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Empires and Barbarians

The Fall of Rome and the Birth of Europe
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Paperback Feb 2012 ISBN13: 9780199892266ISBN10: 0199892261 A superb look at the powerful forces that transformed Europe by the end of the first millennium--"Impressive in its ambition and its scope"--The New Yorker
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The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction

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Paperback Dec 2011 ISBN13: 9780195392296ISBN10: 0195392299 A compact overview of the conquistadors, based on the most recent research

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Grounds of Judgment

Extraterritoriality and Imperial Power in Nineteenth-Century China and Japan
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Hardback Dec 2011 ISBN13: 9780199792054ISBN10: 0199792054

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The Castrato and His Wife

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Hardback Dec 2011 ISBN13: 9780199569816ISBN10: 0199569819 The fascinating story of Giusto Tenducci--18th-century music celebrity, heartthrob, and castrato--and the scandalous elopement with his teenage pupil
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Showcasing the Great Experiment

Cultural Diplomacy and Western Visitors to the Soviet Union, 1921-1941
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Hardback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199794577ISBN10: 019979457X
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The Medieval World View

An Introduction
Third Edition
$39.95
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Paperback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780195373684ISBN10: 0195373685 An engaging introduction to the people, places, and ideas that shaped the intellectual world of the Middle Ages
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Sounds of the Metropolis

The 19th Century Popular Music Revolution in London, New York, Paris and Vienna
$24.95
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Paperback Nov 2011 ISBN13: 9780199891870ISBN10: 0199891877 A fresh and persuasive consideration of the genesis of popular music on its own terms
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A Culture of Freedom

Ancient Greece and the Origins of Europe
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Hardback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780199747405ISBN10: 0199747407 Explores the origins of Europe in the context of Ancient Greek history
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In War's Wake

Europe's Displaced Persons in the Postwar Order
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Hardback Oct 2011 ISBN13: 9780195399684ISBN10: 0195399684

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The Great Sea

A Human History of the Mediterranean
$34.95
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Hardback Sep 2011 ISBN13: 9780195323344ISBN10: 0195323343 The most ambitious book on the Mediterranean in the last 50 years--a magisterial account of the sea that has joined some of the most vibrant, diverse cultures on earth
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