This history offers a powerful & original account of Germany from the eve of the French Revolution to the end of World War One Written by a leading German historian who has transformed the historiography of modern Germany over the past two decades Covers the whole of the long nineteenth century & emphasizes continuities through this period Brings together political social & cultural history Combines a comprehensive account with a feel for the human dimension & the history of everyday life Accessible to non-specialists thought-provoking & entertaining The updated second edition

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Surveying applied arts & industrial design from the 18th century to the present day this book explores the dynamic relationship between design & manufacturing & the technological social & commercial context in which this relationship developed The effects of a vastly enlarged audience for the products of modern design & the complex dynamic of mass consumption are also discussed Part of this dynamic reveals that products serve as signs for desires that have little to do with need or function The book also explores the impact of a wealth of new man-made industrial materials & tools on the course of modern design
- from steel to titanium plywood to plastic cotton to nylon wire to transistors & microprocessors to nanotubes The research development & applications of these technologies are shown as depending upon far-reaching lines of communication stretching across geographical & linguistic boundaries Reviews of the first edition Raizmans book awakens you to examples of design that surround us everywhere all the time By the end the History of Modern Design manages the rare trick of being an authoritative textbook that fuels the imagination (Blueprint)
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A directionless man attempts to break free of the confines of his life Set in Kent in 1910 Alfred Polly is a man with a failing business & a failing marriage Alfred decides to leave everything & sets out travelling to find a better life ...

Copleston an Oxford Jesuit & specialist in the history of philosophy first created his history as an introduction for Catholic ecclesiastical seminaries However since its first publication (the last volume appearing in the mid-1970s) the series has become the classic account for all philosophy scholars & students The 11-volume series gives an accessible account of each philosopher's work but also explains their relationship to the work of other philosophers ...

The making of pictures has a history going back perhaps 100000 years to an African shell used as a paint palette Two-thirds of it is irrevocably lost since the earliest images known to us are from about 40000 years ago But what a 40000 years explored here by David Hockney & Martin Gayford in a brilliantly original book They privilege no medium or period or style but instead in 16 chapters discuss how & why pictures have been made & insistently link 'art' to human skills & human needs Each chapter addresses an important question What happens when we try to express reality in two dimensions? Why is the ' Mona Lisa' beautiful & why are shadows so rarely found in Chinese Japanese & Persian painting? Why are optical projections always going to be more beautiful than HD television can ever be? How have the makers of images depicted movement? What makes marks on a flat surface interesting? Energized by two lifetimes of looking at pictures combined with a great artist's 70-year experience of experimentation as he makes them this profoundly moving & enlightening volume will be the art book of the decade ...

Written by Marv Wolfman Art by George P & Karl Kesel Cover by Alex Ross Don miss this new printing of the definitive history of the DC Universe Featuring virtually every character in the DC Universe this tale takes us from the dawn of creation to the end of recorded history & lays the foundation for adventures to come Advance-solicited; on sale May 13 o 104 pg FC 1299 US ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Collection of documentaries that explore the history of grand prix racing & The History of Grand Prix Racing& traces the evolution of motor sport from the UK&s first racing track at Brooklands to the hi-tech international sport Formula One is today & Jaguar& looks at the racing history of the famous British car manufacturer while & Lotus& explores the life & legacy of Colin Chapman the founder of the Lotus car company Finally & Great Circuits& looks at three of the most iconic tracks in motor racing Silverstone Monaco & the Nurburgring ...

A first-hand account of the war between Sparta & Athens from a man dubbed the &father of scientific history& Thucydides History of The Peloponnesian War is translated from the Greek by Rex Warner with an introduction & notes by MI Finley in Penguin Classics& My work is not a piece of writing designed to meet the taste of an immediate public but was done to last for ever& Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ this detailed contemporary account of the long life-&-death struggle between Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) & the Delian League (led by Athens) stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author&s ambitious claim Thucydides himself was an Athenian & achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war He applied thereafter a passion for accuracy & a contempt for myth & romance in compiling this factual record of a disastrous conflict Thucydides (c 460-400 BC) Greek historian & author took a small part in the Peloponnesian War when it broke out in 431BC His account The Peoloponnesian War is the only surviving source for much of the period that he describes Some of the chronological inconsistencies have been the cause of controversy among scholars for centuries If you enjoyed History of the Peloponnesian War you might like Suetonius& The Twelve Caesars also available in Penguin Classics ...

' The greatest history of an event I know'
- CLR James Regarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written
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History of the World is a game of epic conquest set amid the rise & fall of mighty empires Each game spans the dawn of civilization to the twentieth century as you take command of historical civilizations & spread your influence across the globe The more territories you claim the more points you’ll score but you’ll have to drive your rivals out if you want to build the largest empire Originally released in 1991 this remastered version of History of the World maintains the thrilling gameplay of the original game while bringing it into the modern age with a beautifully illustrated board & gorgeous new components Marshall your forces & defeat your adversaries At the end of the game only the player with the most points will have their immortal name etched into the annals of history! You’ll choose one of forty historical empires to control during each of History of the World’s five epochs & they all come with their own strategic considerations Each empire has its own number of starting armies a starting territory & unique abilities that help determine your course of action during that epoch You might focus on securing resources to build monuments as the Egyptians or you could become the Carthaginians & trample your opponents beneath the thundering feet of your war elephants Whichever civilization you choose your actions in one epoch echo into the next Whoever can make the best use of their civilization’s unique attributes will position themselves to rule through the ages Ages 14 Players 3
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