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Author |
: Louis L'Amour |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 248 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1244847046 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the West was Won by : Louis L'Amour
They came by river and by wagon train, braving the endless distances of the Great Plains and the icy passes of the Sierra Nevada. They were men like Linus Rawlings, a restless survivor of Indian country who?d headed east to see the ocean but left his heart -- and his home -- in the West. They were women like Lilith Prescott, a smart, spirited beauty who fled her family and fell for a gambling man in the midst of a frontier gold boom. These pioneering men and women sowed the seeds of a nation with their courage -- and with their blood. Here is the story of how their paths would meet amid the epic struggle against fierce enemies and nature?s cruelty, to win for all time the rich and untamed West.
Author |
: Rodney Stark |
Publisher |
: Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages |
: 380 |
Release |
: 2023-07-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781684516223 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1684516226 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (23 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the West Won by : Rodney Stark
Finally the Truth about the Rise of the West Modernity developed only in the West—in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, Why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization. How the West Won demonstrates the primacy of uniquely Western ideas—among them the belief in free will, the commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, the notion that the universe functions according to rational rules that can be discovered, and the emphasis on human freedom and secure property rights. Taking readers on a thrilling journey from ancient Greece to the present, Stark challenges much of the received wisdom about Western history. Stark also debunks absurd fabrications that have flourished in the past few decades: that the Greeks stole their culture from Africa; that the West’s “discoveries” were copied from the Chinese and Muslims; that Europe became rich by plundering the non-Western world. At the same time, he reveals the woeful inadequacy of recent attempts to attribute the rise of the West to purely material causes—favorable climates, abundant natural resources, guns and steel. How the West Won displays Rodney Stark’s gifts for lively narrative history and making the latest scholarship accessible to all readers. This bold, insightful book will force you to rethink your understanding of the West and the birth of modernity—and to recognize that Western civilization really has set itself apart from other cultures.
Author |
: Myles Dungan |
Publisher |
: Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 321 |
Release |
: 2011-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781616081003 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1616081007 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the Irish Won the West by : Myles Dungan
Here is the full story of the Irish immigrants and their decedents whose hard work helped make the West what it is today. Learn about the Irish members of the Donner party, forced to consume human flesh to survive the winter; mountain men like Thomas Fitzpatrick, who discovered the South Pass through the Rockies; Ellen “Nellie” Cashman, who ran boarding houses and bought and sold claims in Alaska, Arizona, and Nevada; and Maggie Hall, who became known as the “whore with a heart of gold.” A fascinating and entertaining look at the history of the American West, this book will surprise many and make every Irish American proud.
Author |
: Niall Ferguson |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2011-11-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101548028 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101548029 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Civilization by : Niall Ferguson
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower “A dazzling history of Western ideas.” —The Economist “Mr. Ferguson tells his story with characteristic verve and an eye for the felicitous phrase.” —Wall Street Journal “[W]ritten with vitality and verve . . . a tour de force.” —Boston Globe Western civilization’s rise to global dominance is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five centuries. How did the West overtake its Eastern rivals? And has the zenith of Western power now passed? Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson argues that beginning in the fifteenth century, the West developed six powerful new concepts, or “killer applications”—competition, science, the rule of law, modern medicine, consumerism, and the work ethic—that the Rest lacked, allowing it to surge past all other competitors. Yet now, Ferguson shows how the Rest have downloaded the killer apps the West once monopolized, while the West has literally lost faith in itself. Chronicling the rise and fall of empires alongside clashes (and fusions) of civilizations, Civilization: The West and the Rest recasts world history with force and wit. Boldly argued and teeming with memorable characters, this is Ferguson at his very best.
