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46 produkter
Power in the Village
Social Networks, Honor and Justice among Immigrant Families from Italy to Brazil
Inbunden, 2020
2586 kr
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Power in the Village explores the formation of late-nineteenth-century Italian rural society in southern Brazil, through an examination of how Italian peasants in northern Italy and southern Brazil solved issues related to family honor.Looking specifically at social networks and justice practices …
Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London
Communities and Reforms
Av Gary G Gibbs
Inbunden, 2019
2586 kr
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Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London presents linked microhistorical studies of five London parishes, using their own parish records to reconstruct their individual operations, religious practices, and societies. The parish was a foundational institution in Tudor London. Every layperson …
Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World
Being “Much Afflicted with Conscience”
Inbunden, 2019
2512 kr
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Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World examines the dynamics of marriage, family and community life during the "Great Migration" through the microhistorical study of one puritan family in 1638 Rhode Island.Through studying the Verin family, a group of English non-conformists who …
Exorcist of Sombor
The Mentality of an Eighteenth-Century Franciscan Friar
Av Dániel Bárth
Inbunden, 2020
2504 kr
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The Exorcist of Sombor examines the life course, practice and mentality of an eighteenth-century Franciscan friar, based on his own letters and documentation, creating a frame around the tightly packed history of events that took place between 1766-1769, and analysing the series of exorcism …
Emotional Experience and Microhistory
A Life Story of a Destitute Pauper Poet in the 19th Century
Inbunden, 2020
2879 kr
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Emotional Experience and Microhistory explores the life and death of Magnús Hj. Magnússon through his diary, poetry and other writing, showing how best to use the methods of microhistory to address complicated historical situations. The book deals with the many faces of microhistory and applies …
Humanist on the Frontier
The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor
Inbunden, 2021
2578 kr
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A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kežmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius’ publications and …
Exorcist of Sombor
The Mentality of an Eighteenth-Century Franciscan Friar
Av Dániel Bárth
Häftad, 2022
704 kr
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The Exorcist of Sombor examines the life course, practice and mentality of an eighteenth-century Franciscan friar, based on his own letters and documentation, creating a frame around the tightly packed history of events that took place between 1766-1769, and analysing the series of exorcism …
Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration
The Frigate Agata (1747)
Av Alejandro Salamanca Rodríguez
Inbunden, 2025
2578 kr
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This microhistory of early modern transatlantic migration follows the journey of the Agata, a Dutch frigate hired by Spanish merchants in 1747 to travel between Cádiz and Veracruz. Manned by migrants from across Europe, the Agata was intercepted by British privateers on its return trip, an event …
Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration
The Frigate Agata (1747)
Av Alejandro Salamanca Rodríguez
Häftad, 2026
725 kr
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This microhistory of early modern transatlantic migration follows the journey of the Agata, a Dutch frigate hired by Spanish merchants in 1747 to travel between Cádiz and Veracruz. Manned by migrants from across Europe, the Agata was intercepted by British privateers on its return trip, an event …
Who Killed Panayot?
Reforming Ottoman Legal Culture in the 19th Century
Av Omri Paz
Häftad, 2023
665 kr
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Who Killed Panayot? retells the true story of an opium robbery and subsequent police investigation that took place in the port-city of Izmir in 1850-52.What started as a simple case soon turned into a diplomatic crisis between two bygone empires, as the investigation provoked strong tensions …
Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London
Communities and Reforms
Av Gary G Gibbs
Häftad, 2021
755 kr
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Five Parishes in Late Medieval and Tudor London presents linked microhistorical studies of five London parishes, using their own parish records to reconstruct their individual operations, religious practices, and societies. The parish was a foundational institution in Tudor London. Every layperson …
Neighbours of Passage
A Microhistory of Migrants in a Paris Tenement, 1882–1932
Inbunden, 2022
2578 kr
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The French edition of Neighbours of Passage has been awarded Le Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire 2024.The book is a sociocultural microhistory of migrants. From the 1880s to the 1930s, it traces the lives of the occupants of a housing complex located just north of the French capital, in the …
Rise of National Socialism in the Bavarian Highlands
A Microhistory of Murnau, 1919-1933
Av Edith Raim
Inbunden, 2021
2586 kr
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The Rise of National Socialism in the Bavarian Highlands offers a microhistory of the town of Murnau between 1919 and 1933, a period which witnessed the rise of national socialism in Germany. National socialism had its roots in Bavaria, where the Weimar Republic found it difficult to secure popular …
Rise of National Socialism in the Bavarian Highlands
A Microhistory of Murnau, 1919-1933
Av Edith Raim
Häftad, 2023
667 kr
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The Rise of National Socialism in the Bavarian Highlands offers a microhistory of the town of Murnau between 1919 and 1933, a period which witnessed the rise of national socialism in Germany. National socialism had its roots in Bavaria, where the Weimar Republic found it difficult to secure popular …
Humanist on the Frontier
The Life Story of a Sixteenth-Century Central European Pastor
Häftad, 2023
687 kr
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A Humanist on the Frontier explores the remarkable life of Sebastian Ambrosius, a sixteenth-century Lutheran minister and intellectual from Késmárk (now Kežmarok) in present-day Slovakia, formerly on the borderland of the Kingdom of Hungary. Through an examination of Ambrosius’ publications and …
Production of Locality in the Early Modern and Modern Age
Places
Av Angelo Torre
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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This book is a microhistory study of village settlements in early modern Northwest Italy that aims to expand the notion of place to include the process of producing a locality; that is, the production of native local subjects through practices, rituals and other forms of collective …
Great Nightmen Conspiracy
A Tale of the 18th Century’s Dishonourable Underworld
Av Tyge Krogh
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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The Great Nightmen Conspiracy explores the little-known magico-religious history of eighteenth-century Denmark.Essential tasks carried out by the nightmen, such as dealing with carcasses and assisting with executions, generated contempt from the rest of society but also led to the nightmen becoming …
Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World
Being “Much Afflicted with Conscience”
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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Puritan Family and Community in the English Atlantic World examines the dynamics of marriage, family and community life during the "Great Migration" through the microhistorical study of one puritan family in 1638 Rhode Island.Through studying the Verin family, a group of English non-conformists who …
Roman Tales
A Reader’s Guide to the Art of Microhistory
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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Roman Tales: A Reader’s Guide to the Art of Microhistory explores both the social and cultural life of Renaissance Rome and the mind-set and methods of microhistory.This book draws the reader deep into eight stories: a Christian-Jewish picnic plus an ill-aimed stone fight, an embassy-driven attack …
Tale of a Fool?
A Microhistory of an 18th-Century Peasant Woman
Häftad, 2021
812 kr
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A Tale of a Fool? explores the life of Guðrún Ketilsdóttir, a peasant woman born in Iceland around 1759. Guðrún worked as a farmhand for most of her adult life, and when she died she left behind a partial autobiography, which is believed to be the oldest autobiography of an Icelandic peasant …
Revolt of Snowballs
Murano Confronts Venice, 1511
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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The Revolt of Snowballs unpicks a rare and turbulent event which occurred in 1511 and investigates the meaning behind it. On January 27, 1511, the island of Murano was the scene of an exceptional event during which the representative of Venice, exercising power in the island on behalf of the …
Neighbours of Passage
A Microhistory of Migrants in a Paris Tenement, 1882–1932
Häftad, 2023
667 kr
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The French edition of Neighbours of Passage has been awarded Le Grand Prix des Rendez-vous de l'histoire 2024.The book is a sociocultural microhistory of migrants. From the 1880s to the 1930s, it traces the lives of the occupants of a housing complex located just north of the French capital, in the …
Power in the Village
Social Networks, Honor and Justice among Immigrant Families from Italy to Brazil
Häftad, 2021
727 kr
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Power in the Village explores the formation of late-nineteenth-century Italian rural society in southern Brazil, through an examination of how Italian peasants in northern Italy and southern Brazil solved issues related to family honor.Looking specifically at social networks and justice practices …
Emotional Experience and Microhistory
A Life Story of a Destitute Pauper Poet in the 19th Century
Häftad, 2021
812 kr
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Emotional Experience and Microhistory explores the life and death of Magnús Hj. Magnússon through his diary, poetry and other writing, showing how best to use the methods of microhistory to address complicated historical situations. The book deals with the many faces of microhistory and applies …
Musician and the Senator
The Microhistory of a Friendship
Inbunden, 2023
2586 kr
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This book was conceived as a laboratory on microhistory, an attempt to illustrate its main processes and advantages. Through the microhistorical approach the reader is off on an adventurous journey to discover an individual’s perspective, that of maestro Luigi Prisco who emigrated to the USA from …
Musician and the Senator
The Microhistory of a Friendship
Häftad, 2024
687 kr
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This book was conceived as a laboratory on microhistory, an attempt to illustrate its main processes and advantages. Through the microhistorical approach the reader is off on an adventurous journey to discover an individual’s perspective, that of maestro Luigi Prisco who emigrated to the USA from …
Patronage, Power, and Masculinity in Medieval England
A Microhistory of a Bishop's and Knight's Contest over the Church of Thame
Inbunden, 2023
2197 kr
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The book investigates a riveting, richly documented conflict from thirteenth-century England over church property and ecclesiastical patronage. Oliver Sutton, the bishop of Lincoln, and John St. John, a royal household knight, both used coveted papal provisions to bestow the valuable church of …
Patronage, Power, and Masculinity in Medieval England
A Microhistory of a Bishop's and Knight's Contest over the Church of Thame
Häftad, 2024
633 kr
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The book investigates a riveting, richly documented conflict from thirteenth-century England over church property and ecclesiastical patronage. Oliver Sutton, the bishop of Lincoln, and John St. John, a royal household knight, both used coveted papal provisions to bestow the valuable church of …
El Terrible: Life and Labor in Pueblonuevo, 1887-1939
Inbunden, 2024
2586 kr
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*Winner of the Western Association of Women Historians 2026 Gita Chaudhuri Prize*This book is a biography of Pueblonuevo del Terrible, a mining town located in Andalusia, Spain. Based on previously unexamined sources, the study paints a fresh portrait of industrial workers and their families in …
El Terrible: Life and Labor in Pueblonuevo, 1887-1939
Häftad, 2025
727 kr
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*Winner of the Western Association of Women Historians 2026 Gita Chaudhuri Prize*This book is a biography of Pueblonuevo del Terrible, a mining town located in Andalusia, Spain. Based on previously unexamined sources, the study paints a fresh portrait of industrial workers and their families in …
