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Author
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"John E. Wills's masterful history ushers us into the worlds of 1688, from the suicidal exaltation of Russian Old Believers to the ravishing voice of the haiku poet Basho. Witness the splendor of the Chinese imperial court as the Kangxi emperor publicly mourns the death of his grandmother and shrewdly consolidates his power. Join the great caravans of Muslims on their annual pilgrimage from Damascus and Cairo to Mecca. Walk the pungent streets of...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
"An incisive overview of the history of the twentieth century reviews the legacy of two world wars, the Depression, the end of colonialism, the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR, and the era's technological and scientific advances"--Amazon.com.
52) Revolution
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
IG 890L
Language
English
Description
Presents in newspaper format facts relating to the French, American, Russian, and Chinese revolutions.
Author
Publisher
Vintage
Pub. Date
1989.
Language
English
Description
Erica Hobsbawm discusses the evolution of European economics, politics, arts, sciences, and cultural life from the height of the industrial revolution to the First World War. Hobsbawm combines vast erudition with a graceful prose style to re-create the epoch that laid the basis for the twentieth century.