Adams Family Correspondence, Volumes 1 and 2, December 1761 - March 1778
Adams Family
Edited by L. H. Butterfield
Wendell D. Garrett, Associate Editor
Marjorie Sprague, Assistant Editor
The Adams Family Correspondence, Mr. Butterfield writes, "is an unbroken record of the changing modes of domestic life, religious views and habits, travel, dress, servants, food, schooling, reading, health and medical care, diversions, and every other conceivable aspect of manners and taste among the members of a substantial New England family who lived on both sides of the Atlantic and wrote industriously to each other over a period of more than a century." These volumes are the first in the estimated twenty or more in Series 2 of The Adams Papers.
Hardcover
Adams Family Correspondence, Volumes 3 and 4, April 1778 - September 1782
Adams Family
Edited by L. H. Butterfield
Edited by Marc Friedlaender
Hardcover
Adams Family Correspondence, Volumes 5 and 6, October 1782 - December 1785
Adams Family
Edited by Richard Alan Ryerson
Edited by Joanna Revelas
Edited by Celeste Walker
Edited by Gregg L. Lint
Edited by Humphrey Costello
With the summer of 1784, most of the family reunited to spend nearly a year together in Europe. Their correspondence expanded to include an ever larger and more fascinating range of Cultural topics and international figures. The record of this remarkable expansion, these volumes document John Adams' diplomatic triumphs, his wife and daughter's participation in the cosmopolitan scenes of Paris and London, and his son John Quincy's travels in Europe and America.
Hardcover 1992
Historical Atlas of Islam
Malise Ruthven
Azim Nanji, With
From the birth of the prophet Muhammed to the independence of post-Soviet Muslim states in Central Asia, this accessible and informative atlas explains the historical evolution of Islamic societies. Rich in narrative and visual detail that illuminates the story of Islamic civilization, this is an indispensable resource to anyone interested in world history and religion.
Hardcover 2004
Late Antiquity
Edited by G. W. Bowersock
Edited by Peter Brown
Edited by Oleg Grabar
In eleven comprehensive essays and more than 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides the latest scholarship and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of late antiquity, an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, and the creation of art of enduring glory. This intriguing era emerges completely and clearly, viewed from new vantage points, in a guide that will be enjoyed by scholars and general readers alike.
Hardcover 1999
Modern China
Graham Hutchings
Modern China offers a timely and useful reference guide to the people, places, ideas, and events crucial to an understanding of this rising power. The focus is on society and politics and their impact on both China and the world. Hutchings provides over two hundred insightful short essays, arranged alphabetically, that cover central figures and events from Sun Yat-sen to Jiang Zemin and the Boxer Rebellion to Tiananmen Square.
Hardcover 2001 / Paperback 2003