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Mythoseikonpoiesis Performing ...This book offers the first attempt at understanding interpersonal violence in ... This book offers the first attempt at understanding interpersonal violence in ancient Athens. While the archaic desire for revenge persisted into the classical period it was channeled by the civil discourse of the democracy. Forensic speeches curse... more
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Stanford Studies in Jewish His...A deeply researched and revealing study of the Jews of Moravia throughout the ... A deeply researched and revealing study of the Jews of Moravia throughout the nineteenth century. more
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Oxford Studies in Modern Europ...In the Khrushchev era Soviet citizens were newly encouraged to imagine themsel... In the Khrushchev era Soviet citizens were newly encouraged to imagine themselves exploring the medieval towers of Tallinn s Old Town relaxing on the Romanian Black Sea coast even climbing the Eiffel Tower. By the mid 1960s hundreds of thousands of... more
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Azerbaijan: Ethnicity and the ...Azerbaijan s Soviet and post-Soviet political history has been tumultuous and ... Azerbaijan s Soviet and post-Soviet political history has been tumultuous and varied particularly with regard to the struggle for independence democracy and sovereignty. Suha Bolukbasi here illustrates how post-Stalin resilience the tolerance shown... more
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The German List: Brussels the ...The inner workings of the European Union are as much a mystery to those living... The inner workings of the European Union are as much a mystery to those living within its confines as they are to those of us who reside elsewhere. The Brussels bureaucracy that sets many of the EU s policies feels remote to its citizens yet the... more
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Elite: American Civil War Guer...Osprey s examination of guerilla tactics employed during the American Civil Wa... Osprey s examination of guerilla tactics employed during the American Civil War (1861-1865). While the giant armies of the Union and the Confederacy were fighting over cities and strategic strongholds a large number of warriors from both sides were... more
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How Rome Fell: Death of a Supe...A major new history of the fall of the Roman Empire by the prizewinning author... A major new history of the fall of the Roman Empire by the prizewinning author of Caesar In AD 200 the Roman Empire seemed unassailable its vast territory accounting for most of the known world. By the end of the fifth century Roman rule had... more
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Penguin Classics Agricola and ...The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola--the most famous governor o... The Agricola is both a portrait of Julius Agricola--the most famous governor of Roman Britain and Tacitus well-loved and respected father-in-law--and the first detailed account of Britain that has come down to us. It offers fascinating descriptions... more
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Fighting Talk: Forty Maxims on...Colin Gray presents an inventive treatise on the nature of strategy war and pe... Colin Gray presents an inventive treatise on the nature of strategy war and peace organized around forty maxims. This collection of mini essays will forearm politicians soldiers and the attentive general public against many--probably most--... more
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The Spanish Republic and Civil...The Spanish Civil War has gone down in history for the horrific violence that ... The Spanish Civil War has gone down in history for the horrific violence that it generated. The climate of euphoria and hope that greeted the overthrow of the Spanish monarchy was utterly transformed just five years later by a cruel and destructive... more
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