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Against Marriage: The Correspondence of LA Grande Mademoiselleby D'Orleans, Anne-Marie-Louise, Duchesse De Montpensier, Montpensier, Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orleans, duchesse de, Joan E. DejeanISBN 0226534928 (0-226-53492-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Alchemist and Other Plays; Volpone, or the Fox; Epicene, or the Silent Woman; The Alchemist; Bartholomew Fairby Ben Jonson, Gordon CampbellISBN 0198121504 (0-19-812150-4)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr on Demand
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Antichrist in Seventeenth-Century England: The Riddell Memorial Lectures, Forty-First Series, Delivered at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne on 3, 4 and 5 November 1969by Christopher HillISBN 0197139116 (0-19-713911-6)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Behemoth: Or the Long Parliamentby Thomas HobbesISBN 0226345440 (0-226-34544-0)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Behemoth: Or the Long Parliament'Book summary:Behemoth, or The Long Parliament is essential to any reader interested in the historical context of the thought of Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679). In De Cive (1642) and Leviathan (1651), the great political philosopher had developed an analytical framework for discussing sedition, rebellion, and the breakdown of authority. Behemoth, completed around 1668 and not published until after Hobbe's death, represents the systematic application of this framework to the English Civil War.[via]
In his insightful and substantial Introduction, Stephen Holmes examines the major themes and implications of Behemoth in Hobbes's system of thought. Holmes notes that a fresh consideration of Behemoth dispels persistent misreadings of Hobbes, including the idea that man is motivated solely by a desire for self-preservation. Behemoth, which is cast as a series of dialogues between a teacher and his pupil, locates the principal cause of the Civil War less in economic interests than in the stubborn irrationality of key actors. It also shows more vividly than any of Hobbe's other works the importance of religion in his theories of human nature and behavior.More editions of Behemoth: Or the Long Parliament:
The British Empire, 1558-1983by Trevor Owen LloydISBN 019873025X (0-19-873025-X)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Buccaneer: Admiral Sir Henry Morganby Hubert Raymond AllenISBN 0213165694 (0-213-16569-4)
Hardcover, Barker
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Candideby Francois M. VoltaireISBN 0198323727 (0-19-832372-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Candide'Book summary:Political satire doesn't age well, but occasionally a diatribe contains enough art and universal mirth to survive long after its timeliness has passed. Candide is such a book. Penned by that Renaissance man of the Enlightenment, Voltaire, Candide is steeped in the political and philosophical controversies of the 1750s. But for the general reader, the novel's driving principle is clear enough: the idea (endemic in Voltaire's day) that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and apparent folly, misery and strife are actually harbingers of a greater good we cannot perceive, is hogwash.
Telling the tale of the good-natured but star-crossed Candide (think Mr. Magoo armed with deadly force), as he travels the world struggling to be reunited with his love, Lady Cunegonde, the novel smashes such ill-conceived optimism to splinters. Candide's tutor, Dr. Pangloss, is steadfast in his philosophical good cheer, in the face of more and more fantastic misfortune; Candide's other companions always supply good sense in the nick of time. Still, as he demolishes optimism, Voltaire pays tribute to human resilience, and in doing so gives the book a pleasant indomitability common to farce. Says one character, a princess turned one-buttocked hag by unkind Fate: "I have wanted to kill myself a hundred times, but somehow I am still in love with life. This ridiculous weakness is perhaps one of our most melancholy propensities; for is there anything more stupid than to be eager to go on carrying a burden which one would gladly throw away, to loathe one's very being and yet to hold it fast, to fondle the snake that devours us until it has eaten our hearts away?"--Michael Gerber [via]
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Charles the Second King of England, Scotland, and Irelandby Ronald HuttonISBN 0198229119 (0-19-822911-9)
Hardcover, Clarendon Pr
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Commonwealth to Protectorateby Austin WoolrychISBN 0198226594 (0-19-822659-4)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall PTR
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The Complete Plays of Ben Jonsonby Ben JonsonISBN 0198125992 (0-19-812599-2)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Complete Plays of William Congreveby William CongreveISBN 0226114856 (0-226-11485-6)
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A Concise Encyclopaedia of the Italian Renaissanceby HaleISBN 0195202848 (0-19-520284-8)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernityby Stephen ToulminISBN 0226808386 (0-226-80838-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity'Book summary:In the seventeenth century, a vision arose which was to captivate the Western imagination for the next three hundred years: the vision of Cosmopolis, a society as rationally ordered as the Newtonian view of nature. While fueling extraordinary advances in all fields of human endeavor, this vision perpetuated a hidden yet persistent agenda: the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. Stephen Toulmin confronts that agendaits illusions and its consequences for our present and future world.[via]
