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Roger II and the Creation of the Kingdom of Sicily

Manchester University Press
This student-friendly volume brings together English translations of the main narrative sources, and a small number of other relevant documents, for the reign...
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I.B. Tauris
When he died in February 1449, Ibn Hajar (1372-1449) ended a life of surprising contradictions. Six days short of his 78th birthday, his body was laid to rest...
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At the Edges of Liberalism
Junctions of European, German, and Jewish History

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The essays in this volume seek to confront some of the charged meeting points of European—especially German—and Jewish history. All, in one way or another,...
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The Gulf States
A Modern History

I.B. Tauris
The geopolitical importance of the Gulf region is a source both of great interest and great tension. David Commins here provides an in-depth narrative of the...
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Chasing Shadows
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Palgrave Macmillan
On a warm Saturday night in July 1973 in Bethesda, Maryland, a gunman stepped out from behind a tree and fired five point-blank shots into Joe Alon, an...
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The Medieval Python
The Purposive and Provocative Work of Terry Jones

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No one working today in Middle English studies or in period-related film and/or documentary can proceed untouched by Terry Jones' thought-provoking views....
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The Catholic Church and Hollywood
Censorship and Morality in 1930s Cinema

I.B. Tauris
During the 1930s, the Catholic Church in the US was engaged in a metaphorical "war" against the increasingly modern and secular values of the American public....
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Aristocratic Families in Republican France, 1870-1940

Manchester University Press
This is a study of the daily life, concerns, and dynamics of aristocratic families in the France of the Third Republic. Elizabeth Macknight draws on a vast...
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The Cham Albanians in Greece
A Documentary History

I.B. Tauris
Despite the extensive analysis of the historical, political, and legal background of many Balkan conflicts in recent years, little attention has been paid to...

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