Historathon 2024 - hosted by tenar

1500-1820 CE
Q3: July through September.
All books added
Great State: China and the World by Timothy Brook

Great State: China and the World

Timothy Brook

464 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction by John Robertson

The Enlightenment: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

John Robertson

144 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Martyn Rady

The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Martyn Rady

144 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative medium-paced
Samurai: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Wert

Samurai: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Wert

128 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history adventurous informative slow-paced
Adam Smith: A Very Short Introduction by Christopher J. Berry

Adam Smith: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Christopher J. Berry

152 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction economics history philosophy challenging informative medium-paced
Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia by Christina Thompson

Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia

Christina Thompson

431 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Life of Elizabeth I by Alison Weir

The Life of Elizabeth I

Alison Weir

560 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
The Scholar and the State: Fiction as Political Discourse in Late Imperial China by Liangyan Ge

The Scholar and the State: Fiction as Political Discourse in Late Imperial China

Liangyan Ge

292 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history literary
1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro

1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

James Shapiro

429 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative slow-paced
The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages by François-Xavier Fauvelle

The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the African Middle Ages

François-Xavier Fauvelle

280 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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