Dynasties Of The World

Author : John Middleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1067 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317451587

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World Monarchies and Dynasties by John Middleton Pdf

Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the world. Kings, queens, emperors, chiefs, pharaohs, czars - whatever title they ruled by, monarchs have shaped institutions, rituals, and cultures in every time period and every corner of the globe. The concept of monarchy originated in prehistoric times and evolved over centuries right up to the present. Efforts to overthrow monarchies or evade their rule - such as the American, French, Chinese, and Russian revolutions - are considered turning points in world history. Even today, many countries retain their monarchies, although in vastly reduced form with little political power. One cannot understand human history and government without understanding monarchs and monarchies. This fully-illustrated encyclopedia provides the first complete survey of all the major rulers and ruling families of the world, past and present. No other reference work approaches the topic with the same sense of magnitude or connection to historical context. Arranged in A-Z format for ease of access, World Monarchies and Dynasties includes information on major monarchs and dynasties from ancient time to the present. This set: includes overviews of reigns and successions, genealogical charts, and dynastic timelines; addresses concepts, problems, and theories of monarchy; provides background and information for further research; highlights important places, structures, symbols, events, and legends related to particular monarchs and dynasties; includes a master bibliography and multiple indexes.

Author : John E. Morby
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015015188355

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Dynasties of the World by John E. Morby Pdf

This new reference is a comprehensive guide to the major monarchies of the world from ancient Egypt to the present day, consisting of chronological tables setting out monarchs' names and years of rule, other titles, lineages, and authentic sobriquets; plus information on abdications, depositions, interregna, regencies, and co-regencies. This book is the most accurate, reliable, and up-to-date work of its kind available.

Author : John D. Grainger
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526746764

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Ancient Dynasties by John D. Grainger Pdf

A guide to the over 150 families that ruled the Classical world, from the 10th century BC to the 8th century AD, from western Europe to central Asia. Ancient Dynasties is a unique study of the ruling families of the ancient world known to the Greeks and Romans. The book is in two parts. The first offers analysis and discussion of various features of the ruling dynasties (including the leading families of republican Rome). It examines patterns, similarities and contrasts, categorizes types of dynasty and explores common themes such as how they were founded and maintained, the role of women, and the various reasons for their decline. The second part is a catalog of all the dynasties (over 150 of them) known to have existed between approximately 1000 BC and AD 750 from the Atlantic Ocean to Baktria (roughly modern Afghanistan). It provides genealogical tables as well as information on where and when they held power. Altogether, Ancient Dynasties offers an invaluable reference to ancient history buffs interested in the families that wielded power in the Classical world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : UCSC:32106018947322

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World Monarchies and Dynasties: Fr-M by Anonim Pdf

Attemting to "present monarchy as a central political and religious institution," this set includes nearly 400 entries on those individual monarchs "whose reigns and actions significantly impacted history," and more than 450 on specific royal dynasties. Additionally, 140 subject-related entries cover broad concepts such as accession, conquest, descent, and funerals.

Author : Jeroen Duindam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107060685

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Dynasties by Jeroen Duindam Pdf

A vibrant and broad-ranging study of dynastic power in the late medieval and early modern world.

Author : R. F. Tapsell
Publisher : London : Thames and Hudson
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : 0500273375

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Monarchs, Rulers, Dynasties, and Kingdoms of the World by R. F. Tapsell Pdf

Author : John Middleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1784028320

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World Monarchies and Dynasties by John Middleton Pdf

This fully-illustrated encyclopedia provides the first complete survey of all the major rulers and ruling families of the world, past and present. No other reference work approaches the topic with the same sense of magnitude or connection to historical context.

