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Neither Slave nor Free
The Freedman of African Descent in the Slave Societies of the New World
Av David W. Cohen, Jack P. Greene m. fl.
Häftad, 1974
425 kr
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These ten essays constitute "a distinctive contribution to the enticing but treacherous domain of a comparative history. (The book) succeeds because it is written by qualified scholars who address a delimited, manageable subject" ("American Historical Review").
Western Attitudes toward Death
From the Middle Ages to the Present
Häftad, 1975
307 kr
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Reveals the change in Western man's conception and acceptance of death as evidenced in customs, literature, and art since medieval times.
Saint Jerome in the Renaissance
Häftad, 1988
390 kr
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Just as they aspired to revive the Greek and Roman past, so the humanist scholars of the Renaissance sought to retrieve the early Christian era. Among the most fully studied figures of Christian antiquity was Saint Jerome. Eugene Rice's award-winning book traces the saint's changing images and …
African Perspectives on Colonialism
Häftad, 1989
502 kr
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This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the …
Medieval Marriage
Two Models from Twelfth-Century France
Av Georges Duby
Häftad, 1991
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468 kr
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Eminent French social historian Georges Duby identifies the twelfth century as a crucial turning point in the development of the institution of marriage in Western civilization. His study of medieval marriage is a worthy successor to the exploration of social attitudes begun by Philippe Aries and …
Women in Public
Between Banners and Ballots, 1825-1880
Av Mary P. Ryan
Häftad, 1992
398 kr
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On May 15, 1862, U.S. General Benjamin Butler, commander of occupied New Orleans, ordered that any woman who publicly insulted Union soldiers be subject to prosecution as a prostitute. Not all nineteenth-century women, Butler learned, felt their place was in the home. As his order implies, women …
Church Militant and Iberian Expansion, 1440-1770
Av C. R. Boxer
Häftad, 2002
412 kr
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The distinguished historian C. R. Boxer devoted years of research and reflection on European expansion overseas into the Americas and Asia. In The Church Militant and Iberian Expansion, 1440-1770, his analytical survey of the role of the Portuguese and Spanish missionaries of the Roman Catholic …
Port Cities and Intruders
The Swahili Coast, India, and Portugal in the Early Modern Era
Häftad, 2003
402 kr
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In Port Cities and Intruders, historian Michael Pearson explores the role of port cities and their orientation, relations between the coast and the interior, the place of the coast in the world economy, and the impact of the Portuguese in the early modern period.
Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence
Av F. W. Kent
Häftad, 2007
465 kr
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In the past half century, numerous scholars have downplayed the Renaissance contribution of Lorenzo de' Medici, the Magnificent. They say that compared to his grandfather Cosimo, Lorenzo was not so magnificent. Historian F. W. Kent seeks to correct this view by examining Lorenzo's interest in art, …
European Landed Elites in the Nineteenth Century
Av David Spring
Häftad, 2020
402 kr
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Originally published in 1977. Professor David Spring presents comparative histories of European landed elites in the nineteenth century, covering English, Prussian, Russian, Spanish, and French landed elites. European Landed Elites in the Nineteenth Century underscores the particularities of each …
French Book
Religion, Absolutism and Readership, 1585-1715
Häftad, 1996
242 kr
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The book as the subject of a distinct historical discipline dates from the landmark publication of L'Apparition du livre by Lucien Febvre and Henri-Jean Martin in 1958. In this further contribution to his pathbreaking work with Febvre, eminent French historian Henri-Jean Martin explores the role of …
Lorenzo de' Medici and the Art of Magnificence
Av F. W. Kent
Inbunden, 2004
512 kr
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In the past half century scholars have downplayed the significance of Lorenzo de' Medici (1449-1492), called "the Magnificent," as a patron of the arts. Less wealthy than his grandfather Cosimo, the argument goes, Lorenzo was far more interested in collecting ancient objects of art than in …
