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Notes from The Century Before

2013-03-06 History
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Release : 2013-03-06
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Book Synopsis Notes from The Century Before by : Edward Hoagland

Download or read book Notes from The Century Before written by Edward Hoagland. This book was released on 2013-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1966, Edward Hoagland made a three-month excursion into the wild country of British Columbia and encountered a way of life that was disappearing even as he chronicled it. Showcasing Hoagland’s extraordinary gifts for portraiture—his cast runs from salty prospector to trader, explorer, missionary, and indigenous guide—Notes from the Century Before is a breathtaking mix of anecdote, derring-do, and unparalleled elegy from one of the finest writers of our time.

Notes on a Century

2012-05-10 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2012-05-10
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Notes on a Century by : Bernard Lewis

Download or read book Notes on a Century written by Bernard Lewis. This book was released on 2012-05-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Went Wrong? tells the story of his extraordinary life After September 11, Americans who had never given much thought to the Middle East turned to Bernard Lewis for an explanation, catapulting What Went Wrong? and later Crisis of Islam to become number one bestsellers. He was the first to warn of a coming "clash of civilizations," a term he coined in 1957, and has led an amazing life, as much a political actor as a scholar of the Middle East. In this witty memoir he reflects on the events that have transformed the region since World War II, up through the Arab Spring. A pathbreaking scholar with command of a dozen languages, Lewis has advised American presidents and dined with politicians from the shah of Iran to the pope. Over the years, he had tea at Buckingham Palace, befriended Golda Meir, and briefed politicians from Ted Kennedy to Dick Cheney. No stranger to controversy, he pulls no punches in his blunt criticism of those who see him as the intellectual progenitor of the Iraq war. Like America’s other great historian-statesmen Arthur Schlesinger and Henry Kissinger, he is a figure of towering intellect and a world-class raconteur, which makes Notes on a Century essential reading for anyone who cares about the fate of the Middle East.

Notes from the Century Before

1982-01-01 Travel
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Release : 1982-01-01
Genre : Travel
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Book Synopsis Notes from the Century Before by : Edward Hoagland

Download or read book Notes from the Century Before written by Edward Hoagland. This book was released on 1982-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Notes from the Century Before

1995 British Columbia, Northern
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Release : 1995
Genre : British Columbia, Northern
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Book Synopsis Notes from the Century Before by : Hoagland, Edward

Download or read book Notes from the Century Before written by Hoagland, Edward. This book was released on 1995. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1966, Edward Hoagland made a three-month excursion into the wild country of British Columbia and encountered a way of life that was disappearing even as he chronicled it. Showcasing Hoagland's extraordinary gifts for portraiture--his cast runs from salty prospector to trader, explorer, missionary, and indigenous guide--"Notes from the Century Before" is a breathtaking mix of anecdote, derring-do, and unparalleled elegy from one of the finest writers of our time.

Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series)

2001-04-17 Science
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Release : 2001-04-17
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Book Synopsis Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series) by : J. R. McNeill

Download or read book Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (The Global Century Series) written by J. R. McNeill. This book was released on 2001-04-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker The history of the twentieth century is most often told through its world wars, the rise and fall of communism, or its economic upheavals. In his startling book, J. R. McNeill gives us our first general account of what may prove to be the most significant dimension of the twentieth century: its environmental history. To a degree unprecedented in human history, we have refashioned the earth's air, water, and soil, and the biosphere of which we are a part. Based on exhaustive research, McNeill's story—a compelling blend of anecdotes, data, and shrewd analysis—never preaches: it is our definitive account. This is a volume in The Global Century Series (general editor, Paul Kennedy).

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