The transmission of knowledge lies at the heart ofcivilization. In the ancient world, science drew life from twosources. Master artisans honed their practical wisdom and passed iton from one generation to the next. Elsewhere, philosophers, sages,and divines engaged in debate and lent increasingly complex form tohuman thought. These two traditions--technique and theory--haveserved ever since as the vessels of knowledge and of humanexperience itself. The University , written in a concise, readable style bydistinguished scholars drawn from a wide range of disciplines,brings us the events, the people, the cities, and the institutionsthat gave shape to this vast and absorbing story. The closingsection opens our eyes to fascinating prospects, and makes a robustcontribution to the discussion on the challenges and uncertaintiesfaced by universities today.

Writing at the time of Napoleon's greatest campaigns, Prussiansoldier and writer Carl von Clausewitz created this landmarktreatise on the art of warfare, which presented war as part of acoherent system of political thought. In line with Napoleon's ownmilitary actions, he illustrated the need to annihilate the enemyand make a strong display of one's power in an 'absolute war'without compromise. But he was also careful to distinguish betweenwar and politics, arguing that war could only be justified whendebate was no longer adequate, and that if undertaken, its aimshould ultimately be to improve the wellbeing of the nation.

Since its first publication in 1987 as "The History of Beads",this book has become the world' definitive guide for bead lovers,collectors and scholars. In this new edition, Lois Sherr Dubinupdates all chapters with the latest archaeological discoveries;adds a new chapter on contemporary adornment since the 1980s, witha focus on glass beads; and revises and adds 225 beads to the bookspiece de resistance: the 8-page gatefold timeline that guidesreaders through the remarkably rich history of the world's firstform of adornment. The latest revisions include an update on theoldest bead ever discovered, now dating to around 100,000 BC, andan explanation on why beads worn on the human body were theoriginal media communication system. Other updates include thenumerous maps, which have been modernized and are now in colour;approximately 70 formerly black-and white images have been changedto full colour; and 200 new photographs have been taken speciallyfor this edition. Beautifully packaged with a new cover, this

Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall ofthe Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent andambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is thefate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteencenturies - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that ledto its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes one and two, Gibboncharts the vast extent and constitution of the Empire from thereign of Augustus to 395 ad. And in a controversial critique, heexamines the early Church, with fascinating accounts of the firstChristian and last pagan emperors, Constantine and Julian.

Now in paperback—the “amazing”( James Bradley, New York Timesbestselling author of Flags of Our Fathers) never-before-told storyof the greatest escape of the Second World War. In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 downed airmentrapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over halfa century for political reasons, the full account of thisunforgettable story of loyalty, self-sacrifice, and bravery is nowbeing told for the first time.

In this well-written and well-researched social history F.R.Cowell succeeds in making Life in Ancient Rome alive and dynamic.The combination of acute historical detail and supplementaryillustrations makes this book perfectly suited for the studentpreparing to explore the classics, as well as the tourist preparingto explore twentieth-century Rome. Lucid and engaging, Life InAncient Rome is for anyone seeking familiarity with the greatnessthat was Rome.

For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, theItalian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of themodern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and thecompetition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, andpolitics. In this landmark work he depicts the Italian city-statesof Florence, Venice and Rome as providing the seeds of a new formof society, and traces the rise of the creative individual, fromDante to Michelangelo. A fascinating de*ion of an era ofcultural transition, this nineteenth-century masterpiece was tobecome the most influential interpretation of the ItalianRenaissance, and anticipated ideas such as Nietzsche's concept ofthe 'Ubermensch' in its portrayal of an age of genius.