social history

Contains 209 essays that explore topics in the social history of Europe from 1350 to 2000, grouped by subject in twenty-three categories, including biographies; with cross-references, bibliographies, an alphabetical table of contents, and a comprehensive index.

Looks 200 years into the future and imagines that our current civilization has fallen apart by then, just as great civilizations of the past have collapsed.

This atlas covers issues of social relevance in today's world, such as national independence, third world debt, crime, disease, and health.

Teaches children about cultures by showing them how to write and design their own nonfiction books about them, covering information on the parts of a non-fiction book, how to write using different text styles, and more.

Presents a collection of more than one hundred excerpts from dance, etiquette, beauty, and fashion manuals of the nineteenth century.

Explores the lives of knights in the Middle Ages, focuses on the role they played in society, and examines the weaponry they used, the reasons behind their participation in tournaments and the history of the Crusades.