George Herbert and the Business of Practical Piety

Ceri (Professor of English Literature, Professor of English Literature, Cardiff University) Sullivan

ISBN: 9780198906810 | Hardcover

George Herbert and the Business of Practical Piety employs contemporary nudge theory to illuminate the religious writing of George Herbert (1593-1633)... Meer informatie

Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction

William M. (Professor of English, Professor of English, Washington State University) Hamlin

Reeks: Very Short Introduction

ISBN: 9780190848774 | Paperback

The French author Michel de Montaigne is widely regarded as the founder and greatest practitioner of the personal essay. His extraordinary curiosity a... Meer informatie

Words at War

ANDREW (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, Professor of English, University of Sussex) Hadfield ; Paul (Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, Professor of Seventeenth-Century English Literature, University of Leeds) Hammond

Reeks: Proceedings of the British Academy

ISBN: 9780197267622 | Hardcover

The English Civil War was a war of words as well as a military conflict, with supporters of the king and parliament arguing over the meaning of God, l... Meer informatie

Hobbes: A Very Short Introduction

Richard (, Professor of Government, Harvard University) Tuck

ISBN: 9780192802552 | Paperback

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist. This study evaluates Hobbes's phi... Meer informatie

The New Roman Empire

Anthony (Professor of Classics, Professor of Classics, University of Chicago) Kaldellis

ISBN: 9780197549322 | Hardcover

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453. In recent decades, the study of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as ... Meer informatie

Silent Film: A Very Short Introduction

Donna (Associate Professor of English, Associate Professor of English, University of Texas at Austin) Kornhaber

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780190852528 | Paperback

Encompassing the thirty-five year span between the initial development of film technology in the mid-1890s and the adoption of synchronized sound in t... Meer informatie

Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher (, Professor of English Literature and a Fellow of Christ Church College, Oxford University) Butler

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780192802392 | Paperback

Postmodernism has been a buzzword of contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher ... Meer informatie

Disorder

Helen (Professor of Political Economy, Professor of Political Economy, Cambridge University) Thompson

ISBN: 9780198865018 | Paperback

Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century explains the historical origins of the political shocks of the past decade: why politics has been so difficul... Meer informatie

Samurai

Michael (Associate Professor of East Asian History, Associate Professor of East Asian History, Marquette University) Wert

ISBN: 9780190932947 | Hardcover

Samurai: A Concise History provides a dynamic look at the life and times of the samurai. Although this warrior class comprised only a small portion of... Meer informatie

Matthew Arnold

SEAMUS (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, Professor of English Literature, Balliol College. University of Oxford) Perry

Reeks: 21st-Century Oxford Authors

ISBN: 9780198904854 | Paperback

This volume in the 21st Century Oxford Authors series offers students an authoritative, comprehensive selection of the work of Matthew Arnold (1822-18... Meer informatie

Fifth Sun

Camilla (Professor of History, Professor of History, Rutgers University) Townsend

ISBN: 9780197577660 | Paperback

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahu... Meer informatie

Goering

Professor Richard (Professor of History, University of Exeter, Uk) Overy

Reeks: Bloomsbury Revelations

ISBN: 9781350149106 | Paperback

Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series and featuring a new preface by the author, this classic biography by acclaimed historian Richard Overy ... Meer informatie

Fake Heroes

Otto English

ISBN: 9781802795899 | Hardcover

Otto English dives into the hidden lives of some of history's biggest names. Separating the myth-builders from the fraudsters and celebrating some of ... Meer informatie

Gallery of Miracles and Madness

Charlie English

ISBN: 9780525512059 | Gekartonneerd met stofomslag

The thousands of paintings, drawings, and pieces of sculpture Hans Prinzhorn gathered from German asylums in the early 1920s displayed a raw, expressi... Meer informatie

African History: A Very Short Introduction

John (School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London) Parker ; Richard (Honorary Professor of History, University of Aberystwyth) Rathbone

ISBN: 9780192802484 | Paperback

Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's pa... Meer informatie

Feminism and Renaissance Studies

LORNA (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, Professor of English Literature, University of Hull) Hutson

Reeks: Oxford Readings in Feminism

ISBN: 9780198782445 | Hardcover

This collection brings together seventeen essays by well-known feminist scholars across the disciplines that make up Renaissance Studies. It forms an ... Meer informatie

Feminism and Renaissance Studies

LORNA (PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, Professor of English Literature, University of Hull) Hutson

ISBN: 9780198782438 | Paperback

Oxford Readings in Feminism Series Editors: Teresa Brennan and Susan James Oxford Readings in Feminism provide accessible, one-volume guid... Meer informatie

Blasphemy: A Very Short Introduction

Yvonne (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, University of Kent) Sherwood

Reeks: Very Short Introductions

ISBN: 9780198797579 | Paperback

This book considers the steady presence of blasphemy in our world today, even as society grows increasingly secular. Discussing some of the most famou... Meer informatie

Descartes: A Very Short Introduction

Tom (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Essex) Sorell

ISBN: 9780192854094 | Paperback

René Descartes (1596-1650) had a remarkably short working life, and his output was small, yet his contributions to philosophy and science have endured... Meer informatie

Aristotle: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan (Professor of Ancient Philosophy, Professor of Ancient Philosophy, University of Geneva) Barnes

ISBN: 9780192854087 | Paperback

The influence of Aristotle, the prince of philosophers, on the intellectual history of the West is second to none. In this book Jonathan Barnes examin... Meer informatie