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Todo historiador lee y relee sus clásicos. La historiografía sobre la Antigüedad constituye especialmente un campo en extremo fértil para la indagación de los vínculos establecidos en diferentes obras entre escritura de la historia y presente. Los autores reunidos en este volumen se han ocupado de una dimensión de esta cuestión y han explorado así cómo y por qué tres conceptos modernos centrales, que atraviesan toda la discusión histórica...
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This highly readable survey traces the history of printing with movable type from its 15th-century beginnings in Gutenberg's workshop to the technical advances of the 20th century. Observations on type design, book production, bestsellers, censorship, and other topics explore associations between printing and education, language, and literature. S. H. Steinberg's classic study begins with the creative century, from 1450 to 1550, which witnessed the...
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Weiliao is a series program that tells the story of the world, it created by Wei Yi Culture and Media AB, and launched in 2020. The content touches on history, science, technology, astronomy, geography, music, and more. The "The History of Ancient Egypt" is a series of books to tell the historical stories of Ancient Egypt, and the stories run through the whole of Ancient Egypt. This book "The Middle Kingdom" is the fourth episode, the historical period...
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Diasporas comprise an inescapable part of the human experience and few are more interesting and diverse than African diasporas. By providing a panoramic view across time and geographical space this collection of essays illustrates the inherent variability of African, European and Asian diasporic formation. Even when such communities share a common origin, diasporas behave like living organisms that respond sensitively to specific geographical locations...
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Narraciones contemporáneas de la guerra por la Federación en el Cauca (1859-1863), es un libro que recoge diez textos elaborados por testigos de los acontecimientos, con diferentes procedimientos expositivos sobre el lapso referido. Los escritos tienen en común, presentar una lectura conservadora de la política y la guerra. Fueron hallados en el Fondo Arboleda del Archivo Central del Cauca y consideramos que hacen parte de un esfuerzo por parte...
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The fascinating story of how seven elements- iron, carbon, gold, silver, uranium, titanium, and silicon- have changed modern life, for good and ill.
With carbon, we access heat, light and mobility at the flick of a switch, while silicon enables us to communicate across the globe in an instant. Yet our use of the Earth's mineral resources is not always for the benefit of humankind-our relationship with the elements is one of great ambivalence. Uranium...
87) Atlántida
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¿Quién construyó Tartaria?
¿Cómo construyeron Tartaria?
¿Cuál es el secreto de Tartaria?
Estas son preguntas que muchas personas se han hecho durante mucho tiempo. Este libro analizará algunos de los asombrosos secretos de la tecnología de Tartaria.
Este libro examinará algunas de las pruebas que presentan los investigadores para responder a estas preguntas..
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La conquista de la actualidad no se expresa a través de grandes titulares sino en el desarrollo paciente y hasta azaroso de algunas ideas, que, lejos de toda celebridad, suelen reconocer como artífices a modestos y abnegados desconocidos. En esta historia laberíntica y casi secreta, Steven Johnson dirige su lupa hacia seis tópicos, El Vidrio, El Frío, El Sonido, La Limpieza, El Tiempo, La Luz, y analiza de qué modo fueron tratados a lo largo...
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By far one of the greatest history books ever written, James Robinson's classic of Western European history is an absolute must-read for anyone seeking a greater understanding of the power struggles and armed conflicts that formed the Europe, and the world, of today.
Spanning over a thousand years, from the stunning fall of the western Roman Empire to the rise of the German industrial/military empire on the eve of World War I, Robinson weaves a beautiful,...
90) Empire
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Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe was beginning to emerge from a period of cultural stagnation,...
91) Los Reyes de Israel y Judá: Una guía fascinante del antiguo reino judío de David y Salomón, la monar
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Si desea descubrir la fascinante historia de los reyes de Israel y Judá siga leyendo...La historia de los antiguos reinos de Israel y Judá y sus reyes es una historia de héroes y villanos épicos. David fue el salvador elegido por Dios que luchó contra los gigantes, así como el extraordinario individuo que inspiró a los más grandes artistas del mundo a crear sus esculturas y pinturas inmortales. Salomón es considerado como el autor de muchos...
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The Ukraine-Russia War Of 2022 started when Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022 in a "Special Military Operation" with a large force of over 150,000 troops. The surprising way the war progressed over the next four months was not unlike that of a mystery novel. Many mysteries and myths were perpetrated.Why did Russia choose to invade Ukraine at this time? Why did NATO and EU choose not to intervene militarily and send troops? Why did they choose...
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Crete was inhabited by Neolithic cave dwellers around 7000 BC. Aside from their wood, stone, and bone tools, they also wore simple cloth, and their clothing was made from wood, stone, and bone. There is a good chance they came from Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, or North Africa. Bull cults may have provided a clue to their origins in Neolithic Anatolia.Development was almost imperceptibly slow through migrations, influences, or internal dynamics over...
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Esta Historia Universal es una síntesis que ofrece al lector los acontecimientos más señalados de la Humanidad de una forma ágil, directa y bien documentada. Le acerca, además, a los últimos resultados de la investigación en los temas cruciales de la Historia. No solamente se atiende al innegable protagonismo europeo, sino también a los principales hitos históricos de los espacios americano y asiático, que tanta trascendencia han adquirido...
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"Co-Winner of the 2018 Barrington Moore Book Award, Comparative and Historical Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association" "Winner of the 2018 Ab Imperio Award, KRES Poliskola" Krishan Kumar is University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia. His books include The Idea of Englishness: English Culture, National Identity, and Social Thought; From Post-Industrial to Post-Modern Society:...
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A lively history of the universe and human civilization, this authoritative volume tells the story of the cosmos, the stars, and human development on earth. The Little Book of Big History is an endeavor to encapsulate the entire story of the cosmos, from the Big Bang to the current day, into an engaging and comprehensive narrative. Combining methods from history, astronomy, physics, and biology to draw together the big story arcs of how the universe...
97) Leaside
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Leaside is a most comprehensive look at the people, significant events and built heritage, all of which contributed to the creation of this distinctive community. Named after John Lea, a successful farmer, whose house, built in 1829, is believed to be the first brick house in York County, Leaside grew from a railway settlement into a prosperous urban town. With its roots embedded in the history of three railways, Leaside has a unique industrial heritage...
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"The decline of the West, which at first sight may appear, like the corresponding decline of the Classical Culture, a phenomenon limited in time and space, we now perceive to be a philosophical problem that, when comprehended in all its gravity, includes within itself every great question of Being.
"If therefore we are to discover in what form the destiny of the Western Culture will be accomplished, we must first be clear as to what culture is, what...
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Hay muchas personas en todo el mundo que cuestionan la historia mundial y muchos investigadores han afirmado que la historia es una mentira. Este libro intentará facilitarle decidir si la historia es una mentira o no.
El autor David Ewing Jr ha viajado a más de 2000 ciudades y lugares en todo el mundo y ha realizado muchas investigaciones históricas durante 20 años y tiene un gran conocimiento de la historia mundial.
Este libro mostrará algunas...
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Ciudades milenarias, lugares de poder, objetos imposibles, tumbas, momias, reliquias sagradas, civilizaciones perdidas... Descubra los hallazgos arqueológicos que afianzan nuestra convicción de que el pasado de la humanidad esconde asombrosos secretos.
Un viaje por el conocimiento hermético de la antigüedad, desde el génesis de nuestra especie, pasando por las primeras ciudades-estado, los constructores de megalitos, las pirámides egipcias,...
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