Europa: How Europe Shaped the Modern World 1681778246, 9781681778242

Infinitesimal: How a Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World

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1864: the forgotten war that shaped modern Europe 9781782830771, 1782830774

The Battle of Dybbøl, 1864. Prussian troops lay siege to an outpost in the far south of Denmark. The conflict is over co

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 0750996668, 9780750996662

A sweeping history of the Roman Empire's influence beyond its borders and through time At its height in the secon

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The story of silver : how the white metal shaped America and the modern world 9780691184517, 0691184518

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Stealing from the Saracens: How Islamic Architecture Shaped Europe 9781787383050

Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Musli

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The Hungry Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World 9781448182091, 9781847922700

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The Legacy of Rome: How the Roman Empire Shaped the Modern World 9781803991504, 180399150X

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The Taste of Empire: How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World 9780465056668, 9780465093175, 0465056660

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Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World 9780062938350

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China on the Sea: How the Maritime World Shaped Modern China 9004194789, 9789004194786

This volume challenges the Walled Kingdom perspective. China reached out to the seas far more actively than historians h

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