Cultural history of the sea

Danish Folk Tales

Stories and legends of Denmark's land, sea and people

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Scurvy

The story of how three individuals conquered the plague of the sea

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Manchester's Radical Mayor

Going beyond the experiences of one man, this book explores the wider political, cultural and class context of the Victorian city. It is an honest tal

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Tales from Great Passenger Ships

A collection of stories from many of the best-known passenger ships and liners, that vividly showcase the romance and tragedy of life at sea

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Cultural Dementia

A blistering assessment of the West's abandonment of history as it succumbs to an attack of social and cultural dementia, by leading historian David A

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Catalonia a Cultural and Literary History

Presents a cultural history of Catalonia, exploring the distinctive nature of Catalan identity through the perspectives of political struggle, a vibra

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History of the Undead

A cultural exploration of the myth of the mummy, vampire and zombie. This is the first book to explore the history of all three examples of the undead

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History of the Symphony

A History of the Symphony identifies the underlying cultural factors that have shaped the symphony over the past three hundred years, presenting a uni

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Brief History of British Sea Power

How the island eventually fell in love with ships and the sea

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Poems Of The Sea

Throughout history, poets have felt the ancient pull of the sea, exploring the full range of mankind's nautical fears, dreams, and longings.

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A History of the Cultural Travels of Energy Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a cultural history of the travels of energy in the English language, from its origins in Aristotle’s ontology, where it referred to the activity-of-being, through its English usage as a way to speak about the inherent nature of things, to its adoption as a name for the mechanics of motion (capacity for work). A History of the Cultural Travels of Energy w...

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Photography, Reconstruction and the Cultural History of the Postwar European City

Examining imagery of urban space in Britain, France and West Germany up to the early 1960s, this book reveals how photography shaped individual archit

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Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Empire

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Cultural History of Dress and Fashion in the Age of Enlightenment

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Hidden History of Capoeira

A richly researched historical and cultural study of capoeira, the Brazilian martial art/dance that is spreading around the world.

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History of the English Language

Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural

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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783

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A Cultural History of the Chinese Character Ta (She) Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book offers a thorough examination of the history of a Chinese female pronoun—the Chinese character and demonstrates how the invention and identification of this new word is inextricably intertwined with matters of socio-cultural politics. This book is the first major work to survey Ta’s creation. It draws on diverse sources, including interviews with eight historian...

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Brief History of the Caribbean

A concise yet comprehensive history - social, cultural and natural - including regional information for travellers to the Caribbean, whether to its ma

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Rus Ukraine Russia - Scenes from the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity - Martin C. Putna

<p>Kniha vysvětluje hlavní body ruských kulturních a duchovních dějin, jež by měl znát každý, kdo chce rozumět tomu, co se děje v dnešním Rusku. Výklad dokumentovaný na vybraných literárních a uměleckých dílech je veden od “předdějin” na řeckém Krymu po současnost: od svatého Vladimíra k Vladimiru Putinovi, od jurodivých k Pussy Riot. Kniha vykládá Rusko “postkoloni...

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Rus - Ukraine - Russia. Scenes from the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity - Martin C. Putna

Kniha o vývoji ruské spirituality, která vychází ze znalosti a hlubokého pochopení ruských dějin. Anglický překlad proslavené knihy vychází s podporou Edice Václava Havla.

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Brief History of the Mediterranean

A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor, whether cruising or st

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Brief History of the Caribbean

Provides an overview of the historical events that have taken place and shaped the islands of the Caribbean Sea. This volume contains information on t

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Cultural Studies Reader

The Cultural Studies Reader is the ideal introduction for students. A revised introduction explaining the history and key concerns of cultural studies

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New History of Yachting

An overview of the history of yachting in its social, cultural, political and economic contexts.

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Cultural Histories of Law, Media and Emotion

Cultural Histories of Law, Media and Emotion: Public Justice explores how the legal history of a long-eighteenth-century Britain has been transformed

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History of English

The History of English provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its e

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History of English

The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language,

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History of Wales

Strarting from the Ice Ages, this account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. It spans pre

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Briefer History of Time

Addresses the nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, the history and future of the universe. This book guides nonscientists in the sea

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History of Islamic Philosophy

Fakhry discusses Islamic thought and its effect on the cultural aspects of Muslim life. In the final chapters, he examines the rise of pan-Islamism an

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Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage

This volume provides a collection of texts on the conservation of art and architecture. Aimed at students of art history as well as conservation, the

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Skin of the Sea (0241413974)

Kniha - autor Natasha Bowen, 256 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná An epic love story infused with West African mythology. For fans of The Gilded Ones, Children of Blood and Bone, and Circe, this book is a powerful new imagining of a devastating time in history, told through the eyes of a bold and unforgettable heroine. This is the story of a great love - a ...

