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28 produkter
Information History in the Modern World
Histories of the Information Age
Av Toni Weller
Häftad, 2010
502 kr
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Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings …
Middling Sort of People
Culture, Society and Politics in England 1550-1800
Av Jonathan Barry, Christopher Brooks
Häftad, 1994
589 kr
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This volume of essays seeks to offer a radical re-evaluation of most of our preconceptions about the early-modern English social order. The majority of people who lived in early-modern England were neither very rich nor very poor, yet a disproportionate amount of historiography has been directed …
Popular Culture in England, c. 1500–1850
Av Tim Harris, Tim Harris
Häftad, 1995
589 kr
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As scholarly interest in popular culture has grown, more and more British and American universities have been introducing courses in popular culture, now seen as an essential aspect of historical investigation. This volume answers the need for a book focusing on England (unlike Peter Burke's …
Culture of English Puritanism 1560-1700
Av Christopher Durston, Jacqueline Eales
Häftad, 1996
572 kr
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The Culture of English Puritanism is a major contribution to the debate on the nature and extent of early modern Puritanism. In their introduction the editors provide an up-to-date survey of the long-standing debate on Puritanism, before proceeding to outline their own definition of the movement. …
Experience of Authority in Early Modern England
Av Adam Fox, Paul Griffiths m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
589 kr
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This collection is concerned with the articulation, mediation and reception of authority; the preoccupations and aspirations of both governors and governed in early modern England. It explores the nature of authority and the cultural and social experiences of all social groups, especially …
Popular Religion in Germany and Central Europe, 1400-1800
Av Trevor Johnson, R. W. Scribner
Häftad, 1996
572 kr
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Studies in the field of popular religion have for some time been among the most innovative in social and cultural history, but until now there have been few publications providing any adequate overview for Germany and the Holy Roman Empire. This volume presents the results of recent research by …
Pleasure in the Eighteenth Century
Av Marie Mulvey-Roberts, R. Porter
Häftad, 1996
589 kr
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What were the sources of pleasure during the eighteenth century? The range of pleasurable activities from the bawdy and perverse to the refined are brought together in this collection of essays, which is the first to look at both the philosophy and practice of the pleasure-seeking Georgians. …
Reformation in English Towns, 1500-1640
Av John Craig
Inbunden, 1998
1986 kr
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This volume seeks to address a relatively neglected subject in the field of English reformation studies: the reformation in its urban context. Drawing on the work of a number of historians, this collection of essays will seek to explore some of the dimensions of that urban stage and to trace, using …
Reformation in English Towns, 1500-1640
Av John Craig
Häftad, 1998
558 kr
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This volume seeks to address a relatively neglected subject in the field of English reformation studies: the reformation in its urban context. Drawing on the work of a number of historians, this collection of essays will seek to explore some of the dimensions of that urban stage and to trace, using …
Reinterpreting Revolution in Twentieth-Century Europe
Av Moira Donald, Tim Rees
Häftad, 2000
531 kr
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Until the dramatic fall of Communist regimes in the East placed the possibility of revolution on the agenda once again, sudden and decisive political change had appeared a largely anachronistic phenomenon in Europe. Looking back over the twentieth century, it is plausible to argue that the …
Frontiers in Question
Eurasian Borderlands, 700–1700
Av Daniel Power, Naomi Standen m. fl.
Häftad, 1999
589 kr
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We are used to the idea that each state has clearly defined borders, which cleanly separate different nationalities from one another. What, though, were frontiers like before the evolution of the modern nation state? The nine essays in this book seek to answer this question across a thousand years …
Politics of the Excluded, c. 1500-1850
Av Tim Harris
Häftad, 2001
589 kr
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This collection of essays seeks to shed light on the politics of those people who are normally thought of as being excluded from the political nation in early modern England. If by political nation we mean those who sat in parliament, the governors of counties and towns, and the enfranchised …
Tudor England and its Neighbours
Av Glenn Richardson, Susan Doran m. fl.
