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  • From History to Theory

    by Kerwin Lee Klein ...
    From History to Theory describes major changes in the conceptual language of the humanities, particularly in the discourse of history. In seven beautifully written, closely related essays, Kerwin Lee Klein traces the development of academic vocabularies through the dynamically shifting cultural, political, and linguistic landscapes of the twentieth century. He considers the rise and fall of ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

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  • History's People

    Personalities and the Past

    by Margaret MacMillan ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    Part of the CBC Massey Lectures SeriesIn History’s People internationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times. Others are memorable for being risk-takers, adventurers, or observers. ... Read more

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  • How to Stop Living and Start Worrying

    Conversations with Carl Cederstrm

    by Simon Critchley, Carl Cederström ...
    The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. Today, however, these questions seem to be addressed not by philosophers but self-help gurus, who frantically champion the individual's quest for self-expression and self-realization; the desire to become authentic.Against these new age sophistries, How to Stop Living and ... Read more

    $17.00 USD

  • The Book of Firsts

    150 World-Changing People and Events, from Caesar Augustus to the Internet

    by Peter D'Epiro ...
    The Book of Firsts is an entertaining, enlightening, and highly browsable tour of the major innovations of the past twenty centuries and how they shaped our world.Peter D’Epiro makes this handy overview of human history both fun and thought-provoking with his survey of the major “firsts”—inventions, discoveries, political and military upheavals, artistic and scientific breakthroughs, religious ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Stephen the Great and Balkan Nationalism

    Moldova and Eastern European History

    by Jonathan Eagles ...
    The defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans in 1475 at the Battle of Vaslui heralded the beginnings of a historic legacy. The victor became known as Stephen the Great or Athleta Christi, Champion of Christ. Perceived as the founder of a Balkan identity, Stephen the Great maintained Moldova's independence during periods of fierce Ottoman attack between 1457 and 1504. His Christian religious ... Read more

    $153.89 USD

  • The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume V: Historiography

    by Wm.Roger Louis ...
    Series Book 5 - The Oxford History of the British Empire
    The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford ... Read more

    $75.59 USD

  • History and Its Limits

    Human, Animal, Violence

    by Dominick LaCapra ...
    Dominick LaCapra's History and Its Limits articulates the relations among intellectual history, cultural history, and critical theory, examining the recent rise of "Practice Theory" and probing the limitations of prevalent forms of humanism. LaCapra focuses on the problem of understanding extreme cases, specifically events and experiences involving violence and victimization. He asks how ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • The Craft of International History

    A Guide to Method

    by Marc Trachtenberg ...
    This is a practical guide to the historical study of international politics. The focus is on the nuts and bolts of historical research--that is, on how to use original sources, analyze and interpret historical works, and actually write a work of history. Two appendixes provide sources sure to be indispensable for anyone doing research in this area.The book does not simply lay down precepts. It ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • LEYTE - The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II

    by Charles R. Anderson ...
    Series series The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II
    LEYTE - The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II-This ebook Included TOC for Reader.-This sample in this ebook ;World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Faithful Narratives

    Historians, Religion, and the Challenge of Objectivity

    Edited by Andrea Sterk, Nina Caputo ...
    Historians of religion face complex interpretive issues when examining religious texts, practices, and experiences. Faithful Narratives presents the work of twelve eminent scholars whose research has exemplified compelling strategies for negotiating the difficulties inherent in this increasingly important area of historical inquiry. The chapters range chronologically from Late Antiquity to modern ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Historical Consciousness

    The Remembered Past

    by John Lukacs ...
    One of the most important developments of Western civilization has been the growth of historical consciousness. Consciously or not, history has become a form of thought applied to every facet of human experience; every field of human action can be studied, described, or understood through its history. In this extraordinary analysis of the meaning of the remembered past, John Lukacs discusses the ... Read more

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  • Psychological Machinery

    Experimental Devices in Early Psychological Laboratories

    by Dalibor Voboril, Petr Kveton, Martin Jelinek ...
    The book covers the topic of experimental instrumentation at the turn of the 20th century. The authors introduce the role of instruments in the process of establishing psychology as a science. They concentrate on identifying historical devices and problems with rediscovering their functionality. The core of the book consists of a categorized list of instruments with a description of their purpose ... Read more

    $42.99 USD