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Joyce Appleby

Joyce Appleby, Professor of History Emerita at UCLA, was awarded the 2009 Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Prize for distinguished writing in American history from the Society of American Historians. She lives in Taos, New Mexico.

Books by Joyce Appleby

  1. Book CoverThe Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism


    "Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative—and destructive—glory.”—The New York Times Book Review More

  2. Book CoverShores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination


    A compelling history of the European explorations that ignited curiosity about nature and science, ultimately leading to the theory of evolution.More

  3. Book CoverTelling the Truth about History


    "A fascinating historiographical essay. . . . An unusually lucid and inclusive explication of what it ultimately at stake in the culture wars over the nature, goals, and efficacy of history as a discipline."—BooklistMore