History as a System

Swimming Upstream: A Story about Becoming Human, Paperback - Jr. James P. McCullough

74,99 RON 80,99 RON

Reducere. Swimming Upstream: A Story about Becoming Human is a memoir divided into two parts. Part One is a personal story of the author's toxic early develo...

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The World as Will and Representation (the World as Will and Idea), Volume I of III, Paperback - Arthur Schopenhauer

97,99 RON 104,99 RON

Reducere. German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote a strong text to explain his belief system in "The World as Will and Representation." Rather than view...

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Doing the Impossible: George E. Mueller and the Management of Nasa's Human Spaceflight Program, Paperback - Arthur L. Slotkin

279,99 RON

DescriptionApollo was known for its engineering triumphs, but its success also came from a disciplined management style. This excellent account of ...

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Rome, Blood and Power: Reform, Murder and Popular Politics in the Late Republic 70-27 BC, Hardcover - Gareth C. Sampson

152,99 RON

DescriptionFollowing the First Civil War the Roman Republic was able to rebuild itself and restore stability. Yet the problems which had plagued th...

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Blockchain 2035: The Digital DNA of Internet 3.0, Hardcover - Andrew D. Knapp

413,99 RON 442,99 RON

Reducere. The 2020s and 2030s will be witness to some of the most rapid, significant, and tumultuous changes in world history. The monetary and information s...

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The Canal Builders: The Men Who Constructed Britain's Canals, Paperback - Anthony Burton

159,99 RON 171,99 RON

Reducere. Canal Builders is a classic history book for anyone interested in the development of Britains canal system. The book, which was first published in ...

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Metronome: A History of Paris from the Underground Up, Paperback - Lorant Deutsch

105,99 RON

A phenomenal bestseller in France, Metronome presents a fascinating history of Paris through the lens of the city's iconic Metro systemDid you know...

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A People's History of Modern Europe, Paperback - William A. Pelz

148,99 RON

The origin of capitalism and modern industrialism--and, not unrelated, the birthplace of Marxism--modern Europe provided the perfect conditions for...

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Acting White: The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation, Paperback - Stuart Buck

246,99 RON 264,99 RON

Reducere. The unintended consequences of desegregation Commentators from Bill Cosby to Barack Obama have observed the phenomenon of black schoolchildren accu...

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Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation, Hardcover - Earl J. Hess

335,99 RON 359,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Earl J. HessDuring the Civil War, neither the Union nor the Confederate army could have operated without effective transpor...

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The Great Stink, Paperback - Clare Clark

114,99 RON 123,99 RON

Reducere. Clare Clark's critically acclaimed The Great Stink "reeks of talent" (The Washington Post Book World) as it vividly brings to life the dark and mys...

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Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Christopher Janaway

56,99 RON

Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, conce...

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My System & Chess Praxis: His Landmark Classics in One Edition, Paperback - Aron Nimzowitsch

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. As a chess player, Aron Nimzowitsch (1886-1935) belonged to the very best. In his peak years the Latvian-born maestro was ranked third in the world...

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Colorado Gem Trails: And Mineral Guide, Paperback - Richard M. Pearl

100,99 RON 108,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThis famous book takes you on an extensive gem and mineral collecting tour of Colorado, revealing the interesting places where Nature ha...

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William Mulholland and the Rise of Los Angeles, Paperback - Catherine Mulholland

150,99 RON 161,99 RON

Reducere. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. Mulholland, a sel...

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Elements of a Haunting: Connecting History with Science to Uncover the Greatest Ghost Stories Ever Told, Paperback - Brandon Alvis

92,99 RON 99,99 RON

Reducere. Peek Behind the Scenes of Spine-Tingling InvestigationsJoin Brandon Alvis and Mustafa Gatollari, stars of the hit A&E television show Ghost Hunters...

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In the Beginning, Paperback - Immanuel Velikovsky

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. This book is a sequel (or better: a prequel) to Immanuel Velikovsky's main work, the best-selling Worlds in Collision, in which he gave a detailed ...

