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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of the Home in the Age of
Book SynopsisDuring the 19th century the home, as both a cultural construct and a set of lived practices, became more powerful in the Western world than ever before. The West saw an unprecedented period of imperial expansion, industrialisation and commercialization that transformed both where and how people made their homes. Scientific advances and increasing mass production also changed homes materially, bringing in domestic technologies and new goods.This volume explores how homes and homemaking were imagined and practiced across the globe in the 19th century. For instance, not only did the acquisition of empires lead to the establishment of Western European homes in new terrains, but it also buttressed the way in which Europeans saw themselves, as the guardians of superior cultures, patriarchal relationships and living practices.During this period a powerful shared cultural idea of home emerged championed by a growing urban middle class that constructed home as a refuge from
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of the Home in the Modern Age
Book SynopsisA Cultural History of the Home presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2800 years of history, charting the changing nature and uses of domestic space throughout history.This volume, A Cultural History of the Home in the Modern Age, explores the place of and the cultural practices associated with the home from 1920 to the present day. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of the Home set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of home, family, the house as a physical space, furniture, work, gender, hospitality and religion.A Cultural History of the Home in the Modern Age is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on the home in the modern period.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Rise and Fall of the British Welfare State
Book SynopsisFor the past decade at least 25% of the UK population and 30% of children have been in poverty by internationally accepted measures, and the numbers keep rising. In The Rise and Fall of the British Welfare State, Pat Thane analyses the history of state welfare in Britain from 1900, and sheds light on its aims, achievements, and failings.Beginning with the poverty surveys of Booth and Rowntree, and the implementation of early welfare measures such as free school meals, Thane offers a vivid snapshot of social welfare in Britain c1900, and the growing demands for improved welfare provisions. Taking readers through the significant social reforms of the First and Second World Wars, the making of the modern welfare state 1945-51, and its subsequent shifts due to rapidly evolving social policies. Thane ends with austerity and the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the scholarship up to the present day, and drawing striking parallels with Britain c1900.By placing a ma
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Making of the Modern Philippines
Book SynopsisWell-researched... a welcome guide. The SpectatorReliable and lucid. History TodayWith a fractured geography and complex identity, The Philippines is an eclectic and unique mix of culture, environment, people and politics. Known mostly for natural disasters, migrant labour and dictatorial presidents, in this book Philip Bowing shows how it is much, much more. Deftly navigating the history of this populous island republic, The Making of the Modern Philippines traces its history to define and explain its position in the modern world. Looking past the headlines of volcanoes, earthquakes and violence, it asks why has the Filipino economy lagged behind its neighbours, explores the importance of its location in geopolitics, and investigates how its deep-rooted Catholicism clashes with the Islamic consciousness of the region in which it sits. Taking the history of the Philippines from its pre-colonial era, through its Spanish an
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Political History of the USA
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Panorama A World History
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Panorama A World History
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Bloomsbury Academic The Holocaust in 100 Histories
Book SynopsisThis chronologically-arranged collection of articles demonstrates the complex and multifaceted nature of the Holocaust. From January 1933 and the ascent to office of Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany, through to October 1945 and the opening of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, The Holocaust in 100 Histories takes an episodic approach to consider some of the people, ideas, groups, and events that characterized the genocide which unfolded against the backdrop of the Nazi period and the Second World War.Paul R. Bartrop shines a light on Nazi perpetrators, Righteous Gentiles who helped save Jews during the Holocaust, Jewish resisters, as well as movements, events, and developments during the Third Reich and the war years. The 100 entries included in the book provide both a series of snapshots and a pathway to understanding how the Holocaust was manifestedor defied during the years between 1933 and 1945. Its structure enables readers to access the Holocaust
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Black British History
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Southern Tour
Book SynopsisJonathan Chatwin is a non-fiction writer and journalist. His work has appeared in CNN, the South China Morning Post and the BBC. He is the author of Long Peace Street: A Walk in Modern China (MUP, 2019) and Anywhere Out of the World: The Work of Bruce Chatwin (MUP, 2012).
