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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Moorish Spain	R. A. Fletcher	Beginning in the year 711 and continuing for nearly a thousand years, the Islamic presence survived in Spain, at times flourishing, and at other times dwindling into warring fiefdoms. But the culture…	OL106467W
Myths and symbols in Indian art and civilization	Heinrich Robert Zimmer	This book interprets for the Western mind the key motifs of India's legend, myth, and folklore, taken directly from the Sanskrit, and illustrated with seventy plates of Indian art. It is primarily an…	OL1215967W
A aculturação negra no Brasil	Ramos, Arthur	https://archive.org/details/aculturacaonegranobrasil	OL1318789W
The Roman Empire and the Dark Ages	Giovanni Caselli	Traces the history of the Roman Empire and the Dark Ages which followed through a description of common objects, tools, clothes, dwellings, food, and day-to-day activities of the people in both the c…	OL14741W
The Egyptians (Peoples of the Past)	Anne Millard	Introduces the civilization of the ancient Egyptians.	OL1804500W
Ancient Egypt	Anne Millard	An introduction to the civilization of the ancient Egyptians.	OL1804559W
Your Ancient Greece	John D. Clare	This curriculum-linked reference text uses simple methods to guide the reader directly to the information they need. Each page focuses on a specific topic and includes information about three sub-top…	OL19497434W
El viajero del siglo	Andrés Neuman	"Un viajero enigmático. Una ciudad en forma de laberinto de la que parece imposible salir. Cuando el viajero está a punto de marcharse, un insólito personaje lo detiene, cambiando para siempre su des…	OL19933364W
Iberia; Spanish travels and reflections	James A. Michener	Since his first glimpse of it in 1932, Mr. Michener has returned to Spain many times, often for long visits, and his extensive travel and deep study there have given him abundantly the knowledge and …	OL2385420W
Antigua Grecia	Tim Wood,Rowena Loverance	El modo de vida de la antigua Grecia contado a través de láminas transparentes que, al levantarlas, permiten descubrir una casa de la ciudad, el ágora de Atenas, teatro al aire libre y un barco de gu…	OL24440421W
The Mauve Decade	Thomas Beer	A true classic about the period, though published a generation later. The covers (not the dust jackets) of the earlier, pre-paperback editions were of mauve cloth as part of the overall point of vie…	OL2668322W
Los griegos	Fénix Factory	Describes various aspects of life in ancient Greece, including religion, government, family life, education, Olympic games, and other entertainments. Also presents captioned pictures of related artif…	OL28760443W
Peoples and empires	Anthony Pagden	"Anthony Pagden tells the story of the great empires of the West, from the days of Alexander the Great and Rome to the fall of Europe's colonial system after World War II.". "Peoples and Empires exp…	OL2909761W
Heroes, gods & emperors from Roman mythology	Kerry Usher	Discusses life in ancient Rome and presents the myths that civilization has bequeathed us.	OL4111442W
100 things you should know about Ancient Rome	Richard Tames,Fiona MacDonald	Exactly 100 facts accompanied by detailed artwork reveal what Roman life was really like. Throughout there are puzzles, quizzes, and projects -- make a mosaic, prepare your own Roman food, and learn …	OL487451W
A People's History of the United States	Howard Zinn,Howard Zinn	Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History of the United States is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words…	OL50283W
Borderlands/La Frontera	Gloria E. Anzaldúa	"Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume challenge how we think about identity. Borderlands/La Frontera remaps …	OL61326W
Crónicas de la República	Josefina Carabias	En esta obra se recoge una antología de los trabajos de la primera época de Josefina Carabias (1931-1936). En sus páginas encontramos brillantes entrevistas a las más destacadas personalidades de la …	OL837763W
The Ancient City	Peter Connolly	Superb, detailed reconstructions of buildings provide the starting-point for a vivid exploration of these two great cities and the lives of the people who inhabited them. Peter Connolly's illustratio…	OL859407W
Gods & pharaohs from Egyptian mythology	David O'Connor,Geraldine Harris	Presents the myths of the ancient Egyptians and a glimpse of the civilization that created them.	OL921504W