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  • A Book of Life by Kingsley, Peter
    Peter Kingsley

    A Book of Life

    Peter Kingsley's Book of Life is the culmination and completion of an extraordinary body of work. As a historian he has revolutionized our understanding of ancient philosophy and religion; as a mystic, he introduced us to what philosophy and religion are meant to be.Hauntingly...
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  • The Future of Truth by Herzog, Werner
    Werner Herzog

    The Future of Truth

    From legendary filmmaker and author Werner Herzog, a compact, effervescent, and deeply personal exploration of art, philosophy, and history that unravels one of our most elusive and contested questions: what is truth--and how to find it in our "post-truth" era? For over half a...
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  • Constantinople Through the Ages: The Visible City from Its Foundation to Contemporary Istanbul by Burgersdijk, Diederik
    Diederik Burgersdijk

    Constantinople Through the Ages: The Visible City from Its Foundation to Contemporary Istanbul

    Constantinople through the Ages aims to map the long and rich history of Constantinople, from its foundations to the present. Starting point is the 'visible city'; the ways in which continuity and change in history are still observable in present-day Istanbul. The contributors, each...
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  • Protagonists of Urban Order from the Middle Ages to the Present: Actions, Ideas, Concepts by Benyovsky Latin, Irena
    Irena Benyovsky Latin

    Protagonists of Urban Order from the Middle Ages to the Present: Actions, Ideas, Concepts

    European cities and towns are considered places with a particular order established by their inhabitants. This volume centres on the authorities, groups, and individuals who formed the rules for common life in urban communities. It considers the protagonists of urban order between the Middle...
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  • The Book of Unusual Knowledge of History: Exploring History's Mysteries, Hoaxes, and Forgotten Facts by H. Rowden, Gerald
    Gerald H. Rowden

    The Book of Unusual Knowledge of History: Exploring History's Mysteries, Hoaxes, and Forgotten Facts

    Unlock the Secrets of History's Hidden Gems!Have you ever wondered about the stories history forgot to tell? The Book of Unusual Knowledge of History by Gerald H. Rowden takes you on a fascinating journey through the extraordinary, the curious, and the downright bizarre aspects...
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  • Plotinus on Eternity and Time (Ennead III.7): Text, Translation, and Commentary by Tempest-Walters, Kit
    Kit Tempest-Walters

    Plotinus on Eternity and Time (Ennead III.7): Text, Translation, and Commentary

    Plotinus' Ennead III.7 is a treatise concerning the journey of the human soul first descending into time and then reclaiming its original identity in eternity. The treatise also conceives eternity as the key which grants access to the forms, and time as the portal...
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  • The Making of Humanity by Briffault, Robert
    Robert Briffault

    The Making of Humanity

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Fertility, Ideology, and the Cultural Politics of Reproduction at Rome by Hug, Angela
    Angela Hug

    Fertility, Ideology, and the Cultural Politics of Reproduction at Rome

    Winner of the 2024 Outstanding Academic Titles award in Choice, a publishing unit of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Winner of the 2024 Mark Golden Book Prize Roman women bore children not just for their husbands, but for the Roman state....
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  • The Sexual Life Of Our Time: In Its Relations To Modern Civilization by Bloch, Iwan
    Iwan Bloch

    The Sexual Life Of Our Time: In Its Relations To Modern Civilization

    ""The Sexual Life Of Our Time: In Its Relations To Modern Civilization"" is a comprehensive study of human sexuality in the context of modern society, written by Iwan Bloch. The book explores various aspects of sexuality, including sexual desire, sexual behavior, sexual morality, and...
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  • Wovoka: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet of the Ghost Dance Movement by Charles River
    Charles River

    Wovoka: The Life and Legacy of the Prophet of the Ghost Dance Movement

    *Includes pictures *Includes online resources for further reading Wovoka (1867-1932), the Ghost Dance Prophet, was a member of the Walker River band of Paiutes, in western Nevada. The Walker River Reservation was established in 1859 and was Wokova's home off and on for years....
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  • The Historical Landscape of Ancient Kalabr?a: Balkan and Aegean Linguistic Influences by Lopez, Francesco
    Francesco Lopez

    The Historical Landscape of Ancient Kalabr?a: Balkan and Aegean Linguistic Influences

    Author: Francesco LopezISBN-10: 9004547762ISBN-13: 9789004547766Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/2024Pages: 216Format: Hardcover
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  • Old Civilizations in the New World by Verrill, A. Hyatt
    A. Hyatt Verrill

    Old Civilizations in the New World

    An entertaining, popular description of America's prehistoric civilizations and their remains.Author: A. Hyatt VerrillISBN-10: 1931541558ISBN-13: 9781931541558Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 476Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.92w x 1.13d
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  • Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy: Volume XXXVIII (2023) by M. Gurtler S. J., Gary
    Gary M. Gurtler S. J.

    Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy: Volume XXXVIII (2023)

    This volume, the 38th year of published proceedings, contains four papers and commentaries presented to the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy during 2023. Topics: Theophrastus's interpretation of De Anima III 5 defended against the traditional readings; a new interpretation of Empedocles' cosmology, aiming...
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  • Anchoring Science and Technology in Greco-Roman Antiquity by Flohr, Miko
    Miko Flohr

    Anchoring Science and Technology in Greco-Roman Antiquity

    This collection of essays explores processes of innovation in Greco-Roman technology and science. It uses the concept of 'anchoring' to investigate the microhistories of technological and scientific practices and ideas. The volume combines broad, theoretical essays with more targeted case studies of individual inventions...
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  • Future Knowledge and Imperial Acceptance in Late Antique Historiography and Epideictic Rhetoric: From Constantine to Honorius by Hanaghan, Michael
    Michael Hanaghan

    Future Knowledge and Imperial Acceptance in Late Antique Historiography and Epideictic Rhetoric: From Constantine to Honorius

    This book analyses late antique historiography and epideictic texts, focusing on how divine knowledge of imperial futures safeguarded the legitimacy of Roman emperors. It begins with Constantine and his tetrarchic colleagues (A), before moving to Constantius II and Julian (B), then Valens (C), and...
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  • Tradition and Power in the Roman Empire: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Nijmegen, 18-20 May 2022 by Betjes, Sven
    Sven Betjes

    Tradition and Power in the Roman Empire: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Nijmegen, 18-20 May 2022

    This volume focuses on the interface between tradition and the shifting configuration of power structures in the Roman Empire. By examining various time periods and locales, its contributions show the Empire as a world filed with a wide variety of cultural, political, social, and...
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  • General History of Civilization in Europe, From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution by Guizot, M. François
    M. François Guizot

    General History of Civilization in Europe, From the Fall of the Roman Empire to the French Revolution

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Ancient Society: Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress From Savagery, Through Barbarism to Civilization. -- by Morgan, Lewis Henry
    Lewis Henry Morgan

    Ancient Society: Or, Researches in the Lines of Human Progress From Savagery, Through Barbarism to Civilization. --

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Evolution of Europeans: The pre-history of Europeans from 6 million years ago to 10 thousand years ago by Harrison, Neil
    Neil Harrison

    The Evolution of Europeans: The pre-history of Europeans from 6 million years ago to 10 thousand years ago

    This is the history of humans from 6 million years ago until the Mesolithic Period based entirely on evidence based discoveries. From 1.8 million years ago the focus shifts mainly to the Eurasian continent and the very specific adaptations that our ancestors made there,...
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  • The Exemplary Hercules from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and Beyond by Mainz, Valerie
    Valerie Mainz

    The Exemplary Hercules from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and Beyond

    The Exemplary Hercules explores the reception of the ancient Greek hero Herakles - the Roman Hercules - in European culture from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment and beyond. Each chapter considers a particular work or theme in detail, raising questions about the hero's role...
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  • Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization by Queeney, Tim
    Tim Queeney

    Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization

    A unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and its impact on civilization, in the vein of single-subject bestsellers like Salt and Cod Tim Queeney is a sailor who knows more about rope and its importance to humankind than most. In Rope,...
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  • The Shaping of Western Civilization: Volume Two: From the Reformation to the Present, Third Edition by Burger, Michael
    Michael Burger

    The Shaping of Western Civilization: Volume Two: From the Reformation to the Present, Third Edition

    In this overview, Michael Burger provides a brief historical narrative of Western civilization. The no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-author approach make this book a valuable asset for every history student. This new edition includes additional coverage of race and slavery in the eighteenth...
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  • Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age by Barraclough, Eleanor
    Eleanor Barraclough

    Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

    In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless local population of a northern European town. Yet while such characters define our imagination of the Viking Age today, they...
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  • Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It by McDonald, Samuel Miller
    Samuel Miller McDonald

    Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It

    For readers of Thomas Piketty, David Graeber, and Jared Diamond: A bold, provocative, wide-ranging argument about the human idea of progress that offers a new vision of our futureProgress is power. Narratives of progress, the stories we tell about whether a society is moving...
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  • The Men Folk by Holtz-Davis, Frankie J.
    Frankie J. Holtz-Davis

    The Men Folk

    This book is a compilation of stories about African American men, aptly referred to as The Menfolk. These men hail from all walks of life, and they range from ages eighteen through ninety-eight. A majority of these men were reared in traditional homes, and...
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  • Maya Mythology: Myths and Folklore of the Mayan Civilization by Berg, Sebastian
    Sebastian Berg

