Hartz elaborates his widly discussed "fragment theory" of new societies and projects some of its implications for the modern age.<BR> ...

A fascinating look at how a collision of molecules led to the creation of religion, the discovery of continents, and the destruction of empires, "Wind" brings a poet's voice and a scientist's eye together to reveal the profound influence of this phenomenon on the history and psyche of humankind. ...

From one of the Internet's most visited Web sites comes an entertaining
and impressively wide-ranging trove of historical trivia starring the inimitable
Jeeves--the end-all, be-all authority on just about everything. Illustrations.
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From the doomed campaigns of Roman legions and Napoleon to the fate of U.S. forces in the South Pacific and Vietnam, torrential rain, brutal winters, monster typhoons, and killer hurricanes have had far-reaching -- and often terrifying -- consequences. As Erik Durschmied vividly describes in dramatic vignettes, the elements have decided human history as often as the spear, bullet, or atomic bomb. Drawing upon extensive research, as well as the ...

&lt;P&gt;The past is not just, as has been famously said, another country with foreign customs: it is a contested and colonized terrain. Indigenous histories have been expropriated, eclipsed, sometimes even wholly eradicated, in the service of imperialist aims buttressed by a distinctly Western philosophy of history. Guha offers a critique of such historiography by taking issue with the Hegelian concept of ...

Six lectures reported, with emendations and additions. Contents: Hero as Divinity (Odin; Paganism; Scandinavian mythology); Hero as Prophet (Mohammed; Islam); Hero as Poet (Dante; Shakespeare); Hero as Priest (Luther; Reformation, Knox; Puritanism); Hero as Man of Letters (Johnson, Rousseau, Burns); Hero as King (Cromwell, Napoleon; Modern Revolutionism). ...

To live long -- or even forever -- is one of humanity's most powerful dreams. In this unique survey of longevity's manifestations in religion, folk tra-ditions, science, literature and art, Lucian Boia demonstrates both how the human drive to live longer has persisted throughout the ages, and the ways in which science and the prevailing ideologies of the day have altered man's perception of what it entails. Far from being a contemporary ...

"Despotism and Democracy" is a collection of ten short, highly readable essays about major themes in world history of the past century. Each essay provides a broad base of history for understanding global prospects at the start of the 20th century, imperialism, the end of Western empires, and the emergence of new nations. ...

Key Selling Points <BR>- Author Colin Wilson has his own substantial following among fans of popular history, psychology, the weird and bizarre <BR>- Fully up-to-date to include recent scandals both here and in the USA, including the detail on false accounting in multinational companies, and New Labour 'spin' <BR>- Global in scope, covering recent scandals in the UK, USA, Europe and Australia ...

The third volume in the RAFBF's acclaimed series of aviation art and history books, Wright to Fly commemorates the 100th anniversary of powered flight. A handsome, slipcased volume, featuring 100 color paintings.
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