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101 Secrets of the Freemasons
F+W Media 2010; US$ 12.95From the illustrious George Washington and the infamous J. Edgar Hoover to brilliant imaginer Walt Disney and bad boy of baseball Ty Cobb, Freemasons have influenced every aspect of American life. Yet this secret society remains as controversial and mysterious as ever. In this book, you'll learn the truth about: The power and meaning behind the symbols,... more...
101 Things You Didn't Know About The Freemasons
F+W Media 2012; US$ 9.95True: Freemasons are the longest lasting fraternal organization in the world. True: It's members include George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Charles Lindbergh, John Wayne, and Charles Darwin, men who have helped shape the world we live in today! So how is it that this group is shrouded by mystery, myth,... more...
Arabellions
Springer 2013; US$ 39.95Seit Dezember 2010 haben die Arabellions Nordafrika und die gesamte Region des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens erfasst. Als stabil geltende autoritäre Machtstrukturen wurden massiv erschüttert, wenn auch nicht überall auf gleiche Weise. Ziel des Bandes ist es, Ursachen und Verlaufsformen der Proteste im spezifischen Kontext der jeweiligen... more...
The Architects of America
Algora Publishing 2011; US$ 23.95Did the Freemasons consciously affect the geographical growth of the USA in order to invest the layout of the states with a deeper, symbolic meaning? The narrative concentrates on the development of Masonic ritual during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuriesespecially their description of the 'ideal building' or Templethe concurrent... more...
Aus Loge und Welt: Freimaurerische und kulturgeschichtliche Aufsätze
Diplomica Verlag 2011; US$ 10.77Hauptbeschreibung "Aus Loge und Welt" versammelt Aufsätze und Vorträge von Otto Henne am Rhyn, Kulturhistoriker und Redakteur der "Freimaurerzeitung" in Leipzig. Henne am Rhyn, selbst langjähriges Mitglied der Freimaurer, spricht zunächst von seinem ganz persönlichen Bezug zu den Freimaurern und seiner Laufbahn als Schriftsteller und Redakteur. Seine... more...
Behind the Mask of Chivalry
Oxford University Press 1995; US$ 19.99This study offers a major new interpretation of the Ku Klux Klan in the USA, placing the organization in its context of class and gender as well as race and religion. more...
The Better Angels of Our Nature
University of Alabama Press 2010; US$ 24.95The first in-depth study of the Freemasons during the Civil War One of the enduring yet little examined themes in Civil War lore is the widespread belief that on the field of battle and afterward, members of Masonic lodges would give aid and comfort to wounded or captured enemy Masons, often at great personal sacrifice and danger.... more...
British Friendly Societies, 1750-1914
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 135.00The first monograph on this topic since 1961, this book provides an innovative interpretation of the Friendly Societies in Britain from the perspectives on social, gender and political history. It establishes the central role of the Friendly Societies in the political activism of British workers, changing understandings of masculinity and femininity,... more...
Builders of Empire
The University of North Carolina Press 2012; US$ 47.50They built some of the first communal structures on the empire's frontiers. The empire's most powerful proconsuls sought entrance into their lodges. Their public rituals drew dense crowds from Montreal to Madras. The Ancient Free and Accepted Masons were quintessential builders of empire, argues Jessica Harland-Jacobs. In this first study of the relationship... more...
Club Management Issues in Australia and North America
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 59.95Discover the unique challenges confronting the club industry As a distinctive sector of the hospitality industry, private clubs have their own unique set of challenges. Club Management Issues in Australia and North America provides a one-of-a-kind exploration of the membership, human resource, and other key management issues of the niche industry... more...









