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In these pathbreaking essays, Roy Rosenzweig charts the impact of new media on teaching, researching, preserving, presenting, and understanding history. Negotiating between the "cyberenthusiasts" wh……続きを見る

Alfred W. Pollard's 'An Essay on Colophons, with Specimens and Translations' is a captivating exploration of the history and significance of colophons in printed texts. Pollard delves into the origi……続きを見る

In 'The Mysteries and Secrets of Freemasons Revealed' by William Morgan, the reader is taken on a journey through the hidden world of Freemasonry, delving into the secret rituals and symbolism that ……続きを見る

Lucien Wolf's 'Notes on the Diplomatic History of the Jewish Question' delves into the intricate diplomatic relationships surrounding the Jewish community, shedding light on historical events and in……続きを見る

In 'Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II', Charles Wentworth Upham delves into the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century. Upham intricately examines th……続きを見る

Charles Wentworth Upham's 'Salem Witchcraft, Volumes I and II' is a comprehensive and well-researched account of the infamous Salem witch trials that took place in the late 17th century. Upham intri……続きを見る

In 'The Mysteries of Free Masonry' by William Morgan, the author delves into the secretive world of the Freemasons, exploring their rituals, symbols, and beliefs. Written in a clear and engaging sty……続きを見る

Demosthenes, a prominent figure in ancient Greek history, presents us with a compelling collection of speeches in 'The Olynthiacs and the Philippics of Demosthenes'. This book showcases Demosthenes'……続きを見る

Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Through a Glass Darkly is a collection of essays by scholars who argue that Baptists are frequently misrepresented, by outsiders as well as insiders,……続きを見る

In 1940, in the Jewish ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the Polish historian Emanuel Ringelblum established a clandestine scholarly organization called the Oyneg Shabes to record the experiences of t……続きを見る

In this original study of witchcraft, Gibson explores the stories told by and about witches and their 'victims' through trial records, early news books, pamphlets and fascinating personal accounts. ……続きを見る

Today all you can see of the famous River Fleet is a collection of streams running pure and free on Hampstead Heath. They are the same streams that once fed the second most famous river in Britain, ……続きを見る

From bestselling author Simon Winchester, the extraordinary story of how America was united into a single nation. For more than two centuries, E pluribus unum – out of many, one – has been featured ……続きを見る

First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures – originally founded "For Research towards the Christian Ideal in All Social Life" – by some of the greatest of Engli……続きを見る

What is time? How does our sense of time lead us to approach the world? How did the peoples of the past view time? This book answers these questions through an investigation of the cultures of time ……続きを見る

The Special Theory of Relativity: Based on a short course of lectures delivered in the late 1930s, this short book presents the theory of Special Relativity by formulating a redefinition of the meas……続きを見る

When the author of Identity and Reality accepted Langevin's suggestion that Meyerson "identify the thought processes" of Einstein's relativity theory, he turned from his assured perspective as histo……続きを見る

This little book has been written at the suggestion of the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning. That body was the successor of the Academic Assistance Council which was formed in 1933……続きを見る

The question of how to lead a happy and meaningful life has been at the heart of philosophical debate since time immemorial. Today, however, these questions seem to be addressed not by philosophers ……続きを見る

In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Using innovative methodological and theoretical ap……続きを見る

The intellectual debts which I have incurred in the preparation of this study are many. Foremost, I wish to express my warm appreciation and gratitude to Professor Henry L. Mason for his sound advic……続きを見る

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This book is a clear and concise introduction to the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. His one major surviving work, often titled 'meditations' but literally translated simply as 'to himself'……続きを見る

Royal Instructions for Scientific Exploration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 The French Gardener Overseas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . ……続きを見る

More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. How can a human being attain the Word of God? In what manner does God, ……続きを見る

This book, first published 1931, examines the attitudes surrounding the natural sciences at the time of writing, and contends that an unreflective belief in the power of science, and especially in h……続きを見る

The Netherlands is an unusual nation in many ways. It is not only that nearly half her land is below sea level. Nor is it that she is one of the world's most crowded lands; her more than 13 million ……続きを見る

l. The work of Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906) consists of two kinds of writings: in the first part of his active life he devoted himself entirely to problems of physics, while in the second part he tr……続きを見る

While in a Russian-administered holding camp in Katowice, Poland, in 1945, Primo Levi was asked to provide a report on living conditions in Auschwitz. Published the following year, it was subsequent……続きを見る

The survival of ancient Greek historiography is largely due to its preservation by Byzantine copyists and scholars. This process entailed selection, adaptation, and commentary, which shaped the corp……続きを見る