Download or read book Glimpses of World History written by Jawaharlal Nehru and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book These Truths A History of the United States written by Jill Lepore and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nothing short of a masterpiece.” —NPR Books A New York Times Bestseller and a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. Widely hailed for its “sweeping, sobering account of the American past” (New York Times Book Review), Jill Lepore’s one-volume history of America places truth itself—a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence—at the center of the nation’s history. The American experiment rests on three ideas—“these truths,” Jefferson called them—political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on that promise? These Truths tells this uniquely American story, beginning in 1492, asking whether the course of events over more than five centuries has proven the nation’s truths, or belied them. To answer that question, Lepore wrestles with the state of American politics, the legacy of slavery, the persistence of inequality, and the nature of technological change. “A nation born in contradiction… will fight, forever, over the meaning of its history,” Lepore writes, but engaging in that struggle by studying the past is part of the work of citizenship. With These Truths, Lepore has produced a book that will shape our view of American history for decades to come.
Download or read book Glimpses of the Harvard Past written by Bernard Bailyn and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on Harvard's history provide sample glimpses of a part still significant in the twentieth century.
Download or read book Glimpses written by Lewis Shiner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray Shackleford is trying to deal with the death of his father and the collapse of his marriage when the impossible happens. Music that no one has ever heard before begins to play from his stereo speakers. This is only the first step on a journey that will take him to Los Angeles, London, Cozumel, and points far beyond, and bring him face to face with Jim Morrison, Brian Wilson, Jimi Hendrix – and his own mortality.
Download or read book Glimpses of world history written by Jawaharlal Nehru and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 992 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Glimpse Into the Past written by Mary Hooper Crocker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is basically a Family History book on the Absalom Hooper Family. Absalom was born about 1764. He fought in the American Revolutionary War from about 12 years of age until the war was over and this book is about his children and their descendants from the time he married in 1782 until 1993.
Download or read book Glimpses of Charleston written by David R. AvRutick and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-03-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charleston is one of the most historically significant cities in the United States. One of the prime attractions of Charleston is the spectacular array of historic buildings spanning a wide variety of architectural styles. From simple pre-Revolutionary–era dwellings to spectacular Italianate, Greek Revival, and Victorian homes, to colonial government buildings, to some of the oldest and most beautiful churches, Charleston’s architectural splendor is unparalleled in the United States.
Download or read book Glimpse written by Carol Lynch Williams and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living with their mother who earns money as a prostitute, two sisters take care of each other and when the older one attempts suicide, the younger one tries to uncover the reason.
Download or read book Glimpses into My Own Black Box written by George W. Stocking and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George W. Stocking, Jr., has spent a professional lifetime exploring the history of anthropology, and his findings have shaped anthropologists’ understanding of their field for two generations. Through his meticulous research, Stocking has shown how such forces as politics, race, institutional affiliations, and personal relationships have influenced the discipline from its beginnings. In this autobiography, he turns his attention to a subject closer to home but no less challenging. Looking into his own “black box,” he dissects his upbringing, his politics, even his motivations in writing about himself. The result is a book systematically, at times brutally, self-questioning. An interesting question, Stocking says, is one that arouses just the right amount of anxiety. But that very anxiety may be the ultimate source of Stocking’s remarkable intellectual energy and output. In the first two sections of the book, he traces the intersecting vectors of his professional and personal lives. The book concludes with a coda, “Octogenarian Afterthoughts,” that offers glimpses of his life after retirement, when advancing age, cancer, and depression changed the tenor of his reflections about both his life and his work. This book is the twelfth and final volume of the influential History of Anthropology series.
Download or read book Glimpses of a Global Life written by Shridath Ramphal and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2014-11-22 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shridath "Sonny" Ramphal looks back at the fifteen years he spent as the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. He shares glimpses of conflicts, discussions, and characters such as Uganda's tyrant, Idi Amin, and the enlightened spirits of others like Germany's Willy Brandt and Nelson Mandela — all of whom Ramphal encountered in his global life.
Download or read book A History of the World in 100 Objects written by Neil MacGregor and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a dramatically original approach to the history of humanity, using objects which previous civilisations have left behind them, often accidentally, as prisms through which we can explore past worlds and the lives of the men and women who lived in them. The book's range is enormous. It begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with an object from the 21st century which represents the world we live in today. Neil MacGregor's aim is not simply to describe these remarkable things, but to show us their significance - how a stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people, how Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency or how an early Victorian tea-set tells us about the impact of empire. Each chapter immerses the reader in a past civilisation accompanied by an exceptionally well-informed guide. Seen through this lens, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. An intellectual and visual feast, it is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years.
Download or read book Glimpses Into The Abyss written by Mary Higgs and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glimpses into the Abyss by Mary Higgs: Enter the depths of the human psyche and emotions with "Glimpses into the Abyss." Mary Higgs presents a collection of haunting and emotionally resonant short stories that delve into the complexities of the human experience. Each narrative offers a profound glimpse into the darkness and light within us all, leaving readers with a profound sense of introspection and reflection. Key Aspects of the Book "Glimpses into the Abyss": Emotional Exploration: "Glimpses into the Abyss" delves into a range of human emotions, offering thought-provoking stories that resonate with readers' hearts and minds. Introspective Narratives: The book invites readers to reflect on the complexities of human nature and the inner struggles that shape our lives. Evocative Prose: Higgs' poignant and evocative writing style immerses readers in each story, eliciting a visceral response and emotional connection. Mary Higgs was a gifted writer and storyteller whose works delved into the depths of human emotion and psychology. Born in the 19th century, Higgs' literary prowess allowed her to craft stories that resonated with readers on a profound level. In "Glimpses into the Abyss," Higgs weaves intricate narratives that provide a poignant window into the human soul, evoking emotions and thoughts that leave a lasting impression. Her storytelling legacy endures, touching the hearts of readers across generations and showcasing the power of literature to explore the depths of the human experience.
