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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Link, William A. / Link, Susannah J. (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:18:04 +0100

This volume gathers together documents that illustrate the variety of experiences and themes involved in the transformation of American political, economic, and social systems from the 1870s to World War I, and presents the essential perspectives of race, class, gender, and culture. This collection enables readers to engage actively in historical interpretation and to understand the interplay between social and political forces in the period, exploring the experiences of people during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era from a variety of diverse perspectives. [344 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Link, William A. / Link, Susannah J. (eds.) — 10 Feb 2012 08:18:02 +0100

Empire, State, and Society

Bronstein, Jamie L. / Harris, Andrew T. — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:51 +0100

Great Britain's daunting formal empire of the nineteenth century has faded, but its memory informs our understanding of the nation today. Empire, State, and Society explores Britain's pinnacle in an accessible style for both US and UK undergraduates. Assessing both internal and external forces of Britain's transition from superpower to its current state, the text is organized to allow professors flexibility in depth of reading as student ability and course length allow. The text's balanced narratives provide students with an understanding of politics, social and economic history, and cultural and intellectual history of nineteenth-century Britain. [352 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Empire, State, and Society

Bronstein, Jamie L. / Harris, Andrew T. — 10 Feb 2012 08:17:49 +0100

The Titanic For Dummies

Spignesi, Stephen — 6 Feb 2012 08:19:04 +0100

The Titanic For Dummies paints the whole picture of the most famous maritime disaster. It examines the building of the ship, life onboard during its maiden voyage, tragic decisions made that fateful night, the discovery of the wreck, and the many controversies that have emerged in the century since the sinking. Information includes: * Theories behind the reason for the sinking (does the blame lie with the watertight doors, bad rivets, or crew negligence?), and when and where the ship split in two. * A detailed look at how the lack of lifeboats -- and the chaos that resulted in lifeboats launching before they reached capacity -- resulted in lives lost. * A Titanic Who's Who identifying notable passengers, including those who were famous before the tragedy and those who gained fame because of it. * Current thinking about reports of shots being fired onboard, the details of Captain Smith's death, Murdoch's possible suicide, and the band's last song. * Findings from the Titanic hearings on both sides of the Atlantic. * A recounting of Robert Ballard's discovery of the wreck in 1985 and the ongoing debate over whether to salvage the wreck or let the ship remain as a memorial to those who perished. * A glimpse of the most fascinating artifacts salvaged from the wreckage. * The Titanic in pop culture: from Broadway to one of the most highest grossing movies in history (being re-released in 3D in 2012 to commemorate the 100th anniversary). [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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How I Got My Wiggle Back

Field, Anthony / Truman, Greg — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:40 +0100

The dramatic personal story of Anthony Field, founder and costar of the world's most popular children's musical group, The Wiggles With their distinctive look, catchy music, and upbeat message, the Wiggles have performed their way into the hearts and homes of millions of kids and their parents around the world. Their extraordinary success over the last twenty years includes TV shows, the sale of tens of millions of CDs and DVDs, and sell-out live performances for a million people annually as well as honors including being named UNICEF goodwill ambassadors. Now, for the first time, Anthony Field, the blue Wiggle, tells his inspiring, behind-the-scenes story of how he overcame depression, life-threatening illness, and chronic pain to get his life back. * Takes you inside the life of the Wiggles' co-founder Anthony Field and the story of his successful struggle to overcome debilitating emotional and physical health challenges * Shares practical action steps to help relieve pain, prevent and heal disease, and achieve peak fitness regardless of age * Reveals groundbreaking approaches to wellness developed by two acclaimed chiropractors * Includes more than seventy photographs from Anthony Field's personal collection [288 Seiten, Hardcover]

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A Companion to Lyndon B. Johnson

Lerner, Mitchell B. (ed.) — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:16 +0100

