People of the Past
Title | People of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Göran Burenhult |
Publisher | |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781877019302 |
This book tells the human story from the origins of humankind to the end of the Stone Age around 2000 BC. It explores our links with other primates and examines theories of evolution, the beginnings of language, the rise of art and religion, and the global expansion that precipitated remarkable adaption and diversity. Then follows a survey of the revolutionary upheaval associated with the development of agriculture - a story of dramatic climate change, the domestication of plants and animals, massive population increase, the founding of urban centres, and long-distance trade networks. This momemtous transition is followed from Europe to the highlands of New Guinea and lowland Maya farmers, from Africa to Asia and the New World.
The Purpose of the Past
Title | The Purpose of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Gordon S. Wood |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2008-03-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1440637911 |
An erudite scholar and an elegant writer, Gordon S. Wood has won both numerous awards and a broad readership since the 1969 publication of his widely acclaimed The Creation of the American Republic. With The Purpose of the Past, Wood has essentially created a history of American history, assessing the current state of history vis-à-vis the work of some of its most important scholars-doling out praise and scorn with equal measure. In this wise, passionate defense of history's ongoing necessity, Wood argues that we cannot make intelligent decisions about the future without understanding our past. Wood offers a master's insight into what history-at its best-can be and reflects on its evolving and essential role in our culture.
Luminaries of the Past
Title | Luminaries of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Beth Modic |
Publisher | |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2021-05-10 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781612449203 |
Nurses work in hospitals, clinics, and schools. They work on cruise ships and at summer camps, and they debate in the United States Congress. They are scientists, inventors, and authors. They care for newborns when they take their first breath and the dying when they take their last. Nurses work everywhere, yet much of their work is unknown to the public. Learn about 50 remarkable nurses who changed the world and saved lives.
The Presence of the Past
Title | The Presence of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Rupert Sheldrake |
Publisher | Park Street Press |
Pages | 418 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9780892815371 |
Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance challenges the fundamental assumptions of modern science. An accomplished biologist, Sheldrake proposes that all natural systems, from crystals to human society, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behavior. Rather than being ruled by fixed laws, nature is essentially habitual. The Presence of the Past lays out the evidence for Sheldrake's controversial theory, exploring its implications in the fields of biology, physics, psychology, and sociology. At the same time, Sheldrake delivers a stinging critique of conventional scientific thinking. In place of the mechanistic, neo-Darwinian worldview he offers a new understanding of life, matter, and mind.
The Purchase of the Past
Title | The Purchase of the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Stammers |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 375 |
Release | 2020-06-25 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1108478840 |
Offers a broad and vivid overview of the culture of collecting in France over the long nineteenth-century.
A Passion for the Past
Title | A Passion for the Past PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Percoco |
Publisher | Heinemann Educational Books |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN |
James Percoco demonstrates how, using applied history, you can bring to life the people, places, and events of our nation's history, inspiring in your students a passion for the past.
Telling Children About the Past
Title | Telling Children About the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Nena Galanidou |
Publisher | Berghahn Books |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2007-12-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1789201845 |
This book brings together archeologists, historians, psychologists, and educators from different countries and academic traditions to address the many ways that we tell children about the (distant) past. Knowing the past is fundamentally important for human societies, as well as for individual development. The authors expose many unquestioned assumptions and preformed images in narratives of the past that are routinely presented to children. The contributors both examine the ways in which children come to grips with the past and critically assess the many ways in which contemporary societies and an increasing number of commercial agents construct and use the past.