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Beatrice's Last Smile is a sweeping narrative history of the medieval west from the beginning of the third century to the…

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In a moonlit graveyard somewhere in southern Italy, a soldier removes his clothes in readiness to transform himself into a…

\nThe Making of the English Urban Landscape tells the story of our towns and cities and how they came into being over the…

Kertzer writes lucidly, navigating the crowded scenery of his tale with great deftness. His narrative achieves momentum…

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The story of the revolutionary transformation of the British educational system in the second half of the 20th century from…

\nThe day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French…

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The first truly global history of the Napoleonic Wars, arguably the first world war. Kniha 9780199951062 Napoleonic Wars |…

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In the history of ancient Macedonia, the last three Antigonid kings—Philip V (r. 221-179), his son Perseus (r. 179-168), and…

Telling the story of the remarkable British impact upon India, this book examines what the Raj really meant for the British…

\nA long history of the Bretons, from prehistoric times to the present, and the very close relationship they have had with…

\nStrategy of Empire dispels the myth that Romans were incapable of longterm strategic thinking or maintaining any…

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A concise, readable, and novel interpretation of the history of communist states. Sixteen states came to be ruled by…

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This book is a social history of popular history in Britain between the end of the First World War and the 1970s. It…

\nThe 19th century was a time of extraordinary scientific innovation, but with the rise of psychiatry, faiths and popular…

\nThis book boldly reinterprets the central period of Roman history by taking the focus off the emperor Augustus. Its…

\nEconomists in the Cold War is an account of the economic drivers and outcomes of the Cold War, told through the stories of…

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The Gambling Century uses extensive archival material as well as printed sources, to follow its subjects from the Court to…

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This is not a book about Winston Churchill as a man or a politician. Instead, it sees him as a cultural & historical symbol;…

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This is the very first book-length biography of John Wesley Gilbert, a man famous as "the first black archaeologist." The…

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The Persian Empire was the world's dominant geo-political force from the later sixth century to its conquest by Alexander in…

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COMBEE is based upon original research and offers the first full account of Tubman's Civil War service and the Combahee…

Jonathan Israel's radical new account of the late Enlightenment highlights forgotten currents and figures. Running counter…

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Produkt Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome - Watts, Edward J. (Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair and Professor of History,…

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Produkt Age of Wolf and Wind - Zori, Davide (Associate Professor of History and Archaeology, Associate Professor of History…

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This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle…

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John Nelson Darby is best known as the architect of the most influential system of end-times thinking among the world's…

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Helen Nicholson surveys women's involvement in medieval crusading from the 11th century to the 16th, arguing that medieval…

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As the world evolves in increasingly unpredictable directions, one of the key determinants of the future global order will…

A new and challenging account of Scotland\'s position within the United Kingdom. Written by a senior policy adviser to the…

A vibrant new history of twentieth-century Europe - covering everything from war and politics to social, cultural, and…

The story of the Holy Land, encompassing the three millennia that saw the birth of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each…

\nDrawing on personal journals and letters, underground newsletters, and alternative publications, this first history of…

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Produkt Americans in a World at War - Blower, Brooke L. (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History,…

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Produkt Science Wars - Goldman, Steven L. (Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Professor in the Humanities (Emeritus),…

\nWritten in a lively and compelling style, this book explains the hidden relationship between Judaism and the world of…

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\nA new account of the conquest of Mexico that focuses on the fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs, timed for the…

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Utopia's Discontents provides the first synthetic treatment of the Russian revolutionary emigration before the Revolution.…

A high-level insider's history of the efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, from 2000 Camp David Talks to the…

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Macbeth before Shakespeare is a history of the medieval King Macbeth and his legend that was the basis for William…

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This history of Asian Americans in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II reveals the inner workings of…

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The term "patient safety" rose to popularity in the late nineties, as the medical community -- in particular, physicians…

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Age of Emergency examines how metropolitan Britons understood colonial violence in the two decades after V-E Day when "small…

\nIn Pick a Pocket Or Two, acclaimed author Ethan Mordden brings his wit and wisdom to bear in telling the full history of…

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Focusing on the borders of the Cold War, Defectors examines how the superpowers competed over those who took unauthorized…

\nThis edited volume brings together experts on the later middle ages to chart the principle developments of medieval…

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Produkt Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter - Godbold, Jr., E. Stanly (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus,…

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A monumental and accessible global history of the second half of the twentieth century, from the end of World War Two to the…