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The Life and Surprizing Adventures of James Wyatt, Born Near Exeter, in Devonshire, in the Year 1707. ... Written by Himself. Adorn'd with Copper Plates.
Coloniality and Migrancy in African Diasporic Literatures
This book explores literary representations of African immigrant experiences in Western countries, against the backdrop of colonial stereotypes and recent expressions of …
Cold War Cultures
The Cold War was not only about the imperial ambitions of the super powers, their military strategies, and antagonistic ideologies. It was also about conflicting worldviews and …
Reading Baudelaire's Le Spleen de Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Prose Poem
Through its readings of Charles Baudelaire's collection Le Spleen de Paris and other prose poems from the nineteenth century, this book considers the practice of reading prose …
Poetics of Otherness in Antonio Machado's 'Proverbios y Cantares'
Antonio Machado (1875-1939) is one of Spain's most original and renowned twentieth-century poets and thinkers. From his early poems in Soledades. Galerias. Otros poemas of 1907, …
Rome and Germania: The History of the Roman Empire's Conflicts and Interactions with Germanic Tribes
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of ancient accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingDespite all the accomplishments and widespread victories and conquests …
Literatures of Liberalization
This book traces the global circulation of cultures and ideologies from the technological and democratic revolutions of the long nineteenth century to liberal and neoliberal …
History of the Byzantine and Greek Empires from MLVII to MCCCCLIII
Early Modern Genres of History
Bringing together an international group of literary scholars, intellectual historians, and cultural historians, this book discusses history in its various forms, either as texts …
Adventures with the Theory of the Baroque and French Philosophy
Analysing the reception of contemporary French philosophy in architecture over the last four decades, Adventures with the Theory of the Baroque and French Philosophy discusses the …
Poverty and Devotion in Mendicant Cultures 1200-1450
Ever since the time of Francis of Assisi, a commitment to voluntary poverty has been a controversial aspect of religious life. This volume explores the interaction between poverty …
Uncertain Futures
This volume has been produced to mark the retirement of Roy Foster from the Carroll Professorship of Irish history at the University of Oxford, and to mark his extraordinary career …