History - Civilization

"Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read." -- New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of biographical essays, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy,...

Timely, relevant, and illuminating, this essential book by respected cultural historian, teacher, and author John G. Jackson sheds long overdue light on standard Eurocentric and distorting approaches to the history of Africa from early African civilizations to Africa's significance in world history. With brilliantly...

Irish Books and Irish PeopleMy publisher must take at least some of the responsibility for reviving these essays. All bear the marks of the period at which they were written; and some of them deal with the beginnings of movements which have since grown...

Irish ImpressionsWhen I had for the first time crossed St Georges Channel, and for the first time stepped out of a Dublin hotel on to St Stephens Green, the first of all my impressions was that of a particular statue, or rather portion of...

The world's leading Islamicist offers a concise introduction to this rich and diverse tradition of 1.2 billion adherents. In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth: -What Is Islam? -The Doctrines and...

Italian FantasiesI too have crossed the Alps, and Hannibal himself had no such baggage of dreams and memories, such fife-and-drum of lyrics, such horns of ivory, such emblazoned standards and streamered gonfalons, flying and fluttering, such phalanxes of heroes, such visions of cities to...

Japan: An Attempt at InterpretationA thousand books have been written about Japan; but among these,setting aside artistic publications and works of a purely special character,the really precious volumes will be found to number scarcely a score. This fact is due to the immense difficulty...

Beautiful edition, and companion to Japanese Myths & Legends, exploring the ancient origins of Japanese state, society and culture. A gorgeous Collector's Edition covering the history of Japan from prehistoric times to the end of the Heian period. Japan has gripped the imagination of...

Johtavat aatteet ihmiskunnan historiassa LUENTOJEN SISLT: 1. Johdanto 2. Alkuperiset yhteiskunnat 3. Suuret itmaiset monarkiiat 4. Kreikkalaiset 5. Makedonialaisuus 6. Romalaisuus 7. Roman tasavallan hvi 8. Romalais-vallan merkitys 9. Uskonnon seikka Roman keisarikunnassa 10. Roman-vallan kukistuminen 11. Yleis-ihmisyys ja kansallisuudet 12. Siirto Vanhasta aiasta...

Kansallista itsetutkistelua: Suomalaisia kulttuuri-ääriviivojaTten lasken julkisuuteen teoksen, jonka alkuainekset jo ehk pari vuosikymment ovat kehilleet mielessni. Olen tuntenut kansallisena onnettomuutena kielellisen kahtiajaottumisemme, olen siin nhnyt useimpain sivistyksellisten ja kansallisten vajanaisuuksiemme juuret ja selityksen. Olen nhnyt erikielisten ryhmiemme kuin itsetiedottomuuden sokeudessa yh laventavan sit kuilua,...

From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--this is award winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our...

Kokoro: Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner LifeTHE papers composing this volume treat of the inner rather than of the outer life of Japan,for which reason they have been grouped under the title Kokoro (heart). Written with the above character, this word signifies also...

Kultur-Kuriosa, Erster BandDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1910 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen sowie Schreibvarianten bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert, sofern der Sinn des Texts dadurch nicht beeintrchtigt...

Kultur-Kuriosa, Zweiter BandDer vorliegende Text wurde anhand der 1910 erschienenen Buchausgabe so weit wie mglich originalgetreu wiedergegeben. Typographische Fehler wurden stillschweigend korrigiert. Ungewhnliche und heute nicht mehr gebruchliche Schreibweisen sowie Schreibvarianten bleiben gegenber dem Original unverndert, sofern der Sinn des Texts dadurch nicht beeintrchtigt...

La civilisation japonaise - conférences faites à l'école spéciale des langues orientalesCONFRENCES FAITES A LCOLE SPCIALE DES LANGUES ORIENTALES PAR L O N D E R O S N Y PARIS ERNEST LEROUX, DITEUR LIBRAIRE DE LA SOCIT ASIATIQUE DE PARIS DE LCOLE DES...

La civiltà del secolo del Rinascimento in Italia, Volume I Se nella storia del movimento intellettuale dell'Europa moderna v' un'epoca, che a buon diritto reclami tutta l'attenzione dello storico e del filosofo, ella certamente quella, di cui, sotto forma italiana, si presenta ora al...

La civiltà del secolo del Rinascimento in Italia, Volume II Vinti gl'innumerevoli ostacoli, che altrove arrestarono il progresso, raggiunto un alto grado di sviluppo individuale ed educati alla scuola dell'antichit, gli Italiani si volgono ora alla scoperta del mondo esteriore e si accingono a...

La delinquenza nella Rivoluzione francese - La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero Quella che si suole chiamare Rivoluzione dell'89, non fu che una grande rivolta e un grande delitto politico che serv ad aumentare una triste serie di comuni delitti; per...

La musica - La vita italiana durante la Rivoluzione francese e l'Impero Quando le idee agitatrici degli enciclopedisti e dei filantropi s'erano diffuse in Italia, ed unite alle idee dei nostri pensatori e ai decreti e alle velleit riformiste dei nostri principi generarono desideri...

El fenómeno del "modernismo" incluye mil correlatos. Constituyó por cierto, en la historia de la Iglesia una crisis largamente preparada, y cuando salió a luz se desplegó en innúmeras variaciones. Para colmo, y esto le confiere especial actualidad al presente estudio, dicha corriente, a...