"By showing how different the last three centuries would have been if Montaigne, rather than Descartes, had been taken as a starting point, Toulmin helps destroy the illusion that the Cartesian quest for certainty is intrinsic to the nature of science or philosophy."Richard M. Rorty, University of Virginia
"[Toulmin] has now tackled perhaps his most ambitious theme of all. . . . His aim is nothing less than to lay before us an account of both the origins and the prospects of our distinctively modern world. By charting the evolution of modernity, he hopes to show us what intellectual posture we ought to adopt as we confront the coming millennium."Quentin Skinner, New York Review of BooksMore editions of Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity:
The Culture of Power and the Power of Culture: Old Regime Europe 1660-1789by T. C. W. BlanningISBN 0199265615 (0-19-926561-5)
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Curry: A Tale of Cooks And Conquerorsby E. M. CollinghamISBN 0195172418 (0-19-517241-8)
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Du Contrat Socialby Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Ronald GrimsleyISBN 019815710X (0-19-815710-X)
Hardcover, Clarendon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Du Contrat Social'Book summary:Qu'est-ce que le citoyen attend ou devrait attendre de l'État en échange de l'obéissance à ses lois ? Le propos de Jean-Jacques Rousseau dans son Contrat social, publié en 1762, est de déduire la forme constitutionnelle de l'État légitime, la République. L'ouvrage expose à la fois les grands principes de cette République et les raisons qui en font une réalité historique condamnée à disparaître. À l'heure où il écrit, Rousseau, tourné vers le modèle des cités antiques, est convaincu que la liberté politique appartient à une époque révolue depuis longtemps. Les récentes innovations parlementaires anglaises ne font que confirmer à ses yeux le nécessaire déclin républicain : dans les sociétés libérales modernes, les intérêts de l'individu privé l'emportent en effet sur la vertu citoyenne.
Texte politique d'une grande rigueur, l'ouvrage Du Contrat social doit davantage se lire comme la critique anticipée des démocraties contemporaines que comme un manifeste militant pour une quelconque cause révolutionnaire. --Emilio Balturi [via]
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The Dutch Republic and the Hispanic World, 1606-1661by Jonathan IsraelISBN 0198219989 (0-19-821998-9)
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The Dutch Republic: It's Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806by Jonathan IsraelISBN 0198207344 (0-19-820734-4)
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"Israel performs the great service of charting a path through this literature and presents a coherent and comprehensive picture of the Dutch Republic.... Comprehensive in scope and yet so clearly and carefully written that it could serve as a textbook for graduate history courses. Because it is so thoroughly researched and up-to-date, it is also the kind of indispensable handbook that deserves a place on every early modernist's bookshelf."--American Historical Review [via]More editions of The Dutch Republic: It's Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806:
Early Stuarts, 1603-1660by Godfrey DaviesISBN 0198217048 (0-19-821704-8)
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Enquiries Concerning Human Understanding and Concerning the Principles of Moralsby David HumeISBN 019824536X (0-19-824536-X)
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An Enquiry Concerning Human Understandingby David Hume, Tom L. BeauchampISBN 0198752482 (0-19-875248-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding'Book summary:This is the first new scholarly edition this century of one of the greatest works in the history of philosophy, David Hume's Enquiry concerning Human Understanding. It is the third volume of the Clarendon Hume Edition, which will be the definitive edition for the foreseeable future. In this work Hume gives an elegant and accessible presentation of strikingly original and challenging views. The distinguished Hume scholar Tom Beauchamp presents an authoritative text accompanied by an introduction, annotation, a glossary, biographical sketches, bibliographies, and indexes. [via]
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A Factious People: Politics and Society in Colonial New Yorkby Patricia U. BonomiISBN 0231035098 (0-231-03509-8)
Hardcover, Columbia University Press
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Gentlemen and Tarpaulins: The Officers and Men of the Restoration Navyby J.D. DaviesISBN 0198202636 (0-19-820263-6)
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Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898by Mike Wallace, Edwin G. BurrowsISBN 0195140494 (0-19-514049-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898'Book summary:Like the city it celebrates, Gotham is massive and endlessly fascinating. This narrative of well over 1,000 pages, written after more than two decades of collaborative research by history professors Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace, copiously chronicles New York City from the primeval days of the Lenape Indians to the era when, with Teddy Roosevelt as police commissioner, the great American city became regarded as "Capital of the World." The sheer bulk of the book may be off- putting, but the reader can use a typically New York approach: Those who don't settle in for the entire history can easily "commute" in and out to read individual chapters, which stand alone nicely and cover the major themes of particular eras very well.
