Thinking about History

The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, Paperback - Marilynne Robinson

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. In this award-winning collection, the bestselling author of Gilead offers us other ways of thinking about history, religion, and society. Whether r...

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Building Literacy in Social Studies: Strategies for Improving Comprehension and Critical Thinking, Paperback - Donna Ogle

209,99 RON 224,99 RON

Reducere. It's tough to teach social studies and history to students who have trouble reading and understanding textbooks and other resources. But you can ov...

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The American School: From the Puritans to the Trump Era, Paperback - Joel Spring

410,99 RON

DescriptionThis current, comprehensive history of American education is designed to stimulate critical analysis and critical thinking by offering a...

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Thinking About Art. A Thematic Guide to Art History, Paperback - Penny Huntsman

237,99 RON

Thinking about Art explores some of the greatest works of art and architecture in the world through the prism of themes, instead of chronology, to ...

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Thinking: A Memoir, Paperback - Richard E. Nisbett

86,99 RON 93,99 RON

Reducere. Thinking: A memoir is both an intellectual autobiography and a personal history. It describes how people reason and make inferences about the world...

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The Illusion of the End, Paperback - Jean Baudrillard

142,99 RON 152,99 RON

Reducere. The year 2000, the end of the millennium: is this anything other than a mirage, the illusion of an end, like so many other imaginary endpoints whic...

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How We Think, Paperback - John Dewey

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Reducere. Description"How We Think" by John Dewey is a classic book about thinking. The contents of Dewey's book are applicable to innovation, learning, busi...

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Thinking Sex with the Early Moderns, Paperback - Valerie Traub

215,99 RON

What do we know about early modern sex, and how do we know it? How, when, and why does sex become history? In Thinking Sex with the Early Moderns, ...

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Introducing Philosophy: A Graphic Guide to the History of Thinking, Paperback - Dave Robinson

50,99 RON

Some of questions include: What is the nature of reality? What are human beings really like? What is special about the human mind and consciousness...

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Dignity: Its History and Meaning, Paperback - Michael Rosen

144,99 RON

Dignity plays a central role in current thinking about law and human rights, but there is sharp disagreement about its meaning. Combining conceptua...

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Sacred and Secular Transactions in the Age of Shakespeare, Paperback - Katherine Steele Brokaw

461,99 RON

The term "secular" inspires thinking about disenchantment, periodization, modernity, and subjectivity. The essays in Sacred and Secular Transaction...

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Modern Pluralism. Anglo-American Debates since 1880, Paperback - ***

218,99 RON

Pluralism is among the most vital intellectual movements of the modern era. This book provides the first history of twentieth-century pluralist thi...

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Naming the Elephant, Paperback - James W. Sire

164,99 RON 176,99 RON

Reducere. In this companion volume to The Universe Next Door, James W. Sire offers his refined definition of a worldview and addresses key questions about th...

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Dream like Martin, Lead like Harriet, Fight like Malcolm, Think like Garvey, Write like Maya, Build like Madam C. J, Speak like Frederick...: 27 Quest

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Reducere. 27 Quizzes about Black History for StudentsThis prompt journal is the perfect opportunity to examine your own way through Black History.Answer the ...

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A Short Book about Art, Paperback - Dana Arnold

81,99 RON

DescriptionArt is often obscured behind alienating and nonsensical jargon. Introducing art in its international context, this accessible book explo...

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Practicing Caste: On Touching and Not Touching, Paperback - Aniket Jaaware

280,99 RON 300,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionPracticing Caste attempts a fundamental break from the tradition of caste studies, showing the limits of the historical, sociological, p...

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Historical Thinking, Paperback - Sam Wineburg

159,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Sam WineburgSince ancient times, the pundits have lamented young people's lack of historical knowledge and warned that igno...

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Thinking about Thinking, Paperback - Margaret Randall

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Reducere. Margaret Randall, the author, editor, and translator of nearly 200 books, turns her mind to the process of thinking - the purpose of which is to en...

