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The Underground Wealth of Nations
On the Capitalist Origins of Silver Mining, A.D. 1150-1450
Silver mining was a capitalist business long before the supposed origin of modern capitalism Hundreds of years before a sixteenth-century crisis in European agriculture led to the origins of capital,...
Jihad
The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia
The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world’s attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. Ahmed Rashid, who masterfully explained Afghanistan’s Taliban regime in his previous book,...
The Diary of Joseph Farington
Index Volume
Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was a professional landscape and topographical artist. Through his extensive involvement in the affairs of the Royal Academy and his wide circle of friends he was extraordinarily well-informed...
Apocalyptic Realm
Jihadists in South Asia
An important new history of the relentless growth of South Asia's jihadist violence, and a careful analysis of how it can be countered This hard-hitting and timely book explores the roots of militant...
Aberdeenshire: South and Aberdeen
The second of two books exploring the buildings of the north-east of Scotland, this volume surveys Aberdeen – the nation’s third-largest city – and the southern area of Aberdeenshire, including the former county of...
Futurist Typography and the Liberated Text
A unique look at how Futurism influenced and changed twentieth-century graphic design In the early decades of the twentieth century, European artists, poets, and designers called for the destruction of...
Before Darwin
Reconciling God and Nature
1
Scientists and theologians had long been debating the religious implications of evolutionary theory when Darwin announced his theory of natural selection. For 200 years before the publication of Darwin’s
Communicating in Chinese: Audio CDs
Listening and Speaking Audio CDs
Communicating in Chinese is for the beginning learner. The series now includes three student books and two teacher activity books (the activity books are available online as PDFs at
Morality and Contemporary Warfare
When is the use of military force by a nation morally justified? Why has the long accepted moral requirement to protect civilians from intentional attack eroded in recent years? How can the tendency toward unrestrained...
The Midrash on Proverbs
The Midrash on Proverbs, a ninth-century collection of rabbinical commentary on the Book of Proverbs, is now available to English-speaking audiences for the first time. Burton L. Visotzky here provides a lucid...