How the West Came to Rule: The Geopolitical Origins of Capitalism
Mainstream historical accounts of the development of capitalism describe a process which is fundamentally European - a system that was born in the mills and factories of England or under the guillotines of the French Revolution. In this groundbreaking book, a very different story is told. How the West Came to Rule offers a unique interdisciplinary and international historical account of the origins of capitalism.
Written in a funny, charming, and conversational style, Word Origins is the first book to offer a thorough investigation of the history and the science of etymology, making this little-known field accessible to everyone interested in the history of words. Partly a history, partly a how-to, and completely entertaining, Word Origins invites readers behind the scenes to watch an etymologist at work.
TTC - Origins and Ideologies of the American Revolution
Course No. 8520 (48 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Peter C. Mancall University of Southern California Ph.D., Harvard University 1. Self-Evident Truths 2. Ideas and Ideologies 3. Europeans of Colonial America 4. Natives and Slaves of Colonial America 5. The Colonies in the Atlantic World, c. 1750 6. The Seven Years' War 7. The British Constitution
Reading Fiction with Lucian: Fakes, Freaks and Hyperreality
This book offers a captivating new interpretation of Lucian as a fictional theorist and writer to stand alongside the novelists of the day, bringing to bear on his works a whole new set of reading strategies. It argues that the aesthetic and cultural issues Lucian faced, in a world of mimesis and replication, were akin to those found in postmodern contexts: the ubiquity of the fake, the erasure of origins, the focus on the freakish and weird at the expense of the traditional.
Origins of Language: A Slim Guide offers a concise and accessible overview of what is known about the evolution of the human capacity for language. Non-human animals communicate in simple ways: they may be able to form simple concepts, to feel some limited empathy for others, to cooperate to some extent, and to engage in mind-reading.
