Ann E Kramer

History's Timeline: A 40,000-Year Chronology of World Civilization

Random House Children's Encyclopedia

Exploration & Empire

Revolution and Technology

Enjoying Swimming and Diving

Illustrated Atlas of World History

History Factfinder

Nelson Mandela

women wartime spies

Form the still-secret CIA "targeted" who helped find Osama bin Laden, and the "outed" Valerie Plame, back in time to Aphra Behn and Mata Hari, it is clear that women are among the most fearless and effective spies. Able to blend into their background more easily than their male counterparts, women h...

Landgirls and Their Impact

The impact of the land girls cannot be ignored. It was not just that women were working and farms had more women than men, women who were not part of the family or, for some of them, had even lived in the countryside before – but women were wearing trousers and filling in for men, some of whom would...

Conscientious Objectors of the First World War: A Determined Resistance

The story of conscientious objection in Britain begins in 1916, when conscription was introduced for the first time. Some 16,000 men ― the first conscientious objectors ― refused conscription because they believed on grounds of conscience that it was wrong to kill and wrong of any government to forc...

World War II: The Definitive Visual History

World War II is divided into nine chronological chapters, each introduced by a general overview of the military and political situation. This is followed by a comprehensive timeline, covering events in all theaters of the war. The opening chapter analyzes the build-up of hostility in the years leadi...

The Sociology of Gender: A Brief Introduction

An ideal "essentials" text for introductory courses, The Sociology of Gender, Fourth Edition, provides a concise--yet also in-depth--overview of basic sociological concepts and perspectives on gender. Focusing primarily on the contemporary U.S., Laura Kramer and new coauthor Ann Beutel integrate his...

World History Biographies: Eleanor of Aquitaine: The Queen Who Rode Off to Battle (National Geographic World History Biographies)

In medieval times, Eleanor of Aquitaine broke the mold for women. This remarkable woman lived life on her own terms, ultimately becoming queen of France and England. We first encounter the infant Eleanor, born into the ruling family of the Duchy of Aquitaine, in 1122. She grows into a lively and int...

World History Biographies: Anne Frank: The Young Writer Who Told the World Her Story (National Geographic World History Biographies)

Anne Frank takes young readers back to the dark days of World War II through the story of the famous young diarist. Like teenagers everywhere, Anne wrote about friends, family, movies, her greatest joys, and her deepest fears. Through her vivid, tender entries we experience Anne’s changing world as ...

Mandela: The Rebel Who Led His Nation to Freedom (National Geographic World History Biographies)

Nelson Mandela comes to life in this portrait of a diplomatic man whose commitment to freedom gained him both the Nobel Peace Prize and Time’s Man of the Year honor. The son of a Thembu chief in South Africa, Mandela began his life-long campaign against white colonial rule while a college student. K...