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A Study of History A Study of History Arnold J. Toynbee,D.C Somervell A masterful attempt to describe a universal history. Staggering depth of scholarship and breath of thought. OL1108523W
Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen Johan Huizinga *Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen* is het bekendste werk van de historicus Johan Huizinga uit 1919. In het werk presenteert Huizinga het idee dat de overdreven formaliteit en romantiek van het laatmiddele… OL1141875W
Byzantium Byzantium Norman Hepburn Baynes Chapters on all aspects of Byzantine culture - Religion - monasticism - Art - Education - Literature - Language. OL1145188W
The empathic civilization The empathic civilization Jeremy Rifkin Bestselling social critic Jeremy Rifkin shows that the disconnection between our vision for the world and our ability to realize that vision lies in the current state of human consciousness. OL15626415W
The Oxford history of the classical world The Oxford history of the classical world John Boardman,Jasper Griffin,Oswyn Murray Provides a historical framework of the Greco-Roman world focusing on the political and social history, literature, philosophy, the arts, etc. OL16919789W
Introduction to Islamic civilisation Introduction to Islamic civilisation R. M. Savory This book is a wide-ranging and general introduction to Islamic civilisation from its origins to the present day. Writing in clear and non-technical language, Professor Savory's contributors seek ans… OL17696516W
Diary Diary Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 is one of the mo… OL193961W
The rise and fall of Maya civilization The rise and fall of Maya civilization Thompson, John Eric Sidney Sir Surveys the emergence of the Maya city states, examines the intellectual achievements and religious practices of the Maya, and presents sketches of daily life. OL20938410W
A Mind of Its Own A Mind of Its Own David M. Friedman,Isabel Murillo Fort "Whether enemy or ally, demon or god, the source of satisfaction or the root of all earthly troubles, the penis has forced humanity to wrestle with its enduring mysteries. Here, in an enlightening an… OL2407227W
The lost world of Pompeii The lost world of Pompeii Colin Amery,Amery, Colin; Curran Jr., Brian "On August 24, A.D. 79, the prosperous Roman city of Pompeii in central Italy was the victim of one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. The nearby volcano Vesuvius awoke suddenly and … OL2417529W
Steden in groei en bloei Steden in groei en bloei Mark Girouard Geschiedenis en ontwikkeling van steden in de westerse wereld van de tiende tot in de twintigste eeuw. OL24623123W
Geschiedenis van het persoonlijk leven Geschiedenis van het persoonlijk leven Georges Duby Aspecten van het persoonlijk leven in Frankrijk en Italië vanaf het jaar 1000 tot aan de vooravond van de renaissance. OL24670327W
Het seksuele masker Het seksuele masker Camille Paglia Analyse van decadentie, literatuur, kunst en cultuur. De hoogtepunten in beeldende kunst en literatuur kunnen volgens Paglia niet los gezien worden van de verhoudingen tussen de seksen. Zij beschouwt… OL26184260W
Het startschot Het startschot Tim Butcher Verslag van een reis door het historische en huidige Bosnië in de voetsporen van Gavrilo Princip, die in 1914 met zijn moordaanslag op de Oostenrijkse troonopvolger de Eerste Wereldoorlog ontketende. OL27975603W
Van wolf tot watje Van wolf tot watje Jan Paul Schutten Als je huisdieren hebt, is het leuk om te weten hoe ze denken, waarom ze bepaalde dingen doen en wat ze willen. Met informatie, weetjes en tips om je hond, kat, konijn enz. op te voeden en je in zijn… OL29245406W
Mexico at the world's fairs Mexico at the world's fairs Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo "Cosmopolitan approach frames the issue within a more international setting than is common in works about a single Latin American country. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. OL2977231W
The Oxford companion to food The Oxford companion to food Davidson, Alan "The 2,650 alphabetical entries in this compendium represent 20 years of Davidson's work. They include information on specific foods, cooking terms, culinary tools, countries, traditions, and biograp… OL4462070W
Visualizing the Nation Visualizing the Nation Joan B. Landes "Popular images of women were everywhere in revolutionary France. Landes highlights the widespread circulation of images of the female body, notwithstanding the political leadership's suspicions of t… OL5093251W
Who cut the cheese? Who cut the cheese? Jim Dawson The link for borrowing the book takes you to a different book, The 101 Toughest Interview Questions and Answers That Win the Job by Daniel Porot. OL695971W
Ancient Canaan and Israel Ancient Canaan and Israel Jonathan Golden Ancient Canaan and Israel takes readers beyond the scriptural portrayals of the region and into the everyday lives of Canaanites and Israelites. It draws on recently discovered archaeological evidenc… OL8924955W
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