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A Biography
The definitive short biography of the enigmatic Peter the Great Peter the Great (16721725), tsar of Russia for forty-three years, was a dramatic, appealing, and unconventional character. This book provides a vivid sense of the dynamics of his lifeboth public …
The first and much-needed English translation of a thirteenth-century text that shaped the development of Islamic law in the late middle ages. Scholars of Islamic law can find few English language translations of foundational Islamic legal texts, particularly from the …
View book details for Against Dharma
Dissent in the Ancient Indian Sciences of Sex and Politics
An esteemed scholar of Hinduism presents a groundbreaking interpretation of ancient Indian texts and their historic influence on subversive resistance Ancient Hindu texts speak of the three aims of human life: dharma,artha, and kama. Translated, these might be called religion, …
View book details for Tainted Glory in Handel's Messiah
The Unsettling History of the World's Most Beloved Choral Work
An eye-opening reexamination of Handels beloved religious oratorio Every Easter, audiences across the globe thrill to performances of Handels Hallelujah Chorus, but they would probably be appalled to learn the full extent of the oratorios anti-Judaic message. In this pioneering …
View book details for Science Fiction Quotations
From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits
Thousands of memorable quotations from the best science fiction works of all time In this unprecedented collection of science fiction and fantasy quotations, the reader revisits the stunning moment when Mary Shelleys Frankenstein monster first comes to life; witnesses the …
View book details for In Search of the Early Christians
Selected Essays
A central figure in the reconception of early Christian history over the last three decades, Wayne A. Meeks offers here a selection of his most influential writings on the New Testament and early Christianity. His essays illustrate recent changes in …
View book details for Substate Dictatorship
Networks, Loyalty, and Institutional Change in the Soviet Union
An essential exploration of how authoritarian regimes operate at the local level How do local leaders govern in a large dictatorship? What resources do they draw on? Building on recent innovations in the theory of dictatorship, Yoram Gorlizki and Oleg …
View book details for When Britain Saved the West
The Story of 1940
How Britain, standing alone, persevered in the face of near-certain defeat at the hands of Nazi Germany From the comfortable distance of seven decades, it is quite easy to view the victory of the Allies over Hitlers Germany as inevitable. …
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The End of Days
The world first took notice of a religious group called Falun Gong on April 25, 1999, when more than 10,000 of its followers protested before the Chinese Communist headquarters in Beijing. Falun Gong investigates events in the wake of the …
View book details for Making a Living in the Middle Ages
The People of Britain 8501520
Dramatic social and economic change during the middle ages altered the lives of the people of Britain in far-reaching ways, from the structure of their families to the ways they made their livings. In this masterly book, preeminent medieval historian …
View book details for Americas Religious Wars
The Embattled Heart of Our Public Life
How American conflicts about religion have always symbolized our foundational political values When Americans fight about religion, we are also fighting about our conflicting identities, interests, and commitments. Religion-talk has been a ready vehicle for these conflicts because it is …
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A Book of Alphabets and Birthdays
The first ever illustrated edition of avant-garde writer Gertrude Stein's whimsical children's book "Alphabets and names make games and everybody has a name and all the same they have in a way to have a birthday," muses Gertrude Stein in …
View book details for House of Lost Worlds
Dinosaurs, Dynasties, and the Story of Life on Earth
A gripping tale of 150 years of scientific adventure, research, and discovery at the Yale Peabody Museum This fascinating book tells the story of how one museum changed ideas about dinosaurs, dynasties, and even the story of life on earth. …
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A Cultural History of Extraordinary Bodies
A groundbreaking work that explores human size as a distinctive cultural marker in Western thought Author, scholar, and editor Lynne Vallone has an international reputation in the field of child studies. In this analytical tour-de-force, she explores bodily size differenceparticularly …
Annabel Patterson here turns her well-known concern with political history in early modern England into an engine for investigating our own era and a much wider terrain. The focus of this book is, broadly, nationalism and internationalism today, approached not …
View book details for The Lonely Crowd
A Study of the Changing American Character
The Lonely Crowd . . . remains not only the bestselling book by a professional sociologist in American history, but arguably one that has had the widest influence on the nation at large.Orlando Patterson, New York Times Considered by many …
View book details for Three Laws of Nature
A Little Book on Thermodynamics
A short and entertaining introduction to thermodynamics that uses real-world examples to explain accessibly an important but subtle scientific theory A romantic description of the second law of thermodynamics is that the universe becomes increasingly disordered. But what does that …
A lively book that examinesfor the first timethe full range of music by one of Americas most celebrated composers Richard Rodgers was an icon of the musical theater, a prolific composer whose career spanned six decades and who wrote more …
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How Evolution Shapes Animal Athletic Abilities
A fascinating exploration of the extreme world of animal athletics, how these stunning abilities have evolved, and their insights into human performance and evolution How is it that fish can climb waterfalls, snakes glide, and cheetahs run so fast? Natural …
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A Forest Giant on the Edge
An appreciation of the beautiful, iconic, and endangered Eastern Hemlock and what it means to nature and society The Eastern Hemlock, massive and majestic, has played a unique role in structuring northeastern forest environments, from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin and …
View book details for Christs Churches Purely Reformed
A Social History of Calvinism
This sweeping and eminently readable book is the first synthetic history of Calvinism in almost fifty years. It tells the story of the Reformed tradition from its birth in the cities of Switzerland to the unraveling of orthodoxy amid the …
View book details for The Second Arab Awakening
And the Battle for Pluralism
A knowledgeable insider provides the first clear view of what has happened in the Arab world and why This important book is not about immediate events or policies or responses to the Arab Spring. Instead, it takes a long, judicious …
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Literature and Economics in the Age of Milton
The commercial revolution of the seventeenth century deeply changed English culture. In this ambitious book, Blair Hoxby explores what that economic transformation meant to the centurys greatest poet, John Milton, and to the broader literary tradition in which he worked. …
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A Reader's Journey to Iconic Places of the American Southwest
A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New …
View book details for The Paradox of Liberation
Secular Revolutions and Religious Counterrevolutions
A thought-provoking reflection on why secular national liberation movements are so often challenged by militant religious revivals Many of the successful campaigns for national liberation in the years following World War II were initially based on democratic and secular ideals. …
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