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In the Beginning, Hardcover - Immanuel Velikovsky

187,99 RON 201,99 RON

Reducere. This book is a sequel (or better: a prequel) to Immanuel Velikovsky's main work, the best-selling Worlds in Collision, in which he gave a detailed ...

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The Haitians: A Decolonial History, Paperback - Jean Casimir

276,99 RON 296,99 RON

Reducere. In this sweeping history, leading Haitian intellectual Jean Casimir argues that the story of Haiti should not begin with the usual image of Saint-D...

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Racism, Paperback - John Lovchik

133,99 RON

Race and separate races of human beings do not exist. They are a myth. Yet, racism is very real. Because racism is the namesake of something that d...

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The Antichrist 666, Paperback - William Josiah Sutton

161,99 RON 173,99 RON

Reducere. From the time of our first parents, Satan has sought to turn men from the worship of the true God to the worship of created things, by his inventio...

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Entangled Legalities Beyond the State, Paperback - ***

273,99 RON

This volume - featuring eminent contributors from law, political science, sociology, anthropology, history and political theory - shows that law is...

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The Dutch East India Company: A Captivating Guide to the First True Multinational Corporation and Its Impact on the Dutch War of Independence from S,

151,99 RON 162,99 RON

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Dutch East India Company, then keep reading..Huge international companies and corporations a...

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Accounting History and the Rise of Civilization, Volume I, Paperback - Gary Giroux

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. Volume 1 of Accounting History covers the first 10, 000 plus years of the rise of accounting and civilization. Conveniently, accounting was part of...

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Pennsylvania Turnpike, Hardcover - Mitchell Eric Dakelman

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThe Pennsylvania Turnpike is one of the best-known highways in the United States. Most Pennsylvania Turnpike travelers are unaware that ...

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Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet, Hardcover - Yasha Levine

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. An investigative reporter unearths the true history of the internet: it was built by the government to spy on citizens, at home and abroad.With eac...

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The Last Days of the Sioux Nation, Paperback - Robert M. Utley

271,99 RON

This fascinating account tells what the Sioux were like when they first came to their reservation and how their reaction to the new system eventual...

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Ancient Egypt: A Concise Overview of the Egyptian History and Mythology Including the Egyptian Gods, Pyramids, Kings and Queens, Paperback - Eric Brow

69,99 RON 74,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the History and Mythology of the Egyptian Kingdom There are many mysteries of the ancient Egyptian empire and dynasties. Archaeo...

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Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South, Paperback - Keri Leigh Merritt

157,99 RON 169,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Keri Leigh MerrittAnalyzing land policy, labor, and legal history, Keri Leigh Merritt reveals what happens to excess worker...

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Architecture School: Three Centuries of Educating Architects in North America, Hardcover - Joan Ockman

330,99 RON

The first comprehensive history of architecture education in North America, offering a chronological overview and a topical lexicon.Rooted in the B...

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Family Properties: Race, Real Estate, and the Exploitation of Black Urban America, Paperback - Beryl Satter

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. Part family story and part urban history, a landmark investigation of segregation and urban decay in Chicago -- and cities across the nationThe "pr...

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Puerto Rico in the American Century: A History Since 1898, Paperback - Cesar J. Ayala

239,99 RON 256,99 RON

Reducere. Offering a comprehensive overview of Puerto Rico's history and evolution since the installation of U.S. rule, Cesar Ayala and Rafael Bernabe connec...

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Christian Foundations of the Common Law: Volume 1: England, Paperback - Augusto Zimmermann

163,99 RON 175,99 RON

Reducere. "Professor Zimmermann traces how many of our current freedoms within a broad, plural, public square can be attributed to a rich seam of Christian p...

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Taiwan: A Political History, Paperback - Denny Roy

329,99 RON 353,99 RON

Reducere. For centuries, various great powers have both exploited and benefited Taiwan, their designs for this island frequently clashing with the desire of ...

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North American SNJ / T-6 Texan Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions, Paperback - United States Navy

89,99 RON 96,99 RON

Reducere. Originally designated as the "advanced trainer" AT-6, North American's single-engine training aircraft was extensively used by the U.S. Army Air Fo...