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Thinking through China, Hardback - John G. Blair

600,99 RON

This innovative book introduces China on its own terms by explaining ten key concepts that frame the way most Chinese people think about the world....

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Introduction to the Social History of Medicine. Europe Since 1500, Paperback - Keir Waddington

273,99 RON

A one-volume, detailed survey of the major debates and themes in the history of western medicine, from the early modern period to the present. Comb...

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The Ambassadors. Thinking about Diplomacy from Machiavelli to Modern Times, Paperback - Robert Cooper

94,99 RON

Diplomacy in the West from Richelieu to Kissinger: the great diplomats of history and what their achievements tell us about the most important issu...

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Why Learn History (When It's Already on Your Phone), Paperback - Sam Wineburg

101,99 RON 109,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionLet's start with two truths about our era that are so inescapable as to have become clich s: We are surrounded by more readily available...

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The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History Since 1900, Paperback - David Edgerton

226,99 RON 242,99 RON

Reducere. From the books of H.G. Wells to the press releases of NASA, we are awash in cliched claims about high technology's ability to change the course of ...

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Technology and the Environment in History, Paperback - Sara B. Pritchard

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Today's scientists, policymakers, and citizens are all confronted by numerous dilemmas at the nexus of technology and the environment. Every day se...

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Thinking about Free Will, Paperback - Peter Van Inwagen

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Reducere. Peter van Inwagen, author of the classic book An Essay on Free Will (1983), has established himself over the last forty years as a leading figure i...

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Jihad a History in Documents, Paperback - Rudolph Peters

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Reducere. This updated and expanded 2016 edition of the classic text on Muslim thinking about war and peace features new chapters on jihad after 9/11, includ...

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Peasants' Revolting Lives, Paperback - Terry Deary

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The facts may be quirky but they are all carefully researched. The stories show humanity at its best and its worst, at its funniest and most tragic...

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Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries, Hardcover - Safi Bahcall

140,99 RON

Description*Wall Street Journal bestseller*Next Big Idea Club selection--chosen by Malcolm Gladwell, Susan Cain, Dan Pink, and Adam Grant as one of...

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The Psychedelic Bible - Everything You Need To Know About Psilocybin Magic Mushrooms, 5-Meo DMT, LSD/Acid & MDMA - Alex Gibbons

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Reducere. Thinking about taking these magical drugs? Ever wondered what exactly happens when you take them? Want to make sure you don't have a bad trip? In t...

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Designs on Empire. America's Rise to Power in the Age of European Imperialism, Paperback - Andrew Priest

217,99 RON

Andrew J. Priest offers a new understanding of the roots of American empire that foregrounds the longer history of perceptions of European powers. ...

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The Jewish Intellectual Tradition: A History of Learning and Achievement, Paperback - Alan Kadish

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Reducere. The Jewish intellectual tradition has a long and complex history that has resulted in significant and influential works of scholarship. In this boo...

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Coldfusion Presents: New Thinking: From Einstein to Artificial Intelligence, the Science and Technology That Transformed Our World (a Technology Gift

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Reducere. ColdFusion's New Thinking About the Future of Technology and Science#1 Best Seller in Cold Fusion Programming, General Technology & Reference, and ...

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The Critical Thinker: The Path To Better Problem Solving, Accurate Decision Making, and Self-Disciplined Thinking - Steven Schuster

178,99 RON 191,99 RON

Reducere. Do you want to be logical like Einstein, observant like Sherlock, and rational like Plato? These great names have something in common: they are all...

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Focus: Music of the Caribbean, Paperback - Sydney Hutchinson

392,99 RON

Focus: Music of the Caribbean presents the most important issues of Caribbean musical history and current practice, discussing thought-provoking qu...

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Writing History in the Global Era, Paperback - Lynn Hunt

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. Globalization is emerging as a major economic, cultural, and political force. In Writing History in the Global Era, historian Lynn Hunt examines wh...