This companion offers an overview of Lyndon B. Johnson's life, presidency, and legacy, as well as a detailed look at the central arguments and scholarly debates from his term in office. * Explores the legacy of Johnson and the historical significance of his years as president * Covers the full range of topics, from the social and civil rights reforms of the Great Society to the increased American involvement in Vietnam * Incorporates the dramatic new evidence that has come to light through the release of around 8,000 phone conversations and meetings that Johnson secretly recorded as President [616 Seiten, Hardcover]

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A Companion to Women in the Ancient World

James, Sharon L. / Dillon, Sheila (eds.) — 6 Feb 2012 08:18:07 +0100

A Companion to Women in the Ancient World is the first interdisciplinary, methodologically-based collection of readings to address the study of women in the ancient world while weaving textual, visual, and archaeological evidence into its approach. [656 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Europe's Troubled Peace

Buchanan, Tom — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:55 +0100

A veteran hockey writer takes on hockey culture and the NHL--addressing the games most controversial issue Whether its on-ice fist fights or head shots into the glass, hockey has become a nightly news spectacle--with players pummeling and bashing each other across the ice like drunken gladiators. And while the NHL may actually condone on-ice violence as a ticket draw, diehard hockey fan and expert Adam Proteau argues against hockeys transformation into a thuggish blood sport. In Fighting the Good Fight, Proteau sheds light on the many perspectives of those in and around the game, with interviews of current and former NHL stars, coaches, general managers, and league executives, as well as medical experts. One of the most well-known media figures on the hockey scene today, famous for his funny, feisty observations as a writer for the Toronto Star and The Hockey News and commentator on CBC radio and TV, Adam Proteau is also one of the few mainstream media voices who is vehemently anti-fighting in hockey. Not only is his book a plea to the games gatekeepers to finally clamp down on the runaway violence that permeates the sport even at its highest level, he offers realistic suggestions on ways to finally clean the game up. * Includes interviews with medical experts on head injuries and concussions, as well as with other members of the media * The author not only wages an attack on the value of fighting in hockey--but also on the establishment hockey culture Covering the most polarizing issue in hockey today, Fighting the Good Fight gives hockey fans and sports lovers everywhere a reason to stamp their feet and whistle--at a rare display of eloquence and common sense. WebCatUpdater-Profile_12@1326742161865 [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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Europe's Uncertain Path 1814-1914

Alexander, R. S. — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:45 +0100

Europe's Uncertain Path is an introduction to Europe's turbulent history from 1814 to 1914. It presents a clear narrative of the major political events, set against the backdrop of social, economic, and cultural change. * An introduction to Europe's turbulent history from 1814 to 1914 * Provides students with a solid grounding in the main political events and social changes of the period * Explains the causes and outcomes of major events: the effect of the emergence of mass politics; the evolution of political ideologies; and the link between foreign and domestic policy * Offers balanced coverage of Eastern, Western, and Central Europe * Illustrations, maps, and figures enhance student understanding [376 Seiten, Softcover]

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Europe's Uncertain Path 1814-1914

Alexander, R. S. — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:44 +0100

Companion to World War I

Horne, John — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:43 +0100

A Companion to the First World War brings together a team of distinguished historians from 10 countries who contribute 38 substantial and thought-provoking chapters. In addition to covering the military history of the war and the individual states involved, contributors explore major themes such as war crimes, occupations, film, and gender. Reflecting the latest historical research, this Companion enriches our understanding of the origins, nature, and impact of what remains one of the most devastating events in modern history. [728 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Ideal Man

