ISBN: 9780521842327 | Hardcover
A fascinating study of the ways in which the consumption of luxury goods transformed social practices, gender roles, royal policies, and the economy i... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781009392983 | Hardcover
The British sent two large expeditions to Africa in 1816, one to follow the Niger River to its outlet, the other to trace the Congo River to its sourc... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781009214735 | Hardcover
We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of questions, such as does God exist, is String Theory true, or will the President win re-elec... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108745895 | Paperback
This book develops a novel theory of globalization in developing countries. The author argues that democratic governments used labor repression to ove... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781009014748 | Paperback
Impunity and Capitalism examines the evolution of economic impunity in Europe across the long eighteenth century with a focus on several international... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781009013581 | Paperback
The history and meaning of the Berlin Wall remain controversial, even three decades after its fall. Drawing on a range of archival sources and intervi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521717779 | Paperback
Mass Appeal describes the changing world of American popular culture from the first sound movies through the age of television. In short vignettes, th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521889087 | Hardcover
Mass Appeal describes the changing world of American popular culture from the first sound movies through the age of television. In short vignettes, th... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108814256 | Paperback
Kyle J. Gardner reveals the transformation of the historical Himalayan entrepôt of Ladakh into a modern, disputed borderland through an examination of... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108941075 | Paperback
In this ambitious new analysis of the first Indochina War, Shawn McHale explores why the communist-led Resistance in Vietnam won the anticolonial war ... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521706957 | Paperback
Examines how the Wampanoag Indians' adoption of Christianity and other selective borrowing from English culture contributed to Indian/English coexiste... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781107162150 | Hardcover
Explores how unusual figures, such as traders, missionaries, and slaves, have contributed to the shaping of American history by making deals with mili... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781107049314 | Hardcover
The history and meaning of the Berlin Wall remain controversial, even three decades after its fall. Drawing on a range of archival sources and intervi... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108479660 | Hardcover
How and why do armed rebellions start? This study offers a rare look into the incipient stages of rebellion, arguing that only rebel groups controllin... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521842808 | Hardcover
It was indeed possible for Indians and Europeans to live peacefully in early America and for Indians to survive as distinct communities. Faith and Bou... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108840590 | Hardcover
Kyle J. Gardner reveals how colonial border-making practices in the Himalayas transformed a historical crossroads into a disputed borderland and geogr... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781107026438 | Hardcover
Using the case of Mexico, this book examines how the concept of caste evolved by studying the most extreme racial mixtures in society. By arguing that... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9780521894302 | Paperback
Spanning three centuries of Ottoman history, this book offers an interpretation of relations between the central Ottoman Empire and provincial Iraqi s... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781108837446 | Hardcover
Shawn McHale explores why the communist-led resistance in Vietnam won the anticolonial war against France (1945–54), except in the south. He shows how... Meer informatie
ISBN: 9781107670815 | Paperback
Using the case of Mexico, this book examines how the concept of caste evolved by studying the most extreme racial mixtures in society. By arguing that... Meer informatie
