"Fashions of a Decade: The 1960s" delves into the free-spirited clothing trends of this time period, exploring history from a social and cultural angle.
Incorporating the most recent scholarship, this book offers a fascinating history of Rome and the Roman peoples during the rule of the first Roman emperor, Augustus. Written in an easily accessible style, making it the ideal introduction to Augustan Rome for those with little previous knowledge.
The Body as Object and Instrument of Knowledge: Embodied Empiricism in Early Modern Science (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science)
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The Body as Object and Instrument of Knowledge: Embodied Empiricism in Early Modern Science (Studies in History and Philosophy of Science)This volume focuses on the development of empiricism as an interest in the body – as both the object of research and the subject of experience. Re-embodying empiricism shifts the focus of interest to the ‘life sciences’; medicine, physiology, natural history. These highlighted empirical studies of the body, were central in a workshop in the beginning of 2009 organized by the unit for History and Philosophy of Science in Sydney.
50 Things You Need To Know About British History - Freedom
“Britain’s history has been an extraordinary roller-coaster ride! We’ve rolled over the world’s largest empire, come up with some of the greatest inventions, written some of the best books and we’ve got the mother of all parliaments.
In this program we go from Magna Carta to the welfare state because we, Brits, are independent bunch and you can't go taking our liberties.”
Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.
