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The A to Z of Shamanism

by Graham Harvey, Robert J. Wallis ...

Series series The A to Z Guide Series
Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities ... Read more

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Few religious traditions have generated such diversity and stirred imaginations as shamanism. In their engagements with other worlds, shamans have conversed with animals and ancestors and have been empowered with the knowledge to heal patients, advise hunters, and curse enemies. Still other shamans, aided by rhythmic music or powerful plant helpers, undertake journeys into different realities
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The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I

by Kenneth J. Blume ...

Series series The A to Z Guide Series
The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I provides a convenient introduction to a critical period of American diplomacy. The half-century from 1861 to 1914 formed a crucial time in the development of the American approach to the world, for the United States laid the foundations for its 20th century foreign policy. While the famed Monroe Doctrine insisted that no foreign power ... Read more

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The A to Z of U.S. Diplomacy from the Civil War to World War I provides a convenient introduction to a critical period of American diplomacy. The half-century from 1861 to 1914 formed a crucial time in the development of the American approach to the world, for the United States laid the foundations for its 20th century foreign policy. While the famed Monroe Doctrine insisted that no foreign power
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La historiografía francesa del siglo xx y su acogida en España

Edited by Benoît Pellistrandi ...

Series series Collection de la Casa de Velázquez
Hasta hace poco determinante para la afirmación de una ciencia histórica española autónoma, la influencia de la historiografía francesa ha retrocedido de manera progresiva hasta parecer, a veces, secundaria. La presente obra recoge las contribuciones de historiadores franceses y españoles que han reflexionado conjuntamente sobre la significación de esta impronta francesa. De esta manera, se dibuja ... Read more

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Hasta hace poco determinante para la afirmación de una ciencia histórica española autónoma, la influencia de la historiografía francesa ha retrocedido de manera progresiva hasta parecer, a veces, secundaria. La presente obra recoge las contribuciones de historiadores franceses y españoles que han reflexionado conjuntamente sobre la significación de esta impronta francesa. De esta manera, se dibuja
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History, Memory and Public Life

The Past in the Present

Edited by Anna Maerker, Simon Sleight, Adam Sutcliffe ...

History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical expertise and understanding in contemporary public reflection on the past.Divided into two parts, the book addresses both the theoretical and applied aspects of historical memory studies. ‘Approaches to history and memory‘ introduces key ... Read more

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History, Memory and Public Life introduces readers to key themes in the study of historical memory and its significance by considering the role of historical expertise and understanding in contemporary public reflection on the past.Divided into two parts, the book addresses both the theoretical and applied aspects of historical memory studies. ‘Approaches to history and memory‘ introduces key
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Debating Genocide

by Dr. Lisa Pine, Professor Peter N. Stearns ...

Series series Debates in World History
This book explores the subject of genocide through key debates and case studies. It analyses the dynamics of genocide – the processes and mechanisms of acts committed with the intention of destroying, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, religious or racial group – in order to shed light upon its origins, characteristics and consequences.Debating Genocide begins with an introduction to the ... Read more

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This book explores the subject of genocide through key debates and case studies. It analyses the dynamics of genocide – the processes and mechanisms of acts committed with the intention of destroying, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, religious or racial group – in order to shed light upon its origins, characteristics and consequences.Debating Genocide begins with an introduction to the
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The Uses of the Middle Ages in Modern European States

History, Nationhood and the Search for Origins

Edited by R. Evans, G. Marchal ...

Series series Writing the Nation
An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece. ... Read more

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An assessment of the role of the Middle Ages in national historiography and in modern conceptions of national identity, looking at relatively young nations, and regions which claim national traditions but were slow to achieve, or regain, separate statehood. Examples range from Ireland and Iceland through Austria and Italy to Finland and Greece.
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Schelling versus Hegel

From German Idealism to Christian Metaphysics

by John Laughland ...