Kurlantzick, Joshua — 23 Jan 2012 08:17:07 +0100

How the West's greatest spy in Asia tried to stop the new American way of war--and the steep price he paid for failing Jim Thompson landed in Thailand at the end of World War II, a former American society dilettante who became an Asian legend as a spy and silk magnate with access to Thai worlds outsiders never saw. As the Cold War reached Thailand, America had a choice: Should it, as Thompson believed, help other nations build democracies from their traditional cultures or, as his ex-OSS friend Willis Bird argued, remake the world through deception and self-serving alliances? In a story rich with insights and intrigue, this book explores a key Cold War episode that is still playing out today. * Highlights a pivotal moment in Cold War history that set a course for American foreign policy that is still being followed today * Explores the dynamics that put Thailand at the center of the Cold War and the fighting in neighboring Laos that escalated from sideshow to the largest covert operation America had ever engaged in * Draws on personal recollections and includes atmospheric details that bring the people, events--and the Thailand of the time--to life * Written by a journalist with extensive experience in Asian affairs who has spent years investigating every aspect of this story, including Thompson's tragic disappearance [272 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Latino Immigrants in the United States

Mize, Ronald L. / Pe?a Delgado, Grace — 9 Jan 2012 08:18:14 +0100

This timely and important book introduces readers to the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States - Latinos - and their diverse conditions of departure and reception. A central theme of the book is the tension between the fact that Latino categories are most often assigned from above, and how those defined as Latino seek to make sense of and enliven a shared notion of identity from below. Providing a sophisticated introduction to emerging theoretical trends and social formations specific to Latino immigrants, chapters are structured around the topics of Latinidad or the idea of a pan-ethnic Latino identity, pathways to citizenship, cultural citizenship, labor, gender, transnationalism, and globalization. Specific areas of focus include the 2006 marches of the immigrant rights movement and the rise in neoliberal nativism (including both state-sponsored restrictions such as Arizona's SB1070 and the hate crimes associated with Minutemen vigilantism). The book is a valuable contribution to immigration courses in sociology, history, ethnic studies, American Studies, and Latino Studies. It is one of the first, and certainly the most accessible, to fully take into account the plurality of experiences, identities, and national origins constituting the Latino category. [200 Seiten, Softcover]

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Latino Immigrants in the United States

Mize, Ronald L. / Pe?a Delgado, Grace — 9 Jan 2012 08:18:13 +0100

The Encyclopedia of War

Martel, Gordon (ed.) — 9 Jan 2012 08:18:01 +0100

This ground-breaking 5-volume reference is a comprehensive print and electronic resource covering the history of warfare from ancient times to the present day, across the entire globe. Drawing on an experienced and internationally diverse editorial board, it is the first to offer readers an extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research. The online platform further provides interactive cross-referencing links and powerful searching and browsing capabilities within the work and across Wiley-Blackwell's comprehensive online reference collection. [3142 Seiten, Hardcover]

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American Sexual Histories

Reis, Elizabeth (ed.) — 3 Jan 2012 08:18:46 +0100

The second edition of this text features an updated collection of sixteen articles and their corresponding primary sources that investigate issues related to human sexuality in America from the colonial era to the present day. Fully updated with ten new chapters, featuring recently published essays by prominent scholars in the field, it provides readers with the source documents that historians have analyzed in their articles. This approach encourages undergraduates to evaluate historical documents, test the interpretations of historians, and then draw their own conclusions. [400 Seiten, Softcover]

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America Between the Wars, 1919-1941

Welky, David — 3 Jan 2012 08:18:44 +0100

This collection situates over seventy essential primary documents in their historical context to illustrate the American experience during the interwar period (1919-1941). Introducing a broad range of cultural and historical topics, from race and the role of women to trends in literature and the Great Depression, it also includes a wide selection of photographs and illustrations. End-of-chapter questions encourage critical thinking and analysis, while a bibliography prepares students for further research. A definitive resource for US history in the 20th century. [280 Seiten, Softcover]

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America Between the Wars, 1919-1941

Welky, David — 3 Jan 2012 08:18:43 +0100

A History of Modern Africa

Reid, Richard J. — 3 Jan 2012 08:18:01 +0100

Ideal for courses in African and Global history as well as specialists in African history, anthropology, and politics, this new and updated edition of Reid's A History of Modern Africa covers the breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the last two centuries. Adopting a long-term approach to current issues, the author stresses the importance of nineteenth-century dynamics as well as indigenous dynamics in explaining Africa's twentieth-century challenges. Including more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa as well as other expanded topics, the second edition of this comprehensive text is an asset in any collection. [408 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Making of Modern South Africa

