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  • Family Farmers, Land Reforms and Political Action

    An Alternative Economic History of Interwar Europe

    de James Simpson ...
    Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
    This book examines how European farmers responded to the economic and political challenges created by the First World War and the Great Depression. The difficulties of interwar Europe have been frequently explored, but rarely from the perspective of the agricultural sector, where two-fifths of the population earned their livelihood, mostly as small, family farmers.The traditional literature argues ... Leer más

    $125.99 USD

  • Video Nasty Mayhem: The Inside Story of VIPCO

    de James Simpson ...
    Great Britain, the 1980s. VHS is rapidly becoming popular, and the more gory and violent the movies, the better. One company has latched on to this trend quickly – selling and renting controversial films to the public. It is called the Video Instant Picture Company, a.k.a. VIPCO.Founded and run by Michael Lee – Mike to his friends – this small independent video distributor would swiftly grow into ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Manufactured Crisis: The War to End America

    de James Simpson ...
    Few could have imagined ten years ago where we'd be in America today: We are confronted on all sides by interminable crises that threaten the very fabric of our nation—from a border flooded with millions of migrants from all over the world, to a fentanyl crisis killing more American youths every year than the past three wars combined. Radical transgender activism and other cultural insanity has ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Creating Wine

    The Emergence of a World Industry, 1840-1914

    de James Simpson ...
    Series series The Princeton Economic History of the Western World
    Today's wine industry is characterized by regional differences not only in the wines themselves but also in the business models by which these wines are produced, marketed, and distributed. In Old World countries such as France, Spain, and Italy, small family vineyards and cooperative wineries abound. In New World regions like the United States and Australia, the industry is dominated by a handful ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Burning to Read

    de James Simpson ...
    Amid present-day conflagrations, this illuminating book reminds us of the sources, and profound consequences, of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century. Simpson focuses on the cultural transformation in early modern England that allowed common people to read the Bible for the first time. The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval; as we ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Permanent Revolution

    The Reformation and the Illiberal Roots of Liberalism

    de James Simpson ...
    How did the Reformation, which initially promoted decidedly illiberal positions, end up laying the groundwork for Western liberalism?The English Reformation began as an evangelical movement driven by an unyielding belief in predestination, intolerance, stringent literalism, political quietism, and destructive iconoclasm. Yet by 1688, this illiberal early modern upheaval would deliver the ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Goethe and Patriarchy

    Faust and the Fates of Desire

    de James Simpson ...
    "This book traces the history of a complex sexual fantasy which features recurrently in Goethe's writings from his days as a student in Leipzig to the final years as Europe's most celebrated living poet. Simpson shows how the young man's fantasy of innocent sexuality became an increasingly troubled one during the poet's first decade in Weimar. Goethe began to recognize in it a submerged element: ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

  • Under the Hammer

    Iconoclasm in the Anglo-American Tradition

    de James Simpson ...
    Series series Clarendon Lectures in English
    When we think of breaking images, we assume that it happens somewhere else. We also tend to think of iconoclasts as barbaric. Iconoclasts are people like the Taliban, who blew up Buddhist statues in 2001. We tend, that is, to look with horror on iconoclasm. This book argues instead that iconoclasm is a central strand of Anglo-American modernity. Our horror at the destruction of art derives in part ... Leer más

    $38.99 USD

  • Why Democracy Failed

    The Agrarian Origins of the Spanish Civil War

    de James Simpson, Juan Carmona ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
    In this distinctive new history of the origins of the Spanish Civil War, James Simpson and Juan Carmona tackle the highly-debated issue of why it was that Spain's democratic Second Republic failed. They explore the interconnections between economic growth, state capacity, rural social mobility and the creation of mass competitive political parties, and how these limited the effectiveness of the ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • O.J. Simpson Biography

    Unraveling the Legend: The Untold Story of Orenthal James Simpson

    de Annie Press ...
    Embark on an Unprecedented Odyssey: Annie Press Chronicles O.J. Simpson's Enigmatic Journey and His Enduring Legacy.Prepare to be transported on an unforgettable journey as Annie Press reveals the compelling biography of O.J. Simpson, a figure whose life story defies the limits of imagination. Prepare for an immersive journey into the incredible life of a man who has made an everlasting impression ... Leer más

    $5.36 USD

  • Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)

    Masters of Medicine

    de H. Laing Gordon ...
    In "Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)", H. Laing Gordon meticulously chronicles the pioneering contributions of Sir James Young Simpson to anesthesiology, with a particular focus on his discovery and promotion of chloroform as an anesthetic agent. The book employs a narrative style that intertwines biographical details with a critical analysis of medical practices during the 19th ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Collecting The Simpsons

    The Merchandise and Legacy of our Favorite Nuclear Family (For Simpsons Lovers, Simpsons Merchandise, History and Criticism)

    de Warren Evans, James Hicks, Lydia Hicks ...
    The Simpsons Merchandise Guide for all Simpsons Lovers“What are the two things every Simpsons’ collector needs? This book and shelves! “ ─Stephanie Gillis, Writer on The Simpsons#1 Best Seller in TV History & CriticismThis quirky book unleashes the entire story of all Simpsons merchandise, spanning decades. Lydia and James Hicks, authors of the bestselling The Simpsons Secret, partner wit... ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus