"This book is about the ongoing conflict between humanity and the natural environment. Over the past 200,000 years, humans have multiplied and populated the Earth. When they domesticated plants and animals and replaced foraging with agriculture and herding, they depleted natural…
"Who are we Indians? Where did we come from? Many of us believe our ancestors have lived in South Asia since 'time immemorial'. But, as it turns out, 'time immemorial' may not have been all that long ago. To tell us the story of our ancestry, journalist Tony Joseph goes 65,000 y…
"The history of the Earth, all living beings, and human civilizations comprises a series of stops and starts, in which equilibrium abruptly ends during a sudden severe catastrophe ... [This history] has obscured and obliterated evidence of lost civilizations."--Jackets
"The history of the Earth, all living beings, and human civilizations comprises a series of stops and starts, in which equilibrium abruptly ends during a sudden severe catastrophe ... [This history] has obscured and obliterated evidence of lost civilizations."--Jackets.
"From prehistoric Mexico to modern Istanbul, Mary Beard looks beyond the familiar canon of Western imagery to explore the history of art, religion, and humanity. Conceived as a gorgeously illustrated accompaniment to "How Do We Look" and "The Eye of Faith," the famed Civilisatio…
The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the barbarians at the gate are far from accurate. Tony Spawforth, an esteemed scholar,…
This book tells the story of China through 96 short biographies. This book includes a colourful array of very different men and women: emperors and empresses, concubines, officials and political figures, rebels, exiles, philosophers, writers and poets, artists, musicians, scient…
"This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day" "For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest, and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in a…
"This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day"-- "For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest, and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in…
"This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day"-- "For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest, and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in…