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The New Atheist Denial of History

by B. Painter ...

Series series History (R0)
This compact, forcefully argued work calls Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and the rest of the so-called 'New Atheists' to account for failing to take seriously the historical record to which they so freely appeal when attacking religion. The popularity of such books as Harris's The End of Faith, Dawkins's The God Delusion, and Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great set off a spate of ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

This compact, forcefully argued work calls Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker, and the rest of the so-called 'New Atheists' to account for failing to take seriously the historical record to which they so freely appeal when attacking religion. The popularity of such books as Harris's The End of Faith, Dawkins's The God Delusion, and Christopher Hitchens' God Is Not Great set off a spate of
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The A to Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism

by Scott B. Noegel, Brannon M. Wheeler ...

Series series The A to Z Guide Series
Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and ... Read more

$62.99 CAD

Both traditions recognize and draw theological and historical lessons from some of the same narrative sources, but this is the first comparative resource to provide interdisciplinary coverage of the history and textual sources associated with prophets and prophecy. This thorough treatment of a difficult and increasingly controversial subject area will encourage and cultivate knowledge and
... Read more
Early Modern Knowledge Societies as Affective Economies

Edited by Inger Leemans, Anne Goldgar ...

Series series Knowledge Societies in History
Early Modern Knowledge Societies as Affective Economies researches the development of knowledge economies in Early Modern Europe. Starting with the Southern and Northern Netherlands as important early hubs for marketing knowledge, it analyses knowledge economies in the dynamics of a globalizing world.The book brings together scholars and perspectives from history, art history, material culture, ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

Early Modern Knowledge Societies as Affective Economies researches the development of knowledge economies in Early Modern Europe. Starting with the Southern and Northern Netherlands as important early hubs for marketing knowledge, it analyses knowledge economies in the dynamics of a globalizing world.The book brings together scholars and perspectives from history, art history, material culture,
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Immi's Jewish Self Defense

Birth of Krav Maga

by Stephen Klein ...

This is a historical novel based on the real events between the years 1936 and 1940, a period of the rise of fascist populist anti-Semitic party in Bratislava, Slovakia, which serves as the background for an imaginary eye-witness account of the heroism of Immi Litchtenfeld and his friends and associates. It was during this dark period that Immi developed a system of self-defense that is widely ... Read more

$1.99 CAD

This is a historical novel based on the real events between the years 1936 and 1940, a period of the rise of fascist populist anti-Semitic party in Bratislava, Slovakia, which serves as the background for an imaginary eye-witness account of the heroism of Immi Litchtenfeld and his friends and associates. It was during this dark period that Immi developed a system of self-defense that is widely
... Read more
Companion to the History of Modern Science

Edited by G N Cantor, G.N. Cantor, J.R.R. Christie, M.J.S. Hodge, R.C. Olby ...

The 67 chapters of this book describe and analyse the development of Western science from 1500 to the present day. Divided into two major sections - 'The Study of the History of Science' and 'Selected Writings in the History of Science' - the volume describes the methods and problems of research in the field and then applies these techniques to a wide range of fields. Areas covered include: * the ... Read more

$345.99 CAD

The 67 chapters of this book describe and analyse the development of Western science from 1500 to the present day. Divided into two major sections - 'The Study of the History of Science' and 'Selected Writings in the History of Science' - the volume describes the methods and problems of research in the field and then applies these techniques to a wide range of fields. Areas covered include: * the
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Hodder Education Caribbean History: Freedom and Change

by Beryl Allen, Dian McCallum, John T Gilmore, Romila Ramdeen, Ricardo Kerr ...

Provide students with a solid foundation in Caribbean history and encourage social studies skills, with an active approach to the study of social history for Lower Secondary.- Ensure full coverage with content spanning history from ancient civilisations to more recent 21st Century events.- Prepare students for studies at CSEC level with a solid grounding in Caribbean history.- Provide practice in ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Provide students with a solid foundation in Caribbean history and encourage social studies skills, with an active approach to the study of social history for Lower Secondary.- Ensure full coverage with content spanning history from ancient civilisations to more recent 21st Century events.- Prepare students for studies at CSEC level with a solid grounding in Caribbean history.- Provide practice in
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Ascent to the Absolute

Metaphysical Papers and Lectures

by J. N. Findlay ...

