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Media History Top Ten Booklist
...megaphone implied that people as a mass were pliant, susceptible to a sort of top-down manipulation that sits uneasily with most historians, with their c ...andscape” of rural France. (Anyone who remembers ''The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights'' can take relish in his work.)

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American Legal History Top Ten Booklist
...you read these books we hope you feel the same way as we do. As with any of our booklists, we have included some caveats and explanations for our selec ...ay that the best selections on this list are hers. If you are reading any of the books on this list and say to yourself "WOW!!" please thank Camille be

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19th Century Overview of United States History Top Ten Booklist
...When you fill a booklist with conventional safe picks, you leave off some of the good stuff. Trust us, we will get to the good stuff. Still, if you read each of these books you will gain a solid initial grasp of 19th Century America. Are there unforgivable omissions? Yes, there are ri

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19th Century American Intellectual History Top Ten Booklist
...cerned with the history of ideas. Intellectual history is not the history of old, white philosophers stroking their beards behind mahogany desks. ...tant intellectual ideas that changed the course of American history. Each of these books, in their own way, accomplish this delicate balancing act.

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How did the Boxer Rebellion unite Imperial Powers and create Chinese Nationalism
...by a group known as the Boxers, culminating in a siege of representatives of the eight colonial powers in Beijing. ...ph W. 1987. <i>The Origins of the Boxer Uprising</i>. Berkeley: University of California Press, Pg. 5-7, 39.</ref> While it is often believed the Boxers

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How did Early Empires facilitate the Rise of Investment Banking
...f investing in trade, what effectively were family-run business, and forms of investment banking appear in the ancient Near East. ...created one of the earliest well-documented forms of private trade we know of. These early traders created an amicable relationship with the local popula

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How did Monotheism Develop
...not just these early monotheistic faiths but also by extension many parts of the world today. ...the 5th year of his reign there was a decisive move that made the worship of Aten the only recognized religion in the kingdom.

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How did the concept of paradise develop
...e 1. The Ziggurat at Babylon (Etemenanki), which likely becomes the "Tower of Babel" in the Bible, was also enclosed within a sacred wall that had a like ...today associated with the major monotheistic religions. However, the roots of this concept are more complex and developed from earthly ideas and religiou

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How did Manufactured Glass Develop in the Bronze Age
[[File:Uluburun3.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Blue glass bar of the Uluburun Shipwreck]] ...and Gerry Martin. 2002. <i>Glass: A World History</i>. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.</ref> Perhaps the earliest glass anywhere comes from the an

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How Did Ancient Societies Adapt to Dairy Consumption
...y products after their childhood; in fact, we see today a large percentage of people still unable to consume milk or dairy products in adulthood. This le ...Their diets were much more diverse than ours and consumed a large variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables.<ref> For information on the human diet in pr

10 KB (1,505 words) - 01:07, 4 October 2021
What are the Lasting Legacies of the Roman Empire on Modern Governments
...Thought.'' The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures. Hanover: University Press of New England.</ref> ...European governments particularly in the centuries that followed the fall of Rome.

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What Caused the Rise of Agriculture?
...D. 2010. ''What Makes Civilization?: The Ancient Near East and the Future of the West''. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.</ref> ...n: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms''. Berkeley, Calif: University of California Press.</ref>

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Why was the Construction of the Alaska Highway so important to American History
[[File:640px-Alcan_construction.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|Widening a road of the Alaska Highway in 1942]] __NOTOC__ ...Virtue, John, ''The Black Soldiers Who Built the Alaska Highway: A History of Four U.S. Army Regiments in the North, 1942-1943'', McFarland & Company, In

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How did Christian Church Architecture evolve in the West
...uences. Christian church architecture indicates the cultural influences on Christianity but also reflected the spiritual ideas dominant in the period churches were ...as a quick solution as Christianity became an open religion but few places of worship were available as most had previously been in secret locations.

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Portal:Interviews
...t famous and infamous security guard and detective agency in United States history. Pinkerton originally created the agency to help railroad companies investi ...published by the University of Wisconsin Press explores the tragic efforts of the Polish people to create a new democratic state after electing their fir

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Origins of the French Revolution - Top Ten Booklist
...(not all) have argued that the French Revolution can be seen as the start of the modern world. ...de=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=be7246ce65a158034b7c09eefe8cc944 The Origins of the French Revolution]''. (1990).

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How has ancient Rome influenced European law
[[File:Berner_Iustitia.jpg|thumbnail|250px|left|Statue of Lady Justice in Bern, Switzerland]] ...principles are codified into a system which servers as the primary source of law.

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How has the Roman Lex Mercatoria evolved to play a role in modern International Trade and Commerce Codification
...to as "the Law Merchant" in English, according to most authors is the body of commercial law which dates back to and was predominantly used by merchants ...’ already calls for a fresh examination of its regulations in the light of the new cross-border commercial relations between different people, nations

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How does The Magna Carta influence the Modern Perceptions of Civil Rights
...ed and recognized to be one of the most important documents in the history of democracy itself, as well as civil rights and obligations and common law in ...nal customs and ignored the Pope’s wish when he appointed the Archbishop of Canterbury. This created a significant dispute with the Church and King Joh

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When did Social Inequality Develop in the Ancient World
[[File:Руины_Эриду.jpg|thumbnail|275px|left|Eridu - Center of Ubaid Civilization]] ...nce of agricultural development and urbanization or perhaps is it a result of other factors?

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