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        The Arid Lands

        The Arid Lands

        The Arid Lands

        History, Power, Knowledge

        by Diana K. Davis

        ISBN: 9780262034524

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: March 25, 2016

        An argument that the perception of arid lands as wastelands is politically motivated and that these landscapes are variable, biodiverse ecosystems, whose inhabitants must be empowered.
        Sustainability or Collapse?

        Sustainability or Collapse?

        Sustainability or Collapse?

        An Integrated History and Future of People on Earth

        Edited by Robert Costanza, Lisa J. Graumlich and Will Steffen

        With Gloria Custance

        ISBN: 9780262515979

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 21, 2011

        Scholars from a range of disciplines develop an integrated human and environmental history over millennial, centennial, and decadal time scales and make projections for the future.
        Life under Pressure

        Life under Pressure

        Life under Pressure

        Mortality and Living Standards in Europe and Asia, 1700-1900

        by Tommy Bengtsson, Cameron Campbell and James Z. Lee

        ISBN: 9780262512435

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: January 23, 2009

        A pioneering work in comparative history and social science that compares population behavior in response to adversity in Europe and Asia.
        Technology and the Dream

        Technology and the Dream

        Technology and the Dream

        Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941–1999

        by Clarence G. Williams

        ISBN: 9780262731577

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 28, 2003

        Transcripts of more than seventy-five oral history interviews in which the interviewees assess their MIT experience and reflect on the role of blacks at MIT and beyond.
        Dreamworld and Catastrophe

        Dreamworld and Catastrophe

        Dreamworld and Catastrophe

        The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West

        by Susan Buck-Morss

        ISBN: 9780262523318

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 22, 2002

        Developing the notion of dreamworld as both a poetic description of a collective mental state and an analytical concept, Susan Buck-Morss attempts to come to terms with mass dreamworlds at the moment of their passing.
        Population History and the Family

        Population History and the Family

        Population History and the Family

        Edited by Robert I. Rotberg

        ISBN: 9780262681308

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 27, 2001

        For more than thirty years, interdisciplinary history has included the study of all aspects of the family, including births, marriages, and household composition. This collection looks at the many dimensions...
        Politics and Political Change

        Politics and Political Change

        Politics and Political Change

        Edited by Robert I. Rotberg

        ISBN: 9780262681292

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: April 13, 2001

        Politics and political change are the staples of history. This collection shows how the study of past politics can be deepened by theory and practice from political science, sociology, and economics,...
        Understanding Quantitative History

        Understanding Quantitative History

        Understanding Quantitative History

        by Loren Haskins and Kirk Jeffrey

        ISBN: 9780262581035

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 19, 1990

        The Genius of Arab Civilization

        The Genius of Arab Civilization, second edition

        The Genius of Arab Civilization

        Source of Renaissance

        by John R. Hayes

        ISBN: 9780262580632

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: August 4, 1983

        This profusely illustrated book introduces the general reader to the cultural achievements and heritage of the Arabs. Its main topics are the Arab role in Islamic culture, literature, philosophy and...
        Codeword Barbarossa

        Codeword Barbarossa

        Codeword Barbarossa

        by Barton S. Whaley

        ISBN: 9780262730389

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: September 15, 1974

        Operation BARBAROSSA—the German invasion of Russia—is one of the greatest military surprises in history and, as presented here, a case study of the decisive role of secret intelligence, code breaking and counter-espionage.
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