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Agincourt 1415: Triumph Against the Oddsby Matthew BennettISBN 0275988384 (0-275-98838-4)
Hardcover, Praeger Pub Text
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All the King's Cooks: The Tudor Kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palaceby Peter C. D. BrearsISBN 0285635336 (0-285-63533-6)
Hardcover, Souvenir Press
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The Anatomy of Bibliomaniaby Holbrook JacksonISBN 0252070437 (0-252-07043-7)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Anatomy of Bibliomania'Book summary:An unmitigated delight for any bibliophile, Holbrook Jackson's "Anatomy of Bibliomania" is the cornerstone of his indispensable trio of books on 'the usefulness, purpose, and pleasures that proceed from books'. "The Anatomy of Bibliomania" begins at the beginning, when books first started to appear, and gives book lovers the solace and company of book lovers from ancient Rome, the Renaissance, and the Romantics. Jackson inspects the allure of books, their curative and restorative properties, and the passion for them that leads to bibliomania ('a genial mania, less harmful than the sanity of the sane'). With deliciously understated wit, he comments on why we read, where we read - on journeys, at mealtimes, on the toilet (this has 'a long but mostly unrecorded history'), in bed, and in prison - and what happens to us when we read. He touches on bindings, bookworms, libraries, and the sport of book hunting, as well as the behavior of borrowers, embezzlers, thieves, and collectors. Francis Bacon, Anatole France, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Leigh Hunt, Marcel Proust, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Shakespeare, and scores of other luminaries chime in on books and their love for them. Unlike most manias, bibliomania is an ennobling affliction, worth cultivating, improving, and enjoying to its heights and depths. Entertaining as well as instructive, "The Anatomy of Bibliomania" is a book no book lover - and certainly no bibliomaniac - can afford to be without. [via]
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Artisans into Workers: Labor in Nineteenth-Century Americaby Bruce LaurieISBN 025206660X (0-252-06660-X)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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The Autobiography of John Stuart Millby John Stuart MillISBN 0231085060 (0-231-08506-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Bathhouse at Midnight: An Historical Survey of Magic and Divination in Russiaby W. F. RyanISBN 0271019670 (0-271-01967-0)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties: An Indian Declaration of Independenceby Vine DeloriaISBN 0292707541 (0-292-70754-1)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Berlioz and the Romantic Centuryby Jacques BarzunISBN 0231031351 (0-231-03135-1)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Black Hawk: An Autobiographyby Black Hawk, Donald Dean JacksonISBN 0252723252 (0-252-72325-2)
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Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions From The Middle Agesby Chiara Frugoni, William McCuaigISBN 0231128134 (0-231-12813-4)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Cannae 216 bc: Hannibal Smashes Rome's Armyby Mark HealyISBN 0275988341 (0-275-98834-1)
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Castles of Europe: From Charlemagne to the Renaissanceby William AndersonISBN 0236177753 (0-236-17775-3)
Hardcover, Elek
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A Century of Ambivalence: The Jews of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1881 to the Presentby Zvi Y. GitelmanISBN 0253214181 (0-253-21418-1)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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The Columbia History of Western Philosophyby Avrum Stroll, David Carr, Brian P. Copenhaver, Thomas R. Flynn, Rudolf A. Makkreel, Thomas M. Robinson, Gerald A. Press, Stephen F. Brown, Richard Henry PopkinISBN 0231101295 (0-231-10129-5)
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The Columbia History significantly broadens the scope of Western philosophy to reveal the influence of Middle Eastern and Asian thought, the vital contributions of Jewish and Islamic philosophers, and the role of women within the tradition. Along with a wealth of new scholarship, recently discovered works in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy are considered, such as previously unpublished works by Locke that inspire a new assessment of the evolution of his ideas. Popkin also emphasizes schools and developments that have traditionally been overlooked. Sections on Aristotle and Plato are followed by a detailed presentation on Hellenic philosophy and its influence on the modern developments of materialism and scepticism. A chapter has been dedicated to Jewish and Moslem philosophical development during the Middle Ages, focusing on the critical role of figures such as Averroës and Moses Maimonides in introducing Christian thinkers to classical philosophy. Another chapter considers Renaissance philosophy and its seminal influence on the development of modern humanism and science.
