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- Sapiens : a brief history of humankind / by Harari, Yuval N.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Civilization; Human beings; World history.; Chronology, Historical.; Technology and civilization;
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- The River Battles : Canada's Final Campaign in World War II Italy. by Zuehlke, Mark.;
Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: HISTORY / Military / Canada; HISTORY / Military / General; HISTORY / Military / World War II;
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- Age of revolutions : progress and backlash from 1600 to the present / by Zakaria, Fareed,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-364) and index."Populist rage, ideological fracture, economic and technological shocks, war, and an international system studded with catastrophic risk -- the early decades of the twenty-first century may be the most revolutionary period in modern history. But it is not the first. Humans have lived, and thrived, through more than one great realignment. What are these revolutions, and how can they help us to understand our fraught world? In this major work, Fareed Zakaria masterfully investigates the eras and movements that have shaken norms while shaping the modern world. Three such periods hold profound lessons for today. First, in the seventeenth-century Netherlands, a fascinating series of transformations made that tiny land the richest in the world -- and created politics as we know it today. Next, the French Revolution, an explosive era that devoured its ideological children and left a bloody legacy that haunts us today. Finally, the mother of all revolutions, the Industrial Revolution, which catapulted Great Britain and the US to global dominance and created the modern world. Alongside these paradigm-shifting historical events, Zakaria probes four present-day revolutions: globalization, technology, identity, and geopolitics. For all their benefits, the globalization and technology revolutions have produced profound disruptions and pervasive anxiety and our identity. And increasingly, identity is the battlefield on which the twenty-first century's polarized politics are fought. All this is set against a geopolitical revolution as great as the one that catapulted the United States to world power in the late nineteenth century. Now we are entering a world in which the US is no longer the dominant power. As we find ourselves at the nexus of four seismic revolutions, we can easily imagine a dark future. But Zakaria proves that pessimism is premature. If we act wisely, the liberal international order can be revived and populism relegated to the ash heap of history." --- Subjects: Revolutions.; Revolutions; Social change.; World history.;
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- Civilization : the West and the rest / by Ferguson, Niall.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.- Subjects: Civilization, Western.; Hegemony; International relations; World politics.;
- © c2011., Penguin Press,
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- World War I : the definitive visual history / by Grant, R. G.; Smithsonian Institution.;
LSC- Subjects: World War, 1914-1918.; World War, 1914-1918;
- © 2014., DK,
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- The Weimar Years : Rise and Fall 1918-1933. by McDonough, Frank.;
Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Germany; HISTORY / Military / General; HISTORY / Military / World War II;
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- The Last Tsar : The Abdication of Nicholas II and the Fall of the Romanovs. by Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi.;
Library Bound Incorporated- Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty; HISTORY; HISTORY / Europe / Eastern; HISTORY / Military / World War I;
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- A history of the world in 500 walks / by Baxter, Sarah.;
"From geologic upheavals and mad kings to trade routes and saints' ways, this book relates the tales behind the top 500 walks that have shaped our society. It's easy to imagine traveling back in time as you read about convicts and conquistadores, silk traders and Buddhists who have hiked along routes for purposes as varied as the terrain they covered. From prehistory to the present day, take a grand tour of world events at eye-level perspective with accounts that combine knowledgeable commentary with practical detail. You may even be inspired to lace up your own boots!"--Provided by publisher.LSC- Subjects: Walking; Hiking; Trails; Historic sites; World history.;
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- National Geographic essential visual history of world mythology / by Bullen, Matthew,non-fiction author.; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
LSC- Subjects: Mythology.; Mythology;
- © c2008., National Geographic,
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- A history of just about everything : 180 events, people and inventions that changed the world / by MacLeod, Elizabeth,1958-; Wishinsky, Frieda.; Leng, Qin.;
An overview and time line of all the great events, people, and inventions that changed history, including information on their ongoing impact.LSC- Subjects: World history; Civilization; Inventions;
- © c2013., Kids Can Press,
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