Praised and denounced when it was first published in 1970, Sexual Politics not only explored history but also became part of it. Kate Millett's groundbreaking book fueled feminism's second wave, giving voice to the anger of a generation while documenting...

Hardcover. Very Good. First Edition, First State. 2 volumes rebound in red leather with marbled endpapers (early to mid-20th century). Small Octavo, ~4 ¾ x 7”; v.1 288 pp, v.2 263 pp; missing 36 pp of advertisements at end. Ex libris Robert...

Physicist’ understanding of the essential nature of reality changed radically over the past quarter century. Frank Wilczek has played a lead role in establishing the new paradigms. Transcending the clash and mismatch of older ideas about what matter is,...

The magisterial and enigmatic Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, is the central figure in the second volume of Hugh Thomas's great history of the Spanish Empire. It begins with the return of the remnants of Magellan's expedition around the...

The distinct religious culture of early modern Spain -- characterized by religious unity at a time when fierce civil wars between Catholics and Protestants fractured northern Europe -- is further understood through examining the expulsion of the Jews and...

The Description for this book, Probability and Certainty in Seventeenth-Century England: A Study of the Relationships Between National Science, Religion, History, Law, and Literature, will be forthcoming.

The Ranters - like the Levellers and the Diggers - were a group of religious libertarians who flourished during the English Civil War (1642–1651), a period of social and religious turmoil which saw, in the words of Christopher Hill, "the world turned...

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The Description for this book, Economic Thought and Ideology in Seventeenth-Century England, will be forthcoming.

Text: English (translation)

This study is concerned with the movement for the reform of science and medicine and with wider schemes for social reconstruction during the Puritan Revolution. It underlines the importance of the apocalyptic and millenarian traditions. The book...

1971, hardcover edition, Norton, NY, 190 pages. Here is a most interesting study of historical France, describing two highly different types of society: one of them is farm land and large, open land areas; the other, port cities. The narrative begins in...