While Gotham is fact-laden (with a critical apparatus that includes a bibliography and two indices--one for names, another for subjects), the prose admirably achieves both clarity and style. "What is our take, our angle, our schtick?" ask the authors, setting a distinctly New York tone in their introduction. No matter what it's called, their method of weaving together countless stories works wonderfully. The startlingly detailed research and lively writing bring innumerable characters (from Peter Minuit to Boss Tweed) to life, and even those who think they know the history of New York City will no doubt find surprises on nearly every page. Gotham is a rarity, reigning as both authoritative history and page-turning story. --Robert McNamara [via]
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Henry Vby William Shakespeare, Roma GillISBN 0198320337 (0-19-832033-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry V'Book summary:The "Oxford School Shakespeare" is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has an extensive range of student's notes. These include detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes and notes on the main characters. [via]
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Henry Vby Roma GillISBN 0198319800 (0-19-831980-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry V'Book summary:[series copy] This exclusive collection of the Bard's works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each of the plays is presented unabridged and in large print, copiously annotated and preceded by a character summary and commentary. Brief scene synopses clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays describe the historical context and Shakespeare's sources. The explanatory notes are written clearly and simply, illustrated, and positioned right next to the text--no more flipping pages back and forth to squint over microscopic footnotes! Topics for further discussion, critical comments, related essays, and a chronology of Shakespeare's life and work are included among the appendices to each volume. The books boast fine black and white photographs of stagings of the plays at Shakespeare Festivals around the globe. From the wide margins and big print to the extensive explanatory notes--the full text of each play is presented in the clearest and most accessible format available. [via]
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The History of the Common Law in Englandby Hale, Charles M. GrayISBN 0226313050 (0-226-31305-0)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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A House in Gross Disorder: Sex, Law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehavenby Cynthia B. HerrupISBN 0195139259 (0-19-513925-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Iliadby Richmond Lattimore, HomerISBN 0226469379 (0-226-46937-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Iliad'Book summary:[via]"Sing, goddess, the anger of Peleus son Achilleus / and its devastation." For sixty years, that's how Homer has begun the Iliad in English, in Richmond Lattimore's faithful translationthe gold standard for generations of students and general readers.
This long-awaited new edition of Lattimore's Iliad is designed to bring the book into the twenty-first centurywhile leaving the poem as firmly rooted in ancient Greece as ever. Lattimore's elegant, fluent verseswith their memorably phrased heroic epithets and remarkable fidelity to the Greekremain unchanged, but classicist Richard Martin has added a wealth of supplementary materials designed to aid new generations of readers. A new introduction sets the poem in the wider context of Greek life, warfare, society, and poetry, while line-by-line notes at the back of the volume offer explanations of unfamiliar terms, information about the Greek gods and heroes, and literary appreciation. A glossary and maps round out the book.
