Looking For History

Author : Alma Guillermoprieto
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307426673

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Looking for History by Alma Guillermoprieto Pdf

From the esteemed New Yorker correspondent comes an incisive volume of essays and reportage that vividly illuminates Latin America’s recent history. Only Alma Guillermoprieto, the most highly regarded writer on the region, could unravel the complex threads of Colombia’s cocaine wars or assess the combination of despotism, charm, and political jiu-jitsu that has kept Fidel Castro in power for more than 40 years. And no one else can write with such acumen and sympathy about statesmen and campesinos, leftist revolutionaries and right-wing militias, and political figures from Evita Peron to Mexico’s irrepressible president, Vicente Fox. Whether she is following the historic papal visit to Havana or staying awake for a pre-dawn interview with an insomniac Subcomandante Marcos, Guillermoprieto displays both the passion and knowledge of an insider and the perspective of a seasoned analyst. Looking for History is journalism in the finest traditions of Joan Didion, V. S. Naipaul, and Ryszard Kapucinski: observant, empathetic, and beautifully written.

Author : R. J. Unstead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1955
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:316341129

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Looking at History. [With Illustrations.]. by R. J. Unstead Pdf

Author : Kyle Ward
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458729927

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History in the Making by Kyle Ward Pdf

In this thought-provoking study (Library Journal ), historian Kyle Ward-the widely acclaimed co-author of History Lessons-gives us another fascinating look at the biases inherent in the way we learn about our history. Juxtaposing passages from...

Author : Jacques Attali
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781628721331

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A Brief History of the Future by Jacques Attali Pdf

What will planet Earth be like in twenty years? At mid-century? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise for the future and been more fraught with dangers. Attali anticipates an unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now.

Author : Nicolas Rashevsky
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : WISC:89048106827

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Looking at History Through Mathematics by Nicolas Rashevsky Pdf

Author : Nicholas Chare,Mitchell B. Frank
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000226355

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History and Art History by Nicholas Chare,Mitchell B. Frank Pdf

Through a series of cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary interventions, leading international scholars of history and art history explore ways in which the study of images enhances knowledge of the past and informs our understanding of the present. Spanning a diverse range of time periods and places, the contributions cumulatively showcase ways in which ongoing dialogue between history and art history raises important aesthetic, ethical and political questions for the disciplines. The volume fosters a methodological awareness that enriches exchanges across these distinct fields of knowledge. This innovative book will be of interest to scholars in art history, cultural studies, history, visual culture and historiography.

Author : Linda Kalof
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-15
Category : Art
ISBN : 1861893345

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Looking at Animals in Human History by Linda Kalof Pdf

Taking in a wide range of visual and textual materials, Linda Kalof in Looking at Animals in Human History unearths many surprising and revealing examples of our depictions of animals.

Author : R. J. Unstead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : History, Ancient
ISBN : OCLC:1113753496

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Looking at Ancient History by R. J. Unstead Pdf

Author : A.E.J. Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1345 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317885139

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History of Urban Form Before the Industrial Revolution by A.E.J. Morris Pdf

Provides an international history of urban development, from its origins to the industrial revolution. This well established book maintains the high standard of information found in the previous two editions, describing the physical results of some 5000 years of urban activity. It explains and develops the concept of 'unplanned' cities that grow organically, in contrast with 'planned' cities that were shaped in response to urban form determinants. Spread throughout the texts are copious illustrations from a wealth of sources, including cartographic urban records, aerial and other photographs, original drawings and the author's numerous analytical line drawings.

Author : R. J. Unstead
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : LCCN:67080307

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Looking at History by R. J. Unstead Pdf

Author : Alma Guillermoprieto
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2011-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780307787965

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The Heart That Bleeds by Alma Guillermoprieto Pdf

An extraordinarily vivid, unflinching series of portraits of South America today, written from the inside out, by the award-winning New Yorker journalist and widely admired author of Samba.

Author : John Julius Norwich
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780500773581

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The Great Cities in History by John Julius Norwich Pdf

A work of history, but also about art and architecture, trade and commerce, travel and exploration, economics and politics, this is above all a book about people and how, over the millennia, they have managed to live closely together. From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of humankind Babylon and Nineveh, Athens and Rome, Istanbul and Venice, Timbuktu and Samarkand, their very names are redolent both of history and romance. The Great Cities in History tells their story from early Uruk and Thebes to Jerusalem and Alexandria. Then the fabulous cities of the first millennium: Damascus and Baghdad in the days of the Caliphates, Teotihuacan and Maya Tikal in Central America, and Changan, capital of Tang Dynasty China. The medieval world saw the rise of powerful cities: Palermo and Paris in Europe, Benin in Africa and Angkor of the Khmer. In the early modern world, we journey to Islamic Isfahan and Agra, and Prague and Amsterdam in their heyday, before arriving at the phenomenon of the contemporary mega-city: London and New York, Tokyo and Barcelona, Los Angeles and São Paulo. A galaxy of more than fifty distinguished authors, including Jan Morris, Colin Thubron, Simon Schama, Orlando Figes, Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Misha Glenny, Adam Zamoyski and A. N. Wilson, evoke the character of each place and explain the reasons for its success, seeing what each city would have been like during its golden age.

Author : Walter Benjamin
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1537061062

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On the Concept of History by Walter Benjamin Pdf

On The Concept of History is a politics & social sciences essay written by German philosopher and social science critic Walter Benjamin. On The Concept of History is one of Walter Benjamin's best known, and most controversial works. The politics & social sciences essay is composed of twenty numbered paragraphs in which Benjamin uses poetic and scientific analogies to present a critique of historicism. Walter Benjamin wrote the brief essay shortly before attempting to escape from Vichy France, where French collaborationist government officials were handing over Jewish refugees like Walter Benjamin to the Nazi Gestapo. Walter Benjamin completed On The Concept of History before fleeing to Spain where he unfortunately committed suicide. Benjamin's work is often required textbook reading in various subjects such as humanities, philosophy, and politics & social sciences.

Author : Peter Seixas,Tom Morton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-30
Category : Historiography
ISBN : 0176541543

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The Big Six Historical Thinking Concepts by Peter Seixas,Tom Morton Pdf

Authors Peter Seixas and Tom Morton provide a guide to bring powerful understandings of these six historical thinking concepts into the classroom through teaching strategies and model activities. Table of Contents Historical Significance Evidence Continuity and Change Cause and Consequence Historical Perspectives The Ethical Dimension The accompanying DVD-ROM includes: Modifiable Blackline Masters All graphics, photographs, and illustrations from the text Additional teaching support Order Information: All International Based Customers (School, University and Consumer): All US based customers please contact [email protected] All International customers (exception US and Asia) please contact Nelson.international@ne lson.com

Author : Elizabeth Wilson,Lou Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : PSU:000018864960

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Through the Looking Glass by Elizabeth Wilson,Lou Taylor Pdf

Accompanies BBC TV series of same title, first broadcast in November 1989.