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  • Useful Bodies

    Humans in the Service of Medical Science in the Twentieth Century

    de Jordan Goodman, Anthony McElligott, Lara Marks ...
    A collection of essays that offers "a significant contribution to our understanding of the role of the state in human subjects research" ( Journal of the History of Biology).Though notoriously associated with Germany, human experimentation in the name of science has been practiced in other countries, as well, both before and after the Nazi era. The use of unwitting or unwilling subjects in ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Devil and Mr. Casement

    One Man's Battle for Human Rights in South America's Heart of Darkness

    de Jordan Goodman ...
    THE STORY OF AN IMPERIAL TRAGEDY THAT SENT SHOCKWAVES AROUND THE WORLDIn September 1910, the activist Roger Casement arrived in the Amazon jungle on a mission for the British government: to investigate reports of widespread human-rights abuses in the forests along the Putumayo River. Accusations against the Peruvian rubber baron Julio César Arana had been making their way back to London, and the ... Leer más

    $12.39 USD

  • Planting the World

    Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany

    de Jordan Goodman ...
    ‘Based on meticulous research in original sources … Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was … Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated’Jenny Uglow, New York Review of BooksA bold new history of how botany and global plant collecting – centred at Kew Gardens and driven by Joseph Banks – transformed the earth.Botany was the darling and the powerhouse of ... Leer más

    $8.49 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Paul Robeson

    A Watched Man

    de Jordan Goodman ...
    Paul Robeson was one of the most famous people in the world; to his enemies he was also one of the most dangerous. From the 1930s to the 1960s, the African American singer was the voice of the people, both on stage and as a political activist who refused to be silenced as he fought for the rights of the oppressed. His message of peace, equality and justice was understood as much on the streets of ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Tobacco in History

    The Cultures of Dependence

    de Jordan Goodman ...
    Jordan Goodman explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern-day cigarette. This scholarly and comprehensive survey combines up-to-date published work with primary research to provide a systematic way of understanding current debates from a historical ... Leer más

    $77.99 USD

  • Consuming Habits: Global and Historical Perspectives on How Cultures Define Drugs

    Drugs in History and Anthropology

    Edición de Jordan Goodman, Andrew Sherratt, Paul E. Lovejoy ...
    Covering a wide range of substances, including opium, cocaine, coffee, tobacco, kola, and betelnut, from prehistory to the present day, this new edition has been extensively updated, with an updated bibliography and two new chapters on cannabis and khat. Consuming Habits is the perfect companion for all those interested in how different cultures have defined drugs across the ages.Psychoactive ... Leer más

    $69.99 USD

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    Planting the World

    Joseph Banks and his Collectors: An Adventurous History of Botany

    de Jordan Goodman ...
    Narrado por Paul Hilliar ...

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    14 hora 52 minutos

    ‘Based on meticulous research in original sources … Goodman illustrates vividly how adept [Banks] was … Shining a light on individuals whose achievements are relatively uncelebrated’Jenny Uglow, New York Review of BooksA bold new history of how botany and global plant collecting – centred at Kew Gardens and driven by Joseph Banks – transformed the earth.Botany was the darling and the powerhouse of ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

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  • Empire of Cotton

    A Global History

    de Sven Beckert ...
    The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
 
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

    Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

    de David S. Landes ...
    "Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book."—Andrew Porter, New York Times Book ReviewThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, ... Leer más

    $17.09 USD

  • Progress

    Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future

    de Johan Norberg ...
    A Book of the Year for The Economist and the ObserverOur world seems to be collapsing. The daily news cycle reports the deterioration: divisive politics across the Western world, racism, poverty, war, inequality, hunger. While politicians, journalists and activists from all sides talk about the damage done, Johan Norberg offers an illuminating and heartening analysis of just how far we have come ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • The World of Sugar

    How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment over 2,000 Years

    de Ulbe Bosma ...
    “An extraordinary achievement.” —David Edgerton, Literary Review“A remarkably researched, comprehensive, and indispensable book for everyone who wishes to understand how sugar and the sugar industry have shaped the world in which we live.” —Gary Taubes, author of The Case Against SugarFor most of history, humans did without refined sugar. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. How did sugar find its ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Contagion

    de Mark Harrison ...
    Much as we take comfort in the belief that modern medicine and public health tactics can protect us from horrifying contagious diseases, such faith is dangerously unfounded. So demonstrates Mark Harrison in this pathbreaking investigation of the intimate connections between trade and disease throughout modern history. For centuries commerce has been the single most important factor in spreading ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD