Автор: Peterson Maya K. Название: Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia`s Aral Sea Basin ISBN: 1108468543 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108468541 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6019.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Pipe Dreams analyzes the transformation of Central Asia`s landscapes through tsarist- and Soviet-era hydraulic projects. Arguing that water was a central concern, Maya K. Peterson brings a critical region into view across a long period and engages environmental questions through a rich political and social framework.
Описание: This book examines how education contributed to the creation of US empire in the Philippines. Sarah Steinbock-Pratt demonstrates how, in the classroom, American individuals challenged official narratives of empire, and how daily interactions created imperial realities on the ground that often diverged from the dictates of the colonial state.
Описание: Provides a theoretically-informed and interdisciplinary investigation of cultural appropriation by Rome and Romans, ranging from the second century BCE to the fourth century CE, and from Spain to Egypt. Scholars, graduate students, and undergraduates will find that it provides an innovative and accessible introduction to this increasingly important topic.
Автор: Cardim Pedro, Monteiro Nuno Goncalo Название: Political Thought in Portugal and Its Empire, C.1500-1800: Volume 1 ISBN: 1108406904 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108406901 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 8794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Showcasing texts by Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian authors, this volume demonstrates the wealth of the political thought of early modern Portugal and its empire. It offers an overview of the main debates on politics and government and contributes to a more nuanced understanding of the multifaceted history of European political ideas.
Описание: In the second half of the eighteenth century, several British East India Company servants published accounts of what they deemed to be the original and ancient religion of India. Jessica Patterson`s original study situates these Company works on the `Hindu religion` in the contexts of enlightenment and empire.
Описание: This is the first truly multi-perspective and in-depth study of anti-colonial resistance and counterinsurgency in the Malayan Emergency. Drawing on oral history, memoirs and documents from the UK and Asia, Karl Hack sheds new light on terror and violence, how insurgency and decolonisation interacted, and how revolution was defeated.
Описание: The first in-depth and comparative study of the experience of colonial encounters for troops from the British Empire during the First World War. Through a narrative journey across five spatial contact zones, Anna Maguire follows colonial troops to explore what it meant to encounter new peoples and places during the First World War.
Описание: This Element provides a new evaluation of burial customs in New Kingdom Egypt, from about 1550 to 1077 BC, with an emphasis on burials of the wider population.
Автор: Strickland Jeff Название: All for Liberty: The Charleston Workhouse Slave Rebellion of 1849 ISBN: 1108716911 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108716918 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5280.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Jeff Strickland tells the incredible story of Nicholas Kelly, the enslaved craftsman who led the Charleston workhouse slave rebellion of 1849. Written in an accessible style, this book is an essential read for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the history of slavery.
Автор: Dawson Hannah, de Dijn Annelien Название: Rethinking Liberty Before Liberalism ISBN: 1108844561 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108844567 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 19737.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Offers new histories of freedom and republicanism by reflecting on the enduring significance of Quentin Skinner`s ground-breaking Liberty Before Liberalism. The volume reveals the neo-Roman conception of liberty that Skinner unearthed as a normative and historical tool of enormous power, and concludes with a major reappraisal by Skinner himself.
Автор: Dawson Hannah, de Dijn Annelien Название: Rethinking Liberty Before Liberalism ISBN: 1108948391 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108948395 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 5280.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Offers new histories of freedom and republicanism by reflecting on the enduring significance of Quentin Skinner`s ground-breaking Liberty Before Liberalism. The volume reveals the neo-Roman conception of liberty that Skinner unearthed as a normative and historical tool of enormous power, and concludes with a major reappraisal by Skinner himself.
Описание: This book traces the religious sources and dimensions of human rights and the complex interaction of human rights and religious freedom norms historically and today. It also answers various modern critics who see human rights as a betrayal of Christianity and religious freedom as a betrayal of human rights.
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