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Martin Waldseemüller’s 'Carta marina' of 1516 : Study and Transcription of…
This open access book presents the first detailed study of one of the most important masterpieces of Renaissance cartography, Martin Waldseemüller’s Carta marina of 1516. By transcribing, translating into English, and detailing the sources of all of the descriptive texts on the map, as well as the sources of many of the images, the book makes the map available to scholars in a wholly unprece…
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- 1
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- 9783030227036
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- VII, 150 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism : A Selection
The Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism (HCDM) is a comprehensive Marxist lexicon, which in the 9 German-language volumes concluded so far has involved over 800 scholars from around the globe. Conceived by philosopher Wolfgang Fritz Haug in 1983, the first volume of the ongoing lexicon project was published in 1994. This first English-language selection introduces readers to the HCDM’s …
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- 978-90-04-67902-3
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- lviii, 693 pp
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- Historical Materialism Book Series, Volume: 294
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Harmoniousness: Essays in Chinese Musicology
From prehistoric bone flutes to Confucian bell-sets, from ancient divination to his beloved qin, this book presents translations of thirteen seminal essays on musical subjects by Jao Tsung-i. In language as elegant and refined as the ancient texts he so admired, his journey takes readers through Buddhist incantation, the philosophy of musical instruments, acoustical numerology, lyric poetry, hi…
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- 978-90-04-51707-3
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- xvi, 441 pp
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- Collected Works of Jao Tsung-i, Volume: 1
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Handbook of Megachurches
The growth of the megachurch (generally defined as a regular attendance of over 2,000 people) is undoubtedly one of the most exceptional religious trends of recent times, certainly within the Christian sphere. Spreading from the USA, megachurches have now become common globally - reaching different national and cultural contexts. The edited volume Handbook of Megachurches offers a comprehensive…
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- 978-90-04-41292-7
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- xiv, 362 pp
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion, Volume: 19
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Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
The Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements offers a multinational study of Islam, its variants, influences, and neighbouring movements, from a multidisciplinary range of scholars. These chapters highlight the diversity of Islam, especially in its contemporary manifestations, as a religion of many communities, theologies, and ideologies. Over five sections—on Sunni, Shia, Sufi, fundamentalist…
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- 978-90-04-43554-4
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- Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
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Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space Sciences in the History of the Max Planck S…
This book provides the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of scientific traditions in astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences within the Max Planck Society. Structured with in-depth archival research, interviews with protagonists, unpublished photographs, and an extensive bibliography, it follows a unique history: from the post-war relaunch of physical sciences in W…
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- Volume: 4
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- 978-90-04-52913-7
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Neoromantik der Jahrhundertwende = Transformationen eines romantischen Erzäh…
Dieses Open-Access-Buch beschreibt die rege Wiederaufnahme des Romantischen in der literarischen Landschaft um 1900. Es zeichnet die vergessene Diskursgeschichte einer sogenannten ‚Neuromantik‘ nach, um anschließend zu analysieren, was genau sich in diesen Texten im Vergleich zur historischen Romantik verändert hat. Die Neoromantik der Jahrhundertwende lässt sich damit als eine folgenrei…
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- 1
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- 9783662662892
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- XVII, 392 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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- 2
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Governing the Galleys: Jurisdiction, Justice, and Trade in the Squadrons of t…
The development of the Spanish Navy in the early modern Mediterranean triggered a change in the balance of political and economic power for the coastal populations of the Hispanic Monarchy. The establishment of new permanent squadrons, endowed with very broad jurisdictional powers, was the cause of many conflicts with the local authorities and had a direct influence on the economic and producti…
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- 978-90-04-41329-0
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- 210 pp
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- Mediterranean Reconfigurations, Volume: 1
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Goethe's Faust I Outlined : Moritz Retzsch's Prints in Circulation
In a new approach to Goethe's Faust I, Evanghelia Stead extensively discusses Moritz Retzsch's twenty-six outline prints (1816) and how their spin-offs made the unfathomable play available to larger reader communities through copying and extensive distribution circuits, including bespoke gifts. The images amply transformed as they travelled throughout Europe and overseas, revealing differences …
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- 978-90-04-54301-0
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- xxx, 450 pp
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- Library of the Written Word - The Industrial World, Volume: 113
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Globalization and “Minority” Cultures : The Role of “Minor” Cultural …
Globalization and “Minority” Cultures: The Role of “Minor” Cultural Groups in Shaping Our Global Future is a collective work which brings to the forefront of global studies new perspectives on the relationship between globalization and the experiences of cultural minorities worldwide. These perspectives are crucial to the process of questioning contemporary global values and practices, …
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- 978-90-04-28208-7
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- xvi, 340 pp
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- Studies in International Minority and Group Rights, Volume: 8
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