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Scottish History in 15 Violent Crimes
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Bloomsbury Academic A History of the United States
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Mass Observing the Coronation of Charles III
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Europes Long Twelfth Century
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Fire Dragon Feminism
Book SynopsisQuah Ee Ling is Associate Professor, Culture & Society at Western Sydney University, Australia. She is the author of Fire Dragon Feminism: Asian Migrant Women's Tales of Migration, Coloniality and Racial Capitalism (Bloomsbury, 2025), Transnational Divorce: Understanding Intimacies and Inequalities from Singapore (2020) and Perspectives on Marital Dissolution: Divorce Biographies in Singapore (2015).
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Thoughts and Adventures
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1932, Thoughts and Adventures is Churchill's most philosophical book. It conveys the extraordinary variety and depth of the statesman's mature thoughts on questions facing modern men and women. Written in what biographers have called Churchill's wilderness years, this wide-ranging volume of essays touches on cartoons, hobbies, spies, flying, elections, economics, and modern science. Reading it is like being invited to dinner at his country seat at Chartwell, where the soup was limpid, Pol Roger Champagne flowed, the pudding had a theme, and Churchill entertained lucky visitors with vivid conversation.Published in the Bloomsbury Revelations series to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Churchill's birth, with a new foreword and illuminating annotations by James W. Muller, this collection of 23 articles, most of them originally published in magazines and newspapers, revives Churchill's unforgettable prose and unmatched insights for a new generation o
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Short History of the Wars of the Roses
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Making of Modern Kosovo
Book SynopsisJakup Azemi is affiliated with the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at University College London, UK, where his research primarily focuses on the political history of Kosovo. Over the years, he has frequently contributed to Kosovo and Albanian media on political affairs related to Albanians in the Balkans.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) de Romanis Book 3
Book SynopsisKatharine Radice is the Classics Lead at United Learning, a group of UK schools, and College Teaching Associate at Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, UK. She taught for many years at the Stephen Perse Foundation and Westminster School, UK. Her books include the first two volumes in the de Romanis course and a number of editions of prescribed texts for OCR Latin A Level (all published by Bloomsbury).Angela Cheetham teaches Classics at the Stephen Perse Foundation, UK.Sonya Kirk teaches Classics at the Stephen Perse Foundation, UK.George Lord is an Independent Scholar, UK.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Contemporary Asia
Book SynopsisFor the first time in the modern era, Asia is not dominated by an outside power. Is this the Asian Century? Will internal rivalries emerge between China, Japan and India? How will growing tensions between the United States and China shape the global economic, strategic and political system? Covering governance, culture, and society in East and South Asia, this book introduces:- Key economic developments, including the Asian economic miracle and the 1997/8 Financial Crisis- The central role of education, and the contentious debate about ''Asian values''- The rapid expansion of military spending in the region- The demography and geography of major nations and their forms of nationalismWith further reading suggestions and discussion questions for every chapter, this is essential introductory reading for students of Asian Studies and interested general readers alike.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Genocide in the Ancient
Book SynopsisThe preamble to the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide recognizes that at all periods of history genocide has inflicted great losses on humanity. Studies of the phenomenon of genocide have, however, tended to concentrate on the modern world. The original contributions in this volume turn the focus to the question of genocide and mass violence in the ancient world, with a particular emphasis on the worlds of Greece, Rome and the Near East. This volume presents a range of views on the challenges of applying the modern concept of genocide to an ancient context. It also considers the causes, motivations, and justifications of ancient mass violence, as well as contemporary responses to, and critiques of, such violence, along with how mass violence was represented and remembered in ancient literature and iconography. In addition, chapters analyse what drove the perpetrators of mass violence, and the processes of victimization, as we
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Cultural History of Genocide in the Era of
Book SynopsisThe period between the two World Wars was characterized by an acceleration of mass violence across the world. Developments in technology, communications, ideology, global political and economic integration, and the organization of society greatly expanded the power and reach of states while radicalizing ideologies of domination and control. Two major 20th-century genocides, the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire and the Nazi Holocaust of European Jews, are the terrible bookends of this period; they were preceded and informed by colonial genocides, such as the genocide of Herero and Nama peoples in German South West Africa from 1904 -1914, and by ongoing genocidal processes, especially in settler colonies such as the United States, Canada, and Australia, in the renewed Russian empire under the USSR after 1917, and in the expanding Japanese empire between the wars. The essays in this volume examine the dynamics of genocide during this period, when states could draw on new
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) State Society and Corruption in Africa
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Soviet Internment
Book SynopsisMaria Cristina Galmarini is Associate Professor of History and Global Studies at the College of William and Mary, USA. She is the author of Ambassadors of Social Progress: A History of International Blind Activism in the Cold War (2024) and The Right to Be Helped: Deviance, Entitlement, and the Soviet Moral Order (2016).
