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It is the paradox at the heart of the Dutch Republic: how could a state emerge from resistance to political slavery and subjugation by a foreign power, only to become a colonial empire that promoted slavery all over the world? Slavery and the Dutch...

The aim of this book is to offer a fresh approach to the history and archaeology of the Cyclades in Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Early Middle Ages in light of current archaeological investigations. It is an attempt to interpret human-environmental interaction in order...

This book strives to help followers of Jesus to do well in difficult times in their lives, and strikes a good balance between the importance of being and doing. Being is inwardly focussed and concerns our thinking, attitudes and motivations. Doing concerns taking action....

The twenty-first century has witnessed a fundamental reform of food law in the European Union, to the point where modern EU food law has now come of age. This 'EU Food Law Handbook' presents the most significant elements of these legal developments with contributions...

Poetry from the streets of Brighton & Hove by street poet Craig Neesam and Friends, published by CBS Green Man Publications on behalf of Invisible Voices of Brighton & Hove as part of the Brighton Fringe 2017. Last year Invisible Voices helped to publish...

First Published in 1997. Born in Dresden Germany, in 1748 Franz Seydelmann was an active music composer. He is principally known for his operas and church music, however he also wrote twenty-three sonatas, including seven solo harpischord sonatas, a Capriccio with variations and the...

Ró Bodley is a true wordsmith, combining words in a manner that infuses them with a refreshing newness. His poems reflect an eventful life and evoke a wide range of emotive experiences. They are skilfully crafted, thought-provoking, moving, surprising, and, most of all, disarmingly...

"It was too good to be true: having Estrella and Ellonary as lovers." Struck by lightning while in the midst of an audacious jewellery heist, Xander is rescued by a beautiful young alien and taken back to her planet for life-saving treatment. Under the...

This collection of eighteen essays addresses critical theological and ethical issues in the book of Job: (1) Prologue: From Eden to Uz; (2) Job and His Friends: "What Provokes You that You Keep on Talking?"; (3) Job and the Priests: "Look At Me and...

These proceedings are the result of a three-day meeting held in Oogliani (Italy), on October 2-4 2003, whose title was "VIrtual Astrophysical Jets 2003". Our goal in convening this meeting was to gather some of the scientists among the most active in the field...

No detailed description available for "A Grammar of Stories".Author: Gerald PrinceISBN-10: 9027925356ISBN-13: 9789027925350Publisher: de Gruyter MoutonLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/1974Pages: 106Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.31d

Probability has become one of the most characteristic con- cepts of modern culture, and a 'probabilistic way of thinking' may be said to have penetrated almost every sector of our in- tellectual life. However it would be difficult to determine an explicit list of...

La Diplomatie byzantine, de l'Empire romain aux confins de l'Europe (Ve-XVe s.) provides twelve articles addressing the manifold aspects of Byzantine diplomacy. Spanning the fifth to fifteenth centuries it focuses both on chronological and thematic aspects of its history.Author: Nicolas DrocourtISBN-10: 9004431802ISBN-13: 9789004431805Publisher: BrillLanguage:...

Ideology of Power and Power of Ideology in Early China explores Chinese political thought during the centuries surrounding the formation of the empire in 221 BCE, examining devices of legitimation, views of rulers and ministers, economic thought, and administrative practices.Author: Yuri PinesISBN-10: 9004299297ISBN-13: 9789004299290Publisher:...

Processes of Cultural Change and Integration in the Roman World is a collection of studies on the interaction between Rome and the peoples that became part of its Empire between c. 300 BC and AD 300. The book focuses on the mechanisms by which...

I.Y. Kratchkovsky (Ignatii Iul'ianovich Krachkovskii) was an iconic scholar.Among Arabic Manuscripts, Memories of Libraries and Men was a hugely influential book in its time, especially in Eastern Europe. It inspired several now-noted Arabists to start their studies in this field.Author: Michael Kemper,I. y. KratchkovskyISBN-10:...

