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Roger Chartier examines how authors transformed the material realities of writing or of publication into an aesthetic resource exploited for poetic, dramatic, or narrative ends.
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Through an examination of early modern African-European encounters, African Kings and Black Slaves offers a... Læs mere
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Missionary work, arising from a sense of pity, helped convince the British that they were a benevolent people. Stevens relates this to the rise of the cult of sensibility, when philosophers argued that humans were inherently good because they felt sorrow at the sign of suffering.
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Radical Pacifism in Modern America illuminates the complex relationships between gender, race, activism, and political culture, identifying critical factors that simultaneously hindered and facilitated grassroots efforts at social and political change.
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Traces Tikal's history from discovery in 1848 to the UPenn Museum's Tikal Project (1956). It documents a century of visits and showcases... Læs mere
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James Kearney engages with recent work in the history of the book and the history of religion to investigate the crisis of the book occasioned by the Reformation's simultaneous faith in text and distrust of material forms.
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Explores Egypt's 18th dynasty during the Amarna Period (1353-1322 BCE), looking at royal power, social contracts, and Akhenaten's radical changes.... Læs mere
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In this lively and illuminating book, historian Sophia Rosenfeld explores a longstanding and largely unspoken tension at the heart of democracy between the supposed... Læs mere
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The Trotula was the most influential compendium on women's medicine in medieval Europe. Green here presents the first... Læs mere
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"The History of the Lombards constitutes one of the most important literary sources for the early history of Europe, and the vision and energy of its author make it ... the most... Læs mere
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The world has seen many new constitutions promising social rights and adopting innovative representative institutions. This book presents examples from the United States, Europe,... Læs mere