The Conquest of the Russian Arctic
Language: en
Pages: 454

The Conquest of the Russian Arctic

Authors: Paul R. Josephson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-09 - Publisher: Harvard University Press

Spanning nine time zones, the Russian Arctic was mostly unexplored before the twentieth century. Paul Josephson describes the massive effort under Stalin to assimilate the Arctic into the Soviet empire--effects still being felt today, as Putin redoubles efforts to secure the Arctic, which he sees as key to Russia's economic
The Conquest of Mexico
Language: en
Pages: 368

The Conquest of Mexico

Authors: Serge Gruzinski
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-02-20 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disruptions to the Indian's memory, changes in their perception of reality,
The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest
Language: en
Pages: 332

The Pueblo Revolt and the Mythology of Conquest

Authors: Michael Vincent Wilcox, Michael V. Wilcox
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-12-03 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

In a groundbreaking book that challenges familiar narratives of discontinuity, disease-based demographic collapse, and acculturation, Michael V. Wilcox upends many deeply held assumptions about native peoples in North America. His provocative book poses the question, What if we attempted to explain their presence in contemporary society five hundred years after
The Norman Conquest
Language: en
Pages: 392

The Norman Conquest

Authors: Richard Huscroft
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-09-13 - Publisher: Routledge

The Norman Conquest was one of the most significant events in European history. Over forty years from 1066, England was traumatised and transformed. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was eliminated, foreign elites took control of Church and State, and England's entire political, social and cultural orientation was changed. Out of the
The British Isles
Language: en
Pages: 379

The British Isles

Authors: Hugh Kearney
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-03-29 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

A new edition of a classic book, thoroughly updated to take into account social, political and cultural changes within Britain.

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