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  • Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present

    by James Vernon ...
    Series series Cambridge History of Britain
    This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. Vernon structures his compelling narrative around the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work. In this new edition, Vernon expands on four important themes: the history of the environment and climate crisis; global pandemics ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Croman – Combat Ready One Man Army Ninja

    by James Vernon Walker ...
    Two of the world's most guarded secrets awaited him, and today, his journey would begin. These secrets were calling to him, drawing him in.Croman, an acronym for Combat Ready One Man Army Ninja, follows an extraordinary warrior who discovers a box of ancient ninja manuscripts, weapons, and apparel that grant superhuman abilities. Alongside rigorous training, the ghost of the founder, a legendary ... Read more

    $4.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Teaching Humanity

    An Alternative Introduction to Islam

    by Vernon James Schubel ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book introduces Islam through a "humanistic" lens, by highlighting the affective traditions and expressions associated with Sufism and Shi'ism. While most introductory books emphasize the shari’a, and especially the “Five Pillars,” as the primary defining characteristic of Islam, Vernon James Schubel provides an alternative introduction which instead underscores the importance of humanity and ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • Real, Recent, or Replica

    Precolumbian Caribbean Heritage as Art, Commodity, and Inspiration

    by Joanna Ostapkowicz, Arlene Alvarez, Lesley-Gail Atkinson Swaby, Amanda Byer, Roger Colten, Mariana C. Françozo, Alexander Geurds, Elena Guarch Rodríguez0, Jonathan A. Hanna1, José R. Oliver2, John G. Swogger3, Roberto Valcárcel Rojas4, Donna Yates5, Dr. Corinne L. Hofman6, Dr. Menno L. P. Hoogland7, Vernon James Knight Jr.8 ...
    Series series Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory
    A Choice Outstanding Academic Title, 2022Examines the largely unexplored topics in Caribbean archaeology of looting of heritage sites, fraudulent artifacts, and illicit trade of archaeological materialsReal, Recent, or Replica: Precolumbian Caribbean Heritage as Art, Commodity, and Inspiration is the first book-length study of its kind to highlight the increasing commodification of Caribbean ... Read more

    $50.39 USD

  • Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present

    by James Vernon ...
    Series Book 4 - Cambridge History of Britain
    This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. James Vernon's distinctive history is weaved around an account of the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work. The history takes seriously the different experiences within the British Isles and the British Empire, and offers ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Hunger

    A Modern History

    by James Vernon ...
    Hunger is as old as history itself. Indeed, it appears to be a timeless and inescapable biological condition. And yet perceptions of hunger and of the hungry have changed over time and differed from place to place. Hunger has a history, which can now be told.At the beginning of the nineteenth century, hunger was viewed as an unavoidable natural phenomenon or as the fault of its lazy and morally ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

  • Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health

    by Charles D. Reese, James Vernon Eidson ...
    A practical guide for eliminating safety and health hazards from construction worksites, the Handbook of OSHA Construction Safety and Health addresses the occupational safety and health issues faced by those working in the construction industry. The book covers a vast range of issues including program development, safety and health program implementation, intervention and prevention of ... Read more

    $305.00 USD

  • Think in Public

    A Public Books Reader

    by Judith Butler, Fred Turner, Lilly Irani, Stacey Balkan, Imani Perry, Frances Negrón-Muntaner, Nathan Connolly, Matthew Engelke, Philip Gorski, Kim Phillips-Fein, Max Holleran, Najwa al-Qattan, Jeremy Adelman, Destin Jenkins, Andrew Perrin, Kieran Setiya, Shannon Mattern, Jill Lepore, Suzy Hansen, James Vernon, Lynn French, Salamishah Tillet, Matthew Clair, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Ursula K. Le Guin, John Plotz, Christopher Schaberg, Eli Rosenblatt, Barbara Cassin, Rebecca Falkoff, Haruo Shirane, Karl Ashoka Britto, Joseph Jonghyun Jeon, Marah Gubar, Anne E. Fernald, Namwali Serpell, Tess McNulty, Mark McGurl, Nicholas Dames, Jan Mieszkowski, Karen Dunak, Daegan Miller, John R. McNeill ...
    Series series Public Books Series
    Since 2012, Public Books has championed a new kind of community for intellectual engagement, discussion, and action. An online magazine that unites the best of the university with the openness of the internet, Public Books is where new ideas are debuted, old facts revived, and dangerous illusions dismantled. Here, young scholars present fresh thinking to audiences outside the academy, accomplished ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Feuer Und Eis

    A Study of Duality in the Life and Lieder of Franz Schubert

    by James Vernon Ivey IV ...
    This text examines the confluence of Schubert’s compositions, mental state, and illness during the twilight of his life. The author goes into depth, especially concerning the Goethe songs of Mignon and Winterreise. By probing into the mind of composer, along with textual and musical analysis, we can understand the conflicts and dualities within the man and his music. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Iconographic Method in New World Prehistory

    by Vernon James Knight, Jr ...
    This book offers an overview of iconographic methods and their application to archaeological analysis. It offers a truly interdisciplinary approach that draws equally from art history and anthropology. Vernon James Knight, Jr begins with an historiographical overview, addressing the methodologies and theories that underpin both archaeology and art history. He then demonstrates how iconographic ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

  • Distant Strangers

    How Britain Became Modern

    by James Vernon ...
    Series Book 9 - Berkeley Series in British Studies
    What does it mean to live in the modern world? How different is that world from those that preceded it, and when did we become modern?In Distant Strangers, James Vernon argues that the world was made modern not by revolution, industrialization, or the Enlightenment. Instead, he shows how in Britain, a place long held to be the crucible of modernity, a new and distinctly modern social condition ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Search for Mabila

    The Decisive Battle between Hernando de Soto and Chief Tascalusa

    by Neal G. Lineback, Alan Knight, Linda Derry, Eugene M. Wilson, John E. Worth, George E. Lankford, Robbie Ethridge, Neil G. Lineback, Lawrence A. Clayton, Amanda L. Regnier, Michael D. Murphy, Gregory A. Waselkov, Douglas E. Jones, Kathryn H. Braund, Ned J. Jenkins, Dr. Craig T. Sheldon Jr., Ph.D. ...
    One of the most profound events in sixteenth-century North America was a ferocious battle between the Spanish army of Hernando de Soto and a larger force of Indian warriors under the leadership of a feared chieftain named Tascalusa. The site of this battle was a small fortified border town within an Indian province known as Mabila. Although the Indians were defeated, the battle was a decisive blow ... Read more

    $28.79 USD