Author : Edmond Taylor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510700512

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The Fall of the Dynasties by Edmond Taylor Pdf

“Popular history of the finest sort . . . an excellent book worthy to rank with Barbara Tuchman’s The Guns of August and Alan Moorehead’s Gallipoli.” —The New York Times On June 28, 1914, in the dusty Balkan town of Sarajevo, an assassin fired two shots. In the next five minutes, as the stout middle-aged Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife bled to death, a dynasty—and with it, a whole way of life—began to topple. In the ages before World War I, four dynasties—the Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Ottoman, and Romanov—dominated much of civilization. Outwardly different, they were at bottom somewhat alike: opulent, grandiose, suffocating in tradition, ostentatiously gilded on the surface and rotting at the core. Worse still, they were tragically out of step with the forces shaping the modern world. The Fall of the Dynasties covers the period from 1905 to 1922, when these four ruling houses crumbled and fell, destroying old alliances and obliterating old boundaries. World War I was precipitated by their decay and their splintered baroque rubble proved to be a treacherous base for the new nations that emerged from the war. “All convulsions of the last half-century,” Taylor writes, “stem back to Sarajevo: the two World Wars, the Bolshevik revolution, the rise and fall of Hitler, and the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East. Millions upon millions of deaths can be traced to one or another of these upheavals; all of us who survive have been scarred at least emotionally by them.” In this classic volume, Taylor traces the origins of the dynasties whose collapse brought the old order crashing down and the events leading to their astonishingly swift downfall. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : John Morby
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192518484

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Dynasties of the World by John Morby Pdf

This title has tables giving years of rule and family relationships (in the male line unless otherwise indicated) for the reigning families of the world, from Horus Aha, first pharoah of Egypt, to Abdallah, present king of Saudi Arabia. Included in the tables are data regarding regencies and co-regencies, abdications and depositions, interregna and dynastic unions, mandates and protectorates, canonizations and beatifications, and the end of monarchic rule through conquest or overthrow. Notes provide information on chronological problems and uncertainties, non-Western dating systems, and names and titles; bibliographies document the research and guide the reader to additional information.

Author : David Landes
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780141930718

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Dynasties by David Landes Pdf

Rothschilds • Morgans • Fords • Toyoda • Agnellis • Rockefellers • Guggenheims Dynastic family businesses have everything: extraordinary success, bizarre eccentricity, bitter rivalry – as well as pots of money and power. Yet almost no one has looked closely enough to see what it is that really makes them tick. In Dynasties, award-winning author David Landes casts his eye over some of the most powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America. On the way, he provides thrilling histories of the characters who have made their mark on the world and passed on a legacy – sometimes benign and sometimes not – to their descendants.

Author : John E. Morby,Charlie Rozier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : 0191780073

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Dynasties of the World by John E. Morby,Charlie Rozier Pdf

Spanning five millennia and covering around 600 major dynasties from ancient Egypt to the present day, this text includes chronological tables showing the various kings, queens and emperors who have ruled the countries of the world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 63 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : China
ISBN : 0716623439

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Chinese of the Shang, Zhou, and Qin Dynasties by Anonim Pdf

Author : John E. Morby
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Kings and rulers
ISBN : OCLC:740930024

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Dynasties of the World by John E. Morby Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:164999675

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Dynasties of the World by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen Moss
Publisher : Random House
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781473531062

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Dynasties by Stephen Moss Pdf

Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antarctic winter, many animals are dependent on complex social relationships for their survival. Powerful dynasties lay claim to vast swathes of territory, fighting off rivals and securing their hunting grounds for generations to come. Dynasties offers an immersive insight into the shifting hierarchies of animal families. Each chapter follows a different dynasty, from the Marsh Lions of the Masai Mara to rival packs of painted wolves, from a tiger protecting her newborn cubs to a chimpanzee troop and the penguin colonies of the Antarctic. Alongside tender moments when bonds are strengthened through grooming and play, the book charts the rivalries that tip the balance of power, when family members turn against each other and younger animals grow strong enough to challenge for control. With over 200 stunning photographs and insights from the crew of the BBC series, Dynasties reveals in astonishing detail the intricate social lives of our planet’s most fascinating animals.