Worden, Nigel — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:59 +0100

Sharp and analytical, this new edition of The Making of Modern South Africa provides a comprehensive and current introduction to the key themes and debates concerning the history of the country. This complete history spans from pre-colonial South Africa to the country as it is today, including an updated final chapter that considers the challenges and compromises of the post-apartheid era and the first two decades of South African democracy. This edition is an invaluable resource for student and lecturers of history and African Studies, as well as general readers interested in South African history. [224 Seiten, Softcover]

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Sources and Debates in Modern British History

Wasson, Ellis (ed.) — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:51 +0100

Designed to complement the author's A History of Modern Britain, this collection of primary sources illuminates and augments the study of modern Britain with coverage of political, imperial, and economic history as well as class and cultural issues * Features a broad range of documents, in a well-structured and easy-to-use format, including important, well-known documents and lesser-known excerpts from memoirs and private correspondence * Provides up-to-date, balanced coverage of political, imperial, social, economic, and cultural history with over 180 documents * Offers a thorough rendering of social class and national identity, including coverage of changes in British society over the last 20 years * Includes discussion questions for each document, as well as lists of historical debates and extensive bibliographies of both on-line and traditional sources for students' further research [336 Seiten, Softcover]

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Sources and Debates in Modern British History

Wasson, Ellis (ed.) — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:50 +0100

A Companion to Tacitus

Pagán, Victoria Emma (ed.) — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:46 +0100

A Companion to Tacitus brings much needed clarity and accessibility to the notoriously difficult and yet indispensable historical accounts of Tacitus. The companion provides both a broad introduction and showcases new theoretical approaches that enrich our understanding of this complex author. [620 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History

Demand, Nancy H. — 3 Jan 2012 08:17:39 +0100

Noted historian Nancy H. Demand joins the growing group of scholars who have abandoned traditional isolationist models of the development of the Greek polis and cast their gaze seaward, to the sparkling waters of the Mediterranean. The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History reveals the role that the complex interaction of Mediterranean cultures and maritime connections had in shaping urbanization, including the ancient Greek city-states. With scholarly precision, The Mediterranean Context of Early Greek History offers fascinating insights into the wider context of the Greek city-state in the ancient world. [376 Seiten, Hardcover]

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King of the Road

Debogorski, Alex — 29 Dec 2011 08:18:32 +0100

Inside one of the world's most dangerous jobs with the star of History's top-rated reality show, Ice Road Truckers The highest-rated reality show ever to hit the History channel, Ice Road Truckers follows the heart-pounding adventures of the tough-as-nails truckers who risk peril every day to deliver goods and supplies in Alaska and across Canada's frozen north. Alex shares tales of his adventures-and misadventures-in the north, and explain, in his own entertaining voice, how he got to where he is today-working class hero, bona-fide celebrity, and the improbable star of a smash-hit television show. Alex is a natural storyteller who knows how to spin tales about his colorful life growing up in the backwoods. Whether he's recounting tales about his hair-raising confrontations with bears, calculating the strength of newly formed ice, divulging the secrets of providing security in a bar room full of combative, drunken miners, or saving the life of another trucker, he keeps you wanting more. * The first inside look at industry legend and fan favorite Alex Debogorski, a devout Christian, father of 11 children, and the world's best known truck driver * Includes thrilling adventures and behind-the-scenes insights that you won't find on the show * Features sidebars that explain the facts about ice roads, from how they're made to when and why they splinter and break King of the Road gives fans of Ice Road Truckers a deep look inside the life and times of the show's biggest rising star. [240 Seiten, Softcover]

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A Social History of Knowledge II

