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Historical Dictionary of World War II Intelligence

by Mr. Nigel West ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence
In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies. In Germany it was the Abwehr and the Sicherheitsdienst; in Britain it was MI5, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Special Operations Executive (SOE); in the United States it was the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the ... Read more

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In the years immediately following World War II, information was disclosed about what has been termed the shadow war of the existence of hitherto secret agencies. In Germany it was the Abwehr and the Sicherheitsdienst; in Britain it was MI5, the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and Special Operations Executive (SOE); in the United States it was the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the
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VÉRITABLE ORIGINE DES TROUBLES DE SAINT-DOMINGUE

by Julien Raimond ...

LES hommes de couleur libres sont propriétaires dans les colonies, ils y payent les contributions ; ces qualités leur donnent le droit d’être entendus, dans un moment où les troubles déchirent la colonie de Saint-Domingue, et la menacent d’une ruine prochaine. Ces troubles tiennent à des causes qu’on a toujours cherché à cacher, en éloignant tous ceux qui en pouvoient dévoiler la trame ; et les ... Read more

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LES hommes de couleur libres sont propriétaires dans les colonies, ils y payent les contributions ; ces qualités leur donnent le droit d’être entendus, dans un moment où les troubles déchirent la colonie de Saint-Domingue, et la menacent d’une ruine prochaine. Ces troubles tiennent à des causes qu’on a toujours cherché à cacher, en éloignant tous ceux qui en pouvoient dévoiler la trame ; et les
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Experiment and the Making of Meaning

Human Agency in Scientific Observation and Experiment

by D.C. Gooding ...

Series Book 5 - Science and Philosophy
. . . the topic of 'meaning' is the one topic discussed in philosophy in which there is literally nothing but 'theory' - literally nothing that can be labelled or even ridiculed as the 'common sense view'. Putnam, 'The Meaning of Meaning' This book explores some truths behind the truism that experimentation is a hallmark of scientific activity. Scientists' descriptions of nature result from two ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

. . . the topic of 'meaning' is the one topic discussed in philosophy in which there is literally nothing but 'theory' - literally nothing that can be labelled or even ridiculed as the 'common sense view'. Putnam, 'The Meaning of Meaning' This book explores some truths behind the truism that experimentation is a hallmark of scientific activity. Scientists' descriptions of nature result from two
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The Western European Loess Belt

Agrarian History, 5300 BC - AD 1000

by Corrie C. Bakels ...

This book deals with the early history of agriculture in a defined part of Western Europe: the loess belt west of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated book that integrates existing and new information, starting with the first farmers and ending when food production was no longer the chief source of livelihood for the entire population. The loess belt was chosen because it is a region with ... Read more

$167.99 CAD

This book deals with the early history of agriculture in a defined part of Western Europe: the loess belt west of the river Rhine. It is a well-illustrated book that integrates existing and new information, starting with the first farmers and ending when food production was no longer the chief source of livelihood for the entire population. The loess belt was chosen because it is a region with
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EUROPA: ORIGEN Y JUSTIFICACIÓN (I)

by Francisco Gijón ...

Francisco Gijón aborda en este singular trabajo un profundo análisis sobre los orígenes de Europa y su evolución social, política y religiosa. Se trata de un viaje que da comienzo en el neolítico y que, pasando por algunos de los grandes imperios y civilizaciones, llevará al autor a reivindicar la importancia de Europa dentro de la cultura universal. No espere el lector un libro de historia "al ... Read more

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Francisco Gijón aborda en este singular trabajo un profundo análisis sobre los orígenes de Europa y su evolución social, política y religiosa. Se trata de un viaje que da comienzo en el neolítico y que, pasando por algunos de los grandes imperios y civilizaciones, llevará al autor a reivindicar la importancia de Europa dentro de la cultura universal. No espere el lector un libro de historia "al
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The Fontana History of Chemistry

by William Brock ...

The Fontana History of Chemistry, which draws on both the author’s own original research and that of other scholars, is an unrivalled work of synthesis.Beginning with the first tentative chemical explorations, Dr Brock proceeds via the alchemists’ futile, but frequently profitable, efforts to turn lead into gold to recount the emergence of the modern discipline of chemistry as fashioned by Boyle, ... Read more

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The Fontana History of Chemistry, which draws on both the author’s own original research and that of other scholars, is an unrivalled work of synthesis.Beginning with the first tentative chemical explorations, Dr Brock proceeds via the alchemists’ futile, but frequently profitable, efforts to turn lead into gold to recount the emergence of the modern discipline of chemistry as fashioned by Boyle,
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Critical And Effective Histories

Foucault's Methods and Historical Sociology

by Mitchell Dean ...

