A concise account of the development of the Western civlization beginning with the ancient culture of the Nile. "The Rise of the West, winner of the National Book Award for history in 1964, is famous for its ambitious scope and intellectual rigor. In it, McNeil challenges the S…
The twentieth century, c. 1900 to c. 1950
A history of technology
by Hall, A. R., Raper, Richard, Williams, Trevor I., Singer, Charles, Holmyard, E. J.
A history of technology
Published from 1954 through 1984.
A history of technology
by Jaffé, E., Thomson, R. H. G., Donaldson, J. M., Clow, Nan L., Peel, Y., Petty, J. R., Reeve, M.
Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology,…
"Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth century thought just the opposite. Drawing on archaeology, anthropology, biology…