The Edge of Objectivity: An Essay in the History of Scientific Ideas
Charles Coulston Gillispie and Theodore M. Porter
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Originally published in 1960, The Edge of Objectivity helped to establish the history of science as...
German Sports, Doping, and Politics: A History of Performance Enhancement
Michael Kruger, Stefan Nielsen and Christian Becker
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In the Cold War era, sport was not just a symbol of the power and strength of a nation-state, but of...
Ireland's Mr Show-Jumping: The Life and Times of Frank McGarry
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Frank McGarry was the 'father of Irish show-jumping' as it is known today. An entrepreneur and...
The Philosophy of Neo-noir
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Film noir is a classic genre characterized by visual elements such as tilted camera angles, skewed...
A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman
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John Freeman was one of Britain's most extraordinary public figures for over half a century; an...
Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-ay: The Dodgy Business of Popular Music
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Simon Napier-Bell is a legend in the music business. Not only was he the manager of The Yardbirds, T...
The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm
Noel Daniel, Wilhelm Grimm, Jacob Grimm and Matthew R. Price
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This is a compendium of the Brothers Grimm's most beloved fairy tales, newly translated and...
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Carson McCullers and Kasia Boddy
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Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is a powerful exploration of alienation and...
Cold War Progressives: Women's Interracial Organizing for Peace and Freedom
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In recognizing the relation between gender, race, and class oppression, American women of the...
A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War
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A House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in American...