false 3258 1 1 640220 0292707940 9780292707948 4 <![CDATA[Gods, Demons and Symbols of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Illustrated Dictionary]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176615440m/640220.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176615440s/640220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/640220.Gods_Demons_and_Symbols_of_Ancient_Mesopotamia_An_Illustrated_Dictionary 3.80 10 <p class="quote">"The authors know their material inside out... The choice of illustrations, both half-tone and line-drawings, and the careful, cross-referencing of entries make this book a compelling compendium of ideas and images." <p class="source">—Trevor Watkins, <cite>History Today

Ancient Mesopotamia was a rich, varied and highly complex culture whose achievements included the invention of writing and the development of sophisticated urban society. This book offers an introductory guide to the beliefs and customs of the ancient Mesopotamians, as revealed in their art and their writings between about 3000 B.C. and the advent of the Christian era. Gods, goddesses, demons, monsters, magic, myths, religious symbolism, ritual, and the spiritual world are all discussed in alphabetical entries ranging from short accounts to extended essays. Names are given in both their Sumerian and Akkadian forms, and all entries are fully cross-referenced. A useful introduction provides historical and geographical background and describes the sources of our knowledge about the religion, mythology and magic of "the cradle of civilisation".

]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 86034 3.82 11 4 1992 726334 0756609674 9780756609672 0 <![CDATA[World History Atlas]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177694123m/726334.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177694123s/726334.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/726334.World_History_Atlas 4.29 7 World History Atlas is the most wide-ranging portrait of world history ever published. Combining state-of-the-art cartography with historical information and detailed regional mapping, this is a compelling look at the human journey.]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 1999 1453779 0750924624 9780750924627 1 <![CDATA[Culloden and the '45]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183761351m/1453779.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183761351s/1453779.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1453779.Culloden_and_the_45 4.50 4 3258 3.52 101 22 1991 199535 0300117329 9780300117325 3 <![CDATA[George III: America's Last King (The English Monarchs Series)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172622660m/199535.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172622660s/199535.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199535.George_III_America_s_Last_King 3.40 5 Jeremy Black’s biography deals comprehensively with the politics, the wars, and the domestic issues, and harnesses the richest range of unpublished sources in Britain, Germany, and the United States. But, using George III’s own prolific correspondence, it also interrogates the man himself, his strong religious faith, and his powerful sense of moral duty to his family and to his nation. Black considers the king’s scientific, cultural, and intellectual interests as no other biographer has done, and explores how he was viewed by his contemporaries. Identifying George as the last British ruler of the Thirteen Colonies, Black reveals his strong personal engagement in the struggle for America and argues that George himself, his intentions and policies, were key to the conflict.</div>]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 2006 517032 0300086938 9780300086935 1 <![CDATA[Maps and History: Constructing Images of the Past]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175465180m/517032.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175465180s/517032.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/517032.Maps_and_History_Constructing_Images_of_the_Past 4.00 4 3258 3.52 101 22 1997 721091 1402728859 9781402728853 1 <![CDATA[100 Maps: The Science, Art and Politics of Cartography Throughout History]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177624521m/721091.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177624521s/721091.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/721091.100_Maps_The_Science_Art_and_Politics_of_Cartography_Throughout_History 3.75 4 From Ptolemy's projection of the world--still the basic map after 13 centuries--to Tolkien's cartography of Middle Earth (the most printed guide to a non-existent place ever), each of these maps has its own fascinating story to tell.

Escape maps, military maps, cartographic breakthroughs, and follies and forgeries: these 100 maps, organized chronologically, are the most important, dramatic, and breathtakingly beautiful ever created. They show not only the art and science of the form, but also its power. Some had devastating consequences, such the 1885 map of Africa that carved up the continent to Europeans desires. But others are simply exquisite to look at or mysterious, like the Aborginal "Dreamtime" painting and the Siberian rock maps. And some maps capture places that exist only in the imagination. Finding out about each one is an adventure all its own, whether it be with Lewis and Clark across America or the British as they uncovered India.
</div>]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 2005 236412 0500251258 9780500251256 1 <![CDATA[The Seventy Great Battles in History]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172984471m/236412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172984471s/236412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/236412.The_Seventy_Great_Battles_in_History 3.50 4 Twenty-five military historians from around the world describe the decisive conflicts that shaped history from the fifth century BC to the present.

Cannae and Agincourt, Waterloo and Gettysburg, Stalingrad and Midway, the Tet Offensive….The latest book in the popular Seventies series assesses the great battles and conflicts in history from the past twenty-five centuries, and discusses the effects they have had on the development of states and civilizations.

Organized chronologically into seven parts, the book encompasses the ancient and medieval worlds as well as the wars of the past hundred years, including the conflict in Iraq. The contributors analyze not just the greatest land battles of all time, but sieges such as Constantinople (1453) and Tenochtitlán (1521); naval battles such as Actium (31 BC), Trafalgar (1805), and Tsushima (1905); and the crucial conflicts in the air during the Battle of Britain (1940) and the American attack on Japan (1945).

The coverage is truly worldwide in scope, from the battle in Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, where the Germans defeated the Romans, to Hakata Bay in 1281, where the Japanese defeated the Mongols, and the first battle of Panipat in 1526, where the Mughals conquered Hindustan. The reader is presented with a masterly overview of advances in military technology, and of the changing tactics and strategy of battlefield commanders from Hannibal to Napoleon, Montgomery, and Eisenhower.

Richly illustrated in color with hundreds of photographs, contemporary paintings, and specially commissioned battle plans and maps, this will be essential reading for anyone interested in military history. 350 illustrations, 230 in color.]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 2005 3885154 0226054934 9780226054933 0 <![CDATA[Maps and Politics]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3885154.Maps_and_Politics 4.00 3
</div>]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 1998 517034 0060851236 9780060851231 1 <![CDATA[The Warfare in the Eighteenth Century]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175465181m/517034.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175465181s/517034.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/517034.The_Warfare_in_the_Eighteenth_Century 3.00 4 Worldwide warfare might seem like a twentieth-century development, but the colonial empires of Europe fought wars around the globe in the eighteenth. With domains spreading to the Americas and across the Pacific Ocean to Asia, a great power such as France could find itself fighting simultaneously against England's Hanoverian king in northern Germany, in the waters of the English Channel, and on the grounds of what became Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jeremy Black explains not just the wheres and whys of those wars, but also the hows.

<ul> <li>The Age of Enlightenment on the battlefield.</li> <li>Diversity of tactics and weapons used around the globe.</li> <li>After the death of Louis XIV, French hegemony yielded to French decline and the French Revolution.</li> <li>Shifting balance of power sets the stage for the rise of Prussia.</li> <li>The American Revolution witnesses the origins of guerilla warfare.</li> </ul>]]> 3258 3.52 101 22 2006 493411 0750931698 9780750931694 0 <![CDATA[The British Abroad: The Grand Tour in the Eighteenth Century]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175209648m/493411.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175209648s/493411.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/493411.The_British_Abroad_The_Grand_Tour_in_the_Eighteenth_Century 3.00 4 3258 3.52 101 22 1992