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Introducing Critical Theoryby Stuart Sim; Borin Van Loon
Icon Books 2011; US$ 9.95What might a theory of everything look like? Is science an ideology? Who were Adorno, Horkheimer or the Frankfurt School? more...
Historyby John Arnold
Oxford University Press 2000; US$ 12.99This essay about how we study and understand history invites us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and explores the ways these questions have been answered in the past. Concepts such as causation, interpretation, and periodization, are introduced. more...
Gender in Historyby Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2011; US$ 34.95Updated with new material to reflect the latest developments in the field, Gender in History : Global Perspectives, 2nd Edition, provides a concise overview of the construction of gender in world cultures from the Paleolithic era to modern times. Includes examples drawn from the most recent scholarship relating to a diverse range of cultures, from Ancient Mesopotamia to post-Soviet Russia, and from the Igbo of Nigeria, to the Iroquois of north eastern North America. Reflects new developments in the field with added coverage of primates, slavery, colonialism, masculinity, and transgender issues Features significant discussion of the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods, an important trend in the study of world history Lays out key theoretical... more...
Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Hegel on Historyby Joseph McCarney
Routledge 2000; US$ 27.95This GuideBook introduces and assesses Hegel's influential work, Introduction to the Philosophy of History , explaining both key concepts and Hegel's continuing relevance to the historical debate. It is ideal for newcomers to Hegel. more...
The Use and Abuse of Australian Historyby Graeme Davison
Allen & Unwin 2000; US$ 29.08How do Australians use, and sometimes misuse, the past? What are the private and public purposes it serves, and what dangers attend its abuse? This collection of essays explores these debates, and the ways in which the past enters everyday life in Australia, with a plea for the imaginative study of history. more...
Roman Historiansby Ronald Mellor
Routledge 1998; US$ 35.95Ronald Mellor demonstrates that Roman historical writing was regarded by its authors as a literary, not a scholarly exercise, and how it must be evaluated in that context. more...
World Order in Historyby Paul Dukes
Routledge 1995; US$ 120.00World Order in History argues that historians' ideas about world order have been influential in transforming nation's sense of themselves. Dukes pursues these arguments with particular reference to Russia and the Western World. more...
Origins of the Second World War Reconsideredby Gordon Martel
Routledge 1999; US$ 39.95The second edition of this distinguished collection, written by leading experts in the field, brings the debate about the origins of the second world war right up-to-date. more...
Constantineby Samuel N. C. Lieu; Dominic Montserrat
Routledge 1998; US$ 135.00Constantine: History, Historiography and Legend examines the reign of Constantine, the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople, from a variety of angles: historical, historiographical and mythical. more...
Philosophy of Historyby M.C. Lemon
Routledge 2003; US$ 39.95An essential introduction to a vast body of writing about history, from classical Greece and Rome to the contemporary world more...