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A Body Politic to Govern
The Political Humanism of Elizabeth I
This work examines the influence of Italian Renaissance humanism on the political persona of Elizabeth I. To silence critics of a female monarch, Elizabeth used her classical education to defend and assert her right to rule through her letters and speeches.
This work examines the influence of Italian Renaissance humanism on the political persona of Elizabeth I. To silence critics of a female monarch, Elizabeth used her classical education to defend and assert her right to rule through her letters and speeches.
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Other Combatants, Other Fronts
Competing Histories of the First World War
Much discussion of the First World War remains confined to the Western Front. This volume pushes the focus away to examine forgotten theatres and neglected experiences, exploring what ‘total war’ meant for people around the world implicated in this event.
Much discussion of the First World War remains confined to the Western Front. This volume pushes the focus away to examine forgotten theatres and neglected experiences, exploring what ‘total war’ meant for people around the world implicated in this event.
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This is a first-time edition of an autograph letter-writing manual by William Gilpin, a theoretician of the picturesque. Devised for boys and men, it provides models of letters and fictional short stories about soldiers, reformed rakes, and fathers.
This is a first-time edition of an autograph letter-writing manual by William Gilpin, a theoretician of the picturesque. Devised for boys and men, it provides models of letters and fictional short stories about soldiers, reformed rakes, and fathers.
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Slaves were not passive victims. They used religion with ingenuity to create new cultures, identities, and even resistance. This volume juxtaposes slave religious strategies in Graeco-Roman antiquity and modern Brazil, shedding new light on ancient slaves.
Slaves were not passive victims. They used religion with ingenuity to create new cultures, identities, and even resistance. This volume juxtaposes slave religious strategies in Graeco-Roman antiquity and modern Brazil, shedding new light on ancient slaves.
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Merseyside
Culture and Place
This interdisciplinary volume explores Liverpool and Merseyside's rich and controversial cultural history. From J. M. W. Turner’s sketches of the Mersey to the fan culture on Liverpool FC’s Kop, this book reveals the area's distinctive character.
This interdisciplinary volume explores Liverpool and Merseyside’s rich and controversial cultural history. From J. M. W. Turner’s sketches of the Mersey to the fan culture on Liverpool FC’s Kop, this book reveals the area’s distinctive character.
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From a Heuristic Point of View
Essays in Honour of Carlo Cellucci
How do we get new knowledge? Carlo Cellucci argues that traditional logic is inadequate. We need a new, heuristic logic for generating knowledge. This book is a collection of essays from leading figures who discuss, criticize, and expand on Cellucci’s work.
How do we get new knowledge? Carlo Cellucci argues that traditional logic is inadequate. We need a new, heuristic logic for generating knowledge. This book is a collection of essays from leading figures who discuss, criticize, and expand on Cellucci’s work.
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Class, Culture and Community
New Perspectives in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century British Labour History
The death of British Labour History as an academic discipline has been greatly exaggerated. This collection represents its revival, bringing together community, culture, class, and politics to explore the breadth and depth of working-class identity.
The death of British Labour History as an academic discipline has been greatly exaggerated. This collection represents its revival, bringing together community, culture, class, and politics to explore the breadth and depth of working-class identity.
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Narratives of Identity
The Syrian Orthodox Church and the Church of England 1895-1914
From 1895 to 1914, the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Church of England developed a relationship that shaped their identities. Drawing on rare archives, this book explores their dialogue and search for recognition amid the growing instability of the Ottoman Empire.
From 1895 to 1914, the Syrian Orthodox Church and the Church of England developed a relationship that shaped their identities. Drawing on rare archives, this book explores their dialogue and search for recognition amid the growing instability of the Ottoman Empire.
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Classics For All
Reworking Antiquity in Mass Culture
Venture beyond the toga epic. This collection explores antiquity's surprising legacy in TV, computer games, and B-movies, revealing how Greece and Rome continue to shape even the most cutting-edge corners of modern pop culture.
Venture beyond the toga epic. This collection explores antiquity’s surprising legacy in TV, computer games, and B-movies, revealing how Greece and Rome continue to shape even the most cutting-edge corners of modern pop culture.
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Trauma and Attachment in the Kindertransport Context
German-Jewish Child Refugees’ Accounts of Displacement and Acculturation in Britain
Based on in-depth case studies of five child Holocaust survivors, this study of the Kindertransport rescue operation explores the lifelong influence of trauma, the negotiation of identity, and sheds light on the plight of present-day child refugees.
