''This is a substantial and readable volume, and it is supplied with a rich array of documentation in the notes and bibliography. It deals with a question of critical importance for current research on medieval `literature': namely, the relationship between this literature and us . . . This is an important collection, and one may congratulate the ......
With essays on the religious, social, political, and economic origins of European and American anti-semitism as well as some Jewish responses, this volume traces the image of the Jew and the attitudes toward the Jew over the past two thousand years.
Traces the development of freedom and free societies from the earliest times, showing that an emphasis on social pluralism, on the rule of law, strong property rights, and on the value of the individual have traditionally led to constitutional government and eventually to democracy.
A significant role in Chinese history was played by the palace eunuchs, castrated men who developed a concealed subcaste that manipulated monarchs and caused the downfall of immense dynasties. This book chronicles the history of the imperial eunuchs.
Offers an account of the bloody, corruption-laden history of land speculation in America, from pre-colonial times to the election of President Thomas Jefferson. This work exposes the real motives influencing some of the major events in our nation's history while placing the lives and careers of America's forefathers in a disturbing light.
Sun Tzu, Vegetius, Frederick the Great, Maurice De Saxe, Napoleon
A real treasure for students of the art of war, this volume contains five classic works that will remain valuable as long as nations engage in conflict: Sun Tzu's ART OF WAR, the oldest military work in existence; Vegetius's MILITARY INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROMANS, the bible of European soldiers for a thousand years; De Saxe's REVERIES ON THE ART ...
A Step-by-Step Retelling of the Battle with Maps, Photos, Firsthand Acco
They Met at Gettysburg has long been regarded as the classic treatment of one of the greatest, most fascinating, and most decisive battles in history. Originally published in 1956, the book became a bestseller and has continues for over half a century to bring alive the battle and its heroes for historians and students of the battle.
Written in 1909 (CW 13) This masterwork of esotericism places humankind at the very heart of the vast, invisible processes of cosmic evolution. When we use the term "natural science," don't we mean that we are dealing with human knowledge of nature? Steiner worked and reworked his Rosicrucian cosmology to make it increasingly precise and ......