Drawing upon insights in fields such as anthropology and linguistics, this book deals with the concept of historical sequence and continuous change across time.
Who are the Quakers, what do they believe, and what do they practice? The Religious Society of Friends - also known as Quakers - believes that everyone can have a direct... Læs mere
Copyright A2010 [first edition] Richard Cockett.
Many thousands of people kill themselves every year, and many more are left behind to grieve. This book recounts individual suicide cases from the Bible and ancient Greeks to the present day and analyzes how ideas about suicide have changed over time.
In a perplexing passage from the "Gospel of John", Jesus is likened to the most reviled creature in Christian symbology: the snake.... Læs mere
Igor Stravinsky was a towering composer of the twentieth century and closely linked to dance. His early commissions for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - "The Firebird", "Petrouchka",... Læs mere
A three-volume study of the Holocaust. First published in 1961, Raul Hilberg's account of how Germany annihilated the Jewish community of Europe spurred discussion... Læs mere
A revealing collection of midcentury French verse forged in the war that reshaped our understanding of the human condition