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From the early years, when its cities and towns were self-governing, to the national rise to power of fascism this century, Italy has undergone many upheavals: political, social, economic and cultu

In 2003, a backhoe operator hired by the state of Washington to work on the Port Angeles waterfront discovered what a larger world would soon learn.

The Roman army is remarkable for its detailed organisation and professional structure.

This book provides an introduction to Africa -- covering its physical attributes, history, social structure, and culture.

First published in 1973, this is a radical interpretation, offering a unified explanation for the growth of Western Europe between 900 A. D.

Twelve-year-old Vincent and his fellow members of the Captain Stupendous Fan Club help out when someone new becomes Earth's most famous superhero, without knowing anything about him, just as e

Provides information on the Ojibwa Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.

Give Me Liberty! is the leading book in the market because it works in the classroom. A single-author book, Give Me Liberty!

In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and pre

India: A Brief History of a Civilization provides a brief overview of a very long period, allowing students to acquire a mental map of the entire history of Indian civilization in a short book.

Since he was tried and hanged for treason in November of 1885, Louis Riel has been the subject of more histories, biographies, novels, and poetry than any other figure in Canadian history.

In a gripping reconnaissance into the urban future, Mike Davis, a provocative interpreter of the American metropolis unravels the secret history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern Califor

In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a boy meets an unusual girl who is in serious trouble.

In the not-too-distant future, when biotechnological advances have made synthetic bodies and brains possible but illegal, a seventeen-year-old girl, recovering from a serious accident and suffering