Imagining Spain: Historical Myth and National Identity, Paperback - Henry Kamen

A leading historian explores the myths that define Spain's view of its own past This book, the latest contribution by eminent historian Henry Kamen...

This book shines a light on Raymond Aron and his work on war and peace, ideological critique, the philosophy of history, international relations an...

Reducere. The films of the New French Extremity have been reviled by critics but adored by fans and filmmakers. Known for graphically brutal depictions of se...

Reducere. From the late-fifteenth to the mid-eighteenth century, Spain was the most extensive empire the world had seen, stretching from Naples and the Nethe...

A powerful examination of ideas and images of home in Britain during a period of national decline and loss of imperial power. Its focus on the comp...

Reducere. Using an interdisciplinary approach that also considers legal, literary, and religious documents of the period, Magali Carrera focuses on eighteent...

Argentine Cinema and National Identity covers the development of Argentine cinema since the late 1950s to the mid-1970s, concentrating on the histo...

This ground-breaking study provides an authoritative account of the career of this iconic star. It illuminates his early work, his role as James Bo...

A new edition of a seminal work-one that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century

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This book is the first study of how the BBC, through radio, tried to represent what it meant to be British. The book combines an examination of the...

Mass Media, Consumerism and National Identity in Postwar Japan addresses Japan's evolving nationalism and national identity in relation to its newl...

Following the transformations and conflicts of the first half of the twentieth century, Austria's emergence as an independent democracy heralded a ...

Drawing on the intriguing interdisciplinary research on war commemoration, the book shows that war pervades the pages of the Bible because its auth...

Literature has always played a central role in creating and disseminating culturally specific notions of citizenship, nationhood, and belonging. In...

DescriptionIn 1797 the bloodiest mutiny ever suffered by the Royal Navy took place on the British frigate HMS Hermione off the coast of Puerto Rico...

Reducere. How it happened that technological prowess and national glory (or "radiance, " which also means "radiation" in French) became synonymous in France ...

This book presents the remarkable constitutional reforms undertaken by the Blair and Brown governments in the UK. The reforms are remarkable in tha...

Reducere. DescriptionA biography of James Monroe who became the fifth president of the United States in 1816. Ammon recreates his remarkable career, through ...

This book illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain...

The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insight into Vietnam's place in America's self-image How did the Vietnam War change the...

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang Kai-shek's leadership and legacy in an intriguing new portrait of this twentieth-century leader. Comparing his re...

DescriptionA student's personal identity constantly changes as part of the lifelong human process to become someone who matters. Art educators in g...

Reducere. Thomas C. Foster, acclaimed author of the phenomenal bestseller How to Read Literature Like a Professor, returns with a hugely entertaining appreci...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe Balkan area has historically been one of the world's most combustible regions. Ho...

In this innovative study, Irigoyen-Garcia examines how the discourse and practices of insult and infamy shaped the cultural imagination, anxieties,...

A fictional tale of the 1914 Christmas truce in France and how it leads to an armistice and peace.

Focusing on the heart of German romanticism, the Rhineland, Thomas Lekan examines nature protection activities from Wilhelmine Germany through the ...

Reducere. Richard SharpeSoldier, hero, rogue--the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks ...

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Married to Ferdinand after continual fears and disappointments, Isabella triumphed over every dangers, convinced of her true destiny.

Publisher: Scarecrow PressNumber of pages: 212Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 231 x 159 x 24Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): David M. SuteraRedesco...

This book is for Martial Artists, who train their bodies and minds but have yet to find the spirit that lies deep within their art.Martial Arts are...

Reducere. Learning Stories and Teaching Inquiry Groups is a practical text focused on how ECE practitioners can establish teacher inquiry and reflection grou...

How should British national identity be understood in the light of the UK's decision to leave the European Union?Editor(s): Andrew Bradstock

Now more than ever the role of icons and monuments in shaping a national identity is a subject of vital importance to scholars of both nationalism ...

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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 ...

The search for a shared practice of storytelling around which a popular study of cognitive narratology might form need look no further than our nig...

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Reducere. Delivered sometime in the late 340s BCE, Against Neaira traces Neaira's life from her youth as a sex worker and argues that her children with an At...

The Classic Edition of 'Immigrant Youth in Cultural Transition', first published in 2006, includes a new introduction by the editors, describing th...

Reducere. Both a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and at the head of the Modern Library's list of the one hundred best English-language nonfiction books of the t...

Reducere. Does a beloved institution need its own myths to survive? Can conservationists avoid turning their heroes into legends? Should they try? Yellowston...