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Wars are one of the defining characteristics of human psyche. They have, through bloodshed, chaos and ultimately suffering, pushed the human civilisation forward and still continue to do so. They are the means through which civilisations have defined themselves and paved the way for pages of history...

In questa insolita Guida alla Massoneria la più “longeva” associazione iniziatica della storia umana viene analizzata non solo da un punto di vista storico, ma soprattutto come scuola di pensiero, partendo dai fondamenti delle sue antiche origini per arrivare a delinearne l’attualità nella...

Africa has a long and fascinating history and is a place of growing importance in the world history curriculum. This detailed encyclopedia covers the history of African kingdoms from antiquity through the mid-19th century, tracing the dynasties' ties to modern globalization and influences on world...

Have you ever wondered about the origin of our western cultural artifacts (symbols, myths, legends, customs and traditions)? Where was the Garden of Eden? From where did the magic spell Abracadabra originate? What was the original use of the zodiac? How did the concepts of sin and Hell come about?...

The Neanderthals populated western Europe from nearly 250,000 to 30,000 years ago when they disappeared from the archaeological record. In turn, populations of anatomically modern humans, Homo sapiens, came to dominate the area. Seeking to understand the nature of this replacement, which has become...

Throughout history some areas have been less attractive for living and farming than others. These areas are identified as marginal because of environmental, economic or socio-political factors. How can we recognise marginality in the archaeological record? How particularly can environmental remains...

It was a common belief among ancient Greeks that life after death existed and that the dead needed their accessories to enjoy in their status after they are dead. According to Morris, space and time mark burial customs in Greece. Greek culture and customs were largely affected by its geography. Economic...

This book scrutinizes physical, temporal and psychological strata across early twentieth-century literature, focusing on geological and archaeological tropes and conceptions of the stratified psyche. The essays explore psychological perceptions, from practices of envisioning that mimic looking at...

Over the course of the eighteenth century, European intellectuals shifted from admiring China as a utopian place of wonder to despising it as a backwards and despotic state. That transformation had little to do with changes in China itself, and everything to do with Enlightenment conceptions of political...

Identity: The Necessity of a Modern Idea is the first comprehensive history of identity as the answer to the question, "who, or what, am I?" It covers the century from the end of World War I, when identity in this sense first became an issue for writers and philosophers, to 2010, when European...

Unlike those who are expected to place their hand on its cover and make an oath, the Bible does not tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The biblical authors only told theirs. Even the women actually named are remarkably silent, making it easy to believe whatever has been said...

Beide hielten sich für Genies, beide wollten Großes schaffen. Der eine hat die Musik, der andere die Philosophie des 19. Jahrhunderts revolutioniert, fortwirkend bis heute. Als sie sich 1868 erstmals trafen, begann eine geradezu symbiotische Beziehung, bis die innige Zuneigung in unerbittliche Feindschaft...

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre Quand un traité devient le bouc émissaire des maux politiques nationaux, mieux vaut tenter de le comprendre. Tel est le sel de ce récit, taraudé par cette question : où va donc la Hongrie, ce cœur baroque de la Mittel...

Parce que pour connaître les peuples, il faut d'abord les comprendre Il était une fois une de ces jeunes nations nées de l’éclatement sanglant de l’ex-Yougoslavie. Un pays dont les racines puisent dans les tréfonds de l’Empire austro-hongrois et auquel ses dirigeants successifs n’ont...