Bárbaros Spaniards and their savages in the Age of Enlightenment by Weber, David J.

Headlines in history the 1700s

Table of Contents: “…Absolutist rulers of Europe -- War of the spanish succession -- French rout in flanders -- Day in the life of Louis XIV -- French peasant's life -- Age of the composer -- Accomplishment of Peter the great -- Slavery in New England -- Chapter 2 -- Philosophers of the enlightenment -- Montesquieu's thoughts on government -- Philosophy of Rousseau -- Life and times of voltaire -- Birth of the Paris art salon -- Morsels of wisdom from Ben Franklin -- Discoveries of vitus bering -- Chapter 3 -- First days of the seven year's war -- French and Indian war -- Iroquois clash with british settlers -- Swedish visitor describes American slavery -- Catherine the great reforms Russia -- James Watt's steam engine -- Chapter 4 -- Revolution against Britain -- Boston massacre -- Declaration of Independence -- White travels among the native American Indians -- Music of mozart -- Chapter 5 -- rness -- Ben Franklin's antislavery view s -- Execution of Louis XVI -- French reing of terror -- Child laborers in the industrial revolution -- English convicts populate Australia.…”

A scientific way of war antebellum military science, West Point, and the origins of American military thought by Hope, Ian C.

Strange gods a secular history of conversion by Jacoby, Susan 1945-

Table of Contents: “…"The greatest" : Muhammad Ali and the demythologizing decade ; American dreaming -- Conclusion: Darkness visible…”

Day of empire how hyperpowers rise to global dominance--and why they fall by Chua, Amy

Table of Contents: “…The American hyperpower -- The rise and fall of the Axis powers -- The challengers -- The day of empire.…”

The literature book

World history 50 things you really need to know by Crofton, Ian

Table of Contents: “…The early modern period : The Renaissance -- The Ottoman empire -- The voyages of discovery -- The Reformation -- The Counter-Reformation -- The English Revolution -- The Scientific Revolution -- The age of empire -- The Enlightenment. Gathering pace : The American Revolution -- The French Revolution -- The Napoleonic era -- The Industrial Revolution -- Nationalism in Europe -- Slavery -- The expansion of the USA -- The American Civil War -- The rise of socialism -- Women's rights. …”

Radical state how Jihad is winning over democracy in the West by Esman, Abigail R.

New thinking in Islam the jihad for democracy, freedom and women's rights by Amirpur, Katajun 1971-

Wars that changed the world by Messenger, Charles 1941-

Ethnic families in America patterns and variations