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Two Early Tudor Lives
The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey by George Cavendish; The Life of Sir Thomas More by William Roper
"The serious student of the era and the even larger number of enthusiastic admirers of the historical literature for that complex and challenging age will be profoundly grateful for this compact, modern version of two...
Imperial Nature
The World Bank and Struggles for Social Justice in the Age of Globalization
A piercing, first-hand analysis of the World Bank, one of the most powerful actors in today's global economy. Why is the World Bank so successful? How has it gained power even at moments in history when...
Ireland’s Holy Wars
The Struggle for a Nation’s Soul, 1500–2000
For much of the twentieth century, Ireland has been synonymous with conflict, the painful struggle for its national soul part of the regular fabric of life. And because the Irish have emigrated to all parts of the world...
Medicine's 10 Greatest Discoveries
In 1675, Antony van Leeuwenhoek, an unlearned haberdasher from Delft, placed a drop of rainwater under his microscope and detected thousands of tiny animals in it. Leeuwenhoek proceeded to examine the microscopic activity of...
Heidegger
The Introduction of Nazism into Philosophy in Light of the Unpublished Seminars of 1933-1935
In the most comprehensive examination to date of Heidegger’s Nazism, Emmanuel Faye draws on previously unavailable materials to paint a damning picture of Nazism’s influence on the philosopher’s thought and politics.
Meister Eckhart
Philosopher of Christianity
Renowned philosopher Kurt Flasch offers a full-scale reappraisal of the life and legacy of Meister Eckhart, the medieval German theologian, philosopher, and alleged mystic who was active during the Avignon Papacy of the...
See It/Shoot It
The Secret History of the CIA’s Lethal Drone Program
An illuminating study tracing the evolution of drone technology and counterterrorism policy from the Reagan to the Obama administrations This eye-opening study uncovers the history of the most important...
The Responsive Self
Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods
Works created in the period from the Babylonian conquest of Judea through the takeover and rule of Judea and Samaria by imperial Persia reveal a profound interest in the religious responses of individuals and an intimate...
Ghetto Diary
Janusz Korczak (1879–1942) is one of the legendary figures to emerge from the Holocaust. A successful pediatrician and well-known author in his native Warsaw, he gave up a brilliant medical career to devote himself to the...
Earthly Necessities
Economic Lives in Early Modern Britain
This lucid and elegantly written book seeks to redefine the economic history of early modern Britain for a new generation of readers. Combining the research of economic historians with the insights provided by recent...