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Ancient Greece
Contents: Archaeology and the Ancient Greeks; The First Greeks (Discovering Mycenae, A rich kingdom); Government and Society (Discovering Athens, Practical politics, Planned cities, Discovering Olynthos, Home life); Trade and Travel (Discovering Corinth, A trading city, Ships and sailing); War and Warriors (Discovering Marathon, Land and sea battles); Religion and Mythology (Discovering Olympia, Temples and treasures); Drama, Dance, and Music (Discovering Epidaurus, At the theater); A New Greek Age (Discovering Vergina, Royal life); Archaeology Today; Timeline of Ancient Greece; Timeline of Greek Archaeology.
The First World War, 1914-18
Takes a fresh look at history by using documents as the starting point for studying major events or periods in the past. This work draws on a range of sources, from diaries and letters to speeches and legal documents. It explores the political situation that provided the breeding ground for war.
The Crusades
During the Middle Ages, western Christians set out on many military expeditions to free the Holy Land from Muslim control. The most significant of these crusades took place between 1095 and 1270. However, the crusading ideal and the clash between Christianity and Islam, continued long afterwards. Even today, the legacy of these bitter religious wars is still felt. This book considers the main causes and events of the crusades, as well as their aftermath. It examines life in the Middle East. It looks too, at the crusaders themselves, from lowly peasants to knights and kings. Finally, it briefly explores the medieval wars fought by Roman Catholic Christians against non-Muslim enemies such as the Cathars.
The Second World War
'The Second World War, 1939-45' examines the causes of the war and details the course of conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, Africa and the Pacific. It also describes the experiences of civilians, resistance fighters, prisoners of war and Holocaust victims.
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great ruled Russia from 1762 to 1796. The book examines her reforms, her foreign policies, the history of the Russian imperial family and the nature of Russian society in the eighteenth century. The `Judge for yourself' section encourages critical debate on the success of her policies.
The Industrial Revolution
This volume tells the story of the revolution that created the modern, industrial world in which we live today, charting the move of industrialisation from 1850 in Western Europe and the USA, right up to the end of the 19th century when it reached Russia and Japan.
The Crusades
Crusades A Bibliography With Indexes
The American West
Questions the events leading up to the westward expansion, the great migration, and its impact on frontier life.
Clothes of the Medieval World
Looks at how fashions changes as trade, travel and inventions opened societies to new influences and a greater choice of fabrics and styles, from stately robes to simple tunics and leggings.
The Victorians
A discussion of the Victorians and their literature. It sets out the political, social and economic framework of the period, and then goes on to study the various influences on the novel, addresses the forms and styles of poetry and, finally, provides an overview of Victorian drama. Each chapter features a further reading list and there is a comparative time-line, a biographical glossary and a list of websites. The volume is part of a series which sets writers and literary works of different types and periods in their historical, social and cultural context and provides an introduction to various genres.