In tracing Friedrich von Schelling's long philosophical development, John Laughland examines in particular his disentanglement from German idealism and his reaction, later in life, against Hegel. He argues that this story has relevance beyond the facts themselves and that it explains much about the direction philosophy took in the century between the French Revolution and the rise of Communism. ... Read more

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In tracing Friedrich von Schelling's long philosophical development, John Laughland examines in particular his disentanglement from German idealism and his reaction, later in life, against Hegel. He argues that this story has relevance beyond the facts themselves and that it explains much about the direction philosophy took in the century between the French Revolution and the rise of Communism.
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Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression

by Neil A. Wynn ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of U.S. Politics and Political Eras
The period from 1913 to 1933 is not often seen as a coherent entity in the history of the United States. It is more often viewed in terms of two distinct periods with the pre-war era of political engagement, idealism, and reform known as “progressivism” separated by World War I from the materialism, conservatism and disengagement of the “prosperous” 1920s. To many postwar observers and later ... Read more

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The period from 1913 to 1933 is not often seen as a coherent entity in the history of the United States. It is more often viewed in terms of two distinct periods with the pre-war era of political engagement, idealism, and reform known as “progressivism” separated by World War I from the materialism, conservatism and disengagement of the “prosperous” 1920s. To many postwar observers and later
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The A to Z of the Mongol World Empire

by Paul D. Buell ...

Series series The A to Z Guide Series
The A to Z of the Mongol World Empire examines the history of the Mongol Empire, the pre-imperial era of Mongolian history that preceded it, and the various Mongol successor states that continued to dominate Eurasia long after the breakdown of Mongol unity.Divided into three parts, the first section is comprised of six introductory essays devoted to the:o Mongolia from the birth of Temüjin to the ... Read more

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The A to Z of the Mongol World Empire examines the history of the Mongol Empire, the pre-imperial era of Mongolian history that preceded it, and the various Mongol successor states that continued to dominate Eurasia long after the breakdown of Mongol unity.Divided into three parts, the first section is comprised of six introductory essays devoted to the:o Mongolia from the birth of Temüjin to the
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Women in Antiquity

Theoretical Approaches to Gender and Archaeology

by Sarah Milledge Nelson, Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood, Marie Louise Stig Sorenson, Bettina Arnold, Julia A. Hendon, Wendy Ashmore, Janet E. Levy, Suzanne Spencer-Wood, Kathryn Weedman ...

Series series Gender and Archaeology
Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient ancestors. The contributors to Women in Antiquity consider the theoretical problems involved in discerning what the archaeological evidence tells us about gender roles in antiquity. The book includes chapters on the history of gender research, historical texts, ... Read more

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Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient ancestors. The contributors to Women in Antiquity consider the theoretical problems involved in discerning what the archaeological evidence tells us about gender roles in antiquity. The book includes chapters on the history of gender research, historical texts,
... Read more
Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo

by Samuel Decalo, John F. Clark ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of Africa
The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo provides a comprehensive set of references on the country’s history, politics, economics, and culture. It traces the careers of the country’s leading personalities into the era following the democratic experiment of the 1990s. It updates the country’s social, economic, and political evolution through the first decade of the ... Read more

$210.99 CAD

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo provides a comprehensive set of references on the country’s history, politics, economics, and culture. It traces the careers of the country’s leading personalities into the era following the democratic experiment of the 1990s. It updates the country’s social, economic, and political evolution through the first decade of the
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Atlantic Canadian Imprints

A Bibliography, 1801-1820

by Patricia Lockhart Fleming ...

Series series Heritage
The first comprehensive analytical bibliography of Atlantic Canadian imprints, this volume covers some 320 books, pamphlets, broadsides, government publications, and serials. Most have not been listed before in any bibliography or catalogue. They represent the holdings of more than thirty libraries and archives in the four Atlantic provinces, and in Ontario, Quebec, the United States, and England ... Read more

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The first comprehensive analytical bibliography of Atlantic Canadian imprints, this volume covers some 320 books, pamphlets, broadsides, government publications, and serials. Most have not been listed before in any bibliography or catalogue. They represent the holdings of more than thirty libraries and archives in the four Atlantic provinces, and in Ontario, Quebec, the United States, and England
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"O Primeiro Motor da Independência"

Um Patriarca Mineiro Entre a Memória e o Esquecimento

by Luana Melo e Silva ...

