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A Dictionary of British History

By: John Cannon,Robert Crowcroft

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A Dictionary of British History

By: John Cannon,Robert Crowcroft

Written by over 100 specialist contributors, this dictionary describes the people and events that have shaped and defined domestic, political, social, and cultural life in Britain since 55 BC. New entries to this edition include Diamond Jubilee 2012, Ed Miliband, and United Kingdom Independence Party; and existing entries on David Cameron, Elizabeth II, national debt, and Alex Salmond have been updated. Derived from the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to British History, A Dictionary of British History has been a leading historical reference work since its publication in 2001. Now thoroughly revised and fully updated, this invaluable A-Z remains essential for anyone studying British history.

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Oxford University Press

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0191044806

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9780191044809

Shakespeare’s Politic Histories

The Italian Connection

By: John H. Cameron

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Shakespeare’s Politic Histories

The Italian Connection

By: John H. Cameron

This book argues that Shakespeare's first tetralogy is informed by the Italian ‘politic histories’ of the early modern period, those works of history, inspired by the Roman historian Tacitus, that sought to explore the machinations of power politics in governance and in the shaping of historical events; that a close reading of these Italian ‘politic histories’ will greatly aid our understanding of the ‘politic’ qualities dramatized in Shakespeare’s early English History plays; that the writings of Niccolò Machiavelli in particular will likewise aid to such understanding; that these ‘politic histories’ were available (in a variety of forms) to many English early modern writers, Shakespeare included, and are thus helpful as grounds for political and strategic analogy and for informing our reading of Shakespeare's politic histories. While a reading of the Italian ‘politic’ historians can aid in our understanding of Shakespeare’s achievement, we should regard the English History plays as ‘politic histories’ in their own right, i.e. as dramatized versions of precisely the same kinds of ‘politic’ historical writing, with its emphasis on ragion di Stato or raison d’état. This emphasis on what the Elizabethans called ‘stratagems’ suggests new ways to read the plays and to interpret the motivation and action of its characters, ways that challenge some of our more established reading of the plays’ ‘Machiavellian’ characters (particularly Richard III) and suggest far greater strategic acumen on the part of previously overlooked characters (particularly Buckingham and Stanley), providing new ways to read the Shakespeare's politic histories and to better appreciate their Italian connection.

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246

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Taylor & Francis

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1003809022

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9781003809029

The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising

By: John McDonough,Karen Egolf

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The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising

By: John McDonough,Karen Egolf

For a full list of entries and contributors, a generous selection of sample entries, and more, visit the The "Advertising Age" Encyclopedia of Advertising website. Featuring nearly 600 extensively illustrated entries, The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising provides detailed historic surveys of the world's leading agencies and major advertisers, as well as brand and market histories; it also profiles the influential men and women in advertising, overviews advertising in the major countries of the world, covers important issues affecting the field, and discusses the key aspects of methodology, practice, strategy, and theory. Also includes a color insert.

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Routledge

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1135949069

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9781135949068

The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson

The Life and Career of America's Favorite Pop

By: John R. Holmes

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The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson

The Life and Career of America's Favorite Pop

By: John R. Holmes

When Ozzie Nelson died in 1975, he was no longer a household name. For a guy who had created the longest-running TV sitcom in history, invented the rock video, and fronted one of the most successful big bands of the 1930s, it's baffling that Nelson has faded so far from American media memory. Larger than life offscreen--an attorney, college football star, cartoonist, songwriter, major band leader--Ozzie created a smaller-than-life TV persona, the bumbling average Dad who became known to the rock generation (which included his teen idol son Rick Nelson) as the essence of blandness. But America also saw Ozzie as their iconic Dad: not a "father knows best," since his pontifications usually proved flawed by the end of each episode, but the father who tried his best. This book is the only full-length biography of Ozzie Nelson since he published his memoirs in 1973. It treats the big band and early TV icon with affection and hints that American pop culture may owe more to Ozzie than is generally acknowledged.

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427

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McFarland

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1476643695

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9781476643694

Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

By: John A. Wagner

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Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

By: John A. Wagner

This authoritative A–Z encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses provides accurate and concise descriptions of the major battles and events and the principal historical figures and issues involved. For centuries, historians agreed about the Wars of the Roses, seeing them as four decades of medieval darkness and chaos, when the royal family and the nobility destroyed themselves fighting for control of the royal government. Even Shakespeare got into the act, dramatizing, popularizing, and darkening this viewpoint in eight plays. Today, based on new research, this has become one of the most hotly controversial periods in English history. Historians disagree on fundamental issues, such as dates and facts, as well as interpretation. Most argue that the effects of the wars were not as widespread as once thought, and some see the traditional view of the era as merely Tudor propaganda. A few even claim that England during the late 15th century was "a society organized for peace." Historian John A. Wagner brings readers up to date on the latest research and thinking about this crucial period of England's history.

