"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus' son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the…

An elegant, learned account of one of the great sites of the ancient world, a treasure of antiquity that has been all but…

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Retaining the first edition's literal and respectful translations of Rimbaud's complex and nontraditional verse - after…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nA selection of Seneca\'s most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life.\n…

In this classic of science history, Shapin takes into account the culture '- the variety of beliefs, practices, and…

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A biography of the novel that tells us how this poor, sickly young writer from Algeria happened to write perhaps the…

• Rok vydání 2013

\nA striking combination of social intimacy and distinterested political analysis, this title evokes the elegance and…

Recounts the spectacular history of Esalen, the institute that has long been one of the world leaders in alternative and…

• Rok vydání 2018

A full accounting of Thoreau's life that takes him, his writings, and his ideas seriously and puts him in the context of his…

Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the…

Offers an analysis of the work of Alfarabi, the founder of Islamic political philosophy. This philosophical engagement with…

After decades of bloodshed and political terror, many lament the rise of the left in Latin America. With Guatemala as the…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nBette Davis\'s career becomes a vehicle for a deep examination of American race relations.\n…

Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues…

In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religous ideas.…

Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, this title focuses on the incongruity between personal…

Produkt Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine, Volume 3 zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The…

Using the lives of the three outstanding French intellectuals of the 20th century, renowned historian Tony Judt offers a…

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"Technics and Civilization" first presented its compelling history of the machine and critical study of its effects on…

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as…

Records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig's reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of…

Produkt Earth's Deep History zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of Chicago Press.…

• Rok vydání 2019

This book draws on literature, painting, and a never-before-seen cache of photographs to explore the representation of…

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the…

John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesman in the…

\nBette Davis\'s career becomes a vehicle for a deep examination of American race relations.\n…

\nSpanning a century, Pushing Cool reveals how the twin deceptions of health and Black affinity for menthol were crafted-and…

The Stoic philosophers of ancient Greece and Rome were interested in the emotions. This book shows that they did not simply…

A history of the midcentury calypso craze, which, in the wake of Belafonte''s Calypso, saw a brief moment when calypso was…

De Tocqueville's great meditation on the origins and meanings of the French revolution remains one of the most profound and…

• Rok vydání 1969

A translation of Fernand Braudel's Ecrits sur l'histoire, published in 1969. The main themes of the work include: the…

Produkt Bankers and Empire zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of Chicago Press.…

Why did almost 1000 highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's kamikaze operations at the end of World…

This landmark volume captures all aspects of Boston\'s past in a series of 57 stunning full-color spreads. Each section…

Taking into account Blake's unique brand of literary and artistic production, Makdisi challenges the idea that to understand…

A study of Progressive history from its emergence in the early 1900s to the 1940s. Focusing on the movement's most important…

Produkt History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913 - 1951 zakoupíte na Bookshop.cz od nakladatele The University of…

Most of the people who visit the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris probably do not realize that the legendary gargoyles…

\nPiechocki calls for an examination of the idea of Europe as a geographical concept, tracing its development in the 15th…

In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religous ideas.…

Reconstructs the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period. This book contains translations from over a dozen…