Query: 1990's non fiction history books about historical eras, that are not about the military
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
The Rise of Christianity
Educating the Disfranchised and Disinherited
A History of the University in Europe
The Jesus Mysteries
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire
A World Lit Only by Fire
Shakespeare's Kings
Echoes of the Marseillaise
James the Brother of Jesus (book)
Gay New York
Where Troy Once Stood
A Short History of Byzantium
The Age of Extremes
The Tomb of God
The Jesus I Never Knew
Nature's Web
Evidence from documents: The Rise of Christianity: '''''The Rise of Christianity''''' (subtitled either '''''A Sociologist Reconsiders History''''' or '''''How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries''''', depending on the edition), is a book by the sociologist Rodney Stark, which examines the rise of Christianity, from a small movement in Galilee and Judea at the time of Jesus to the majority religion of the Roman Empire a few centuries later.
Educating the Disfranchised and Disinherited: '''''Educating the Disfranchised and Disinherited''''' is a 1999 biography of American General Samuel Chapman Armstrong and his associated normal school for freedmen, Hampton Institute, written by Robert Francis Engs and published by the University of Tennessee Press. The first full biography of its kind, the book portrays Armstrong as a complex politician and administrator in the postbellum period who balanced the needs of opposed parties surrounding the Virginia school: its African American students, Southern white neighbors, and Northern philanthropist funders.
A History of the University in Europe: non fiction history books about historical eras, that are not about the military: book series on the history and development of the European university from the medieval origins of the institution until the present day.
1990's non fiction history books about historical eras, that are not about the military: published by Cambridge University Press between 1992 and 2011.
The Jesus Mysteries: '''''The Jesus Mysteries: Was the "Original Jesus" a Pagan God?''''' is a 1999 book by British authors Timothy Freke and Peter Gandy, which advances the argument that early Christianity originated as a Greco-Roman mystery cult and that Jesus was invented by early Christians based on an alleged pagan cult of a dying and rising "godman" known as '''Osiris-Dionysus''', whose worship the authors claim was manifested in the cults of Osiris, Dionysus, Attis, and Mithras.
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire: The '''''Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire''''', written by Matthew Bunson in 1994 and published by Facts on File, is a detailed depiction of the history of the Roman Empire. This work, of roughly 494 pages (a 2002 revised version contains 636 pages) stores more than 2,000 entries.
A World Lit Only by Fire: 1990's: Published in 1992, the book is divided into three sections: "The Medieval Mind", "The Shattering", and "One Man Alone".
about historical eras: In the book, Manchester scathingly posits, as the title suggests, that the Middle Ages were ten centuries of technological stagnation, short-sightedness, bloodshed, feudalism, and an oppressive Church wedged between the golden ages of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
history books: '''A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age''''' is an informal history of the European Middle Ages by American historian William Manchester
Shakespeare's Kings: '''''Shakespeare's Kings: The Great Plays and the History of England in the Middle Ages: 1337–1485''''' (1999) is a non-fiction book by John Julius Norwich. Lord Norwich was a British historian, author, and peer. The book was published by Penguin Group in Great Britain. The intent of the book was to provide historical context behind nine of Shakespeare's histories, allowing for the fact that, as an artist, Shakespeare's purpose was dramatic impact more than absolute historical accuracy.
Echoes of the Marseillaise: 1990's: '''''Echoes of the Marseillaise: Two Centuries Look Back on the French Revolution''''' is a book by Eric Hobsbawm first published in 1990 by Verso Books.
about historical eras: Hobsbawm analyses the Revolution primarily from the perspective of how it has been subsequently interpreted over the course of the two centuries since it occurred, and examines the way that it has been re-written based on contemporary ideologies.
James the Brother of Jesus (book): 1990's: '''''James the Brother of Jesus: The Key to Unlocking the Secrets of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls''''' is a 1997 book by American archaeologist and Biblical scholar Robert Eisenman.
about historical eras: He is most famous for his controversial work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the origins of Christianity.
Eisenman attempts to reconstruct the events surrounding the origins of Christianity, preceding the recorded history of early Christianity.
Gay New York: '''''Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940''''' is a 1994 history book by George Chauncey about gay life in New York City during the early 20th century. An updated 2019 edition commemorates the Stonewall Rebellion's 50th anniversary.
Where Troy Once Stood: is a 1990 book by Iman Jacob Wilkens that argues that the city of Troy was located in England and that the Trojan War was fought between groups of Celts.
A Short History of Byzantium: '''''A Short History of Byzantium''''' (1997) is a history of the Byzantine Empire by historian John Julius Norwich. It is a condensed version of his earlier three-volume work on the same subject, published from 1988 to 1995 in 1200 pages, which is approximately one page per year of historical time covered.
The Age of Extremes: '''''The Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914–1991''''' is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, published in 1994. In it, Hobsbawm comments on what he sees as the disastrous failures of state socialism, capitalism, and nationalism; he offers an equally skeptical take on the progress of the arts and changes in society in the latter half of the twentieth century.
The Tomb of God: The Tomb of God''''' is a 1996 speculative non-fiction book by Richard Andrews and Paul Schellenberger, which charted as a number one bestseller. It claimed that the body of Jesus Christ was reburied in the 12th century on Pech-le-Cardou (Mount Cardou) in the Rennes-le-Château region of France. They arrived at this idea through tracing map references within the parchments described in the book ''Holy Blood, Holy Grail''. However, the authors do not succeed in locating the tomb or evidence relating to it on the mountain itself.
The Jesus I Never Knew: '''''The Jesus I Never Knew''''' is a popular 1995 Christological book by the American Christian author Philip Yancey. It won the Gold Medallion Book Award and ECPA Christian Book of the Year 1996: it is a book that appeals to the wider Christian public for its personal approach to the figure of Jesus, with a fresh and vivid portrayal extracted from a dynamic reading of the four canonical gospels.
With this book, Yancey intends to offer a new and different perspective on the life of Christ and his work – his teaching, his miracles, his death and resurrection – and ultimately, who he was and why he came. The author chronicles his journey of discovery, looking past traditionally perpetuated beliefs about Jesus and reporting facts about him and his teaching as recorded by the authors of the gospels. Juxtaposing the Gospel events with the world we live in today, ''The Jesus I Never Knew'' gives a dynamic portrait of this central figure of history. The author examines some of the radical words of Jesus with a willingness to tackle the difficult questions raised by them, and asks whether today Christians are taking them seriously enough.
Nature's Web: 1990's: 1992
non fiction history books about historical eras: on the history of the environmental movement.