“The Delight and Torment of the World” — Aesthetics and its HistoryA History of Modern Aesthetics, 3 vols, by Paul Guyer. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2014. xii, 578 pp.; vi, 478 pp.; x, 658 pp. $335.00 US (cloth).

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.ach.51.2.05 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 333-344

Author(s):

Endre Szécsényi

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The World ◽

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The Scientific Revolution: Five Books about ItSteven Weinberg. To Explain the World: The Discovery of Modern Science. xiv + 417 pp., illus., bibl., index. New York: HarperCollins, 2015. $28.99 (cloth).David Knight. Voyaging in Strange Seas: The Great Revolution in Science. viii + 329 pp., figs., index. New Haven, Conn./London: Yale University Press, 2014. $35 (cloth).William E. Burns. The Scientific Revolution in Global Perspective. xv + 198 pp., illus., figs., tables, bibl., index. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. £16.99 (paper).David Wootton. The Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolution. xiv + 769 pp., illus., figs., bibl., index. London: Penguin Books, Allen Lane, 2015. £20.40 (cloth).H. Floris Cohen. The Rise of Modern Science Explained: A Comparative History. vi + 296 pp., figs., tables, index. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. $89.99 (cloth).

Isis ◽

10.1086/689762 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 107 (4) ◽

pp. 809-817 ◽

Author(s):

John Henry

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Scientific Revolution ◽

Modern Science ◽

Global Perspective ◽

New Haven ◽

Yale University ◽

Cambridge University ◽

Oxford University ◽

The World ◽

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Europe, America, and the Wider World: Essays on the Economic History of Western Capitalism. Vol. 1: Europe and the World Economy. By William N. Parker. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Pp. xiv, 270. $32.50 cloth, $9.95 paper.

The Journal of Economic History ◽

10.1017/s0022050700049962 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 47 (4) ◽

pp. 996-998

Author(s):

Sidney Pollard

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Economic History ◽

World Economy ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The World ◽

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Europe, America, and the Wider World: Essays on the Economic History of Western Capitalism. Volume 1: Europe and the World Economy. By William N. Parker. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. xiv + 270 pp. Cloth, $32.50; paper, $9.95.)

The Business History Review ◽

10.2307/3114011 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. 490-491

Author(s):

Charles P. Kindleberger

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Economic History ◽

World Economy ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The World ◽

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The Natural History of British Imperialism - Nature's Government: Science, Imperial Britain, and the “Improvement” of the World. By Richard Drayton. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 2000. Pp. xxi+346. $40.00 (cloth). - Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution. By John Gascoigne. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998. Pp. vii+247. $64.95 (cloth).

Journal of British Studies ◽

10.1086/342689 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 127-131 ◽

Author(s):

Joyce Chaplin

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Natural History ◽

New Haven ◽

Yale University ◽

British Imperialism ◽

Age Of Revolution ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The World ◽

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Anders Aslund, Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2002. 528 pp. $80.00 cloth; $29.00 paper; Alexander Chubarov, Russia's Bitter Path To Modernity: A History of the Soviet and Post-Soviet Eras. New York: Continuum Publishers, 2001. 318 pp. $29.95 cloth

International Labor and Working-Class History ◽

10.1017/s0147547904320132 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 201-204

Author(s):

Alexei Pimenov

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Soviet Bloc ◽

Cambridge University ◽

The World ◽

Real Socialism ◽

Postcommunist Transformation

The postcommunist transformation of the former countries of “real socialism” has become an intriguing topic for economists and political scientists. The Soviet bloc did not just collapse; it collapsed unexpectedly. There are various consequences for the world as a result of this event, which in many ways resemble a gun that is cocked and loaded, but which has not yet fired.

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Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle ◽

10.1556/mpszle.63.2008.4.9 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 769-770

Author(s):

Csaba Pléh

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Point Of View ◽

Cambridge University ◽

New Science ◽

Oxford University ◽

The Mind ◽

Oxford University Press

Danziger, Kurt: Marking the mind. A history of memory . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008Farkas, Katalin: The subject’s point of view. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008MosoninéFriedJudités TolnaiMárton(szerk.): Tudomány és politika. Typotex, Budapest, 2008Iacobini, Marco: Mirroring people. The new science of how we connect with others. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2008Changeux, Jean-Pierre. Du vrai, du beau, du bien.Une nouvelle approche neuronale. Odile Jacob, PárizsGazzaniga_n

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Explaining Epidemics and Other Studies in the History of Medicine, by Charles E. RosenbergExplaining Epidemics and Other Studies in the History of Medicine, by Charles E. Rosenberg. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1992. x, 357 pp. $44.95 U.S. (cloth), $14.95 U.S. (paper).

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.28.2.368 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 368-370

Author(s):

Maureen K. Lux

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

History Of Medicine ◽

Cambridge University ◽

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An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1914, edited by Halil Inalcik with Donald QuataertAn Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1914, edited by Halil Inalcik with Donald Quataert. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1994. xxxix, 1026 pp. $120.00 U.S.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.31.3.483 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 483-485

Author(s):

James A. Reilly

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Ottoman Empire ◽

Social History ◽

Cambridge University ◽

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The Cambridge History of Modern China, Volume Eight: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 2, edited by Denis Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote.The Cambridge History of Modern China, Volume Eight: The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 2, edited by Denis Twitchett and Frederick W. Mote. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1998. xxvii, 1203 pp. $130.00 U.S.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.35.1.205 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 205-208

Author(s):

Min-sun Chen

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Ming Dynasty ◽

Modern China ◽

Cambridge University ◽

History Of Modern China ◽

The Ming Dynasty

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A History of the University in Europe, Volume II: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800), edited by Hilde de Ridder-SymoensA History of the University in Europe, Volume II: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500-1800), edited by Hilde de Ridder-Symoens. Cambridge, New York, and Melbourne, Cambridge University Press, 1996. xxv, 693 pp. $95.00.

Canadian Journal of History ◽

10.3138/cjh.34.2.275 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 34 (2) ◽

pp. 275-277

Author(s):

Paul Wood

Keyword(s):

New York ◽

Early Modern ◽

Early Modern Europe ◽

Cambridge University ◽

History Of The University ◽

Modern Europe ◽

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