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  • Pirates 1660–1730

    di Angus Konstam ...
    Serie eBook 67 - Elite
    This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730.It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their ... Altre info

    13,30 €

  • The Barbary Pirates 15th-17th Centuries

    di Angus Konstam ...
    Serie eBook 213 - Elite
    For the best part of three centuries the 'corsairs' or pirates from the 'Barbary' coasts of North Africa dominated the Western and Central Mediterranean.They made forays far into the Atlantic, preying on the shipping and coastal settlements across Christian Europe, ranging from Greece to West Africa and the British Isles. In the absence of organized European navies they seldom faced serious ... Altre info

    13,30 €

  • Pirates 1660–1730

    di Angus Konstam ...
    Serie eBook 67 - Elite
    This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730.It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their ... Altre info

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  • The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

    di James Knowles ...
    Serie series Starbooks Classics Collection
    King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to Medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early sixth century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated and disputed by modern historians. The sparse historical background of Arthur is gleaned from various ... Altre info

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  • Spanish Gold

    Captain Woodes Rogers and the Pirates of the Caribbean

    The amazing true story of Blackbeard, Calico Jack and all the other pirates of the Caribbean and Captain Woodes Rogers, the privateer turned governor of the Bahamas, who brought them to book.'Both a brilliant idea and an engrossing book that tells the story of a ship of the line in Nelson's day' Bernard Cornwell, Books of the Year, Mail on Sunday'David Cordingly is a brilliant historian: ... Altre info

    13,82 €

  • Warships of the Anglo-Dutch Wars 1652–74

    di Angus Konstam ...
    Serie eBook 183 - New Vanguard
    Three times during the 17th century, England and Holland went to war as part of an ongoing struggle for economic and naval supremacy.Primarily fought in the cold waters of the North Sea and the English Channel, the wars proved revolutionary in their impact upon warship design, armament, and naval tactics. During this time, the warship evolved into the true ship-of-the-line that would dominate ... Altre info

    12,16 €

  • Market Ethics and Practices, c.1300–1850

    Rivisto da Simon Middleton, James E. Shaw ...
    Market Ethics and Practices, c. 1300–1850 analyses the nature, development, and operation of market ethics in the context of social practices, ranging from rituals of exchange and unofficial expectations to law, institutions, and formal regulations from the late medieval through to the modern era.Divided into two parts, the first explores the principles and regulations of market ethics, such as ... Altre info

    52,71 €

  • Tulipomania

    The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower and the Extraordinary Passions it Aroused

    di Mike Dash ...
    'A fascinating exploration of human greed and self-delusion and also a tribute to our ageless search for beauty' DEBORAH MOGGACH.In 1630s' Holland thousands of people, from the wealthiest merchants to the lowest street traders, were caught up in a frenzy of buying and selling. The object of the speculation was not oil or gold, but the tulip, a delicate and exotic bloom that had just arrived from ... Altre info

    2,99 €

  • Donations, Inheritance and Property in the Nordic and Western World from Late Antiquity until Today

    Serie series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
    Donations, Inheritance and Property in the Nordic and Western World from Late Antiquity until Today presents an examination of Nordic donation and gift-giving practices in the Nordic and Western world, beginning in late Antiquity and extending through to the present day. Through chapters contributed by leading international researchers, this book explores the changing legal, social and religious ... Altre info

    59,90 €

  • The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

    Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives; a subject of enduring fascination.The six wives of Henry VIII - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr - have become defined in a popular sense not so much by their lives as by the way these lives ended.But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty ... Altre info

    4,49 €

  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Altre info

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  • The Passions and the Interests

    Political Arguments for Capitalism before Its Triumph

    Serie series Princeton Classics
    In this volume, Albert Hirschman reconstructs the intellectual climate of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to illuminate the intricate ideological transformation that occurred, wherein the pursuit of material interests--so long condemned as the deadly sin of avarice--was assigned the role of containing the unruly and destructive passions of man. Hirschman here offers a new interpretation ... Altre info

    19,96 €