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The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) (Hardcover): Ida M. "Tarbell The History of the Standard Oil Company ( 2 Volumes in 1) (Hardcover)
Ida M. "Tarbell; Introduction by Danny Schechter
R1,904 Discovery Miles 19 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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.

America, 1908 - The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation... America, 1908 - The Dawn of Flight, the Race to the Pole, the Invention of the Model T, and the Making of a Modern Nation (Paperback)
Jim Rasenberger
R434 R410 Discovery Miles 4 100 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A captivating look at a bygone era through the lens of a single, surprisingly momentous American year one century ago. 1908 was the year Henry Ford launched the Model T, the Wright Brothers proved to the world that they had mastered the art of flight, Teddy Roosevelt decided to send American naval warships around the globe, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series (a feat they have never yet repeated), and six automobiles set out on an incredible 20,000 mile race from New York City to Paris via the frozen Bering Strait.

A charming and knowledgeable guide, Rasenberger takes readers back to a time of almost limitless optimism, even in the face of enormous inequality, an era when the majority of Americans believed that the future was bound to be better than the past, that the world's worst problems would eventually be solved, and that nothing at all was impossible. As Thomas Edison succinctly said that year, "Anything, everything is possible."

Q in Matthew - Ancient Media, Memory, and Early Scribal Transmission of the Jesus Tradition (Hardcover): Alan Kirk Q in Matthew - Ancient Media, Memory, and Early Scribal Transmission of the Jesus Tradition (Hardcover)
Alan Kirk
R4,252 Discovery Miles 42 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Advocates of the established hypotheses on the origins of the Synoptic gospels and their interrelationships (the Synoptic Problem), and especially those defending or contesting the existence of the "source" (Q), are increasingly being called upon to justify their position with reference to ancient media practices. Still others go so far as to claim that ancient media realities force a radical rethinking of the whole project of Synoptic source criticism, and they question whether traditional documentary approaches remain valid at all. This debate has been hampered to date by the patchy reception of research on ancient media in Synoptic scholarship. Seeking to rectify this problem, Alan Kirk here mounts a defense, grounded in the practices of memory and manuscript transmission in the Roman world, of the Two Document Hypothesis. He shows how ancient media/memory approaches in fact offer new leverage on classic research problems in scholarship on the Synoptic Gospels, and that they have the potential to break the current impasse in the Synoptic Problem. The results of his analysis open up new insights to the early reception and scribal transmission of the Jesus tradition and cast new light on some long-conflicted questions in Christian origins.

Complexity Economics - Building a New Approach to Ancient Economic History (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021): Koenraad Verboven Complexity Economics - Building a New Approach to Ancient Economic History (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Koenraad Verboven
R3,905 Discovery Miles 39 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Economic archaeology and ancient economic history have boomed the past decades. The former thanks to greatly enhanced techniques to identify, collect, and interpret material remains as proxies for economic interactions and performance; the latter by embracing the frameworks of new institutional economics. Both disciplines, however, still have great difficulty talking with each other. There is no reliable method to convert ancient proxy-data into the economic indicators used in economic history. In turn, the shared cultural belief-systems underlying institutions and the symbolic ways in which these are reproduced remain invisible in the material record. This book explores ways to bring both disciplines closer together by building a theoretical and methodological framework to evaluate and integrate archaeological proxy-data in economic history research. Rather than the linear interpretations offered by neoclassical or neomalthusian models, we argue that complexity economics, based on system theory, offers a promising way forward.

Walking in Roman Culture (Hardcover): Timothy M. O'Sullivan Walking in Roman Culture (Hardcover)
Timothy M. O'Sullivan
R2,816 Discovery Miles 28 160 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Walking served as an occasion for the display of power and status in ancient Rome, where great men paraded with their entourages through city streets and elite villa owners strolled with friends in private colonnades and gardens. In this first book-length treatment of the culture of walking in ancient Rome, Timothy O'Sullivan explores the careful attention which Romans paid to the way they moved through their society. He employs a wide range of literary, artistic, and architectural evidence to reveal the crucial role that walking played in the performance of social status, the discourse of the body and the representation of space. By examining how Roman authors depict walking, this book sheds new light on the Romans themselves not only how they perceived themselves and their experience of the world, but also how they drew distinctions between work and play, mind and body, and republic and empire."