In Faces of Charisma: Image, Text, Object in Byzantium and the Medieval West, a multi-disciplinary group of scholars advances the theory that charisma may be a quality of art as well as of person. Beginning with the argument that Weberian charisma of person is...

Publicly performed rituals and ceremonies form an essential part of medieval political practice and court culture. This applies not only to western feudal societies, but also to the linguistically and culturally highly diversified environment of Byzantium and the Mediterranean basin. The continuity of Roman...

In White Lies and Black Markets, Fatah-Black offers a new account of the colonization of Suriname--one of the major European plantation colonies on the Guiana Coast--in the period between 1650-1800. While commonly portrayed as an isolated tropical outpost, this study places the colony in...

There is new movement in the discussion about self-determination and statehood. The contested declaration of independence by Kosovo and Russia's recognition of the purported independence of Abkhasia and South Ossetia have caused significant controversy. These developments may well put an end to the attempt...

In his book, Michael Koebele examines the potential liability of transnational corporations under the Alien Tort Statute (also known as Alien Tort Claims Act) for violations of international law in connection with their operations and investments worldwide.Author: Michael KoebeleISBN-10: 900417365XISBN-13: 9789004173651Publisher: Brill NijhoffLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book contains the first two episodes of the series From Erik's diary (Lorelai and I). Therein shall be revealed the many extravagant, exciting, unpredictable, absurd, amusing and surreal adventures of its author and his girlfriend, the blond Lorelai. Here are two stories where...

What's so special about the scarlet telephone? It's not its brilliant color, nor its evocative shape, but rather the fact that it allows you to speak directly with the great hereafter. Now, that doesn't mean that you can simply call the great hereafter whenever...

In scope, this book matches The History of Cartography, vol. 1 (1987) edited by Brian Harley and David Woodward. Now, twenty years after the appearance of that seminal work, classicists and medievalists from Europe and North America highlight, distill and reflect on the remarkably...

Con Mara Estuardo no slo nos encontramos con la historia, sino tambin con la leyenda. Mara es de esos personajes que podr despertar admiracin o respeto o incluso reprobacin, nunca indiferencia y siempre emocin.Author: Gaetano DonizettiISBN-10: 8875926654ISBN-13: 9788875926656Publisher: RicordiLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/01/2000Pages: 452Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.50lbsSize:...

Author: StoryISBN-10: 9004016058ISBN-13: 9789004016057Publisher: BrillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1970Pages: 247Format: LeatherWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d

Just how many dimensions are there? Surely more than we can imagine. Whether they're parallel, perpendicular or otherwise, finding your way into and out of them is no easy task. And while they might seem strange at first, in truth they're no stranger than...

There's nothing ordinary about this treasure hunt. Not at the beginning, not in the middle and certainly not at the end. There's nothing ordinary about where it takes place either, for it has no limits or borders of any kind. A story full of...

We are is glad to presents the complete collection of the great job made by A.V. Viskovatov dedicated to the uniforms and weapons belonging from the first Zar and Russian emperors to the Russian army during the Napoleonic period, until 1860 about. The time...

We are glad to presents the complete collection of the great job made by A.V. Viskovatov dedicated to the uniforms and weapons belonging from the first Zar and Russian emperors to the Russian army during the Napoleonic period, until 1860 about. The time we...

Compiled at Saint Petersburg during the years from 1837 and 1851, the Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the Russian Army has had an enormous impact and great importance for the study on the history of Russian costume and uniformology development over...

Compiled at Saint Petersburg during the years from 1837 and 1851, the Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the Russian Army has had an enormous impact and great importance for the study on the history of Russian costume and uniformology development over...

This volume is related to the Russian Army during the zar Nicolas Ist era, and are about the uniforms cavalry in use from 1825 to 1855. Compiled at Saint Petersburg during the year from 1837 and 1851, the Historical Description of the Clothing and...

