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No Enchanted Palace - The end of empire and the Ideological origins of the United Nations by Mark Mazower
$38.95 AUD
Category: Philosophy, Politics & Current Affairs | Series: Lawrence Stone Lectures | Reading Level: very good
"No Enchanted Palace" traces the origins and early development of the United Nations, one of the most influential yet perhaps least understood organizations active in the world today. Acclaimed historian Mark Mazower forces us to set aside the popular myth that the UN miraculously rose from the ashes of ...Show more
Rules: A Short History of What We Live By by Lorraine Daston
$49.99 AUD
Category: New Hardbacks | Series: The\Lawrence Stone Lectures
A panoramic history of rules in the Western world.Rules order almost every aspect of our lives. They set our work hours, dictate how we drive and set the table, tell us whether to offer an extended hand or cheek in greeting, and organize the rites of life, from birth through death. We may chafe under th ...Show more
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