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The Universal History of Computing: From the Abacus to the Quantum Computer, Paperback - Georges Ifrah

170,99 RON 182,99 RON

Reducere. "A fascinating compendium of information about writing systems-both for words and numbers." -Publishers Weekly "A truly enlightening and fascinatin...

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The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion, Paperback - Kei Miller

62,99 RON

In this collection, acclaimed Jamaican poet Kei Miller dramatizes what happens when one system of knowledge, one method of understanding place and ...

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The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic, Paperback - Angie Debo

132,99 RON 142,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Angie DeboHere is the story of the Choctaws, a proud and gifted tribe among the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians. It is the...

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A Primer on Corporate Governance, Second Edition, Paperback - Cornelis a. de Kluyver

83,99 RON 89,99 RON

Reducere. This long-awaited second edition book is a primer on corporate governance for large, publicly held companies in the United States-the system that d...

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The Art of Self Defense in the Street: Savate - Boxing - Grappling - Cane - Knife, Paperback - [translated] M. P. Lynch

49,99 RON 53,99 RON

Reducere. "Be aware, never be surprised" was Emile Andre's guiding principle as he worked "to create a new system that is practical in terms of its combat-re...

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The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan, Paperback - Federico Marcon

282,99 RON

DescriptionBetween the early seventeenth and the mid-nineteenth century, the field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline...

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Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American Culture, Hardcover - Liz Skilton

368,99 RON

DescriptionLiz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wid...

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Masters and Servants: The Hudson's Bay Company and Its North American Workforce, 1668-1786, Paperback - Scott P. Stephen

279,99 RON

With Masters and Servants, Scott P. Stephen has revealed startling truths about the men of the Hudson's Bay Company. Rather than dedicating themsel...

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A History of American Law, Paperback - Lawrence M. Friedman

284,99 RON 304,99 RON

Reducere. Renowned legal historian Lawrence Friedman presents an accessible and authoritative history of American law from the colonial era to the present da...

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The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality, Paperback - Bhaskar Sunkara

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. A "razor-sharp" introduction to this political and economic ideology makes a galvanizing argument for modern socialism (Naomi Klein) -- and explain...

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Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines - Tara Haelle

239,99 RON 256,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tara HaelleVaccines are biological substances that cause the human immune system to build up its defenses against specific ...

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The New Santri, Paperback - Norshahril Saat

223,00 RON

Just like the Gutenberg revolution in the fifteenth century, which led to the emergence of non-conventional religious authority in the Christian wo...

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Aircraft Carriers: A History of Carrier Aviation and Its Influence on World Events, Volume I: 1909-1945, Hardcover - Norman Polmar

298,99 RON 319,99 RON

Reducere. Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume c...

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The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, North Carolina: Their Origin and Racial Status, Paperback - George Edwin Butler

135,99 RON 145,99 RON

Reducere. The Croatan Indians of Sampson County, NC, written by George Edwin Butler (1868-1941) and composed only a year after Special Indian Agent Orlando M...

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Sherman Tanks of the British Army and Royal Marines: Normandy Campaign 1944, Paperback - Dennis Oliver

102,00 RON

With production in excess of 55, 000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of ...

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Michael Collins and the Anglo-Irish War: Britain's Counterinsurgency Failure, Hardcover - J. B. E. Hittle

188,99 RON 202,99 RON

Reducere. As leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and then the Irish Republican Army (IRA), Michael Collins developed a bold, new strategy to use again...

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Druidism: Druid Overview, Basics Concepts of Druidism, Druid Gods, History of Druidism, the Inner and Outer Path Works, Druid Fe, Paperback - Riley St

96,99 RON 103,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionThere is perhaps no other group of people who roamed the earth who are as enigmatic as the druids were. Druids have been a mystery that ...