Turning to the modern era, contributors consider the importance of the Kaballah to Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton and the influence of popular philosophers like Moses Mendelssohn upon the work of Kant. This volume gives equal attention to both sides of the current rift in philosophy between continental and analytic schools, charting the development of each right up to the end of the 20th century.
Each chapter includes an introductory essay, and Popkin provides notes that draw connections among the separate articles. The rich bibliographic information and the indexes of names and terms make the volume a valuable resource.
Combining a broad scope and penetrating analysis with a keen sense of what is relevant for the modern reader, The Columbia History of Western Philosophy will prove an accessible introduction for students and an informative overview for general readers.
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The Columbia History of Western Philosophyby Richard Henry PopkinISBN 0231101287 (0-231-10128-7)
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The Columbia History significantly broadens the scope of Western philosophy to reveal the influence of Middle Eastern and Asian thought, the vital contributions of Jewish and Islamic philosophers, and the role of women within the tradition. Along with a wealth of new scholarship, recently discovered works in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy are considered, such as previously unpublished works by Locke that inspire a new assessment of the evolution of his ideas. Popkin also emphasizes schools and developments that have traditionally been overlooked. Sections on Aristotle and Plato are followed by a detailed presentation on Hellenic philosophy and its influence on the modern developments of materialism and scepticism. A chapter has been dedicated to Jewish and Moslem philosophical development during the Middle Ages, focusing on the critical role of figures such as Averroës and Moses Maimonides in introducing Christian thinkers to classical philosophy. Another chapter considers Renaissance philosophy and its seminal influence on the development of modern humanism and science.
Turning to the modern era, contributors consider the importance of the Kaballah to Spinoza, Leibniz, and Newton and the influence of popular philosophers like Moses Mendelssohn upon the work of Kant. This volume gives equal attention to both sides of the current rift in philosophy between continental and analytic schools, charting the development of each right up to the end of the 20th century.
Each chapter includes an introductory essay, and Popkin provides notes that draw connections among the separate articles. The rich bibliographic information and the indexes of names and terms make the volume a valuable resource.
Combining a broad scope and penetrating analysis with a keen sense of what is relevant for the modern reader, The Columbia History of Western Philosophy will prove an accessible introduction for students and an informative overview for general readers.
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The Common People of Great Britain: A History from the Norman Conquest to the Presentby John Fletcher Clews HarrisonISBN 0253203570 (0-253-20357-0)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Dark Journey: Black Mississippians in the Age of Jim Crowby Neil R. McMillenISBN 025206156X (0-252-06156-X)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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David Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the Worldby Peter P. HinksISBN 027101993X (0-271-01993-X)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State University Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'David Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World'Book summary:In 1829 David Walker, a free black born in Wilmington, North Carolina, wrote one of America's most provocative political documents of the nineteenth century, Walker's Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World. Decrying the savage and unchristian treatment blacks suffered in the United States, Walker challenged his 'afflicted and slumbering brethren' to rise up and cast off their chains. Walker worked tirelessly to circulate his book via underground networks in the South, and he was so successful that Southern lawmakers responded with new laws cracking down on 'incendiary' antislavery material. Although Walker died in 1830, the Appeal remained a rallying point for African Americans for many years to come, anticipating the radicalism of later black leaders, from Malcolm X to Martin Luther King, Jr. In this new edition of the Appeal, the first in over thirty years, Peter P. Hinks, the leading authority on David Walker, provides a masterly introduction and extensive annotations that incorporate the most up-to-date research on Walker, much of it first reported by Hinks in his highly acclaimed biography, To Awaken My Afflicted Brethren. Hinks also includes a unique appendix of documents showing the contemporary respons from North and South, black and white to the Appeal itself and Walker's attempts to distribute it in the South. Historians and political activists have long recognized the importance of Walker's Appeal. At last we have an edition worthy of its persuasive immediacy and its enduring place in American history. [via]
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Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Lifeby Diane Webb, Herman PleijISBN 0231117027 (0-231-11702-7)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Dreaming of Cockaigne: Medieval Fantasies of the Perfect Lifeby Herman Pleij, Diane WebbISBN 0231117035 (0-231-11703-5)
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Early Medieval Artby Ernst KitzingerISBN 0253203155 (0-253-20315-5)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Early Medieval Art, with Illustrations from the British Museum and British Library Collectionsby Ernst Kitzinger, British Museum, British LibraryISBN 0253200652 (0-253-20065-2)
