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Christopher Goddard The Calder Woodland Way
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Jollies Publishing The Fourth Reich The EU An Emerging German
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Mabecron Books Ltd Sea of Storms Shipwrecks of Cornwall and the
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Orpington Publishers Ithaka Odysseus
Book SynopsisAll you need to know about the Island's myths, legends and its gods.
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Orpington Publishers Samos Pythagoras and the Heraion
Book SynopsisAll you need to know about the island's myths, legends and its gods
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Orpington Publishers Oh Socrates
Book SynopsisFarmers wife travels in footsteps of Socrates.
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Columbia Global Reports The Populist Explosion
Book SynopsisFrom the author of THE POLITICS OF OUR TIMEWhat's happening in global politics, and is there a thread that ties it all together?There is, and it is called populism.What is populism? And why have populist parties and candidates suddenly sprung up and even gained power in the United States and Western Europe? The emergence of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, France''s Marine LePen, Podemos in Spain, Syriza in Greece, and the Alternative for Germany are signs that an older consensus about politics and government is breaking down.John B. Judis, one of America''s most respected political analysts, tells us why we need to understand the populist movement that began in the United States in the 1890s and whose politics have recurred on both sides of the Atlantic ever since. The Populist Explosion is essential reading for anyone hoping to grasp a global political system that is only just beginning what will be a long-running and highly consequentialTrade Review"A cogent and exceptionally clarifying guide to a political phenomenon that is at once elusive and, yes, explosive." -- Jonathan Alter, The New York Times Book Review "The Populist Explosion is far and away the most incisive examination of the central development in contemporary politics: the rise of populism on both the right and the left. John Judis, whose track record is unrivaled, is the ideal author to tackle the subject, and he has done a superb job, placing contemporary trends, including the rise of Donald Trump, in historical perspective. Judis demonstrates the crucial role of the 2008 recession both here and in Europe in discrediting the neoliberal agenda. This is must reading." -- Thomas Edsall, New York Times columnist "A sweeping narrative -- rich in historical and political argument -- that ably ties together the insurgencies on both sides of the Atlantic." -- The Nation "John Judis, in The Populist Explosion, has written a terrific short book that is a brisk tour of the horizon, of the right and left versions of populism, their history and current state, with a useful comparison of the populist upsurge in the United States and Europe." --The American Prospect "The Populist Explosion blends groundbreaking reporting with insightful scholarship in the best guide yet to the most important political phenomenon of our time." --Michael Lind, author of Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States "John Judis demonstrates again why he is one of America's best political journalists. There is no wiser or better informed analysis of contemporary voter discontent on both sides of the Atlantic than The Populist Explosion." -- Michael Kazin, editor of Dissent, author of The Populist Persuasion: An American History and War Against War: The American Fight for Peace, 1914-1918
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Cambridge University Press Imperial Incarceration
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Cambridge University Press Islands in the Lake
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Cambridge University Press The Greeks and Their Histories
Book SynopsisLike every society, the Greek communities needed a unifying concept of their past, an 'intentional history'. In direct interaction with poets, they formed an aesthetic network in which myths were considered as historical events. This volume considers how Greeks' histories were consciously employed to help shape political and social realities.
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Cambridge University Press Performing Power in Zimbabwe
Book SynopsisBuilding on socio-legal studies, anthropology, and performance studies, this book challenges depictions of law as a façade for political repression by examining political trials in Zimbabwe after 2000, looking beyond the repression/resistance binary as a way of understanding governments' and citizens' uses of law.Trade Review'In Verheul's masterful account, law shapes (and is shaped by) political subjectivities and norms in crisis-ridden post-colonial Zimbabwe. We see how law works within the state and how meaningful legal practices, claims and institutions can be, for both those in authority and those who resist.' Sara Rich Dorman, University of Edinburgh'Through a finely crafted interweaving of detailed courtroom ethnography, revealing interviews and carefully read legal documents, Susanne Verheul eloquently unfolds the complex relationships between history, law, politics, state authority and citizenship. While contextualised within Zimbabwe, this rich account and its analytical insights has great significance for a wide range of scholarly fields.' Amanda Hammar, University of Copenhagen'A fascinating and vividly painted picture of the way in which power gets enacted in Zimbabwe's courtrooms and a must-read for socio-legal scholars and Africanists alike. Verheul manages to combine disciplinary perspectives and rich case material to dig deep into how power gets constituted and is performed. Highly recommended!' Barbara Oomen, Utrecht UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: Law, state authority and the courts, 1. History, authority and the law in Zimbabwe, 1950–2002; 2. 'Rebels' and 'good boys': examining the working conditions in Zimbabwe's attorney general's office after 2000; 3. 'Zimbabweans are foolishly litigious': debating citizenship when engaging with a politicised legal system; 4. 'What is abnormal is normal': performative politics on the stages of arrest and detention; 5. Material and sensory courtrooms: observing the 'decline of professionalism' in Harare's magistrates'' courts; 6. The trials of the 'traitor in Harare's magistrates' courts under the unity government; 7. History, consciousness and citizenship in Matabeleland: the impact of the MLF case; 8. Historical narrative and political strategy in Bulawayo's magistrates' courts: the case of Owen Maseko; Conclusion: 'Government is a legal fiction' – performing law, the state, citizenship and politics.
