Featuring work by researchers in the fields of early modern studies, Italian studies, ecclesiastical history and historiography, this volume of essays adds to a rich corpus of literature on Renaissa……続きを見る
著者:A.A. Markley
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年04月08日
Thomas Holcroft was a central figure of the 1790s, whose texts played an important role in the transition toward Romanticism. In this, the first essay collection devoted to his life and work, the co……続きを見る
William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dut……続きを見る
In this volume, originally published in 1961, the author presents an exposition of the meanings given to history. Part 1 describes the conceptions of history impied in wide-spread religions and cult……続きを見る
For a century and a half Notre Dame High School has occupied a central position in Norwich, and within the Roman Catholic community of East Anglia. This book traces the school's founding, the develo……続きを見る
Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night.
The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' wa……続きを見る
Covered Bridges are historic pieces of American and Canadian rural history, gracing the countryside from Oregon to Tennessee and from California to New Brunswick and across Canada. In this lavishly ……続きを見る
出版社: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
発売日: 2016年04月15日
What would it be like to take an intensive tour of Milwaukee as it was during the late 1930sーat the confluence of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the run-up to World War II? That is precise……続きを見る
Hidden in a chamber beneath Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland, TV Historian Ashley Cowie discovered a unique group of symbols and spent ten years exhaustively deciphering their meaning. After presenting hi……続きを見る
Much of the criticism on Stephenie Meyer's immensely popular 'Twilight' novels has underrated or even disparaged the books while belittling the questionable taste of an audience that many believe is……続きを見る
著者:Ross J. Wilson
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年04月22日
As the hundredth anniversary approaches, it is timely to reflect not only upon the Great War itself and on the memorials which were erected to ensure it did not slip from national consciousness, but……続きを見る
著者:Anne Winter
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年04月15日
Contrary to earlier views of preindustrial Europe as an essentially sedentary society, research over the past decades has amply demonstrated that migration was a pervasive characteristic of early mo……続きを見る
Following Zwingli explores history, scholarship, and memory in Reformation Zurich. The humanist culture of this city was shaped by a remarkable sodality of scholars, many of whom had been associated……続きを見る
Looking especially at widows of master craftsmen in early modern Paris, this study provides analysis of the social and cultural structures that shaped widows' lives as well as their day-to-day exper……続きを見る
著者:David Turnock
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年04月15日
After fifteen years of transition in the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe it has become clear that for a substantial number the objective of reform and restructuring process is ……続きを見る
Museum Bodies provides an account of how museums have staged, prescribed and accommodated a repertoire of bodily practices, from their emergence in the eighteenth century to the present day. As long……続きを見る
On 13 June 1525, Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, a former nun, in a private ceremony officiated by city preacher Johann Bugenhagen. Whilst Luther was not the first former monk or Reformer ……続きを見る
An exploration of early modern encounters between Christian Europe and the (Islamic) East from the perspective of performance studies and performativity theories, this collection focuses on the ways……続きを見る
The Adventure of the Human Intellect presents the latest scholarship on the beginnings of intellectual history on a broad scope, encompassing ten eminent ancient or early civilizations from both the……続きを見る
著者:Wiebe de Graaf
出版社: Uitgeverij Unieboek | Het Spectrum
発売日: 2016年05月11日
De familiegeschiedenis van de jonge historicus Wiebe de Graaf is getekend door de dood. Zijn overgrootvader maakt in 1945 een eind aan zijn leven en ook zijn grootmoeder pleegt suïcide, in 1970. Twe……続きを見る
The story of beer and brewing in Britain is a diverse tale. Like a deep, amber ale, the development of the brewing industry is rich and full of depth. The history of brewing in Britain is a cornerst……続きを見る
Seen together for the first time, this fascinating collection of nearly 200 images illustrates Dorset’s rich and varied brewing history. The brewing industry of the county is explored from the ninet……続きを見る
First published in 1622, Jeremias Drexel's 'Zodiacus christianus' (or 'Christian Zodiac') was a remarkable work of religious iconography and spiritual self-help. Raised a Lutheran but converting to ……続きを見る
Offering provocative readings of Tennyson's Idylls of the King, Barrett Browning's Aurora Leigh, Clough's Amours de Voyage, and Browning's The Ring and the Book, Clinton Machann brings to bear the i……続きを見る
著者:Ferol Egan
出版社: University of Nevada Press
発売日: 2016年06月01日
Sand in a Whirlwind is a dramatic account of the events surrounding hostilities between settlers and Pyramid Paiutes in the spring of 1860. Thirty years after its publication Ferol Egan’s now classi……続きを見る
著者:Julian Goodare
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2016年05月12日
The European Witch-Hunt seeks to explain why thousands of people, mostly lower-class women, were deliberately tortured and killed in the name of religion and morality during three centuries of inter……続きを見る
Why in the pre-industrial period were some settlements resilient and stable over the long term while other settlements were vulnerable to crisis? Indeed, what made certain human habitations more pro……続きを見る
This volume celebrates Peter Edbury’s career by bringing together seventeen essays by colleagues, former students and friends which focus on three of his major research interests: the great historia……続きを見る
Luther’s 95 Theses begin and end with the concept of suffering, and the question of why a benevolent God allows his creations to suffer remains one of the central issues of religious thought. In ord……続きを見る
Early modern European society took a serious view of blasphemy, and drew upon a wide range of sanctions - including the death penalty - to punish those who cursed, swore and abused God. Whilst such ……続きを見る