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Author : Douglas Macleane
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of Pembroke College, Oxford, Anciently Broadgates Hall written by Douglas Macleane and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192642782
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Writing a War of Words written by Lynda Mugglestone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing a War of Words is the first exploration of the war-time quest by Andrew Clark - a writer, historian, and volunteer on the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary - to document changes in the English language from the start of the First World War up to 1919. Clark's unique series of lexical scrapbooks, replete with clippings, annotations, and real-time definitions, reveals a desire to put living language history to the fore, and to create a record of often fleeting popular use. The rise of trench warfare, the Zeppelinophobia of total war, and descriptions of shellshock (and raid shock on the Home Front) all drew his attentive gaze. The archive includes examples from a range of sources, such as advertising, newspapers, and letters from the Front, as well as documenting social issues such as the shifting forms of representation as women 'did their bit' on the Home Front. Lynda's Mugglestone's fascinating investigation of this valuable archive reassesses the conventional accounts of language history during this period, recuperates Clark himself as another 'forgotten lexicographer', challenges the received wisdom on the inexpressibilities of war, and examines the role of language as an interdisciplinary lens on history.
Author : Henrietta Harrison
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069122546X
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book The Perils of Interpreting written by Henrietta Harrison and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating history of China’s relations with the West—told through the lives of two eighteenth-century translators The 1793 British embassy to China, which led to Lord George Macartney’s fraught encounter with the Qianlong emperor, has often been viewed as a clash of cultures fueled by the East’s lack of interest in the West. In The Perils of Interpreting, Henrietta Harrison presents a more nuanced picture, ingeniously shifting the historical lens to focus on Macartney’s two interpreters at that meeting—Li Zibiao and George Thomas Staunton. Who were these two men? How did they intervene in the exchanges that they mediated? And what did these exchanges mean for them? From Galway to Chengde, and from political intrigues to personal encounters, Harrison reassesses a pivotal moment in relations between China and Britain. She shows that there were Chinese who were familiar with the West, but growing tensions endangered those who embraced both cultures and would eventually culminate in the Opium Wars. Harrison demonstrates that the Qing court’s ignorance about the British did not simply happen, but was manufactured through the repression of cultural go-betweens like Li and Staunton. She traces Li’s influence as Macartney’s interpreter, the pressures Li faced in China as a result, and his later years in hiding. Staunton interpreted successfully for the British East India Company in Canton, but as Chinese anger grew against British imperial expansion in South Asia, he was compelled to flee to England. Harrison contends that in silencing expert voices, the Qing court missed an opportunity to gain insights that might have prevented a losing conflict with Britain. Uncovering the lives of two overlooked figures, The Perils of Interpreting offers an empathic argument for cross-cultural understanding in a connected world.
Author : Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199660166
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book The Oxford History of English written by Lynda Mugglestone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-29 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text traces the language from its obscure Indo-European roots to its 21st-century position as the world's first language. It describes the history of English within the British Isles, its changing roles in different places, and its rise to global pre-eminence.
Author : Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300106992
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (69 download)
Download or read book Lost for Words written by Lynda Mugglestone and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the hidden history through which the Oxford English Dictionary came into being in a study that traces the personal battles involved in chronicling an ever-changing language.
Author : T. C. W. Blanning
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780192854261
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (542 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern Europe written by T. C. W. Blanning and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 2001-01-11 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'a superb volume, complete with maps, and tells the story of a continent from the 18th century to the present day.' -Irish Times
Author : Jeffrey T. Bergner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780742527881
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (278 download)
Download or read book The Next American Century written by Jeffrey T. Bergner and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2003 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 40 years in public service, and 23 years on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, Richard Lugar's career and views are of particular interest today, when the U.S. must be particularly careful to choose a wise course of foreign policy. In this collection of essays, distinguished scholars, government officials, public servants and businessmen honor the man who sees Teddy Roosevelt's 'big stick...not as a substitute for good sense, but an expression of it, ' in addition to analyzing the U.S.'s responsibilities and possible courses of action in the Middle East, in building democratic allies, in using intelligence, and much more
Author : Geoffrey Tyack
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198174233
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (742 download)
Download or read book Oxford written by Geoffrey Tyack and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few cities have a greater concentration of significant architecture than Oxford, England. This copiously illustrated, chronological guide emphasizes what actually can be seen. Author Geoffrey Tyack suggests a number of walks around Oxford and its immediate environs, providing an ideal companion for the city's visitors and an excellent reference book for architectural enthusiasts. 8 color and 230 bandw plates. 18 plans and maps.
