Sciences humaines & sociales
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages ; And the Beginning of the Modern World
Thomas Cahill
- Anchor books usa
- 5 Mars 2008
- 9780385495561
After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today. On visits to the great cities of Europe--m...
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Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free
Charles P. Pierce
- Anchor books usa
- 7 Mai 2010
- 9780767926157
Traces how uneducated buffoonery became popular to the point of representing American culture, and expresses the author's hope that the nation will eventually value intellect more than reality television. ...
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Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion
Walter Nugent
- Anchor books usa
- 8 Juin 2009
- 9781400078189
An in-depth history chronicles the country's uniquely rapid accumulation of territory, empire building, and global involvement from the Revolutionary War to the present day, examining the tenuous balance between the U.S. acting as a republic or as an empire and the problematic future of America's im...
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Longitudes and Attitudes ; The World in the Age of Terrorism
Thomas L. Friedman
- Anchor books usa
- 14 Août 2003
- 9781400031252
Collects the twice-weekly columns by the foreign affairs writer for "The New York Times" as published since September 11 to document the nation's emotional and analytical responses to the terrorist attacks and their aftermath. ...
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A prize-winning contributing writer to <IT>The New York Times Magazine<RO> examines the role of oil in exacerbating the problems of the modern world, covering a broad range of topics from Hugo Chávez's oil-wealth redistribution proposal to the Ecuadorian lawsuit against Chevron. Reprint....
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Mexico making a bid for global supremacy? Poland becoming America's closest ally? World War III taking place in space? It might sound fantastic but all these things can happen. This title offers a readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the 21st century. It predicts wh...
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The Strong Horse ; Power Politics, and The Clash of Arab Civilizations
Lee Smith
- Anchor books usa
- 4 Janvier 2011
- 9780767921800
Challenges western misunderstandings about the Arab world while outlining recommendations on how to improve relationships between the United States and the Middle East, explaining the importance of America's strategic hold on regional interests. ...
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