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Access to History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-93 for OCR Second Edition

by Vivienne Sanders ...

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level ... ... Read more

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Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR & WJECLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Give your students the best chance of success with this tried and tested series, combining in-depth analysis, engaging narrative and accessibility. Access to History is the most popular, trusted and wide-ranging series for A-level ...
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The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right

by Peter Davies, Derek Lynch ...

Series series Routledge Companions to History
The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right is an engaging and accessible guide to the origins of fascism, the main facets of the ideology and the reality of fascist government around the world. In a clear and simple manner, this book illustrates the main features of the subject using chronologies, maps, glossaries and biographies of key individuals.As well as the key examples of Hitler's ... Read more

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The Routledge Companion to Fascism and the Far Right is an engaging and accessible guide to the origins of fascism, the main facets of the ideology and the reality of fascist government around the world. In a clear and simple manner, this book illustrates the main features of the subject using chronologies, maps, glossaries and biographies of key individuals.As well as the key examples of Hitler's
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Historical Dictionary of United States-Russian/Soviet Relations

by Norman E. Saul ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations
For more than 200 years the United States and Russia have shared a multi-faceted relationship. Because of the rise of power the two countries enjoyed in the late 19th and through the 20th century, Russian-American relations have dominated much of recent world history. Prior to World War II the two countries had relatively friendly contacts in culture, commerce, and diplomacy, however, as they ... Read more

$231.99 CAD

For more than 200 years the United States and Russia have shared a multi-faceted relationship. Because of the rise of power the two countries enjoyed in the late 19th and through the 20th century, Russian-American relations have dominated much of recent world history. Prior to World War II the two countries had relatively friendly contacts in culture, commerce, and diplomacy, however, as they
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Le Palais de Saint-Cloud

Souvenirs historiques - Son histoire et sa description

by Jean Vatout, Ligaran ...

Extrait : "C'est un des mystères de l'esprit humain que notre prédilection pour le récit des grandes catastrophes, et pour les lieux qui leur doivent une triste célébrité. Le lecteur, en parcourant l'histoire, attache involontairement un regard plus avide sur les pages ensanglantées par le malheur ou par le crime ; et le voyageur, en parcourant les palais, recherche avec plus d'empressement la ... Read more

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Extrait : "C'est un des mystères de l'esprit humain que notre prédilection pour le récit des grandes catastrophes, et pour les lieux qui leur doivent une triste célébrité. Le lecteur, en parcourant l'histoire, attache involontairement un regard plus avide sur les pages ensanglantées par le malheur ou par le crime ; et le voyageur, en parcourant les palais, recherche avec plus d'empressement la
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Le Comte de Saint-Yon

Les Cachots de Plessis-les-Tours

by Charles Guénot, Ligaran ...

Extrait : "Par une froide et nébuleuse matinée du mois d'avril 1483, vingt-quatre cavaliers venant de l'Anjou, et paraissant se diriger vers la Bourgogne ou la Champagne, suivaient la route d'Orléans. Arrivés à un endroit marécageux et parsemé de flaques d'eau, ils hésitèrent un instant ; mais comme il leur eût fallu retourner en arrière et faire sans doute un long circuit pour éviter ce mauvais ... Read more

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Extrait : "Par une froide et nébuleuse matinée du mois d'avril 1483, vingt-quatre cavaliers venant de l'Anjou, et paraissant se diriger vers la Bourgogne ou la Champagne, suivaient la route d'Orléans. Arrivés à un endroit marécageux et parsemé de flaques d'eau, ils hésitèrent un instant ; mais comme il leur eût fallu retourner en arrière et faire sans doute un long circuit pour éviter ce mauvais
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Der Westen

Islamisch geprägte Perspektiven

Edited by Daniel G. König ...

»Der Westen« ist nicht nur eine Himmelsrichtung, sondern ein Konzept der Weltordnung, das die globalen Diskurse unserer Zeit prägt. Doch wie wird er wahrgenommen? Das Buch beleuchtet den Westen (al-Ġarb) aus islamisch geprägten Perspektiven, die in Westasien, Nordafrika und Europa formuliert wurden. Es zeigt, wann das Konzept aufkam, welche Vorläufer es ersetzte und welche Vorstellungen mit ihm ... Read more

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»Der Westen« ist nicht nur eine Himmelsrichtung, sondern ein Konzept der Weltordnung, das die globalen Diskurse unserer Zeit prägt. Doch wie wird er wahrgenommen? Das Buch beleuchtet den Westen (al-Ġarb) aus islamisch geprägten Perspektiven, die in Westasien, Nordafrika und Europa formuliert wurden. Es zeigt, wann das Konzept aufkam, welche Vorläufer es ersetzte und welche Vorstellungen mit ihm
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The Complete Works of Andrew Dickson White

by Andrew Dickson White ...

