Søkt på: 1500 introductions
totalt 122 treff
![Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/65319247/introduction-to-medieval-europe-300-1500.jpg)
Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500
Introduction to Medieval Europe 300–1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history within a global context, covering themes as …
![The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/37229434/the-holy-roman-empire-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
Voltaire's description of the Holy Roman Empire as 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire' is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised …
![The Maya: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/54929303/the-maya-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
The Maya: A Very Short Introduction
The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas — and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built …
![The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare](https://s1.adlibris.com/images/3262354/the-cambridge-introduction-to-shakespeare.jpg)
The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare
This lively and innovative introduction to Shakespeare promotes active engagement with the plays, rather than recycling factual information. Covering a range of texts, it is …
![Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction](https://s1.adlibris.com/images/48366071/machiavelli-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction
Niccolò Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. …
![William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/15056681/william-shakespeare-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction
In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the world's greatest and best-known …
![Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/26273300/shakespeares-tragedies-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
Shakespeare's Tragedies: A Very Short Introduction
Tragedy, including grief, pain and suffering, is a common theme in Shakespeare's plays, often leading to the death of at least one character, if not several. Yet such themes can …
![Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/5268079/eighteenth-century-literature-and-culture.jpg)
Eighteenth-Century Literature and Culture
This guide to eighteenth-century literature and culture provides students with the ideal introduction to literature and its context from 1688-1789, including: the historical, …
![The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction](https://s1.adlibris.com/images/26310260/the-habsburg-empire-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
The Habsburg Empire: A Very Short Introduction
The Habsburgs are the most famous dynasty in continental Europe. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries, they ruled much of Central Europe, and for two centuries were also …
![Shakespeare's Comedies: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/19240378/shakespeares-comedies-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
Shakespeare's Comedies: A Very Short Introduction
From The Two Gentlemen of Verona in the early 1590s to The Two Noble Kinsmen at the end of his career around 1614, Shakespeare wrote at least eighteen plays that can be called …
![The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/1653445/the-reformation-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction
The Reformation transformed Europe, and left an indelible mark on the modern world. It began as an argument about what Christians needed to do to be saved, but rapidly engulfed …
![The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction](https://s2.adlibris.com/images/3775398/the-crusades-a-very-short-introduction.jpg)
The Crusades: A Very Short Introduction
Crusading fervour gripped Europe for over 200 years, creating one of the most extraordinary, vivid episodes in world history. Whether the Crusades are regarded as the most romantic …