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Beyond the Canon
This book reflects on the culture wars over the historical canon in today’s globalizing world. It discusses the attempts to review and transcend the received canon in historical research and…
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Bobby Fischer Goes to War
By the authors of the national bestseller Wittgenstein’s Poker, a riveting account of the legendary 1972 chess match between Boris Spassky, the world champion from the Soviet Union, and the…
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City, Country, Empire
In the urgently expanding field of environmental history, two trends are emerging. Research has internationalized, crossing political and historical borders. And urban spaces are increasingly seen as part of, not…
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have…
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