The Fall of Empires: A Brief History of Imperial Collapse 1594163340, 9781594163340

Shadow Empires: An Alternative Imperial History 9780691253282

An original study of empire creation and its consequences, from ancient through early modern times The world’s first gr

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The Fall of Imperial China 0029336805, 9780029336809

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A Brief History of Pollution

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Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World

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A Brief History of the Future 9781611450132

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A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union 1474240259, 9781474240253

"A Modern History of Russian Childhood examines the changes and continuities in ideas about Russian childhood from

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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union 9780300262445

A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise

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A Brief History of History 0253066093, 9780253066091

In A Brief History of History, acclaimed historian Jeremy Black seeks to reinvigorate and redefine our ideas about histo

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Cult of the Dead: A Brief History of Christianity 9780520975712

A sweeping cultural history of how Christianity was born from its martyrs. Though it promises eternal life, Christianity

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Empires of Faith: The Fall of Rome to the Rise of Islam, 500-700 (Oxford History of Medieval Europe) 9780191620027

Drawing upon the latest historical and archaeological research, Dr Peter Sarris provides a panoramic account of the hist

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