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Ruth Mason, Tsilly Dagan
At the turn of the century, Charles Kingson, a respected academic, tax practitioner, and government official, observed that in the old days people sold you clothes face to face in downtown department stores; you bought heavy records for your phonograph and watched shows at their appointed time on network television. Companies delivered the wealth of […]
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Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo
In the last few decades, archaeology has undergone a technological revolution. From high-resolution LiDAR to advanced radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis, our “toolbox” has never been more sophisticated. Yet, a fundamental question remains: despite these advancements, have we actually made progress in understanding the behavior of early humans? Our new book, [TRACES OF THE […]
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Alice Wickenden
In Thomas Johnson’s updated 1636 edition of John Gerard’s The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, there is an image comparing the ‘true’ and ‘feigned’ figures of ginger. Johnson explains that ‘the world has been deceived’ by the fake picture, circulated by another botanist, and so he is including it here alongside with the real […]
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Asya M. Pereltsvaig
We all use language every day: not only to communicate thoughts and ideas to other people, but also for our internal monologue and, some might argue, for organizing thought. But what are the inner workings of human language and what makes it different from animal communication? Professional linguists study these questions in their finest detail, […]
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Christopher Watkin
If the last year of geopolitical upheaval has taught us anything, it is that the international order is far more fragile than we cared to imagine. When established alliances like NATO fracture under the weight of internal tensions, or when a US President casually proposes treating a sovereign territory as an asset in a real […]
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Lee Palmer Wandel
Uly Anders first pulled me into the puzzle The Reformation of Liturgy: Matter and Time Reconceived seeks to unravel. He was executed in 1520. His crime? Blasphemy, which the law defined as an affront against God. Anders had broken up and thrown out a window a small crucifixion scene carved in wood. The image had […]
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Stephen Broadberry, Mark Harrison
Our book’s eighteen authors investigate eight major applications of economic warfare and sanctions, set out in a common framework. We cover the Anglo-French wars of the long eighteenth century, the American Civil War, Britain versus Germany in two World Wars, the interwar sanctions on Italy, interwar sanctions followed by economic warfare against Japan, trade and […]
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Kate Smith
Look in most eighteenth-century newspapers and you will be struck by the number of notices for lost dogs, absconding apprentices and missing bank notes. The range of lost ‘things’ included in such notices might astound you. People advertised all sorts of missing items, from anchors to monkeys, keys, walking sticks and lumps of timber. They […]
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Ruth Mason, Tsilly Dagan
At the turn of the century, Charles Kingson, a respected academic, tax practitioner, and government official, observed that in the old days people sold you clothes face to face in downtown department stores; you bought heavy records for your phonograph and watched shows at their appointed time on network television. Companies delivered the wealth of […]
Read More
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Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo
In the last few decades, archaeology has undergone a technological revolution. From high-resolution LiDAR to advanced radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA analysis, our “toolbox” has never been more sophisticated. Yet, a fundamental question remains: despite these advancements, have we actually made progress in understanding the behavior of early humans? Our new book, [TRACES OF THE […]
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Alice Wickenden
In Thomas Johnson’s updated 1636 edition of John Gerard’s The Herball, or Generall Historie of Plantes, there is an image comparing the ‘true’ and ‘feigned’ figures of ginger. Johnson explains that ‘the world has been deceived’ by the fake picture, circulated by another botanist, and so he is including it here alongside with the real […]
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Asya M. Pereltsvaig
We all use language every day: not only to communicate thoughts and ideas to other people, but also for our internal monologue and, some might argue, for organizing thought. But what are the inner workings of human language and what makes it different from animal communication? Professional linguists study these questions in their finest detail, […]
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Christopher Watkin
If the last year of geopolitical upheaval has taught us anything, it is that the international order is far more fragile than we cared to imagine. When established alliances like NATO fracture under the weight of internal tensions, or when a US President casually proposes treating a sovereign territory as an asset in a real […]
Read More
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Lee Palmer Wandel
Uly Anders first pulled me into the puzzle The Reformation of Liturgy: Matter and Time Reconceived seeks to unravel. He was executed in 1520. His crime? Blasphemy, which the law defined as an affront against God. Anders had broken up and thrown out a window a small crucifixion scene carved in wood. The image had […]
Read More
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Stephen Broadberry, Mark Harrison
Our book’s eighteen authors investigate eight major applications of economic warfare and sanctions, set out in a common framework. We cover the Anglo-French wars of the long eighteenth century, the American Civil War, Britain versus Germany in two World Wars, the interwar sanctions on Italy, interwar sanctions followed by economic warfare against Japan, trade and […]
Read More
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Kate Smith
Look in most eighteenth-century newspapers and you will be struck by the number of notices for lost dogs, absconding apprentices and missing bank notes. The range of lost ‘things’ included in such notices might astound you. People advertised all sorts of missing items, from anchors to monkeys, keys, walking sticks and lumps of timber. They […]
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