The Georgians. The Deeds and Misdeeds of 18th Century Britain, Hardback - Penelope J. Corfield

A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today.Publi...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCIllustration(s): 8 colour & 74 bw illusNumber of pages: 328Collection: Material Culture of Art and DesignPublic...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Edward J. GillinIllustration(s): 33 halftones, 4 tablesNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2...

A ground-breaking account of British and French efforts to channel their eighteenth-century geopolitical rivalry into peaceful commercial competiti...

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This work records the many kinds of violent physical and verbal abuse perpetrated against women in Britain and her colonies, both domestically and ...

In his day, he was more successful and popular than his fellow German, contemporary and friend, J.S. Bach.He had studied law, but during his long m...

Features the most significant submarines ever built, with each entry including a description of the submarine's development and history, a colour p...

Reducere. In one pithy remark, the famed Particular Baptist pastor John Gill summed up the importance that he placed on pastoral ministry: "as ministers be, ...

Reducere. In the mid-17th century, the Iroquois Confederacy launched a war for control of the burgeoning fur trade industry. These conflicts, known as the Be...

'The way Robert Peal describes Georgian England, you'd be mad not to want to live there yourself' GUARDIANPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor...

This is a collection of church registers and pastoral records of births, marriages and deaths in Cumberland County of the eighteenth century. Exist...

Reducere. The subject of The Wheels of Commerce is the development of mechanisms of exchange-shops, markets, trade networks, and banking-in the pre-industria...

Delves into some of the most despicable assassinations in history.

In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was c...

Reducere. The world of Cajsa Andersdotter is a non-fictional book which lets the reader follow the fate of an impoverished Swedish family from about 1760 to ...

A new integrated history of Christianity in Britain and Ireland

Reducere. Walk through history in the footsteps of Johann Henrich Wagner, a.k.a Henry Wagner, a.k.a Henry Waggoner of Russell County, an early 18th century G...

The American Revolution is universally seen as a colossal defeat of the powerful British Empire by colonial rebels. Yet the British emerged from th...

Reducere. DescriptionThe martial heritage of Scotland and its legendary swordsmen have captured the imagination of readers worldwide for centuries. Likewise,...

A jargon free over view of patient experience and medical practice during the eighteenth century.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

This introductory book offers a coherent history of twentieth century crime and the law in Britain, with chapters on topics ranging from homicide t...

A study of the work of the popular historian and journalist, Sir Arthur Bryant (1899-1985). This work provides an understanding of the man and the ...

This volume explores the notion of the 'self' as it was elaborated and expressed by philosophers, novelists, churchmen, poets and diarists in the E...

Providing a seasonal tour of a traditional farming year, passionate beef farmer Joe Stanley seeks to inform the reader about the journey their food...

A defining feature of Victorian Britain was its fascination with statistics, and this study shows how data influenced every aspect of Victorian cul...

Leading expert and passionate advocate of modern British architecture Elain Harwood gives the best overview of British architecture from 1938 to 19...

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 ...

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 ...

Britain and Africa in the twenty-first century offers the first book-length study of how Britain's relationship with Africa has fared since the fal...

Of Limits and Growth offers new perspectives on environmentalism, post-1945 international history, and the origins of sustainability.

By examining the studios and studio-houses used by British artists between 1900 and 1940, this book reveals the ways in which artists used architec...

A long overdue monograph on the life and work of artist Ruskin Spear.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Tanya HarrodIllustration(s): Illustra...

Discover the men who developed the sextant, the washing machine and the lawn-mower. Read about the man who was known as Iron Mad' Wilkinson - and w...

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 ...

This book presents the extraordinary story of a Bolognese woman of the settecento. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi (1711-1778) defended 49 Theses at the...

Publisher: University of Virginia PressAuthor(s): Adam SillsNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 255 x 21Cover type: Paperba...

Reducere. Beyond the idyllic countryside and suburban communities of Long Island lies a murky history of murder and mayhem. A Victorian romance went awry in ...

A reappraisal of the traditional narrative and the causes and consequences of Britain's initial interactions with Rome.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books...

Final volume of the seven-volume Cambridge History of the Book in Britain series, focusing on the twentieth century and beyond. The book is for stu...

Publisher: Pearson Education LimitedAuthor(s): Penny PritchardNumber of pages: 384Collection: York Notes CompanionsPublication date: 2010Dimensions...

How does the current nationalist moment within British political culture, most acutely evidenced in the recent Brexit result, capture such a broad ...

This is the first study of women's leading contribution to animal protection in nineteenth-century Britai -- .

Reducere. Each project is photographed in period homes, accompanied by historical notes and by fully illustrated step-by-step construction instructions. the ...

Expands the literary canon on Polynesia and Melanesia beyond the giants, such as Herman Melville and Jack London, to include travel narratives by B...

An illustrated reference guide to identifying all types of spiders. The general features of each family are also described, with information on cou...

Reducere. This moving collection of poems by Phillis Wheatley is intended to inspire Christians and tribute various believers who had recently been deceased....