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Cambridge University Press Monarchies and the Organization of Power
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Cambridge University Press A History of Thailand
Book SynopsisSince it was first published in 2005, A History of Thailand has been hailed as an authoritative, lively and readable account of Thailand''s political, economic, social and cultural history. From the early settlements in the Chao Phraya basin to today, Baker and Phongpaichit trace how a world of mandarin nobles and unfree peasants was transformed by colonialism, the expansion of the rice frontier and the immigration of traders and labourers from southern China. This book examines how the monarchy managed the foundation of a new nation-state at the end of the nineteenth century, and how urban nationalists, ambitious generals, communist rebels and business politicians competed to take control through the twentieth century. It tracks Thailand''s economic changes, globalisation and the evolution of mass society, and draws on popular culture to dramatize social trends. This edition contains a new chapter on Thailand''s turbulent politics since 2006 and incorporates new sources and research tTable of Contents1. Before Bangkok; 2. The old order in transition, 1760s to 1860s; 3. Reforms, 1850s to 1910s; 4. Peasants, merchants, and officials, 1870s to 1930s; 5. Nationalisms, 1910s to 1940s; 6. The American era and development, 1940s to 1960s; 7. Ideologies, 1940s to 1970s; 8. Globalisation and mass society, 1970s to 2000s; 9. Politics contested, 1970s to 2000s; 10. Troubles, 2005 to 2021; Postscript: Thailand's future.
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Cambridge University Press Foreign Banks and Global Finance in Modern China
Book SynopsisDrawing on German, English, Japanese and Chinese primary sources, Ghassan Moazzin explores how foreign banks financially connected modern China to international capital markets and the global economy and highlights the key role international finance and foreign banks and capital markets played at important turning points in modern Chinese history.Trade Review'Moazzin's study shows the ambiguities of negotiating financial and political interests with great nuance and objectivity. Based on a mountain of qualitative and quantitative archival data, Moazzin manages to unearth the complex nature of transnational financial flows, networks, and their institutional constraints before WWI. Most importantly, he reminds us that the impact of financial globalization failed to produce clear winners and losers in the process.' Elisabeth Köll, The University of Notre Dame'Moazzin's history of foreign banks and global finance in turn of the 20th century China opens a new chapter in the global history of capitalism. Readers will find in its pages an illuminating engrossing story of the roles of European economic actors in a Chinese history of globalization, and a crucial contextualization of the modern global economic order that takes into account the Chinese view.' Glenda Sluga, University of Sydney'Grounded in detailed research, this history will be valuable for all those interested in engaging with China's economic development.' George Hong Jiang, LSE Review of Books'Foreign Banks' key contributions have less to do with offering alternative models of imperial power and more to do with examining the gritty mechanics of banking. On this front, the analysis is masterful … The meticulous archival work also allows the book to raise compelling questions about state capacity and the governing power of money.' Mary Bridges, Business History'… a captivating read, accessible to most audiences, and would make an excellent undergraduate textbook for courses on Chinese economic history … Highly recommended.' D. Li, Choice'A deeply researched history of DAB and its operations in China as well as a study that makes broader points about the integration of China into world financial markets.' Austin Dean, Journal of Chinese History'An original and important book.' Hubert Bonin, EH.Net'The thoroughness of his investigation and masterfulness of his analysis made this book not only a scholarly resource, but also an intriguing option for individuals interested in the intricate dynamics of finance, politics, and historical transformation in China's modernization journey.' Yitong Qiu, The Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Notes and Conventions; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A German bank in China: early contact of German bankers with China from the 1870s to the 1880s; 2. Entering the Chinese banking sector: foreign banks on the Chinese frontier; 3. Chinese bonds for European investors: the indemnity loans and the internationalisation of Chinese public finance, 1895–1898; 4. Railway dreams: German bankers and Chinese railway development, 1895–1910; 5. Global markets, international finance and the 1911 revolution in China; 6. Disentanglement and liquidation: German bankers and the first world war in China; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Bearing Witness
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Cambridge University Press Conceptualizing the History of the Present Time
Book SynopsisThis Element explores four meanings of 'contemporary,' emphasizing its designation as a historical field. It argues that disagreements about when the contemporary era begins stem from historians assuming a linear, chronological, and absolute conception of time. It enriches our understanding of the concept of the 'present' in the context of history.
