Dangerous Games: The Uses and Abuses of History, Paperback - Margaret MacMillan

Reducere. Acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan explores here the many ways in which history affects us all. She shows how a deeper engagement with history,...

Publisher: The Islamic Texts SocietyNumber of pages: 548Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 231 x 158 x 35Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): ...

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DescriptionRisk Takers: Uses and Abuses of Financial Derivatives goes to the heart of the arcane and largely misunderstood world of derivative fina...

Uses and Abuses of the Classics examines the various ways in which the different periods of the history of philosophy have approached these texts. ...

The full story of political opinion polls, from the nineteenth century to today's controversies.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Mark PackNumber...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressIllustration(s): 2 halftones, 5 tablesNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 151 x 230 x 2...

What are the origins of human rights? This question, rarely asked before the end of the Cold War, has in recent years become a major focus of histo...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressIllustration(s): 2 halftones, 5 tablesNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 158 x 237 x 2...

Social Computing and the Law: Uses and Abuses in Exceptional Circumstances - Khurshid Ahmad

Why bibliometrics is useful for understanding the global dynamics of science but generate perverse effects when applied inappropriately in research...

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Reducere. Dialogue must contribute to the telling of the story said Victorian-era novelist Anthony Trollope more than one hundred years ago and his words hav...

The story of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, when for six extraordinary months the city was at the centre of world government as the peacemaker...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Margaret MacMillanMargaret MacMillan, praised as "a superb writer who can bring history to life" (The Philadelphia Inquirer...

A definitive history of the political, cultural, military and personal forces which shaped Europe's path to the Great War, now in paperback. The au...

An incredibly versatile substance, bicarbonate of soda - also known as baking soda - has an enormous variety of practical uses; this book explores ...

Explores an essential ingredient and how to use it for health and the household as well as in cooking; a brief history of salt and its importance i...

Reducere. DescriptionJust a short while back, I was dysfunctional. I needed a walker around the house. I couldn't bend. I could barely move. Short of my eigh...

Reducere. The 1980s saw the peak of a moral panic over fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. A coalition of moral entrepreneurs that inclu...

DescriptionEyewitnessing evaluates the place and potency of images among other kinds of historical evidence. By reviewing the many varieties of ima...

Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) first argued that there were continuities between the age of European imperialism and the age of fascism in Europe in The...

Examining international case studies including USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, this book identifies and explores the use of heritage througho...

Stephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain. Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Richard E. Neustadt"A convincing case that careful analysis of the history, issues, individuals, and institutions can lead ...

Reducere. DescriptionMost Dangerous is the award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth. In 1964, Dan...

DescriptionThe cultural landscape of the Hudson River Valley is crowded with ghosts--the ghosts of Native Americans and Dutch colonists, of Revolut...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Albert BaiburinTranslator: Stephen DalzielNumber of pages: 455Collection: New Russian ThoughtPublication date: 20...

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Description Through his influential work on cultural capital and social mobility, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has provided critical insi...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen sixteen-year-old Jesse Turner lies about his age and joins Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's Rough Riders to fight the Spanish in Cuba i...

This book discusses how delivering a Mega-Sporting Event (MSE) can impact human rights and highlights the challenges of dealing with cases of MSE-r...

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In this collection of true, quirky history, Steve Silverman provides fascinating tales to astonish and entertain. Covering a wide variety of topics...

Reducere. Everyone loves beards, so why not learn about some of the greatest beards in history? From Abraham Lincoln to Mr. T, these quirky illustrations wil...