Globe on Paper. Writing Histories of the World in Renaissance Europe and the Americas, Hardback - Giuseppe Marcocci

How did writing histories of the world change after the discovery of America? Focusing on a set of case studies, this book explores creative works ...

A delightful collection of original essays by Elena Ferrante as she reflects on the "adventure of writing"-her own and others'.Publisher: Europa Ed...

A leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious ...

Buckle up and get ready to hit the road for 50 of the Americas' greatest drives. Ranging in duration from a few hours to a week or more, each route...

This Element contributes to the expanding field of early modern cultural studies in a global perspective by exploring how costume books and albums ...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking collection, editors Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie M. Harris place sexuality at the center of slavery studies in the Americas ...

Offers an uncommon and intimate account of the lives of two conscientious objectors. In 2013 Suzanne Kesler Rumsey discovered hundreds of letters e...

Lace up your hiking boots and get ready to explore 50 of the Americas' most epic hikes. Ranging from one-day walks to multi-day treks, each route i...

This collection examines the problems and challenges of formulating national theatre histories. The essayists included here provide an internationa...

Analyzing more than one hundred and fifty historical maps, this book traces the Jesuits' significant contributions to mapping and mapmaking from th...

Levels of corruption vary greatly around the world, with certain regions suffering from it more than others. Why is it pervasive in some countries,...

Reducere. Leading experts from the disciplines of history, literature, art history and anthropology examine black African experiences and representations fro...

Publisher: Globe Law and BusinessAuthor(s): Max BarrettNumber of pages: 373Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 240 x 29Cover type: HardbackRede...

Reducere. Pinatas and Paper Flowers: Holidays of the Americas in English and Spanish, Paperback

This edited volume performs a critical analysis of the Americas Award, issues related to the content of the award-winning and honored books, and th...

Traces the transmission of Guadalupe as la Virgen de ida y vuelta from Spain to the Americas and back again, analyzing how the Spanish and Mexican ...

A wide-ranging collection of essays from a celebrated master of the form.Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Teju ColeNumber of pa...

A comprehensive study of how slavery and enslaved people shaped the modern worldPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Professor James Walvi...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Basile BaudezIllustration(s): 176 color illus.Number of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions:...

David Hey was one of the leading local historians of our age and the author of a number of highly regarded books on the practice of local history. ...

This edited collection showcases exciting new work on lesser-known histories of HIV/AIDS, from the earliest days of the crisis to the present day. ...

THE SENSATIONAL SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A heart-warming and hilarious look at life in the classroom from the teachers who host the most popular UK ...

This book is an experiment in writing an American sexual history, spanning the spectrum of queer, trans, and the allegedly 'normal'. The sexual his...

Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus was instantly popular, attracting thousands of candidates in its first century. Camilla Russell looks to the ...

Reducere. For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the gra...

Writing a War of Words is the first investigation of a valuable archive of war-time notebooks documenting changes to the English language on the Ho...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressIllustration(s): 20 color plates, 60 halftones, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2021Dimensi...

Reducere. Introducing the magnificent crumpled paper art by debut author Kunal Kundu, Wildlife on Paper brings to life animal species at risk from all around...

Medical histories of Belgium reshapes Belgian history of medicine by bringing together a new generation of scholars and engage with broader Europea...

Reducere. How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?Histories and Fallacies is ...

Laughing Histories breaks new ground by exploring moments of laughter in early modern Europe, showing how laughter was inflected by gender and soci...

A being from another time and planet visits Earth, and takes human form for one year, as a European... A young woman's tyrannical father has arrang...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Europe, then keep reading...Five captivating manuscripts in one book: European History: A Captiv...

This book focuses on the way in which legal historians and legal scientists used the past to legitimize, challenge, explain and familiarize the soc...

This book explores the capacity of different stakeholders to work together build urban resilience to climate change through an equity-cantered appr...

This impressive reference work presents the key works of Renaissance architecture, sculpture and painting through words and pictures and sets them ...

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 ...

Brings the diverse energy histories of North and South American nations into dialogue with one another, presenting an integrated hemispheric framew...

A pioneering study of the experiences and emotional lives of British prisoners of war in Germany and Italy during the Second World War. Clare Makep...

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 ...

From writing a shopping list to drafting a work email - discover the transformative self-care potential hidden in everyday activities.Illustrations...

Reducere. In the mid-eighteenth century, the French naturalist Buffon contended that the New World was in fact geologically new--that it had recently emerged...

This book brings together a bold revision of the traditional view of the Renaissance with a new comparative synthesis of global empires in early mo...

A compelling account of the early period of expeditionary archaeology and photography told through the words and works of six pioneers.Publisher: D...

Reducere. The main goal of Critical Writing is to provide students with a set of robust, integrated critical concepts and processes that will allow to them t...