Series series Routledge Library Editions: Metaphysics
Originally published in 1970. This book is a collection of lectures and papers given by Professor Findlay in the 1960s. The theme is an argument for a metaphysical Absolute, in the sense of post-Hegelian Idealism. Findlay’s word for the Absolute process is ‘Enterprise’, which must be necessary in thought and reality. This ontological argument goes further that previous cosmological arguments and ... Read more

$73.99 CAD

Originally published in 1970. This book is a collection of lectures and papers given by Professor Findlay in the 1960s. The theme is an argument for a metaphysical Absolute, in the sense of post-Hegelian Idealism. Findlay’s word for the Absolute process is ‘Enterprise’, which must be necessary in thought and reality. This ontological argument goes further that previous cosmological arguments and
... Read more
The Paranormal

Research and the Quest for Meaning

by Eric Carlton ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
This title was first published in 2000: A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion? What is the function of the paranormal in society? This question and its many possible answers are the subject of this scholarly study of our enduring fascination with experiences for which science provides no ready explanations. From the ... Read more

$73.99 CAD

This title was first published in 2000: A manifestation of mass hysteria, a compensation for physical or emotional deprivation, or an alternative to religion? What is the function of the paranormal in society? This question and its many possible answers are the subject of this scholarly study of our enduring fascination with experiences for which science provides no ready explanations. From the
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Cultural Memory, Memorials, and Reparative Writing

by Erica L. Johnson ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Cultural Memory, Memorials, and Reparative Writing examines the ways in which memory furnishes important source material in the three distinct areas of critical theory, memoir, and memorial art. The book first shows how affect theorists have increasingly complemented more traditional archival research through the use of “academic memoir.” This theoretical piece is then applied to memoir works by ... Read more

$70.99 CAD

Cultural Memory, Memorials, and Reparative Writing examines the ways in which memory furnishes important source material in the three distinct areas of critical theory, memoir, and memorial art. The book first shows how affect theorists have increasingly complemented more traditional archival research through the use of “academic memoir.” This theoretical piece is then applied to memoir works by
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Scottish Art in the Industrial Age, 1800-1914

Volume I: Painting, Travel and National Identity c.1800-1860

Edited by John Morrison ...

This volume examines the ways in which Scottish identity was expressed through visual and material culture in the early to mid-nineteenth centuries, culminating in Victoria’s romanticisation of Scotland, or ‘Balmorality’. Key artists included Sir David Wilkie, Alexander Nasmyth and Henry Raeburn and later Horatio McCulloch who helped to perpetuate the myth of Scotland as a retrogressive, highland ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

This volume examines the ways in which Scottish identity was expressed through visual and material culture in the early to mid-nineteenth centuries, culminating in Victoria’s romanticisation of Scotland, or ‘Balmorality’. Key artists included Sir David Wilkie, Alexander Nasmyth and Henry Raeburn and later Horatio McCulloch who helped to perpetuate the myth of Scotland as a retrogressive, highland
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Teambuilding

Instrument for Increasing Organizational Performance

Edited by Daniel Roșu, Mihaela Diaconu ...

What is the academic specialty that deals with team building? This book represents the quintessence of an interdisciplinary project, in which specialists from economics, sports, psychology and acting decipher teambuilding, creating a flexible product adapted to the requirements of the socio-economic environment. The research presents its own studies based on specialized focus groups and analyzes ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

What is the academic specialty that deals with team building? This book represents the quintessence of an interdisciplinary project, in which specialists from economics, sports, psychology and acting decipher teambuilding, creating a flexible product adapted to the requirements of the socio-economic environment. The research presents its own studies based on specialized focus groups and analyzes
... Read more
My Revision Notes: OCR AS/A-level History: The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603-1660

by Nicholas Fellows, Mary Dicken ...

Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthe... ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Exam board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016Target success in OCR AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthe...
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中国通史

by 吕思勉著 ...

本书分为绪论、上古史、中古史、近代史、现代史、结论共六编，对自上古时代到上世纪三十年代的政治、地理、社会、文化等作了全面梳理。 ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

本书分为绪论、上古史、中古史、近代史、现代史、结论共六编，对自上古时代到上世纪三十年代的政治、地理、社会、文化等作了全面梳理。
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Hegel’s Encyclopedic System

Edited by Sebastian Stein, Joshua Wretzel ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Philosophy
This book discusses the most comprehensive of Hegel’s works: his long-neglected Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline. It contains original essays by internationally renowned and emerging voices in Hegel scholarship. Their contributions elucidate fundamental aspects of Hegel’s encyclopedic system with an eye to its contemporary relevance. The book thus addresses system-level claims ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

This book discusses the most comprehensive of Hegel’s works: his long-neglected Encyclopedia of the Philosophical Sciences in Outline. It contains original essays by internationally renowned and emerging voices in Hegel scholarship. Their contributions elucidate fundamental aspects of Hegel’s encyclopedic system with an eye to its contemporary relevance. The book thus addresses system-level claims
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Artists in Uniform

A Study of Literature and Bureaucratism

by Max Eastman ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
First published in 1934, Artists in Uniform confronts what the author describes as ‘two of the worst features of the Soviet experiment’ following Lenin’s death – bigotry and bureaucratism – and shows how they have functioned in the sphere of arts and letters. It is divided into three parts: The Artist’s International; A Literary Inquisition; and Art and the Marxian Philosophy. ... Read more

$63.99 CAD

First published in 1934, Artists in Uniform confronts what the author describes as ‘two of the worst features of the Soviet experiment’ following Lenin’s death – bigotry and bureaucratism – and shows how they have functioned in the sphere of arts and letters. It is divided into three parts: The Artist’s International; A Literary Inquisition; and Art and the Marxian Philosophy.
... Read more
Plural Pasts

Historiography between Events and Structures

by Arthur Alfaix Assis ...

Series series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice
What is history about? This Element shows that answers centred on the keyword 'past events' are incomplete, even if they are not simply wrong. Interweaving theoretical and historical perspectives, it provides an abstract overview of the thematic plurality that characterizes contemporary academic historiography. The reflection on different sorts of pasts that can be at focus in historical research ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

What is history about? This Element shows that answers centred on the keyword 'past events' are incomplete, even if they are not simply wrong. Interweaving theoretical and historical perspectives, it provides an abstract overview of the thematic plurality that characterizes contemporary academic historiography. The reflection on different sorts of pasts that can be at focus in historical research
... Read more
Thomas Edison

Marile invenții ale unui geniu insațiabil

by Benjamin Reyners ...

Translated by Alina Dobre ...

Thomas Edison, un inventator insațiabil, cu peste o mie de brevete, este întruchiparea omului american care s-a făcut singur. Acest autodidact, care a devenit antreprenor la vârsta de 24 de ani, este considerat cel mai mare inventator al tuturor timpurilor. Fără geniul său, nu ar fi existat niciodată casetofonul, cinematograful, telefonul sau becul. De asemenea, a creat industria electronică, care ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Thomas Edison, un inventator insațiabil, cu peste o mie de brevete, este întruchiparea omului american care s-a făcut singur. Acest autodidact, care a devenit antreprenor la vârsta de 24 de ani, este considerat cel mai mare inventator al tuturor timpurilor. Fără geniul său, nu ar fi existat niciodată casetofonul, cinematograful, telefonul sau becul. De asemenea, a creat industria electronică, care
... Read more
Ninja Truths and Myths Volume II. Newly Revised, Updated and Expanded!

by Lex Lyon ...

