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Libro · 616 páginas
PVP: 32,30 €
ISBN 978-0-300-24592-9
EAN 9780300245929
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 368 páginas
PVP: 20,75 €
ISBN 978-0-300-24020-7
EAN 9780300240207
"The only Washington biography you need."-Wall Street Journal As editor of the award-winning Library of America collection of George Washington's writings and a curator of the great man's original papers, John Rhodehamel has established himself as an authority of our nation's preeminent founding father. In this "crisply written, admirably concise, and never superficial" biography (Fergus ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 240 páginas
PVP: 13,70 €
ISBN 978-0-300-22429-0
EAN 9780300224290
A spirited portrait of the colorful, irrepressible, and iconoclastic American collector who fearlessly advanced the cause of modern art One of twentieth-century America's most influential patrons of the arts, Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979) brought to wide public attention the work of such modern masters as Jackson Pollock and Man Ray. In her time, there was no ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 104 páginas
PVP: 16,20 €
ISBN 978-0-300-22151-0
EAN 9780300221510
The Why I Write series is based on the Windham-Campbell Lectures, delivered annually to commemorate the awarding of the Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes at Yale University. Administered by Yale's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the series publishes works based on the lecture given by the event's keynote speaker.The series launched in 2017 ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 392 páginas
PVP: 27,25 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21711-7
EAN 9780300217117
The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However, narratives about the "civilized" Greek and Roman empires resisting the ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 120 páginas
PVP: 10,00 €
ISBN 978-0-300-24022-1
EAN 9780300240221
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, an inspired exploration of the nature of creative invention A work of creative brilliance may seem like magic-its source a mystery, its impact unexpectedly stirring. How does an artist accomplish such an achievement, connecting deeply with an audience never met? In this groundbreaking book, one of our ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 360 páginas
PVP: 18,25 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23867-9
EAN 9780300238679
Why have societies all across the world feared witchcraft? This book delves deeply into its context, beliefs, and origins in Europe's historyThe witch came to prominence and often a painful death in early modern Europe, yet her origins are much more geographically diverse and historically deep. In this landmark book, Ronald Hutton traces witchcraft from ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 408 páginas
PVP: 32,65 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23030-7
EAN 9780300230307
A captivating popular history that shines a light on the notorious Julio-Claudian women who forged an empire Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero-these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predecessor. In this captivating history, a prominent scholar ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 336 páginas
PVP: 21,25 €
ISBN 978-0-300-24021-4
EAN 9780300240214
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available that contradicts the standard narrative for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors of today's states? Most people believe that plant and animal domestication allowed ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 272 páginas
PVP: 24,50 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21899-2
EAN 9780300218992
An invaluable introduction to the art and craft of musical composition from a distinguished teacher and composer This essential introduction to the art and craft of musical composition is designed to familiarize beginning composers with principles and techniques applicable to a broad range of musical styles, from concert pieces to film scores and video game ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 352 páginas
PVP: 13,70 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23866-2
EAN 9780300238662
A unique, colorful view of Victorian London when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured the Great Stink across one hot summerWhile 1858 in London may have been noteworthy for its broiling summer months and the related stench of the sewage-filled Thames River, the year is otherwise little remembered. And yet, historian Rosemary Ashton reveals in ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 360 páginas
PVP: 28,25 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23495-4
EAN 9780300234954
A landmark account that reveals the long history behind the current Catalan and Scottish independence movements A distinguished historian of Spain and Europe provides an enlightening account of the development of nationalist and separatist movements in contemporary Catalonia and Scotland. This first sustained comparative study uncovers the similarities and the contrasts between the Scottish and ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 480 páginas
PVP: 41,60 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23577-7
EAN 9780300235777
Civility in a changing world The renowned historian Keith Thomas has written a peerless study of the place of civility in the shaping of English society between the early sixteenth and the late eighteenth centuries. Dramatic changes in court fashion and manners took place, but equally important was the emergence of an urban trading and ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 240 páginas
PVP: 37,45 €
ISBN 978-1-85709-617-0
EAN 9781857096170
The first book to focus on Monet's work through his representation of architecture In an innovative approach, Richard Thomson considers Claude Monet's paintings of buildings in their environment, offering a reappraisal of an artist more often associated with landscapes, seascapes, and gardens. Buildings fulfilled various roles in Monet's canvases; some are chiefly compositional devices while ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 272 páginas
PVP: 24,95 €
ISBN 978-0-300-21550-2
EAN 9780300215502
The first comprehensive history of the most decisive military campaign of the Third Crusade and one of the longest wartime sieges of the Middle Ages The two-year-long siege of Acre (1189-1191) was the most significant military engagement of the Third Crusade, attracting armies from across Europe, Syria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Maghreb. Drawing on a ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa dura · 384 páginas
PVP: 31,20 €
ISBN 978-0-300-22196-1
EAN 9780300221961
A new history of the long-overlooked WWII theater in Iran and Iraq, its unrecognized significance, and its impact on local society and politics This dynamic history is the first to construct a total picture of the experience and impact of World War II in Iran and Iraq. Contending that these two countries were more important ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 256 páginas
PVP: 14,75 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23452-7
EAN 9780300234527
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy helpful, or harmful? While the answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, the unfamiliar language and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economic concepts, ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 288 páginas
PVP: 12,45 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23445-9
EAN 9780300234459
A renowned philosopher challenges long-held views on just wars, ethical conduct during war, why wars occur, how they alter people and societies, and more For residents of the twenty-first century, a vision of a future without warfare is almost inconceivable. Though wars are terrible and destructive, they also seem unavoidable. In this original and deeply ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 616 páginas
PVP: 25,00 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23416-9
EAN 9780300234169
Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British and European history In this magisterial addition to the Yale English Monarchs series, David Bates combines biography and a multidisciplinary approach to examine the life of a major figure in British and European history. Using a framework derived ...
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Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 344 páginas
PVP: 19,25 €
ISBN 978-0-300-23438-1
EAN 9780300234381
A riveting account of ancient Rome's imperial bodyguard, the select band of soldiers who wielded the power to make-or destroy-the emperors they served Founded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers served not only as ...
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