http://www.shvoong.com/tags/history/rss.xml Summaries, Abstracts, Synopses Reviews, Notes & Short Essays on History Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:12:00 GMT Summary for a book by Winston S. Churchill - A History of the English Speaking Peoples, This literary work has been in published existence since 1956. Written by Winston Churchill, better known as the Prime Minister of England during the http://www.shvoong.com/books/4895-history-english-speaking-peoples/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/4895-history-english-speaking-peoples/ Sun, 28 Aug 2005 19:36:00 GMT Summary for an article by Richter, Daniel K. - Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America, Facing East from Indian Country takes the reader from the initial moments of contact between Europeans and Native Americans in the sixteenth centu http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/6082-facing-east-indian-country-native/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/6082-facing-east-indian-country-native/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:09:00 GMT Summary for a book by STEPHEN HAWKING - A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME, Stephen Hawking is considered as one of the most brilliant scientist since Einstein. He is a member of the Royal Society of London and a Nobel laureat http://www.shvoong.com/books/6150-brief-history-time/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/6150-brief-history-time/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:55:00 GMT Summary for a book by Stephen W. Hawking - A Brief History of Time: From The Big Bang to Black Holes, Hawking’s book begins with a history of astronomy. The physicist introduces Aristotle, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton to a lay audie http://www.shvoong.com/books/holy-scriptures/6248-brief-history-time-big-bang/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/holy-scriptures/6248-brief-history-time-big-bang/ Tue, 30 Aug 2005 18:03:00 GMT Summary for an article by Hobsbawm, Eric - The Age of Extremes:A History of the World, 1914-91, This is a really impressive performance by this distinguished historian. Hobsbawm seems to know everything about the 20th century, has actually lived http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/6631-age-extremes-a-history-world/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/6631-age-extremes-a-history-world/ Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:34:00 GMT Summary for an article by Elizabeth Ewing - Dress and Undress: A History of Women's Underwear, Dress and Undress: A History of Women's Underwear is an answer to all your questions about underthings from 3000 BC to the present. Taking the approa http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/16274-dress-undress-history-women-s/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/16274-dress-undress-history-women-s/ Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:25:00 GMT Summary for a book by H.A.L. Fisher - A History Of Europe, Although 'A History of Europe' was written in 1935, it provides an excellent overview of history from 'the earliest times' up until 1713. This is http://www.shvoong.com/books/128245-history-europe/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/128245-history-europe/ Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:15:00 GMT Summary for a book by Charles J. Borges;Michael N. Pearson - Matahistory: History Questioning History, Festschrift dedicated to the well-known Indo-Portuguese historian Prof. Teotonio R. de Souza, on completion of 60 years of age. http://www.shvoong.com/books/499633-matahistory-history-questioning-history/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/books/499633-matahistory-history-questioning-history/ Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:12:00 GMT The speaker alleges that studying history is valuable only insofar as it is relevant to<br />our daily lives. I find this allegation to be specious. I http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/1657598-history-relevant-daily-lives/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/social-sciences/1657598-history-relevant-daily-lives/ Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:22:00 GMT Summary for an article by Debret;Karl Marx; - The DIDÁTICO THE BOOK OF TEACHING HISTORY OF BRAZIL IN TEACHING FUNDAMENTAL, RELEVANT ITEMS ON CHOICE OF THE BOOK DIDÁTICO <BR>According to Marx story is resulting from the struggle between classes <1>, the textbook is no http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/1784110-did%C3%A1tico-book-teaching-history-brazil/ support@shvoong.com http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/h_history/1784110-did%C3%A1tico-book-teaching-history-brazil/ Thu, 13 Mar 2008 23:07:00 GMT