The Complete Works of Andrew Dickson WhiteAndrew Dickson White was an American historian and educator, who was the cofounder of Cornell University and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula. A politician, he had served as state senator in New York.This collection includes the following:History of the Warfare of Science with ... Read more

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The Complete Works of Andrew Dickson WhiteAndrew Dickson White was an American historian and educator, who was the cofounder of Cornell University and served as its first president for nearly two decades. He was known for expanding the scope of college curricula. A politician, he had served as state senator in New York.This collection includes the following:History of the Warfare of Science with
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Castanhal

by Carlos Araujo ...

Raridade. Fac-símile da Edição de 1980. A História de Castanhal em 14 lições — contribuição valiosa de CARLOS ARAUJO à historiografia do Município Modelo do Pará. Veio suprir uma deficiência, pois o estudante pouco, ou nada, sabe sobre as origens de seu povo. Este acontecimento terá, por valoroso aliado, o professor, pois ficou patente que não poderia ser manuseado pelos alunos como se fosse uma ... Read more

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Raridade. Fac-símile da Edição de 1980. A História de Castanhal em 14 lições — contribuição valiosa de CARLOS ARAUJO à historiografia do Município Modelo do Pará. Veio suprir uma deficiência, pois o estudante pouco, ou nada, sabe sobre as origens de seu povo. Este acontecimento terá, por valoroso aliado, o professor, pois ficou patente que não poderia ser manuseado pelos alunos como se fosse uma
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Manufacturing Popularity

Humans & AI, #1

by Rami Ayach ...

Series Book 1 - Humans & AI
Manufacturing Popularity by Rami Ayach is a timely, incisive exploration of how digital platforms, algorithms, and influencer economies have transformed the very meaning of what it means to be "popular" in the 21st century. Far from being an organic reflection of public interest, popularity is now a calculated outcome—engineered through opaque systems of algorithmic curation, influencer seeding, ... Read more

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Manufacturing Popularity by Rami Ayach is a timely, incisive exploration of how digital platforms, algorithms, and influencer economies have transformed the very meaning of what it means to be "popular" in the 21st century. Far from being an organic reflection of public interest, popularity is now a calculated outcome—engineered through opaque systems of algorithmic curation, influencer seeding,
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Self-Gifted Spoils: The British Fraud of the Koh-i-Noor

by sodha iqbal Kasam ...

The Soul of the Fraud The Betrayal of the GuardianThe word Fraud is the death of honor The British didnt take the KohiNoor from an enemy on a battlefield they took it from a 10yearold child who was under their protection A guardians only duty is to protect the childs inheritance not to snatch it By forcing Dhalip Singh to sign the KohiNoor away to the Queen the British committed a legal sin they ... Read more

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The Soul of the Fraud The Betrayal of the GuardianThe word Fraud is the death of honor The British didnt take the KohiNoor from an enemy on a battlefield they took it from a 10yearold child who was under their protection A guardians only duty is to protect the childs inheritance not to snatch it By forcing Dhalip Singh to sign the KohiNoor away to the Queen the British committed a legal sin they
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L'Universale magazine numero uno

by Stefano Poma ...

Sommario: Gli elefanti, di Stefano Poma. Polina l'amante di Dostoevskij, di Mariele Gioia Papa. La slealtà dei politici, di Andrea Leccese. Gli italiani in Giappone, di Antonio Manca. La sconfitta della borghesia nella Cina di Mao, di Alberta Casula. Le donne nella rivoluzione francese, di Giacomo Santoru. ... Read more

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Sommario: Gli elefanti, di Stefano Poma. Polina l'amante di Dostoevskij, di Mariele Gioia Papa. La slealtà dei politici, di Andrea Leccese. Gli italiani in Giappone, di Antonio Manca. La sconfitta della borghesia nella Cina di Mao, di Alberta Casula. Le donne nella rivoluzione francese, di Giacomo Santoru.
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The Diary of Lucy Kennedy (1793– 1816)

Memoirs of the Court of George III, Volume 3

by Lorna J Clark ...

