History of Development. From Western Origins to Global Faith, Hardback - Gilbert Rist

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

Reducere. In this bold and uncompromising book, George G. M. James argues that the "Greek philosophy" in which nearly all of Western culture has its roots ac...

From Theodor Herzl's efforts to establish a sovereign Jewish nation in Palestine to the 21st-century roadmap for peace and beyond, this is an explo...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressNumber of pages: 460Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 252 x 31Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Jose Pedro Paiva...

In this sweeping and incisive work, Lorenzini provides a global history of development, drawing on a wealth of archival evidence to offer a panoram...

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It s...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Johanna DruckerIllustration(s): 100 halftonesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

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Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published i...

Reducere. In Global Origins of the Modern Self, from Montaigne to Suzuki, Avram Alpert contends that scholars have yet to fully grasp the constitutive force ...

Westerners on both the left and right overwhelmingly conflate globalisation with Westernisation and presume that the global economy is a pure Weste...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Antony C. SuttonTHIS is the second volume of an empirical study of the relationship between Western technology and entrepre...

Reducere. I wrote this book because I could not find a good guide in Hawaii or anywhere else that told the story of the origins, culture and customs of the H...

DescriptionPlato. Aristotle. Augustine. Hume. Kant. Hegel.

Reducere. Highly regarded here and abroad for some thirty works of cultural history and criticism, master historian Jacques Barzun has now set down in one co...

DescriptionOne can see farther when standing on the shoulders of giants. The great philosophers of antiquity are truly the intellectual giants brid...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Yun-han (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, National Taiwan Universit...

A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern worldPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Professor James Walvi...

Lee explains how global competition has driven policymakers toward lax regulation throughout history, leading to severe financial crises.Illustrati...

Contributor(s): Author: Charles HolcombeCharles Holcombe begins by asking the question 'what is East Asia?' In the modern age, many of the features...

DescriptionHeretic and impostor or reformer and statesman? The contradictory Western visions of MuhammadIn European culture, Muhammad has been vili...

Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. This title argues tha...

Reducere. Long before the indigenous people of southeastern North America first encountered Europeans and Africans, they established communities with clear s...

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Reducere. A Concise History of Western Civilization: From Prehistoric to Early Modern Times: Third EditionBy: Gary ForsytheThis volume is designed to serve a...

The first global history of free speech shows we need to understand the past to address the challenges of the future.Publisher: John Murray PressAu...

The fascinating story behind the English Constitution, and why its influence remains significant today throughout the worldPublisher: Little, Brown...

The story of the Irish women who responded to the call for volunteers on the Western Front in 1917. This is the history of those women who joined t...

Reducere. DescriptionWorld War One is the event that set the stage for the modern world and transformed the United States from an isolationist promised land ...

Tracing the myths surrounding plants used as medicine within the very temples where worship of the god Asclepius took place.Publisher: John Hunt Pu...