Rembrandt's Mother. Myth and Reality

In these works an old woman is frequently portrayed who has traditionally been held to be Rembrandt's mother, Neeltje Willemsdr. van Zuijdtbroek. W...

Nations and Nationalism since 1780: Programme, Myth, Reality - E. J. Hobsbawm

An exploration of the essence of effective leadership, distinguishing between 'Founders', 'Zealots' and other categories.

Reducere. Dragon Energy: Myth and Reality Foreword by Lawrence Edwards, PhDThe authors of this extraordinary book have created a portal into a profoundly mea...

This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is...

This arresting exploration of the story of Troy examines the mythology, archaeology, and universal human significance of the tale over millennia.

An exploration of the historical truths that underpin the pervasive, culture-shaping myth's legacy, accompanying an exhibition at the British Museum.

Radical reassessment of the history of the Waterloo campaign. Dispels the myths and misunderstandings associated with the battle.

Hountondji... writes not as an 'African' philosopher but as a philosopher on Africa.... Hountondji's deep understanding of any civilization as nece...

Republished as part of Amistad's Literary Revival Program, the groundbreaking, bestselling look at history from the perspective of African American...

Reducere. Haitian Vodou breaks away from European and American heuristic models for understanding a religio-philosophical system such as Vodou in order to fo...

This volume examines the library of the Abbasid caliphs, known as 'The House of Wisdom' ('Bayt al-Hikma'), exploring how this important institution...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Scholars who explain that brainwashing theories have long been rejected by most academics and courts of law find it difficult to be heard. This Ele...

Reducere. Using approaches from the Hebrew interpretive tradition to discern the actual events surrounging Jesus' death, Bishop Spong questions the hitorical...

Shows how the image of Cornish wreckers as villains deliberately luring ships on to the rocks is a myth.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. The battle of Britain pitted the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the Royal Air Force against the Messerschmitts of Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies over...

Reducere. He was born in the spring or early summer of the year 4 or 6 BCE, probably in "the little town of Bethlehem" in the Galilee, near Nazareth. He beca...

From a bold new feminist voice, a book that will change the way you think about your sex life. Fifty years after the sexual revolution, we are told...

Reducere. The Civil War's single-shot, muzzle-loading musket revolutionized warfare-or so we've been told for years. Noted historian Earl J. Hess forcefully ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Samuel Redstone enjoyed a quiet life as the chief of police of a small town in Southeastern Oklahoma. His peace would soon be shattered by the biza...

DescriptionThis book describes real-world killer robots using a blend of perspectives. Overviews of technologies, such as autonomy and artificial i...

Reducere. ILLUSTRATED EDITION At the age of 67, French author Charles Perrault lost his employment and decided to focus on his children. In 1697 he published...

A groundbreaking exploration of the parental brain that untangles insidious myths from complicated realities, MOTHER BRAIN explodes the concept of ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Svetlana AlpersNumber of pages: 308Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 20Cover type:...

The fairy tale lives again in this book of forty new stories by some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction. Neil Gaiman, "Orange" Aimee Bend...

Reducere. DescriptionCharles Perrault published Histoires ou Contes du temps pass ("Stories or Tales of the Past") in France in 1697 during what scholars cal...

Reducere. The Hawaiian island of Maui is the origin of one of the greatest myths, wherein the demigod Maui creates Hawaii by hauling the islands up from the ...

Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Amy GolahnyIllustration(s): 10 Illustrations, color; 39 Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of ...

This book sheds light on the fascinating ways Rembrandt and other Golden Age painters were influenced by Eastern culture. In the 17th century, Amst...

Reducere. DescriptionFrancis Herbert Bradley OM (30 January 1846 - 18 September 1924) was a British idealist philosopher. His most important work was Appeara...

Reducere. A quiet yet profound revolution is taking place right before our very eyes. The rise of virtual reality is consuming objective reality as our gold ...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Maria EngbergIllustration(s): 56 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2021Dimensio...