Burke, Peter — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:37 +0100

Peter Burke follows up his magisterial Social History of Knowledge, picking up where the first volume left off around 1750 at the publication of the French Encyclopédie and following the story through to Wikipedia. Like the previous volume, it offers a social history (or a retrospective sociology of knowledge) in the sense that it focuses not on individuals but on groups, institutions, collective practices and general trends. The book is divided into 3 parts. The first argues that activities which appear to be timeless - gathering knowledge, analysing, disseminating and employing it - are in fact time-bound and take different forms in different periods and places. The second part tries to counter the tendency to write a triumphalist history of the 'growth' of knowledge by discussing losses of knowledge and the price of specialization. The third part offers geographical, sociological and chronological overviews, contrasting the experience of centres and peripheries and arguing that each of the main trends of the period - professionalization, secularization, nationalization, democratization, etc, coexisted and interacted with its opposite. As ever, Peter Burke presents a breath-taking range of scholarship in prose of exemplary clarity and accessibility. This highly anticipated second volume will be essential reading across the humanities and social sciences. [248 Seiten, Softcover]

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A Social History of Knowledge II

Burke, Peter — 21 Dec 2011 08:17:35 +0100

A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution

Popkin, Jeremy D. — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:03 +0100

The Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave revolt in world history and the first time people of color overthrew a European colonial regime to establish an independent country. This book offers students a concise and clearly written overview of the events of the Haitian Revolution. Drawing on the latest scholarship in the field as well as on the author's original research, the book presents a chronological account of the complex historical contexts that produced and shaped the revolution, while paying due attention to important underlying themes. [212 Seiten, Softcover]

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A Concise History of the Haitian Revolution

Popkin, Jeremy D. — 19 Dec 2011 08:18:02 +0100

All the News Unfit to Print

Burns, Eric — 5 Dec 2011 08:19:04 +0100

You really can't believe everything you read . . . A premature newswire report announces the end of World War I, spurring wild celebrations in American streets days before the actual treaty was signed. A St. Louis newspaper prints reviews of theatrical performances that never took place--they had been canceled due to bad weather. New York newspaper reporters plant evidence in the apartment of the man accused of kidnapping the Lindbergh baby and then call him a liar in the courtroom once the trial begins. These are just a few of the many wrongs that have been reported as right over two centuries of American history. All the News Unfit to Print puts the media under the microscope to expose the many types of mistakes, hoaxes, omissions, and lies that have skewed our understanding of the past, and reveals the range of reasons and motivations--from boredom and haste to politics and greed-behind them. Reviewing a host of journalistic slip-ups involving Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, William Randolph Hearst, Theodore H. White, and many others, this book covers the stories behind the stories to refine incorrect first drafts of history from the Revolutionary War era to more recent times. All the News Unfit to Print is a rollicking joyride that careens through the ridiculous, the odd, and the serious malfeasances in American journalistic history and reminds us of the difference between news and facts. --Neal Gabler, author of Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination [288 Seiten, Hardcover]

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War and the Cultural Turn

Black, Jeremy — 5 Dec 2011 08:19:02 +0100

In this stimulating new text, renowned military historian Jeremy Black unpacks the concept of culture as a descriptive and analytical approach to the history of warfare. Black takes the reader through the limits and prospects of culture as a tool for analyzing war, while also demonstrating the necessity of maintaining the context of alternative analytical matrices, such as technology. Black sets out his unique approach to culture and warfare without making his paradigm into a straightjacket. He goes on to demonstrate the flexibility of his argument through a series of case studies which include the contexts of rationale (Gloire), strategy (early modern Britaisn), organizations (the modern West), and ideologies (the Cold War). These case studies drive home the point at the core of the book: culture is not a bumper sticker; it is a survival mechanism. Culture is not immutable; it is adaptable. Wide-ranging, international and always provocative, War and the Cultural Turn will be required reading for all students of military history and security studies. [200 Seiten, Softcover]

