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Discover the best books on history, the history novel including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Historical Culture by Restitution?: A Debate on Art, Museums, and JusticeLooted art, art theft, colonial collections of cultural objects - not only since the controversy over the Nigerian Benin bronzes at the Humboldt Forum in the German capital Berlin and other European museums a dispute over how to deal with exhibits from colonial contexts...
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Histoire Philosophique de la PhysiqueIl n'y a pas si longtemps, la physique s'appelait encore la philosophie naturelle. Les deux disciplines se seraient-elles aujourd'hui a ce point eloignees qu'elles n'auraient plus rien a retenir l'une de l'autre, quant a leur objet ou quant a leur methode? La presente Histoire...
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Hispanic Hagiography in the Critical Context of the ReformationThe sixteenth century was the time of greatest religious effervescence in Europe, in which the critical positions with the Catholic Church tensed until the break between Christians, the consequent persecutions and wars between Protestants and Catholics; a conflict of such magnitude that it defines...
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Happy Easter Color Doodle Sketch: Doodle Book for Teens and Kids of All Ages; Doodle Books in al; Doodle Books in Books; Coloring Books for Kids in al80 Pages of coloring eggs, bunnies, floral patterns and Crosses along with a sketch pad/doodle pad. Various Covers available through AMazon.com at Strawberry Circle Tea Room.Author: Strawberry Circle Tea Room, Easter Activity Books for KidsPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished: 02/07/2016Pages: 84Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize:...
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Hans Memling and the MerchantsA social history of the fifteenth-century German painter's influence. Emigrating from southern Germany in the late fifteenth century, painter Hans Memling sought success in the vibrant commercial hub of Bruges. He found an audience, not among the nobility or clergy, but in the newly...
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Hans Kock, Skulptur Und Raum: Gesprache, Vortrage Und Essays Zu Kunst Und Architektur, 1972-2007Der Bildhauer Hans Kock (1920-2007) hat ein umfangreiches bildhauerisches Werk hinterlassen, das zunehmend diskutiert wird. Im Laufe seines Lebens hat er sich immer wieder intensiv mit seinem eigenen Schaffen und mit der Kunst in Geschichte und Gegenwart auseinandergesetzt. Seine Uberlegungen spiegeln das lebenslange Ringen...
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Handschriften Des Mittelalters: Grundwissen Kodikologie Und PalaographieEnglish Summary: The Middle Ages brought Europe the use of paper, a variety of fonts, most of today's common punctuation marks, formative innovations in text design and a new quality of illustration and text illustration - laying the foundation for today's media culture. The...
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Handbook on the History and Culture of the Black Sea RegionFollowing the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation in spring 2014 - 160 years after the Crimean War - and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Black Sea region has again become the focus of world history. In this handbook,...
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Gulf War Journal - Book Two: Ground WarHARVEY AWARD NOMINEE comic writer and artist Don Lomax assembles his Desert Storm Journal comic series and brings back his central character from his critically acclaimed VIETNAM JOURNAL books. January 1991. The ground war to oust Saddam Hussein by United States and coalition forces...
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Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, FloridaFrom critically acclaimed author Mikita Brottman, a true "psychological thriller as intricately organized as a Hitchcock movie" (Madison Smartt Bell, author All Souls' Rising) about sex, religion, and murder in the deep South. Mike and Denise Williams had a tight knit, seemingly unbreakable bond...
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Guide Des Ecritures de l'Egypte AncienneWhat do we know about the writings of ancient Egypt, two hundred years after Jean-Francois Champollion deciphered hieroglyphs? This Guide answers the question in an easily accessible format, presenting the current state of knowledge on the different scripts that were used in the Land...
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Grundfragen Des Evangelischen KirchenrechtsIn diesem Lehrbuch wird das geltende Kirchenrecht in seiner gegenwartigen Veranderung erfasst und vor dem Hintergrund des historischen Auftrags der Reformation diskutiert. Diese andere Sichtweise fuhrt zu neuen Einsichten und Perspektiven, die zur Diskussion gestellt werden. Dafur werden jeweils das Ziel nach evangelischer Lehre,...
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Greek and Latin in Scientific TerminologyThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Great Pictures and Their Stories Book One: Interpreting Masterpieces to ChildrenThis series of nine graded readers introduces children to a greater appreciation of art, each at an age-appropriate level. For each color masterpiece presented, the child learns something of the story behind the picture and the artist who created it, as well as notes...
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Great Discoveries in PsychiatryEveryone knows about the celebrated discoveries in physical medicine, yet few people can name a single discovery in psychiatry. This book fills the gap by recounting the paths taken to fifteen breakthroughs in psychiatry. Told here are stories of how an Australian psychiatrist single-handedly...
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Grand Finales: The Creative Longevity of Women ArtistsIn 2008, academic and scholar Susan Gubar was told by a trusted oncologist that she had only a few years left to live. Though she outlived that dire prognosis, this brush with mortality refocused her attention on the boons of a longevity she did...
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Gottes Werk Und Bosos Beitrag: Die Bewaltigung Des Alexandrinischen Schismas (1159-1177) in Den Papstviten Des Kardinals BosoDie Papstbiographien des Kardinals Boso bieten einen einzigartigen Einblick in die von Kirchenspaltungen und dem Kampf mit dem deutschen Kaisertum gepragte Geschichte des 12. Jahrhunderts. Unter seinen Texten sticht die Vita Papst Alexanders III. (1159-11181) hervor, der nicht nur einen der langsten und wichtigsten...
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Going Around: Selected JournalismA definitive collection of writings by the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Murray Kempton (1917-1997) with a foreword by Darryl Pinckney, gathering dozens of columns, essays, and critiques from publications including The New York Post, The New York Review of Books, The New Republic, and...
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Gods of Ancient Rome: Contracts with the DivineRoman religion was certainly a contract with the Gods, offering devotion and the blood sacrifices which 'nourished' them in exchange for their continued protection and for Rome's security and prestige. This 'contract' was a very real expectation that the gods were alive and aware,...
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Gods in the House: Anthropology of Roman Housing - IIThe archaeological excavations conducted from one end of the Mediterranean zone to the other have illuminated the place of gods in the ritual practices in the dwellings of the Greco-Roman era. The discovery of multiple artefacts, dedicated spaces, and figurative paintings support new avenues...
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