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Romania occupies a unique position on the map of Eastern Europe. It is a country that presents many paradoxes. This book examines this land's development from the Middle Ages to modern times, delineating its culture, history, language, politics and ethnic identity.
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In contemporary society, the cult of celebrity is inescapable. Anyone can be turned into a celebrity, and anything can be made into a celebrity event. This title brings together celebrated... Læs mere
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Traces the evolution of the highly integrated global financial system from 1750 to the present. This book examines the corporate form of business organization in the... Læs mere
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East Asia today is a hotbed of urban expansion. This comparative study of urban expansion in the region, examines the processes by which new city building... Læs mere
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‘What is history?’ From Thucydides to Toynbee, historians and non-historians alike have wondered how to answer this question. A New Philosophy of History reflects on... Læs mere
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In the early twenty-first century animals are news. This title looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual... Læs mere
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Animal is a timely overview of the many ways in which we live with animals. Examining novels such as Charlotte's Web, films such as Old Yeller and Babe, science and advertising, fashion and... Læs mere
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Explores the contested history of art and nationalism in the tumultuous last decades of British rule in India. With a fascinating array... Læs mere
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Walter Benjamin, critic, essayist, translator, philosopher one of the twentieth century's most influential intellectuals continues to intrigue. This book acknowledges Benjamin's thesis... Læs mere
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Hailed as the ‘saviour’ of Venetian painting by Jacob Burckhardt and declared by Albrecht Durer to be the foremost painter of the city, Giovanni Bellini is a pivotal figure in the... Læs mere
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From the colourful abstraction of the Rietveld chair to the dry wit of the ‘milkbottle lamp’ by design cooperative Droog, modern design in the Netherlands has always been a hotbed... Læs mere
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The recent retirement of Fidel Castro turned the world’s attention towards the island nation of Cuba and the question of what its future holds. Amid the... Læs mere