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War and the Cultural Turn

Black, Jeremy — 5 Dec 2011 08:19:01 +0100

A History of Violence

Muchembled, Robert — 28 Nov 2011 08:18:05 +0100

Violence is so much in the news today that we may find it hard to believe that it is less prevalent than it was in the past. But this is exactly what the distinguished historian Robert Muchembled argues in this major new work on the history of violence. He shows that brutality and homicide have been in decline since the thirteenth century. The thesis of a 'civilizing process', of a gradual taming, even sublimation, of violence, seems, therefore, to be well-founded. How are we to explain this decline in public displays of aggression? What mechanisms have modernizing societies employed to repress and control violence? The increasingly strict social control of unmarried, male adolescents, together with the coercive education imposed on this age group, are central to Muchembled's explanation. Masculine violence gradually disappeared from public space, to become concentrated in the home. Meanwhile, a vast popular literature, precursor of the modern mass media, came to play a cathartic role: the duels of The Three Musketeers and the amazing exploits of Fantômas, as described in the new crime literature invented in the nineteenth century, now helped to purge the violent impulses. And yet we seem, in the first few years of the twenty-first century, to be witnessing a resurgence of violence, especially among the youths of the inner cities. How should we understand this resurgence in relation to the long history of violence in the West? [388 Seiten, Softcover]

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A History of Violence

Muchembled, Robert — 28 Nov 2011 08:18:03 +0100

Why America Failed

Berman, Morris — 11 Nov 2011 08:17:40 +0100

Why America Failed shows how, from its birth as a nation of hustlers to its collapse as an empire, the tools of the country's expansion proved to be the instruments of its demise Why America Failed is the third and most engaging volume of Morris Berman's trilogy on the decline of the American empire. In The Twilight of American Culture, Berman examined the internal factors of that decline, showing that they were identical to those of Rome in its late-empire phase. In Dark Ages America, he explored the external factors--e.g., the fact that both empires were ultimately attacked from the outside--and the relationship between the events of 9/11 and the history of U.S. foreign policy. * In his most ambitious work to date, Berman looks at the why of it all * Probes America's commitment to economic liberalism and free enterprise stretching back to the late sixteenth century, and shows how this ideology, along with that of technological progress, rendered any alternative marginal to American history * Maintains, more than anything else, that this one-sided vision of the country's purpose finally did our nation in Why America Failed is a controversial work, one that will shock, anger, and transform its readers. The book is a stimulating and provocative explanation of how we managed to wind up in our current situation: economically weak, politically passe, socially divided, and culturally adrift. It is a tour de force, a powerful conclusion to Berman's study of American imperial decline. [256 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Shifting the Earth

Mazer, Arthur — 9 Nov 2011 08:17:25 +0100

Discover how mathematics and science have propelled history From Ancient Greece to the Enlightenment and then on to modern times, Shifting the Earth: The Mathematical Quest to Understand the Motion of the Universe takes readers on a journey motivated by the desire to understand the universe and the motion of the heavens. The author presents a thought-provoking depiction of the sociopolitical environment in which some of the most prominent scientists in history lived and then provides a mathematical account of their contributions. From Eudoxus to Einstein, this fascinating book describes how, beginning in ancient times, pioneers in the sciences and mathematics have dramatically changed our vision of who we are as well as our place in the universe. Readers will discover how Ptolemy's geocentric model evolved into Kepler's heliocentric model, with Copernicus as the critical intermediary. The author explains how one scientific breakthrough set the stage for the next one, and he also places the scientists and their discoveries within the context of history, including: * Archimedes, Apollonius, and the Punic Wars * Ptolemy and the rise of Christianity * Copernicus and the Renaissance * Kepler and the Counter-Reformation * Newton and the Enlightenment * Einstein and the detonation of the atom bomb Each chapter presents the work of a single scientist or mathematician, building on the previous chapters to demonstrate the evolutionary process of discovery. Chapters begin with a narrative section and conclude with a mathematical presentation of one of the scientist's original works. Most of these mathematical presentations, including the section on Einstein's special relativity, are accessible using only basic mathematics; however, readers can skip the mathematical sections and still follow the evolution of science and mathematics. Shifting the Earth is an excellent book for anyone interested in the history of mathematics and how the quest to understand the motion of the heavens has influenced the broader history of humankind. [328 Seiten, Softcover]

