Western Europe - General
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The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
$29.00 Add to cartSchama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted … [more below]
- Author: Schama, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 08 1997
- ISBN10: 0679781242
- Language: English
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A Kidnapped West: The Tragedy of Central Europe
$24.99 Add to cart“We should welcome the context Kundera gives for the struggles between Russia and Europe, and the plight of those caught between them. His defense of small languages, small cultures, and small nations
- Author: Kundera, Milan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0063272954
- Language: English
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The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
$18.00 Add to cart“A lively, anecdotal, all-encompassing history of Basque ingenuity and achievement.” —Atlantic Monthly
From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, Birdseye, and Paper–the illuminating- Author: Kurlansky, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 6, 2001
- ISBN10: 0140298517
- Language: English
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The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews, and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain
$19.99 Add to cartThis classic bestseller — the inspiration for the PBS series — is an “illuminating and even inspiring” portrait of medieval Spain that explores the golden age when Muslims, Jews, and Christians live… [more below]
- Author: Menocal, Maria Rosa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 02 2003
- ISBN10: 0316168718
- Language: English
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Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea
$35.00 Read moreThe definitive history of the idea of equality–and why we’re so ambivalent about it
Equality is in crisis. Our world is filled with soaring inequalities, spanning wealth, race, identity, and nation- Author: McMahon, Darrin M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: November 14, 2023
- ISBN10: 0465093930
- Language: English
