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The Philosophy of Symbolic Forms
Volume 2: Mythical Thought
The Symbolic Forms has long been considered the greatest of Cassirer’s works. Into it he poured all the resources of his vast learning about language and myth, religion, art, and science—the various creative...
Foxbats Over Dimona
The Soviets' Nuclear Gamble in the Six-Day War
A groundbreaking history that radically changes our understanding of the Six-Day War, how it started, and what its adversaries were willing to do to win Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez’s...
Maps and History
Constructing Images of the Past
Historical atlases offer an understanding of the past that is invaluable to historians, not only because they convey a previous age's sense of space and distance but also because they reveal what historians and educators of...
Benevolent Assimilation
The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903
American acquisition of the Philippines and Filipino resistance to it became a focal point for debate on American imperialism. In a lively narrative, Miller tells the story of the war and how it challenged America’s...
Gauguin and Impressionism
Now available in paperback A new assessment of Gauguin’s involvement with—and notable impact upon—the Impressionist movement "This pioneering book takes a close look at ...
Sesame and Lilies
John Ruskin’s Sesame and Lilies, first published in 1865, stands as a classic nineteenth-century statement on the natures and duties of men and women. Although widely popular in its time, the work in its entirety...
Raphael
From Urbino to Rome
New in paperback This essential book on Raphael traces the evolution of his career from its origins in central Italy to the prestigious patronage of Pope Julius II in Rome. ...
John Ruskin
The Later Years
John Ruskin, one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the nineteenth century, was also one of the most prolific. Not only did he publish some 250 works, but he also wrote lectures, diaries, and thousands of letters...
Voting About God in Early Church Councils
In this study, Ramsay MacMullen steps aside from the well-worn path that previous scholars have trod to explore exactly how early Christian doctrines became official. Drawing on extensive verbatim stenographic records, he...
Financial Statecraft
The Role of Financial Markets in American Foreign Policy
As trade flows expanded and trade agreements proliferated after World War II, governments—most notably the United States—came increasingly to use their power over imports and exports to influence the behavior of other...