First Published in 2004. This work places Foucault's methodologies against social theory and philosophy in order to provide a guide to social sciences, particularly historical sociology. Written to clarify Foucault's contribution for professional and non-professional readers, the text demonstrates the originality and usefulness of Foucault's work and embodies a conviction that Foucault's ... Read more

$104.99 CAD

First Published in 2004. This work places Foucault's methodologies against social theory and philosophy in order to provide a guide to social sciences, particularly historical sociology. Written to clarify Foucault's contribution for professional and non-professional readers, the text demonstrates the originality and usefulness of Foucault's work and embodies a conviction that Foucault's
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Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis

Edited by Toby Gelfand, John Kerr ...

The recent upsurge of fresh historical research concerning the early years of psychoanalysis has left many professional readers struggling to keep abreast of the latest findings and more than a little perplexed as to what it all adds up to. Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis addresses this state of affairs by providing in a single volume original essays by fourteen leading historians of ... Read more

$94.99 CAD

The recent upsurge of fresh historical research concerning the early years of psychoanalysis has left many professional readers struggling to keep abreast of the latest findings and more than a little perplexed as to what it all adds up to. Freud and the History of Psychoanalysis addresses this state of affairs by providing in a single volume original essays by fourteen leading historians of
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Narrative Projections of a Black British History

by Eva Ulrike Pirker ...

Series series Routledge Approaches to History
Since the mid-1990s, the black experience in Britain has begun to be (re)negotiated intensely, with a strong focus on history. Narrative Projections of a Black British History considers narratives that construct, or engage with, aspects of a black British history. Part I poses the question of what sort of narratives have emerged from, and in turn determine, key events (such as the iconic 'Windrush ... Read more

$84.99 CAD

Since the mid-1990s, the black experience in Britain has begun to be (re)negotiated intensely, with a strong focus on history. Narrative Projections of a Black British History considers narratives that construct, or engage with, aspects of a black British history. Part I poses the question of what sort of narratives have emerged from, and in turn determine, key events (such as the iconic 'Windrush
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The Roman Way. Illustrated

by Edith Hamilton ...

In The Roman Way, Edith Hamilton turns her keen historical insight and elegant prose toward the civilization that shaped law, politics, and culture for the Western world. Through vivid portraits of Rome’s greatest writers — including Cicero, Horace, Juvenal, Seneca, and others — she reveals the Roman mind in all its practicality, ambition, wit, and moral complexity. Rather than focusing solely on ... Read more

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In The Roman Way, Edith Hamilton turns her keen historical insight and elegant prose toward the civilization that shaped law, politics, and culture for the Western world. Through vivid portraits of Rome’s greatest writers — including Cicero, Horace, Juvenal, Seneca, and others — she reveals the Roman mind in all its practicality, ambition, wit, and moral complexity. Rather than focusing solely on
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EUROPA: ORIGEN Y JUSTIFICACIÓN (II)

by Francisco Gijón ...

Después del primer volumen de la historia sociológica y cultural de nuestra Europa nos toca abordar la etapa que da comienzo con la caída de Roma y el advenimiento del cristianismo a nuestra cultura global. Son tiempos convulsos que comienzan con el fragmentamiento cristiano y la avasalladora preponderancia del Islam, , pero también se abre paso una etapa en la que el hombre se erige como centro ... Read more

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Después del primer volumen de la historia sociológica y cultural de nuestra Europa nos toca abordar la etapa que da comienzo con la caída de Roma y el advenimiento del cristianismo a nuestra cultura global. Son tiempos convulsos que comienzan con el fragmentamiento cristiano y la avasalladora preponderancia del Islam, , pero también se abre paso una etapa en la que el hombre se erige como centro
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The Formation and Transmission of Western Legal Culture

150 Books that Made the Law in the Age of Printing

Edited by Serge Dauchy, Georges Martyn, Anthony Musson, Heikki Pihlajamäki, Alain Wijffels ...

Series series Law and Criminology (R0)
This volume surveys 150 law books of fundamental importance in the history of Western legal literature and culture. The entries are organized in three sections: the first dealing with the transitional period of fifteenth-century editions of medieval authorities, the second spanning the early modern period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, and the third focusing on the nineteenth and ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This volume surveys 150 law books of fundamental importance in the history of Western legal literature and culture. The entries are organized in three sections: the first dealing with the transitional period of fifteenth-century editions of medieval authorities, the second spanning the early modern period from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, and the third focusing on the nineteenth and
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Sources of Tibetan Tradition

Edited by Matthew T. Kapstein, Gray Tuttle, Kurtis Schaeffer ...

