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This volume explores the multiple meanings and implications of lobola in Southern Africa. The payment of lobola (often controversially translated as ‘bridewealth’) is an entrenched practice in most societies in Southern Africa. Although having a long tradition, of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-02-03
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Melania the Younger: From Rome to Jerusalem explores the richly detailed story of Melania, an early fifth-century Roman Christian aristocrat who renounced her staggering wealth to lead a life of ascetic renunciation. Hers is a tale of "riches to rags." Born to high...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-03
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“This book provides a deep reading of Nikolai Karazin’s works and his relationship with Central Asia. Elena Andreeva shows how Karazin’s prolific creations have much to tell us about Russian imperialism, colonial and local society as well as Russians’ self-identity as...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-02-03
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PUBLIC HISTORY PROVIDES A BACKGROUND IN THE HISTORY, PRINCIPLES, AND PRACTICES OF THE FIELD OFPUBLIC HISTORY Public History: An Introduction from Theory to Application is the first text of its kind to offer both historical background on the ways in which historians...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-02-02
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The untold history of the multiracial making of the border between Canada and the United States.
Often described as the longest undefended border in the world, the Canada-United States border was born in blood, conflict, and uncertainty. At the end of the American...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-02
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The story of Iraq is one of resistance. In this groundbreaking study, Johan Franzen offers a contextual modern history of the country, its creation and its struggle for sovereignty.
Iraq's contemporary history is a tale of a diverse people thrown together into a...
Editeur :
Hurst
Parution :
2021-02-01
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In alignment with Indigenous Politics, an emerging sub-field of Politics and IR, this book considers West Papuan Indigenous nationhood. Combining Settler Colonial Studies and Critical Indigenous Theory, the research opens up sovereignty as a political...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-02-01
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The history of the Second World War in Yugoslavia was for a long time the preserve of the Communist regime led by Marshal Tito. It was written by those who had battled hard to come out on top of the many-sided war fought across the territory of that Balkan state after...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2021-02-01
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This book elaborates on the distinctive characteristics as well as the archaeological, historical and artistic value of Liangzhu pottery, welcoming readers to the wonderful world of Liangzhu by introducing them to its origin, type, design, decoration, evolution and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2021-01-30
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'Barack Obama had a special talent for making different kinds of people feel comfortable around him because of his biracial life experience, says Adekoya. By the same token, Adekoya himself seems poised to become one of the most important and subtle new voices in...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2021-01-28
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This book contributes to global history by examining the connected histories of German and United States colonial empires from the early nineteenth century to the Nazi era. It looks at multiple and multidirectional flows, transfers, and circulations of ideas, people,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2021-01-28
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'Excellent... It is a tremendous tale - one of the most dramatic in our island's history - and O'Keeffe tells it beautifully' The TimesCharles Edward Stuart's campaign to seize the British throne ended with one of the quickest defeats in history: on 16 April 1746, at...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2021-01-28
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Caritas, a form of grace that turned our love for our neighbour into a spiritual practice, was expected of all early modern Christians, and corresponded with a set of ethical rules for living that displayed one's love in the everyday. Caritas was not just a willingness...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-28
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Caritas, a form of grace that turned our love for our neighbour into a spiritual practice, was expected of all early modern Christians, and corresponded with a set of ethical rules for living that displayed one's love in the everyday. Caritas was not just a willingness...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-28
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'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times'An amazing achievement' Peter FrankopanCan anyone truly understand Russia?Russia is a country with no natural borders, no single ethos, no true central identity. ...
Editeur :
Ebury Digital
Parution :
2021-01-28
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-28
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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt, but is it the...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-28
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In light of the discrepancy between Britain's and France's postcolonial security roles in Africa, which seemed already determined half a decade after independence, this book studies the making of the postcolonial security relationship during the transfer of power and...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-26
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In light of the discrepancy between Britain's and France's postcolonial security roles in Africa, which seemed already determined half a decade after independence, this book studies the making of the postcolonial security relationship during the transfer of power and...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2021-01-26
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A collection of original essays exploring the history of the various American religious traditions and the meaning of their many expressions The Blackwell Companion to American Religious History explores the key events, significant themes, and important movements in...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2021-01-26
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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