Ninja Truths and Myths IIRevised, Updated And Expanded!THE SEQUELFeaturing new information on the original version!All the fascinating information from the first Ninja Truths & Myths book has been combined here with brand new data making for one compelling and comprehensive volume on these ancient mystical warriors.The Ultimate Ninja Reference.Includes a Guide to Popular Ninja... ... Read more

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Ninja Truths and Myths IIRevised, Updated And Expanded!THE SEQUELFeaturing new information on the original version!All the fascinating information from the first Ninja Truths & Myths book has been combined here with brand new data making for one compelling and comprehensive volume on these ancient mystical warriors.The Ultimate Ninja Reference.Includes a Guide to Popular Ninja...
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My Revision Notes: AQA AS/A-level History: Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945

by Alan Farmer ...

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthe... ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Target success in AQA AS/A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthe...
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The Immutable Laws of Mankind

The Struggle For Universal Human Rights

by Alastair Davidson ...

The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then by ever-increasing numbers of people who supported those views against the major historical trends. Universal human rights are won from a hostile ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

The key question for the history of universal human rights is why it took so long for them to become established as law. The main theme of this book is that the attainment of universal human rights required heroic struggle, first by individuals and then by ever-increasing numbers of people who supported those views against the major historical trends. Universal human rights are won from a hostile
... Read more
The Decline and Fall of Practically Everyone

Or, We Blew It Real Good

by Victor G. Novander Jr. ...

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everyone is a concise history of humanity. It is written from the point of view of someone whose outlook on life has been transformed by primal therapy and who has become a lifelong primal person. No other history has been written from this unique perspective. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everyone offers to each one who is ready for it a fresh glimpse ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

The Decline and Fall of Practically Everyone is a concise history of humanity. It is written from the point of view of someone whose outlook on life has been transformed by primal therapy and who has become a lifelong primal person. No other history has been written from this unique perspective. The Decline and Fall of Practically Everyone offers to each one who is ready for it a fresh glimpse
... Read more
Say We Are Nations

Documents of Politics and Protest in Indigenous America since 1887

by Daniel M. Cobb ...

Series series H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
In this wide-ranging and carefully curated anthology, Daniel M. Cobb presents the words of Indigenous people who have shaped Native American rights movements from the late nineteenth century through the present day. Presenting essays, letters, interviews, speeches, government documents, and other testimony, Cobb shows how tribal leaders, intellectuals, and activists deployed a variety of protest ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

In this wide-ranging and carefully curated anthology, Daniel M. Cobb presents the words of Indigenous people who have shaped Native American rights movements from the late nineteenth century through the present day. Presenting essays, letters, interviews, speeches, government documents, and other testimony, Cobb shows how tribal leaders, intellectuals, and activists deployed a variety of protest
... Read more
Becoming Feminist

Narratives and Memories

by Carly Guest ...

Series series Social Sciences (R0)
This book offers a novel, detailed and sensitive exploration of women's engagement with feminism. Centred on the themes of generations, hope, emotions and belonging, each chapter attends to the specific and particular practices of 'becoming feminist' via a series of accessible case studies. Adopting a theoretical and methodological focus on narrative and memory, this original and absorbing work ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

This book offers a novel, detailed and sensitive exploration of women's engagement with feminism. Centred on the themes of generations, hope, emotions and belonging, each chapter attends to the specific and particular practices of 'becoming feminist' via a series of accessible case studies. Adopting a theoretical and methodological focus on narrative and memory, this original and absorbing work
... Read more
Evolution, Human Behaviour and Morality

The Legacy of Westermarck

Edited by Olli Lagerspetz, Jan Antfolk, Ylva Gustafsson, Camilla Kronqvist ...

Series series Philosophy and Method in the Social Sciences
This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism, examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.Questioning the extent to which current debates on the relationship between biology and morality ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

This book highlights the recent re-emergence of Edward Westermarck's work in modern approaches to morality and altruism, examining his importance as one of the founding fathers of anthropology and as a moral relativist, who identified our moral feelings with biologically-evolved retributive emotions.Questioning the extent to which current debates on the relationship between biology and morality
... Read more

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