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Cambridge University Press Practical Utopia
Book SynopsisDartington Hall was a social experiment of kaleidoscopic vitality, founded in Devon in 1925, where ambitious ideals were turned into a reality. Practical Utopia explores its compelling history, through the lives of its founders and participants, and opens a window onto British and international social reform between the wars.
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Cambridge University Press Fixing Stories
Book SynopsisExamining the role and influence of news 'fixers' who mediate between foreign journalists and local sources, this book is based on vivid personal accounts and insider perspectives alongside analysis of the role fixers have played in bringing news of Turkey and Syria to international audiences.Trade Review'… a thoughtful and immersive dive into the stories of fixers, the dilemmas they face and how they try to navigate cultural and media expectations.' Usman Butt, Middle East Monitor'In this subtle and reflective book … Arjomand uses novelistic techniques - composite characters in carefully composed circumstances - to both protect his sources and convey a complex and fascinating world with wit, intelligence, and sympathy.' Lisa Anderson, Foreign AffairsTable of ContentsIntroduction: A Tale of Two Fixers; 1. Beginnings; 2. Fitting In; 3. Moral Worlds of Ambivalence and Bias; 4. Translations; 5. From Local to Global; Appendix: Sociological Fiction.
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Cambridge University Press Navigating Nationalism in Global Enterprise
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Cambridge University Press Between Community and Collaboration
Book SynopsisA comparative analysis of the 'Jewish Councils' in Western Europe during World War Two. Based on a wide range of documentation,Laurien Vastenhout identifies the differences and similarities between Jewish representative bodies across occupied Western Europe and reveals that their histories were far more complex than has been previously recognized.
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Cambridge University Press Contesting France
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Cambridge University Press Royal Heirs
Book SynopsisAgainst the odds, monarchies flourished in nineteenth-century Europe. Royal Heirs paints a vivid picture of this late flowering. It focuses on what the heirs to the throne contributed to this phenomenon, and how monarchies succeeded in adapting to change and defending their position.
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Cambridge University Press Reading Medieval Ruins
Book SynopsisDrawing on rich archaeological evidence uncovered at Ichijodani, Pitelka proposes a new understanding of late medieval Japanese society.Exploring the city's layout, residents' possessions, politics, war, religion, and cultural networks, he argues that provincial centers could be dynamic and vibrant nodes of entrepreneurship and sophistication.Trade Review'Detailing the establishment, occupation, brutal destruction, and subsequent recreation of a nationally important heritage site, Morgan Pitelka invites us to join the 'dance of agency' at Ichijodani, seat of the powerful Asakura clan. Through detailed and painstaking reconstruction of the quotidian experiences of this provincial city, Pitelka eloquently demonstrates how investigations here both defined medieval archaeology in Japan, and demand a fundamental re-evaluation of the dominant historical narratives around the unification of Japan in the late sixteenth century.' Simon Kaner, Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures and the University of East Anglia'Reading Medieval Ruins invites us into the heart of a destroyed sixteenth-century city and resurrects the people who made their lives and livelihoods in the shadow of a fortified castle. It is both a beautifully rendered argument for the vitality of provincial urban spaces and a moving meditation on what was lost when these thriving communities were destroyed by war. By illuminating the ordinary lives and mundane objects that are too often obscured by tales of samurai generals and their conquests, this book makes a groundbreaking contribution to the history of Japan's medieval era.' Amy Stanley, Northwestern University'A wonderful and intellectual read, this book is an engaging look at medieval Japan through the eyes of both a modern historian and a common citizen living in the city of Ichijōdani before its destruction. This book balances enjoyability and history education without, at any point, being dry or dull. One can confidently recommend this book to both refined scholars and history enthusiasts.' Fin Davey, World History EncyclopediaTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Prologue; 1. A provincial palace city as an urban space; 2. The material culture of urban life; 3. Late medieval warlords and the agglomeration of power; 4. The material foundations of faith; 5. Culture and sociability in the provinces; 6. Urban destruction in late medieval japan; Epilogue: The excavated nation on display; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Archaeological Mapping and Planning
Book SynopsisIntroduces the reader to the basic principles of archaeological mapping and planning. It presents both the mathematical and the practical backgrounds, as well as many tips and tricks. This will enable archaeologists to create acceptable maps and plans of archaeological remains, even with limited means of in adverse circumstances.Table of Contents1. Theoretical Background: Points, Lines, Angles and Polygons; 2. Theoretical Background: The Third Dimension; 3. Practical Mapping and Planning: Finding North; 4. Practical Mapping and Planning: Field Walking; 5. Practical Mapping and Planning: Measured Plans and Maps; 6. Epilogue: Data Reduction; Further Reading.
