History of the Concept of Time

Reducere. Who You Gonna Call? The Ghostbusters saga has been thrilling fans around the world for over three decades, from the original movies to the animated...

Reducere. This historical and comparative ethnography of the Oromo of the Horn of Africa is based on the teachings of the custodians of the sacred knowledge ...

DescriptionDuring a revolution of discovery in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, geologists reconstructed the immensely long hist...

Reducere. *Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Brothers shall fight - and fell e...

Reducere. Description"The only thing worse than a rocky marriage is a broken marriage. After you have tried for a long period of time, it is a horrible feeli...

Reducere. History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics (German: Geschichte und Klassenbewutsein: Studien Uber marxistische Dialektik) is a ...

Drawing upon insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, this book deals with the concept of historical sequence and continuous change...

Reducere. DescriptionThe process of telling time has a long and fascinating history. From the ancient sundials to the invention of sophisticated mechanical c...

Reducere. History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics (German: Geschichte und Klassenbewu tsein: Studien ber marxistische Dialektik) is a ...

Bringing together for the first time all the available evidence for the origination and development of the concept of Arcadia, from the Homeric per...

Reducere. Best Books of 2016 BOSTON GLOBE * THE ATLANTIC From the acclaimed bestselling author of The Information and Chaos comes this enthralling history of...

Reducere. The Oral tradition has been maintained since time immemorial. In this age of science and technology, they are now being preserved for posterity. Ib...

DescriptionFor 250 years, the Turkic Muslims of Altishahr--the vast desert region to the northwest of Tibet--have led an uneasy existence under Chi...

Reducere. Forgetfulness occurs when those who have been long inured to civilized order can no longer remember a time in which they had to wonder whether thei...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Jo Ellen BarnettA perfect balance of science, history, and sociology, Time's Pendulum traces the important developments in ...

Part geographical location, part time period, and part state of mind, the American West is a concept often invoked but rarely defined. Though popul...

Looking at how French colonial rule invented the concept of the Maghreb, carving it out as something distinct from sub-Saharan African and the Midd...

DescriptionFollowing the monograph devoted to the Lui, this latest volume focuses on another iconic Lambretta the TV-LI Series I. In the history of...

Reducere. This book recounts the history of Raymond A. Firmani - from his humble beginnings as the son of poor Italian immigrants, to earning his wings as a ...

DescriptionHow and why has solidarity changed over time? Why have different strategies, tactics, and strands of international solidarity emerged or...

Reducere. The Chesapeake Bay is the nation's largest estuary. After slow deterioration for several centuries, the Chesapeake Bay Program was launched in 1983...

Traces fashions from 1870 to the present along a conceptual, disruptive, and nontraditional timeline of fashion history Fashion not only reflects a...

This significant work, precipitated by the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Joint Declaration on the doctrine of justification, represents Eberhard Jungel's...

In 1987 a science fiction blockbuster arrived and a pop culture legend was born. RoboCop is the story of a hero police officer in near-future Detro...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ronald E. DiproseModern Israel and its relations with its Arab neighbors has been conspicuously in the daily news ever sinc...

Now in paperback, a literary time machine that takes readers into the sights, smells, and tastes of the fourteenth century--a book that is revoluti...

DescriptionWitchcraft: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to the scholarly study of witchcraft, exploring the phenomenon of witc...

Reducere. Asheville, known for its architectural diversity and intriguing Art Deco style, has been fortunate in attracting brilliant architects who, with ima...

Reducere. "Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in o...

Reducere. EGYPTIAN MYSTERIES VOL 2: Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses This book is about the mystery of neteru, the gods and goddesses of Ancient Egypt (Kamit...

Reducere. "Path of a Healer: a time to reflect, " is a story of the boundaries between life and death. Written by a pediatric cardiac surgeon, Dr. Jacques Le...

Reducere. The theme of this extraordinary book is the evolution of the modern conception of family life and the modern image; of the nature of children. Arie...

A lively exploration of history, memory, and identity within manmade and natural landscapes, A Poetic Inventory of the Sandia Mountains illuminates...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: David W. BlightEditor: Jim DownsThis collection of eleven original essays interrogates the concept of freedom and recenters...

Reducere. "Esoteric Buddhism" is one of the earliest works by its author, A.P Sinnett, and one of the foremost occult documents of its era. Explaining the re...

DescriptionIn the summer of 1943, the German-launched Operation Zitadelle (Citadel), aimed at cutting off a large number of Soviet forces in the Ku...

