Cornell: A History, 1940-2015, Hardcover - Glenn C. Altschuler

In their history of Cornell since 1940, Glenn C. Altschuler and Isaac Kramnick examine the institution in the context of the emergence of the moder...

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DescriptionGlenn Alexander Magee's pathbreaking book argues that Hegel was decisively influenced by the Hermetic tradition, a body of thought with ...

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DescriptionPhilosophers and poets in times past tried to figure out why the stainless moon "smoothly polished, like a diamond" in Dante's words, ha...

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In the spring of 1940, Stalin's NKVD executed 22, 000 Polish officers, ensigns and state officials near the Russian village of Katyn and other plac...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Ken C. KawashimaEditor: Fabian SchaferEditor: Robert StolzTosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and ...

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Reducere. In Resisting Independence, Brad A. Jones maps the loyal British Atlantic's reaction to the American Revolution. Through close study of four importa...

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Covering the history of Renaissance Florence from the fourteenth century to the beginnings of the Medici duchy, Trexler traces collective ritual be...

Ivan Jablonka's History Is a Contemporary Literature offers highly innovative perspectives on the writing of history, the relationship between lite...

Over the past two hundred years, Western North Carolina has evolved from a mountainous frontier known for illicit moonshine production into a renow...

Contributor(s): Author: Leon WerthTranslator: David BallHistorians agree: the diary of L on Werth (1878-1955) is one of the most precious--and read...

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Reducere. Baron Roman Fedorovich von Ungern-Sternberg (1885-1921) was a Baltic German aristocrat and tsarist military officer who fought against the Bolshevi...

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Reducere. The spellbinding and revealing chronicle of Nazi-occupied Paris On June 14, 1940, German tanks entered a silent and nearly deserted Paris. Eight da...

DescriptionGlenn H. Snyder creates a theory of alliances by deductive reasoning about the international system, by integrating ideas from neorealis...

Reducere. The prewar history of the Japanese intelligence community demonstrates how having power over much, but insight into little can have devastating con...

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A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation's origins to the present day. At the center of t...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Mary C. NeuburgerIllustration(s): 18 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 246Publication date: ...

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Since 1940, Pasadena has experienced seismic shifts, both literally and figuratively. The postwar suburban explosion touched the city, with new hom...