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  • The Study of Celtic Folklore, Mythology & Dogma

    Enriched edition. Celtic Mythology & The Religion of the Ancient Celts

    by John Arnott MacCulloch, Neil Peterson ...
    John Arnott MacCulloch's 'The Study of Celtic Folklore, Mythology & Dogma' is a comprehensive exploration of the rich and intricate world of Celtic myths and legends. Drawing from a wide range of sources, MacCulloch delves into the beliefs, traditions, and stories of the Celtic people, shedding light on their unique worldview and spiritual practices. His detailed analysis of Celtic folklore is ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ritual of May Day in Western Europe

    Past, Present and Future

    by Abby Peterson, Herbert Reiter ...
    Series series The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture
    Eric Hobsbawm claimed that the international May Day, which dates back to a proclamation in 1889 by the Second International, 'is perhaps the most ambitious of labour rituals'. The first international May Day demonstrations in 1890 were widely celebrated across Europe and became the one day each year when organized labour could present its goals to the public, an eight-hour workday being the first ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Reproductive Technologies

    A Reader

    by David Adamson, Lori B. Andrews, Robert Boostanfar, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Cynthia Ferre, Mary M. Francis, John K. Jain, Gary Jeng, Susan F. Meikle, Eliran Mor, Thomas H. Murray, Richard J. Paulson, G Pennings, Herbert Peterson, J M. Phillips, Peyman Saadat, Laura A. Schieve, Cristin C. Slater, Bonnie Steinbock, James P. Toner, David E. Tourgeman, Lynne S. Wilcox ...
    Series series Readings in Bioethics
    Over a decade ago the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe.In response ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Celtic Mythology

    Enriched edition.

    by John Arnott MacCulloch, Neil Peterson ...
    In 'Celtic Mythology' by John Arnott MacCulloch, readers are presented with a comprehensive exploration of the rich tapestry of Celtic myths and legends. MacCulloch delves into the origins, symbolism, and themes of these ancient stories, shedding light on the cultural and spiritual significance they held for the Celtic people. Written in a scholarly yet accessible style, this book provides ... Read more

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    by Kristian Niemietz ...
    Socialism is strangely impervious to refutation by real-world experience. Over the past hundred years, there have been more than two dozen attempts to build a socialist society, from the Soviet Union to Maoist China to Venezuela. All of them have ended in varying degrees of failure. But, according to socialism’s adherents, that is only because none of these experiments were “real socialism”. This ... Read more

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  • Conservative Parties and the Birth of Democracy

    by Daniel Ziblatt ...
    Series series Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
    How do democracies form and what makes them die? Daniel Ziblatt revisits this timely and classic question in a wide-ranging historical narrative that traces the evolution of modern political democracy in Europe from its modest beginnings in 1830s Britain to Adolf Hitler's 1933 seizure of power in Weimar Germany. Based on rich historical and quantitative evidence, the book offers a major ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Early Irish Myths and Sagas

    First written down in the eighth century AD, these early Irish stories depict a far older world - part myth, part legend and part history. Rich with magic and achingly beautiful, they speak of a land of heroic battles, intense love and warrior ideals, in which the otherworld is explored and men mingle freely with the gods. From the vivid adventures of the great Celtic hero Cu Chulaind, to the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Weimar Germany

    by Anthony McElligott ...
    Series series Short Oxford History of Germany
    The Weimar Republic was born out of Germany's defeat in the First World War and ended with the coming to power of Hitler and his Nazi Party in 1933. In many ways, it is a wonder that Weimar lasted as long as it did. Besieged from the outset by hostile forces, the young republic was threatened by revolution from the left and coups d'états from the right. Plagued early on by a wave of high-profile ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • The Fairy-Folklore in Celtic Countries

    Enriched edition. Mythology Study

    by W. Y. Evans-Wentz, Owen Lennox ...
    In "The Fairy-Folklore in Celtic Countries," W. Y. Evans-Wentz offers an intricate exploration of the rich tapestry of Celtic mythology, emphasizing the enchanting and often elusive realm of fairies. Employing a blend of ethnographic research and literary criticism, Evans-Wentz's prose is both accessible and scholarly, drawing upon oral traditions, folk tales, and historical accounts to illuminate ... Read more

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  • Ours to Master and to Own

    Workers' Control from the Commune to the Present

    Edited by Dario Azzellini, Immanuel Ness ...
    From the dawning of the industrial epoch, wage earners have organized themselves into unions,fought bitter strikes, and gone so far as to challenge the very premises of the system by creatinginstitutions of democratic self-management aimed at controlling production without bosses. Withspecific examples drawn from every corner of the globe and every period of modern history, thispathbreaking volume ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Contemporary Western European Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)

    by Gisela Kaplan ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory
    Contemporary Western European Feminism is a ground-breaking history of feminism. Gisela Kaplan invites a critical analysis of current ideas, terms and assumptions about our modern world.Written confidently and with compassion, this is the story of a long revolution that has set out to change predominant attitudes and transform value hierarchies and human lifestyles. By outlining the postwar ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Forging Democracy

    The History of the Left in Europe, 1850-2000

    by Geoff Eley ...
    Neither given nor granted, democracy requires conflict, often violent confrontations, and challenges to the established political order. In Europe, Geoff Eley convincingly shows, democracy did not evolve orgainically out of a natural consensus, the achievement of prosperity, or the negative cement of the Cold War. Rather, it was painstakingly crafted, continually expanded, and doggedly defended by ... Read more

    $97.99 USD