Author |
: Andrew Phillips |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 662 |
Release |
: 2021-10-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781009064194 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1009064193 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (94 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the East Was Won by : Andrew Phillips
How did upstart outsiders forge vast new empires in early modern Asia, laying the foundations for today's modern mega-states of India and China? In How the East Was Won, Andrew Phillips reveals the crucial parallels uniting the Mughal Empire, the Qing Dynasty and the British Raj. Vastly outnumbered and stigmatised as parvenus, the Mughals and Manchus pioneered similar strategies of cultural statecraft, first to build the multicultural coalitions necessary for conquest, and then to bind the indigenous collaborators needed to subsequently uphold imperial rule. The English East India Company later adapted the same 'define and conquer' and 'define and rule' strategies to carve out the West's biggest colonial empire in Asia. Refuting existing accounts of the 'rise of the West', this book foregrounds the profoundly imitative rather than innovative character of Western colonialism to advance a new explanation of how universal empires arise and endure.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: BRILL |
Total Pages |
: 448 |
Release |
: 2010-04-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789004184978 |
ISBN-13 |
: 900418497X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the West Was Won by :
How the West Was Won contains articles in three main areas of the humanities. It focuses on various aspects of literary imagination, with essays ranging from Petrarch to Voltaire; on the canon, with essays on western history as one of shifting cultural horizons and ideals, and including censorship; and on the Christian Middle Ages, when an interesting combination of religion and culture stimulated the monastic and intellectual experiments of Anselm of Canterbury and Peter Abelard. The volume is held together by the method of persistent questioning, in the tradition of the western church father and icon of the self Augustine, to discover what the values are that drive the culture of the West: where do they come from and what is their future? This volume is a Festschrift for Burcht Pranger of the University of Amsterdam.
Author |
: Steven E. Woodworth |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 441 |
Release |
: 2010-11-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307594648 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307594645 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Manifest Destinies by : Steven E. Woodworth
A sweeping history of the 1840s, Manifest Destinies captures the enormous sense of possibility that inspired America’s growth and shows how the acquisition of western territories forced the nation to come to grips with the deep fault line that would bring war in the near future. Steven E. Woodworth gives us a portrait of America at its most vibrant and expansive. It was a decade in which the nation significantly enlarged its boundaries, taking Texas, New Mexico, California, and the Pacific Northwest; William Henry Harrison ran the first modern populist campaign, focusing on entertaining voters rather than on discussing issues; prospectors headed west to search for gold; Joseph Smith founded a new religion; railroads and telegraph lines connected the country’s disparate populations as never before. When the 1840s dawned, Americans were feeling optimistic about the future: the population was growing, economic conditions were improving, and peace had reigned for nearly thirty years. A hopeful nation looked to the West, where vast areas of unsettled land seemed to promise prosperity to anyone resourceful enough to take advantage. And yet political tensions roiled below the surface; as the country took on new lands, slavery emerged as an irreconcilable source of disagreement between North and South, and secession reared its head for the first time. Rich in detail and full of dramatic events and fascinating characters, Manifest Destinies is an absorbing and highly entertaining account of a crucial decade that forged a young nation’s character and destiny.
Author |
: Kim Newman |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Pub Limited |
Total Pages |
: 237 |
Release |
: 1990-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0747507473 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780747507475 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wild West Movies, Or, How the West was Found, Won, Lost, Lied About, Filmed and Forgotten by : Kim Newman
From his acclaimed study of horror films, Nightmare Movies, Kim Newman turns his attention to the western. Against the backdrop of American history, popular mythology and the development of the cinema, the book examines the main themes and tensions of the genre. With reference to thousands of films and hundreds of directors and actors Newman brings his entertaining, wide-ranging and authoritative approach to bear on one of the cinema's most popular genres - with illuminating results.
Author |
: Phillips Payson O'Brien |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 655 |
Release |
: 2015-02-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781107014756 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1107014751 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis How the War Was Won by : Phillips Payson O'Brien
An important new history of air and sea power in World War II and its decisive role in Allied victory.
Author |
: David Yarrow |
Publisher |
: Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages |
: 370 |
Release |
: 2019-10-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780847864775 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0847864774 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis David Yarrow Photography by : David Yarrow
The must-have photography monograph of the year, this lavish oversized volume celebrates David Yarrow's unparalleled wildlife imagery. For more than two decades, legendary British photographer David Yarrow has been putting himself in harm's way to capture immersive and evocative photography of the world's most revered and endangered species. With his images heightening awareness of those species and also raising huge sums for charity and conservation, he is one of the most relevant photographers in the world today. Featuring Yarrow's 150 most iconic photographs, this book offers a truly unmatched view of some of the world's most compelling animals. The collection of stunning images, paired with Yarrow's first-person contextual narrative, offers insight into a man who will not accept second best in his relentless pursuit of excellence. David Yarrow Photography offers a balanced retrospective of his spectacular work in the wild and his staged storytelling work, which has earned him wide acclaim in the fine-art market. Yarrow rarely just takes pictures--he almost always makes them. This approach sets him apart from others in the field. Yarrow's work will awaken our collective conscience, and--true to form--he plans to donate all the royalties from this book to conservation