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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780957609648Author John GillbardFormat PaperbackImprint Gillbard PressPublisher Gillbard PressWeight(grams) 181g

This volume deals with the most controversial part of Velleius' work, regarded by the majority of modern scholars as a panegyrical biography of Tiberius and used as an excuse for dismissing the historical value of Velleius' whole work. In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780903521642Author Snorri SturlusonFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Viking Society for Northern ResearchPublisher Viking Society for Northern...

This timely anthology describes how and why the Ku Klux Klan became one of the most influential social movements in modern American history. For decades historians have argued that the spectacular growth of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s was fueled...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843235279Author Robin LlywelynFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Gomer PressPublisher Gomer Press

Originally published in 1973, Semi-Detached London looks at the great suburban expansion of London between the two world wars. The book covers all aspects of urban history, presenting an authoritative and balanced account of the Great Suburban Age, and...

"The stanard of contribution is high . . . the reader gets a good dsense of the cutting edge of historical research."African AffairsBook InformationISBN 9780582644908Author S. MarksFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis...

Above all else, the county of Cheshire has been shaped by its people. These fascinating archive photographs combine views of the county - from urban Macclesfield to the rustic fields of Barrow - with reminders of some of the people who have criss-crossed...

In his biography of Charles V Harald Kleidschmidt paints a vivid portrait of one of the most intriguing of the great European monarchs.About the AuthorHarald Kleinschmidt is a German-born scholar presently teaching at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. ...

The ideal guide for the new mystery writer, or for all lovers of the genre. Includes indepth analysis of writers of the calibre of Conan Doyle, Poe and Rinehart.Book InformationISBN 9780955976544Author Phillip J. MorledgeFormat PaperbackPage Count...

John Maynard Keynes is arguably the most important and influential economist of the twentieth century, and stands alongside Adam Smith and Karl Marx as one of the most famous economic thinkers of all time. Keynes's radical reassessment of the accepted...

What was a "garden" in medieval and early modern British culture and how was it imagined? How did it change as Europe opened up to the wider world from the 16th century onwards? In a series of fresh approaches to these questions, the contributors offer...

Gary Cross publishes the findings of this largely forgotten study by the Mass-Observers who followed the annual pilgrimage of labourers to Blackpool, hoping to discover what attracted workers to this centre of Victorian culture.Reviews` ... helps to...

Understanding the Industrial Revolution is a fresh, new exploration of this economic phenomenon of major importance. It describes theories of economic growth, shows how these can be applied to the revolution and discusses them in the light of modern...

"Days, months, and years were given to us by nature, but we invented the week for ourselves. There is nothing inevitable about a seven-day cycle, or about any other kind of week; it represents an arbitrary rhythm imposed on our activities, unrelated to...

This highly readable translation fires the imagination and illuminates the enduring appeal of Cabeza de Vaca's experience for a modern audience. This edition of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca's Relacion offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles...

From the author of Letters from a Stoic (Epistulae Morales), comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well.This new edition of Seneca's On the Shortness of Life (De Brevitate Vitae) from The Augustine Press has been revised with footnotes by...

Names are never given accidentally; they are chosen and bestowed according to rules that reflect fundamental features of the society and culture concerned. This is a study of the nature and history of naming practices in Western Europe.Book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770833258Author Sir Arthur Conan DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Theophania PublishingPublisher Theophania PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374517632Author Richard LourieFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plPublisher Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3plWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470913212Author ASHER PIRTFormat PaperbackPage Count 71Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu Press Inc

The twentieth century was, for Russia, one of the most challenging in its history. the country experienced war, revolution and systemic collapse, all of which brought serious challenges especially in international affairs. Only by examining the whole...

Historians of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Sweden and the United States provide a sweeping view of the scope of women's work and make comparisons across societies and over time.Book InformationISBN 9780415903141Author Seth KovenFormat PaperbackPage...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780359010219Author Samuel James AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 272g

The Greeks and, especially, the Romans are famous for the heroic engineering of their aqueducts, tunnels and roads. They also measured the circumference of the earth and the heights of mountains with fair precision. This book presents new translations...

In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek McKay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the 'Enlightened' Frederick the Great. Instead, he roots him firmly in his own time, a dynastic, protestant ruler...

The Triumph of an Accursed Lineage analyses kingship in Castile between 1252 and 1350, with a particular focus on the pivotal reign of Alfonso XI (r. 1312-1350).This century witnessed significant changes in the ways in which the Castilian monarchy...

For many centuries, the history of the crusades, as written by Western historians, was based solidly on Western sources. Evidence from the Islamic societies that the crusaders attacked was used only sparingly - in part because it was hard for most...

The Wild Bunch, the confederation of western outlaws headed by Butch Cassidy, found sanctuary on the rugged Outlaw Trail. Stretching across Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico, this trail offered desert and mountain...

`This is a real feast of a book. ... a landmark book. It is clear enough to be used as a teaching text, and could make an excellent introduction to the discipline for those courageous enough to revise their courses.' International Affairs`This is a bold,...

The eleventh and twelfth centuries witnessed a thoroughgoing transformation of European culture, as new ways of thinking revitalized every aspect of man's endeavor, from architecture and the visual arts to history, philosophy, theology, and even law. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789768125194Author Hilary BecklesFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Canoe PressPublisher Canoe PressWeight(grams) 273g

Stachura provides an important, original analysis of the Polish community in the United Kingdom, adding up to a provocative interpretation of the Pole's position in British society. The chapters add to our understanding of the significant Polish military...

The Routledge Companion to Twentieth-Century Britain is a jargon-free guide to the social, economic and political history of Britain since 1900. Opening with a general introduction and overview of twentieth century Britain, the book contains a wealth of...

At what time was Guy Fawkes discovered underneath the Palace of Westminster? Just when was Einstein's Theory of Relativity proved? What time was on the clock when Titanic sunk? When was President John F. Kennedy assassinated? All these questions and...

On the evening of 18th March 1925, a devastating fire ripped through the Marylebone premises of Madame Tussaud's. By the time the fire was extinguished the following morning, little was left of the world-famous waxworks beyond a few grotesquely distorted...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of radical right populism in Germany. It gives an overview of historical developments of the phenomenon and its current appearance. It examines three of the main far-right organizations in Germany: the radical...

First Published in 1967. The method or system of government in the United Kingdom and the self-governing Dominions may be described with sufficient accuracy as that of a political democracy under the Crown. This study is published because the author is...

As South Africa moves towards majority rule, and blacks begin to exercise direct political power, apartheid becomes a thing of the past - but its legacy in South African history will be indelible. this book is designed to introduce students to a range of...

Few people can claim to have had minds as fertile and creative as the French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau. One of the most influential political theorists of the modern age, he was also a composer and writer of opera, a novelist, and a memoirist...