European History for Dummies

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A fun, informative guide to Europe?s past and present.
The history of Europe is rich, complex, vibrant, and at times violent; it has influenced many countries throughout the world and has itself been influenced by many countries. In the light-hearted European History For Dummies
, historian Sean Lang explores the countries, conflicts, people, institutions, disasters, and triumphs that have helped shape modern-day Europe, packing in tons of facts alongside the fun. Chapters range from Celts without Kilts and What a Way to Run a Republic! to I Capture Quite a Few Castles, Reformation Ruckus, and The War to End All Wars.
Sean Lang, the author of British History For Dummies
(0-7645-7021-8), is also a history lecturer, examiner, and writer.


U.S. History I

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CliffsQuickReview U.S. History I
provides you with an overview of United States history from before the colonial period through the end of Reconstruction. You can use this in-depth reference as a supplement to your textbook and classroom lectures, or you can use it as an at-a-glance reference. As you work your way through this review, you`ll be ready to tackle such concepts as
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The Timetables Of History

Updated to cover the years 1990 through 2004, this detailed historical reference provides a chronology of seven thousand years of significant moments in history, religion, science, technology, culture, and the arts in an accessible format designed for quick reference.
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Instant European History

From the French Revolution to the Cold War, this spirited chronicle brings European history to life, following trails of treachery, unearthing the dirt on key historical figures, and reconstructing dramatic revolutionary battles. So if you've ever wondered why Napoleon's boundless ambition led to Waterloo or how Hitler stalled on the rocky road to Moscow, this book is for you. Besides uncovering all the juicy facts you forgot from History 101, Instant European History reveals the surprising side of people and events that conventional accounts ignore. Instant European History is crammed with special features, including chapter summaries, who's who lists, biographical tidbits, and a host of maps, photos, cartoons, and illustrations.
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A History of Hand Knitting

This reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, from the Restoration to 1835, during the 19th century, and during World War I and after. Further explorations consider local traditions in the British Isles, knitting as practiced east of the Adriatic, and developments in the Americas. Absorbing reading for knitters and nonknitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern.
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A Concise History of Mathematics

This brief history of mathematics stresses the origins and covers every major figure from the Ancient Near East to the 19th century and includes 41 illustrations.
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The History of China

Every school and public library should update its resources on China with this engagingly written and succinct narrative history of China from prehistoric times to 2000. The world's oldest continuing civilization, China's technological, cultural, and philosophical developments have influenced the world throughout its long history. Wright, an expert on China, has written a fascinating history that not only makes the complex history of China clear to the reader, but weaves into each era of that history the thematic strands of diplomatic, cultural, and technological history.
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The Penguin History of Europe

A history of the nations of the European continent from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present day, written by a distinguished professor of history at Oxford University. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
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