Archaeologies of Empire: Local Participants and Imperial Trajectories, Paperback - Anna L. Boozer

Throughout history, a large portion of the world's population has lived under imperial rule. Although scholars do not always agree on when and wher...

Reducere. Nineteenth-century Britain could be seen as the first information society in history--for the simple reason that it accumulated knowledge from the ...

Provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Strea...

Reducere. "May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never fall. A modern master of historical fiction, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world...ent...

Reducere. On the success of his two bestselling books about World War II, James Bradley began to wonder what the real catalyst was for the Pacific War. What ...

Complementing "Equipe nouvelle 2 Students' book", this title provides additional support and language practice. It is useful for homework and indep...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

In the 1930s, British colonial officials introduced drama performances, broadcasting services, and publication bureaus into Africa under the rubric...

Publisher: Fordham University PressNumber of pages: 352Collection: Reconstructing AmericaPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 29Cover type...

Archaeologists tend to rely on scientific methods to reconstruct past histories, an approach that can alienate local indigenous populations and lim...

In 1850, the legendary Koh-i-noor diamond, gem of Eastern potentates, was transferred from the Punjab in India and, in an elaborate ceremony, place...

Reducere. In this compelling narrative of capitalist development and revolutionary response, Jessica M. Kim reexamines the rise of Los Angeles from a small t...

Curating empire explores the diverse roles played by museums and their curators in moulding and representing the British imperial experience. This ...

Presents major new research in a series of case studies which combine archaeological and bioarchaeological data with analysis of ancient imagery an...

DescriptionWhat the rulers of empire can teach us about navigating today's increasingly interconnected worldThe empires of the past were far-flung ...

The nineteenth century is too often invoked as moment where Britain alone exerted global dominance, without the need for European collaboration. Th...

DescriptionThis major new study uses vivid accounts of encounters between Chinese and Japanese people living at the margins of empire to elucidate ...

An examination of how Pre-Columbian societies in the Americas envisioned their cosmos.Publisher: Oxbow BooksIllustration(s): B/w and colourNumber o...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Prof. Peter (Ostasieninstitut, Germany) WetzlerNumber of pages: 256Collection: SOAS Studies in Moder...

Imperial Boredom offers a radical reconsideration of the British Empire during its heyday in the nineteenth century. Challenging the long-establish...

In the field of philosophy, the common view of philosophy as an essentially Western discipline persists even today, while non-Western philosophy te...

Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative.

Urena Valerio illuminates nested imperial and colonial relations using sources ranging from medical texts and state documents to travel literature ...

The Imperial Security State: British Colonial Knowledge and Empire-Building in Asia - James Hevia

Reducere. Local Travel Guide to Belarus by Anna Martsynkevich will help you plan your trip to this beautiful country. The guide book contains up to the date ...

This book is about the reinvention of the Roman Empire during the eighty years between the accession of Diocletian and the death of Julian.

Adaptat dupa romanul lui Lev Tolstoi de catre laureatul cu Oscar Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), filmul marcheaza a treia colaborare a regizoru...

Reducere. Living Landmarks of Chicago goes beyond the what, when, and where to tell the how and why of fifty Chicago landmarks. More than a book about archit...

A hilarious argument in favor of taking life a smidge less seriouslyPopular humor writer Anna Lind Thomas had an epiphany after her essay about a h...

This clear and thought-provoking examination of the years from Queen Victoria's accession to the close of the century, pays particular attention to...

Archaeological practice is currently shifting in response to feminist, indigenous, activist, community-based, and anarchic critiques of how archaeo...

Reducere. This is the first of Argentinean writer Angelica Gorodischer's nineteen award-winning books to be translated into English. In eleven chapters, Kalp...

Given the design component it involves, financial engineering should be considered equal to conventional engineering.

An action-packed narrative of Roman imperial politics, from Constantine's empire to the destruction of Roman Italy across 363 to 568 AD.

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Jennifer Regan-LefebvreIllustration(s): 11 b-w illustrations, 3 mapsNumber of pages: 342Publica...

Reducere. Fans of lush world-building, morally grey characters, enemies to lovers, and forbidden romance will devour this epic YA series.The empire has falle...