Author : Leslie Howsam
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 29,29 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1107023734
An accessible and wide-ranging study of the history of the book within local, national and global contexts.
Author : Carl F. Petry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 49,21 MB
Release : 2008-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521068857
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Author : Adrian Howkins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 976 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1108627951
The Cambridge History of the Polar Regions is a landmark collection drawing together the history of the Arctic and Antarctica from the earliest times to the present. Structured as a series of thematic chapters, an international team of scholars offer a range of perspectives from environmental history, the history of science and exploration, cultural history, and the more traditional approaches of political, social, economic, and imperial history. The volume considers the centrality of Indigenous experience and the urgent need to build action in the present on a thorough understanding of the past. Using historical research based on methods ranging from archives and print culture to archaeology and oral histories, these essays provide fresh analyses of the discovery of Antarctica, the disappearance of Sir John Franklin, the fate of the Norse colony in Greenland, the origins of the Antarctic Treaty, and much more. This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history of our planet.
Author : Thomas Christensen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1033 pages
File Size : 11,51 MB
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : Music
ISBN : 1316025489
The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient Greeks to the present day. Recognizing the variety and complexity of music theory as an historical subject, the volume has been organized within a flexible framework. Some chapters are defined chronologically within a restricted historical domain, whilst others are defined conceptually and span longer historical periods. Together the thirty-one chapters present a synthetic overview of the fascinating and complex subject that is historical music theory. Richly enhanced with illustrations, graphics, examples and cross-citations as well as being thoroughly indexed and supplemented by comprehensive bibliographies of the most important primary and secondary literature, this book will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike.
Author : Lotte Hellinga
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 34,1 MB
Release : 1999-12-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521573467
This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.
Author : Knud Haakonssen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 17,6 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic reference sources
ISBN : 9780521867436
This two-volume set presents a comprehensive and up-to-date history of eighteenth-century philosophy. The subject is treated systematically by topic, not by individual thinker, school, or movement, thus enabling a much more historically nuanced picture of the period to be painted.
Author : James Henderson Burns
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 44,40 MB
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521477727
This book, first published in 1992, presents a comprehensive scholarly account of the development of European political thinking through the Renaissance and the reformation to the 'scientific revolution' and political upheavals of the seventeenth century. It is written by a highly distinguished team of contributors.
Author : Paul Langan
Publisher : Paul Langan
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1777864313
The definitive history on the early history of Bergeytown, New Hope, and Hespeler, Ontario by Winfield Brewster. Featuring the following booklets: J. Hespeler, New Hope C.W. - 1951 The Floodgate: Random Writings of Our Ain Folk - 1952 Hespeler Yarns - 1953 La Rue de Commerce; Queen St. Hespeler, Ontario, - 1954 plus The Short History of Hespeler Public School and rare Maps and Photos Compiled by Paul Langan
Author : Jonathan Shepard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1228 pages
File Size : 43,73 MB
Release : 2019-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107685871
Byzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and structural changes, yet recovered repeatedly from disaster: even after the near-impregnable Constantinople fell in 1204, variant forms of the empire reconstituted themselves. The Cambridge History of the Byzantine Empire c.500-1492 tells the story, tracing political and military events, religious controversies and economic change. It offers clear, authoritative chapters on the main events and periods, with more detailed chapters on outlying regions and neighbouring societies and powers of Byzantium. With aids such as maps, a glossary, an alternative place-name table and references to English translations of sources, it will be valuable as an introduction. However, it also offers stimulating new approaches and important findings, making it essential reading for postgraduates and for specialists. The revised paperback edition contains a new preface by the editor and will offer an invaluable companion to survey courses in Byzantine history.
Author : S. C. Roberts
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 43,1 MB
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : History
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A History of the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1921" by S. C. Roberts. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
