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Seal by Victoria Dickenson explores the natural and cultural history of an animal that has piqued and delighted human interest since ancient times, from their role in Roman spectacles to their frequent inhabitation of animal rescue centers today.
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An examination of the magnificent, redoubtable oak tree.
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The nature and culture of the much-admired, amenable geranium.
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Gothic images pervade contemporary culture, from popular interior decorating programmes to news stories of vampire-obsessed killers. This book seeks to analyse this trend. Why is... Læs mere
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Donkey follows the story of this faithful, hard-working animal, which despite its critical role in human history, has often received little respect and explores the animal's variety of social,... Læs mere
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The Pleasure's All Mine explores the gamut of sexual activity that has been seen as strange, abnormal or deviant over the last 2,000 years. This first comprehensive history of... Læs mere
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In A History of Diplomacy Black shows how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force, examining all aspects of diplomacy: its aims, its achievements, its successes and failures.
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A nuanced account of the life and art of Piero della Francesca.
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James Brooke-Smith examines the public school, training ground for the ruling elite and a symbol of British national identity and tradition.
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Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features... Læs mere
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In this book John Fletcher describes the evolution, species, habitats, behaviour and diet of the deer, as well as its portrayal in art and influence on popular culture, myth and song.
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The book follows Gilles Deleuze from the salons to which he was invited as a young student through his early popularity as a teacher, to the development of the rich phases of his philosophical work.