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Corazn de Dixie: Mexicanos in the U.S. South Since 1910, Paperback - Julie M. Weise

289,99 RON 310,99 RON

Reducere. When Latino migration to the U.S. South became increasingly visible in the 1990s, observers and advocates grasped for ways to analyze "new" racial ...

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Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World, Hardcover - Ussama Makdisi

186,99 RON

Description"Flawless . . . Makdisi] reminds us of the critical declarations of secularism which existed in the history of the Middle East."--Robert...

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Humanizing the Economy: Co-Operatives in the Age of Capital, Paperback - John Restakis

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. At the close of the twentieth century, corporate capitalism extended its reach over the globe. While its defenders argue that globalisation is the ...

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Michelin Green Guide French Riviera: (travel Guide), Paperback - ***

103,99 RON

DescriptionThe updated Green Guide French Riviera presents top attractions, the most interesting towns, shopping hot spots, and great places to eat...

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Why Liberalism Failed, Paperback - Patrick J. Deneen

111,99 RON

"One of the most important political books of 2018."--Rod Dreher, American Conservative Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century--...

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The Communist Manifesto, Paperback - Karl Marx

21,99 RON 23,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Karl MarxAuthor: Frederich EngelsForeword by: Andrew AustinPackaged in handsome, affordable trade editions, Clydesdale Clas...

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Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825-2016, Hardcover - Paul Malmassari

537,99 RON 575,99 RON

Reducere. Completely revised and expanded since its French publication, Armoured Trains: An Illustrated Encyclopedia 1825-2016 is the first English-language ...

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Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, Hardcover - David Stumpf

232,99 RON 249,99 RON

Reducere. In Minuteman: A Technical History of the Missile That Defined American Nuclear Warfare, David K. Stumpf demystifies the intercontinental ballistic ...

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The Shaping of Somali Society, Hardcover - Lee V. Cassanelli

568,99 RON 608,99 RON

Reducere. While recurrent drought, war with neighboring Ethiopia, and a staggering refugee crisis have recently propelled the African nation of Somalia into ...

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Polarity Therapy - Where Energy Meets Structure and Function, Paperback - Phil Young

166,99 RON 178,99 RON

Reducere. In this extensive revision and expansion of the book, The Art of Polarity Therapy--A Practitioner's Perspective, the author has added to the theory...

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Wrestling for Dummies, Paperback - Henry Cejudo

100,99 RON

The fast and easy way to pin down the sport of wrestling Wrestling is a fast-paced sport with many technicalities, rules, and ways to score points-...

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The Buddha's Footprint: An Environmental History of Asia, Hardcover - Johan Elverskog

391,99 RON 419,99 RON

Reducere. A corrective to the contemporary idea that Buddhism has always been an environmentally friendly religionIn the current popular imagination, Buddhis...

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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison, Paperback - Allen M. Hornblum

301,99 RON

At a time of increased interest and renewed shock over the Tuskegee syphilis experiments, Acres of Skin sheds light on yet another dark episode of ...

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Bash in Easy Steps, Paperback - Mike McGrath

73,99 RON

DescriptionThe Bourne Again SHell (Bash) is a powerful command-line shell interface that lets you communicate directly with the kernel at the heart...

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The Little Red Songbook: A Brief History of the Wobblies and Their Music, Paperback - Gary Blanchard

51,99 RON 55,99 RON

Reducere. In the early 20th Century, a group of socialists, anarchists, and radical unionists got together to form the International Workers of the World. Th...

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In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington, Paperback - Robert Rubin

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. Robert Rubin was sworn in as the seventieth U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in January 1995 in a brisk ceremony attended only by his wife and a few ...

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The Hidden History of Elves and Dwarfs: Avatars of Invisible Realms, Hardcover - Claude Lecouteux

113,99 RON

DescriptionA comprehensive examination of the intertwined mythology, folklore, and literary history of the little people - Explores the pagan roots...

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Alarmstart East: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience on the Eastern Front 1941-1945, Hardcover - Patrick G. Eriksson

125,99 RON

For anyone who is interested in the air war 1941-45, the information provided here is of inestimable value. There are no more than a handful of Sec...

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