The Book of Martyrs - Containing an Account of the Sufferings and Death of the Protestants in the Reign of Queen Mary the... The Book of Martyrs - Containing an Account of the Sufferings and Death of the Protestants in the Reign of Queen Mary the First. Illustrated With Copper-plates. Originally Written by Mr. John Fox (Hardcover)
John Foxe
R1,374 Discovery Miles 13 740 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The art of Boxing. By Daniel Mendoza, P.P (Hardcover): Daniel Mendoza The art of Boxing. By Daniel Mendoza, P.P (Hardcover)
Daniel Mendoza
R719 Discovery Miles 7 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Motul de San Jose - Politics, History, and Economy in a Maya Polity (Hardcover): Antonia E Foias, Kitty F Emery Motul de San Jose - Politics, History, and Economy in a Maya Polity (Hardcover)
Antonia E Foias, Kitty F Emery
R2,224 Discovery Miles 22 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political organisation during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex questions regarding political centralisation, economic change, and the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the civilisation have been examined and reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul de San Jose. By presenting a coherent interdisciplinary body of archaeological and environmental data, the volume offers an intensely deep, focused investigation of the various models of the ancient Maya political and economic systems. Research conducted over six seasons of fieldwork reveals a more centralised political system than expected and uncovers the workings of the ancient economic structure. The contributors offer new details concerning how involved royals and non-royal elites were in the politics of nearby states, as well as an extensive tribute system

The Compleat Angler - Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation in two Parts I A Large and Particular Account of Rivers,... The Compleat Angler - Or, Contemplative Man's Recreation in two Parts I A Large and Particular Account of Rivers, Fish-ponds, Fish, and Fishing: Written by Mr Isaac Walton II The Best and Fullest Instructions how to Angle for a Trout (Hardcover)
Izaak Walton
R941 Discovery Miles 9 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The True Interest and Political Maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland. In Three Parts. ... Written by John de... The True Interest and Political Maxims of the Republick of Holland and West-Friesland. In Three Parts. ... Written by John de Witt, and Other Great men in Holland. (Hardcover)
Pieter De LA Court
R1,113 Discovery Miles 11 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Disembodied Souls - The Nefesh in Israel and Kindred Spirits in the Ancient Near East, with an Appendix on the Katumuwa... Disembodied Souls - The Nefesh in Israel and Kindred Spirits in the Ancient Near East, with an Appendix on the Katumuwa Inscription (Hardcover)
Richard C Steiner
R1,101 Discovery Miles 11 010 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Archaeologies of Conflict (Hardcover, New): John Carman Archaeologies of Conflict (Hardcover, New)
John Carman
R2,850 Discovery Miles 28 500 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The development of key methodologies for the study of battlefields in the USA in the 1980s inspired a generation of British and European archaeologists to turn their attention to sites in their own countries. The end of the Cold War and key anniversaries of the World Wars inspired others, especially in the UK, to examine the material legacy of those conflicts before they disappeared. By 2000 the study of war was again firmly on the archaeological agenda. The overall purpose of the book is to encourage proponents and practitioners of Conflict Archaeology to consider what it is for and how to develop it in the future.The central argument is that, at present, Conflict Archaeology is effectively divided into closed communities who do not interact to any large extent. These separate communities are divided by period and by nationality, so that a truly international Conflict Archaeology has yet to emerge. These divisions prevent the exchange of information and ideas across boundaries and thereby limit the scope of the field. This book discusses these issues in detail, clearly outlining how they affect the development of Conflict Archaeology as a coherent branch of archaeology.

American journal of archaeology (Second Series) The Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America (Volume XXIV) 1920... American journal of archaeology (Second Series) The Journal of the Archaeological Institute of America (Volume XXIV) 1920 (Hardcover)
R1,546 R1,375 Discovery Miles 13 750 Save R171 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Egyptian Book of the Dead - The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum (Wisehouse Classics Edition) (Hardcover, 1st First): E. A.... Egyptian Book of the Dead - The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum (Wisehouse Classics Edition) (Hardcover, 1st First)
E. A. Wallis Budge
R1,051 Discovery Miles 10 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Homer and the Bronze Age - The Reflection of Humanistic Ideals in Diplomatic Practices (Hardcover, New): Peter Karavites Homer and the Bronze Age - The Reflection of Humanistic Ideals in Diplomatic Practices (Hardcover, New)
Peter Karavites
R3,112 Discovery Miles 31 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Peter Karavites presents a revisionist overview of Homeric scholarship, whose purpose is to bridge the gap between the "positivist" and "negativist" theories dominant in the greater part of the twentieth century. His investigation derives new insights from Homer's text and solves the age old question of the relationship between Homer and the Mycenaean age.

