Mirrors and Mirroring from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period, Paperback - ***

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 20 bw illusNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 156 x 235 x 21Cover type: Pap...

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Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Scientific Revolution, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Scie...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Scientific Revolution, then keep reading...Ancient cultures have been looking up at the star...

Reducere. Treats the Pantheon from the unique perspective of its construction history, survival, and reception through history.

Ranging from ancient to contemporary sculpture, this book is the first study of the history of sculpture to present such an original and comprehens...

Reducere. Aristotle towers over Western philosophy and science as no other single person does. As they have come down to us, Aristotle's works comprise a ver...

Platonic love is a concept that has profoundly shaped Western literature, philosophy and intellectual history for centuries. This wide-ranging work...

In a journey spanning 2, 000 years, this book describes the ties of trade, migration and investment between India and the rest of the world, showin...

An analysis of Islam in India, focusing on the Hindu perspective. It studies the Hindu caste system from its beginnings in antiquity to a guild-lik...

How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be s...

Explores Jewish women's lives in what is now Eastern and Western Europe, Britain, Israel, Turkey, North Africa, and North America. The volume focus...

aeo Highly original and innovative account of the history of humour through the ages from Antiquity to the present day. aeo Includes accounts of jo...

The first textbook covering the history of science from antiquity through the Scientific Revolution. Providing students of all backgrounds with the...

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This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It s...

Reducere. China's extraordinary rise as an economic powerhouse in the past two decades poses a challenge to many long-held assumptions about the relationship...

DescriptionA history of female combatants, from those who joined the military disguised as men to the current role of women in the armed forces.In ...

This work explores the evolution of religious dualism, the doctrine that man and cosmos are constant battegrounds between forces of good and evil. ...

Reducere. Women Artists in History from Antiquity to the Present introduces students to the many ways in which women have participated in the visual cultures...

Now in a fully revised and updated edition including new primary sources and illustrations, this comprehensive book surveys Korean history from Neo...

From an author who has spent four decades in the quest for lost ships, this lavishly illustrated history of naval warfare presents the latest archa...

A sweeping history of premodern architecture told through the material of stonePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Fabio BarryIllustration(s...

Why do historians so often talk about objectivity, empathy, and fair-mindedness? What roles do such personal qualities play in historical studies? ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncNumber of pages: 392Collection: Modern South AsiaPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 162 x 28Cover type: ...

Reducere. Hermits have thrived in every major historical era, geography, culture, and society - from antiquity to the present, East and West, in deserts, for...

A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics ...

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

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Johanna DruckerIllustration(s): 100 halftonesNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensi...

Reducere. Is there a 'Western way of war' which pursues battles of annihilation and single-minded military victory? Is warfare on a path to ever greater dest...

The ocean is humanity's largest battlefield. It is also our greatest graveyard. Resting in its depths lay the lost ships of war spanning the totali...

Reducere. In this groundbreaking work, Ellen Meiksins Wood rewrites the history of political theory. She traces the development of the Western tradition from...

Reducere. This unprecedented work is the first one-volume study of the history of Christianity in Africa. Written by Elizabeth Isichei, a leading scholar in ...

The geometric foundations, forms, and patterns in today's architecture, design and, decorative arts can trace their origins in past cultures. From ...

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

Offers the first overarching history of the humanities from Antiquity to the present.

Manetho's obscure reference to a race of invaders has been a constant source of debate and controversy. This book assesses the rise to power of the...

A beautifully illustrated history of human engagement with amber across three millennia.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Rachel KingIllustration...

Offers an up-to-date assessment of the nature of early Roman warfare and the evolution of the legions, a subject debated for over a century.Publish...