Purveyors of spiritualized medicine have been legion in American religious history, but few have achieved the superstar status of Dr John... Læs mere
Studies music and social dance in the 18th and 19th centuries
Presents a journey through the universe of signs in search of how the natural world came to mean something to someone. This book shows that life at its most basic... Læs mere
Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to... Læs mere
For constructivists, 'nature' and 'reality' are simply what scientists agree to regard as natural or real. Further, the methods and standards of... Læs mere
Called back home to defend Hungary from incessant Allied bombings, the Hungarian air force ended the Second World War much as they had the First-salvaging aircraft parts from downed invaders and fighting until they no longer had airfields from which to operate.
Considers really big animals and how they lived
The Cambrian Period was a critical time in Earth's history during this immense span of time nearly every modern group of animals appeared. This book deals with the life and times of the amazing animals that inhabited Earth more than 500 million years ago.