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An authoritative and extensive resource for British and Irish history Quickly access basic information on the history of the British Isles from this reliable resource. A Dictionary of British and Irish History provides concise information covering all periods of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
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2020-11-10
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This book defies long standing assumptions about indigenous societies in the Americas and shows that non-heteronormative sexualities were already present among native peoples in different regions of what is now Latin America before the arrival of European colonizers....
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Springer
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2020-11-06
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The Roman army was the greatest fighting machine the ancient world produced.The Roman Empire depended on soldiers not just to win its wars, defend its frontiers and control the seas but also to act as the engine of the state. Roman legionaries and auxiliaries came from...
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Little, Brown Book Group
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2020-11-05
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Almost sixty years after the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957 creating the European Community), a Member-State, the United Kingdom, has for the first time in history decided to leave the European Union. The "yes" to leave vote during the British referendum on 26...
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P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Éditions Scientifiques Internationales
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2020-11-04
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From the acclaimed military history author, this action-packed World War II history describes the Allies' brutal naval engagements and daring harbor raids to destroy the backbone of Hitler's surface fleet.The sea had become a mass grave by 1941 as Hitler's four capital...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2020-11-03
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This book explores the notions of space and extension of major early modern empiricist philosophers, especially Locke, Berkeley, Hume, and Condillac. While space is a central and challenging issue for early modern empiricists, literature on this topic is sparse.This...
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Springer
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2020-11-03
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A fascinating and hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by comedian Al Murray.An awful lot has happened in the last 100 years or so. In fact, when you look at how much went on in the 20th century, it's amazing it didn't take longer than that.And...
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Quercus
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2020-10-29
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An innovative approach to the history of the First Persian Empire, offering an accessible historical narrative for students and general readers alike A History of the Achaemenid Empire considers archaeological and written sources to provide an expansive, source-based...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-10-29
Collection :
Blackwell History of the Ancient World
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Since its first publication in 2007, John H. Arnold’s What is Medieval History? has established itself as the leading introduction to the craft of the medieval historian. What is it that medieval historians do? How – and why – do they do it? Arnold discusses the...
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Polity
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2020-10-28
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Digital history is an emerging field that draws on digital technology and computational methods. A global enterprise that invites scholars worldwide to join forces, it presents exciting and novel ways we might explore, understand and represent the past. Hannu Salmi...
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Polity
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2020-10-22
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Hawaii, 7th December 1941, shortly before 8 in the morning: Japanese torpedo bombers launch a surprise attack on the US Pacific fleet anchored in Pearl Harbor. The devastating attack claims the lives of over 2,400 American soldiers, sinks or damages 18 ships and...
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Polity
Parution :
2020-10-22
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As one of the heroes of the 1917 February Revolution and then Prime Minister at the head of the Provisional Government, Alexander Kerensky was passionately, even fanatically, lauded as a leader during his brief political reign. Symbolic artefacts – sculptures, badges...
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Polity
Parution :
2020-10-22
Collection :
New Russian Thought
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Hubert Kleinert legt mit diesem Buch die erste umfassende Gesamtdarstellung der Geschichte des neuen Deutschlands seit 1990 vor. Dreißig Jahre nach der Wiedervereinigung präsentiert er eine anschauliche Schilderung des schwierigen Weges, den das Land seither genommen...
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Springer
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2020-10-21
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The most important collection of essays on American Women's History This collection incorporates the most influential and groundbreaking scholarship in the area of American women's history, featuring twenty-three original essays on critical themes and topics. It...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2020-10-21
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History
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Winner of a 2020-2021 New York City Book AwardIn a rapidly changing New York, two forces battled for the city's soul: the pro-slavery New Yorkers who kept the illegal slave trade alive and well, and the abolitionists fighting for freedom.We often think of...
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Bold Type Books
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2020-10-20
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Exam board: WJECLevel: AS/A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst teaching: September 2015First exams: Summer 2016 (AS); Summer 2017 (A-level)Put your trust in the textbook series that has given thousands of A-level History students deeper knowledge and better grades for over 30...
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Hodder Education
Parution :
2020-10-19
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This volume provides an overview of selected major areas of legal and institutional development in Lithuania since the Restoration of Independence in 1990. The respective chapters discuss changes in fields varying from the constitutional framework to criminal law and...
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Springer
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2020-10-17
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Dieses Buch läßt in fast 200 Texten von über 70 Autoren das wenig glorreiche, aber nichtsdestoweniger glanzvolle Ende des Habsburgerreiches aufleben ; ein fast achthundert Jahre alter Vielvölkerstaat, der nicht nur den bekannten zentrifugalen Explosivstoff enthielt,...
Editeur :
Presses Universitaires du Septentrion
Parution :
2020-10-16
Collection :
Documents et témoignages
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A journey along the seemingly endless Russian border - from North Korea in the Far East through Russia's bordering states in Asia and the Caucasus, crossing the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea along the way."Erika Fatland [is] shaping up to be one of the Nordics' most...
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Maclehose Press
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2020-10-15
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'An astonishing piece of work' James O'Brien'This book was a delight. Funny, scathing and witty' Ian Dunt You should buy this book if: a) you dislike the Sun, but have never actually read it to know why and/or b) you're still not sure how we got into this mess. Using...
Editeur :
Sphere
Parution :
2020-10-08
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