Series series Introduction to Asian Civilizations
The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity ... Read more

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The most comprehensive collection of Tibetan works in a Western language, this volume illuminates the complex historical, intellectual, and social development of Tibetan civilization from its earliest beginnings to the modern period. Including more than 180 representative writings, Sources of Tibetan Tradition spans Tibet's vast geography and long history, presenting for the first time a diversity
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Theatre, Magic and Philosophy

William Shakespeare, John Dee and the Italian Legacy

by Gabriela Dragnea Horvath ...

Series series Anglo-Italian Renaissance Studies
Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis (mainly Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Giordano Bruno), this book offers a new perspective on the Italian-English cultural dialogue at the Renaissance and its contribution to intellectual history. In an interdisciplinary and ... Read more

$98.99 CAD

Analyzing Shakespeare's views on theatre and magic and John Dee's concerns with philosophy and magic in the light of the Italian version of philosophia perennis (mainly Marsilio Ficino, Pico della Mirandola and Giordano Bruno), this book offers a new perspective on the Italian-English cultural dialogue at the Renaissance and its contribution to intellectual history. In an interdisciplinary and
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Silent Teachers

Turkish Books and Oriental Learning in Early Modern Europe, 1544–1669

by Nil Ö. Palabıyık ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Renaissance and Early Modern Worlds of Knowledge
Silent Teachers considers for the first time the influence of Ottoman scholarly practices and reference tools on oriental learning in early modern Europe. Telling the story of oriental studies through the annotations, study notes, and correspondence of European scholars, it demonstrates the central but often overlooked role that Turkish-language manuscripts played in the achievements of early ... Read more

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Silent Teachers considers for the first time the influence of Ottoman scholarly practices and reference tools on oriental learning in early modern Europe. Telling the story of oriental studies through the annotations, study notes, and correspondence of European scholars, it demonstrates the central but often overlooked role that Turkish-language manuscripts played in the achievements of early
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全球史学史

by （美）格奥尔格·伊格尔斯, （美）王晴佳, （美）苏普里娅·穆赫吉著 ...

本书将18世纪中叶以来全球史学的发展置于政治、社会和文化的背景中加以讨论，不仅研究西方的史学流变，也考察亚洲、中东，及世界其他地区的史学发展，并提供了关于全球化时代历史书写现状的最新叙述，还介绍了有关拉丁美洲史学、非洲史学、全球史、环境史、性别史，以及俄罗斯史学的内容。 ... Read more

$33.99 CAD

本书将18世纪中叶以来全球史学的发展置于政治、社会和文化的背景中加以讨论，不仅研究西方的史学流变，也考察亚洲、中东，及世界其他地区的史学发展，并提供了关于全球化时代历史书写现状的最新叙述，还介绍了有关拉丁美洲史学、非洲史学、全球史、环境史、性别史，以及俄罗斯史学的内容。
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The Vikings

Facts and Fictions

by Kirsten Wolf, Tristan Mueller-Vollmer ...

Series series Historical Facts and Fictions
This book explores 11 popular misconceptions about the Vikings. Each chapter looks at a particular misconception, examines how it became popular, discusses what we now believe to be the truth, and provides excerpts from primary source documents.When people think of the Vikings, they often envision marauding barbarians who lived violent lives. While a number of mistaken beliefs about the Vikings ... Read more

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This book explores 11 popular misconceptions about the Vikings. Each chapter looks at a particular misconception, examines how it became popular, discusses what we now believe to be the truth, and provides excerpts from primary source documents.When people think of the Vikings, they often envision marauding barbarians who lived violent lives. While a number of mistaken beliefs about the Vikings
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The Philosophy of Will

A Reexamination of Late Modern German Philosophy

by Anthony K. Jensen ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
This book argues that the history of 19th-century German philosophy has neglected an important narrative: the philosophy of ‘Will’. It aims to reconsider the history of late modern philosophy in terms of the interconnected philosophies of ‘Will’ of several notable thinkers: Goethe, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Eduard von Hartmann, Philipp Mainländer, Julius Bahnsen, and Nietzsche.The book has four ... Read more

$81.99 CAD

This book argues that the history of 19th-century German philosophy has neglected an important narrative: the philosophy of ‘Will’. It aims to reconsider the history of late modern philosophy in terms of the interconnected philosophies of ‘Will’ of several notable thinkers: Goethe, Schelling, Schopenhauer, Eduard von Hartmann, Philipp Mainländer, Julius Bahnsen, and Nietzsche.The book has four
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Cultural Memory and Popular Dance

