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  • Who is the Historian?

    by Nigel A. Raab ...
    Who is the historian? What do historians do? Where do their explorations take them? What is the impact of the digital age on historical research?In an affable style, Nigel A. Raab answers these questions for those intrigued by the past. Each chapter describes a specific aspect of "doing history," beginning in the physical spaces of archives and libraries around the globe. Readers are then ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Humanities in Transition from Postmodernism into the Digital Age

    by Nigel A. Raab ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
    The Humanities in Transition explores how the basic components of the digital age will have an impact on the most trusted theories of humanists. Over the past two generations, humanists have come to take basic postmodern theories for granted whether on language, knowledge or time. Yet Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida and similar philosophers developed their ideas when the impact of this digital ... Read more

    $89.31 CAD

  • All Shook Up

    The Shifting Soviet Response to Catastrophes, 1917-1991

    by Nigel Raab ...
    Earthquakes, nuclear accidents, and floods were among the many unexpected tragedies that struck the Soviet Union over its history. Requiring the immediate mobilization of vast resources and aid, and embedded within a specific context and time, these catastrophes provide critical insights into the nature of the twentieth-century Communist state.All Shook Up takes a close look at the representation ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    The Rise of the Oligarchs—A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

    by Ben Mezrich ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Bringing Down the House and The Accidental Billionaires tells his most incredible story yet: A true drama of obscene wealth, crime, rivalry, and betrayal from deep inside the world of billionaire Russian oligarchs that Booklist called “one more example of just how talented a storyteller [Mezrich] is.”Meet two larger-than-life Russians: former mathematician ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Russian Legends: The Life and Legacy of Vladimir Lenin

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Includes pictures of important people, places, and events in Lenin's life.*Explains the origins of Vladimir Lenin's name.*Includes a Table of ContentsWe want to achieve a new and better order of society: in this new and better society there must be neither rich nor poor; all will have to work. Not a handful of rich people, but all the working people must enjoy the fruits of their common labour. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD

  • The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05

    by Alexei Ivanov, Philip Jowett ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The Russo-Japanese War in Manchuria was the first 20th century conflict fought between the regular armies of major powers, employing the most modern means – machine guns, trench warfare, minefields and telephone communications.The battle of Mukden in March 1905 was the largest clash of armies in world history up to that date. Events were followed by many foreign observers; but the events of 1914 ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Russian at Heart

    by Olga Hawkes ...
    From revolutionary Russia to exile and love in war-torn Shanghai, then eventually refuge in America, is the true story of a remarkable woman's survival against the odds during some of the twentieth century's greatest upheavals.Sonechka Balk was born into the Crimean gentry in 1904, the youngest of four children. But World War One and the Russian Revolution tear her family and its idyllic life ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Writing History in the Global Era

    by Lynn Hunt ...
    Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written.Globalization is emerging as a major economic, cultural, and political force. In Writing History in the Global Era, historian Lynn Hunt examines whether globalization can reinvigorate the telling of history. She looks toward scholars from the East and West collaborating in new ways as they ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Conversations With Stalin

    by Milovan Djilas ...
    A memoir by the former vice president of Yugoslavia describing three visits to Moscow and his encounters there with Stalin. Index. Translated by Michael B. Petrovich. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alchemical Catechism

    by Paracelsus ...
    "Alchemical Catechism" is a modern designation or reference to a collection of Paracelsus's teachings or writings related to alchemy. Alternatively, it could be a work by another author inspired by Paracelsus's ideas and teachings.Some of Paracelsus's well-known works on alchemy include:"De Natura Rerum" (On the Nature of Things) - A treatise on alchemical philosophy and the relationship between ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Naval Battle - What the U.S. Needs to Get Right

    by Hudson Owen ...
    A veteran naval blogger writes about compelling issues facing the U.S. Navy today and tomorrow. What size ships and how many of them do we really need? How vulnerable is the carrier battle group in waters infested with enemy subs and cruise missiles? How would we fight China or Iran? Is the Navy too politically correct? These and other issues are addressed in this timely 7,700 word essay. ... Read more

    $1.65 CAD

  • Composing for the Red Screen

    Prokofiev and Soviet Film

    by Kevin Bartig ...
    Series series Oxford Music / Media
    Sound film captivated Sergey Prokofiev during the final two decades of his life: he considered composing for nearly two dozen pictures, eventually undertaking eight of them, all Soviet productions. Hollywood luminaries such as Gloria Swanson tempted him with commissions, and arguably more people heard his film music than his efforts in all other genres combined. Films for which Prokofiev composed, ... Read more

    $37.59 CAD