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Bloomsbury Academic Eritreas Gold Rush
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Single Mothers in Twentieth Century Ireland and Britain
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Geographers
Book SynopsisGeographers: Biobibliographical Studies sheds new light on the history of geography through the biographies of distinguished practitioners from New Zealand, Britain, Ireland, and Hungary. Volume 41 focuses on inclusivity, highlighting the contribution of geography to numerous fields, and examining the role of portraiture in the history of geography for the first time.With a particular emphasis on the role of portraiture, this volume is richly illustrated, and explores how imagers can contribute to visual methods used in geographical studies.The volume explores the lives of 6 prominent geographers, including Dame Edith Stokes, a New Zealand geographer who did pioneering work with the Maori community, and Ferenc Fodor, a Hungarian geographer who lived through both World Wars. Combined, their lives cover 200 years of history, and touch on numerous fields from historical geography to popular geography.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Contemporary China
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) The Origins of AngloSaxon Towns
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC An Environmental History of France
Book SynopsisThe French countryside is as beloved by the many millions of tourists who visit it each year as it is of French people themselves. But it has not always looked like it does today. An Environmental History of France instead presents the countryside in which people live and work and through which they travel as a human creation across 250 years of economic and cultural change, war and revolution. It is a book about the making' of the French landscape and an engrossing story linking human geography, history, agriculture and culture.Showing an awareness of the origins and nature of current ecological and social challenges, Peter McPhee uses a blend of environmental and cultural approaches to paint a vivid picture of rural France's modern history. From the aristocratic control of agrarian resources in the 1770s, to widespread mechanisation in the 19th century, through to the impact of the World Wars and an intriguing discussion about the uncertain future of French r
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Debating Nationalism
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Empires of Violence
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A A Concise History of Byzantium
Book SynopsisWarren Treadgold is National Endowment of the Humanities Professor of Byzantine Studies at Saint Louis University, USA.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Butrint
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Early
Book SynopsisBruce T. Moran is Professor of History and University Foundation Professor (emeritus) at the University of Nevada, Reno, USA.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Cultural History of Chemistry in the Nineteenth
Book SynopsisPeter J. Ramberg is Professor of the History of Science at Truman State University, USA.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Russias Arctic
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Transatlantic Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century
Book SynopsisHoward LeRoy Malchow is Walter S. Dickson Professor of English and American History, Tufts University, USA. He is the author of many books including History and International Relations (2020) and Special Relations: The Americanization of Britain (2011).
