Verdenshistorie

«Verdenshistorie. Med fortiden som speil» er et formidabelt verk, skrevet av Terje Tvedt - en av landets aller fremste historikere. Det er en verdenshistorie som tar oss …

Internasjonale bestselger som setter verdenshistorien i nytt lys med Østen som dreiepunkt. I århundrer førte jakten på makt og penger menneskene mot den nye verden i Amerika. I …

A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain’s right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture—"one of the few contemporary works …

A Pulitzer Prize–winning historian examines transformational leaders from Moses to Machiavelli to Martin Luther King Jr. in this “impressive book” (The Washington Post).  Historian …

Neither a comprehensive 'life and times' nor a conventional biography, this is an engaging and accessible exploration of rulership and monarchial authority in eighteenth century …

Riley-Smith's acclaimed book is now regarded as a classic short study. The updated fourth edition of this essential introduction features a new Preface which surveys and reviews …

For over 100 000 år siden fantes det seks ulike menneskearter på jorden. I dag finnes det kun en. Oss. Homo sapiens. Hvorfor ble nettopp vår art så fremgangsrik og dominant? …

From the tunnels of Gaza to the militarized airspace of the Occupied Territories, Eyal Weizman unravels Israel's mechanisms of control and its transformation of Palestinian towns, …

“Our most provocative scholar of American power” reveals the forces behind the assassination of JFK—and their continuing influence over our world (David Talbot, Salon).   On …

The essays, written by leading experts, examine the history of the international financial system in terms of the debate about globalization and its limits. In the nineteenth …