Softcover, Indiana University Press
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Electrifying America: Social Meanings of a New Technology, 1880-1940by David E. NyeISBN 0262640309 (0-262-64030-9)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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The End of Obscenity: The Trials of Lady Chatterley, Tropic of Cancer and Fanny Hillby Charles RembarISBN 0233960759 (0-233-96075-9)
Hardcover, Deutsch
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Fanny Hillby John Cleland, Neil PhilipISBN 0283998741 (0-283-99874-1)
Hardcover, Sidgwick & Jackson
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Fast and Feast: Food in Medieval Societyby Bridget Ann HenischISBN 027100424X (0-271-00424-X)
Softcover, Pennsylvania State Univ Pr
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The Fire: The Bombing of Germany, 1940-1945by Jorg Friedrich, Allison BrownISBN 0231133804 (0-231-13380-4)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Golden Assby Apuleius, Jack LindsayISBN 0253200369 (0-253-20036-9)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Great Cooks and Their Recipes: From Taillevent to Escoffierby Anne WillanISBN 0241895871 (0-241-89587-1)
Hardcover, Elm Tree Books
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Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon Englandby Matthew BennettISBN 0275988392 (0-275-98839-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hastings 1066: The Fall of Saxon England'Book summary:Very few battles of the medieval period can be regarded as decisive but Hastings was certainly one of them. Fought on 14 October 1066 between Duke William of Normandy and Harold Godwinson, king of England, the outcome of the battle irrevocably changed the course of English history. William's victory was largely due to the tactical superiority of his forces: not only did he possess infantry and cavalry, but also a significant number of his troops were archers or crossbowmen, to whose withering fire the largely spear and axe-armed English infantry could make little reply. The eventual death of King Harold, possibly as a result of being struck in the eye by an arrow and then cut down, prompted an English collapse and victory for the Normans. The successful outcome of the battle ensured William's accession to the English throne. Hastings was also decisive in another way: the horrendous casualties suffered by the English nobility both there and at the two earlier battles of Fulford and Stamford Bridge resulted in there being very few men influential enough to lead an English resistance once William had been crowned. Although significant rebellions did take place into the 1070s against William's rule, these were largely localised: lack of a national figure-head due to the combats of 1066 thus helped ensure, in the longer term, that William would survive long enough to successfully found a Norman dynasty of English kings. Christopher Gravett explains the events in and surrounding this great battle in this excellent Campaign title. [via]
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History and Memoryby Jacques Le Goff, Elizabeth Claman, Steven RendallISBN 023107591X (0-231-07591-X)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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History of Economics: The Past As the Presentby John Kenneth GalbraithISBN 0241123887 (0-241-12388-7)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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History of Magic and Experimental Scienceby Lynn ThorndikeISBN 0231087969 (0-231-08796-9)
Hardcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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A History of Modern Computingby Paul E. CeruzziISBN 0262532034 (0-262-53203-4)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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A History of Modern Indonesia, C. 1300 to the Presentby M. C. RicklefsISBN 0253195934 (0-253-19593-4)
Hardcover, Indiana University Press
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The History of the German Resistance 1933-1945by Peter HoffmannISBN 0262580381 (0-262-58038-1)
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A History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflictby Mark A. TesslerISBN 0253208734 (0-253-20873-4)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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Holocaust Journey: Travelling N Search of the Pastby Martin GilbertISBN 0231109652 (0-231-10965-2)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Illustrated Atlas of Jewish Civilizationby Martin Gilbert, Josephine BaconISBN 0233985697 (0-233-98569-7)
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The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Frontby Malcolm BrownISBN 0283061405 (0-283-06140-5)
Hardcover, Trans-Atlantic Pubns
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The Inner Civil War: Northern Intellectuals and the Crisis of the Union With a New Prefaceby George M. FredricksonISBN 0252062744 (0-252-06274-4)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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Ireland and the Irishby Karl BottigheimerISBN 0231046111 (0-231-04611-1)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Ireland and the Irish: Portrait of a Changing Societyby John ArdaghISBN 0241132754 (0-241-13275-4)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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Kings and Queens of Europeby Anne TauteISBN 0241127408 (0-241-12740-8)
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The Longest War: The Iran-Iraq Military Conflictby Dilip HiroISBN 0246133767 (0-246-13376-7)
Hardcover, Grafton Books
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Meaning in Western Architectureby Christian Norberg-SchulzISBN 0289706351 (0-289-70635-1)
Softcover, Studio Vista
