The World of Ancient Israel is especially concerned to explore in greater depth than comparable studies the areas and degrees of overlap between approaches to the subject of Old Testament research adopted by scholars and students of theology and the social sciences. Increasing n…
The World of Ancient Israel is especially concerned to explore in greater depth than comparable studies the areas and degrees of overlap between approaches to the subject of Old Testament research adopted by scholars and students of theology and the social sciences. Increasing n…
Der Niedergang des Westens wird seit langem vorausgesagt. Doch heute sind die Symptome dieses Niedergangs nicht mehr zu übersehen: nachlassendes Wachstum, explodierende Staatsschulden, zunehmende Ungleichheit, alternde Bevölkerungen, auseinanderbrechende Sozialgefüge. Aber was g…
Der Niedergang des Westens wird seit langem vorausgesagt. Doch heute sind die Symptome dieses Niedergangs nicht mehr zu übersehen: nachlassendes Wachstum, explodierende Staatsschulden, zunehmende Ungleichheit, alternde Bevölkerungen, auseinanderbrechende Sozialgefüge. Aber was g…
"Offering an unusual perspective on the past and present of our globalizing world, this book will appeal to scholars and advanced students of philosophy, political theory, the history of ideas, racial and ethnic studies, social theory, and cultural studies."--Jacket.
This text brings together work in the field of early modern European history. It provides an overview of current thinking on the period c.1500-1700, demonstrating that history is not a collection of static facts, but rather a dynamic process of interpretation.
From the 10th to the 15th centuries the earth experienced a rise in surface temperature that changed climate worldwide--a preview of today's global warming. In some areas, including Western Europe, longer summers brought bountiful harvests and population growth that led to cultu…