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American History and the Idea of the Cold WarUncertain Empire examines the idea of the Cold War and its application to the writing of American history....

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An Empire's StoryThe story of the Roman empire, from the beginnings to the crisis of the Middle Ages: why it was so large, why it was so durable, and why it was different from any other empire before or since....

Why do we need sleep? How much sleep is enough? What is sleep? What happens when        we don't get enough?We spend about a third of our lives asleep - it plays a crucial        role in our health and wellbeing. References to sleep abound in literature and art,        and sleep has been recognized as fundamental to the human condition for...

Revolutionary Millenarians and Mystical Anarchists of the Middle AgesThe end of the millennium has always held the world in fear of earthquakes, plague, and the catastrophic destruction of the world. At the dawn of the 21st millennium the world is still experiencing these anxieties, as seen by the onslaught of fantasies of renewal, doomsday...

Memoirs of a Man of ActionPart social and cultural history and part commentary, this edition is Edited with        an Introduction and chronology of Rosales' life by Brian Loveman and Translated by        John H. R. Polt....