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Cambridge University Press Patrimony and Law in Renaissance Italy
Book SynopsisFamily was a central feature of social life in Italian cities. This wide-ranging volume explores patrimony in legal thought and how family property was inherited, managed and shared legally and its central role in Renaissance Italy.
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Cambridge University Press Measuring in the Renaissance
Book SynopsisDuring the Renaissance, measuring played a critical role in shaping trade, material production, warfare, legal studies, and even our understanding of the heavens and hell. This Element delves into the applications of measuring, with a particular emphasis on the Italian states, and traces its wide-ranging cultural effects.Table of Contents1. Warnings; 2. Elimination of Time; 3. Elimination of Matter; 4. Elimination of Interpretation; References.
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Cambridge University Press Swahili Worlds in Globalism
Book SynopsisDiscusses a medieval African urban society as a product of interactions among African communities who inhabited the region between 100 BCE and 500 CE. Positioned as the gateway into and out of eastern Africa, the Swahili coast became a site through which people, inventions, and innovations bi-directionally migrated, were adopted, and evolved.Table of ContentsPreface: Swahili Worlds: A Medieval African Urban Civilization; 1. Foundations of a Medieval African Urban Civilization; 2. The Rise of the Medieval Swahili State; 3. What Was the Medieval East African World Like?; 4. Global Connections; 5. Asian Connections; 6. Who Were the Medieval East Africans?; Appendices.
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Egypt in its African Context
Book SynopsisThis Element is aimed at discussing the relations between Egypt and its African neighbours. In the first section, the history of studies, the different kind of sources available on the issue, and a short outline of the environmental setting is provided. In the second section the relations between Egypt and its African neighbours from the late Prehistory to Late Antique times are summarized. In the third section the different kinds of interactions are described, as well as their effects on the lives of individuals and groups, and the related cultural dynamics, such as selection, adoption, entanglement and identity building. Finally, the possible future perspective of research on the issue is outlined, both in terms of methods, strategies, themes and specific topics, and of regions and sites whose exploration promises to provide a crucial contribution to the study of the relations between Egypt and Africa.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Egypt and its African neighbours; 3. Africans in Egypt, Egyptians in Africa; 4. Conclusions; References.
