Rethinking World History: Essays on Europe, Islam and World History (Studies in Comparative World History)
Is the history of the modern world the history of Europe writ large? Or is it possible to situate the history of modernity as a world historical process apart from its origins in Western Europe? In Part One of this posthumous collection of essays, Marshall G.S. Hodgson, a former professor of history at the University of Chicago, challenges adherents of both Eurocentrism and multiculturalism to rethink the place of Europe in world history.
Interpreting Great Legends of the World (Audio) by Manly P. Hall
1. Mystery of the Iron tower (India) 2. The Gesar Khan (Tibet) 3. The Court of the Sea King (Japan) 4. The Queen of Heaven (China) 5. The Golden Legend (Europe)
Cooking in Europe, 1650-1850From the Baroque Era to the Victorian Era, 1650-1850, unprecedented changes took place in the food ways and dining habits of European society. This daily life aspect of history comes alive for students and food enthusiasts as they read and try out these recipes, most translated into English for the first time. There are nearly 200 recipes, organized overall by the mini-periods of the Baroque and Rococo Era, the Reign of Louis XV to the French Revolution, and the reign of Napoleon to the Victorian Era.
This welcome second edition of A History of Eastern Europe provides comprehensive coverage of a complex past, from antiquity to the present day. This new edition provides a thematic historical survey of the formative processes of political, social and economic change which have played paramount roles in shaping the evolution and development of the region. Subjects covered include: * Eastern Europe in ancient, medieval and early modern times * the legacies of Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire
CAE Specifications and Sample Papers for examinations from December 2008
The Certificate in Advanced English is at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment published by the Council of Europe.