The split between the Gospel and culture is without doubt the drama of our time, " wrote Paul VI in 1975. Since that time there has been an increas...

Reducere. DescriptionOld Testament bold-letter edition, paperback, 10-point font size: The concept of the King James 2000 version was formulated in the mind ...

DescriptionThis volume collects a series of lectures given by the renowned French thinker Michel Foucault late in his career. The book is composed ...

Reducere. Many philosophers and scientists over the course of history have held that the world is alive. It has a soul, which governs it and binds it togethe...

Reducere. DescriptionThis book sets out to examine the wider concept of magic and mythology being utilised as an early form of social psychoanalysis by the d...

Reducere. DescriptionNow in its fifth edition, this leading reader has been updated with new readings and visual sources. This edition includes an added fina...

"Baseball's Lost Tradition is a very interesting concept. I was unaware of the differences between the AL and NL expansion drafts of '61 and ' 62; ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mr Richard Allen Mann IIThis book is the definitive study of the enigma known as the Scout Rifle. The Scout Rifle, as conce...

Reducere. Trading Places is written to inspire and encourage those who have always wanted to be active in the stock market but did not have an effective plan...

Reducere. Maria Elena Martinez's Genealogical Fictions is the first in-depth study of the relationship between the Spanish concept of limpieza de sangre (pur...

Reducere. WHO YOU GONNA CALL? The Ghostbusters saga has been thrilling fans around the world for over three decades, from the original movies to the animated...

Reducere. Brer Rabbit. Uncle Remus. Song of the South. Racist? Disney thinks so. And that's why it has forbidden the theatrical re-release of its classic fil...

Reducere. DescriptionBefore Atlantis, there was Lemuria. No one is certain as to when this civilization existed, but an educated guess is around 300, 000 BC....

Reducere. Please note: This is NOT the current edition of the BSA Handbook. It is a reprint of an historical edition of the BSA Handbook. For the first time,...

DescriptionWritten in the intense political and intellectual tumult of the early years of the Weimar Republic, Political Theology develops the dist...

Reducere. The Sazerac ranks among the most famous drinks of a city famous for its drinking, but where did the classic New Orleans cocktail originate? Drinks ...

Reducere. One can argue that the development of true doctrine required the formal adoption of the concept of operational art. Prior to the Great War, no army...

Reducere. Dr. Clendening, who was Professor of the History of Medicine at the University of Kansas, brings together in this work the most significant medical...

Reducere. Reverence for Life: The Words of Albert SchweitzerGathered together for the first time in one place, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Albert Schweitzer's w...

Reducere. Gathered together for the first time in one place, Nobel Peace Prize-winner Albert Schweitzer's words on ecology, human and animal rights, philosop...

DescriptionHamilton: An American Musical has captured the imagination of millions. As a result, the nation now has a shot at educating these fans o...

DescriptionThe science of psychoanalysis is now more than a century old. During this period, it has been established as the instrument offering the...

A critical analysis of Centuries of Childhood, in which the French historian Philippe Aries offers a fundamentally fresh interpretation of what chi...

Weird fiction has long been not only unappreciated but actively maltreated by orthodox esthetic evaluation, but its stature has improved considerab...

DescriptionIn Shimmering Images Eliza Steinbock traces how cinema offers alternative ways to understand gender transitions through a specific aesth...

Reducere. Say's Law--the idea that supply creates its own demand--has been a basic concept in economics for almost two centuries. Thomas Sowell traces its ev...

DescriptionFeaturing many never-before-seen images, this fascinating look at England's famed Isokon building and the renownedartists who lived ther...

Ask just about any humanist, and you will hear that the humanities are in a crisis. Facing utilitarian approaches to education, the corporatization...

Contributor(s): Author: David SeedFrankenstein, The Time Machine, Star Trek, Dune, 1984, Blade Runner--science fiction has been explained as a comb...

Reducere. The Devil, Satan, Lucifer, Mephistopheles - throughout history the Prince of Darkness, the Western world's most powerful symbol of evil, has taken ...

Reducere. Glory Through Time is a portrait of King Jesus, viewed through the powerful deeds He has accomplished over the last 2000 years. It is a testament t...

Foreword by Michael J. Fox Preface by Christopher LloydGreat Scott Go Back to the Future with Doc Brown and Marty McFly and celebrate the film's 35...

Reducere. In this exceedingly timely book, Louis Moore looks at the history of Black activist athletes and the important role of the Black community in insis...

Reducere. Born in 1862, Nitobe Inazo was a Japanese polymath (holding five doctorates) and Christian convert who travelled widely in both Europe and America....