This historical analysis examines the chain of events that led to the growth of the Christian faith, its diffusion throughout the world, and its influence in shaping human geography and society. Whether its period of predominance is drawing to a close is also discussed, making for a thorough account of Christian history in one volume.
Description: Anne Frank's diary is a modern classic, the living testimony of a Jewish girl caught in the nightmare horror of Hitler's Final Solution. Her extraordinary story can be read in over 50 languages, and millions of copies are in print in various editions throughout the world.
This grand book by a leading expert in Mesoamerica introduces readers to one of the region’s richest cultures. From the monumental sculptures of the Olmecs in 1500 B.C. to the extraordinary development of the Mayan city-states of the classical period to the militaristic fervor of the kingdom of Chichén Itzá to the conquest of the Mayans by the Spanish armies in the 1500s, the book uses archaeological evidence to examine the social and cultural influences of each major period in Mayan history. This insightful exploration of the significant characteristics of each era of Mayan society and what led to their collapse is complemented by a discussion of the social and cultural reorganization that followed each of these eras. Accompanying the text, full-color photographs bring to life the art, architecture, religious rituals, and recreational activities of Mayan society, creating a lush portrait of a legendary force in world history.
Description: In this book of previously published articles from newspapers we see two Argentinas. The first one two decades ago, a country sick of wars, dictatorships, and corruption celebrated the return of democracy. The candidate who prevailed portrayed hope and optimism in his campaign speeches; the illusions and hopes for the future grew strong. Twenty years later, we see a completely different Argentina; a country with long lines at consulates’ doors, one where too many have lost so much sleep trying to survive that they have forgotten to live.
Description: Jean Sasson first met Mayada in 1998. She traveled to Baghdad and Mayada was her official interpreter. They soon became friends and Mayada started to tell her the atrocities of Saddam Hussein. Mayada decided that she wanted to expose her story to the whole world and denounce the brutality of life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. She asked Jean to write the experiences. Mayada lived several months in a cell, along with 17 other women, that she calls shadow-women. Most of them were totally innocent. They were tortured again and again until they confessed to everything they were charged with. Some of them died without hope of ever being free. The ones that survived were kept alive by their friendship, and the stories Mayada told them to make their pain and misery more bearable.