Os processos de independência das nações modernas são temas de investigaçãoespecialmente complexos. Dado o interesse que despertaram ao longo do tempo, sobre estes fenômenos se forma uma densa teia de memória e esquecimento capaz de nublar a visão do historiador. Em vez de produzir novas perspectivas de análise, o intérprete corre o risco de sucumbir à força da memória cristalizada em certas ... Read more

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Os processos de independência das nações modernas são temas de investigaçãoespecialmente complexos. Dado o interesse que despertaram ao longo do tempo, sobre estes fenômenos se forma uma densa teia de memória e esquecimento capaz de nublar a visão do historiador. Em vez de produzir novas perspectivas de análise, o intérprete corre o risco de sucumbir à força da memória cristalizada em certas
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Revival: Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel (1915)

by Friedrich Froebel ...

Series series Routledge Revivals
Originally published in 1915, the Autobiography of Fredrich Froebel provides a detailed overview of the life of the eminent German educator Fredrich Froebel, it charts his life and looks at his significant contribution to the field of education, including his Idealist philosophy of early childhood education, and his establishment of the kindergarten, a school for four-and five-year-old children ... Read more

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Originally published in 1915, the Autobiography of Fredrich Froebel provides a detailed overview of the life of the eminent German educator Fredrich Froebel, it charts his life and looks at his significant contribution to the field of education, including his Idealist philosophy of early childhood education, and his establishment of the kindergarten, a school for four-and five-year-old children
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Los viajes de sol y luna

El ciclo de los gemelos en Oaxaca, México y América del Sur

by Miguel Alberto Bartolomé ...

Se busca resolver el notable paralelismo entre el ciclo mítico mesoamericano y el de los pueblos sudamericanos. ... Read more

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Se busca resolver el notable paralelismo entre el ciclo mítico mesoamericano y el de los pueblos sudamericanos.
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Nationalism and the Politicization of History in the Former Yugoslavia

Edited by Gorana Ognjenovic, Jasna Jozelic ...

Series series History (R0)
“This book is very timely: the instrumentalization of history for political goals has become a pressing issue and worrisome feature of many polities, to the point of challenging even the most consolidated democracies. Focusing on Yugoslavia’s fragile successor states, the authors explore plurifold analytical levels, including local, regional, transnational, European and global perspectives. The ... Read more

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“This book is very timely: the instrumentalization of history for political goals has become a pressing issue and worrisome feature of many polities, to the point of challenging even the most consolidated democracies. Focusing on Yugoslavia’s fragile successor states, the authors explore plurifold analytical levels, including local, regional, transnational, European and global perspectives. The
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History of the Present

The Contemporary and its Culture

by David Roberts ...

Series series Morality, Society and Culture
This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The ‘contemporary’ has replaced ‘modern’ and ‘post-modern’ self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have ... Read more

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This book explores the demise of the grand narrative of European modernity. That once commanding narrative located the meaning of the past in the present and the meaning of the present in an ever-receding future. Today, instead, the present defines both the past and the future. The ‘contemporary’ has replaced ‘modern’ and ‘post-modern’ self-understandings. The times of the past and the future have
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Places of Memory and Legacies in an Age of Insecurities and Globalization

Edited by Gerry O'Reilly ...

Series series History (R0)
In this book, practitioners and students discover perspectives on landscape, place, heritage, memory, emotions and geopolitics intertwined in evolving citizenship and democratization debates. This volume shows how memorialization can contribute to wider inclusive interpretations of history, tourism and human rights promoted by the European Project. It's geographies of memories can foster ... Read more

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In this book, practitioners and students discover perspectives on landscape, place, heritage, memory, emotions and geopolitics intertwined in evolving citizenship and democratization debates. This volume shows how memorialization can contribute to wider inclusive interpretations of history, tourism and human rights promoted by the European Project. It's geographies of memories can foster
... Read more
Islamic Thought Through Protestant Eyes

by Mehmet Karabela ...

