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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but riven by the violence of the... Opened up by the revival of Classical thought but riven by the violence of the Reformation and Counter Reformation the terrain of Early Modern law was constantly shifting. The age of expansion saw unparalleled degrees of internal and external... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry covers the period 1760 to... A Cultural History of Objects in the Age of Industry covers the period 1760 to 1900 a time of dramatic change in the material world as objects shifted from the handmade to the machine made. The revolution in making and in consuming the things which... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...The period of the Enlightenment was marked by innovation in political cultural... The period of the Enlightenment was marked by innovation in political cultural religious and educational ideas with the aim of improving the experience of human beings in society. Key to intellectual debates and day-to-day life were ideas about the... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...The period 1300-1600 CE was one of intense and far-reaching emotional realignm... The period 1300-1600 CE was one of intense and far-reaching emotional realignments in European culture. New desires and developments in politics religion philosophy the arts and literature fundamentally changed emotional attitudes to history creating... more
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Cultural Histories: A Cultural...A Cultural History of Memory presents an authoritative survey from ancient tim... A Cultural History of Memory presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history charting the evolving nature and role of memory throughout history. This volume A Cultural History... more
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