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This book analyses the so-called sacralisation of the Holy Roman Empire during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa in the twelfth century, when the Empi... Meer informatie
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A highly stimulating Very Short Introduction to the history of Ancient Greek civilization, from the first documented use of the Greek language in abou... Meer informatie
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Was there a beginning of time? Could time run backwards? Is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries? This book examines these questions. It b... Meer informatie
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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
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An introduction to the history of Western astronomy from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid nineteenth century. Emphasis is g... Meer informatie
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A succinct, startling and lavishly illustrated guide to discoveries that are altering our understanding and threatening some of our most cherished bel... Meer informatie
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The inter-war period (1918–1939) is still remembered as a period of mass deprivation – the 'hungry thirties'. But how did this impression emerge? Poli... Meer informatie
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Focusing on the formation of the Qajar empire in Iran, this book draws attention to continuities between the Safavid and Qajar periods. By situating t... Meer informatie
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Concentrating on a period of social, economic, and political change in the Italian peninsula, Caroline Goodson demonstrates the centrality of food-gro... Meer informatie
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Volume II examines the escalation of the Vietnam War and its development into a violent stalemate in the years between 1963 and 1968. Essential readin... Meer informatie
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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
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Protestantism during the early modern period is predominantly presented as a European story. Through its wide geographical and chronological scope, th... Meer informatie
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Friends, Neighbours, Sinners shows the crucial role of religious difference in shaping English culture and society after 1689. By throwing into relief... Meer informatie
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Drawing on tens of thousands of historical and legal documents, Jon Roozenbeek offers the first comprehensive analysis of the key role of propaganda i... Meer informatie
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During the French Wars of Religion, the nature and identity of politics was the subject of passionate debate and controversy. Exploring early modern F... Meer informatie
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Born into but escaped from slavery, Frederick Douglass—orator, journalist, autobiographer; revolutionary on behalf of a just America—was a towering fi... Meer informatie
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Covers the major aspects of linguistics. This guide begins at the 'arts' end of the subject and finishes at the 'science' end, with the discoveries re... Meer informatie
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This book is the first historical work to examine the notion of national territories in Yugoslavia - a concept fundamental for the understanding of Yu... Meer informatie
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Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inev... Meer informatie
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How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? Edward Craig discusses some of the key questions philosophy engages with. He explores import... Meer informatie
