Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Christopher Kelly

Roger D. Masters

A novel in which Rousseau reconceptualized the relationship of the individual to the collective and articulated a new moral paradigm

Letters of Two Lovers who Live in a Small Town at the Foot of the Alps

Julie, Or, The New Heloise

The Roman Empire was a remarkable achievement. With a population of sixty million people, it encircled the Mediterranean and stretched from northern England to North Africa and Syria. This Very Short Introduction covers the history of the empire at its height, looking at its people, religions and social structures. It explains how it deployed violence, 'romanisation', and tactical power to develop an astonishingly uniform culture from Rome to its furthest outreaches.

The Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction

barbarian terror and the fall of the Roman Empire

Attila the Hun

Conjuring up images of savagery and ferocity, Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarianism. This history reframes the warrior king as a political strategist who dealt a seemingly invincible empire defeats from which it would never recover.

The End of Empire: Attila the Hun & the Fall of Rome

Attila the Hun – godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king – has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered an imperial world that had been securely unified by the conquests of Julius Caesar five centuries before. Christopher Kelly takes us on a search for the real Attila the Hun. For the first time, Attila is revealed as an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the fading Roman empire. We ride with Attila and the Huns from the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople, from the Great Hungarian Plain to the fertile fields of Champagne in France. Challenging our own ideas about barbarians and Romans, imperialism and civilization, terrorists and superpowers, this is the absorbing story of an extraordinary and complex individual who helped to bring down an empire and forced the map of Europe to be redrawn forever.

Barbarian Terror and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Reginald Van Lee

Mark Gerencser

Fernando Napolitano

A hurricane strikes a city; terrorists attack a nation; global warming threatens the environment--such problems are too large for any one authority to solve alone. Our increasingly globalized and interconnected world calls for a new type of tri-sector leadership in which business, government and nonprofits work together in a state of permanent negotiation. To be effective, tomorrow's leaders will need to reach across national and sector divisions to form a collaborative "megacommunity." Based on interviews with over 100 leaders from around the world including Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Kenneth Chenault and Richard Parsons, MEGACOMMUNITIES: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together introduces a radically new framework for reaching solutions to today's thorniest problems. Written by four senior consultants from global consultancy Booz Allen Hamilton, and with a Foreword by Walter Isaacson, this important book explains how a megacommunity approach is: COUNTERING AIDS, ALZHEIMER'S AND GLOBAL PANDEMICS In India, a megacommunity battles HIV/AIDS by bringing together both public, private, and civil-sector organizations, including PepsiCo, the Gates Foundation, U.S. healthcare experts, UN development programs, and local NGOs. CONSERVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY In saving the world's rainforests, providers, distributors, sellers, and consumers of lumber team up with local communities, the World Wildlife Fund, and Goldman Sachs. HELPING COMMUNITIES GROW In changing neighborhoods like Harlem, the megacommunity includes local small businesses, community groups, global companies, and foundations like Bill Clinton's. "What is required are leaders who know how to identify the vital interests they share with others, who are prepared to seek the benefits from which all can gain," write the authors.

Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together

"A thoughtful and sophisticated account of a notoriously complicated and controversial period." —R. I. Moore, Times Literary Supplement History remembers Attila, the leader of the Huns, as the Romans perceived him: a savage barbarian brutally inflicting terror on whoever crossed his path. Following Attila and the Huns from the steppes of Kazakhstan to the court of Constantinople, Christopher Kelly portrays Attila in a compelling new light, uncovering an unlikely marriage proposal, a long-standing relationship with a treacherous Roman general, and a thwarted assassination plot. We see Attila as both a master warrior and an astute strategist whose rule was threatening but whose sudden loss of power was even more so. The End of Empire is an original exploration of the clash between empire and barbarity in the ancient world, full of contemporary resonance.

Walter Isaacson

How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together

Megacommunities

A month before Election Day, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Texas - a gay reality television star named Patrick Francis Monaghan- takes to the stage to deliver a speech. Before the candidate can begin, he is shot twice in the stomach. As doctors work to save him, the reader is taken on a touching journey through the preceding forty years of Patrick's life. Through a tight and appealing cast of characters, we see Patrick navigate what it is to be a gay man- and a public figure - in our rapidly changing world.

The Pink Bus

Depicts Attila the Hun in a new light, dispelling the brutal and savage barbarian image in favor of that of a master warrior and astute strategist who helped thwart an assasination plot with the help of Roman general. Original.

In this stimulating reading of Rousseau's Confessions, Christopher Kelly breaks down the artificial distinction traditionally made between this autobiographical work and Rousseau's overtly philosophical works. At the same time, Kelly provides us with the most complete commentary on the Confessions written in any language.

The Confessions as Political Philosophy

Rousseau's Exemplary Life

Attila e la caduta di Roma

With Faithful Accounts of All New Discoveries ... Forming a Complete Collection of Voyages and Travels ... a General Gazetteer of the World. “A” New System Of Universal Geography, By Christopher Kelly Esq.r Illustrated By Engravings & A Complete Atlas

“A” New and Complete System of Universal Geography, Or, An Authentic History and Interesting Description of the Whole World and Its Inhabitants ; Comprehending a Copious and Entertaining Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Republics and Colonies of Asia, Africa, America and Europe

A new and complete System of Universal Geography: or an authentic history of the whole world ... Illustrated by ... a new set of accurate maps, forming a ... complete atlas

A New and Complete System of Universal Geography, Or, An Authentic History and Interesting Description of the Whole World, and Its Inhabitants : Comprehending a Copious and Entertaining Account of All the Empires, Kingdoms, States, Republics, and Colonies, of Asia, Africa, America, and Europe... : with Faithful Accounts of All the New Discoveries, that Have Been Made by the Most Celebrated Navigators of Various Nations... : to which Will be Subjoined, a Useful Compendium of Astronomy, with Remarks on the Use of the Globes, &c. : the Whole Concluding with a Copious Index, Upon a Plan Entirely New, and Designed to Form a General Gazetteer of the World

Attila the Hun - godless barbarian and near-mythical warrior king - has become a byword for mindless ferocity. His brutal attacks smashed through the frontiers of the Roman empire in a savage wave of death and destruction. His reign of terror shattered an imperial world that had been securely unified by the conquests of Julius Caesar five centuries before. This book goes in search of the real Attila the Hun. For the first time it reveals the history of an astute politician and first-rate military commander who brilliantly exploited the strengths and weaknesses of the Roman empire. We ride with Attila and the Huns from the windswept steppes of Kazakhstan to the opulent city of Constantinople, from the Great Hungarian Plain to the fertile fields of Champagne in France. Challenging our own ideas about barbarians and Romans, imperialism and civilisation, terrorists and superpowers, this is the absorbing story of an extraordinary and complex individual who helped to bring down an empire and forced the map of Europe to be redrawn forever.

Attila The Hun

Stuart Laycock

The controversial story of American invasions throughout history - how the world's superpower came to be what it is today.

All the Countries the Americans Have Ever Invaded

Eve Grace

The essays in this volume focus on Rousseau's genuine yet undervalued stature as a philosopher.

The Challenge of Rousseau

America has invaded 43% of the countries in the world, and it has been militarily involved with nearly all the rest. This book offers a global tour of America's military activity, arranged by country, relating a history of gallantry and sacrifice as America has spread its power and influence worldwide.--Publisher.

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