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Racta II 2021: Ricerche Di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichita E Altomedioevo: II Colloquio Internazionale Tra Dottorandi E Dottori Di Ricerca: Roma,The aim of the International Colloquium between PhD students and post-doctoral researchers (RACTA) is to provide a comprehensive overview of studies on Late Antique and Christian Archaeology, Art History, History, and Early Christian Literature being carried out by young scholars from all over the...
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Racism in America: A Reference HandbookThis one-stop resource situates racism within America's structural foundations and institutions to consider how racial discrimination and segregation have changed the trajectory of the USA from its colonial beginnings to the present day. It provides readers with contextual background for better understanding the history...
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Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook"This work is a welcome compilation that will be of use to anyone interested in the impact of race in sports and on society as a whole." - Booklist This all-in-one resource provides a wide-ranging overview of the history of race relations in American...
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Quicksand: Nella LarsenAuthor: Nella LarsenPublisher: Lushena BooksPublished: 06/29/2023Pages: 152Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41dISBN: 9798890961297This title is not returnable
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Queerness in Der Kunst Der Fruhen Neuzeit?"Sind die lasziven Junglinge der Renaissance-Kunst Ausdruck einer schwulen* Subkultur? Sind bartige Frauen an europaischen Hofen widerstandige Figuren, die sich gegen Genderbinarismen auflehnen? Ist das Spiel mit Maskeraden und Moden ein Beleg fur ein fluides Geschlechterverstandnis? Konnen fantasievolle Formenerfindungen in Architektur und Ornament Zeugnisse...
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Queer Moderns: Max Ewing's Jazz Age New YorkA richly illustrated history of the glittering world of queer artistic life in the 1920s and '30s In Queer Moderns, Alice Friedman tells the fascinating story of the queer avant-garde of the 1920s and '30s in New York, Paris, and Venice, as seen through...
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Qidfa' 1: Excavation of a Late Prehistoric Tomb, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab EmiratesQidfa' 1: Excavation of a Late Prehistoric Tomb, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates presents results from the rescue excavations of the Qidfa' 1 site, a multi-period tomb (Wadi Suq-Late Bronze /Early Iron Age). The architecture of the two-storey structure and the material culture found...
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Ptolemaeus Gnosticus?: Untersuchungen Zur Valentinianischen Gnosis II Mit Einem Kommentar Zu Dem Brief Des Ptolemaeus an Flora Und Seiner KomIm vorliegenden Band fuhrt Christoph Markschies seine Studien zur Geschichte der "Valentinianischen Gnosis", einer der einflussreichsten Schulen der sogenannten christlichen Gnosis, fort. Wahrend sich der erste Band von 1993 mit den Fragmenten und Uberlieferungen des angeblichen Schulgrunders, des stadtromischen christlichen Theologen Valentinus (2. Jh....
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Print, Power, and Cultural Hegemony: A Material History of Early Hebrew PrintsFederico Dal Bo examines the design of early Hebrew books from the late fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, focusing not only on the words in these early books but also on how they were arranged on the page. He follows in the tradition of scholars...
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Problematische Prozesse: Kritik Und Reflexion Der Entscheidungspraxis Der Mittelalterlichen Ketzerinquisition in Italien (Ca. 1230-1350)Auf der Grundlage des neuen Kirchenverstandnisses des Papsttums entwarfen die Inquisitoren des 13. Jahrhunderts eine Kultur rigider Alternativentscheidungen uber religiose Zugehorigkeit, die Laien keinen Raum zwischen Ketzerei und Orthodoxie mehr liessen. Doch die italienische Bevolkerung reagierte mit Widerstand und teils mit offener Kritik auf...
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Prekare Divinitat: Untersuchungen Zur Vergottlichung Des Herrschers Im Romischen PrinzipatAs a political issue, the divinity of the Roman emperor has been mostly studied in terms of its constructive (i. e. rule-stabilising) effects. In contrast, this study offers different perspectives bringing its inner conflicts and contradictions to light. Aiming for deification, the ruler remained...
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Powerful Pictures: Rock Art Research Histories Around the WorldFocusing on stunning paintings and engravings from around the world, Powerful Pictures interrogates the driving forces behind global rock art research. Many of the rock art motifs featured in the 16 chapters of this book were created by indigenous hunter-gatherer groups, and it sheds...
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Pottery of Manqabad 2: Pottery Production and Types from the Monastery of Manqabad at Asyut (Egypt)Pottery from Manqabad 2 presents, documents and analyses a new selection of ceramics from the Egyptian site of Manqabad (Asyut). The Italian Egyptian project at this monastic complex started in 2011, sponsored by the University of Naples "L'Orientale" (UNIOR) and the Italian Ministry of...
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Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern EuropePostal Intelligence connects and situates histories of the post and government intelligence alongside print technology and state power in the wider context of the early modern communications revolution. In the sixteenth century, postal services became central to domestic governance and foreign policy enterprises, extended...
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Pioneer History of the Holland Land Purchase of Western New York Embracing Some Account of the Ancient RemainsPioneer History of the Holland Land Purchase of Western New York embracing some account of the Ancient Remains; a brief history of our immediate predecessors, the Confederated Iroquois, their system of government, wars, etc. A synopsis of Colonial History; some notices of the border...
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Pilots and Painted Ladies: 493rd Bomb Squadron and the Air War in the CbiRaised on a Montana farm, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corps, piloting B-24 bombers and painting nose art while enduring perilous missions in the Himalayas during World War II.Raised on a farm in Montana, Vernon Drake enlisted in the Army Air Corp...
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Pilgrims in Place, Pilgrims in Motion: Sacred Travel in the Ancient MediterraneanPilgrims in Place, Pilgrims in Motion: Sacred Travel in the Ancient Mediterranean brings together exciting interdisciplinary scholarship on the connected poles of pilgrimage: the sanctuaries being visited, and the journeys to get there. Contributions investigate different concepts of place, community, social tensions and expectations...
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Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of DhofarA summary of archaeological teamwork along the Dhofar plateau and its backslope into the Nejd of Southern Oman, this book documents survey and excavation of small-scale stone monuments and pastoral settlements. Whether used as burial places, as landmarks, as mnemonic devices, or for other...
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Periodical Famines: Irish Memories in Transatlantic News Media, 1845-1919Long recognized as Ireland's greatest demographic disaster in recent history, the Great Famine of 1845-1851 has shaped Irish identities around the world. From the monuments erected to commemorate its victims to the political rhetoric involving it to the novels, poems, songs, and films that...
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Paths of Glory: The French Army 1914-18Author: Anthony ClaytonPublisher: George Weidenfeld & NicholsonPublished: 04/01/2007Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.80dISBN: 9780304366521About the AuthorAnthony Clayton was Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst for 29 years (1965-94). One of Britain's leading military historians, he was made a...
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