Past and Present: To Learn from History

Past and Present: To Learn from HistoryWhat history teaches us: writers and theorists on the lessons of the past. How can our understanding of the past help to solve our present political or economic conditions and conflicts? Edited by Swedish author Kurt Almqvist and historian Mattias Hessrus, the essays in this volume range from discussions of the history of ideas and ideologies to evolutionary psychology, as writers configure new ways in which to apply history to today's concerns such

What did it mean to grow up in the Soviet Union during the Second World War

And the Shelleys are prepared to do anything to get them back

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both New York Times bestsellers that cemented and expanded his legacy as one of America's best-loved performers and songwriters

the eighteenth-century architect Étienne-Louis Boullée

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and an extraordinary array of performances

Empire of Destruction considers Europe’s Jews alongside all the other major victim groups: captive Red Army soldiers

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Are You Experienced

Feature length audio commentary by director Ralph Bakshi

and a sparkling new version of one of the greatest Australian Christmas songs of them all