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  • The Institutional Revolution

    Measurement and the Economic Emergence of the Modern World

    by Douglas W. Allen ...
    Few events in the history of humanity rival the Industrial Revolution. Following its onset in eighteenth-century Britain, sweeping changes in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and technology began to gain unstoppable momentum throughout Europe, North America, and eventually much of the world—with profound effects on socioeconomic and cultural conditions.In The Institutional Revolution, ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reconstructing Ancient Athens

    A year-by-year chronology of events from the late Archaic period to the end of Athenian independence in 322 BCE

    by Douglas Allen ...
    Reconstructing Ancient Athens is a year-by-year discussion of events in the late Archaic and Classical periods integrating all facets of Greek society: art and architecture; poetry, music, and drama; government, politics, and law; philosophy and religion; and inter-polis relations and wars. This is prefaced by an extended discussion of the social context in which Greek, and specifically Athenian, ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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    Fall of the House of Usher, The

    by Edgar Allen Poe ...
    Narrated by R. Douglas Patten ...

    Unabridged

    51 min

    Immerse yourself in the haunting tale of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe, a gripping narrative that delves into the macabre secrets of the Usher family. As an old friend answers the distress call of Roderick Usher, he is thrust into a world of decaying opulence, sinister occurrences, and familial madness. Poe's evocative prose and skillful portrayal of atmosphere draw listeners ... Read more

    $5.48 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shoalwater Willapa

    Willapa Bay History

    by Douglas Allen ...
    Series series Pacific County History
    Covering Pacific County and Willapa Bay area's history from settlements, Lewis & Clark, James Swan, to mentions of currently operating oyster companies, this book is a comprehensive and extensive look at our local history. Starting with Shoalwater Bay as it was named for 102 years, the estuary's change in name occurred when speculators of South Bend's two 1889 land companies lobbied officials for ... Read more

    $9.59 CAD

  • Gandhi after 9/11

    Creative Nonviolence and Sustainability

    by Douglas Allen ...
    9/11 marked the beginning of a century that is defined by widespread violence. Every other day seems to be a furthering of the already catastrophic present towards a more disastrous tomorrow. With climate change looming over us, frequent economic instability, religious wars, and relentless political mayhem, life for what we have made of it seems more and more unsustainable. Douglas Allen insists ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Gandhi's Experiments with Truth

    Essential Writings by and about Mahatma Gandhi

    by Douglas Allen, Judith M. Brown, Richard A. Falk, Michael Nagler, Makarand Paranjape, Glenn Paige, Bhikhu Parekh, Anthony J. Parel, Lloyd I. Rudolph, Michael Sonnleitner, Ronald J. Terchek ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
    This comprehensive Gandhi reader provides an essential new reference for scholars and students of his life and thought. It is the only text available that presents Gandhi's own writings, including excerpts from three of his books-An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth, Satyagraha in South Africa, Hind Swaraj (Indian Home Rule)-a major pamphlet, Constructive Programme: Its Meaning ... Read more

    $61.19 CAD

  • Formula 2 + 2

    The Simple Solution for Successful Coaching

    by Douglas B Allen, Dwight W Allen ...
    A Ken Blanchard Series guide that offers managers a simple system that will increase their effectiveness and improve employee morale and productivity.In today's fast-paced and rapidly changing business environment, frequent feedback and "course correction" is absolutely vital. But about the only time most managers offer employees feedback is during scheduled (and generally infrequent) performance ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myth and Religion in Mircea Eliade

    by Douglas Allen ...
    Series series Theorists of Myth
    This multidisciplinary study is the first book devoted entirely to the critical interpretation of the writings of Mircea Eliade on myth. One of the most popular and influential historians and theorists of myth, Eliade argued that all myth is religious. Douglas Allen critically interprets Eliade's theories of religion, myth, and symbolism and analys ... Read more

    $101.68 CAD

  • Gandhi's Global Legacy

    Moral Methods and Modern Challenges

    by Douglas Allen, Swasti Bhattacharyya, Shivani Bothra, Erica Chenoweth, Andrew Fiala, J. Ashley Foster, Sanjay Lal, Karline McLain, Joseph Prabhu, Cheyney Ryan, Amine Tais, Mary Elizabeth King, Debidatta Aurobinda Mahapatra, Makarand R. Paranjape, Gail M. Presbey, Jeffery D. Long, James M. Lawson ...
    Series series Studies in Comparative Philosophy and Religion
    While there has been sustained interest in Gandhi’s methods and continued academic inquiry, Gandhi's Global Legacy: Moral Methods and Modern Challenges is unique in bringing together an interdisciplinary group of scholars who analyze Gandhi’s tactics, moral methods, and philosophical principles, not just in the fields of social and political activism, but in the areas of philosophy, religion, ... Read more

    $136.79 CAD

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    by Douglas Allen ...
    Series Book 39 - Critical Lives
    Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most admired and controversial figures of the twentieth century, and he remains so today. In this book leading Gandhi scholar Douglas Allen presents a new, challenging approach to understanding Gandhi’s life and the contexts within which he lived and shaped history, and how his philosophy and practices can be reformulated in ways that are most significant today ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Regional Policy in the European Community

    The Role of Regional Incentives

    Edited by Douglas Yuill, Kevin Allen, Chris Hull ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union
    Regional Policy in the European Community (1980) presents a structured overview of regional incentives and policy in the European Community countries, set in the context of the regional problem in those countries. Four main policy elements can be isolated in EEC countries: infrastructure investment; the use of state-owned or state-controlled firms to help develop problem regions; the use of ... Read more

    $107.17 CAD

  • Culture And Self

    Philosophical And Religious Perspectives, East And West

    by Douglas B. Allen, Ashok Malhotra ...
    Traditional scholars of philosophy and religion, both East and West, often place a major emphasis on analyzing the nature of "the self." In recent decades, there has been a renewed interest in analyzing self, but most scholars have not claimed knowledge of an ahistorical, objective, essential self free from all cultural determinants. The contributors of this volume recognize the need to ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD