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History: Books

This page provides information resources for the History major at Brevard College.

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Recent Books in History

The World They Made Together

Though two world views existed, there was a deep symbiotic relatedness that must be explored if we are to understand either or both of them.

Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture

A new reading of China's Cultural Revolution as a mass political experiment aimed at reexamining the tenets of communism.

Manufacturing Militance

Explores how highly politicized labor movements could arise simultaneously in Brazil and South Africa

Fascism: A Warning

Teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past.

Ancient Mesopotamia at the Dawn of Civilization

Explores how the unique river-based ecology and geography of the Tigris-Euphrates alluvium affected the development of urban civilization in southern Mesopotamia.

The Deportation Machine

Chronicles the devastating human costs of deportation and the innovative strategies people have adopted to fight against the machine

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History

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Running like a bright line through history, The Golden Thread offers an unforgettable adventure through our past, present and future.

The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America

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Illustrates the Central American native peoples’ dramatic struggles for survival, native languages, and unique communities and states.

Women in World History

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Brings together the most recent scholarship in women's and world history in a single volume covering the period from 1450 to the present

The American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook

An American history textbook designed for college-level history courses by scholars for scholars.

Great Jobs for History Majors

The most difficult part of a job search is narrowing down your options

Call numbers related to History

Primarily 900-999: History and geography

  • 109: Philosophy histories and biographies
  • 270-279: History of Christianity
  • 508: Natural history
  • 609 History of technology
  • 708: History of the arts
  • 759: History of painting
  • 809: History of literature
  • 900-909: History, geography, and auxiliary disciplines
  • 911: Historical geography
  • 920-929: Biography and genealogy
  • 930-939: History of the ancient world
  • 940-949: History of Europe
  • 950-959: History of Asia
  • 960-969: History of Africa
  • 970-979: History of North America
  • 980-989: History of South America
  • 990-996: History of Australia and ocean cultures
  • 999: History of extraterrestrial worlds (Weirdly, we have no books in the 999s.)