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Focuses on circulating world paper money from 14th century China to the mid 20th century. This title includes numerous varieties and specimen notes.

Conversaciones históricas malagueñas o materiales de noticias seguras para formar la historia civil, natural y eclesiástica de la muy ilustre ciudad de Málaga. Fueron publicadas estas conversaciones de manera mensual. La obra original se publico en cuatro tomos y aqui los hemos reunido en dos unicos volumenes.

This comprehensive survey of Etruscan civilizationfrom its origin in the Villanovan Iron Age in the ninth century B.C. to its absorption by Rome in the first century B.C.combines well-known aspects of the Etruscan world with new discoveries and fresh insights into the role of women in Etruscan society. In addition, the Etruscans are contrasted to the Greeks, whom they often emulated, and to the Romans, who at once admired and disdained them. The result is a compelling and complete picture of a people and a culture.This in-depth examination of Etruria examines how differing access to mineral wealth, trade routes, and agricultural land led to distinct regional variations. Heavily illustrated with ancient Etruscan art and cultural objects, the text is organized both chronologically and thematically, interweaving archaeological evidence, analysis of social structure, descriptions of trade and burial customs, and an examination of pottery and works of art.Noted Etruscan scholar Sybille Haynes is the author of Etruscan Bronzes, Etruscan Bronze Utensils, and Etruscan Sculpture.

Examines how airpower has been used in modern conflicts by the U.S., NATO, and Israel. Offers case studies and strategic analysis of air campaigns and their effectiveness in contemporary warfare.

Esta obra aborda el estudio del sello y registro de Indias ­durante el Antiguo Régimen. El empleo del sello y registro, como un solemne medio de validación, permitió la necesaria comunicación escrita

The Anglo-Spanish War of 15851603 was, to most contemporary Englishmen, a conflict for the soul of the nation. To their descendants, the Armada campaign of 1588 represented a watershed in European history that both preserved English freedoms and halted the momentum of an ambitious and alien empire. Yet the victorious nation had contributed much to the conflict. This book examines the process by which the Spaniard, a long-term ally and friend, became in English eyes the epitome of human depravity, and how resistance to his imagined goals helped shape an emerging sense of nationhood. The antipathies generated by this process ensured that the Armada campaign was a battle for different ideals of civilization. The protagonists expected the clash to be decisive, but what ensued was no heroic encounter. Instead it was an inconclusive affair, redeemedfor Englandby atrocious weather and poor Spanish understanding of the coastlines of western Scotland and Ireland. James McDermott is the author of Martin Frobisher: Elizabethan Privateer, published by Yale University Press.

In "A New Republic, "one of America''s most respected historians offers a major statement on the nature of our political system and a critical look at the underpinnings of our society. American democracy, says John Lukacs, has been transformed from an exercise in individual freedom and opportunity to a bureaucratic system created by and for the dominance of special groups. His book, first published in 1984 as "Outgrowing Democracy, "is now reissued with a new introduction, in which Lukacs explains his methodology, and a new final chapter, which sums up Lukacs''s thoughts on American democracy today. "Reviews of the earlier edition" "A rich, subtle, and often ingenious argument . . . an eloquent, provocative, but disturbing book."--Edwin M. Yoder, Jr., "Washington Post Book World" "Mr. Lukacs is an original and subtle historian, and this book] is an engaging intellectual surprise party. . . . I was continuously enchanted by the play of his ideas--by the sharpness of his distinctions and the acuteness of his descriptions."--Naomi Bliven, "New Yorker " "It has been a long time since Americans were offered such a provocative interpretation of their historical predicament. . . . We would be foolish not to examine it closely."--Laurence Tool, "Society"

In this intriguing blend of the commonplace and the ancient, Jean Bottero presents the first extensive look at the delectable secrets of Mesopotamia. Bottero''s broad perspective takes us inside the religious rites, everyday rituals, attitudes and taboos, and even the detailed preparation techniques involving food and drink in Mesopotamian high culture during the second and third millenniums BCE, as the Mesopotamians recorded them. Offering everything from translated recipes for pigeon and gazelle stews, the contents of medicinal teas and broths, and the origins of ingredients native to the region, this book reveals the cuisine of one of history''s most fascinating societies. As Bottero concludes, although the ingredients may have differed, food was prepared in a manner astoundingly similar to how we do it today. Such links to the modern world, along with incredible recreations of a rich, ancient culture through its cuisine, make Bottero''s guide an entertaining and mesmerizing read.

Molts monuments de Catalunya, com els de qualsevol país, han anat desapareixent al llarg dels segles. El foc, les guerres, les grans transformacions urbanístiques o, simplement, el canvi de gust han portat a la destruccio d''un llegat fonamental, massa sovint oblidat, que tambe constitueix la memoria historica d''un pais, tant o mes que els mateixos monuments conservats. Com era, per exemple, l''antic Palau del Virrei, destruit pel foc el 1835? O com eren les ciutats de Girona i Barcelona abans de l''enderrocament de les muralles? I l''antiga esglesia de la Rodona de Vic, desapareguda a final del segle xvm i ara parcialment retrobada? I mes recentment, com va poder ser que l''emblematic Hotel Internacional, de l''arquitecte Domenech i Montaner, construit per a l''Exposicio Universal del 1888 fos totalment desmantellat pocs mesos despres? I les columnes de Catalunya, de Puig i Cadafalch, retirades per raons politiques poc abans de la inauguracio de l''Exposicio Internacional del 1929? Aixi doncs, la Catalunya destruida es part de la Catalunya construida, la historia d''aquests monuments desapareguts i els motius pels quals van ser destruits forma part de la nostra historia i del nostre present.Estructurat en un recorregut tematic i cronologic, i ampliament il·lustrat, Catalunya destruida ofereix dos vessants: restituir la memoria d''un important patrimoni monumental que ha existit i que ja no existeix i, per primera vegada, escriure un inici d''historia de les destruccions, de la intolerancia, del vandalisme en general aplicat als monuments de Catalunya. Una obra cabdal que ens permet coneixer els monuments del passat i ens ajuda a entendre les raons que han portat els homes a voler-los eliminar de la memoria col·lectiva.