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Super SHEroes of History Value...From leading warriors into battle in Tang China to fighting for Civil Rights, ... From leading warriors into battle in Tang China to fighting for Civil Rights, exploring the deserts of Asia, and standing up for Indigenous peoples around the world, women have shaped history and society since ancient times. Often, however, their... more
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Magic Tree House Volumes 2124 ...These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child... These four titles are the perfect gift for a Magic Tree House fan or any child who loves a good adventure. Parents, teachers, and librarians hail the chapter-book series as a tool to promote reading, as even the most reluctant readers want to know... more
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Cambridge Social and Cultural ...A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By focusing on pol... A major study of the transformation of early modern London. By focusing on policing prosecution and the language and perceptions of the authorities and the underclasses Paul Griffiths explores the swift growth of London and the changes to its cultures... more
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Washington Sculpture : A Cultu...9780801888106. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages... 9780801888106. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 848. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 848 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white Halftones black & white Line drawings black & white Maps Frontispiece.... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...The preamble to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment... The preamble to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide recognizes that at all periods of history genocide has inflicted great losses on humanity . Studies of the phenomenon of genocide have however... more
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Interlink Cultural Histories: ...Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul: these are only three names that have been g... Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul: these are only three names that have been given to the city that straddles two continents was the capital of two multinational empires and is today a vibrant commercial and artistic city the largest in Turkey and... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry covers the period 1760 to... A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry covers the period 1760 to 1900 a time of dramatic change in the material world as objects shifted from the handmade to the machine made. The revolution in making and in consuming the things which... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient time... A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume A Cultural History... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...This volume highlights the variety of forms comedy took in England with refere... This volume highlights the variety of forms comedy took in England with reference to developments in Europe particularly France during the European Enlightenment. It argues that comedy in this period is characterized by wit satire and humor provoking... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...The origins of the modern Western concept of money can be traced back to the e... The origins of the modern Western concept of money can be traced back to the earliest electrum coins that were produced in Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE. While other forms of currency (shells jewelry silver ingots) were in widespread use long... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650... A Cultural History of Sport in the Age of Enlightenment covers the period 1650 to 1800 a period often seen as a time of decline in sporting practice and literature. In fact a rich sporting culture existed and sports were practised by both men and women... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...The nineteenth century was a time of intense monetization of social life: incr... The nineteenth century was a time of intense monetization of social life: increasingly money became the only means of access to goods and services especially in the new metropolises; new technologies and infrastructures emerged for saving and... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...For the first time a group of distinguished authors come together to provide a... For the first time a group of distinguished authors come together to provide an authoritative exploration of the cultural history of tragedy in the Middle Ages. Reports of the so-called death of medieval tragedy they argue have been greatly... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Memory presents an authoritative survey from ancient tim... A Cultural History of Memory presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume A Cultural History... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...Home is a powerful idea throughout antiquity from Odysseus epic journey to rec... Home is a powerful idea throughout antiquity from Odysseus epic journey to recover his own home nostalgically longed-for through his long absence to the implanting of Christianity in the domestic sphere in late antiquity. We can recognise the idea even... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...For the first time during the Early Modern period ships regularly traveled bet... For the first time during the Early Modern period ships regularly traveled between and among all of basins that comprise the World Ocean. During this period European mariners ventured into new waters where they encountered new trading partners new... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...This volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in di... This volume surveys democracy broadly as a cultural phenomenon operating in different ways across a very wide range of societies in the nineteenth-century world. In the long nineteenth century democracy evolved from a contested maligned conception of... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but riven by the violence of the... Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but riven by the violence of the Reformation and Counter Reformation the terrain of Early Modern law was constantly shifting. The age of expansion saw unparalleled degrees of internal and external... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...Money provides a unique and illuminating perspective on the Middle Ages. In mu... Money provides a unique and illuminating perspective on the Middle Ages. In much of medieval Europe the central meaning of money was a prescribed unit of precious metal but in practice precious metal did not necessarily change hands and indeed coinage... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...Eighteenth-century philosopher Edmund Burke wrote deformity is opposed not to ... Eighteenth-century philosopher Edmund Burke wrote deformity is opposed not to beauty but to the complete common form. If one of the legs of a man be found shorter than the other the man is deformed; because there is something wanting to complete the... more
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