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Medieval Handbooks of Penance: A Translation of the Principal Libri Poenitentiales and Selections from Related Documentsby John T. McNeill, Helena M. GamerISBN 0231096291 (0-231-09629-1)
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Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britainby Alison WinterISBN 0226902234 (0-226-90223-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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"Dazzling. . . . This splendid book . . . gives us a new form of historical understanding and a model for open and imaginative reading."James R. Kinkaid, Boston Globe
"A landmark in the history of science scholarship."John Sutherland, The Independent
"It is difficult to imagine the documentary side of the story being better done than by Winter's well-researched and generously illustrated study. . . . She is a lively and keen observer; and her book is a pleasure to read purely for its range of material and wealth of detail. . . . Fruitful and suggestive."Daniel Karlin, Times Literary Supplement
"An ambitious, sweeping and fascinating historical study. . . . Beautifully written, thoroughly researched, and well-illustrated."Bernard Lightman, Washington TimesMore editions of Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain:
Natural Allies : Women's Associations in American Historyby Anne F. ScottISBN 0252063201 (0-252-06320-1)
Softcover, University of Illinois Press
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Natural Allies: Women's Associations in American Historyby Anne Firor ScottISBN 025201846X (0-252-01846-X)
Hardcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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Negro's Civil Warby James M. McPhersonISBN 0252009495 (0-252-00949-5)
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No Better Place to Die: The Battle of Stones Riverby Peter CozzensISBN 0252062299 (0-252-06229-9)
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Nuremberg in the Sixteenth Century: City Politics and Life between Middle Ages and Modern Timesby Gerald StraussISBN 0253341493 (0-253-34149-3)
Hardcover, Indiana University Press
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Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans Von Luckby Hans Von LuckISBN 0275931153 (0-275-93115-3)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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Peace by Ordeal: An Account, from First-Hand Sources of the Negotiation and Signature of the Anglo-Irish Treaty 1921by Great Britain, Frank Pakenham LongfordISBN 0283979089 (0-283-97908-9)
Hardcover, Sidgwick and Jackson
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Radicals of the Worst Sort: Laboring Women in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1860-1912by Ardis CameronISBN 025206318X (0-252-06318-X)
Softcover, Univ of Illinois Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Radicals of the Worst Sort: Laboring Women in Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1860-1912'Book summary:Focusing on the textile workers' strikes of 1882 and 1912, Ardis Cameron examines class and gender formation as drawn from the experiences of working-class women in the textile manufacturing town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. She explores the role of women in worker militancy from the perspective of the neighborhood and argues for the importance of female networks and associational life in working-class culture and politics. Radicals of the Worst Sort is a study of domination and power, constructed not only at the level of economics and politics but also at the level of social perception and conceptualization. It thus provides the basis for a new set of generalizations about the lives of nineteenth-century factory women in their jobs and communities. This exciting history illuminates ongoing debates about the dynamic role of gender and challenges shifting perceptions and definitions of what a "woman" should be. Cameron shows that unionized women who fought for equality were "radicals of the worst sort" (as one mill officer tagged them) because they rebelled against traditional economic and sexual hierarchies, providing alternative models for turn-of-the-century women. Radicals of the Worst Sort includes oral histories of former strikers in the famous Bread and Roses strike of 1912. Four full-color maps show Cameron's meticulous documentation of the nationalities of every Lawrence family living in the multicultural neighborhoods featured in her book. [via]
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The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houstonby Marquis JamesISBN 0292770405 (0-292-77040-5)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty Iby Sima Qian, Burton WatsonISBN 0231081650 (0-231-08165-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynastyby Burton Watson, Sima Qian, Qian SimaISBN 0231081693 (0-231-08169-3)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Sauron Defeated: The End of the Third Age / Christopher Tolkienby J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher TolkienISBN 0261102400 (0-261-10240-0)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Science in the Medieval World: Book of the Categories of Nationsby Sa`Id Al-Andalusi, Semaan I. Salem, Alok KumarISBN 0292704690 (0-292-70469-0)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Science in the Medieval World: Book of the Categories of Nations'Book summary:During the Middle Ages, a thriving center for learning and research was Muslim Spain, where students gathered to consult Arabic manuscripts of earlier scientific works and study with famous teachers. One of these teachers was Sa'id al-Andalusi, who in 1068 wrote Kitab Tabaqat al-'Umam, or "Book of the Categories of Nations," which recorded the contributions to science of all known nations. Today, it is one of few surviving medieval Spanish Muslim texts, and this is its first English translation.
