American Jesuits and the World: How an Embattled Religious Order Made Modern Catholicism Global, Paperback - John T. McGreevy

DescriptionAt the start of the nineteenth century, the Jesuits seemed fated for oblivion. Dissolved as a religious order in 1773 by one pope, they ...

Professor John Dickie's riveting new history of Freemasonry - an organization as mysterious as it is influential.

A global history of the world's most famous secret society, encompassing kings and presidents, writers and legislators, composers and entertainers,...

Reducere. This compact and accessible biography critically assesses the life and career of Dean Acheson, one of America's foremost diplomats and strategists....

One thousand years ago, a traveler to Baghdad or the Chinese capital Kaifeng would have discovered a vast and flourishing city of broad streets, sp...

Mark Shirk examines historical and contemporary state responses to transnational violence to develop a new account of the making of global orders. ...

Publisher: Columbia Global ReportsAuthor(s): Robert MahoneyNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 189 x 17Cover type: Paperbac...

The history of Japan's unprecedented takeover of the global imaginary, as told through the eight packaged fantasies that charmed and changed the wo...

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that captured--and transformed--the world's imagination...

The story of dealers of Old Masters, champions of modern art, and victims of Nazi plunder. Since the late-1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has be...

Reducere. A sweeping account of the rise and evolution of liberal internationalism in the modern era "A wide-ranging and masterly genealogy of liberal intern...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): J. C. SharmanIllustration(s): 9 maps.Number of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 23...

How chartered company-states spearheaded European expansion and helped create the world's first genuinely global orderFrom Spanish conquistadors to...

John W. O'Malley works out a remarkable guide to the intellectual and historical developments behind the concepts of Catholic reform, the Counter R...

Reducere. Believing that African American religious studies has reached a crossroads, Cornel West and Eddie Glaude seek, in this landmark anthology, to steer...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

The Areas of My Expertise is a lavish compendium of handy reference tables, fascinating trivia, and sage wisdom--all of it completely unresearched,...

What does global health stem from, when is it born and how does it relate to the contemporary world order? In this book, historians and anthropolog...

Reducere. $2 trillion is invested in the hedge fund industry, and yet, due to industry regulations, the general public knows little about them. This book wil...

Reducere. DescriptionWe The People are facing the most grim of events in our nation's history. While difficult to fathom now, especially since you may be exp...

A dazzling new history of the modern world, as told through the remarkable story of population change.

A leading anthropologist of Africa considers that continent's place within an egregiously imbalanced world economic and social order

Reducere. DescriptionFrom an Idea to Nike is a fully-illustrated look into how Nike stepped up its sneaker game to become the most popular athletic brand in ...

Reveals the psychological and spiritual damage digital technology and social media are having on the human mind, as well as a digital free lifestyl...

DescriptionHow American conflicts about religion have always symbolized our foundational political values When Americans fight about "religion, " w...

The system that governs how money works, with its brokers and middlemen, has stayed roughly the same for centuries. Now there’s an alternative, and...

The keys to global business success, as taught by a T-shirt's journey The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy is a critically-acclaimed narr...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Bitcoin became a buzzword overnight. A cyber-enigma with an enthusiastic following, it pops up in headlines and fuels endless media debate. You can...

Reducere. We live in a period of great uncertainty about the fate of America's global leadership. Many believe that Donald Trump's presidency marks the end o...

Cotton: The Fabric that Made the Modern World - Giorgio Riello

Reducere. The British Empire was the largest in all history: the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved. By the eve of World War II, around a quarte...

Reducere. Unlike most textbooks in American Government, Liberty, Order, and Justice seeks to familiarize the student with the basic principles of the Constit...

Beyond the faerie realms, all sorts of magical creatures lurk. This book explores some of the more fearsome beasts that have been known to meddle i...

This volume explores the career and life of Luke Wadding, one of the most prominent Irishmen of the early-modern period. It assesses the many roles...

After Obama examines how and why US influence has contributed to the erosion of the world America made, endangering international order and liberal...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: F. William Engdahl -A must read for every citizen on this planet...- -- Amazon Customer -A must read...- -- Ahmed M. Alraye...

Reducere. DescriptionROBERT'S RULES OF ORDERRobert's Rules of Order are a powerful set of rules for conducting and running meetings, that were first establis...

Reducere. Is there evidence of a joint alien-military plot to control humankind? Has a secret cabal of the planet's movers and shakers made an unholy allianc...

A biography of one of America's most popular and misunderstood authors, John Steinbeck.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAuthor(s): William SouderIllustrati...

Reducere. DescriptionMORGELLONS, THE FIBER DISEASE...DOCTORS ARE QUICK TO SAY THAT THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM THIS BIZARRE DISEASE ARE DELUSIONAL, BUT ITS VICTIMS...

Reducere. "Gripping, exhilarating and inspiring." Sir Ranulph Fiennes, world's greatest living explorer.Why did some people in history achieve at an epic lev...