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The Education of Henry Adams : An Autobiography
Henry Adams
Paperback - $18.95
In his Education (1918) Henry Adams wrote a modernist classic, a brilliant and idiosyncratic blend of autobiography and history.
A Vision of the Middle East : An Intellectual Biography of Albert Hourani
Abdulaziz Al-Sudairi
Hardcover - $95.95
This is the first intellectual biography of the man whose influence has affected perceptions of the modern Middle East for several decades. The book traces Hourani's interaction with the Middle East from his search as a young student born in Manchest ...
Walter Pater
A. C. Benson
Paperback - $40.95
English Critic And Essayist Walter Pater Advocated The Doctrine Of Art For Art's Sake, Which Became A Cornerstone Of The Movement Known As Aestheticism. This Book Details Walter Pater's Life Story As Told Through His Relatives And Friends. The Conten ...
Shapers of Southern History : Autobiographical Reflections
John B. Boles
Paperback - $44.95
This volume gathers personal recollections by fifteen eminent historians of the American South. Coming from distinctive backgrounds, traveling diverse career paths, and practicing different kinds of history, the contributors exemplify the field's ric ...
Anna Komnene and Her Times
Thalia Gouma-Peterson
Paperback - $67.95
The most prominent Byzantine historian of the European Middle Ages, the princess Anna Komnene is most famous for the epic" Alexiad," which marks a departure from the tradition of Byzantine history writing. It provides a vivid account of the state and ...
Moscow Stories
Loren R. Graham
Hardcover - $44.95
The adventures of a distinguished historian of science, observing life in the Soviet Union from 1960 to 2005.
Defying Hitler : A Memoir
Sebastian Haffner
Paperback - $23.95
Written in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. 8-page photo insert.
The Vices of Integrity : E.H. Carr, 1892-1982
Jonathan Haslam
Paperback - $31.95
Edward Hallett Carr is renowned as the historian of Soviet Russia, biographer of The Romantic Exiles, founder of the 'realist' approach to the study of International Relations and author of the classic What is History? In this, his definitive biograp ...