To Embody the Marvelous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain (Fernndez Esther)(Paperback)

To Embody the Marvelous: The Making of Illusions in Early Modern Spain (Fernndez Esther)(Paperback)

In its exploration of puppetry and animation as the performative media of choice for mastering the art of illusion, To Embody the Marvelous engages with early modern notions of wonder in religious, artistic, and social contexts. From jointed, wood-carved figures of Christ, saintly marionettes that

Conquerors and Chroniclers of Early Medieval Spain (Baxter Wolf Kenneth)(Paperback)

From the perspective of the Hispano-Romans, the Visigoths who invaded Spain in the mid-fifth century were heretical barbarians. But Leovigild's military success and Reccared's conversion to Catholic Christianity led to more positive assessments of the Gothic role in Iberian history. John of Biclaro

Making Uzbekistan: Nation, Empire, and Revolution in the Early USSR (Khalid Adeeb)(Paperback)

In Making Uzbekistan, Adeeb Khalid chronicles the tumultuous history of Central Asia in the age of the Russian revolution. He explores the complex interaction between Uzbek intellectuals, local Bolsheviks, and Moscow to sketch out the flux of the situation in early-Soviet Central Asia. His focus on

Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change (Cameron Esther)(Paperback)

The definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management, Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough yet accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Without relying on assumed knowledge, it comprehensively covers the theories and models of change management and

Making Sense of Neuroscience in the Early Years (Featherstone Sally)(Paperback / softback)

Inky Fingers: The Making of Books in Early Modern Europe (Grafton Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

While Gods Are Falling (Lovelace Earl)(Paperback)

Walter Castle is festering with dissatisfactions in the Laventille slum in Port of Spain. As the prospect of promotion recedes and the threat of crime and lawless and rootless youth become ever more insupportable, he begins to think of going back to the village community he grew up in. But as

Making the Modern Slum: The Power of Capital in Colonial Bombay (Chhabria Sheetal)(Paperback)

In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Bombay was beset by crises such as famine and plague. Yet, rather than halting the flow of capital, these crises served to secure it. In colonial Bombay, capitalists and governors, Indian and British alike, used moments of crisis to justify

After the Fall: Crisis, Recovery and the Making of a New Spain (Buck Tobias)(Paperback)

Tobias Buck arrived in Madrid in December 2012, in time to celebrate the bleakest Christmas the city had seen in a generation. Capital and country were reeling from a series of economic shocks that had brought Spain to the brink of ruin. The housing boom had dramatically turned to bust, a large

Fundamentals of Psycholinguist (Fernndez Eva M.)(Paperback)

Introducing the fundamental issues in psycholinguistics, this bookexplores the amazing story of the unconscious processes that takeplace when humans use language. It is an ideal text forundergraduates taking a first course in the study of language. Topics covered include the biological foundations

The Knowledge of Nature and the Nature of Knowledge in Early Modern Japan (Marcon Federico)(Paperback)

Between the early seventeenth and the mid-nineteenth century, the field of natural history in Japan separated itself from the discipline of medicine, produced knowledge that questioned the traditional religious and philosophical understandings of the world, developed into a system (called

Environmentality: Technologies of Government and the Making of Subjects (Agrawal Arun)(Paperback)

In Kumaon in northern India, villagers set hundreds of forest fires in the early 1920s, protesting the colonial British state's regulations to protect the environment. Yet by the 1990s, they had begun to conserve their forests carefully. In his innovative historical and political study, Arun

Transitions to Capitalism in Early Modern Europe: Economies in the Era of Early Globalization, C. 1450 - C. 1820 (Duplessis Robert S.)(Paperback)

Between the end of the Middle Ages and the early nineteenth century, the long-established structures and practices of European trade, agriculture, and industry were disparately but profoundly transformed. Revised, updated, and expanded, this second edition of Transitions to Capitalism in Early

The Emergence of Modern Hospital Management and Organisation in the World 1880s-1930s (Fernndez Prez Paloma)(Pevná vazba)

The Emergence of Modern Hospital Management and Organisation in the World 1880s-1930s uses a range of empirical evidences and case studies drawn from previously unpublished archival sources to offer one of the first international comparative studies on the transformation and modernization of

Cameralism in Practice: State Administration and Economy in Early Modern Europe (Seppel Marten)(Paperback)

This book discusses the impact of cameralism on the practices of governance, early modern state-building and economy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. It argues that the cameralist conception of state and economy - a form of 'science' of government dedicated to reforming society while

Early Modern European Society, Third Edition (Kamen Henry)(Paperback)

The early modern period was one of profound change in Europe. It was witness to the development of science, religious reformation, and the birth of the nation state. As Europeans explored the world--looking to Asia and the Americas for new peoples and lands--their societies grew and adapted

The Book of Wizard Magic, 3: In Which the Apprentice Finds Marvelous Magic Tricks, Mystifying Illusions & Astonishing Tales (Sterling Publishing Company)(Pevná vazba)

Are you ready to expand your powers and learn the secrets of conjurers from throughout the ages? Then grab your wand, open this book of magic, and start practicing tricks once understood only by master wizards. SHAZAAM The 600-year-old Wizard is back, and he's conjured a fantastic companion to

Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years (Cowley Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 (Elliott J. H.)(Paperback)

In this enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires in the Americas, distinguished historian J. H. Elliott offers us history on a grand scale. He interweaves the histories of the two great Atlantic civilizations, providing rich insights into both while

No Go the Bogeyman - Scaring, Lulling and Making Mock (Warner Marina)(Paperback / softback)

Ogres, giants and bogeymen embody some of our deepest fears, dominating popular storytelling in various media, from classic fairy tales such as 'Puss in Boots' to the cannibal monster Hannibal Lecter, and from Frankenstein to Men in

Piracy in the Early Modern Era - An Anthology of Sources(Paperback / softback)

After the Fall: Crisis, Recovery and the Making of a New Spain (Buck Tobias)(Pevná vazba)

Tobias Buck arrived in Madrid in December 2012, in time to celebrate the bleakest Christmas the city had seen in a generation. Capital and country were reeling from a series of economic shocks that had brought Spain to the brink of ruin. The housing boom had dramatically turned to bust, a large

Lost in Spain (Hadfield Dave)(Paperback / softback)

Lost in Spain is the result of the dying wish of author Dave Hadfield's oldest friend's wife, Barb, to have her ashes scattered along the route traced by Laurie Lee when he walked from Gloucester to the Mediterranean in the

Carpenter's Pencil (Rivas Manuel)(Paperback / softback)

It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that engulfs Spain and shakes the rest of the world. Many years later in post-Franco Spain, a survivor of that period, Doctor Daniel da Barca, returns from exile to his native Galicia, and the threads of past memories begin to be