Cuban Cultural Heritage - A Rebel Past for a Revolutionary Nation (Hardcover): Pablo Alonso Gonzalez Cuban Cultural Heritage - A Rebel Past for a Revolutionary Nation (Hardcover)
Pablo Alonso Gonzalez
R2,291 Discovery Miles 22 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Cuban Cultural Heritage explores the role that cultural heritage and museums played in the construction of a national identity in postcolonial Cuba. Starting with independence from Spain in 1898 and moving through Cuban-American rapprochement in 2014, Pablo Alonso Gonzalez illustrates how political and ideological shifts have influenced ideas about heritage and how, in turn, heritage has been used by different social actors to reiterate their status, spread new ideologies, and consolidate political regimes. Unveiling the connections between heritage, power, and ideology, Alonso Gonzalez delves into the intricacies of Cuban history, covering key issues such as Cuba's cultural and political relationships with Spain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and so-called Third World countries; the complexities of Cuba's status as a postcolonial state; and the potential future paths of the Revolution in the years to come. This volume offers a detailed look at the function and place of cultural heritage under socialist states.

Hallelujah Hats - Volume 1 (Hardcover): Bruce Nelson Hallelujah Hats - Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Bruce Nelson; Photographs by Heather J Kirk; Designed by Heather J Kirk
R1,402 R1,154 Discovery Miles 11 540 Save R248 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Forgotten Founding Fathers - Pennsylvania and Delaware in the American Revolution (Hardcover): Gene Pisasale Forgotten Founding Fathers - Pennsylvania and Delaware in the American Revolution (Hardcover)
Gene Pisasale
R1,182 Discovery Miles 11 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Creation - Its Infinite Features and Finite Realms: Volume III The Advanced Civilization of Atlantis, Advanced Interstellar... The Creation - Its Infinite Features and Finite Realms: Volume III The Advanced Civilization of Atlantis, Advanced Interstellar Civilizations, and Their Relationship to One Another and Man (Hardcover)
Jack Hetrick
R848 Discovery Miles 8 480 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus (Hardcover): David A. Fiensy, Ralph K. Hawkins The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus (Hardcover)
David A. Fiensy, Ralph K. Hawkins
R1,035 Discovery Miles 10 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Flowers of Ancient History; Comprehending on a new Plan, the Most Remarkable and Interesting Events, as Well as Characters,... The Flowers of Ancient History; Comprehending on a new Plan, the Most Remarkable and Interesting Events, as Well as Characters, of Antiquity. Designed for the Improvement and Entertainment of Youth. By the Rev. John Adams, A.M (Hardcover)
John Adams
R937 Discovery Miles 9 370 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A new Voyage Round the World (Hardcover): Daniel Defoe A new Voyage Round the World (Hardcover)
Daniel Defoe
R863 Discovery Miles 8 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, By... An Account of the Voyages Undertaken by the Order of His Present Majesty for Making Discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere, By John Hawkesworth, LLD In Three vs Illustrated With Cuts, and a Great Variety of Charts and Maps [2ed] v 1 of 1 (Hardcover)
John Hawkesworth
R1,144 Discovery Miles 11 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Nine Pairs of Boots in Vietnam (Hardcover): Stephen R Williams, Rosie J Williams Nine Pairs of Boots in Vietnam (Hardcover)
Stephen R Williams, Rosie J Williams
R615 R559 Discovery Miles 5 590 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ritual and Pilgrimage in the Ancient Andes - The Islands of the Sun and the Moon (Paperback, 1st ed): Brian S. Bauer, Charles... Ritual and Pilgrimage in the Ancient Andes - The Islands of the Sun and the Moon (Paperback, 1st ed)
Brian S. Bauer, Charles Stanish
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Islands of the Sun and the Moon in Bolivia's Lake Titicaca were two of the most sacred locations in the Inca empire. A pan-Andean belief held that they marked the origin place of the Sun and the Moon, and pilgrims from across the Inca realm made ritual journeys to the sacred shrines there. In this book, Brian Bauer and Charles Stanish explore the extent to which this use of the islands as a pilgrimage center during Inca times was founded on and developed from earlier religious traditions of the Lake Titicaca region.

Drawing on a systematic archaeological survey and test excavations in the islands, as well as data from historical texts and ethnography, the authors document a succession of complex polities in the islands from 2000 BC to the time of European contact in the 1530s AD. They uncover significant evidence of pre-Inca ritual use of the islands, which raises the compelling possibility that the religious significance of the islands is of great antiquity. The authors also use these data to address broader anthropological questions on the role of pilgrimage centers in the development of pre-modern states.

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