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Sports in American Life

Davies, Richard O. — 7 Nov 2011 08:17:57 +0100

This new edition has been re-organized, extensively revised throughout, and significantly updated to include major sporting events since 2006. Davies makes use of the very latest research, and the book has also been updated to include expanded coverage of women in sports and a section covering the rise of extreme sports and mixed martial arts. Sports in American Life provides an invaluable understanding of the institution of sport in American culture from the colonial period to the present day, when sports have become fully integrated into the political, social, cultural, and economic fabric of the nation. [448 Seiten, Softcover]

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Among Righteous Men

Shaer, Matthew — 31 Oct 2011 08:18:57 +0100

Inside the hidden world of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn's Crown Heights--a close-knit but divided community. On a cold night in December, the members of a Hasidic anti-crime patrol called the Shomrim are summoned to a yeshiva dormitory in Crown Heights. There to break up a brawl, the Shomrim instead find themselves embroiled in a religious schism which has split the community and turned roommate against roommate, neighbor against neighbor. At the center of the storm is Aron Hershkop, the owner of an auto-repair business and the leader of the Shomrim. Hershkop watches as the NYPD builds a criminal case against his brothers and friends, apparently with the help of several local residents, who have taken the rare step of forgoing a ruling from the local rabbinical council. Soon, both sides are squaring off in a Brooklyn criminal court, with the Shomrim facing gang assault charges and decades in prison. What conflict could run so deep it left both sides airing their dirty laundry so publicly? This compelling story takes you to the deepest corners of a normally hidden world. * Features fast-paced writing and a true story with surprising twists, personal conflicts, and a tense trial * Offers a glimpse in a normally sheltered and private community many see, but few know much about. * Centers on an unusual man facing a universal conflict: do you do what's simple and expedient, or do you do follow our heart, your tradition, and your faith? [256 Seiten, Hardcover]

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The Secret Army

Gibson, Richard Michael / Chen, Wen H. — 26 Oct 2011 08:18:14 +0200

How Chiang Kai-shek's defeated Koumintang army secretly dominated the Asian drug trade Based on recently declassified government documents, this book reveals the shocking true story of what happened after the Chinese Nationalists lost the revolution. Supported by Taiwan, the CIA, and the Thai government, the Koumintang reinvented itself as an anti-communist mercenary army fighting into the 1980s, before eventually becoming the drug lords who would make the Golden Triangle a household name. [400 Seiten, Softcover]

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This I Believe

Gediman, Dan / Gediman, Mary Jo / Gregory, John — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:55 +0200

Inspiring life wisdom from people of all ages--based on the This I Believe radio program The popular This I Believe series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. This book brings together treasured life lessons of people from all walks of life. Whether it's learning the power of saying hello or how courage comes with practice, their intimate reflections will inspire, move, and encourage you. Filled with the valuable insights distilled from a wide range of personal experiences, This I Believe: Life Lessons is a perfect gift--for others or for yourself. * Includes extraordinary essays written by ordinary people who share the story of an important lesson they have learned about life * Shares a wide range of beliefs and experiences from a diverse group of contributors, including a physician, a roller derby queen, a corporate executive, and a homeless person * Based on the popular This I Believe radio series and thisibelieve.org website No matter what your age or circumstances, this book will give you valuable food for thought and important new insights on how others have learned from life's challenges. [208 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Lady Jane Grey

Ives, Eric — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:11 +0200

Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. In this radical reassessment, Eric Ives rejects traditional portraits of Jane and instead he presents her as an accomplished young woman with a fierce personal integrity. The result is a compelling dissection by a master historian and storyteller of one of history's most shocking injustices. [392 Seiten, Softcover]