Series series Memoirs of the Court of George III
Lucy Kennedy (c.1731–1826), had an insider’s view of life in Windsor castle and of members of the Royal Family for fifty-three years. Her diary, preserved in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, has never before been published. In it she writes a moving account of the death of Princess Amelia which precipitated the final illness of George III and the Regency. Her observations of his symptoms are ... Read more

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Lucy Kennedy (c.1731–1826), had an insider’s view of life in Windsor castle and of members of the Royal Family for fifty-three years. Her diary, preserved in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, has never before been published. In it she writes a moving account of the death of Princess Amelia which precipitated the final illness of George III and the Regency. Her observations of his symptoms are
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Gutenberg and the Impact of Printing

by Stephan Füssel ...

From typefounding through typesetting to the printing process itself, this narrative offers a fresh look at the unprecedented success story of the spread of the 'black art' right across Europe in a mere 40 years. Stephan FÃ¼ssel here analyses the first early printings, placing them in the context of the history of communication and the intellectual climate of a Europe-wide educated elite by about ... Read more

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From typefounding through typesetting to the printing process itself, this narrative offers a fresh look at the unprecedented success story of the spread of the 'black art' right across Europe in a mere 40 years. Stephan FÃ¼ssel here analyses the first early printings, placing them in the context of the history of communication and the intellectual climate of a Europe-wide educated elite by about
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Empathy in Contemporary Poetry after Crisis

by Anna Veprinska ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book examines the representation of empathy in contemporary poetry after crisis, specifically poetry after the Holocaust, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and Hurricane Katrina. The text argues that, recognizing both the possibilities and dangers of empathy, the poems under consideration variously invite and refuse empathy, thus displaying what Anna Veprinska terms empathetic ... Read more

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This book examines the representation of empathy in contemporary poetry after crisis, specifically poetry after the Holocaust, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and Hurricane Katrina. The text argues that, recognizing both the possibilities and dangers of empathy, the poems under consideration variously invite and refuse empathy, thus displaying what Anna Veprinska terms empathetic
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Bergson and History

Transforming the Modern Regime of Historicity

by Leon ter Schure ...

Series series SUNY series in Contemporary French Thought
Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.Henri Bergson is famous for his explorations of time as duration, yet he rarely referred to history in his writings. Simultaneously, historians and philosophers of history have generally disregarded Bergson's ideas about the nature of time. Modernity has brought change at an ever ... Read more

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Explores the philosophy of history of Henri Bergson and shows its relevance to contemporary historical thought.Henri Bergson is famous for his explorations of time as duration, yet he rarely referred to history in his writings. Simultaneously, historians and philosophers of history have generally disregarded Bergson's ideas about the nature of time. Modernity has brought change at an ever
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Creative Historical Thinking

by Michael Douma ...

Creative Historical Thinking offers innovative approaches to thinking and writing about history. Author Michael J. Douma makes the case that history should be recognized as a subject intimately related to individual experience and positions its practice as an inherently creative endeavor. Douma describes the nature of creativity in historical thought, illustrates his points with case studies and ... Read more

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Creative Historical Thinking offers innovative approaches to thinking and writing about history. Author Michael J. Douma makes the case that history should be recognized as a subject intimately related to individual experience and positions its practice as an inherently creative endeavor. Douma describes the nature of creativity in historical thought, illustrates his points with case studies and
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Cambodge

Cartographie de la mémoire

by Collectif ...

Recueil des contributions du colloque Images du Cambodge : mythe, histoire et mémoire.*Ces contributions issues du colloque intitulé Images du Cambodge : mythe, histoire et mémoire, tenu à Paris en 2015, questionnent l'impact des processus mémoriels sur la constitution d'une identité culturelle en soulignant que l'histoire du Cambodge ne peut se réduire à la splendeur d'Angkor d'un côté et l ... Read more

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Recueil des contributions du colloque Images du Cambodge : mythe, histoire et mémoire.*Ces contributions issues du colloque intitulé Images du Cambodge : mythe, histoire et mémoire, tenu à Paris en 2015, questionnent l'impact des processus mémoriels sur la constitution d'une identité culturelle en soulignant que l'histoire du Cambodge ne peut se réduire à la splendeur d'Angkor d'un côté et l
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The Classical Debt

Greek Antiquity in an Era of Austerity

by Johanna Hanink ...

Ever since the International Monetary Fund’s first bailout of Greece’s sinking economy in 2010, the phrase “Greek debt” has meant one thing to the country’s creditors. But for millions who claim to prize culture over capital, it means something quite different: the symbolic debt that Western civilization owes to Greece for furnishing its principles of democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine ... Read more

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Ever since the International Monetary Fund’s first bailout of Greece’s sinking economy in 2010, the phrase “Greek debt” has meant one thing to the country’s creditors. But for millions who claim to prize culture over capital, it means something quite different: the symbolic debt that Western civilization owes to Greece for furnishing its principles of democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine
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Socrates from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

Edited by Michael Trapp ...

