Natural Hierarchies adopts a highly original approach to trace the emergence and development of social rank in our present-day world. The author draws upon traditional methods used …
This is a history of the region now known as the United States of America, from earliest times to the American victory over the British and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. …
This book traces the complex process by which an area, seen initially as a war-zone, was gradually transformed by the actions of the Romans and the reactions of the indigenous …
This volume examines the tumultuous changes that have occurred and are still occurring in the aftermath of European colonization of the globe from 1492 to 1947. Ranges widely over …
This book charts the decolonization of Asia, Africa and the Caribbean from 1945 to the present day, analysing the ways in which countries separated themselves from the control of …
The Coming of the American Revolution analyzes the most important factors emphasized by historians to interpret why the thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776. Its …
Emphasising the increasingly regional or national approach to the legacies of colonialism, this Reader provides an entirely new way for students to engage with an important and …
This original and provocative text provides an approach to understanding the emergence and development of social rank through race and caste. The struggles we face in race and …
The Coming of the American Revolution analyzes the most important factors emphasized by historians to interpret why the thirteen colonies declared independence in 1776. Its …
The United States and Imperialism uses concepts of civilization, identity, the civilizing mission, and cooperation to explain the role of imperialism throughout American history. …
