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  • Animals, Gods and Men from East to West: Papers on archaeology and history in honour of Roberta Venco Ricciardi by Peruzzetto, Alessandra
    Alessandra Peruzzetto

    Animals, Gods and Men from East to West: Papers on archaeology and history in honour of Roberta Venco Ricciardi

    The 21 articles collected in this commemorative volume centre on animals in relation to men and gods. Many articles deal with iconographical issues, but epigraphy, ceramics and animal bones are subject of research as well. Although topics range from East to West and from...
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  • Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide: From Mythos to Techne by Kimaid, Michael
    Michael Kimaid

    Modernity, Metatheory, and the Temporal-Spatial Divide: From Mythos to Techne

    This book is about how modernity affects our perceptions of time and space. Its main argument is that geographical space is used to control temporal progress by channeling it to benefit particular political, economic and social interests, or by halting it altogether. By incorporating...
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  • Universal History and the Making of the Global by Bjørnstad, Hall
    Hall Bjørnstad

    Universal History and the Making of the Global

    By examining the history of universal history from the late Middle Ages until the early nineteenth century we trace the making of the global. Early modern universal history can be seen as a response to the epistemological crisis provoked by new knowledge and experience....
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  • Humour in the Arts: New Perspectives by Westbrook, Vivienne
    Vivienne Westbrook

    Humour in the Arts: New Perspectives

    This collection demonstrates the usefulness of approaching texts--verbal, visual and aural--through a framework of humour. Contributors offer in-depth discussions of humour in the West within a wider cultural historical context to achieve a coherent, chronological sense of how humour proceeds from antiquity to modernity....
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  • The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [ by Cleveland, Edmund Janes 1842-1902
    Edmund Janes 1842-1902 Cleveland

    The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Practical Applications Of The Elementary Principles Of True Civilization To The Minute Details Of Every Day Life: And The Facts And Conclusions Of For by Warren, Josiah
    Josiah Warren

    Practical Applications Of The Elementary Principles Of True Civilization To The Minute Details Of Every Day Life: And The Facts And Conclusions Of For

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [ by Cleveland, Edmund Janes 1842-1902
    Edmund Janes 1842-1902 Cleveland

    The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [ by Cleveland, Edmund Janes 1842-1902
    Edmund Janes 1842-1902 Cleveland

    The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families. An Attempt to Trace, in Both the Male and Female Lines, the Posterity of Moses Cleveland ... [

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • The Education of Karl Witte: Or, the Training of the Child; Volume 1 by Bruce, Henry Addington
    Henry Addington Bruce

    The Education of Karl Witte: Or, the Training of the Child; Volume 1

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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  • Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the Notion of Sublime Power by Kalmar, Ivan
    Ivan Kalmar

    Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the Notion of Sublime Power

    The history of western notions about Islam is of obvious scholarly as well as popular interest today. This book investigates Christian images of the Muslim Middle East, focusing on the period from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, when the nature of divine as well...
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  • Mirrors of Mortality (Routledge Revivals): Social Studies in the History of Death by Whaley, Joachim
    Joachim Whaley

    Mirrors of Mortality (Routledge Revivals): Social Studies in the History of Death

    First published in 1981, this reissue examines mankind's preoccupation with death and mortality by isolating various societies in different periods of time. The authors examine not only the formal rituals associated with the last rite of passage, but also the social attitudes to death...
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  • Dacia: Landscape, Colonisation and Romanisation by Oltean, Ioana A.
    Ioana A. Oltean

    Dacia: Landscape, Colonisation and Romanisation

    Providing a detailed consideration of previous theories of native settlement patterns and the impact of Roman colonization, Dacia offers fresh insight into the province Dacia and the nature of Romanization. It analyzes Roman-native interaction from a landscape perspective focusing on the core territory of...
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  • A Legal History of Rome by Mousourakis, George
    George Mousourakis

    A Legal History of Rome

    This book equips both lawyer and historian with a complete history of Roman law, from its beginnings c.1000 BC through to its re-discovery in Europe where it was widely applied until the eighteenth century. Combining a law specialist's informed perspective of legal history with...
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  • Ctesias' 'History of Persia': Tales of the Orient by Llewellyn-Jones, Lloyd
    Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

    Ctesias' 'History of Persia': Tales of the Orient

    Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world's most powerful kings and queens....
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  • The Persians by Brosius, Maria
    Maria Brosius

    The Persians

    The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, The Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia.Incorporating recent research,...
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  • National History and New Nationalism in the Twenty-First Century: A Global Comparison by May, Niels F.
    Niels F. May

    National History and New Nationalism in the Twenty-First Century: A Global Comparison