The military evolutions of the Prince of Nassau in the art of Adam van breen and Hendrick Goltzius. The famous German-Dutch artists Adam Van Breen & Hendrick Goltzius put his considerable talents to work also in the realization of several esign on military subjets...

This German manuscript Turnierbuch is a falsification of the "Heidelberg Tournament Book of the Jost Pirckhammer of 1486" realized in 1886. Today it is preserved in Heidelberg University Library. Always and in any time, people were fascinated by the Middle Ages. And as always,...

"Gaza: Echoes of Struggle and Resilience" takes readers on a comprehensive journey through the intricate history, ongoing challenges, and the unwavering spirit of the people in the Gaza Strip. From the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the present, the book explores the historical,...

This volume is related to the Russian Army during the zar Paul I era, and are about infantry: grenadiers, muskeeter & jager regiments. Compiled at Saint Petersburg during the year from 1837 and 1851, the Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the...

Text in Italian.Leonardo Da Vinci had significant relationships, so far mainly neglected, with the town of Bacchereto (near Prato in Tuscany) and its ceramic kilns, thanks to the family possessions of his paternal grandmother Lucia, and then to his father Ser Piero. The volume...

In this volume, the communicative and neuropsychological correlates of daily interactions are discussed. The predominant account on explaining the construction of meaning by humans is the inter-relational perspective, that postulates an intentional convergence of meaning arising as a consequence of the active exchanges between...

As the Second World War, was coming to an end, several facts and mysteries never completely clarified took place between Genoa and the nearby mountains of Bargagli, including black market trafficking which was rife back then, plus some homicides and massacres because of the...

"This is a book that will enlighten you, motivate you, and move you. I can't recommend it highly enough!" -Sifu David Peterson What if you could transport back in time for a front-row seat into the life and legacy of one of the most...

Catalonia Through English Eyes: 20 Years Living Among the CatalansWith foreword by the 130th President of Catalonia, Carles PuigdemontDiscover the vibrant soul of Catalonia through the insightful prose of a British expatriate journalist. Catalonia Through English Eyes is a unique collection of essays written...

Children can do a lot more than we as parents think. If we let the children take co-responsibility for their own life, then the winnings will be that the hour before dinner becomes easier, homework become a nice part of the day, and the...

Nita is an eleven-year-old girl living in the eighties whose days are spent playing and swimming with her friends. One sunny day in August, her life in a quiet fishing town suddenly collides with a cruel, fantastic world. She will fight for her loved...

Relay systems have become a subject of intensive research interest over the recent years, as it is recognized that they can improve performances and extend the coverage area of wireless communication systems. Special attention has been dedicated to them since the proposal appeared for...

This volume presents the results of a survey of Greenland subsistence hunters, who hunt and catch walruses in West and Northwest Greenland, where the animals are still a part of the traditional subsistence hunting culture. However, the Greenland walrus hunting grounds have experienced marked...

The first print issue of The Nonconformist Magazine includes: Fiction by Arya F. Jenkins, Michael Davis, Devin Jacobsen, Ginny Hogan, Remington Write, Moazzam Sheikh, Bill Littlefield, Robert Cormack, W. Jack Savage, F. R. Foksal, Elizabeth Fletcher, and Rob Swigart. Poetry by M. L. Brown,...

Ideas in History is the result of collaborative efforts among nearly a dozen universities and colleges throughout the Nordic countries. The purpose of these initiatives is to further awareness of research, resources and activities in the field of intellectual history in the Nordic countries...

Danish Yearbook of Philosophy is an international journal that publishes contributions in English, German and French, and particularly relating to Danish philosophy, or by authors with ties to Danish philosophy.Author: Søren Gosvig OlesenISBN-10: 8763543990ISBN-13: 9788763543996Publisher: Museum Tusculanum PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/10/2016Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.21h...

Jorgito wants to be holy, but the world won't let him... So begins the story of Jorgito, a six-year-old whose greatest dream is to become like Jesus, his great Friend who he speaks to every night. Therefore, Jorgito faces difficulties, like any great saint....