The result is a volume that actively invites readers into Homer's poem, helping them to understand fully the worlds in which he and his heroes livedand thus enabling them to marvel, as so many have for centuries, at Hektor and Ajax, Paris and Helen, and the devastating rage of Achilleus.More editions of The Iliad:
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Iliad of Homerby Homer, Richmond LattimoreISBN 0226469409 (0-226-46940-9)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Iliad of Homer'Book summary:"The finest translation of Homer ever made into the English language."--William Arrowsmith "Certainly the best modern verse translation."--Gilbert Highet "This magnificent translation of Homer's epic poem . . . will appeal to admirers of Homer and the classics, and the multitude who always wanted to read the great Iliad but never got around to doing so."-- The American Book Collector "Perhaps closer to Homer in every way than any other version made in English."--Peter Green, The New Republic "The feat is decisive that it is reasonable to foresee a century or so in which nobody will try again to put the Iliad in English verse."--Robert Fitzgerald "Each new generation is bound to produce new translations. [Lattimore] has done better with nobility, as well as with accuracy, than any other modern verse translator. In our age we do not often find a fine scholar who is also a genuine poet and who takes the greatest pains over the work of translation."--Hugh Lloyd-Jones, New York Review of Books "Over the long haul Lattimore's translation is more powerful because its effects are more subtle."-- Booklist "Richmond Lattimore is a fine translator of poetry because he has a poetic voice of his own, authentic and unmistakable and yet capable of remarkable range of modulation. His translations make the English reader aware of the poetry."--Moses Hadas, The New York Times [via]
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Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcererby Michael WhiteISBN 0201483017 (0-201-48301-7)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Isaac Newton: The Last Sorcerer'Book summary:Science writer Michael White's subtitle, The Last Sorcerer, echoes John Maynard Keynes's assertion in 1942 that Isaac Newton (1642-1727) was not the Olympian rationalist portrayed by his worshipful early biographers. Newton was a great scientist, the author acknowledges; he was also an "obsessive, driven mystic," deeply involved in the pseudoscience of alchemy, subscriber to a heretical sect of Christianity, and damaged survivor of childhood traumas that rendered him a difficult, egotistical, quarrelsome adult. White makes recent research accessible to the general reader in lucid prose that knocks the academic dust off a towering historical figure. [via]
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Julius Caesarby William Shakespeare, Roma GillISBN 0198319711 (0-19-831971-1)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Julius Caesar'Book summary:One of Shakespeare's most political plays, Julius Caesar continued Shakespeare's interest in Roman history, first developed in Titus Andronicus. Drawing on Plutarch, the great historian of Rome, Shakespeare dramatises one of the most crucial moments in Roman history--the assassination of Julius Caesar. Loved by the Roman crowd but increasingly feared by the Senators, Caesar increasingly shows signs of his desire to abolish the Republic and crown himself emperor. A conspiracy is hatched, led by Cassius and Brutus, who murder Caesar on the steps of the Capitol. Mourning over his dead friend's body, Mark Antony gives one of the famous rhetorical speeches in literature, asking "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" to lament Caesar's death, privately vowing to "let slip the dogs of war" against those who have shed Caesar's blood. Antony joins forces with Caesar's son Octavius to defeat Cassius and Brutus in battle, and establish an uneasy alliance whose collapse is dramatised in Shakespeare's later play Antony and Cleopatra. Written at the end of Queen Elizabeth's reign, Julius Caesar has been seen by many as a radically pro-Republican play which sailed close to the political wind of the time. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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A Land of Liberty?: England 1689-1727by Julian HoppitISBN 0199251002 (0-19-925100-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Letters of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochesterby Rochester, John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of, Jeremy TreglownISBN 0226811816 (0-226-81181-6)
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The Life and Death of King John/The Famous History of the Life of King Henry VIII: 2 in 1by William Shakespeare, A. R. BraunmullerISBN 0198129300 (0-19-812930-0)
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The Life Of Lady Johanna Eleonora Petersen, Written By Herself: Pietism And Women's Autobiography In Seventeenth-Century Germanyby Barbara Becker-Cantarino, Johanna Eleonora PetersenISBN 0226662993 (0-226-66299-3)
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Machiavelli to Marx: Modern Western Political Thoughtby Dante GerminoISBN 0226288501 (0-226-28850-1)
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Marlborough: His Life and Timesby Winston ChurchillISBN 0226106330 (0-226-10633-0)
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John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win. Although he helped James II crush the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth, Marlborough later supported William of Orange against James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and brilliantly managed England's diplomatic triumphs during the War of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough also bequeathed the world another great British military strategist and diplomathis descendant, Winston S. Churchill, who wrote this book to redeem Marlborough's reputation from Macaulay's smears.