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Ancestors in Evolutionary Biology. Linear Thinking about Branching Trees, Hardback - ***

469,99 RON

The first modern book to trace the history and current practice of phylogenetics as a storytelling discipline, dedicated to providing narrative exp...

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Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths, Paperback - Stephen B. Oates

85,99 RON 92,99 RON

Reducere. "There is no better introduction to current thinking about Lincoln and his place in history." --Newsday "Here, in these pages, Lincoln is still ali...

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Medieval Times, Grades 5 - 8, Paperback - Frank Edgar

88,99 RON 95,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionBring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Medieval Times This 96-page book features reading selections and assessments...

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What are the Chances of That?. How to Think About Uncertainty, Hardback - Andrew C. A. Elliott

228,99 RON

What are the Chances of That? discusses chance and the importance of understanding how it affects our lives. It goes beyond a mathematical approach...

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The World Wonder'd: What Really Happened Off Samar, Hardcover - Robert Lundgren

221,00 RON

DescriptionThis book is an analysis of the primary documentation from both the Japanese and the United States for the naval Battle off Samar which ...

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The Evolution of Strategy: Thinking War from Antiquity to the Present, Paperback - Beatrice Heuser

182,99 RON 195,99 RON

Reducere. Is there a 'Western way of war' which pursues battles of annihilation and single-minded military victory? Is warfare on a path to ever greater dest...

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Living, Thinking, Looking: Essays, Paperback - Siri Hustvedt

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Reducere. The internationally acclaimed novelist Siri Hustvedt has also produced a growing body of nonfiction. She has published a book of essays on painting...

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Nine Questions People Ask about Judaism, Paperback - Dennis Prager

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Reducere. The classic and essential guide for the educated, skeptical, and searching Jew, or for the non-Jew who wants to understand the meaning of Judaism. ...

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The Cambridge Companion to the Rolling Stones, Paperback - Victor Coelho

116,99 RON

DescriptionThe Rolling Stones are one of the most influential, prolific, and enduring Rock and Roll bands in the history of music. This groundbreak...

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The Opinion of Mankind: Sociability and the Theory of the State from Hobbes to Smith, Paperback - Paul Sagar

193,99 RON

DescriptionHow David Hume and Adam Smith forged a new way of thinking about the modern stateWhat is the modern state? Conspicuously undertheorized ...

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Revolution in Mind: The Creation of Psychoanalysis, Paperback - George Makari

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. Groundbreaking, insightful, and compulsively readable, Revolution in Mind goes beyond myth and polemic to give us the story of one of the most cont...

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Wages of Evil. Dostoevsky and Punishment, Paperback - Anna Schur

402,99 RON

Incorporates sources from philosophy, criminology, psychology, and history to argue that Dostoevsky's thinking about punishment was shaped not only...

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Gay Berlin: Birthplace of a Modern Identity, Paperback - Robert Beachy

81,99 RON

Winner of Randy Shilts Award In the half century before the Nazis rose to power, Berlin became the undisputed gay capital of the world. Activists a...

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Harley-Davidson Trivia Book, Paperback - Matt Hoffman

77,99 RON 83,99 RON

Reducere. Harley-Davidson Trivia Book: a name synonymous with the long, winding, open roads that lead to everyone's wildest dreams.The iconic brand makes eve...

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Baseball History: The History of Baseball Along with Fascinating Facts & Unbelievably True Stories, Paperback - Ace McCloud

70,99 RON 75,99 RON

Reducere. Would you love to know the incredible and exciting history of baseball?Whether you want to (1) learn incredible and interesting facts about basebal...

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The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, Hardcover - Garrett M. Graff

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. Description"This is history at its most immediate and moving....A marvelous and memorable book." --Jon Meacham "The Only Plane in the Sky is a stun...

