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A History
Human beings are surrounded by surfaces: from our skin to faces, to the walls and streets of our homes and cities, to the images, books, and screens o...
A History of the Small and the Invisible
A history of dust, discussing dust's role as a condition of life and as a measure of the small until the beginning of the twentieth century....
A Case for Writing Local History
Joseph A. Amato proposes a bold and innovative approach to writing local history in this imaginative, wide-ranging, and deeply engaging exploration of...
A History and a Theory of Suffering
Victims and Values joins history and ethics, conducting a timely inquiry into conscience and politics. Mindful of William James's notion that ethics m...
An extended reflection on the pleasures and wisdom of golf, "Golf Beats Us All" will satisfy the philosopher lurking in every avid golfer and make the...
How the Ordinary Became Extraordinary
Most of the stories we tell are about great feats, dangerous journeys, or daring confrontations—exceptional moments in our existence. But what about...
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A Case for Rethinking Family History
Joseph A. Amato follows his own poor, obscure, and truly "mongrel" family through seven generations, revealing their place in the key events of Americ...
Terrors, Consolations, Contradictions and Paradoxes