    National history has once again become a battlefield. In internal political conflicts, which are fought on the terrain of popular culture, museums, schoolbooks, and memorial politics, it has taken on a newly important and contested role. Irrespective of national specifics, the narratives of new...
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  • The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century: An Introduction by Iglesias-Rogers, Graciela
    Graciela Iglesias-Rogers

    The Hispanic-Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Century: An Introduction

    The Hispanic and Anglo worlds are often portrayed as the Cain and Abel of Western culture, antagonistic and alien to each other. This book challenges such view with a new critical conceptual framework - the 'Hispanic-Anglosphere' - to open a window into the often...
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  • History of Vietnam: An Enthralling Overview from Ancient Times to Modern Days by Wellman, Billy
    Billy Wellman

    History of Vietnam: An Enthralling Overview from Ancient Times to Modern Days

    Author: Billy WellmanISBN-13: 9798887656717Publisher: Billy WellmanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2025Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d
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  • On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World by Hazrat, Florence
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    Florence Hazrat

    On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World

    A lively history of punctuation, from ancient times to the age of the emoji You know the lively exclamation mark, the controversial semicolon, and the often-omitted apostrophe, but would you recognize a percontation point? How about an obelus? In this irreverent and delightfully intellectual...
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  • The Lime Kiln: From Mesopotamia to Marble Valley by Thomson, John E.
    John E. Thomson

    The Lime Kiln: From Mesopotamia to Marble Valley

    History does not tell us who first burned lime, or when, or why. However, we can trace the tradition of lime-making back to ancient civilizations and even into prehistoric times. Lime Kilns: From Mesopotamia to Marble Valley examines the different lime kilns that western...
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  • The Return of the Great Powers by Simms, Brendan
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    Brendan Simms

    The Return of the Great Powers

    From an acclaimed historian, a sweeping study of the past, present, and future of the Great Powers, revealing the new rules of global leadership From the dawn of the modern era to the end of the Cold War, global history was defined by rivalries...
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  • The God of Our Fathers: The Great Stories of the Bible by Cazzullo, Aldo
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    Aldo Cazzullo

    The God of Our Fathers: The Great Stories of the Bible

    "I began reading the Bible at my father's bedside." During the last weeks of his father's life, Aldo Cazzullo begins rereading the Bible to better understand the world his devout father inhabited. While recognizing its spiritual and religious value, he finds a book that...
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  • Ancient Egypt by Mayde, Richard
    Richard Mayde

    Ancient Egypt

    Delve into the wonders of the Nile Valley with Richard Mayde's "Ancient Egypt." This historical exploration offers a detailed overview of one of the world's most fascinating and influential civilizations. Journey through the dynasties of pharaohs, explore the mysteries of the pyramids, and uncover...
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  • Development of Muslim Theology: Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory by MacDonald, Duncan B.
    Duncan B. MacDonald

    Development of Muslim Theology: Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory

    Delve into the rich tapestry of Islamic intellectual history with Duncan B. Macdonald's seminal work, Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Theory. Through meticulous research and scholarly insight, Macdonald unravels the complex journey of Islamic thought from its inception to contemporary times.Embark on...
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  • Hell by Vicchio, Stephen J.
    Stephen J. Vicchio

    Hell

    This book is about the history of an idea-the age-old notion of hell and the soul's punishment after death. It begins with perspectives on this idea found in the ancient world, continues to the medieval period, and culminates with perspectives on the history of...
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  • The Origins of State Organisations in Prehistoric Highland Fars, Southern Iran: Excavations at Tall-E Bakun by Alizadeh, Abbas
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    Abbas Alizadeh

    The Origins of State Organisations in Prehistoric Highland Fars, Southern Iran: Excavations at Tall-E Bakun

    The late prehistoric Bakun A culture in Fars is a major source of information on the initial development of the evolutionary path which vertical mobile pastoralists of highland Iran may have taken to develop state organisations. Long before the appearance of administrative technology and...
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  • The Pax Assyriaca: The Historical Evolution of Civilisations and Archaeology of Empires by Toro, Benjamin
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    Benjamin Toro

    The Pax Assyriaca: The Historical Evolution of Civilisations and Archaeology of Empires

    This volume provides a study of the evolutionary process of ancient civilizations, stressing the comparison between theoretical principles and relevant historical and archaeological evidence. For this reason, the study focusses on the origin, development and collapse of the first stage of the 'Central Civilization',...
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  • World Civilizations: Volume II: Since 1500 by Adler, Philip
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    Philip Adler

    World Civilizations: Volume II: Since 1500

    Short chapters, great stories, and study tools! Adler and Pouwels's WORLD CIVILIZATIONS is a vibrant introduction to world history structured to meet the demands of your study schedule. It's clearly written, packed with charts and illustrations, and loaded with review features so you'll be...
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  • An Outline of the Aryan Civilization by Nandi, R. N.
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    R. N. Nandi

    An Outline of the Aryan Civilization

    In a first of its kind, this book attempts a comprehensive account of the old Vedic society with particular focus on the physical conditions of life during the Bronze Age in north western South Asia. Based primarily on textual evidence, the narrative relates wherever...
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  • The Scandinavian Early Modern World: A Global Historical Archaeology by Nordin, Jonas Monié
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    Jonas Monié Nordin

    The Scandinavian Early Modern World: A Global Historical Archaeology

    The Scandinavian Early Modern World explores the early modern colonialism, globalization, and modernity in Scandinavia, along with its colonies, and its role in the shaping of the modern world.Scandinavians played an active role in early modern globalization and were present as traders, as colonialists,...
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  • Liberal World Order and Its Critics: Civilisational States and Cultural Commonwealths by Pabst, Adrian
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    Adrian Pabst

    Liberal World Order and Its Critics: Civilisational States and Cultural Commonwealths

    Liberals blame the retreat of the liberal world order on populists at home and authoritarian leaders abroad. Only liberalism, so they claim, can defend the rules-based international system against demagogy, corruption and nationalism. This provocative book contends that the liberal world order is illiberal...
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  • The Empires That Almost Were: Forgotten powers that shaped the world's map and why history erased them by Adebayo, Kwame
    Kwame Adebayo

    The Empires That Almost Were: Forgotten powers that shaped the world's map and why history erased them

    What if the world's most powerful civilisations were not the ones you learned about in school? Across Africa, Asia, and the Americas, entire empires once rivalled Rome, Persia, and China-yet today they survive only as ruins, faint names, or footnotes. Their stories hold urgent...
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  • The Greek Way by Hamilton, Edith
    Edith Hamilton

    The Greek Way

    The Golden Age, Seen with Modern EyesThe brilliance of fifth-century Athens, the subject of Edith Hamilton's celebrated The Greek Way (1930), lies in its singular achievement of intellectual balance: a unique harmony between the mind and the spirit. Hamilton argues that the Greeks, unlike...
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  • The Mycenaeans: Origins, Culture, and Battles of the First Greek Civilization by Torbert, Sidney K.
    Sidney K. Torbert

    The Mycenaeans: Origins, Culture, and Battles of the First Greek Civilization

    Step into a world of warriors, legends, and forgotten empires that shaped the very beginning of Western history. Few people know that long before classical Greece rose to glory, another civilization laid the foundation for everything that followed. The Mycenaeans brings you into that...
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  • Africa Claims Its Rightful Place by Lookman, Paul
    Paul Lookman

    Africa Claims Its Rightful Place

    Author: Paul LookmanISBN-13: 9798232221447Publisher: Geopolitiek in ContextLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2025Pages: 266Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d
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  • African Origin of Civilization by Goldstein, Samuel M.
    Samuel M. Goldstein

    African Origin of Civilization

    For centuries, the origins of civilization have been told from a narrow perspective - one that placed Africa at the margins of history instead of its foundation. African Origin of Civilization challenges that story and invites readers to rediscover where human progress truly began.Through...
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  • The Assyrians: The Untold Story of the Kingdom That Shaped Empires and Defined Power by Simmons, Kenneth M.
    Kenneth M. Simmons

    The Assyrians: The Untold Story of the Kingdom That Shaped Empires and Defined Power

    They ruled with iron, built with faith, and vanished in fire... but their legacy still shapes our world. Step into the world of Assyria the empire that rose from the banks of the Tigris to command the ancient world. In The Assyrians: Lords of...
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  • From Taino Suns to Phoenix Flames: A Story of Haiti by Clermont, Woody R.
    Woody R. Clermont

    From Taino Suns to Phoenix Flames: A Story of Haiti

    From the ancient Taíno suns to the rising phoenix flames - a story of heritage, resilience, and rebirth.Taíno Suns to Phoenix Flames traces the history, culture, and enduring spirit of the indigenous Taíno people of the Caribbean and the birth of a nation compared...
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  • Ghosts of Arzawa: Beyond the Trojan War Myth by Driskill, R. Jay
    R. Jay Driskill

    Ghosts of Arzawa: Beyond the Trojan War Myth

    Uncover the Lost Kingdom That Nearly Conquered the Ancient WorldDeep in the mountains of western Turkey lie the ruins of a civilization that time forgot-until now. In Ghosts of Arzawa, archaeologist R. Jay Driskill resurrects one of the Bronze Age's most fascinating and overlooked...
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  • Africa: Democracy as a Tool to Divide and Conquer by Ouattara, Bernard
    Bernard Ouattara

    Africa: Democracy as a Tool to Divide and Conquer

    Afrika: Democracy as a Tool to Divide and Conquer-Told from an unapologetically Afrikan perspective.This is not just another book about democracy. This is a challenge to everything you've been told about how power should work in Afrika.Written by Bernard OUATTARA, a UK-trained architect and...
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  • A Brief History of the World .. by Niver, Harmon Bay
    Harmon Bay Niver

    A Brief History of the World ..

    A Brief History of the World by Harmon Bay Niver offers a sweeping overview of human history from ancient times to the present day. This concise account explores the rise and fall of civilizations, the impact of major events, and the key figures who...
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  • Literary Culture in Early New England, 1620-1730 by Wright, Thomas Goddard
    Thomas Goddard Wright

    Literary Culture in Early New England, 1620-1730

    "Literary Culture in Early New England, 1620-1730" explores the intellectual and literary landscape of early colonial America. Thomas Goddard Wright examines the books, authors, and ideas that shaped the cultural identity of New England during its formative years. From the influence of Puritanism to...
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  • Prince of Nubia by Burns, Nathaniel
    Nathaniel Burns

    Prince of Nubia

    Torn between duty to the Egyptian pharaoh, Ramesses, and duty to his people and their traditional beliefs, Shabaka finds himself having to cope with an unwanted betrothal, rioting locals, and the traditional dance festival, when all he wants to do is find his missing...
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  • Return to the Moon Now!: Details Found are Not What You Have Been Told by Preston, Steve
    Steve Preston

    Return to the Moon Now!: Details Found are Not What You Have Been Told

    Going to Mars sounds great, but there is an even more important event to examine. The United States went to the moon 9 times mostly during the presidency of Nixon and then came home while many other nations have pushed to claim the moon...
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  • The Battle of Lechfeld: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Germans and Magyars in Western Europe by Charles River
    Charles River

    The Battle of Lechfeld: The History and Legacy of the Conflicts Between the Germans and Magyars in Western Europe

    *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Having crossed the Danube, they encamped beside the Danube as far as Budafelhévíz. Hearing this, all the Romans living throughout the land of Pannonia, saved their lives by flight. Next day, Prince Árpád and all his leading men...
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  • Interesting Bronze Age History Facts: Surprising Stories of the First Great Civilizations by Skriuwer Com
    Skriuwer Com

    Interesting Bronze Age History Facts: Surprising Stories of the First Great Civilizations

    Ever wanted an ancient civilizations book that doesn't just list dates and battles? Interesting Bronze Age History Facts throws you right into the thick of it-when folks first figured out bronze and used it to build epic cities, craft badass weapons, and set up...
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  • The Light of Infinite Suns: Quantum Canticles and Selected Poems by Collins, Jeffrey Hale
    Jeffrey Hale Collins

    The Light of Infinite Suns: Quantum Canticles and Selected Poems

    This book of poems opens a doorway to re-seeing all that surrounds us. It is an evocative journey into the mysteries of Delphi, Florence, Paris, Mayan ruins, the Pantheon, erotic love, and the cosmos itself. The poems compel us to rethink all we know.Author:...
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  • On Violence in History by Dwyer, Philip
    Philip Dwyer

    On Violence in History

    Is global violence on the decline? Scholars argue that Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker's proposal that violence has declined dramatically over time is flawed. This highly-publicized argument that human violence across the world has been dramatically abating continues to influence discourse among academics and the...
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  • The Singularity In Antiquity: AI And The Ancient Mind by Gew Reports & Analyses Team
    Gew Reports & Analyses Team

    The Singularity In Antiquity: AI And The Ancient Mind

    "The Singularity in Antiquity" delves into the profound influence of ancient technologies on contemporary science, engineering, medicine, and sustainability, highlighting the ongoing quest to resurrect, adapt, and learn from historical innovations to tackle modern challenges. The driving idea behind the book is to explore...
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  • From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D.: Proceedings of the International Conference on Neo-Sumerian Studies Held in Madrid, 22-24 July 20 by Garfinkle, Steven J.
    Steven J. Garfinkle

    From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D.: Proceedings of the International Conference on Neo-Sumerian Studies Held in Madrid, 22-24 July 20

    This volume collects the proceedings of a three-day conference held in Madrid in July 2010, and it highlights the vitality of the study of late-third-millennium B.C. Mesopotamia. Workshops devoted to the Ur III period have been a feature of the Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale roughly...
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