Ferdinand Magellan and the Quest to Circle the Globe (Explorers of New Lands)
This series presents the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas, focusing on the figures that had a profound influence on the exploration of new worlds. It will enable students to understand the stages of European oceanic and overland exploration amid international rivalries. Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. In 1522, a lone ship returned, making Magellan's crew the first men to sail completely around the world.
This accessible, introductory text explains the importance of studying 'everyday life' in the social sciences. Susie Scott examines such varied topics as leisure, eating and drinking, the idea of home, and time and schedules in order to show how societies are created and reproduced by the apparently mundane 'micro' level practices of everyday life. Each chapter is organized around three main themes: 'rituals and routines', 'social order', and 'challenging the taken-for-granted', with intriguing examples and illustrations.
Making Artisan Cheese - 50 Fine Cheeses That You Can Make in Your Own Kitchen
Cheese is a sprawling, worldwide industry that has spawned interest among consumers in exploring fine cheeses. Now, you too can have your own slice of the trend. With this informative guide about home cheese making, you will be able to turn your kitchen into the perfect cheese laboratory, creating fresh, artisan cheese with flavor that will surpass that of any commercial product.
The Plenitude: Creativity, Innovation, and Making Stuff
Lessons from and for the creative professions of art, science, design, and engineering: how to live in and with the Plenitude, that dense, knotted ecology of human-made stuff that creates the need for more of itself. About the Plenitude from the seemingly contradictory perspectives of artist, scientist, designer, and engineer—all professions.
Mark Whittow presents a clear, up-to-date reassessment of the Byzantine empire during a crucial phase in the history of the Near East. Against a geopolitical background (superbly illustrated with fourteen maps), his book covers the last decade of the Roman empire as a superpower, the catastrophic crisis of the seventh century, and the means whereby the embattled Byzantine empire hung on in Constantinople and Asia Minor until the Abbasid Caliphate's decline opened up new perspectives for Christian power in the Near East.
