Archaeology and modernity by Thomas, Julian

Table of Contents: “…The emergence of modernity and the constitution of archaeology -- Archaeology and the tensions of modernity -- The tyranny of method -- History and nature -- Nation-states -- Humanism and 'the individual' -- Depths and surfaces -- Mind, perception and knowledge -- Materialities -- Toward a counter-modern archaeology; difference, ethics, dialogue, finitude.…”
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Demodernization : a future in the past

Table of Contents: “…; Demodernization and Democratization: Traditional Leaders in Postapartheid South Africa; The Nation-State and its Refugees: Is Abuse of Human Rights Inevitable?…”
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Before it is too late : a dialogue by Peccei, Aurelio

Table of Contents: “…More AusterityEnergy Projects and Perils; PART II: Man and Man; VIEWS OF DAISAKU IKEDA; Ruler and Ruled; The Nation State and Peace; War and History; Religion and World View; Love and Compassion; DIALOGUE; Spiritual Values; Religion: Is Ecumenism Possible?…”
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Rethinking civilizational analysis

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Violent cartographies : mapping cultures of war by Shapiro, Michael J.

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In space we read time : on the history of civilization and geopolitics by Schlögel, Karl

Table of Contents: “…Times of the Map: The Cartographic Record of Time; What Maps Show: Knowledge and Human Interests; Language of Maps, Cartographic Languages War and the Eye; Sarajevo: When Knowing the Terrain Is Essential for Survival; The Layout of the Ghetto of Kovno; Philo-Atlas: Escape Routes; Arcades: Benjamin's Walk to the Bibliothèque nationale; Boundaries, Razor-Sharp and Otherwise; World Pictures, Map Images: Another Phenomenology of Spirit; Landscapes, Paradisiacal and Other; Portolan Charts: Putting Out to Sea, Sailing for New Shores; Discours du méridien: Descartes and Cassini; Jefferson's Map: The Matrix of American Democracy; Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of India, 1765-1843; Maps, Monochrome: The Nation-StateGlobal Traffic: The Power of the Bourgeoisie; Jan Vermeer's The Geographer (1669); Giving the World a Name; Sándor Radó: The Spy Who Loved Cartography; Mental Maps: San Francisco, "Home," the German East, etc.; The Strategist's Gesture: Scenes at the Map Table; The Flâneur: A Way of Moving, a Cognitive Register -- The Work of the Eye. …”
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Handbook of East and Southeast Asian archaeology

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From antiquities to heritage : transformations of cultural memory by Eriksen, Anne

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The fifth beginning : what six million years of human history can tell us about our future by Kelly, Robert L., 1957-

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The court as archive

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