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Author : Dexter Hoyos
Release : 2017-04-17
Genre : Carthage (Extinct city)
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 456/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mastering the West by : Dexter Hoyos
Download or read book Mastering the West written by Dexter Hoyos. This book was released on 2017-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history of the Punic Wars intended for all audiences"--
Author : B. Dexter Hoyos
Release : 2015
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 106/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mastering the West by : B. Dexter Hoyos
Download or read book Mastering the West written by B. Dexter Hoyos. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tour de force of military history that recounts a critical turning-point in the history of Rome
Author : Niall Ferguson
Release : 2011-11-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 029/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Civilization by : Niall Ferguson
Download or read book Civilization written by Niall Ferguson. This book was released on 2011-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower “A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.” —Wall Street Journal “[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force.” —Boston Globe Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
Author : Lars Brownworth
Release : 2010-06-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 969/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Lost to the West by : Lars Brownworth
Download or read book Lost to the West written by Lars Brownworth. This book was released on 2010-06-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with unforgettable stories of emperors, generals, and religious patriarchs, as well as fascinating glimpses into the life of the ordinary citizen, Lost to the West reveals how much we owe to the Byzantine Empire that was the equal of any in its achievements, appetites, and enduring legacy. For more than a millennium, Byzantium reigned as the glittering seat of Christian civilization. When Europe fell into the Dark Ages, Byzantium held fast against Muslim expansion, keeping Christianity alive. Streams of wealth flowed into Constantinople, making possible unprecedented wonders of art and architecture. And the emperors who ruled Byzantium enacted a saga of political intrigue and conquest as astonishing as anything in recorded history. Lost to the West is replete with stories of assassination, mass mutilation and execution, sexual scheming, ruthless grasping for power, and clashing armies that soaked battlefields with the blood of slain warriors numbering in the tens of thousands.
Author : Iain McGilchrist
Release : 2019-03-26
Genre : Psychology
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Book Rating : 920/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Master and His Emissary by : Iain McGilchrist
Download or read book The Master and His Emissary written by Iain McGilchrist. This book was released on 2019-03-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the bestselling classic – published with a special introduction to mark its 10th anniversary This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain – the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the ‘rational’ side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true? Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a very poor master. As he shows, it is the right side which is the more reliable and insightful. Without it, our world would be mechanistic – stripped of depth, colour and value.
