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Since Plato, no one had put our ancestor in such a situation. Our researchers have already had a hard time figuring it out in the face of competition from Neanderthals and other hominids. This is understandable in a prehistoric manhandled with a multitude of proposals....
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JePublie
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2021-12-10
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JePublie présente
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Die Studie untersucht das Verständnis des Adels in der Spätphase der ständischen Gesellschaft. Dazu nutzt sie die Situation nach einem Herrschaftswechsel, in dem zwei ständische wie politische Traditionen miteinander konfrontiert wurden. Zugleich erfolgte eine...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2021-12-08
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The gritty, true blue story of two remarkable cops and an equally extraordinary nurse who provided the spirit and smarts that transformed Fear City into the safest big city in America.NEW YORK'S FINEST is the story of a city's transformation through the tireless...
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Twelve
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2021-12-07
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A history of the rediscovery of India's history...Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Western world had very little knowledge - or an extremely distorted view - of the glorious and fascinating history of the Indian subcontinent. In fact, with little of...
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Hachette India
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2021-11-30
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Schon immer hatten pazifistische Friedensnobelpreiskandidaten in Deutschland einen schweren Stand und sahen sich in Einzelfällen auch politischer Verfolgung ausgesetzt. Dass aber gleich eine ganze Gruppe geächtet, verfolgt, eingesperrt oder vertrieben wurde, ist bis...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2021-11-30
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Parish churches have been at the heart of communities for more than a thousand years. But now, fewer than two in one hundred people regularly attend services in an Anglican church, and many have never been inside one. Since the idea of 'church' is its people, the...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2021-11-25
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'One of the great Second World War memoirs ... will be read as long as that war is remembered' John Keegan'Extraordinary realism' SUNDAY TIMES'A touch of the Somme and more than a hint of Wilfred Owen' TLSA classic of WWII, this is the vivid memoir of Private Bowlby,...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2021-11-25
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W&N Military
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WINNER OF THE RNA JOAN HESSAYON AWARD 2022'A gripping story of love and loss, rich in period detail. I loved it!' Clare Marchant'What a gorgeous debut!' Amazon Reviewer, Five Stars'If you like a good historical romance then this is the book for you. Highly recommend.'...
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Orion Dash
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2021-11-25
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Provides undergraduate students with a vibrant account of the religious world of ancient Greece, now in its third edition Ancient Greek Religion offers a detailed yet accessible introduction to the beliefs, myths, rituals, and deities of Greek religion. Author Jon...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2021-11-23
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Blackwell Ancient Religions
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A concise history of the Caribbean's long and fascinating history, from pre-contact civilisations to the present day This is a concise history, intended for travellers, but of inestimable value to anyone looking for an overview of the Caribbean and its mainland coastal...
Editeur :
Robinson
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2021-11-18
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Brief Histories
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A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.- Alison WeirThis is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read' - Tom Holland'This royal throne of...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2021-11-18
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The extraordinary story of the Powhatan chief who waged a lifelong struggle to drive European settlers from his homelandIn the mid-sixteenth century, Spanish explorers in the Chesapeake Bay kidnapped an Indian child and took him back to Spain and subsequently to Mexico....
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Basic Books
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2021-11-16
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Based on dozens of shocking interviews with some of the most influential names in sports, this is the urgent and revelatory examination of racial inequality in professional athletics America has been waiting for.Commentators, coaches, and fans alike have long touted the...
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Little, Brown and Company
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2021-11-16
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This book presents a panoramic and extensive exploration of Chinese political philosophy, examining key political problems of the past, and the thinkers who addressed them. As the reader will discover, China’s traditional political philosophy is one with distinctive...
Editeur :
Springer
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2021-11-16
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Prominent winkt Erich Honecker vom Cover der Biographie Manfred Gerlachs (1928-2011). Erst ein genauerer Blick lässt den Biographierten schräg hinter dem Staatschef der DDR erkennen. Dem damit versinnbildlichten Problem der politischen Akteure ‚zweiter Reihe‘, ihrer...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2021-11-12
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'Captivating, intimate, dazzling epic and revelatory' SIMON SEBAG-MONTEFIORE The story of the family who rose from the Frankfurt ghetto to become synonymous with wealth and power has been much mythologized. Yet half the Rothschilds, the women, remain virtually unknown....
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John Murray
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2021-11-11
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'A marvellously original slice of social history' Daily Mail (Book of the Week)'The facts and folklore of birdlife , and man's equivocal relationship with birds, are dissected in admirable detail in this handsome new book' Sunday TimesBirds are a joy and solace in...
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Little, Brown Book Group
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2021-11-11
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Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen Z—we like to define people by when they were born, but an acclaimed social researcher explains why we shouldn't.Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen Zers are lazy. We assume people born around the same time have...
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Basic Books
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2021-11-09
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