Gertrude Himmelfarb, like so many Americans, is appalled by crime, drug addiction, illiteracy, juvenile delinquency, illegitimacy and welfare dependency. The solution she proposes, in this follow-up to her much-praised On Looking into the Abyss, is as simple as it is radical - a…
"Season-by-season guide to the skies of the northern hemisphere, with introductory essays, sixteen color charts, and a close-up look at fifty-four constellations."
Memory and the Mediterranean
by Braudel, Fernand, Ayala, Roselyne de, Braudel, Paule, Reynolds, Siân
Chronicles the history of the Mediterranean, discussing the geographical and social landscape that led to the development of Western culture, profiling the rise to power of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans.
Memory and the Mediterranean
by Braudel, Fernand, Ayala, Roselyne de, Braudel, Paule, Reynolds, Siân
Chronicles the history of the Mediterranean, discussing the geographical and social landscape that led to the development of Western culture, profiling the rise to power of the Egyptians, Phoenicians, Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans.
"From Alain Peyrefitte, a historical tour de force: The Immobile Empire recaptures the extraordinary experience of two worlds in collision. Peyrefitte describes in fascinating detail the story of the failed attempt by the British during the 1790s to open the Chinese Empire to We…
Análise comprativa sobre a democracia e seus efeitos no desenvolvimento econômico nos seguintes países: Estados Unidos, Reino Unido, França, Alemanha.
