of overlapping hinterlands whose shifting importance reflected changes in trading relations (political frameworks), migration patterns, family networks and cultural exchange. Urban historians have been criticised for being concerned primarily with self-contained processes which operate within the boundaries of individual towns and cities and as a result, the key relationships between cities and their hinterlands have often been neglected. The chapters in this work focus primarily on the determinants of port-hinterland linkages and analyse these as distinct, but interrelated, fields of interaction. Marking a significant contribution to the literature in this field, Port-Cities and their Hinterlands provides essential reading for students and scholars of the history of economics.

Author : Amy K. DeFalco Lippert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190268978

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Consuming Identities by Amy K. DeFalco Lippert Pdf

"Consuming Identities restores the California gold rush to its rightful place as the first pivotal chapter in the American history of photography, and uncovers nineteenth-century San Francisco's position in the vanguard of modern visual culture"--

Author : Nadia Durrani,Brian M. Fagan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000505245

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A Brief History of Archaeology by Nadia Durrani,Brian M. Fagan Pdf

A Brief History of Archaeology details early digs and covers the development of archaeology as a multidisciplinary science, the modernization of meticulous excavation methods during the twentieth century, and the important discoveries that led to new ideas about the evolution of human societies. Spanning more than two thousand years of history, this short account of the discipline of archaeology tells of spectacular discoveries and the colorful lives of the archaeologists who made them, as well as of changing theories and current debates in the field. Early research at Stonehenge in Britain, burial mound excavations, and the exploration of Herculaneum and Pompeii culminate in the nineteenth-century debates over human antiquity and the theory of evolution. The book then moves on to the discovery of the world’s pre-industrial civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Central America; the excavations at Troy and Mycenae; the Royal Burials at Ur, Iraq; and the dramatic finding of the pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922. The book concludes by considering recent sensational discoveries and exploring the debates over processual and post-processual theory that have intrigued archaeologists in the early twenty-first century. The third edition updates this respected introduction to one of the science’s most fascinating disciplines. A Brief History of Archaeology is a vivid narrative that will engage readers who are new to the discipline, drawing on the authors’ extensive experience in the field and classroom.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1248 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498694

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Rosalind Crone,David Gange,Katy Jones
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527566972

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New Perspectives in British Cultural History by Rosalind Crone,David Gange,Katy Jones Pdf

This book is composed of a selection of papers presented at a conference in Cambridge in December 2005. Cultural history is a relatively new sub-discipline. Over the past few decades, it has become increasingly apparent that a new generation of historians has emerged. These scholars have become concerned with research, sources and questions traditionally beyond the scope of the discipline of history. Indeed, recent monographs in history have demonstrated a growing awareness of the cultural imagination in analyses of patterns of change and continuity in the past. Such a movement has also encouraged the development of new networks between different disciplines in the Arts and Social Sciences. The authors of these chapters come from a wide range of academic backgrounds. While all are concerned with crucial issues of the past, they represent a substantial variety of disciplines. In addition to the historians are those trained and working in literary studies, art history, design, music and science. As early-career scholars, the research they present is cutting edge: these contributions represent the very latest trends in cultural studies and demonstrate the attempts of new researchers to answer the most current and challenging questions that are being proposed in this field.

Author : Dennis Sharp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Architecture
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031397727

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A Visual History of Twentieth-century Architecture by Dennis Sharp Pdf

The twentieth century has witnessed dramatic and fundamental changes in almost every branch of architecture. It has been a period of experiment in the use of new materials and constructional methods which has led to an extraordinarily wide range of buildings-from highly personal and emotional structures, to the cool geometry of pure forms. This is the first book to attempt in strictly chronological terms to survey all the major buildings of this century. It is arranged in decades from 1900 to 1970: within each decade, all significant completed buildings which have had a generic influence on twentieth-century architecture are examined. Each entry is fully documented, and the building's present state is given where known. Each building is illustrated with photographs, drawings and plans. An introduction sets the scene, looking back to the engineering achievements of the nineteenth century, to the architects technical inheritance and the aesthetic problems that have occupied architects and theorists of this century. Each decade is prefaced by a short evaluation of the developments within those years. The buildings themselves are presented in clear factual terms, and much hitherto unknown information is given. In addition to the decade chapters, the book provides a useful chronology of buildings erected between 1900 and 1970 and a comprehensive index. It is illustrated with nearly 1,000 monochrome and colour illustrations. The combination of background information with a large body of factual matter makes this book of exceptional value to anyone who is interested in the social and cultural life of the twentieth century. To students and historians it will become an essential reference work. -- from dust jacket.

Author : Robert Gellately
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191044014

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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Third Reich by Robert Gellately Pdf

At age thirty in 1919, Adolf Hitler had no accomplishments. He was a rootless loner, a corporal in a shattered army, without money or prospects. A little more than twenty years later, in autumn 1941, he directed his dynamic forces against the Soviet Union, and in December, the Germans were at the gates of Moscow and Leningrad. At that moment, Hitler appeared — however briefly — to be the most powerful ruler on the planet. Given this dramatic turn of events, it is little wonder that since 1945 generations of historians keep trying to explain how it all happened. This richly illustrated history provides a readable and fresh approach to the complex history of the Third Reich, from the coming to power of the Nazis in 1933 to the final collapse in 1945. Using photographs, paintings, propaganda images, and a host of other such materials from a wide range of sources, including official documents, cinema, and the photography of contemporary amateurs, foreigners, and the Allied armies, it distils our ideas about the period and provides a balanced and accessible account of the whole era.

Author : Eberhard Zeidler
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781459704145

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Buildings Cities Life by Eberhard Zeidler Pdf

Renowned architect Eberhard Zeidler tells his story in a two-volume book that explores his early life in Germany and his years in Canada after he moved there in 1951. Architect of Toronto's Eaton Centre and Trump International Hotel and Tower, Zeidler has left his stamp on the urban landscape of Canada, the United States, and the rest of the world.