Series series Routledge Research in Early Modern History
Early modern Protestant scholars closely engaged with Islamic thought in more ways than is usually recognized. Among Protestants, Lutheran scholars distinguished themselves as the most invested in the study of Islam and Muslim culture. Mehmet Karabela brings the neglected voices of post-Reformation theologians, primarily German Lutherans, into focus and reveals their rigorous engagement with ... Read more

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Early modern Protestant scholars closely engaged with Islamic thought in more ways than is usually recognized. Among Protestants, Lutheran scholars distinguished themselves as the most invested in the study of Islam and Muslim culture. Mehmet Karabela brings the neglected voices of post-Reformation theologians, primarily German Lutherans, into focus and reveals their rigorous engagement with
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Empire And Others

British Encounters With Indigenous Peoples 1600-1850

by Professor M Daunton, Rick Halpern ...

Much has been written about the forging of a British identity in the 17th and 18th centuries, from the multiple kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. But the process also ran across the Irish sea and was played out in North America and the Caribbean. In the process, the indigenous peoples of North America, the Caribbean, the Cape, Australia and New Zealand were forced to redefine their ... Read more

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Much has been written about the forging of a British identity in the 17th and 18th centuries, from the multiple kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. But the process also ran across the Irish sea and was played out in North America and the Caribbean. In the process, the indigenous peoples of North America, the Caribbean, the Cape, Australia and New Zealand were forced to redefine their
... Read more
Art in the Cinema

The Mid-Century Art Documentary

Edited by Dr Steven Jacobs, Birgit Cleppe, Dimitrios Latsis ...

In the 1940s and 1950s, hundreds of art documentaries were produced, many of them being highly personal, poetic, reflexive and experimental films that offer a thrilling cinematic experience. With the exception of Alain Resnais's Van Gogh (1948), Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le Mystère Picasso (1956) and a few others, most of them have received only scant scholarly attention. This book aims to rectify ... Read more

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In the 1940s and 1950s, hundreds of art documentaries were produced, many of them being highly personal, poetic, reflexive and experimental films that offer a thrilling cinematic experience. With the exception of Alain Resnais's Van Gogh (1948), Henri-Georges Clouzot's Le Mystère Picasso (1956) and a few others, most of them have received only scant scholarly attention. This book aims to rectify
... Read more
Historical Dictionary of the United States Navy

by Patricia M. Kearns, James M. Morris ...

Series series Historical Dictionaries of War, Revolution, and Civil Unrest
The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe. The story of the Navy from its birth through the Civil War and other 19th century conflicts through its victories of World War I and World War II and down to the ... Read more

$231.99 CAD

The United States Navy has evolved in the last century and a half from humble and often frustrating beginnings during and after the Revolutionary War to become the strongest navy in the world with responsibilities that span the globe. The story of the Navy from its birth through the Civil War and other 19th century conflicts through its victories of World War I and World War II and down to the
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Der Maya-Kalender 1900-1801 v.Chr.

Haab - Tzolkin - Long Count für jeden einzelnen Tag

by Yvonne Wayne ...

Die erste Gesamtausgabe der drei Maya-Kalender - Tzolkin + Haab + Long Count - für jeden einzelnen Tag vom Beginn 3114 v.Chr. bis 2100 n.Chr. ... Read more

$64.99 CAD

Die erste Gesamtausgabe der drei Maya-Kalender - Tzolkin + Haab + Long Count - für jeden einzelnen Tag vom Beginn 3114 v.Chr. bis 2100 n.Chr.
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La Restauration. Les idées et les hommes

by Benoît Yvert ...

Series series Histoire
Assise sur une conception politique et mystique de la légitimité royale, croisant le cynisme de Talleyrand et le christianisme de Chateaubriand, période extraordinairement féconde en histoire politique et littéraire, la Restauration confronte trois générations : celle des survivants de l'Ancien Régime, celle des jeunes nés avec l'Empire, celle enfin des enfants de la révolution industrielle en ... Read more

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Assise sur une conception politique et mystique de la légitimité royale, croisant le cynisme de Talleyrand et le christianisme de Chateaubriand, période extraordinairement féconde en histoire politique et littéraire, la Restauration confronte trois générations : celle des survivants de l'Ancien Régime, celle des jeunes nés avec l'Empire, celle enfin des enfants de la révolution industrielle en
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