history

Presents a study of European drama, covering Greek tragedy through twentieth-century theatre, focusing on the political, religious, national, ethnic, class-related, gendered, and individual representations of identity, including topics such as the German Enlightenment and the work of Corneille, Goethe, Ibsen, Chekhov, and Beckett.

Traces the history of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years' War, and explores how the Treaty set in motion an unexpected series of consequences that changed the history of North America.

Examines the Declaration of Independence as a political, legal, and intellectual document from the perspective of the rest of the world, placing the Declaration within the context of a broad international framework and exploring how it influenced other countries and governments.

Presents an introduction to the prehistory of Canada, in simple text with illustrations, providing information on its geology and geography, the first people to migrate into North America, the first contact with European explores, and more.

Draws on personal journals and historical documents to recount the overseas voyage of Royal Army Captain Arthur Phillip's first expedition to Australia, where he was charged with setting up a penal colony for London prisoners.

Presents a chronological overview of the history of the bridge, providing information on the creation, design, engineering, construction, and social implications for over one hundred bridges throughout the world. Includes illustrations.

Fact-based story of Grace Marks, a sixteen-year-old girl who received a life sentence in 1843 for allegedly taking part in the murder of her employer and his lover, but whose case continued to stir debate throughout her prison stay, resulting in her release in 1872.

A series of critical essays on the life and works of eighteenth-century English novelist Jane Austen that includes a chronology and introduction by Harold Bloom.

Contains over five hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the lives and achievements, careers, writings, characters, and other aspects of the five literary Brontes, including Patrick, Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne.