Simo Knuuttila was an influential philosopher, theologian, and historian of philosophy who conducted research on a variety of topics including modalities, emotions, perception, and change in different historical periods, from Ancient to Modern.
Steffen Mau schlägt vor, die Probleme, die sozialer Wandel hervorruft, unter dem Aspekt ihrer Zeitverhältnisse zu betrachten – und warnt: "Alle Versuche, Politik mit der Brechstange zu machen und Gesellschaften einen grundlegenden Wandel aufzuzwingen, erweisen sich als hoch riskant.
War, preparation for war, and dealing with war's aftermath consumed the greater part of the surplus resources of societies around the globe throughout the pre-modern period.
This book transcends traditional historical analysis to explore the intricate tapestry of colonialism, modernity, and identity formation in Northeast India.
This collection is an introductory historical survey and selective cultural analysis of the development, coalescence, and eventual waning of a diasporic civilization-that of the Jews of the early modern period (ca.
Die Britannic – ein Name, der in den Schatten ihrer berühmten Schwester Titanic verblasste, und dennoch eine Geschichte, die es wert ist, erzählt zu werden.
The third edition of Consumerism in World History explores the nature of consumerism and its evolution, with particular emphasis on the modern "e;consumer revolution"e; and its global scope.
First Published in 1990, Moscow Graffiti is a unique and unprecedented look at the graffiti that began to appear for the first time on the walls of Moscow and other Soviet cities in the late 1970s.
First Published in 1990, Moscow Graffiti is a unique and unprecedented look at the graffiti that began to appear for the first time on the walls of Moscow and other Soviet cities in the late 1970s.
First published in 1951, Britain and the Middle East sets forth briefly the relations which the people and the government of Britain had with the Middle East from the earliest records of such relations until 1950.
Despite widespread interest in the trade union movement and its history, it has never been easy to trace the development of individual unions, especially those now defunct, or where name changes or mergers have confused the trail.
Königin Victoria war nicht nur eine prägende Monarchin ihrer Zeit, sondern auch die Matriarchin eines weitverzweigten Netzwerks von Königshäusern, das Europa nachhaltig beeinflusste.
Social Change in the South Pacific (1957) summarises the results of applying historical and contemporary fieldwork methods to the analysis of the processes of social change in the two small Pacific islands of Rarotonga and Aitutaki.
