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An unusually sharp look at the way in which the U.S. press and experts have dealt with the crisis in the Middle East and Iran...

Neste best-seller internacional, a jornalista Isabel Wilkerson, vencedora do prêmio Pulitzer, compara os Estados Unidos, a Índia e a Alemanha nazista, revelando como nosso mundo foi moldado pela noção de casta....

Descubra los secretos del mundo antiguo con este libro meticulosamente seleccionado que contiene siete manuscritos, cada uno de los cuales ofrece una perspectiva única de la cuna de la civilización.

Since its initial publication, The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order has become a classic work of international relations and one of the most influential books ever written about foreign affairs. An insightful and powerful analysis of the forces driving global politics, it...

Uma coleção de ensaios que propõe um olhar radical acerca das prisões. Mais do que um sobrevoo em cinco décadas de ativismo, Abolição é um documento histórico que comprova a relevância de Angela Y. Davis para o debate contemporâneo.

A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day....

The long-awaited memoir by one of the most important political leaders of our time For 16 years, Angela Merkel bore the governmental responsibility for Germany, leading the country through numerous crises and shaping German and international politics and society with her actions and attitude...

Der 19. Januar 1919 stellt für die deutsche Geschichte und die Frauenbewegung ein zentrales Datum dar, das die Geschichtsschreibung indes...

The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved friend, confidant, and roadie. Malcolm Evans, the Beatles’ long-time roadie, personal assistant, and devoted friend, was an invaluable member of the band’s inner circle. A towering figure in horn-rimmed glasses, Evans...

Faced with the ceaseless stream of news about war, crime, and terrorism, one could easily think we live in the most violent age ever seen....

Neste trabalho rigoroso de pesquisa histórica, Eric Kurlander desfaz mitos sobre a ligação do nazismo a forças sobrenaturais ao mesmo tempo que encontra inúmeras evidências de como o Partido Nacional-Socialista surgiu em um meio que acreditava em teorias da conspiração delirantes.

Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to literacy and obesity. Yet for nearly all of its six million years of existence, human society had none of these things. While the gulf that divides us from our primitive ancestors may seem...

In 1676, a ninja named Fujibayashi collected and combined information from the ninja clans of Iga—regarded to be the homeland of the ninja—and compiled it into an authoritative book....

A New York Times Bestseller “I’ll be forever changed by Dr. Eger’s story…The Choice is a reminder of what courage looks like in the worst of times and that we all have the ability to pay attention to what we’ve lost, or to pay attention to what we still have.”—Oprah “Dr. Eger’s...

Who does the Mona Lisa actually depict? Why do we still look to the Greeks and Romans to inform our politics? Where do we find meaning in a world dominated by technology? Culture is like a language.

We have a strong instinct to belong to small groups defined by clear purpose and understanding--"tribes." This tribal connection has been largely lost in modern society, but regaining it may be the key to our psychological survival. Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin...

NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZE A groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will...

Esta nova edição ampliada revela vários aspectos da cultura egípcia antiga, tais como suas antiguidades, particularidades, crenças e práticas religiosas; seu sistema social/político....

A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution—from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of "the state", political violence, and social inequality—revealing new possibilities for human emancipation....

Your ticket from the twenty-first century to the era of Jesus and the first Christians. A listenable, two-volume introduction placing the entire New Testament and early Christianity in its original context, written by distinguished scholar and author N. T. Wright. An ideal guide for students...