One million words long and ten years in the making, Churchill's Marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the Churchill of World War II, for just as Churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of Marlborough's life, so too did his writing of Marlborough help Churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacy. This two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original maps.More editions of Marlborough: His Life and Times:
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Marlborough: His Life and Times Consisting of Volumes III and IV of the Original Workby Winston S. ChurchillISBN 0226106357 (0-226-10635-7)
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John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough (1644-1722), was one of the greatest military commanders and statesmen in the history of England. Victorious in the Battles of Blenheim (1704), Ramillies (1706), and countless other campaigns, Marlborough, whose political intrigues were almost as legendary as his military skill, never fought a battle he didn't win. Although he helped James II crush the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth, Marlborough later supported William of Orange against James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and brilliantly managed England's diplomatic triumphs during the War of the Spanish Succession. Marlborough also bequeathed the world another great British military strategist and diplomathis descendant, Winston S. Churchill, who wrote this book to redeem Marlborough's reputation from Macaulay's smears.
One million words long and ten years in the making, Churchill's Marlborough stands as both a literary and historical masterpiece, giving us unique insights into the Churchill of World War II, for just as Churchill's literary skill helps us understand the complexities of Marlborough's life, so too did his writing of Marlborough help Churchill master the arts of military strategy and diplomacy. This two-volume edition includes the entire text and almost all the original maps.More editions of Marlborough: His Life and Times Consisting of Volumes III and IV of the Original Work:
The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Presentby Andrew GordonISBN 0195110617 (0-19-511061-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present'Book summary:In this sweeping narrative, Andrew Gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history.
Gordon takes us from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century, the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization, and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster. But the true originality and value of his approach lies in his close attention to the non-elite layers of society. Here we see the influence of outside ideas, products, and culture on home life, labor unions, political parties, gender relations, and popular entertainment. Gordon shows the struggles to define the meaning of Japan's modernization, from villages and urban neighborhoods, to factory floors and middle managers' offices, to the imperial court. Most important, he illuminates the interconnectedness of Japanese developments with world history, demonstrating how Japan's historical passage represents a variation of a process experienced by many nations. Japan forms one part of the interwoven fabric of modern history.
As head of the prestigious Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University, Gordon is one of the foremost American authorities on Japanese society. In this striking book, he brings all his knowledge and deep personal experience to bear, providing the most comprehensive portrait to date of Japan and its place in the wider world. [via]More editions of The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present:
Mughals and Franksby Sanjay SubrahmanyamISBN 0195668669 (0-19-566866-9)
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The Mystic Fable: The Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuriesby Michel De Certeau, Michael B. SmithISBN 0226100375 (0-226-10037-5)
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The Nature of the Book: Print and Knowledge in the Makingby Adrian JohnsISBN 0226401227 (0-226-40122-7)
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An Oxford Anthology of Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, Stanley WellsISBN 0198129351 (0-19-812935-1)
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Oxford Companion to English Literatureby Paul H. HarveyISBN 0198661061 (0-19-866106-1)
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Origins of Empire British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Centuryby Alaine Low, Nicholas P. Canny, William Roger Louis, Marshall. P. J.ISBN 0198205627 (0-19-820562-7)
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: The Origins of Empire British Overseas Enterprise to the Close of the Seventeenth Centuryby Nicholas Canny, Alaine LowISBN 0199246769 (0-19-924676-9)
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The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volumes I-Vby William LouisISBN 0199242844 (0-19-924284-4)
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Poems of John Donneby John DonneISBN 0198118090 (0-19-811809-0)
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The Possession at Loudunby Michel De Certeau, Michael B. Smith, Stephen GreenblattISBN 0226100359 (0-226-10035-9)
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Rape of the Lockby Alexander PopeISBN 0198319584 (0-19-831958-4)
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Perhaps no other great poet in English Literature has been so differently judged at different times as Alexander Pope. Accepted almost on his first appearance as one of the leading poets of the day, he rapidly became recognized as the foremost man of letters of his age. He held this position throughout his life, and for over half a century after his death his works were considered not only as masterpieces, but as the finest models of poetry. With the change of poetic temper that occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century Pope's fame was overshadowed. The romantic poets and critics even raised the question whether Pope was a poet at all. And as his poetical fame diminished, the harsh judgments of his personal character increased. It is almost incredible with what exulting bitterness critics and editors of Pope have tracked out and exposed his petty intrigues, exaggerated his delinquencies, misrepresented his actions, attempted in short to blast his character as a man.