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Influence of Sea Power on the History of the British People

Sir William Milbourne James (1881–1973) was a British Naval commander and author who played a key role in the work of the Naval Intelligence Division

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Brief History of Australia

Examines the social, cultural, economic, and political trends in AustraliaÂ’s long history, shedding light on its unique and complex identity. Coverag

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Concise History of Jamaica

This book is a social, economic, political, and cultural assessment of Jamaica over the past millennium. Exploring themes such as race, slavery, empir

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Concise History of Jamaica

This book is a social, economic, political, and cultural assessment of Jamaica over the past millennium. Exploring themes such as race, slavery, empir

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Concise History of Japan

A Concise History of Japan integrates the pageantry of Japanese history with today's environmental concerns, including climate change, rising sea leve

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Black Art: A Cultural History (World of Art) - Richard J. Powell (EN)

The African diaspora – a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism – has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists.

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Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas

Written by the leading expert in the history of UK energy, this study provides new, in-depth analysis of the development of UK petroleum policies towa

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Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea

Shipwrecks and the Bounty of the Sea is a work of social history examining community relationships, law, and seafaring over the long early modern peri

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History of Ancient Egypt

This is an account of the rise and fall of the civilization in the Nile Valley, covering the first human settlement (c. 120,000 BC) to its conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC. It is the first reign-by-reign history of ancient Egypt to be published since Sir Alan Gardiner's Egypt of the Pharaohs (1961) and takes full account of the many archaeological, scientific and...

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China's Cultural Revolution, 1966-69

Mao Zedong launched the "Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution" 30 years ago. This documentary history of the event presents a selection of key primar

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Rus - Ukraine - Russia. Scenes from the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity - Martin C. Putna e-kniha

Kniha o vývoji ruské spirituality, která vychází ze znalosti a hlubokého pochopení ruských dějin. Anglický překlad proslavené knihy vychází s podporou Edice Václava Havla.

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Population Pressure and Cultural Adjustment

Integrating research from anthropology, biology, and history, this provocative, brilliant book proposes a theory of demographic equilibrium. The autho

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Cambridge History of the First World War

Volume 3 of The Cambridge History of the First World War explores the social and cultural history of the war and considers the role of civil society t

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Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture

Alessandro Russo rethinks the history of China's Cultural Revolution, arguing that it must be understood as a mass political experiment aimed at thoro

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Secret History of English Spas, The

Informative but light-hearted social and cultural history of our obsession with drinking and bathing in spa waters. Beautifully illustrated with paint

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Gender and the Politics of History

This landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a foundational demonstration of the uses of gender as a conceptual tool for cultural and hist

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chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific Ocean (Volume IV); From the Year 1723, Including a History of The Buccaneers of A

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Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings

Were the Vikings, as contemporary description had it, a 'valiant, wrathful, foreign, purely pagan people' who swept in from the sea to plunder and sla

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Lost to the Sea

Recounts the history of the Yorkshire coast and its lost communities through the centuries

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Book of Sea Shanties

This book of shanties will take you on a journey through time. Nathan Evans presents his favourite songs to sing along to. Find out the history and me

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God Beneath The Sea

Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen retells some of the most famous Greek myths in this classic of children's literature. This is the epic history of the

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Oxford History of the Twentieth Century

Victoria still ruled over the British Empire, the imperial Manchu dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over Russia. The cinema was in its infancy, with radio and television still to be developed. The earliest cars were on the road, but air travel was yet to come. Before antibiotics and effective vaccines against many common diseases, death rates were high. Over the c...

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Sea in the Radio

An experimental novel that pushes the constraints of language to bear witness to the history of both Germany and the individual.

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The Mining Towns of the Bohemian Ore Mountains. in the Early Modern Period and Their Impact on Cultural History - Jan Royt, Michaela Hrubá, Táňa Šimková

Kniha nabízí shrnutí sociálních, hospodářských a kulturních aspektů těžby kovů v českém Krušnohoří.

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Social History of Christian Origins

This book explores how the theme of the Jewish rejection of Jesus represents the ethnic, social, cultural, and theological conflicts that facilitated

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Chronology of Medieval British History

A Chronology of Medieval British History 1307–1485 is a year by year guide to political, military, religious and cultural developments in the states

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Mime into Physical Theatre: A UK Cultural History 1970–2000 Taylor & Francis Ltd

This is the first book to investigate the social, political, cultural, artistic and economic forces which created conditions for the rise, success and decline of mime and physical theatre in the United Kingdom, from the 1970s to 2000. Unpicking the various routes through which mime and physical theatre emerged into wider prominence, this book outlines key thematic strands...

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