Just Property: Volume Two: Enlightenment, Revolution, and History
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Property remains the bedrock of the societies we all inhabit. It underpins our core institutions -...
The Last Pagan Emperor: Julian the Apostate and the War Against Christianity
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Flavius Claudius Julianus was the last pagan to sit on the Roman imperial throne (361-363). Born in...
Worlds of Arthur: Facts and Fictions of the Dark Ages
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King Arthur is probably the most famous and certainly the most legendary medieval king. From the...
Horror in Architecture
Joshua Comaroff and Ong Ker-Shing
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This book looks at the idea of horror and its analogues in architecture. In these, normal...
New Crafts: Mosaics: 25 Exciting Projects to Create, Using Glass, Tiles and Marble
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This title features 25 exciting projects to create, using glass, tiles and marble. The ancient art...
Power, Patronage, and Memory in Early Islam
Alain George and Andrew Marsham
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When the Umayyads, the first Islamic dynasty, rose to power shortly after the death of the Prophet...
Word of Mouth: Fama and its Personifications in Art and Literature from Ancient Rome to the Middle Ages
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The concept expressed by the Roman term fama, although strictly linked to the activity of speaking,...
The Economic System of the Early Islamic Period: Institutions and Policies: 2016
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This book provides an economic analysis of the earliest Islamic society, focusing on the policies of...
How to Speak Dragonese
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Read the books that inspired the How to Train Your Dragon films! This book will be a hit with...
Dante, Columbus and the Prophetic Tradition: Spiritual Imperialism in the Italian Imagination
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Exploring the diverse factors that persuaded Christopher Columbus that he could reach the fabled...