Dancing to Remember, Dancing to Forget

Edited by Clare Parfitt ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book focuses on the myriad ways that people collectively remember or forget shared pasts through popular dance. In dance classes, nightclubs, family celebrations, tourist performances, on television, film, music video and the internet, cultural memories are shared and transformed by dancing bodies adapting yesterday’s steps to today’s concerns. The book gathers emerging and seasoned scholarly ... Read more

$218.99 CAD

This book focuses on the myriad ways that people collectively remember or forget shared pasts through popular dance. In dance classes, nightclubs, family celebrations, tourist performances, on television, film, music video and the internet, cultural memories are shared and transformed by dancing bodies adapting yesterday’s steps to today’s concerns. The book gathers emerging and seasoned scholarly
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Geography, Cartography and Nautical Science in the Renaissance

The Impact of the Great Discoveries

by W.G.L. Randles ...

Series series Variorum Collected Studies
The transformation of the medieval European image of the world in the period following the Great Discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries is the subject of this volume. The first studies deal specifically with the emergence of the concept of the terraqueous globe. In the following pieces Dr Randles looks at the advances in Portuguese navigation and cartography that helped sailors overcome the ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

The transformation of the medieval European image of the world in the period following the Great Discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries is the subject of this volume. The first studies deal specifically with the emergence of the concept of the terraqueous globe. In the following pieces Dr Randles looks at the advances in Portuguese navigation and cartography that helped sailors overcome the
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Erich Auerbach and the Secular World

Literary Criticism, Historiography, Post-Colonial Theory and Beyond

by Jon Nixon ...

Series series Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
Auerbach was one of the foremost literary critics of the 20th century whose work has relevance within the fields of literary criticism, historiography and postcolonial theory. The opening chapter of this book explains how he understood the task of interpretation and his role as an interpreter. The following chapter outlines the important phases in his life with reference to the writers and ... Read more

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Auerbach was one of the foremost literary critics of the 20th century whose work has relevance within the fields of literary criticism, historiography and postcolonial theory. The opening chapter of this book explains how he understood the task of interpretation and his role as an interpreter. The following chapter outlines the important phases in his life with reference to the writers and
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Psychological Machinery

Experimental Devices in Early Psychological Laboratories

by Dalibor Voboril, Petr Kveton, Martin Jelinek ...

The book covers the topic of experimental instrumentation at the turn of the 20th century. The authors introduce the role of instruments in the process of establishing psychology as a science. They concentrate on identifying historical devices and problems with rediscovering their functionality. The core of the book consists of a categorized list of instruments with a description of their purpose ... Read more

$53.99 CAD

The book covers the topic of experimental instrumentation at the turn of the 20th century. The authors introduce the role of instruments in the process of establishing psychology as a science. They concentrate on identifying historical devices and problems with rediscovering their functionality. The core of the book consists of a categorized list of instruments with a description of their purpose
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Im Fahrwasser regionaler Hansestaedte

Dithmarschen in den Konfliktfeldern des westlichen Ostseeraums (1500–1559)

by Stefan Brenner ...

Series Book 60 - Kieler Werkstuecke
Die Geschichte Dithmarschens in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts bietet sich wie kaum ein anderes Beispiel für eine Verknüpfung von Regionalgeschichte und Hansegeschichte an: Von 1468 bis 1558 arbeitete die dithmarsische Landesführung im Schatten der von den dänischen Königen respektive Herzögen von Schleswig und Holstein ausgehenden Bedrohungen mit Lübeck, dem ‚Haupt‘ der Hanse, ... Read more

$69.99 CAD

Die Geschichte Dithmarschens in der ersten Hälfte des 16. Jahrhunderts bietet sich wie kaum ein anderes Beispiel für eine Verknüpfung von Regionalgeschichte und Hansegeschichte an: Von 1468 bis 1558 arbeitete die dithmarsische Landesführung im Schatten der von den dänischen Königen respektive Herzögen von Schleswig und Holstein ausgehenden Bedrohungen mit Lübeck, dem ‚Haupt‘ der Hanse,
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Did European Construction Contribute to Peace?

by René Schwok ...

Series Book 53 - Cité européenne / European Policy
Supporters of European integration have always argued that it has brought peace. Yet no scientific study has ever developed a critical approach to such a claim. To remedy this surprising deficiency, the author builds a typology that will help to distinguish the two main opposing approaches to this question: that of the Europeanists and that of the Eurosceptics. The dialectical confrontation ... Read more

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Supporters of European integration have always argued that it has brought peace. Yet no scientific study has ever developed a critical approach to such a claim. To remedy this surprising deficiency, the author builds a typology that will help to distinguish the two main opposing approaches to this question: that of the Europeanists and that of the Eurosceptics. The dialectical confrontation
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