Science ('ulum), as used by Sa'id and other scholars of that period, is a broad term covering virtually all aspects of human knowledge. After initial discussions of the categories of nations that did or did not cultivate science, Sa'id details the specific contribution of nine nations or peoples-India, Persia, Chaldea, Greece, Rome, Egypt, the Arab Orient, al-Andalus, and the Hebrews. He includes the names of many individual scientists and scholars and describes their various contributions to knowledge, making his book a significant work of reference as well as history.
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Second World War: An Illustrated Historyby A.J.P. TaylorISBN 0241892058 (0-241-89205-8)
Hardcover, Hamish Hamilton
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A Short History of Ethics: A History of Moral Philosophy from the Homeric Age to the Twentieth Centuryby Alasdair MacIntyreISBN 026801759X (0-268-01759-X)
Softcover, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
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Sources of Indian Traditionby Stephen N. Hay, William Theodore De Bary, Ainslie Thomas EmbreeISBN 0231064152 (0-231-06415-2)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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Chapters address the opening of India to the West; Hindu and Muslim social and religious reform movements; the emergence of both moderate and extremist nationalisms; the thought of Mahatma Gandhi; public policies for independent India; Pakistan's formation as an Islamic state, and other topics.
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Sources of Indian Tradition: From the Beginning to 1800by Stephen N. Hay, Ainslie Embree, William Theodore De BaryISBN 0231066511 (0-231-06651-1)
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Sources of Japanese Traditionby William T. DebaryISBN 0231086059 (0-231-08605-9)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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The Story of the Mary Roseby Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford, Mary Rose TrustISBN 0241107687 (0-241-10768-7)
Hardcover, Hamish Hamilton
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Texas Graveyards: A Cultural Legacyby Terry G. Jordan-BychkovISBN 0292780443 (0-292-78044-3)
Hardcover, University of Texas Press
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Texian Iliad: A Military History of the Texas Revolution, 1835-1836by Stephen L. Hardin, Gary S. ZabolyISBN 0292731027 (0-292-73102-7)
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Time Maps: Collective Memory And The Social Shape Of The Pastby Eviatar ZerubavelISBN 0226981533 (0-226-98153-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Understanding Media: The Extensions of Manby Herbert Marshall McLuhanISBN 0262631598 (0-262-63159-8)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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After setting forth a few general principles, Understanding Media conjures a fly's-eye view of late-20th-century culture, with short sections on writing, speech, comics, telephones, television, money, movies, weapons, and much more. And while the discussion is rippling with uncanny, sometimes visionary, insight, its author remains an earnest humanist at heart. "The aspiration of our time for wholeness, empathy and depth of awareness," McLuhan says, "is a natural adjunct of electronic technology.& There is a deep faith to be found in this new attitude." --Russell Prather [via]
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Village Life in Late Tsarist Russiaby Olga Semyonova Tian-Shanskaia, David L. RanselISBN 0253207843 (0-253-20784-3)
Softcover, Indiana Univ Pr
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When, Where, Why & How It Happenedby Reader's Digest, Michael Worth DavisonISBN 0276421051 (0-276-42105-1)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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William Shakespeareby Susan BruceISBN 0231115296 (0-231-11529-6)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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World Orders Old and Newby Noam ChomskyISBN 0231101570 (0-231-10157-0)
Softcover, Columbia Univ Pr
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