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Cambridge University Press Conflicts of Colonialism
Book SynopsisBased around the life of Mademba Sèye, an African born in the colonial town of Saint Louis du Sénégal in 1852, who transformed himself with the help of his French patrons from a telegraph clerk into an African king, this book examines Mademba''s life and career to reveal how colonialism in French West Africa was articulated differently at different times and how Mademba survived these changes by periodically reinventing himself. Investigating Mademba''s alleged abuses of power and crimes that pitted French colonial indirect rule policy with its foundations in patronage and loyalty against its stated commitment to the rule of law and the civilizing mission, Conflicts of Colonialism sheds light on conflicts between different forms of colonialism and the deep ambiguities of the rule of law in colonial societies, which, despite serious challenges to Mademba''s rule, allowed him to remain king until his death in 1918.Trade Review'Richard Roberts paints a vivid and revealing portrait of an African leader who was called at various times an imperial intermediary or a collaborator of the colonizing regime. He brings out brilliantly the uncertainties and violence of the early years of colonial rule in West Africa.' Frederick Cooper, NYU, New York'This is a wonderfully rich and nuanced history of the early phase of French colonial rule in West Africa through the lens of the life of Mademba Sèye, who started his career as a telegrapher and later acquired, backed by his French supporters, the rank of 'King'. Richard Roberts offers highly illuminating insights into the structures of power during the first decades of colonialism and how diverse actors attempted to navigate the challenges of this period.' Andreas Eckert, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin'Mobilizing unparalleled knowledge of the field and decades of careful research, Richard Roberts uses Faama Mademba Sèye's remarkable rise from telegraph clerk to African 'king' to explore the complex dynamics of French colonialism in the Soudan, illuminating the realms of governance, law, economic exploitation, and more.' Elizabeth A. Foster, Tufts University'An astonishing book. Richard L. Roberts is confirmed as a major master, not just of African history but also of the historian's craft in bringing to life what generations of historians always dreamt of, a 'king's' life scattered among thousands of archival documents. A masterpiece.' Alessandro Stanziani, EHESSTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Mademba and the foundations of the bargains of collaboration, 1852–1888; 2. Conquest and construction of indirect rule in the French Soudan, 1886–1891; 3. 'A world of deception and defection': Misrule, rebellion, and indirect rule revisted, 1891–1895; 4. 'A curious and very engaging mixture of European and Native customs': Republican traditions and African kings, 1895–1899; 5. The coming storm, 1898–1899; 6. Rule of law and the bargains of collaboration: Mademba on trial, 1899–1900; 7: 'An unexpected and precious collaborator': Mademba's redemption, 1900–1906; 8: Remaking Mademba, 1906–1931; Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Armed Citizens and Citizens in Arms
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Cambridge University Press The Making and Unmaking of the Chinese Radical
Book SynopsisBy shedding light on the ideas and practices of the Chinese Youth Party, Nagatomi Hirayama offers an indispensable lens through which to view the formation and transformation of the Chinese radical right in the first half of the twentieth century.
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Cambridge University Press Money in the Dutch Republic
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge and Narrative
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Cambridge University Press Divided America Divided Korea
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Cambridge University Press On the Frontiers of the Indian Ocean World
Book SynopsisPhilip Gooding analyses Lake Tanganyika as a crucial frontier zone of the wider Indian Ocean World during the nineteenth century. Using interdisciplinary sources and methods, he positions African peoples and environments as integral to the histories of global economies, religions, and cultures.
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Cambridge University Press Feeding the Mind
Book SynopsisFeeding the Mind explores how European intellectual life was rebuilt after the cataclysm of the First World War. Learned communities were left in ruins by the conflict and its consequences; cultural and educational sites were destroyed, writers and artists were killed in battle, and tens of thousands of others were displaced. Against the backdrop of an unprecedented post-war humanitarian crisis which threatened millions with starvation and disease, many organisations chose to focus on assisting intellectuals and their institutions, giving them food, medicine and books in order to stabilise European democracies and build a peaceful international order. Drawing on examples from Austria to Russia and Belgium to Serbia, Feeding the Mind analyses the role of humanitarianism in post-conflict reconstruction and explores why ideas and intellectuals were deemed to be worth protecting at a time of widespread crisis. This issue was pertinent in the century that followed and remains so today.
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Cambridge University Press The Authoritative Historian
Book SynopsisExplores how Greek and Roman historians frame innovations against generic tradition. Combining close readings and broader thematic analyses, the book presents a holistic vision of the development of the genre of historiography in Greece and Rome and the historian's dynamic position within this practice.
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Cambridge University Press Entertainment Pleasure and Meaning in Early
Book SynopsisThe people of early England (c. 450?1100 CE) enjoyed numerous kinds of entertainment, recreation and pleasure, but the scattered records of such things have made the larger picture challenging to assemble. This volume illuminates the merrier aspects of early English life, extending our understanding of the full range of early medieval English culture. It shows why entertainment and festivity were not merely trivial aspects of culture, but had important functions, in ritual, in community-building, in assuming power, and in resistance to power. Among the activities explored are child''s play; drinking and feasting; music, dance, and performance; the pleasures of literature, festivals and celebrations; hunting and sport; and games.
