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Hong Kong has been caught between empires ever since the First Opium War (1839-1842). As a result, the study ofHong Kong history has been subjected to the influence of the empires that controlled or laid claims over it. The historical experience of the Hongkongers...
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OUP Oxford
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2022-02-10
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'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is...
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Hodder & Stoughton
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2022-02-10
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Explore an insightful and original discussion of the causes of the fall of the Roman Empire In Why Rome Fell: Decline and Fall, or Drift and Change?, celebrated scholar of Roman history Dr. Michael Arnheim delivers a fascinating and robust exploration of the causes of...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2022-02-08
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Take a walk through history with this guide for lifelong learners The American Civil War is one of the most fascinating and impactful periods in American history. Besides bringing about the end of slavery, the war had many important economic and social effects that...
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For Dummies
Parution :
2022-02-08
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This book explores the British Labour Party and the trade unions and how their relationship with the Jews of Palestine and Israel has evolved over the past one hundred years. It also reflects the changing attitudes of the Labour Party and the unions towards the...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-02-04
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The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian History provides a comprehensive history of Africa's most populous and most rapidly developing country. Rather than centering the rise of the nation-state, the Handbook reads the narrative of national politics alongside deeper histories...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-02-04
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Performing the Kinaidos is the first book-length study to explore the figure of the kinaidos (Latin, cinaedus), a type of person noted in ancient literature for his effeminacy and untoward sexual behaviour. By exploring the presence of this unmanly man in a wide range...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-02-03
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Performing the Kinaidos is the first book-length study to explore the figure of the kinaidos (Latin, cinaedus), a type of person noted in ancient literature for his effeminacy and untoward sexual behaviour. By exploring the presence of this unmanly man in a wide range...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-02-03
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A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-02-03
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A defining feature of nineteenth-century Britain was its fascination with statistics. The processes that made Victorian society, including the growth of population, the development of industry and commerce, and the increasing competence of the state, generated profuse...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-02-03
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THE BOOK
The South Coast of West New Guinea holds a number of well-known cultures,
along with several other less researched ones. In the late 19th Century, the headhunting activities of the Marind operating in then-British New Guinea required the establishment of a...
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Galda Verlag
Parution :
2022-02-02
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This book explores the contours of civic identity in the town of Vichy, France. Over the course of its history, Vichy has been known for three things: its thermal spa resort; its products (especially Vichy water and Vichy cosmetics); and its role in hosting the État...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-01-31
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This book provides fresh insights into how the British press affected both British perceptions of decolonisation in Africa and British policy towards it during the ‘wind of change’ period. It also reveals, for the first time, the extent to which British...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2022-01-30
Collection :
Britain and the World
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An authoritative new history of the Roman conquest of Britain
Why did Julius Caesar come to Britain? His own account suggests that he invaded to quell a resistance of Gallic sympathizers in the region of modern-day Kent -- but there must have been personal and divine...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2022-01-28
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This case study of two rural parishes in County Durham, England, provides an alternate view on the economic development involved in the transition from medieval to modern, partly explaining England's rise to global economic dominance in the seventeenth century. Coal...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-01-27
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This case study of two rural parishes in County Durham, England, provides an alternate view on the economic development involved in the transition from medieval to modern, partly explaining England's rise to global economic dominance in the seventeenth century. Coal...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-01-27
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'excellent' LSE Review of Books
China is the world's most populous country and newest superpower, whose place on the international stage can only be understood through the lens of its modern history.
The Oxford History of Modern China is essential reading for anyone...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-01-27
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'excellent' LSE Review of Books
China is the world's most populous country and newest superpower, whose place on the international stage can only be understood through the lens of its modern history.
The Oxford History of Modern China is essential reading for anyone...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2022-01-27
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A signboard from the most advancedcivilization in the ancient world.The lost notebooks of a mathematical genius.A line on a map that divided a country into two.Read about these and 97 other amazing documents - from stone inscriptions, palm-leaf and papyrus manuscripts,...
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Hachette India
Parution :
2022-01-25
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This book aims to portray ancient civilizations and the development of early states in China and the rest of the world during the Liangzhu period. From a global perspective, it describes the ancient Egyptian, Sumerian and Harappan civilizations, as well as lesser-known...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2022-01-25
Collection :
Liangzhu Civilization
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