Tag: History

Free Download Edwyn Bevan, "A History of Egypt under the Ptolemaic Dynasty"
English | 2015 | ISBN: 1138775576 | EPUB | pages: 412 | 5.0 mb
First published in 1927, this title presents a well-regarded study of this intriguing – and often over-looked – period of Egyptian history for the general reader as well as the student of Hellenism.

Free Download Xi Xiang, "A Brief History of the Chinese Language VII "
English | ISBN: 103243063X | 2023 | 190 pages | PDF | 3 MB
As the seventh volume of a multi-volume set on the Chinese language, this book studies the Mongolian influence on neologisms in Modern Chinese and innovations in word formation and lexical meanings during the period.

Free Download James Chapman, "The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985"
English | ISBN: 1399500767 | 2022 | 416 pages | PDF | 1330 KB
The Money Behind the Screen maps the changing landscape of film finance in Britain during a transformative period for the film industry. It is the first book to document the sources of finance for film-making, the relations between film producers and financiers, and the wider fiscal and economic landscape of the British film production industry. It covers a period characterised by recurrent crises for the British film industry which also saw profound and far-reaching changes in the provision of film finance, including the establishment of state support mechanisms for British producers (the National Film Finance Corporation and the Eady levy), the shift from producer-finance to distributor-finance, and the growth of American investment in the British production sector. The book explores three interrelated aspects of the history of film finance: the institutional and economic structure of the production sector of the industry; the sources of production finance, including private and public capital and British and foreign investment; and the role of government in providing support for film production. It is an essential reference work for anyone studying the British film industry.

Free Download The Fiction of Narrative: Essays on History, Literature, and Theory, 1957-2007 By Hayden White
2010 | 382 Pages | ISBN: 0801894808 | PDF | 88 MB
For students and scholars of historiography, the theory of history, and literary studies, Robert Doran (French and comparative literature, U. of Rochester) gathers together 23 previously uncollected essays written by theorist and historian Hayden White (comparative literature, Stanford U.) from 1957 to 2007, on his theories of historical writing and narrative. Essays are organized chronologically and reveal the evolution of White’s thought and its relationship to theories of the time, as well as the impact on the way scholars think about historical representation, the discipline of history, and how historiography intersects with other areas, especially literary studies. They specifically address theory of tropes, theory of narrative, and figuralism.

Free Download Peter N. Stearns, "Punishment in World History "
English | ISBN: 103254676X | 2023 | 248 pages | PDF | 8 MB
This book focuses on major changes in punishment patterns during the principal phases of world history, tracing continuities, reforms, and regional differences. Key passages analyze the reasons for changes and variations in definitions of cruelty and justice.

Free Download Indigenous Oral History Manual; Canada and the United States; The Second Edition of The American Indian Oral History Manual
by Winona Wheeler; Charles E. Trimble; Mary Kay Quinlan; Barbara W. Sommer
English | 2023 | ISBN: 0367746794 | 174 pages | True PDF | 11.76 MB

Free Download From Barbycu to Barbecue: The Untold History of an American Tradition by Joseph R. Haynes
English | July 11th, 2023 | ISBN: 1643363913 | 304 pages | True EPUB | 20.87 MB
An award-winning barbecue cook boldly asserts that southern barbecuing is a unique American tradition that was not imported.

Free Download Robert Chenciner, "Dagestan – History, Culture, Identity "
English | ISBN: 1032483423 | 2023 | 240 pages | PDF | 16 MB
Dagestan – History, Culture, Identity provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Dagestan, a strategically important republic of the Russian Federation which borders Chechnya, Georgia and Azerbaijan, and its people.

Free Download Cellular: An Economic and Business History of the International Mobile-Phone Industry (History of Computing) by Daniel D. Garcia-Swartz, Martin Campbell-Kelly
English | October 18, 2022 | ISBN: 0262543923 | 369 pages | PDF | 19 Mb
Tracks the evolution of the international cellular industry from the late 1970s to the present.

Free Download A Short History of Economic Thought
by Bo Sandelin; Hans-Michael Trautwein
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1032515384 | 133 pages | True PDF | 7.28 MB