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Cambridge University Press Prosthetics and Assistive Technology in Ancient
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive study of prosthetics and assistive technology in ancient Greece and Rome, integrating literary, documentary, archaeological, and bioarchaeological evidence to provide as full a picture as possible of their importance for the lived experience of people with disabilities in classical antiquity.
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Cambridge University Press Egypt and the Eastern Mediterranean World
Book SynopsisThe first volume to map the interregional political, economic and cultural networks in which Egypt functioned as it was transformed from a Graeco-Roman to an Arabic-Islamic region. Brings together a wide range of disciplines, serving historians of late antiquity and Islam, archaeologists and papyrologists.
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Cambridge University Press Network Science in Archaeology
Book SynopsisThis book covers a vast range of network science techniques that can enhance archaeological research: network data collection and management, exploratory network analysis, sampling issues and sensitivity analysis, spatial networks, and network visualisation. It will be a key educational resource students and teachers.Table of Contents1. Introducing network science for archaeology; 2. Putting network science to work in archaeological research; 3. Network data; 4. Exploratory network analysis; 5. Quantifying uncertainty in archaeological networks; 6. Network visualisation; 7. Spatial networks and networks in space; 8. Uniting theory and method for archaeological network research; Appendix A: Answers for exercises; Appendix B: Software; Glossary.
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Cambridge University Press Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Book SynopsisTransactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of articles based on papers given to the Society by distinguished invited speakers and winners of RHS prizes. Volume 31 of the Sixth Series includes the following articles: 'Material Turns in British History: IV. Empire in India, Cancel Cultures and the Country House,' 'Responding to Violence: Liturgy, Authority and Sacred Places, c. 900âc. 1150,' 'Baroque around the Clock: Daniello Bartoli SJ (1608â1685) and the Uses of Global History,' 'What Happens when a Written Constitution is Printed? A History across Boundaries,' 'An Ottoman Arab Man of Letters and the Meanings of Empire, c. 1860,' and 'Revisiting RHS's 'Race, Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: A Report and Resource for Change.''Table of Contents1. Presidential Address: material turns in British history: IV. Empire in India, cancel cultures and the country house Margot C. Finn; 2. Responding to violence: liturgy, authority and sacred places, c. 900–c.1150 Sarah Hamilton; 3. Baroque around the clock: Daniello Bartoli SJ (1608–1685) and the uses of global history Simon Ditchfield; 4. What happens when a written constitution is printed? A history across boundaries Linda Colley; 5. An Ottoman Arab man of letters and the meanings of empire, c. 1860 Andrew Arsan; 6. Revisiting RHS's 'Race, Ethnicity & Equality in UK History: A Report and Resource for Change' Shahmima Akhtar.
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Cambridge University Press Veracruz and the Caribbean in the Seventeenth Century
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Cambridge University Press The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic
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Cambridge University Press War of Words
Book SynopsisWar of Words analyses Franco-British relations during the Second World War through the lens of rhetoric and empire. Through a comparative and transnational perspective, Rachel Chin shows how conflicts over French colonial territory between 1940 and 1945 were central to British, Vichy and Free French wartime policy-making.
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Cambridge University Press Knowledge Discovery from Archaeological Materials
Book SynopsisThis Element highlights the employment within archaeology of classification methods developed in the field of chemometrics, artificial intelligence, and Bayesian statistics. These operate in both high- and low-dimensional environments and often have better results than traditional methods. The basic principles and main methods are introduced with recommendations for when to use them.
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Cambridge University Press Race Taste and the Grape
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Cambridge University Press A Social History of Modern Tehran
Book SynopsisTehran, the capital of Iran since the late eighteenth century, is now one of the largest cities in the Middle East. Exploring Tehran''s development from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century, Ashkan Rezvani Naraghi paints a vibrant picture of a city undergoing rapid and dynamic social transformation. Rezvani Naraghi demonstrates that this shift was the product of a developing discourse around spatial knowledge, in which the West became the model for the social practices of the state and sections of Iranian society. As traditional social spaces, such as coffee houses, bathhouses, and mosques, were replaced by European-style cafes, theatres, and sports clubs, Tehran and its people were irreversibly altered. Using an array of archival sources, Rezvani Naraghi stresses the agency of everyday inhabitants in shaping urban change. This enlightening history not only allows us to better understand the contours of contemporary Tehran, but to develop a new way of imagining, talking about, and building ''the city''.
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