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406

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1576075753

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9781576075753

Killer Show

The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert

By: John Barylick

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Killer Show

The Station Nightclub Fire, America’s Deadliest Rock Concert

By: John Barylick

The definitive book on The Station nightclub fire on the 10th anniversary of the disaster

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327

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Brandeis University Press

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1611688531

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9781611688535

The Third Plantagenet

George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother

By: John Ashdown-Hill

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The Third Plantagenet

George, Duke of Clarence, Richard III's Brother

By: John Ashdown-Hill

Less well-known than his brothers, Edward IV and Richard III, little has been written about George, Duke of Clarence, leaving us with a series of unanswered questions: What was he really like? What set him and his brother Edward IV against one another? And who was really responsible for his death? George played a central role in the 'Wars of the Roses', played out by his family. But was George for York or Lancaster? Is the story of his drowning in a barrel of wine really true? And was 'false, fleeting, perjur'd Clarence' in some ways one of the role models behind the sixteenth-century defamation of Richard III? Finally, where was he buried and what became of his body? Could the DNA used recently to test the remains of his younger brother, Richard III, also reveal the truth about the supposed 'Clarence bones' in Tewkesbury? Here, John Ashdown-Hill brings us a new full biography of George, Duke of Clarence, which exposes the myths surrounding this important Plantagenet prince, and reveals the fascinating results of John's recent reexamination of the Clarence vault and its contents.

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The History Press

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0750955392

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9780750955393

Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750

By: John Miller

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Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750

By: John Miller

This introductory textbook provides a wide-ranging survey of the political, social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, charting the gradual integration of the four kingdoms, from the Wars of the Roses to the formation of 'Britain', and the aftermath of England's unions with Wales and Scotland. The only textbook at this level to cover Britain and Ireland in depth over three centuries, it offers a fully integrated British perspective, with detailed attention given to social change throughout all chapters. Featuring source textboxes, illustrations, highlighted key terms and accompanying glossary, timelines, student questioning, and annotated further reading suggestions, including key websites and links, this textbook will be an essential resource for undergraduate courses on the history of early modern Britain. A companion website includes additional primary sources and bibliographic resources.

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491

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Cambridge University Press

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1316982505

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9781316982501

Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P

By: John Frederick Dorman

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Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P

By: John Frederick Dorman

The foundation for this work is the Muster of Jan 1624/25 which had never before been printed in full."--Page xiii, volume 1.

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Genealogical Publishing Com

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0806317639

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9780806317632

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

In Thirteen Parts

By: Sir Edward Coke,John Henry Thomas,John Farquhar Fraser

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The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

In Thirteen Parts

By: Sir Edward Coke,John Henry Thomas,John Farquhar Fraser

Originally published: New ed. / by John Henry Thomas, ... John Farquhar Fraser. London: J. Butterworth & Sons, 1826. New introd. by Stephen Sheppard.

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The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.

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1584772395

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9781584772392

Battle over the Atlantic

Royal Australian Air Force in Coastal Command 1939-1945

By: John Quaife

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Battle over the Atlantic

Royal Australian Air Force in Coastal Command 1939-1945

By: John Quaife

At the outbreak of World War II, somewhat by accident — and just as the first shots of the war were fired — young Australian airmen from the Royal Australian Air Force were engaged in operations that would become known collectively as the Battle of the Atlantic. Arguably lesser-known than air campaigns in other theatres, large numbers of Australians who volunteered for service with Royal Australian Air Force, found themselves fighting in this battle. Australians were there at the outbreak and many would go on to fly some of the final missions of the war in Europe. This book captures some of the experiences of the Royal Australian Air Force members who served with Coastal Command and, through the weight of numbers alone, stories of the Sunderland squadrons and the Battle of the Atlantic dominate the narrative. Being critical to Britain’s survival, the battle also dominated Coastal Command throughout the war but Australians served in a surprising variety of other roles. The nature of many of those tasks demanded persistence that could only be achieved by large numbers of young men and women being prepared to ‘do what it took’ to get a tedious and unrewarding job done. Over 400 did not come home.

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Simon and Schuster

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1922615994

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9781922615992

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A Dictionary of British History

A Dictionary of British History

Shakespeare’s Politic Histories

Shakespeare’s Politic Histories

The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising

The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising

The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson

The Adventures of Ozzie Nelson

Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses

Killer Show

Killer Show

The Third Plantagenet

The Third Plantagenet

Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750

Early Modern Britain, 1450–1750

Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P

Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5: Families G-P

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

The Reports of Sir Edward Coke, Knt

Battle over the Atlantic

Battle over the Atlantic

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