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Sacred gifts, profane pleasures
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Marcy Norton |
"Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to … |
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The birth of classical Europe
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S. R. F. Price |
To an extraordinary extent we continue to live in the shadow of the classical world. At every level from languages to calendars to political systems, we are the descendants of a 'classical Europe', u… |
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Fleeting Cities
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Alexander C. T. Geppert |
Imperial expositions held in fin-de-siècle London, Paris and Berlin were knots in a world-wide web. Conceptualizing exhibitions as meta-media, Fleeting Cities undertakes a transdisciplinary investiga… |
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An introduction to Danish culture
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Norman Berdichevsky |
"This guide to Danish society, culture, and history offers an inside look at the "real" Denmark, highlighting the best of both the country and its people. It details Denmark's substantial contributio… |
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Heretics and Heroes
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Thomas Cahill |
From the inimitable bestselling author Thomas Cahill comes another popular history -- this one focusing on how the innovations of the Renaissance and the Reformation changed the Western world. It is … |
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The sixties
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Arthur Marwick |
The sixties arouses strong emotions in those who were old when they began and those who weren't even born when they ended. This text explores the significance of the era, analyzing phenomena such as … |
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The European Union and the Regions
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J. Barry Jones,Keating, Michael |
Is Europe witnessing the death of the nation-state? In this book, leading scholars examine how European integration and regional assertion threaten this once-mighty institution and are profoundly alt… |
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Antiquity
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F. G. Naerebout |
"Antiquity: Greeks and Romans in Context provides a chronological introduction to the history of ancient Mediterranean civilizations within the larger context of its contemporary Eurasian world. Inn… |
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Romantic Revolution
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T. C. W. Blanning |
Three great revolutions rocked the world around 1800. The first two - the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution - have inspired the greatest volume of literature. But the third - the romant… |
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Europe between the oceans
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Barry W. Cunliffe |
A sensational, interdisciplinary work which entirely reorients our understanding of Europe from 10,000 BC to the time of the Vikings
In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cun… |
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Civilisation des Odeurs (XVIe-XVIIIe Siecles)
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Robert Muchembled |
269 pages, 24 pages de planches non numérotées : 24 cm |
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The Sixties
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Arthur Marwick |
"A monumental study of social and political change in Europe and the United States during this period of cultural revolution. Paying particular attention to the impact of the sixties on the lives of … |
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The ordeal of civility
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John Murray Cuddihy |
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La rebelión de las masas
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José Ortega y Gasset |
Translation of: La rebelión de las masas. Reissue of 1964 edition. |
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The city
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Kathryn Hinds |
Describes the social and economic structure of city life during the Renaissance, from about 1400 to 1600, explaining how cities varied in government, commerce, population, and culture, and how they i… |
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The early Slavs
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P. M. Barford |
xvi, 416 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
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