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The World
Wiley 2013; US$ 19.95What is the world of the 21st century like now that the centrality of the West is no longer given? How were the societies and cultures of today's world together with their interconnections forged, and what is driving human society in our times? In short, what is the state of the world today as we enter the second decade of the 21st century? This is... more...
Heroes of History
Simon & Schuster 2002; US$ 16.02In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Will Durant here traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Four years before his death, Will Durant began work on an... more...
New Thinking for a New Millennium
Routledge 1996; US$ 64.95The study of futures is an area of increasing interest and one that is comprehensively examined in this new collection, with contributions from key names in the field. more...
Questioning the Millennium
Crown Publishing Group 2012; US$ 17.95In this new edition of Questioning the Millennium , best-selling author Stephen Jay Gould applies his wit and erudition to one of today's most pressing subjects: the significance of the millennium. In 1950 at age eight, prompted by an issue of Life magazine marking the century's midpoint, Stephen Jay Gould started thinking about the approaching turn... more...
The Meaning of Europe
Bloomsbury Publishing 2002; US$ 109.95Mention the word Europe in today's society and you are greeted with a range of responses, from impassioned debate, to scepticism and outright hostility. Yet long before the emergence of the modern European Union, the concept of Europe played a vital role in the creation of national identity. This book considers the wealth of contemporary and historical... more...
Through a glass, darkly
BRILL 2000; US$ 74.00The question this text addresses is whether our images of cultural tradition and modernity in East and West, in past and present, are so blurred that we look at them as through a glass, darkly? The contributors argue for greater understanding and communication between cultures. more...
Visions of the Future
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 19.95Based on lectures originally delivered at the New York Public Library, Robert Heilbroner puts forward a theory of history distinctive for its simplicity and breadth. The book should be of interest to undergraduate history and political science students. more...
"Herbst des Mittelalters"?
De Gruyter 2004; US$ 293.00The relationship between the Late Middle Ages and the beginning of modern times is still being controversially discussed. Some view the 14th and 15th century as a period of decline, others emphasize this era?s formative and innovative role in modern times. Volume 31 of Miscellanea Mediaevalia takes an interdisciplinary look at this period while addressing... more...
The Renaissance
Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 9.99This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from art, architecture, and literature, to advances in science, trade and travel. - ;More than ever before,... more...
Threshold
Penguin Group US 2009; US$ 16.00From America's #1 progressive radio host, the idealogical heir to his influential The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight More than three million listeners tune in every weekday to hear what Thom Hartmann has to say about the state of our world. Now, as the first decade of the twenty-first century closes amid economic collapse and the seeming ruin... more...









