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Books > Humanities > Archaeology
As modern-day muckraker Danny Schechter writes in his new
introduction, exclusive to this Cosimo Classics edition: "In this
era of financial crisis compounded, and even perhaps enabled, by a
dearth of investigative reporting, it is valuable to go back in
time to learn from the work of great journalists with the courage
to have taken on avaricious corporations and irresponsible business
practices."Perhaps no book demands our attention and respect as
much as the one now in your hands. The unabridged edition, long out
of print, of Ida Tarbell's study/expose of the history of the
Standard Oil Company is an American classic, a model of careful
research, detailed analysis, clear expository writing, and social
mission. It has been hailed as one of the top ten of journalism's
greatest hits."In this book, offering Volumes I&II, Tarbell
explores: the birth of the oil industry the rise of the Standard
Oil Company the "oil war" of 1872 the beginnings of the oil trust
the first interstate commerce bill battles over oil pipelines the
marketing of oil the political response to Standard's domination
breaking up the oil trust competition in the oil industry and
more.IDA MINERVA TARBELL (1857-1944) is remembered today as a
muckraking journalist, thanks to this 1904 blockbuster expose.
Originally published as a series of articles in McClure's magazine,
this groundbreaking work highlighted the dangers of business
monopolies and contributed to the eventual breakup of Standard
Oil.Investigative journalist DANNY SCHECHTER is editor of
Mediachannel.org and author of numerous books on the media,
including Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the
Subprime Scandal (Cosimo). For more, see
www.newsdissector.com/plunder.
The 1970s are of particular relevance for understanding the
socio-economic changes still shaping Western societies today. The
collapse of traditional manufacturing industries like coal and
steel, shipbuilding, and printing, as well as the rise of the
service sector, contributed to a notable sense of decline and
radical transformation. Building on the seminal work of Lutz
Raphael and Anselm Doering-Manteuffel, Nach dem Boom, which
identified a "social transformation of revolutionary quality" that
ushered in "digital financial capitalism," this volume features a
series of essays that reconsider the idea of a structural break in
the 1970s. Contributors draw on case studies from France, the
Netherlands, the UK, the US, and Germany to examine the validity of
the "after the boom" hypothesis. Since the Boom attempts to bridge
the gap between the English and highly productive German debates on
the 1970s.
Two precious Gold Horns were sacrificed by a group of Angles in
South Jutland shortly before they migrated to England. The pictures
on the horns offer a substantial explanation of the pre-Christian
religion of the Angles. This book describes how many Anglian groups
from the continent migrated to England and brought with them their
culture and English language. It provides an original analysis of
archaeological finds and documentation of the Anglo-Saxon religion.
This can be observed in finds from the heathen Anglo-Saxons, - the
Sutton Hoo ship burial, Franks Casket, the square-headed brooches,
idols, amulets and ceramics. The book also explores Runes - the
most remarkable invention of the Angles. The book will be enjoyed
by anybody interested in English heritage and especially those with
an interest in pre-Christian Anglo-Saxons.
Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of
us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that
formed it. This book explains the principles of geology, geography
and geomorphology, and shows how a basic understanding of
geological timescales, plate tectonics and landforms can help you
'read' the great outdoors. This is a highly illustrated book with a
very accessible text that beautifully illuminates the landscape
around us.
Where are the tombs of Alexander the Great or Cleopatra? Both
rulers were buried in Egypt, but their tombs have never been found
despite years of intensive research and excavation. Yet we have
tantalizing clues. Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt describes
the quest for these and other great 'missing' tombs - those we know
existed, but which have not yet been identified. It also discusses
key moments of discovery that have yielded astonishing finds and
created the archetypal image of the archaeologist poised at the
threshold of a tomb left untouched for millennia. In this gripping
account, Chris Naunton explains the mysteries of the missing tombs
and presents all the evidence, skilfully unravelling the tangled
threads surrounding the burials of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten
and his son Tutankhamun, and the burial place of Imhotep, architect
of the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, among others. Could other such
tombs lie undiscovered in the Valley of the Kings? In fact, the
Valley almost certainly does guard hidden treasures. Amazing finds
of unsuspected tombs continue to occur there and elsewhere in
Egypt, making headlines worldwide - all are covered in this book.
As well as immersing the reader, step by step, in the action of the
search and the thrill of discovery, the book also explores the
reasons why tombs remain such a central part of both the popular
perception of Egyptology and the continuing allure of ancient
Egypt.
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