Download or read book Toward a Global Middle Ages written by Bryan C. Keene and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important and overdue book examines illuminated manuscripts and other book arts of the Global Middle Ages. Illuminated manuscripts and illustrated or decorated books—like today’s museums—preserve a rich array of information about how premodern peoples conceived of and perceived the world, its many cultures, and everyone’s place in it. Often a Eurocentric field of study, manuscripts are prisms through which we can glimpse the interconnected global history of humanity. Toward a Global Middle Ages is the first publication to examine decorated books produced across the globe during the period traditionally known as medieval. Through essays and case studies, the volume’s multidisciplinary contributors expand the historiography, chronology, and geography of manuscript studies to embrace a diversity of objects, individuals, narratives, and materials from Africa, Asia, Australasia, and the Americas—an approach that both engages with and contributes to the emerging field of scholarly inquiry known as the Global Middle Ages. Featuring more than 160 color illustrations, this wide-ranging and provocative collection is intended for all who are interested in engaging in a dialogue about how books and other textual objects contributed to world-making strategies from about 400 to 1600.
Download or read book Yea Alabama A Rare Glimpse into the Personal Diary of the University of Alabama Volume 2 1871 through 1901 Second Edition written by David M. Battles and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-27 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Alabama (UA) is one of the most prominent and fascinating universities in the United States. Volume One of this series explored UA’s 1819 birth, its formative years, its burning by Union soldiers, and its subsequent rebirth in 1871. Volume Two introduces a number of important elements into the ongoing narrative, including: the University’s continual hassle with the radical state government through 1877; a span of only seven years wherein three UA presidents either die in office or in Tuscaloosa shortly after resigning, creating a terrible period of psychological mourning that affected everyone associated with the University; the strict admission of women students, and the effect of this on the faculty, administration, and the cadets; and the establishment of student-written works including a journal, a newspaper, and a yearbook. The volume also looks at the history of unofficial student sports dating from the 1870s and the official birth in 1892 of a school-sanctioned athletic program for football and baseball, the germ of what would eventually be named the Crimson Tide, including the first twelve rocky years of the program. It also explores the successful 1900 Student Rebellion against the military style of student government, a rebellion that would rock the very soul of the school, involving the state press, the legislature, the governor, the alumni, and the citizens of Alabama, and which witnessed the fall of the commandant and eventually of the president, thus wrenching the students out of their fluctuating but often sorrowful psychological state of mind into an ever-evolving psychology and experience of success.
Download or read book A History of Science Vol 1 5 written by Henry Smith Williams and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 1085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Science is a five volume work written by two brothers dr. Henry Smith Williams and dr. Edward Huntington Williams with a goal to present fundamental principles of science, to point out how they have been discovered by our predecessors, and to trace the growth of these ideas from their first vague beginnings. The work is chronologically divided in five parts, each of them covering the epoch in which different branches of science have been lifted to the next level. Table of Contents: Volume I: Idea of the Science in Ancient History and Prehistoric Times (Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria, Ancient Greece and Rome); Volume II: The Beginnings of Modern Science (Science in Middle Ages, Eastern, Western, Galileo, Newton); Volume III: Modern Development of the Physical Sciences; Volume IV: Modern Development of the Chemical and Biological Sciences; Volume V: Aspects of Recent Science.
Download or read book Slave to Fortune written by D. J. Munro and published by . This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slave to Fortune is an award-winning historical novel. Tom Cheke's world is turned upside-down when he is kidnapped and enslaved by Barbary corsairs. Tom carves out a promising, new life only to have it shattered again when he falls into the hands of a knight of the Order of St John and into a turbulent world of ciphers, spies and assassinations.
Download or read book Fundamentals Of Research Methodology A Glimpse Into Architectural Research written by Dr. M. Banu Chitra and published by Academic Guru Publishing House. This book was released on 2024-06-19 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fundamentals of Research Methodology, Glimpse into Architectural research” serves as an essential resource for students, researchers, and professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of the research process. This book offers a thorough exploration of the core concepts and techniques that underpin effective research across various disciplines. It begins by guiding readers through the initial stages of research, including identifying research problems, conducting literature reviews, and formulating clear, testable hypotheses. The book then delves into both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, providing detailed explanations and comparisons to help readers select the most appropriate approach for their studies. Additionally, it covers essential topics such as sampling techniques, data collection methods, and the intricacies of data analysis, ensuring that readers are equipped to handle complex research tasks. Also, this book provides a glimpse of various ways to conduct Architectural studies. “Fundamentals of Research Methodology” is designed to empower readers with the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct rigorous and impactful research, making it an invaluable tool for anyone looking to contribute meaningfully to their field.