Häftad, 2005
589 kr
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This new study of Tudor international relations is the first in nearly thirty years. Adopting a fresh approach to the subject, this lively collection presents the work of a team of established and younger scholars who discuss how the Tudor monarchs made sense of the world beyond England's shores. …
Tudor England and its Neighbours
Av Glenn Richardson, Susan Doran
E-bok, 2017
642 kr
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This new study of Tudor international relations is the first in nearly thirty years. Adopting a fresh approach to the subject, this lively collection presents the work of a team of established and younger scholars who discuss how the Tudor monarchs made sense of the world beyond England''s shores. …
Information History in the Modern World
Histories of the Information Age
Av Toni Weller
E-bok, 2010
544 kr
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Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings …
Middling Sort of People
Culture, Society and Politics in England 1550-1800
Av Jonathan Barry, Christopher Brooks
E-bok, 1994
642 kr
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This volume of essays seeks to offer a radical re-evaluation of most of our preconceptions about the early-modern English social order. The majority of people who lived in early-modern England were neither very rich nor very poor, yet a disproportionate amount of historiography has been directed …
Popular Culture in England, c. 1500–1850
Av Tim Harris
E-bok, 1995
642 kr
Lägg i varukorg
As scholarly interest in popular culture has grown, more and more British and American universities have been introducing courses in popular culture, now seen as an essential aspect of historical investigation. This volume answers the need for a book focusing on England (unlike Peter Burke''s …
Culture of English Puritanism 1560-1700
Av Christopher Durston, Jacqueline Eales
E-bok, 1996
628 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The Culture of English Puritanism is a major contribution to the debate on the nature and extent of early modern Puritanism. In their introduction the editors provide an up-to-date survey of the long-standing debate on Puritanism, before proceeding to outline their own definition of the movement. …
Experience of Authority in Early Modern England
Av Adam Fox, Paul Griffiths m. fl.
E-bok, 1996
642 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection is concerned with the articulation, mediation and reception of authority; the preoccupations and aspirations of both governors and governed in early modern England. It explores the nature of authority and the cultural and social experiences of all social groups, especially …
Popular Religion in Germany and Central Europe, 1400-1800
Av Trevor Johnson, R. W. Scribner
E-bok, 1996
624 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Studies in the field of popular religion have for some time been among the most innovative in social and cultural history, but until now there have been few publications providing any adequate overview for Germany and the Holy Roman Empire. This volume presents the results of recent research by …
Pleasure in the Eighteenth Century
Av Marie Mulvey-Roberts, R. Porter
E-bok, 1996
628 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What were the sources of pleasure during the eighteenth century? The range of pleasurable activities from the bawdy and perverse to the refined are brought together in this collection of essays, which is the first to look at both the philosophy and practice of the pleasure-seeking Georgians. …
Reformation in English Towns, 1500-1640
Av John Craig
E-bok, 1998
608 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This volume seeks to address a relatively neglected subject in the field of English reformation studies: the reformation in its urban context. Drawing on the work of a number of historians, this collection of essays will seek to explore some of the dimensions of that urban stage and to trace, using …
Frontiers in Question
Eurasian Borderlands, 700–1700
Av Daniel Power, Naomi Standen
E-bok, 1999
624 kr
Lägg i varukorg
We are used to the idea that each state has clearly defined borders, which cleanly separate different nationalities from one another. What, though, were frontiers like before the evolution of the modern nation state? The nine essays in this book seek to answer this question across a thousand years …
Information History in the Modern World
Histories of the Information Age
Av Toni Weller
E-bok, 2010
546 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Information has a rich but under explored history. The information age of the late twentieth century witnessed the emergence of a new history of information and, in this timely collection of essays, a team of international scholars from a variety of disciplines examines the changing understandings …
Politics of the Excluded, c. 1500-1850
Av Tim Harris
E-bok, 2017
642 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection of essays seeks to shed light on the politics of those people who are normally thought of as being excluded from the political nation in early modern England. If by political nation we mean those who sat in parliament, the governors of counties and towns, and the enfranchised …
Reinterpreting Revolution in Twentieth-Century Europe
Av Moira Donald, Tim Rees
E-bok, 2017
578 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Until the dramatic fall of Communist regimes in the East placed the possibility of revolution on the agenda once again, sudden and decisive political change had appeared a largely anachronistic phenomenon in Europe. Looking back over the twentieth century, it is plausible to argue that the …
Reinterpreting Revolution in Twentieth-Century Europe
Av Moira Donald, Tim Rees
E-bok, 2017
561 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Until the dramatic fall of Communist regimes in the East placed the possibility of revolution on the agenda once again, sudden and decisive political change had appeared a largely anachronistic phenomenon in Europe. Looking back over the twentieth century, it is plausible to argue that the …
Politics of the Excluded, c. 1500-1850
Av Tim Harris
E-bok, 2017
642 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This collection of essays seeks to shed light on the politics of those people who are normally thought of as being excluded from the political nation in early modern England. If by political nation we mean those who sat in parliament, the governors of counties and towns, and the enfranchised …