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Baseball History: The History of Baseball Along with Fascinating Facts & Unbelievably True Stories, Paperback - Ace McCloud

78,99 RON 84,99 RON

Reducere. Would you love to know the incredible and exciting history of baseball?Whether you want to (1) learn incredible and interesting facts about basebal...

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Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader, Paperback - Ann Dils

295,99 RON 316,99 RON

Reducere. This new collection of essays surveys the history of dance in an innovative and wide-ranging fashion. Editors Dils and Albright address the current...

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Timefulness: How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World, Paperback - Marcia Bjornerud

100,99 RON

Why an awareness of Earth's temporal rhythms is critical to our planetary survivalFew of us have any conception of the enormous timescales of our p...

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Titanic: A Captivating Guide to the History of the Unsinkable Ship RMS Titanic, Including Survivor Stories and a Real Romance S, Hardcover - Captivati

153,99 RON 164,99 RON

Reducere. Explore the Captivating History of the TitanicWhen thinking about the worst known maritime disaster in history, it is impossible not to think about...

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War's Logic, Paperback - II Echevarria, Antulio J.

200,99 RON

Antulio J. Echevarria II reveals how successive generations of American strategic theorists have thought about war. Analyzing the work of Alfred Th...

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

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

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Greek and Roman Civilizations, Grades 5 - 8, Paperback - Heidi M. C. Dierckx

86,99 RON 93,99 RON

Reducere. Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Greek and Roman Civilizations This 96-page book features reading selections and assessm...

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The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide, Paperback - Michael J. Salevouris

241,99 RON 258,99 RON

Reducere. Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theor...

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A Politician Thinking: The Creative Mind of James Madison, Hardcover - Jack N. Rakove

157,99 RON 169,99 RON

Reducere. James Madison presented his most celebrated and studied political ideas in his contributions to The Federalist, the essays that he, Alexander Hamil...

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Germanna Road: Three Hundred Year History of Lower Orange County, Virginia, with Particular Attention to the Alexandria Tract and Lak - Peter G. Raine

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Reducere. This is a history of the land and the landowners along Germanna Road and connecting roads, from the Rapidan River to Wilderness Run. The chapters t...

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George Washington Was A Badass: Crazy But True Stories About The United States' First President, Paperback - Bill O'Neill

60,99 RON

American history has been shaped and molded by a series of badasses who sometimes went against the system and made their own rules, which eventuall...

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Tantric Sex: The Truth about Tantric Sex: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Sacred Sexuality Through Neotantra, Paperback - Chris Campbell

47,99 RON 51,99 RON

Reducere. You're about to discover the crucial information regarding Tantric Sex. Millions of people have already experienced the amazing benefits that sacre...

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Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback - Michael Tanner

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Reducere. With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Mi...

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World Civilizations and Cultures, Grades 5 - 8, Paperback - Don Blattner

74,99 RON 80,99 RON

Reducere. Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using World Civilizations and Cultures This 96-page book features reading selections and asse...

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Egypt and the Middle East, Grades 5 - 8, Paperback - Patrick Hotle

87,99 RON 94,99 RON

Reducere. Bring history to life for students in grades 5 and up using Egypt and the Middle East! This 96-page book features reading selections and assessment...

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The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America, Paperback - Gary B. Nash

123,99 RON 132,99 RON

Reducere. In this audacious recasting of the American Revolution, distinguished historian Gary Nash offers a profound new way of thinking about the struggle ...

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Political Thought and History, Paperback - J. G. a. Pocock

158,99 RON 170,99 RON

Reducere. John Pocock is arguably the most original and imaginative historian of ideas of modern times. Over the past half century he has created an audience...

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Russia and Central Asia: Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence, Paperback - Shoshana Keller

307,99 RON

Russia and Central Asia provides an overview of the relationship between two dynamic regions, highlighting the ways in which Russia and Central Asi...

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Pursuit of Power, Paperback - Richard J Evans

119,99 RON

'A scintillating, encyclopaedic history, rich in detail from the arcane to the familiar... a veritable tour de force' Richard Overy, New Statesman ...

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