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  • Black Athena

    The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume I: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985

    by Martin Bernal ...
    Winner of the 1990 American Book AwardWhat is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied or suppressed since the ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • Black Athena Writes Back

    Martin Bernal Responds to His Critics

    by Martin Bernal ...
    In Black Athena Writes Back Martin Bernal responds to the passionate debates set off by the 1987 publication of his book Black Athena. Producing a shock wave of reaction from scholars, Black Athena argued that the development of Greek civilization was heavily influenced by Afroasiatic civilizations. Moreover, Bernal asserted that this knowledge had been deliberately obscured by the rampant racism ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Black Athena

    The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilation Volume III: The Linguistic Evidence

    by Martin Bernal ...
    Winner of the 1990 American Book AwardWhat is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied or suppressed since the ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • Black Athena

    The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume II: The Archaeological and Documentary Evidence

    by Martin Bernal ...
    Winner of the 1990 American Book AwardWhat is classical about Classical civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the foundation of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied or suppressed since the ... Read more

    $49.49 CAD

  • Becoming Worthy Ancestors

    Archive, public deliberation and identity in South Africa

    by Xolela Mangcu, Ntongela Masilela, Frederik van Zyl Slabbert, Martin Bernal ...
    Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? How can nations possibly speak about a shared sense of identity in pluralistic societies where individuals and groups have multiple identities? And how can such conversations be given relevance in public discussions ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Images and Conversations

    Mexican Americans Recall a Southwestern Past

    by Patricia Preciado Martin ...
    Some Hispanic Americans living today can recall a time when barrio or ranch life was marked by a simplicity and neighborliness that has vanished with progress. These thirteen first-person accounts of southern Arizona residents capture a spirit evocative of the Hispanic presence in the Southwest—whether in San Antonio, Santa Fe, Pueblo, or Los Angeles—while striking photographs reflect the grace ... Read more

    $29.69 CAD

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    by Sir Roger Scruton ...
    What does it mean to be a conservative in an age so sceptical of conservatism? How can we live in the presence of our 'canonized forefathers' at a time when their cultural, religious and political bequest is so routinely rejected? With soft left-liberalism as the dominant force in Western politics, what can conservatives now contribute to public debate that will not be dismissed as pure nostalgia? ... Read more

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  • The Rise of the West

    A History of the Human Community

    by William H. McNeill ...
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  • Multitude

    War and Democracy in the Age of Empire

    by Michael Hardt, Antonio Negri ...
    In their international bestseller Empire, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri presented a grand unified vision of a world in which the old forms of imperialism are no longer effective. But what of Empire in an age of “American empire”? Has fear become our permanent condition and democracy an impossible dream? Such pessimism is profoundly mistaken, the authors argue. Empire, by interconnecting more ... Read more

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  • A Study of History

    Abridgement of Volumes VII-X

    by Arnold J. Toynbee ...
    Series series Royal Institute of International Affairs
    Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, Arnold Toynbee's A Study of History is a ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations. Contained in two volumes, D.C. Somervell's abridgement of this magnificent enterprise preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. First published in 1947 and 1957, ... Read more

    $24.79 CAD

  • African History: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    by John Parker, Richard Rathbone ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

  • The Civilization Of Ancient Egypt

    by Paul Johnson ...
    A leading historian and bestselling author re-creates the growth, decline, and legacy of 3,000 Years of Egyptian civilization with an authoritative text splendidly illustrated with 150 illustrations in full color.Ancient Egypt, with its legacy of pyramids, pharaohs and sphinxes, is a land of power and mystery to the modern world. In The Civilization of Ancient Egypt Paul Johnson explores the ... Read more

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