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In Homes and Homecomings an international group of scholars provide inspiring new historical perspectives on the politics of homes and homecomings. Using innovative methodological and theoretical approaches, the book examines case studies from Africa…

Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Before the 'invention' of sexuality, erotic acts and desires were comprehended as species of sin, expressions of …

Empire, State, and Society assesses the external and internal forces behind Britain's transformation from global superpower to its current position in the twenty-first century. The authors provide an accessible and balanced introduction, which is tho…

Abduction Was But A Prelude To Marriage – Or so Bryce had been let to believe when he'd kidnapped the Lady Rhiannon to be his liege lord's mate.Though never had he seen a more reluctant bride! How could he, in all chivalry, allow such a spirited beau…

Примечание: История жизни и путешествий Христофора Колумба. Полный вариант заголовка: «A history of the life and voyages of Christopher Columbus : Vol. 2 : in 4 volumes / by Washington Irving».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Letters from a lady, who resided some years in Russia, to her friend in England : with historical notes».

Полный вариант заголовка: «A full and correct account of the military occurrences of the late war between Great Britain and the United States of America : Vol. 2 : with an appendix and plates : in 2 volumes / by William James». Примечание: книга не…

Полный вариант заголовка: «An essay on the best means of providing employment for the people to which was adjudged the prize proposed by the Royal Irish academy for the best dissertation on that subject / By Samuel Crumpe».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Letters on the spirit of patriotism : on the idea of a patriot King and on the state of parties at the accession of King George I / Lord Bolingbroke».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Narrative of a pedestrian journey through Russia and Siberian Tartary, from the frontiers of China to the Frozen sea and Kamchatka. Vol. 1 / by capt. John Dundas Cochrane».

The financial crisis seemed to present a fundamental challenge to neo liberalism, the body of ideas that have constituted the political orthodoxy of most advanced economies in recent decades. Colin Crouch argues in this book that it will shrug off th…

Примечание: Нумерация стр. 600-1215. Полный вариант заголовка: «The Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland : Vol. 2. Scotland and Ireland : in 2 volumes / by John Debrett».

Примечание: Путешествия в Грецию и Албанию. Полный вариант заголовка: «Travels in Greece and Albania : Vol. 2 : in 2 volumes : with considerable additions / by the Rev. T.S. Hughes».

Roger Collins, a leading historian, investigates a time in Spanish history known for its multi-religious society – when Christians, Jews and Muslims lived in apparent harmony – revealing a fuller, more complex picture of this fascinating period. Pres…

Working Hard for the American Dream examines the various economic, social, and political developments that shaped labor history in the United States from World War I until the present day. Presents an overview of labor history that also considers wom…

With fresh, new translations and extensive introductions and annotations, this sourcebook provides an inclusive and integrated view of Greek history, from Homer to Alexander the Great. New translations of original sources are contextualized by insigh…

Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent …