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A lavishly illustrated manuscript from the eighteenth century now being published for the first time, Thomas Hammond's memoirs are a major discovery. Hammond was a self-educated but remarkably gifte……続きを見る

Seconda parte della serie delle Vite parallele, cominciata con il primo volume dedicato al conte di Cagliostro e Giuseppe Balsamo Tommaso De Chirico chiude il cerchio delineando con l’ausilio di mat……続きを見る

Vite parallele delle donne nella vita di Cagliostro Seconda parte della serie delle Vite parallele, cominciata con il primo volume dedicato al conte di Cagliostro e Giuseppe Balsamo Tommaso De Chiri……続きを見る

Charts the emergence and development of capitalism across the world from a variety of perspectives, providing a deep understanding of how capitalism came to be the dominant economic force. This book……続きを見る

Examines the evolving relationship between Church and State, the character of radical thought in Enlightenment England, and the nature of that Enlightenment itself. A tribute to the work of the late……続きを見る

A wide-ranging history tracing the birth of biopolitics in Enlightenment thought and its aftermath. In Enlightenment Biopolitics, historian William Max Nelson pursues the ambitious task of tracing t……続きを見る

Winner, 2024 Patrick D. Hanan Prize for Translation, Association for Asian Studies In the first half of the eighteenth century, rival dynasties of Naqshbandi Sufi shaykhs vied for influence in the T……続きを見る

This collection of essays, in honour of Professor Roger A. Mason, critically re-assesses what we understand by the terms "Renaissance" and "Reformation" in Scottish History. Roger Mason's research i……続きを見る

IL SOGNO NEGATO ripercorre la Storia della Strage di Auletta, consumata, nel 1861, da un contingente di Bersaglieri affiancati dalla Legione Ungherese, una tra le più cruente del Risorgimento. I mil……続きを見る

Il libro è stato scritto da Tommaso De Chirico e Franco De Pascale, storici e biografi del conte di Cagliostro, impegnati a riscriverne la storia attraverso documenti originali inediti. La voce del ……続きを見る

'Studded with brilliant vignettes and arresting insights, Simms's marvellous narrative presents an original and provocative account not only of the rise and decline of British eighteenth-cetury impe……続きを見る

In the late eighteenth-century, elite British women had an unprecedented opportunity to travel. Taking travel home uncovers the souvenir culture these women developed around the texts and objects th……続きを見る

The eighteenth century was a time of significant change in the perception of marriage and family relations, the emphasis of reason over revelation, and the spread of political consciousness. The Uni……続きを見る

The eighteenth century was a time of significant change in the perception of marriage and family relations, the emphasis of reason over revelation, and the spread of political consciousness. The Uni……続きを見る

Enlightened War investigates the multiple and complex interactions between warfare and Enlightenment thought. Although the Enlightenment is traditionally identified with the ideals of progress, eter……続きを見る

New essays exploring the relationship between warfare and Enlightenment thought both historically and in the present. Enlightened War investigates the multiple and complex interactions between warfa……続きを見る

Emma Marriott's The World of Poldark explores the characters, the compelling stories and the era that Winston Graham - and the television series - set out to recreate, the England that Ross Poldark ……続きを見る

A un personaggio che ha suscitato enigmatici e discordi giudizi, è dedicata questa approfondita e, per questo, voluminosa ricerca storica. Gli autori hanno stilato una teoria suggestiva sul Conte di……続きを見る

A handful of sea stories define the American maritime narrative. Stories of whaling, fishing, exploration, naval adventure, and piracy have always captured our imaginations, and the most colorful of……続きを見る

In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain's key weapon, but in Three Victo……続きを見る

Em Metafísica dos Costumes, o filósofo Immanuel Kant busca estabelecer os fundamentos centrais do direito e da moral. Dessa forma, propõe hipóteses basilares sobre a ética para o exercício do direit……続きを見る

In a period of which so much is known, and of which the materials for additional knowledge are so abundant, as is the case with the eighteenth century, the writer of a handbook sees from the first t……続きを見る

Winner, 2024 Patrick D. Hanan Prize for Translation, Association for Asian Studies In the first half of the eighteenth century, rival dynasties of Naqshbandi Sufi shaykhs vied for influence in the T……続きを見る

A new idea of the future emerged in eighteenth-century France. With the development of modern biological, economic, and social engineering, the future transformed from being predetermined and beyond……続きを見る

The network of freemasons and Masonic lodges in the Middle East is an opaque and mysterious one, and is all too often seen – within the area – as a vanguard for Western purposes of regional dominati……続きを見る

The move to a new publisher has given The Age of Johnson: A Scholarly Annual the opportunity to recommit to what it does best: present to a wide readership cant-free scholarly articles and essays an……続きを見る

" . . . what big eyes you have!" Originating in seventeenth-century French folklore, the story of Little Red Riding Hood has long been one of the world's most memorable tales of childhood, with its ……続きを見る

Volume 26 of 1650–1850: Ideas, Aesthetics, and Inquiries in the Early Modern Era travels beyond the usual discussions of power, identity, and cultural production to visit the purlieus and provinces ……続きを見る

Houses and Domestic Space in Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Hospitaller Malta is a study concerned with a wide spectrum of early modern dwellings in Malta, ranging from palazzi and affluent resi……続きを見る

Originally published in 1967 this book tells the full story of the breach between the United States and Great Britain and the pivotal role played by Benjamin Franklin in both the declaration of inde……続きを見る