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Bloomsbury Academic Tupaia Captain Cook and the Voyage of the Endeavour
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mastering Modern World History
Book SynopsisThe sixth edition of this bestselling book takes students on a journey through the 20th century and provides a clear overview of the key events which have shaped modern world history. Unrivalled in its broad coverage, it:- Surveys international relations and war, from 1900 to the present day- Examines the rise and fall of fascism and communism around the globe- Explores the international affairs of the major superpowers: the USA, Russia/USSR and China- Assesses the experience of decolonization in India, Africa and Latin America- Unpicks global issues, including economic crises and population increaseChapters feature maps, diagrams and end-of-chapter questions to support and reinforce understanding. This new edition has been updated to take account of new scholarship, and provide a more global approach to key chapters in modern world history. Key changes include:- New material on the Second World War, bTrade Review'Mastering Modern World History is loved by students because it covers modern history in a truly global sense. Ranging from the First World War to the current wars against terrorism, it connects the past with the present. The book offers students insights in many areas of modern history and encourages them to dig deeper.' * Dr Alexander Korb, University of Leicester *'In this admirable new edition of Mastering Modern World History, John Traynor combines broad sweep, crisp analysis, a wealth of relevant detail, and beautifully clear exposition. Revised chapters on the origins of the two World Wars and twentieth-century United States particularly stand out for their command of the most recent historical scholarship. Altogether authoritative, engaging, and lucid: a very good read.' * Professor Richard Carwardine, University of Oxford *Table of ContentsList of figures List of maps List of tables Acknowledgements Preface to the sixth edition PART I WAR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 1 The Origins of the First World War 2 The First World War 1914-1918 3 A Bitter Peace 1918–33 4 The Road to War 5 The Second World War 1939–45 6 The Cold War: problems of international relations after the Second World War 7 The spread of communism outside Europe and its effects on international relations 8 The United Nations Organization 9 The Two Europes, East and West since 1945 10 Conflict in the Middle East 11 The New World Order and the War Against Global Terrorism PART II THE RISE OF FASCISM AND GOVERNMENTS OF THE RIGHT 12 Italy 1918–45: the first appearance of fascism 13 Germany 1918–45: the Weimar Republic and Hitler PART III COMMUNISM – RISE AND DECLINE 14 Russia 1894 – 1917 15 Russia under Lenin and Stalin 16 Continuing communism, collapse and aftermath,1953 to the present 17 China 1900–49 18 China since 1949: the communists in control 19 Communism in Korea and South East Asia PART IV THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 20 USA 1900-1929: Boom and Bust 21 Roosevelt and the New Deal: 1929-1945 22 USA 1945 – 1968: Uneven Prosperity 23 USA 1968 – 2012: Opportunity and Challenge PART V DECOLONIZATION AND AFTER 24 The end of the European Empires 25 Africa since independence 26 Latin America PART VI GLOBAL PROBLEMS 27 The changing world economy since 1900 28 The world’s population
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Compassion
Book SynopsisCompassion traces the ways in which various societies across the globe have responded to the vulnerable among them from early human history to the present. Along the way, Alvin Finkel assesses the impacts of economic developments, colonialism, political arrangements, gender, race, and social class in influencing how different peoples have defined the rights of individuals and communities facing hardship. From Russia to Iran, from Scandinavia to Vietnam, this book looks at how social policy has been shaped by global social forces such as capitalism, imperialism and neoliberalism and analyses why different countries and regions diverged in their ways of dealing with inequalities and social needs. This is a valuable resource for students on history, sociology or social work degrees taking modules or courses on the history of welfare/social policy or global history.Trade ReviewA book that manages to be simultaneously deep and global, ranging from our hunter-gatherer ancestors to the neo-liberal slash-backs of the 1980s. Who knew it was possible to write an epic panorama of the welfare state? * Peter Baldwin, UCLA and NYU, USA *Alvin Finkel’s Compassion provides an ambitious historic review of global welfare provision, exploring the underlying nature of how obligations to others are formed and reformed over time. For students of social policy it is a timely reminder of the importance of compassion and some of the contemporary challenges faced when mobilising this characteristic into future welfare endeavours. * Lee Gregory, University