    Maya Mythology: Myths and Folklore of the Mayan Civilization

    The Mayan people were natural storytellers, and their imagination knew no bounds. They took the traditional Mesoamerican versions of creation and the gods of the universe and molded them into their own, adding and shaping their unique version of mythology and folktales. This left...
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  • On The Three Periods Known As The Iron, The Bronze, And The Stone Ages by Rolleston, George
    George Rolleston

    On The Three Periods Known As The Iron, The Bronze, And The Stone Ages

    Delve into the prehistoric past with George Rolleston's study of the Iron, Bronze, and Stone Ages. This comprehensive guide covers everything from the tools and weapons of these periods to their art and culture. With detailed illustrations and a wealth of historical information, this...
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  • Foot in the River: Why Our Lives Change -- And the Limits of Evolution by Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe
    Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

    Foot in the River: Why Our Lives Change -- And the Limits of Evolution

    We are a weird species. Like other species, we have a culture. But by comparison with other species, we are strangely unstable: human cultures self-transform, diverge, and multiply with bewildering speed. They vary, radically and rapidly, from time to time and place to place....
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  • The War Economy of the Roman Republic (406-100 Bce): The System That Built an Empire by Biglino, Fabrizio
    Fabrizio Biglino

    The War Economy of the Roman Republic (406-100 Bce): The System That Built an Empire

    How did the Roman economy support the expansion of the Republic and play a crucial role in its success and rise from regional power in Central Italy to the dominant superpower of the Mediterranean world? To what extent did the intensification of the military...
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  • Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Volume LXIX (2019) by Chaniotis, Angelos
    Angelos Chaniotis

    Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum, Volume LXIX (2019)

    SEG LXIX covers newly published Greek inscriptions and studies on previously known documents from the year 2019, with occasional additions from previous years that have been missed in earlier volumes and from studies published after 2018 but pertaining to material from 2019.Author: Angelos ChaniotisISBN-10:...
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  • Brill's Companion to the Legacy of Greek Political Thought by Carter, David
    David Carter

    Brill's Companion to the Legacy of Greek Political Thought

    A wealth of political literature has survived from Greek antiquity, from political theory by Plato and Aristotle to the variety of prose and verse texts that more broadly demonstrate political thinking. However, despite the extent of this legacy, it can be surprisingly hard to...
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  • Holodomor Famine: A Captivating Guide to Understanding the Ukrainian Famine and Its Impact on History by History, Captivating
    Captivating History

    Holodomor Famine: A Captivating Guide to Understanding the Ukrainian Famine and Its Impact on History

    A Look at Ukraine's Tragic Famine and Its Impact on HistoryHolodomor Famine explores one of the most tragic and often forgotten events in recent history. Using historical records and personal stories, this book shows how Stalin's harsh policies crushed the Ukrainian people and how...
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  • Populus: Living and Dying in Ancient Rome by de la B?doy?re, Guy
    Guy de la B?doy?re

    Populus: Living and Dying in Ancient Rome

    This revealing look at life in ancient Rome offers a compelling journey through the vivid landscape of politics, domestic life, entertainment, and inequality experienced daily by Romans of all social strata. Frenzied crowds, talking ravens, the stench of the Tiber River: life in ancient...
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  • Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global by Spinney, Laura
    Laura Spinney

    Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global

    From the author of Pale Rider, drawing on cutting-edge science, the riveting story of how today's largest language family (including English) descends from one lost, ancient dialect-and what that reveals about the course of human civilization. Daughter. Duhit?r-. Dustr. Dukte. Listen to these English,...
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  • Ctesias' Persica in Its Near Eastern Context by Waters, Matt
    Matt Waters

    Ctesias' Persica in Its Near Eastern Context

    The Persica is an extensive history of Assyria and Persia written by the Greek historian Ctesias, who served as a doctor to the Persian king Artaxerxes II around 400 bce. Written for a Greek readership, the Persica influenced the development of both historiographic and...
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  • The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery by Adovasio, James
    James Adovasio

    The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery

    J. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there? At its heart, The First Americans is the...
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  • From Alabama to Margraten: The Story of War Veteran Jefferson Wiggins in the Segregated US Army During World War II by Kirkels, Mieke
    Mieke Kirkels

    From Alabama to Margraten: The Story of War Veteran Jefferson Wiggins in the Segregated US Army During World War II

    When he returned to the Netherlands in 2009, decades after World War II, Jefferson Wiggins realized that no one he met knew about the segregated US Army during the war, nor did they know about the contribution of Black American soldiers to the liberation...
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  • Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations by Kean, Sam
    Sam Kean

    Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon, an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind--from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between. Whether it's the mighty pyramids of Egypt or the majestic temples of...
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  • Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome: A Historiographical Analysis of Autobiographical Discourse in the Judaean War by Glas, Eelco
    Eelco Glas

    Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterisation in First-Century Rome: A Historiographical Analysis of Autobiographical Discourse in the Judaean War

    The Jewish War describes the history of the First Jewish Revolt against Rome (66-70 CE). This study deals with one of this work's most intriguing features: why and how Flavius Josephus, its author, describes his own actions in the context of this conflict in...
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  • Mesopotamian History Trivia: Explore the Cradle of Civilization with 500+ Questions and Answers About Ancient Mesopotamia by Publications, Ahoy
    Ahoy Publications

    Mesopotamian History Trivia: Explore the Cradle of Civilization with 500+ Questions and Answers About Ancient Mesopotamia

    Discover the Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia with This Fun Trivia Collection!Do you or someone you know love learning about ancient civilizations? Are you fascinated by trivia? Have you always wanted to explore the treasures of Mesopotamia? If so, this book is just what you...
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  • Subjugate the Earth: The Beginning and End of Human Domination of Nature by Blom, Philipp
    Philipp Blom

    Subjugate the Earth: The Beginning and End of Human Domination of Nature

    Subjugate the Earth traces the biography of a strange idea: the idea that human beings can subdue nature and rule over it. Born in Mesopotamia at the dawn of civilization, the idea of subjugating the Earth was included in the Bible, reached Europe through...
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  • Muslim Civilization in India by Ikram, S. M.
    S. M. Ikram

    Muslim Civilization in India

    'Muslim Civilization in India' by S.M. Ikram is an enthralling exploration of the profound and lasting influence of Islam on the Indian subcontinent. This scholarly yet accessible work delves into the multifaceted impact of Muslim rule, from the early Arab invasions to the grandeur...
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  • A Little Book of Language by Crystal, David
    David Crystal

    A Little Book of Language

    A lively journey through the story of language, from an infant's first word to the languages of the internet Language never leaves you alone. It's there in your head, helping you think. It's there to help you make relationships - and to break them....
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  • Alice's Wonderland: The Search for the Hidden Door by Graddon, Nigel
    Nigel Graddon

    Alice's Wonderland: The Search for the Hidden Door

    In the past Graddon has written on Otto Rahn, Jack the Ripper, Pythagorus of Samos and mythical land of Magonia. Now Graddon looks into the esoteric nature of Alice in Wonderland and the Hidden Door. Hi takes on such magical places as Hyperborea, phantom...
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  • Annunaki Genesis: Chronicles of Creation and Conflict: From Cosmic Origins to Earth's Legacy by Hartman, Michelle Ann
    Michelle Ann Hartman

    Annunaki Genesis: Chronicles of Creation and Conflict: From Cosmic Origins to Earth's Legacy

    "Annunaki Genesis: Chronicles of Creation and Conflict" is an epic saga that spans the cosmos and delves into the enigmatic relationship between the Annunaki, an advanced extraterrestrial civilization, and humanity. Originating from the distant planet Nibiru, the Annunaki face a crisis that forces them...
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  • The Axemaker's Gift: Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture by Burke, James
    James Burke

    The Axemaker's Gift: Technology's Capture and Control of Our Minds and Culture

    Author: James BurkeISBN-10: 0874778565ISBN-13: 9780874778564Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/1997Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 9.10h x 5.99w x 0.96d
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  • Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare on Film by P. Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos
    Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos

    Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare on Film

    Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare on Film is the first volume exclusively dedicated to the study of a theme that informs virtually every reimagining of the classical world on the big screen: armed conflict. Through a vast array of case studies,...
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  • Shaping Westn Civilizatn V2 1500-Present: From Antiquity to the Present by Burger, Michael
    Michael Burger

    Shaping Westn Civilizatn V2 1500-Present: From Antiquity to the Present

    Michael Burger's goal in this inexpensive overview is to provide a brief, historical narrative of Western civilization. Not only does its length and price separate this text from the competition, but its no-frills, uncluttered format and well-written, one-authored approach make it a valuable asset...
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  • Understanding Collapse by Middleton, Guy D.
    Guy D. Middleton

    Understanding Collapse

    Understanding Collapse explores the collapse of ancient civilisations, such as the Roman Empire, the Maya, and Easter Island. In this lively survey, Guy D. Middleton critically examines our ideas about collapse - how we explain it and how we have constructed potentially misleading myths...
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  • Emotion As The Basis Of Civilization by Denison, John Hopkins
    John Hopkins Denison

    Emotion As The Basis Of Civilization

    ""Emotion as the Basis of Civilization"" by John Hopkins Denison is a thought-provoking exploration of the role of emotions in shaping human civilization. Drawing on insights from psychology, sociology, and philosophy, Denison argues that emotions are not just individual experiences, but are fundamental to...
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