A magisterial history of the Atlantic Ocean before Columbus, embracing a timespan of some 168,000 years, and bringing together a wealth of critical themes and developments in world history from the early shaping of the continents and the emergence of homo sapiens, to the histories of shipbuilding, navigation, fishing, trading, slavery, maritime exploration and nascent European imperialism. A history on a grand scale, Ocean offers the reader a feast of historical storytelling.
Taking us from the beginning of our story to the present day, A Cold Spell examines how ice has shaped our thoughts, actions and societies – and what it means for us that it is rapidly disappearing from our planet
An authoritative military history of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, describing the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the siege and fall of Baghdad, and the nation-building mission that followed.
The early sixties in Britain told as only David Kynaston ('the most entertaining historian alive' Spectator) can: running from 1962 to 1965, A Northern Wind is the anticipated next volume in Kynaston’s landmark ‘Tales of a New Jerusalem’ series
The remarkable story of an overlooked map archive that reveals how maps have helped inspire some of the greatest scientific discoveries, but also led to terrible atrocities.
An acclaimed cultural historian takes readers on an intellectual thrill ride through the kaleidoscopic story of futurology, a surprisingly powerful force in the modern world.
Marking the mid-point in his landmark history of modern Britain, David Kynaston presents a scintillating snapshot of the year 1962 – one of the most fascinating periods of transition in British history
Un recorrido por la historia contemporánea a través de operaciones organizadas por los estados, servicios secretos y lobbies para manipular el curso de la Historia a favor de sus propios intereses.
Un libro de historia de la música occidental lleno de anécdotas. Divertido como pocos. Se lee rápido. Incluye un capítulo sobre el Festival de Viña del Mar.Una lectura transversal que encantará a todos los fanáticos de la música, sin importar sexo, edad ni país.
En este libro descubrirás que la historia también tiene algo de historieta. Y que es mucho más entretenida de lo que jamás imaginaste.¡Todos los datos freak que siempre quisiste saber de la historia universal. Desde el Big Bang hasta la revolución francesa!762 curiosidades para ti.