Author : Christopher Hollings
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192843214
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)
Download or read book Oxford's Sedleian Professors of Natural Philosophy written by Christopher Hollings and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Established in the early seventeenth century following a bequest to the university by Sir William Sedley, Oxford's Sedleian Professorship of Natural Philosophy is one of the university's oldest professorships. In common with other such positions established around this time, such as the Savilian Professorships of Geometry and Astronomy, for example, its purpose was to provide centrally organised lectures on a specific subject. While the Professorship is now a high-profile research post in applied mathematics, it has previously been held by physicians, an astronomer, and several people in the eighteenth century whose credentials in natural philosophy are much less clear. This edited volume traces the varied history of the chair through the first four centuries of its existence, combining specialised contributions from historians of medicine, of science, of mathematics, and of universities, together with personal reminiscences of some of the more recent holders of the post.
Author : Tim Richardson
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0711239789
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Oxford College Gardens written by Tim Richardson and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bijou corners of Corpus Christi to the wide open lawns of Trinity, Oxford's gardens are full of surprises and hidden corners - not least the fellows' or masters' gardens, which are usually kept resolutely private. Take a tour of the stunning gardens of this prestigious British institution without leaving your armchair with this elegant, authoritative analysis full of glorious photographs which reveal their full interest and charm. The gardens of Oxford's thirty or so colleges are surprisingly varied in style, age and size, ranging from the ancient mound in the middle of New College to the fine modernist design which is St Catherine's. The eighteenth-century landscape school is represented in the magnificent acreage of Worcester, while the twentieth-century vogue for rock gardening is reflected at St John's. Founded in 1621, the university's Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Britain, holds one of the most diverse plant collections in the world, and has been a source of inspiration for writers from Lewis Carroll to Philip Pullman.
Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Prayers and Meditations written by Samuel Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Herbert Edward Salter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Medieval Oxford written by Herbert Edward Salter and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Colin Haydon
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843833307
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (333 download)
Download or read book John Henry Williams (1747-1829) written by Colin Haydon and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First full-length study of the life and career of John Henry Williams, one of the most fascinating figures of the eighteenth-century church. John Henry Williams was the vicar of Wellesbourne in south Warwickshire from 1778 until his death some fifty years later. A dedicated pastor, displaying an `enlightened and liberal' outlook, his career illuminates the Church of England's condition in the period, and also a clergyman's place in local society. However, he was not merely a country parson. A `political clergyman', Williams engaged fervently in both provincial and national political debate, denouncing the war with revolutionary France between 1793 and 1802, and published a series of forceful sermons condemning the struggle on Christian principles. To opponents, he appeared insidious and blinkered, but to admirers he was 'a sound divine, and not a less sound politician'. This book, the first to examine Williams' career in full, is a detailed, vivid, and sometimes moving, study of a man who occupies an honorable and significant position in the Church of England's history and in the history of British peace campaigning. Dr COLIN HAYDON teaches in the Department of History at the University of Winchester.
Author : Peter Claus
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317409876
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)
Download or read book History written by Peter Claus and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-07 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demystifying the subject with clarity and verve, History: An Introduction to Theory, Method and Practice familiarizes the reader with the varied spectrum of historical approaches in a balanced, comprehensive and engaging manner. Global in scope, and covering a wide range of topics from the ancient and medieval worlds to the twenty-first century, it explores historical perspectives not only from historiography itself, but from related areas such as literature, sociology, geography and anthropology. Clearly written, accessible and student-friendly, this second edition is fully updated throughout to include: An increased spread of case studies from beyond Europe, especially from American and imperial histories. New chapters on important and growing areas of historical inquiry, such as environmental history and digital history Expanded sections on political, cultural and social history More discussion of non-traditional forms of historical representation and knowledge like film, fiction and video games. Accompanied by a new companion website (www.routledge.com/cw/claus) containing valuable supporting material for students and instructors such as discussion questions, further reading and web links, this book is an essential introduction for all students of historical theory and method.
Author : Peter Denley
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191542326
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)
Download or read book History of Universities: Volume XV: 1997-1999 written by Peter Denley and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2000-04-13 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume XV of History of Universities contains the customary mix of learned articles, book reviews, conference reports, and bibliographical information, which makes this publication such an indispensable tool for the historian of higher education. Its contributions range widely geographically, chronologically, and in subject-matter. The volume is, as always, a lively combination of original research and invaluable reference material.
Author : Henry Duff Traill
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 908 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Building of Britain and the Empire written by Henry Duff Traill and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Haigh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521395526
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (955 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge Historical Encyclopedia of Great Britain and Ireland written by Christopher Haigh and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1990-08-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Britain and Ireland is traditionally presented as a succession of dramatic changes, but in this reference work the 60 contributors under the editorship of Christopher Haigh have emphasized patterns of continuity instead, including cultural, social, political and economic themes. 300 illustrations.
