history

Presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.

Presents literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary perspectives. The set, which is "new historicist" in its approach to literary criticism, endorses the notion that not only does history affect literature, but literature itself informs history.

Explores through the efforts to reconstruct the ravaged South and the push to create new life in the promising land to the west of the Mississippi.

Explores America's most recent history from the political and social movements of the 1960s and 1970s to the Reagan years, the War on Terror, and the current struggle against economic recession.

Explores how the United States transitioned from a rural nation into an industrial giant thanks to progressivism during the Gilded Age.

Covers more than 20 years of historical writing on the history of women in the American West.

This book explores Islam, as a faith and as a political power, which rose to world dominance in an astoundingly brief timespan--little more than one hundred years. From the events of Muhammad's life to the founding of a vast empire, the rise of Islam is the story of a people, a vibrant culture, and the growth of a civilization.

This book covers the traditions, social organizations, languages, and ideas that shaped ancient Mesoamerican civilizations. The intellectual and cultural achievements of Pre-Columbian America rivaled those of ancient Rome and Egypt, and greatly enriched the landscape of present-day Mexico and Central America.

Provides historical information on Islam and the Muslim world, including the religion's founding by the Prophet Muhammad, the spread of Islam outside the Arabian Peninsula, and political rule by various dynasties.

Examines the rich cultural achievements of the early civilizations from North, Middle and South America, including the Inca and Maya societies, beliefs and innovations.