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The eternal city: A history of Rome by Ferdinand AddisFerdinand Addis traces the history of the "Eternal City" told through the dramatic key moments in its history: from the mythic founding of Rome in 753 BC, via such landmarks as the murder of Caesar in 44 BC, the coronation of Charlemagne in AD 800 and the reinvention of the imperial ideal, the painting of the Sistine chapel, the trial of Galileo, Mussolini's March on Rome of 1922, the release of Fellini's La Dolce Vita in 1960, and the Occupy riots of 2011.
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Palmyra: Mirage in the desert: The Metropolitan museum of Art symposia by Joan AruzTop international scholars present current research and developments about the art, archaeology, and history of the ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Syria. The essays in this book include new scholarship on Palmyra's origins and evolution as well as developments from both before and after its damage by ISIS in 2015, providing new information that will be relevant to current and future generations of art historians and archaeologists.
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Trading Territories tells the compelling story of maps and geographical knowledge in the early modern world from the fifteenth to the early seventeenth century. Examining how European geographers mapped the territories of the Old World; Africa and Southeast Asia, this book shows how the historical preoccupation with Columbus’s “discovery” of the New World of America in 1492 obscured the ongoing importance of mapping territories that have since been defined as “Eastern,” especially those in the Muslim world.
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The new silk roads: The present and future of the world by Peter FrankopanFollowing the Silk Roads eastwards, from Europe through to China, by way of Russia and the Middle East, The New Silk Roads provides a timely reminder that we live in a world that is profoundly interconnected. In an age of Brexit and Trump, the themes of isolation and fragmentation permeating the Western world stand in sharp contrast to events along the Silk Roads since 2015, where ties have been strengthened and mutual cooperation established.
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The Invisible Killer will take you on a journey from London to Los Angeles to Beijing, challenging our ideas of what creates air pollution and how we measure it, and introducing us to incredible individuals whose groundbreaking research paved the way to today's understanding, often at their own detriment. Dr Fuller argues that to change the future of our planet and collective global health, city and national government action is essential.
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Bloomsbury & Fitzrovia through time by Brian GirlingThis compilation of photographs explores two of west central London's historic areas through rare images, many unseen in over a century, alongside modern photographs for comparison. Bloomsbury is renowned for its fine architecture, rich cultural heritage, universities and specialist hospitals while Bohemian Fitzrovia is a colourful restaurant centre set in busy streets dating from the 1700s.
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Theresa May: Power, chaos and chance: a political history of modern Britain by Christopher JacksonWhat happens to the electorate when a new person assumes power? And what role does chance play in politics? In this wide-ranging book, Christopher Jackson continues where he left off in his bestselling book on Roger Federer, attacking the complexity of modern life with a commitment to what can be learned from history, poetry and philosophy.
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| One night in December 1972, Jean McConville, a mother of ten, was abducted from her home in Belfast and never seen alive again. In this powerful, scrupulously reported book, Patrick Radden Keefe offers not just a forensic account of a brutal crime but a vivid portrait of the world in which it happened. |
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| Drawing on his decades of experience, Alex Kotlowitz set out to chronicle one summer in the city, writing of those who have emerged from the violence and whose stories reveal the capacity, and the breaking point, of the human heart and soul. The result is a spellbinding collection of deeply intimate stories that upend what we think we know about gun violence in America. |
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A history of southern Africa by Alois S. MlamboFrom early human civilisation to today, this book illuminates the history of southern Africa, interweaving social, cultural and political history, archaeology, anthropology and environmentalism. African voices and agency are placed at centre stage rather than approaching the subject through a colonial lens.
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Hostile skies : My Falklands air war by David MorganOn secondment to the Royal Navy when the Argentine invasion of the Falklands began and personally credited with shooting down two Argentine Skyhawks as well as enemy helicopters, Morgan, RAF officer and poet, was later awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. Here he recounts his involvement in the first British air-strike against Argentine positions around Port Stanley and describes being first on the scene when enemy jets bombed the landing ships Sir Tristram and Sir Galahad.
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Unsavory truth: How food companies skew the science of what we eat by Marion NestleIs chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Written with unmatched rigor and insight, Unsavory Truth reveals how the food industry manipulates nutrition science, and suggests what we can do about it.
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Terracotta warriors: Guardians of immortality by Rebecca RiceThis book is published to mark the exhibition at Te Papa of the remarkable third century BC funerary statues excavated from the astounding archaeological site at X'ian, China. The sculptures depicted the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, and were made to protect him in his afterlife. The 200 especially selected pieces from the site have travelled to Wellington and then to Melbourne, for their first exhibition in Australasia for 30 years. This highly illustrated catalogue has images of all the objects in the exhibition as well as informative essays that explain more about the creation of the objects and their ongoing discovery.
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Photographing Tutankhamun: Archaeology, ancient Egypt, and the archive by Christina RiggsThey are among the most famous and compelling photographs ever made in archaeology: Howard Carter kneeling before the burial shrines of Tutankhamun; life-size statues of the boy king on guard beside a doorway, tantalizingly sealed, in his tomb; or a solid gold coffin still draped with flowers cut more than 3,300 years ago. This book undertakes the first critical analysis of the photographic archive formed during the ten-year clearance of the tomb, and in doing so explores the interface between photography and archaeology at a pivotal time for both.
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Mortal republic: How Rome fell into tyranny by Edward Jay WattsPrize-winning historian and author, Edward Jay Watts offers a revisionist history of the Roman Republic that explains why it transitioned from freedom to autocracy, triggering civil wars and the imperial reign of Augustus.
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| No turning back: Life, loss, and hope in wartime Syria by Rania AbouzeidA sobering account of the ongoing Syrian Civil War, which has claimed an estimated 500,000 lives since 2011. Branded a spy by the Syrian government and banned from entering the country, journalist Rania Abouzeid spent several years clandestinely entering Syria to conduct her reportage. |
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| The French Revolution: From enlightenment to tyranny by Ian DavidsonA dramatic, richly detailed history of the French Revolution (1789-1799), which resulted in the overthrow of the French monarchy and the establishment of a democratic republic, including helpful maps, graphics, and timelines. For readers familiar with the topic or those looking for a comprehensive overview. |
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| The Quartet: Orchestrating the second American revolution, 1783-1789 by Joseph J. EllisThe triumph of the American Revolution was neither an ideological nor political guarantee that the colonies would relinquish their independence and accept the creation of a federal government with power over their individual autonomy. The Quartet is the story of this second American founding and of the men responsible. Some names are familiar, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison, and some less so, such as Robert Morris and Governeur Morris. |
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| October: The story of the Russian Revolution by China MiévilleA breathtaking month-by-month account of Russia's two 1917 revolutions, which culminated in the rise of Vladimir Lenin and the creation of the world's first workers' state. |
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