Category: History

A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE, by Jonathan M. Hall
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Overview: A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE.

–Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic resources, and more illustrations

–Takes a critical and analytical look at evidence about the history of the archaic Greek World

–Involves the reader in the practice of history by questioning and reevaluating conventional beliefs

–Casts new light on traditional themes such as the rise of the city-state, citizen militias, and the origins of egalitarianism

–Provides a wealth of archaeological evidence, in a number of different specialties, including ceramics, architecture, and mortuary studies
Genre: Non-Fiction > General | History

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A Companion to Roman Religion by Jorg Rupke
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Overview: A comprehensive treatment of the significant symbols and institutions of Roman religion, this companion places the various religious symbols, discourses, and practices, including Judaism and Christianity, into a larger framework to reveal the sprawling landscape of the Roman religion.

An innovative introduction to Roman religion.

Approaches the field with a focus on the human-figures instead of the gods.

Analyzes religious changes from the eighth century BC to the fourth century AD.

Offers the first history of religious motifs on coins and household/everyday utensils.

Presents Roman religion within its cultural, social, and historical contexts.
Genre: Non-Fiction: General

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Who Were the Babylonians? by Bill T. Arnold
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Overview: Arnold draws on current Assyriological data to trace the geopolitical realities behind literary references to Babylonians by ancient classical historians such as Herodotus and Berossus and by authors of the Bible. Much is known about the material culture of Mesopotamia, he says, but most of the literature has been written by specialists for each other. He has combed through that literature, focusing on Babylonia, to provide a general survey for students of history, archaeology, philology, and the Bible. He begins with Babylonia before the Babylonians came—the Old Accadian and neo-Sumerian periods—and proceeds through Hammurabi’s empire, the fall of Babylon, and the neo-Babylonian period.
Genre: Non-Fiction, History

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Before Haiti: Race and Citizenship in French Saint-Domingue by John D. Garrigus
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Overview: Winner of the Society for French Historical Studies 2007 Gilbert Chinard Prize!

In 1804 French Saint-Domingue became the independent nation of Haiti after the only successful slave uprising in world history. When the Haitian Revolution broke out, the colony was home to the largest and wealthiest free population of African descent in the New World. Before Haiti explains the origins of this free colored class, exposes the ways its members both supported and challenged slavery, and examines how they created their own New World identity in the years from 1760 to 1804.
Genre: Non-Fiction, History

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Hippies, Indians and the Fight for Red Power by Sherry L. Smith
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Overview: Through much of the 20th century, federal policy toward Indians sought to extinguish all remnants of native life and culture. That policy was dramatically confronted in the late 1960s when a loose coalition of hippies, civil rights advocates, Black Panthers, unions, Mexican-Americans, Quakers and other Christians, celebrities, and others joined with Red Power activists to fight for Indian rights.
Genre: Non Fiction > History

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