of Birmingham, UK *Most books concerning social policy and welfare focus on developments in the Global North and place such within recent local or colonial histories. Finkel provides a refreshing alternative drawing on prehistories and early societies from around the world alongside recognizing traditional accounts. This book is significant and likely to become a classic. * Jonathan Parker, Bournemouth University, UK *An impressive book filled with rich detail and grounded in solid research. It is comprehensive and extremely well-organized and well-written. Compassion is also an essential resource for those who study history, sociology, political science, social administration, social policy and social work. Moreover, this work will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more about how and why human beings treat each other the way they do, why we have poverty, why we have wars. * Therese Jennissen, Carleton University, Canada in Canadian Dimension (2019) *This is much more, in other words, than a history of social policy and welfare states. It’s a history of inclusion and exclusion, the unevenness of democratic participation, the often-violent contours of citizenship, and of how we “humanize and dehumanize others” and why. Finkel reminds us that social policy has been and continues to be a vehicle for alleviating poverty, improving lives, and creating justice – but that condescension and domination are just as frequently mobilized in the name of “compassion.” These are valuable lessons, and this book is a necessary read, for anyone interested in using social policy to build a better world. * Lisa Pasolli, Queen’s University, Canada, in Labour/Le Travail (Spring 2020) *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Why Study Social Policy as a Global Phenomenon? PART I: SOCIAL POLICY FROM THE DAWN OF HUMANITY TO BISMARCK 2.Sharing versus Domination: Social Policy from 200,000 BCE to the Middle Ages 3. Charity and Poor Laws versus the Moral Economy, 1000-1850 4. Empire and Social Policy 5. Social Insurance and Social Policy in Europe, 1850-1914 6. Social Policy before 1914 in Former European Colonies PART II: SOCIAL POLICY FROM THE FIRST WORLD WAR TO THE COLD WAR 7. Social Policy in the Inter-War Years 8. World War Two and the Cold War, 1939-1980: The Capitalist World 9. The Communist World, 1945-1991 10. The Post-Colonial World, 1945-1990 PART III: SOCIAL POLICY IN THE AGE OF NEOLIBERALISM 11. Neoliberalism and Advanced Capitalism 12. Post-Communism 13. Neoliberalism and Underdeveloped Countries Conclusion: Compassion through the Ages.
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Oxford University Press Oxford Revise Edexcel GCSE History The American
Book SynopsisOxford Revise Edexcel GCSE History: The American West, c1835-c1895 is a complete revision and practice book covering the full topic specification, with everything you need to know to revise for this choice of period topic. Each area is clearly covered, from the beliefs of indigenous peoples to changes to their way of life. You will build your confidence for the exam across all topics. By working through the Knowledge - Retrieval - Practice sections, you will be using proven ways to revise, check and recall so that what you revise sticks in your memory. Knowledge Organisers arrange the information you need to revise helping you to make connections with what you already know. Timelines and charts are used so that key information is presented in a meaningful way. An online glossary helps you to learn the definitions to key terms. Use Retrieval questions to check that you have remembered what you have just revised before moving on to the exam practice. Regular retrieval questions help to Table of Contents1: Indigenous peoples: their beliefs and ways of life 2: Migration and early settlement 3: Early settlement: conflict and tension 4: The development of settlement in the West 5: Ranching and the cattle industry 6: Changes in the ways of life of indigenous peoples of the Plains 7: Changes in farming, the cattle industry and settlement 8: Lawlessness and conflict 9: Indigenous peoples of the Plains: further changes to their ways of life
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Oxford University Press Oxford AQA GCSE History 91 America 18401895
Book SynopsisThis America 1840-1895: Expansion and Consolidation Revision Guide is part of the popular Oxford AQA GCSE History (9-1) series. It covers the history of Indigenous North America, conflicts including the American Civil War, and resistance. Written to match the latest AQA 9-1 GCSE specification, this guide covers exactly what your students require to succeed in the Paper 1 Period Study exams.- Recap key events with clear visual diagrams and brief points- Apply knowledge with targeted revision activities that test basic comprehension, then apply understanding towards exam-style questions- Review and track revision with progress checklists, suggested activity answers and Exam Practice sections- Step-by-step exam guidance based on the popular ''How to...'' student book feature- Examiner Tip features most up-to-date expert advice and identifies common exam mistakes - Boost student confidence on all AQA GCSE America question types with revision activities such as Interpretation Analysis and B
