Stephen J. Macekura & Erez Manela 
Development Century [PDF ebook] 
A Global History

The rise of Spain from obscurity to the position of one of Europe”s greatest powers is centrally important in the history of Western Europe in the sixteenth century. Spain 1474�1598 explores key the …

The Soviet Study of War’ series examines the lessons Soviet military theorists and commanders learned from the study of their own military experience. These are translations of Soviet documents. …

First Published in 1965. This short monograph is the first result of the author”s decision in 1959 to study the Chinese economy. This came about as they were appointed to join a group of economists …

This book examines the fundamental evidence for many different aspects of change and evolution in ancient Egyptian technology. It includes discussion of the wider cognitive and social contexts, such …

Focusing on the interconnections of the Atlantic world from 1450-1900, The Atlantic Connection examines the major themes of Atlantic history. During this period, ships, goods, diseases, human beings …

The history of Russian economic ideas from the sixteenth century to contemporary times is a fascinating, tumultuous yet neglected topic among Western scholars. Whilst over the last 15 years increasin …

This book thoroughly explores and analyses naval policy during the period of austerity that followed the First World War. During this post-war period, as the Royal Navy identified Japan its likely op …

The technical problems confronting different societies and periods, and the measures taken to solve them form the concern of this annual collection of essays. Volumes contain technical articles rangi …

Ancient China: A History surveys the East Asian Heartland Region – the geographical area that eventually became known as China – from the Neolithic period through the Bronze Age, to the early imperia …

This classic text outlines the development of the Papacy as an institution in the Middle Ages. With profound knowledge, insight and sophistication, Walter Ullmann traces the course of papal history f …