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From the fourth to the fifteenth century AD the Byzantine Empire flourished as a powerful economic, cultural, and military…

Newton's contributions to our understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered by many to be unparalleled. This…

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In 336 BC Alexander the Great became king of Macedon. During his twelve-year reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian…

\nJohn Stuart Mill (1806-73) is widely regarded as the leading liberal philosopher, economist, and political theorist of…

Examines various aspects of ancient warfare from philosophy to the technical skills needed to fight. This work looks at war…

\nThis book provides an overview of the history of religion and war, and a framework for analysing it. Ranging from ancient…

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Produkt Silk Road - Millward, James A. (Professor of History, Professor of History, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown…

\nFamous throughout history for their doomed stand at Thermopylae, and immortalised by contemporary Athenian writers who…

Since the end of the Cold war, the international security agenda has become increasingly important. This Very Short…

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An essay about how we study and understand history, this book begins by inviting us to think about various questions…

By analysing and narrating the essentials of one of the most complex and long-lived of all European institutions, and…

The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious,…

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short…

Using a combination of archaeological data, textual analysis, and ancient documents, this Very Short Introduction to the…

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Christopher Harvie and Colin…

Engles' was not only the father of dialectical and historical materialism, the official philosophies of history and science…

• Rok vydání 2012

The Iliad tells the story of Greek warrior Achilles' great anger and the tragic death of Hector during the Trojan War,…

India has a long, rich, and diverse tradition of philosophical thought. This short introduction emphasizes the diversity of…

German philosophy remains the core of modern philosophy. This Very Short Introduction discusses the idea that German…

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Drawing on research on the history of Ireland since 1800, this book challenges some of the assumptions which underpin this…

\nThis book provides a concise introduction to the history and culture of the American South. Charles Reagan Wilson explores…

This book presents an introduction to one of the most important treaties ever written, the Treaty of Versailles, which…

Review from previous edition 'Frederick Ahl captures the pathos..to splendid effect. His version reproduces the fierce,…

Known as the 'father' of electrical engineering, Michael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. In…

\nViolence is part and parcel of both human history and nature. It is the one thing that all cultures and societies share in…

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Produkt American Intellectual History - Ratner-Rosenhagen, Jennifer (Merle Curti and Vilas-Borghesi Distinguished…

\nRichard Whatmore examines the diverse, interconnected relationships between political history, theory, and action.…

• Počet stran 176
• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2003

Savage and bloodthirsty, or civilized and peaceable? The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination,…

Starting with the invasion of Julius Caesar in the fifth century, Bede recorded the history of the English up to his own day…

These three works exemplify the Roman historian Sallust's condemnation of the excesses of the late Republic. In the…

The nature of politics in Britain is being questioned as never before, with Brexit throwing both party and national politics…

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• Rok vydání 2012

Here, David Gwynn reflects on the remarkable legacy of the Roman Republic. The rise and fall of the Republic holds a special…

\'Ghetto\' is an extraordinarily complex word that encompasses Jewish history, black experiences in northern America, and…

In The Philippines: What Everyone Needs to Know (R), Steven Rood, a long-time scholar of the region, provides concise…

A concise guide to one of the most confounding and seemingly irresolvable international conflicts for almost half a century.…

A bestseller in 1859, Self-Help became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard…

• Rok vydání 2009

Eminent Victorians is a groundbreaking work of biography that raised the genre to the level of high art. It replaced…

Authoritative and hugely informative, with over 170 contributors, this is an essential companion for students of British…

Originally published: Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.…

The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. His detailed…

The Federalist Papers comprise eighty-five essays written to persuade New Yorkers to ratify the Constitution of the United…

Marcus Cato Sulla Aemilius Paullus Pompey The Gracchi Marius Julius Caesar Anthony 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a…

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A new prose translation of Ovid's poetical calendar of the Roman year, with its various observances and festivals, recording…

Ibn Abi Usaybi\'ah was a Syrian Arab physician of the 13th century who compiled a biographical encyclopedia of notable…

• Rok vydání 2011

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This edition offers a new translation of a selection of the Buddha's most important sayings reflecting the full variety of…