Series series Publications of the Centre for Hellenic Studies, King's College London
Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, of Alopece is arguably the most richly and diversely commemorated - and appropriated - of all ancient thinkers. Already in Antiquity, vigorous controversy over his significance and value ensured a wide range of conflicting representations. He then became available to the medieval, renaissance and modern worlds in a provocative variety of roles: as paradigmatic ... Read more

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Socrates, son of Sophroniscus, of Alopece is arguably the most richly and diversely commemorated - and appropriated - of all ancient thinkers. Already in Antiquity, vigorous controversy over his significance and value ensured a wide range of conflicting representations. He then became available to the medieval, renaissance and modern worlds in a provocative variety of roles: as paradigmatic
... Read more
Discovering History in China

American Historical Writing on the Recent Chinese Past

by Paul Cohen ...

Series series Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Since its first publication, Paul A. Cohen's Discovering History in China has occupied a singular place in American China scholarship. Translated into three East Asian languages, the volume has become essential to the study of China from the early nineteenth century to today.Cohen critiques the work of leading postwar scholars and is especially adamant about not reading China through the lens of ... Read more

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Since its first publication, Paul A. Cohen's Discovering History in China has occupied a singular place in American China scholarship. Translated into three East Asian languages, the volume has become essential to the study of China from the early nineteenth century to today.Cohen critiques the work of leading postwar scholars and is especially adamant about not reading China through the lens of
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Jurists and Legal Science in the History of Roman Law

Edited by Fara Nasti, Aldo Schiavone ...

Series series Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Law
This book provides a new approach to the study of the History of Roman Law. It collects the first results of the European Research Council Project, Scriptores iuris Romani - dedicated to a new collection of the texts of Roman jurisprudence, highlighting important methodological issues, together with innovative reconstructions of the profiles of some ancient jurists and works.Jurists were great ... Read more

$88.99 CAD

This book provides a new approach to the study of the History of Roman Law. It collects the first results of the European Research Council Project, Scriptores iuris Romani - dedicated to a new collection of the texts of Roman jurisprudence, highlighting important methodological issues, together with innovative reconstructions of the profiles of some ancient jurists and works.Jurists were great
... Read more
Alexander the Great in the Persian Tradition

History, Myth and Legend in Medieval Iran

by Dr Haila Manteghi ...

Series series Library of Medieval Studies
Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was transformed into a legend by all those he met, leaving an enduring tradition of romances across the world. Aside from its penetration into every language of medieval Europe, the Alexander romance arguably had its greatest impact in the Persian language.Haila Manteghi here offers a complete survey of that deep tradition, ranging from analysis of classical ... Read more

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Alexander the Great (356-333 BC) was transformed into a legend by all those he met, leaving an enduring tradition of romances across the world. Aside from its penetration into every language of medieval Europe, the Alexander romance arguably had its greatest impact in the Persian language.Haila Manteghi here offers a complete survey of that deep tradition, ranging from analysis of classical
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Military Education Benefits for College

A Comprehensive Guide for Military Members, Veterans, and Their Dependents

by Edmund J. Lizotte, David J. Renza ...

Every branch of the American military provides opportunities for educational benefits and ways to attend college at either no cost or at a cost far below published tuition rates. No military member, veteran, or dependent should have to go through school without knowing what their benefits are or how to obtain them. 'Military Education Benefits for College' guides you in how to access, utilize, and ... Read more

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Every branch of the American military provides opportunities for educational benefits and ways to attend college at either no cost or at a cost far below published tuition rates. No military member, veteran, or dependent should have to go through school without knowing what their benefits are or how to obtain them. 'Military Education Benefits for College' guides you in how to access, utilize, and
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Historical Dictionary of Ancient Greek Warfare

by Iain Spence ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
This resource strategically traces Greek warfare from 720 to 30 BC and its specific and extensive details-the wars, the troops, the armor, the military tactics, and other factors either affecting or affected by the wars.Read how warfare evolved during the centuries in ancient Greece from rudimentary, non-sophisticated strategies and weaponry to more complex arsenals and tactics. Includes entries ... Read more

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This resource strategically traces Greek warfare from 720 to 30 BC and its specific and extensive details-the wars, the troops, the armor, the military tactics, and other factors either affecting or affected by the wars.Read how warfare evolved during the centuries in ancient Greece from rudimentary, non-sophisticated strategies and weaponry to more complex arsenals and tactics. Includes entries
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