Book is divided into eleven chapters with list of illustrations, maps, abbreviations, notes, bibliography and index. Several attempts have been made by different authors addressing this intricate and perennial issue of utmost importance, but Pinkneys work stand ahead of them as it not only covers different forms of democracy and various factors influencing it but […]
The British introduced many positive things to India, in particular after 1858, when the British Crown took over control of the territories previously controlled by the British East India Trading Company. This improved India in many ways, politically, socially, economically and culturally. Another good affect that the British had on India was the jump in […]
Tourism industry is one of the largest industries worldwide. It has become a growing industry in recent years. Many countries in the world are blessed with natural beauty while many have developed infrastructure on their own. In fact many countries are getting major portion of their revenues from the tourism industry, so it is considerable […]
During the early years of the Vietnam War, insurgency and guerrilla warfare was the Viet Cong’s main tactics. With the most advanced efforts of the U.S., these primitive tactics still proved effective in combat. In 1975, the reunification of Vietnam was accomplished when North Vietnam invaded and defeated South Vietnam. This invasion was preceded by […]
What was the purpose of Alfred’s Law Code? Alfred’s Law Code, or Doom Book, was written sometime between the years 880-899 setting out a series of law’s and their punishments if broken. However, despite a lengthy preface Alfred at no point mentions the main purpose of his Law Code; one might assume at first glance […]
The Great Western Transmutation is the term coined by Marshall Hodgson. He explains it as the change in the northwestern Europe that changed the Occidental society from being traditional to rational. Marshall Hodgson was one of those historians who substituted the Eurocentricism with a pattern of world history recognizing the larger contributions of non-Western cultures. […]
The First World War has always been considered a landmark event in the history of the modern world and many historians trace the roots of 20th century violence to the fall out caused by the First World War. [1] The immense impact of the First World War on 20th century events, has often led scholars to investigate […]
The 1911 Revolution was a revolution that overthrew China’s last imperial dynasty – the Qing Dynasty and established the Republic of China. The revolution ceased with the abdication of Puyi , marking the end of 2,000 years of imperial rule and the beginning of China’s republic epoch with Sun Yatsen, as the first president of […]
“Slave narratives were written for several main purposes: to present a true description of the slave system and the treatment of slaves, to show the evils of particular masters, to show the religious ideals of the main characters, to appeal to whites by showing the common humanity of slaves. What do you judge to be […]
Since the beginning of literature and storytelling there been stories of great heroes and kings. King Arthur is the most known story and most loved story of all these legendary figures. The legend of King Arthur, one of the most profound stories of western literature. Many stories can be found throughout the world about this […]
