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  • The Illustrious Dead

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    A masterful dual narrative of Napoleon Bonaparte and a tiny microbe that pits the height of human ambition and achievement against the supremacy of nature, from the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Blue Water“Gripping . . . Talty brings international politics and science together in a compelling story of personal hubris and humbling defeat.”—Jack Weatherford, author of the New York ... Leer más

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  • The Death of Caesar

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  • Inside Central Asia

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  • Provincializing Europe

    Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference - New Edition

    Series series Princeton Studies in Culture/Power/History
    First published in 2000, Dipesh Chakrabarty's influential Provincializing Europe addresses the mythical figure of Europe that is often taken to be the original site of modernity in many histories of capitalist transition in non-Western countries. This imaginary Europe, Dipesh Chakrabarty argues, is built into the social sciences. The very idea of historicizing carries with it some peculiarly ... Leer más

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  • Bohemian Paris

    Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse, and the Birth of Modern Art

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    "[An] epic account of life and loves among artists and writers in Paris from belle époque to world slump." —William Feaver , The SpectatorA legendary capital of the arts, Paris hosted some of the most legendary developments in world culture—particularly at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the flowering of fauvism, cubism, dadaism, and surrealism.In Bohemian Paris, Dan Franck leads us ... Leer más

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  • The Great Chevauchée

    John of Gaunt’s Raid on France 1373

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    In 1373, John of Gaunt set off from Calais on a great raid to strike at the heart of France. Driven by the high ideals of chivalry,the raiders left with epic pageantry. However, the reality soon overwhelmed the raiders. Beset on all sides by French ambushes and plagued by disease and starvation, the raiders battled their way through Champagne, east of Paris, into Burgundy, across the Massif ... Leer más

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  • The Sources of Military Doctrine

    France, Britain, and Germany Between the World Wars

    Series series Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
    Barry R. Posen explores how military doctrine takes shape and the role it plays in grand strategy-that collection of military, economic, and political means and ends with which a state attempts to achieve security. Posen isolates three crucial elements of a given strategic doctrine: its offensive, defensive, or deterrent characteristics, its integration of military resources with political aims, ... Leer más

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  • Cunegonde's Kidnapping

    A Story of Religious Conflict in the Age of Enlightenment

    Series series The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-C
    In a remote village on the Dutch-German border, a young Catholic woman named Cunegonde tries to kidnap a baby to prevent it from being baptized in a Protestant church. When she is arrested, fellow Catholics stage an armed raid to free her from detention. These dramatic events of 1762 triggered a cycle of violence, starting a kind of religious war in the village and its surrounding region. ... Leer más

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