A bold reassessment of what caused the Late Bronze Age collapse
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh's army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centu...
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This book focuses on the often-overlooked middle period of socialism in 20th-century Poland, tracing the transgressive variations of humanist thought that emerged as forms of resistance amid the intellectual crisis of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
It analyses how an upsurge in anti-Semitism and discourses of exclu...
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Drawing on a cross-disciplinary perspective from history and social science, this book examines what is common to neoliberalism, and where it differs, in four Nordic countries across four key sectors of liberalization: capital markets, labor markets, industrial relations and the welfare state.
Assessing its scope an...
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The popularity of pornography is predicated on the idea that those participating have given their consent. That is what allows the porn industry to dominate the media economy today, generating staggering sums of money. Looking at behind-the-scenes negotiations and abuses in Japan's adult video industry, author Akiko...
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This book examines the ways in which American habits and politics replaced the traditional European republican canon.
Before the modern era, European republics relied on procedural complexity in office-filling to arrive at neutral government. They did so with such technical consistency over a long span of time as to...
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Nicht weniger als ein ganzes Leben erzählt Annett Gröschner mit der Geschichte der Blumenbinderin und Kranfahrerin Hanna Krause - mit einer Wucht und Poesie, wie sie nur dort entstehen können, wo die Literatur wirklichkeitssatt ist. Hanna Krause war Blumenbinderin, bevor das Leben sie zur Kranführerin machte. Sie ha...
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Although he finds himself on the wrong side of history, Stonewall Jackson has become known as one of the American Civil War's most brilliant military strategists. His ride to acclaim was not easy; Jackson grew up poor, was orphaned by seven, jumped between different relatives' homes, and had no real education, yet a...
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Provides a broad and deep exploration of ancient Greek and Macedonian warfare
A Companion to Greek Warfare is an authoritative survey of all major areas in the field of Greek and Macedonian military history, covering diverse operational, economic, social, psychological, and cultural aspects of ancient warfare. Bring...
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Dive into 'The History of 1985,' the definitive historical and educational yearbook celebrating a year of culture, politics, and groundbreaking firsts. This meticulously curated collection revisits major American and British milestones that shaped a generation.
Uncover the drama of the Cold War era, marked by crucia...
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In 1066, England was in a state of turmoil. King Edward the Confessor had died, leaving behind no heirs and no clear line of succession. It is said that he had promised the English throne to his distant cousin, William, the Duke of Normandy, but after Edward's death, Harold Godwinson took the throne, claiming that t...
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The Zapotecs formed one of the most important of the pre-Columbian civilizations. For one thousand years, their main city of Monte Albán was one of the largest and most sophisticated in Mesoamerica. Building this city was an astonishing engineering featーit involved flattening a hill in the center of the Oaxaca Vall...
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There are notorious figures in history who have withstood the test of time, and then there is Hannibal Barca. This man stands in a unique category of his own because the name of Hannibal Barca not only went down in history; it changed the course of it. This headstrong North African leader did the impossible. He not ...
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〓 Step into the extraordinary world of Virginia Woolf with The Complete Works, a comprehensive collection of her literary masterpieces. This definitive eBook gathers all her iconic works, including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and The Waves, as well as her groundbreaking essays and short stories. Dive...
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〓 Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking works of James Joyce, one of the most innovative and influential authors of the 20th century. The Complete Collection offers an extraordinary journey through his literary masterpieces, featuring iconic works such as Ulysses, Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man...
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Plutarch's Lives, written at the beginning of the second century A.D., is a brilliant social history of the ancient world by one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time. In what is by far his most famous and influential work, Plutarch reveals the character and personality of his subjects and how they l...
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A history of how corporate innovation has shaped society, from ancient Rome to Silicon Valley
From legacy manufacturers to emerging tech giants, corporations wield significant power over our lives, our economy, and our politics. Some celebrate them as engines of progress and prosperity. Others argue that they reckle...
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