Based on in-depth case studies of five child Holocaust survivors, this study of the Kindertransport rescue operation explores the lifelong influence of trauma, the negotiation of identity, and sheds light on the plight of present-day child refugees.
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The Future of Post-Human Mass Media
A Preface to a New Theory of Communication
Is mass media informational or propagandistic? Contrary to conventional wisdom, neither view is correct. Something vital has been missing from the analysis. This book shows a better way to understand mass media, a seminal view that will alter its future.
Is mass media informational or propagandistic? Contrary to conventional wisdom, neither view is correct. Something vital has been missing from the analysis. This book shows a better way to understand mass media, a seminal view that will alter its future.
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Trade and Security
The United States and East Asia, 1961-1969
The US achieved its true goal in Vietnam: not saving a nation, but buying time for a region. This book reveals how America sacrificed its economy to build prosperous Asian allies as a firewall against Communism.
The US achieved its true goal in Vietnam: not saving a nation, but buying time for a region. This book reveals how America sacrificed its economy to build prosperous Asian allies as a firewall against Communism.
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Stepney
Profile of a London Borough from the Outbreak of the First World War to the Festival of Britain, 1914-1951
A vivid history of Stepney, an iconic East End borough. From the murders of Jack the Ripper and the Blitz to the Battle of Cable Street, this ground-breaking book charts the rise and fall of the docks, waves of immigration, and the struggles of its people.
A vivid history of Stepney, an iconic East End borough. From the murders of Jack the Ripper and the Blitz to the Battle of Cable Street, this ground-breaking book charts the rise and fall of the docks, waves of immigration, and the struggles of its people.
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Horse Breeds and Breeding in the Greco-Persian World
1st and 2nd Millennium BC
This book focuses on the origin and development of ancient horse breeds. It examines what happened when humans domesticated the horse, and through cross-breeding and training, created the famed breeds of the Greco-Persian world of the second and first millennia BC.
This book focuses on the origin and development of ancient horse breeds. It examines what happened when humans domesticated the horse, and through cross-breeding and training, created the famed breeds of the Greco-Persian world of the second and first millennia BC.
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Battle and Bloodshed
The Medieval World at War
This volume goes beyond a history of medieval violence to show how pervasive war was, influencing art, architecture, literature, and law. It covers iconic aspects like armour and the Crusades, the justification for war, and the means to re-establish peace.
This volume goes beyond a history of medieval violence to show how pervasive war was, influencing art, architecture, literature, and law. It covers iconic aspects like armour and the Crusades, the justification for war, and the means to re-establish peace.
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The Ivory Tower and Beyond
Participant Historians of the Pacific
This book explores the “participant historian” through the lives of five scholars of the Pacific Islands. As constitutional advisers or defenders of civil liberties, they not only wrote history, they made it, and their actions informed their scholarship.
This book explores the “participant historian” through the lives of five scholars of the Pacific Islands. As constitutional advisers or defenders of civil liberties, they not only wrote history, they made it, and their actions informed their scholarship.
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The Bonds of Trade
Economic Institutions in Pre-modern Northern Europe
How did long-distance trade flourish in a pre-modern world of overwhelming uncertainty? This book explores this paradox, revealing how institutions were created to build trust between distant communities and merchants who did not know one another.
How did long-distance trade flourish in a pre-modern world of overwhelming uncertainty? This book explores this paradox, revealing how institutions were created to build trust between distant communities and merchants who did not know one another.
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Leibniz
Prophet of New Era Science
Modern scientists and philosophers confront the prophetic legacy of Leibniz, whose 17th-century metaphysics presaged today’s research into relativity, quantum cosmology, complexity theory, and the computer era, revealing his profound impact on science.
Modern scientists and philosophers confront the prophetic legacy of Leibniz, whose 17th-century metaphysics presaged today’s research into relativity, quantum cosmology, complexity theory, and the computer era, revealing his profound impact on science.
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William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without a navy. He saw no point in a large army if one enemy battleship could destroy its cities. He was the one constant advocate for an Australian navy.
William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without a navy. He saw no point in a large army if one enemy battleship could destroy its cities. He was the one constant advocate for an Australian navy.
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Occupying the “Other”
Australia and Military Occupations from Japan to Iraq
From the occupation of Japan in 1945 to Iraq, Australia has participated in US-led occupations. This collection of essays asks: Can democracy be imposed militarily? Is Australia an independent ally or a meek follower of a global superpower?
From the occupation of Japan in 1945 to Iraq, Australia has participated in US-led occupations. This collection of essays asks: Can democracy be imposed militarily? Is Australia an independent ally or a meek follower of a global superpower?
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