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How the New World Became Old
The Deep Time Revolution in America
Inbunden, 2024
314 kr
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How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselvesDuring the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts. T. rex and Brontosaurus ruled the continent. North America was home to …
Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought
French Sociology and the Overseas Empire
Häftad, 2025
269 kr
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A new history of French social thought that connects postwar sociology to colonialism and empireIn this provocative and original retelling of the history of French social thought, George Steinmetz places the history and development of modern French sociology in the context of the French empire …
Mirror and the Mind
A History of Self-Recognition in the Human Sciences
Inbunden, 2022
389 kr
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How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awarenessSince the late eighteenth century, scientists have placed subjects—humans, infants, animals, and robots—in front of mirrors in order to look for signs of self-recognition. Mirrors served as the …
Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought
French Sociology and the Overseas Empire
Inbunden, 2023
427 kr
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A new history of French social thought that connects postwar sociology to colonialism and empireIn this provocative and original retelling of the history of French social thought, George Steinmetz places the history and development of modern French sociology in the context of the French empire …
Mirror and the Mind
A History of Self-Recognition in the Human Sciences
Häftad, 2024
262 kr
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How the classic mirror test served as a portal for scientists to explore questions of self-awarenessSince the late eighteenth century, scientists have placed subjects—humans, infants, animals, and robots—in front of mirrors in order to look for signs of self-recognition. Mirrors served as the …
Computing in the Age of Decolonization
India’s Lost Technological Revolution
Inbunden, 2026
304 kr
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How Cold War geopolitics and domestic capitalism changed the trajectory of India’s computing industryIndia today is widely recognized for producing world-class tech talent and Silicon Valley leaders, yet captures only a fraction of the global tech industry’s profits, primarily providing skilled but …
How the New World Became Old
The Deep Time Revolution in America
Häftad, 2026
252 kr
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How the idea of deep time transformed how Americans see their country and themselvesDuring the nineteenth century, Americans were shocked to learn that the land beneath their feet had once been stalked by terrifying beasts. T. rex and Brontosaurus ruled the continent. North America was home to …
