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107 produkter
The Age of Liberty
Sweden 1719-1772
Häftad, 2003
754 kr
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After three-quarters of a century in which Sweden had been reckoned as one of the great powers of Europe, it fell almost overnight into the position of being one of the weakest. But if in international affairs this was a period of decrepitude, in domestic affairs it was a period of remarkable …
Time Is Running Out
Depression, Polycrisis, and the World Economy in the 2020s
Häftad, 2027
276 kr
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In a moment of interlocking and compounding crises that many commentators have aptly termed the “polycrisis,” a leading economist offers a clear-eyed account of the underlying trends fueling the global instability and market mayhem that have come to characterize contemporary capitalism.Rampant …
Capitalism in the 21st Century
Through the Prism of Value
Av Guglielmo Carchedi, Michael Roberts
Häftad, 2022
265 kr
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Contemporary capitalism is always evolving. From digital technologies to cryptocurrencies, current trends in political economy are much discussed, but often little understood. So where can we turn for clarity? As Michael Roberts and Guglielmo Carchedi argue, new trends don’t necessarily call for …
Fashion Victims
The Catty Catalogue of Stylish Casualties, From A to Z
E-bok, 2011
136 kr
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Pairing hilarious poetry with the stunning collage work for which he is famous, Michael Roberts takes on the fashion world letter by letter—and in the way only a true insider can—in Fashion Victims . This gorgeous, stylish book illustrated and written by the Vanity Fair fashion director, …
The Swedish Imperial Experience 1560-1718
Häftad, 1984
552 kr
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In his Wiles Lectures for 1977 Professor Roberts examines some of the problems raised by Sweden's brief career as a great power, and seeks to answer some of the questions that flow from them. Were the underlying considerations which prompted the unexpected development geopolitical, or social, or …
Evangelicals and Science
Inbunden, 2008
858 kr
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Most people, when they think about the purported conflict between science and religion, would most likely think first of evangelical Protestantism. Because of the prominent place evolution versus creationism - and such events as the Scopes Trial - has had in the debates over science and religion, …
Whig Party, 1807 - 1812
Inbunden, 2019
2205 kr
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Published in 1965: This book is about the Period in which the Whig Party was in power between 1807 - 1812. It talks about Economics, Parliamentary reforms and wars.
Whig Party, 1807 - 1812
Häftad, 2020
579 kr
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Published in 1965: This book is about the Period in which the Whig Party was in power between 1807 - 1812. It talks about Economics, Parliamentary reforms and wars.
Whig Party, 1807 - 1812
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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Published in 1965: This book is about the  Period in which the Whig Party was in power between 1807 - 1812. It talks about Economics, Parliamentary reforms and wars.
Whig Party, 1807 - 1812
E-bok, 2019
678 kr
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Published in 1965: This book is about the  Period in which the Whig Party was in power between 1807 - 1812. It talks about Economics, Parliamentary reforms and wars.
Humblest Sparrow
The Poetry of Venantius Fortunatus
E-bok, 2010
1742 kr
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In The Humblest Sparrow, Michael Roberts illuminates the poetry of the sixth-century bishop and poet Venantius Fortunatus. Often regarded as an important transitional figure, Fortunatus wrote poetry that is seen to bridge the late classical and earlier medieval periods. Written in Latin, his poems …
Poetry and the Cult of the Martyrs
The Liber Peristephanon of Prudentius
Inbunden, 1993
1458 kr
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Prudentius' Peristephanon is a collection of martyr texts from a vital period for the growth of martyr cult in the West. Building on recent work on the cult of the saints and on the sacralization of the space and time, Roberts demonstrates how the Peristephanon relates to developments in late …
Caste Conflict Elite Formation
Häftad, 2007
737 kr
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Caste Conflict and Elite Formation is a study in the social history of Sri Lanka. However, it does not merely document the remarkable successes in business enterprise and in the acquisition of Western-educated professional skills which were achieved by families from the Karava caste during the last …
The Early Vasas
A History of Sweden 1523-1611
Häftad, 1986
787 kr
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This comprehensive history of sixteenth-century Sweden has remained a standard work for English-speaking historians since its publication in 1968. It is now available in paperback for the first time. The book includes a full account of the reign of Gustav Vasa (1523-60), one of the greatest rulers …
From Oxenstierna to Charles XII
Four Studies
Häftad, 2003
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
621 kr
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The spectacular career of Gustav Adolf by no means established Sweden as a great power. In the four years after his death such a development became increasingly improbable. At Westphalia in 1648 the improbable became a fact; but the momentum of Swedish imperial expansion did not culminate until …
Faber Book of Modern Verse
Av Michael Roberts, Michael Roberts m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
352 kr
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The original Faber Book of Modern Verse (1936), edited by Michael Roberts, was influential in forming the tastes of a generation and gave a concrete meaning to the phrase 'modern verse'. In order to keep the anthology a reasonably representative one containing poems written since 1936 there have …
Faber Book of Modern Verse
Häftad, 2009
283 kr
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First published in February 1936, just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth century. Since then three further editions by, in succession, Anne Ridler, Donald Hall and Peter Porter have been …
Gustavas Adolphus
Häftad, 1992
790 kr
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Gustavus Adolphus (1594--1632) dominated his age: he made Sweden the leading power of Northern Europe, was the principal upholder of the Protestant cause in the Thirty Years War, and was a great administrator as well as a brilliant soldier. His toleration and reforms helped define the development …
Biblical and Pastoral Poetry
Av Alcimus Avitus, Michael Roberts
Inbunden, 2022
351 kr
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Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus, bishop of Vienne and a vigorous defender of Christian orthodoxy, was born into the senatorial aristocracy in southern Gaul in the mid-fifth century and lived until 518. The verse in Biblical and Pastoral Poetry was written in the late fifth or early sixth century. Avitus’s …
Poems
Av Venantius Fortunatus, Michael Roberts
Inbunden, 2017
351 kr
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The eleven books of poetry by Venantius Fortunatus include well-loved hymns, figure poems, epigrams on miracles, and elegies in the voices of abandoned or exiled women. The sixth-century poet began his career in northern Italy before moving to Gaul, where he wrote for the remainder of his …
Capitalism in the 21st Century
Through the Prism of Value
Av Guglielmo Carchedi, Michael Roberts
Inbunden, 2022
963 kr
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Contemporary capitalism is always evolving. From digital technologies to cryptocurrencies, current trends in political economy are much discussed, but often little understood. So where can we turn for clarity? As Michael Roberts and Guglielmo Carchedi argue, new trends don’t necessarily call for …
Gingernutz Takes Paris
An Orangutan Conquers Fashion
Inbunden, 2018
300 kr
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In this sequel to GingerNutz: The Jungle Memoir of a Model Orangutan, we see the ginger-haired beauty cavorting about the famous landmarks of Paris and visiting the ateliers of storied fashion designers.She’s back! After becoming a breakout star in the fashion world, GingerNutz, the first …
Exploring Confrontation
Sri Lanka: Politics, Culture and History
E-bok, 2021
593 kr
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Sri Lanka has been the meeting point of many ideologies and ways of being. This has spelt heterogeneity, syncretism and conflict. In drawing upon the practices of empirical research promoted by Western intellectual traditions, the author demonstrates the strengths of these practices through his …
