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  • Beware the Banshee's Cry

    The Folklore & History of Messengers of Death

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    Gaze with Trembling Breath Upon the Dreaded BansheeJourney to the Emerald Isle and beyond as you explore the history and mystery of banshees. These beings bridge the gap between life and death, myth and reality. From the Morrigan to the Doppelgänger, Steven J. Rolfes examines what messengers of death are and how they have captivated humanity for centuries.Rolfes presents numerous examples of ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • China’s Uneven and Combined Development

    by Steven Rolf ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book mobilises the theory of uneven and combined development to uncover the geopolitical economic drivers of China’s rise. The purpose is to explain the formation and trajectory of its economic ‘accumulation system’ — which remains a confounding hybrid of statist and neoliberal forms of capitalism — as the outcome of China’s geopolitical engagement of the USA during the late stages of the ... Read more

    $96.09 CAD

  • Beware the Banshee's Cry

    The Folklore & History of Messengers of Death

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    Gaze with Trembling Breath Upon the Dreaded BansheeJourney to the Emerald Isle and beyond as you explore the history and mystery of banshees. These beings bridge the gap between life and death, myth and reality. From the Morrigan to the Doppelgänger, Steven J. Rolfes examines what messengers of death are and how they have captivated humanity for centuries.Rolfes presents numerous examples of ... Read more

    $20.89 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula

    Explore the History of Vampires & the Inspiration Behind Bram Stoker's Masterpiece

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    Step into a Captivating Labyrinth Where History Collides with Myth and Dracula's Origins Are RevealedWith the inquisitive heart of an adventurer and the rigor of a scholar, Steven J. Rolfes leads you through centuries of dark folklore, lost legends, and the wild inspirations behind Bram Stoker's immortal classic. Rolfes's lively, immersive, and unfailingly engaging prose helps you make sense of ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Decolonizing Philosophy

    Taking Responsibility for the Hidden Entanglements of Western Thought in European Expansion

    by Rolf Elberfeld ...
    Translated by Steven Corcoran ...
    Series series SUNY series in Transcontinental Philosophy
    An unflinching look at the darker side of Western thought, arguing for an acceptance of responsibility as opposed to an apportionment of blame.Calls for a decolonization of thought and the sciences have become increasingly urgent in recent years and have now reached European universities. Decolonizing Philosophy attempts to clarify why philosophy must also undergo a process of decolonization and ... Read more

    $41.79 CAD

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  • The Rise of the Infrastructure State

    How US–China Rivalry Shapes Politics and Place Worldwide

    by Mustafa Kemal Bayırbağ, Alvin Camba, Jerik Cruz, Guanie Lim, Meredith DeBoom, Charis Enns, Brock Bersaglio, Masalu Luhula, Ferenc Gyuris, Zhengli Huang, Tom Goodfellow, Nicholas Jepson, Wangui Kimari, Gediminas Lesutis, Julie Michelle Klinger, Kuik Cheng Chwee, Jessica C. Liao, Jessica Neafie, Dinesh Paudel, Katharine Rankin, Steven Rolf, Marcelo Saguier, Dorothy Tang, Angela Tritto, Farzana Abdilashimova, Micah Ingalls, Maximiliano Vila Seoane, Ulan Shamshiev, Mary Silaban, Rune Steenberg ...
    Tensions between the US and China have escalated as both powers seek to draw countries into their respective political and economic orbits by financing and constructing infrastructure.Wide-ranging and even-handed, this book offers a fresh interpretation of the territorial logic of US–China rivalry, and explores what it means for countries across Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America. The chapters ... Read more

    $45.59 CAD

  • The Bastille

    A History of a Symbol of Despotism and Freedom

    by Rolf Reichardt, Steven Laurence Kaplan, Keith Michael Baker, Hans-Jurgen Lusebrink ...
    Translated by Norbert Schürer ...
    Series series Bicentennial Reflections on the French Revolution
    This book is both an analysis of the Bastille as cultural paradigm and a case study on the history of French political culture. It examines in particular the storming and subsequent fall of the Bastille in Paris on July 14, 1789 and how it came to represent the cornerstone of the French Revolution, becoming a symbol of the repression of the Old Regime. Lüsebrink and Reichardt use this semiotic ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Cincinnati Art Deco

    by Steven J. Rolfes, Douglas R. Weise ...
    Series series Images of America
    Art Deco, daring and almost defiant in its optimism, reflected the spirit of a restless time. Bursting forth in the midst of the Roaring Twenties, an age when there seemed to be no limits, this new art form was both elegant and modern. Cincinnati is fortunate to have three stunning examples of this unique style: the sophisticated Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel, the overwhelming Cincinnati Times ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cincinnati Theaters

    by Steven J. Rolfes, Douglas R. Weise, Phil Lind ...
    Series series Images of America
    Theaters have always been the places where memories are made. There, on Saturday afternoons, children could escape the pressures of growing up to live for two hours in a fantasy world of daring heroes, dastardly villains, and dazzling magic. They were the places where awkward teenage boys could nervously, and often clumsily, put their arms around equally nervous girls. In years past, every ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Supernatural Lore of Ohio

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    A rich vein of bizarre and uncanny tales snakes through Ohio's cornfields and cityscapes. In the earliest days of statehood, dark reports spoke of witches causing feathers to form a deadly ring in one's bed, magically strangling its sleeping victims. For years, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train rolled through Urbana, a small town in the center of the state, and caused clocks and watches ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Bloody Road to Castle Dracula

    Explore the History of Vampires and the Inspiration Behind Bram Stoker's Masterpiece

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    Narrated by Steve Marvel ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 3 min

    With the inquisitive heart of an adventurer and the rigor of a scholar, this spellbinding work leads listeners through centuries of dark folklore, lost legends, and the wild inspirations behind Bram Stoker's immortal classic.Volcanic cataclysms, secret aristocratic scandals, mysterious societies, and ominous landscapes all converge to cast their spell. Historian Steven J. Rolfes skillfully ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Beware the Banshee's Cry

    The Folklore & History of Messengers of Death

    by Steven J. Rolfes ...
    Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 45 min

    Unveil the mystery of the banshee and other entities that bridge the gap between life and death with this book's extensive Celtic folklore and historic cases. From deities like the Morrigan to death-related beings such as the Doppelgänger, Steven J. Rolfes examines what banshees are and how they have captivated humanity for centuries.This book presents numerous examples of banshees, such as the ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks