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Between 1830 and 1914 in Britain a dramatic modification of the reputation of Edmund Burke (1730-1797) occurred. Burke, an Irishman and Whig politician, is now most commonly known as the 'founder of modern conservatism' - an intellectual tradition which is also deeply...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-03-24
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Sophy Ridge, presenter for Sky News, has uncovered the extraordinary stories of the women who have shaped British politics. Never has the role of women in the political world ever been more on the news agenda, andSophy has interviewed current and former politicians...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2017-03-23
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This is the first full- length historical analysis of Victoria Falls. The text offers a critical examination of Victoria Falls providing new insight into the British Southern African project and reveals how Victoria Falls became one of the first modern African tourist...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-22
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This is a study of the Federazione Universitaria Cattolica Italiana (FUCI) between 1925 and 1943, the organisation of Catholic Action for the university sector. The FUCI is highly significant to the study of Catholic politics and intellectual ideas, as a large...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-21
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Italian Academies have typically been studied individually or in the context of specific cities, leaving an important lacuna in the scholarship onItalian culture and early modernity. Cutting across various disciplines, this volume traces the relationships of these...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-21
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Exam board: OCRLevel: GCSESubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2016First exams: Summer 2018Trust Ben Walsh to guide you through the 9-1 GCSE specification and motivate your students to excel with his trademark mix of engaging narrative and fascinating contemporary...
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Hodder Education
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2017-03-20
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Ireland in an Imperial World interrogates the myriad ways through which Irish men and women experienced, participated in, and challenged empires in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Most importantly, they were integral players simultaneously managing and...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-20
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A Companion to Assyria is a collection of original essays on ancient Assyria written by key international scholars. These new scholarly contributions have substantially reshaped contemporary understanding of society and life in this ancient civilization. The only...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2017-03-20
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Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
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'A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther's private and spiritual life. This is a very fine book, written with a flourish.' Melvyn BraggThe 31st of October 2017 marks the 500th...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2017-03-16
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The essays in this volume use football to create a dialogue between history and other disciplines, including art criticism, philosophy, and political science.The study of football provides fertile ground for interdisciplinary initiatives and this volume explores the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-16
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Provincial governance under the Roman republic has long been notorious for its corrupt officials and greedy tax-farmers, though this is far from being the whole story. This book challenges the traditional picture, contending that leading late republican citizens were...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-03-16
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Incorporating research findings over the last twenty years, First Islanders examines the human prehistory of Island Southeast Asia. This fascinating story is explored from a broad swathe of multidisciplinary perspectives and pays close attention to migration in the...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2017-03-16
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The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands around the...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-03-16
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The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also rulers of Spain. Through the Spanish connection, they acquired lands around the...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-03-16
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Examining the 160 year relationship between America and Japan, this cutting edge collection considers the evolution of the relationship of these two nations which straddle the Pacific, from the first encounters in the 19th century to major international shifts in a post...
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Palgrave Macmillan
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2017-03-15
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Aus der Perspektive «Grenzüberschreitungen und Wendepunkte» bietet der Sammelband der Interdisziplinären Vortragsreihe (IVR) Heidelberg Beiträge aus verschiedenen Fächern wie der Altphilologie, Anglistik, Germanistik, Geschichte, Kultur- und Literaturwissenschaft,...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2017-03-13
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Explore the fascinating history of south-east Asia A Short History of South-East Asia, Sixth Edition is the latest in a series of updated texts spotlighting this fascinating region. With revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area, this interesting...
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Wiley
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2017-03-13
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No other German has shaped the history of early-modern Europe more than Martin Luther.
In this comprehensive and balanced biography we see Luther as a rebel, but not as a lone hero; as a soldier in a mighty struggle for the universal reform of Christianity and its role...
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OUP Oxford
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2017-03-10
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Few regions have shaped the world's history as deeply as South Asia. The birthplace of three of the world's major religions-Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism-the Indian subcontinent has made indelible contributions to the world, from foods such as curry and granulated...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2017-03-10
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Provincial governance under the Roman republic has long been notorious for its corrupt officials and greedy tax-farmers, though this is far from being the whole story. This book challenges the traditional picture, contending that leading late republican citizens were...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2017-03-09
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