Both as a man and as a poet Pope is sadly in need of a defender to-day. And a defense is by no means impossible. The depreciation of Pope's poetry springs, in the main, from an attempt to measure it by other standards than those which he and his age recognized. The attacks upon his character are due, in large measure, to a misunderstanding of the spirit of the times in which he lived and to a forgetfulness of the special circumstances of his own life. Tried in a fair court by impartial judges Pope as a poet would be awarded a place, if not among the noblest singers, at least high among poets of the second order. And the flaws of character which even his warmest apologist must admit would on the one hand be explained, if not excused, by circumstances, and on the other more than counterbalanced by the existence of noble qualities to which his assailants seem to have been quite blind. [via]
Reappraisals in History: New Views on History and Society in Early Modern Europeby Jack H. HexterISBN 0226332330 (0-226-33233-0)
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The Reckoningby Charles NichollISBN 0226580245 (0-226-58024-5)
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Reflections on Baroqueby Robert HarbisonISBN 0226316017 (0-226-31601-7)
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Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeareby Stephen Jay GreenblattISBN 0226306593 (0-226-30659-3)
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The Rights of War and Peace: Political Thought and the International Order from Grotius to Kantby Richard TuckISBN 0199248141 (0-19-924814-1)
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Samuel Pepys Penny Merrimentsby Roger ThompsonISBN 0231042809 (0-231-04280-9)
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Shakespeareby Anthony BurgessISBN 022461892X (0-224-61892-X)
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Shakespeare's English Kings: History, Chronicle, and Dramaby Peter SaccioISBN 0195123190 (0-19-512319-0)
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Shakespeare's Lives/30422by Samuel SchoenbaumISBN 0198186185 (0-19-818618-5)
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Shakespeare's Politicsby Harry V. Jaffa, Allan David BloomISBN 0226060411 (0-226-06041-1)
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The Shorter Poems, and Songs from the Plays and Masquesby William Davenant, A. M. GibbsISBN 0198124341 (0-19-812434-1)
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Sidney: A Defense of Poetryby Jan Van DorstenISBN 0199110220 (0-19-911022-0)
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Sir Francis Bacon: The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morallby Michael KiernanISBN 0198186738 (0-19-818673-8)
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Slaughter House Fiveby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0224618016 (0-224-61801-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slaughter House Five'Book summary:Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic Slaughterhouse-Five introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes unstuck in time after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.
Don't let the ease of reading fool you--Vonnegut's isn't a conventional, or simple, novel. He writes, "There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick, and so much the listless playthings of enormous forces. One of the main effects of war, after all, is that people are discouraged from being characters..." Slaughterhouse-Five (taken from the name of the building where the POWs were held) is not only Vonnegut's most powerful book, it is as important as any written since 1945. Like Catch- 22, it fashions the author's experiences in the Second World War into an eloquent and deeply funny plea against butchery in the service of authority. Slaughterhouse-Five boasts the same imagination, humanity, and gleeful appreciation of the absurd found in Vonnegut's other works, but the book's basis in rock-hard, tragic fact gives it a unique poignancy--and humor. [via]
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A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century Englandby Steven ShapinISBN 0226750191 (0-226-75019-1)
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Three Plays of Racineby Jean RacineISBN 0226150771 (0-226-15077-1)
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Tragediesby William Shakespeare, Stanley WellsISBN 0198182740 (0-19-818274-0)
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The Tragedy of Julius Caesarby William Shakespeare, Roma GillISBN 0198320272 (0-19-832027-2)
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The new edition of the series features new covers and new illustrations, including both new drawings and photos from recent productions of Shakespeare's plays around the globe. In addition, the notes and the introductory material have been completely revised in line with new research and in order to make them clearer and more accessible. Finally, the entire text has been redesigned and reset to enhance readability. The new edition achieves the feat of unprecedented clarity of presentation without any cuts to the original text or the detailed explanations. [via]More editions of The Tragedy of Julius Caesar:
Travesties and Transgressions in Tudor and Stuart England: Tales of Discord and Dissensionby David CressyISBN 0198207816 (0-19-820781-6)
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Tudor Englandby John Guy, J.A. GuyISBN 0198730888 (0-19-873088-8)
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A Turbulent, Seditious, and Factious People: John Bunyan and His Churchby Christopher HillISBN 0198128185 (0-19-812818-5)
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The Two Noble Kinsmenby William Shakespeare, G.R. Proudfoot, Eric Rasmusse N, John FletcherISBN 0197290450 (0-19-729045-0)
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Village Revolts: Social Protest and Popular Disturbances in England, 1509-1640by Roger Burrow ManningISBN 0198201168 (0-19-820116-8)
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