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Convivencia: Jews, Muslims, and Christians in Medieval Spain
Looks at the golden age produced by the mingling of the three cultures in medieval Spain and shows examples of arts and crafts
Irrigation and Society in Medieval Valencia
Of the communal institutions elaborated by medieval Spaniards, the most significant and longest-lived were the irrigation communities which the Muslims had established centuries …
Negotiating Darwin
Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998, Negotiating Darwin chronicles how the Vatican reacted when …
On Evolution
Designed for use in a broad range of courses in the humanities, Darwin's theory is laid out in a concise general Introduction and followed up in short chapter introductions. Each …
Literary and Cultural Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe
Beyond his pivotal place in the history of scientific thought, Charles Darwin's writings and his theory of evolution by natural selection have also had a profound impact on art and …
Negotiating Darwin
Drawing on primary sources made available to scholars only after the archives of the Holy Office were unsealed in 1998, Negotiating Darwin chronicles how the Vatican reacted when …
History as Prelude
This collection of essays by seven highly respected scholars is a straightforward narrative of real world—intellectual, commercial, spiritual, philosophical, scientific, …
Einstein in Spain
From 1900 to 1924 Spain experienced a stage of vigorous academic freedom and unfettered scientific inquiry that strikingly contrasted with the repressive atmosphere of the periods …
What about Darwin?
2010 Outstanding Academic Title, Choice MagazineCharles Darwin and his revolutionary ideas inspired pundits the world over to put pen to paper. In this unique dictionary of …
Irrigation and Hydraulic Technology
These essays describe the diffusion of hydraulic institutions and techniques from the Islamic world into medieval Spain and, then, on to the Canaries and to America. Professor …
The Reception of Charles Darwin in Europe
Charles Darwin is a crucial figure in nineteenth-century science with an extensive and varied reception in different countries and disciplines. His theory had a revolutionary …