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A Companion to Thomas Jefferson

Cogliano, Francis D. (ed.) — 17 Oct 2011 08:18:07 +0200

A Companion to Thomas Jefferson presents a state-of-the-art assessment and overview of the life and legacy of Thomas Jefferson through a collection of essays grounded in the latest scholarship. * Features essays by the leading scholars in the field, including Pulitzer Prize winners Annette Gordon-Reed and Jack Rakove * Includes a section that considers Jefferson's legacy * Explores Jefferson's wide range of interests and expertise, and covers his public career, private life, his views on democracy, and his writings * Written to be accessible for the non-specialist as well as Jefferson scholars [646 Seiten, Hardcover]

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How Food Made History

Higman, B. W. — 10 Oct 2011 08:17:39 +0200

How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Higman places recent trends, such as the co-existence of abundance and famine, obesity and dieting, into historical context and provides a fresh understanding of the importance of food in world history for modern readers. [278 Seiten, Hardcover]

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How Food Made History

Higman, B. W. — 10 Oct 2011 08:17:38 +0200

The Triumph of Politics

Philip, George / Panizza, Francisco — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:14 +0200

The Triumph of Politics offers a comparative and historical interpretation of Venezuela's Chavez, Bolivia's Morales and Ecuador's Correa - South America's most prominent '21st century socialists'. It argues that the claims of these 21st century socialists should be taken seriously even though not necessarily at face value. The authors show how the consensual market oriented policymaking that characterized almost all of South America in the 1990s has now given way to something quite different. Polarization and intense political conflict have returned to much of the region. Although the Left has not always been the beneficiary of this changed pattern, the '21st century' governments of Chavez, Morales and Correa have been agenda setters. The questions raised by their emergence, style of governance and policy orientations resonate across Latin America and beyond. It is likely that the kind of politics with which they have been associated will be influential in the region for quite some time to come. [200 Seiten, Softcover]

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The Triumph of Politics

Philip, George / Panizza, Francisco — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:13 +0200

Re-thinking Renaissance Objects

Motture, Peta / O'Malley, Michelle (eds.) — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:05 +0200

This book considers key issues at the heart of current scholarly debate on Renaissance art and culture. Inspired by research that has developed from the redisplay of the outstanding Medieval and Renaissance collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, the authors use the objects themselves as their starting point in their papers. The book explores and often challenges assumptions about the interconnection between sacred and secular belief, the problems inherent in making distinctions between 'artists' and 'artisans', and the various ways in which ideas were exchanged across media and cultural boundaries. [232 Seiten, Softcover]

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A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt

Ricard, Serge (ed.) — 3 Oct 2011 08:18:01 +0200

A Companion to Theodore Roosevelt is the first comprehensive anthology to encompass Roosevelt as whole, highlighting both his multi-faceted personality and his skilled diplomacy. It provides background and interpretive reading for the non-specialist while also addressing the needs of scholars seeking in-depth knowledge. This collection revitalizes and internationalizes scholarship on Roosevelt with contributions not only from some of the established Roosevelt specialists, but also from a new generation of historians. The result is a fresh and extensive historiographical exploration of the 26th president. [612 Seiten, Hardcover]

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Historicising Gender and Sexuality

Murphy, Kevin P. / Spear, Jennifer M. (eds.) — 26 Sep 2011 08:17:35 +0200

Historicising Gender and Sexuality features a thought-provoking collection of essays that shed important new light on the historical intersections between gender and sexuality across time and space. Through a rich diversity of scholarship, the essays offer ample evidence that careful and contextualised analysis of the shifting relationship of gender and sexuality illuminates broader historical processes. This book offers revealing insights into the myriad ways in which gender and sexuality have crossed paths with broader relations of power in a wide range of locations and historical contexts. [260 Seiten, Softcover]

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