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Lulu.com Days on the Road
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John Wiley & Sons Five Thousand Years of Monarchy
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Mythology For Dummies
Book SynopsisDiscover (or rediscover!) history's greatest myths and legends From Grendel and Beowulf to Poseidon, Medusa, and Hercules, the gods, monsters, and heroes of mythology are endlessly weird and fascinating. And if you're looking for a helpful companion to this wild collection of creatures, humans, and deities, you've found it! Mythology For Dummies delivers the straight goods on history's most popular myths, helping you make sense of even the most complicated ancient stories. You'll learn about the origins of your favorite myths, their cultural impact, and more. Discover: The coolest mythological characters, including intrepid Odysseus, the volatile gods of Mount Olympus, and Thor and LokiHow ancient mythology intersects with our daily lives in pop culture, high culture, and everything in betweenMythological destinations, like Atlantis, and famous sites from Greek, Roman, and Norse mythologyAn engrossing guide to some of the most enduring and interesting tales from throughout history, MytTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: Mythology Basics and Why the Stories Endure 5 Chapter 1: The Truth About Myths 7 Chapter 2: Ancient Myths in Modern Culture: The Legacy 19 Part 2: Thunder and Lightning: Greek Mythology 29 Chapter 3: Greek Creation Myths and Really Ancient Greek Gods 31 Chapter 4: Taller, Younger, and Better Looking Than You: The Olympian Gods 45 Chapter 5: The Fairest and Meanest of Them All: The Greek Goddesses 61 Chapter 6: So Fine and Half Divine: Heroes 77 Chapter 7: The Trojan War, the Iliad, and the Odyssey 95 Chapter 8: Of Chorus They’re so Dramatic: Greek Tragedy 115 Part 3: The Cultural Spoils of an Empire: Roman Mythology 131 Chapter 9: Will the Real Roman Mythology Please Stand Up? 133 Chapter 10: Virgil’s Aeneid and the Founding of Rome 149 Chapter 11: Time to Change Things Up: Ovid’s Metamorphoses 159 Part 4: One Big Family Feud: Norse and Northern European Mythology 169 Chapter 12: Snow, Ice, and Not Very Nice: Norse Deities 171 Chapter 13: Heroes and Monsters: The Big Northern European Sagas 189 Chapter 14: A Seat at the Round Table: King Arthur and His Court 201 Chapter 15: Myths from the Emerald Isle: Ireland and Celtic Mythology 217 Part 5: The Cradle(s) of Civilization: African and Near-Eastern Mythology 225 Chapter 16: Central and Southern Africa: The Bantu’s Eternal Earth and Sly Animals 227 Chapter 17: Floods, Mud, and Gods: Mesopotamian and Hebrew Mythology 235 Chapter 18: Three Cheers for Egypt: Ra, Ra, Ra! 249 Chapter 19: North African Mythology: A Real Melting Pot 261 Chapter 20: One Thousand Tales: Persian Mythology 269 Part 6: Kashmir to Kyoto, and a Lot in Between: South- and East Asian Mythology 279 Chapter 21: Land of a Thousand Gods: India 281 Chapter 22: Get out the Fine China: Early Chinese Myth and the Three Teachings 293 Chapter 23: Japan: Myths from the Land of the Rising Sun 305 Part 7: “New World”? Says Who? Mythology of the Americas 317 Chapter 24: Central and South American Mythology: Civilizations, Cities, and Ball Games 319 Chapter 25: Sea to Sea, and Lots of Animals in Between: Indigenous Myths of North America 333 Part 8: The Part of Tens 349 Chapter 26: Ten Mythological Monsters 351 Chapter 27: Ten (Plus One) Mythological Places 357 Index 365
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Amberley Publishing The Boleyns
Book SynopsisStarting with Anne Boleyn, wife of Henry VIII, Amanda Harvey Purse looks at significant Boleyns through history, shining a spotlight on how their story has been entwined with that of the British monarchy for almost 500 years.Trade Review‘The Boleyns provides a fascinating summary of the lives of some of the Boleyns’ descendants. With adulteresses, soldiers, statesmen, and queens numbered amongst their progeny, it provides a great overview of the later history of a family usually overshadowed by their most famous member.’ -- Elizabeth Norton‘A glittering evocation of the Boleyn family’s rise.’ -- Dr Owen Emmerson, Castle Historian, Hever Castle‘In taking the long view of the Boleyns, this wonderful book offers a genuinely fresh perspective on one of the most famous families in British history. The executioner’s sword might have brought Anne’s story to a brutal close, but her bloodline would endure far beyond that of Henry VIII and is still part of the royal family today.’ -- Tracy Borman
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Amberley Publishing Barnsley in 50 Buildings
Book SynopsisExplore the rich history of the Yorkshire town of Barnsley in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.
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