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  • The Virtues of Abandon

    An Anti-Individualist History of the French Enlightenment

    by Charly Coleman ...
    France in the eighteenth century glittered, but also seethed, with new goods and new ideas. In the halls of Versailles, the streets of Paris, and the soul of the Enlightenment itself, a vitriolic struggle was being waged over the question of ownership—of property, of position, even of personhood. Those who championed man's possession of material, spiritual, and existential goods faced the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Spirit of French Capitalism

    Economic Theology in the Age of Enlightenment

    by Charly Coleman ...
    Series series Currencies: New Thinking for Financial Times
    How did the economy become bound up with faith in infinite wealth creation and obsessive consumption? Drawing on the economic writings of eighteenth-century French theologians, historian Charly Coleman uncovers the surprising influence of the Catholic Church on the development of capitalism. Even during the Enlightenment, a sense of the miraculous did not wither under the cold light of calculation ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • The Duchess

    by Amanda Foreman ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURELady Georgiana Spencer was the great-great-great-great-aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, and was nearly as famous in her day. In 1774 Georgiana achieved immediate celebrity by marrying William Cavendish, fifth duke of Devonshire, one of England’s richest and most influential aristocrats. She became the queen of fashionable society and ... Read more

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  • Crucible of War

    The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766

    by Fred Anderson ...
    In this engrossing narrative of the great military conflagration of the mid-eighteenth century, Fred Anderson transports us into the maelstrom of international rivalries. With the Seven Years' War, Great Britain decisively eliminated French power north of the Caribbean — and in the process destroyed an American diplomatic system in which Native Americans had long played a central, balancing role — ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Under the Black Flag

    The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

    by David Cordingly ...
    “This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's JournalThis rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed ... Read more

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  • Pepyss London: Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    by Stephen Porter ...
    Samuel Pepyss London was a turbulent, boisterous city, enduring the strains caused by foreign wars, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, yet growing and prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres, with women appearing on the stage for the first time, and the period saw the development of English opera and the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of ... Read more

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  • The Book of the Bush

    Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the Early Colonial Life of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, and Others Who Left Their Native Land and Never Returned

    by George Dunderdale ...
    In "The Book of the Bush," George Dunderdale presents a vivid tapestry of life in the Australian bush, capturing the essence of rural existence through a rich and immersive narrative. Written in an evocative literary style that melds autobiographical reflections with detailed descriptions of the natural landscape and its inhabitants, the book explores themes of survival, community, and the ... Read more

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  • A History of Fianna Fáil

    The outstanding biography of the party

    by Noel Whelan ...
    The Fianna Fáil Party was founded in 1926 and first came to Government in 1932. From that date until 2010, it has completely dominated the political life of the Republic of Ireland. For all but 13 of those 78 years, it has formed the Government of Ireland, either on its own or as the dominant party in a coalition. Fianna Fáil has always seen itself as more than a party. Its self-image has been ... Read more

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  • Introducing Romanticism

    A Graphic Guide

    by Duncan Heath ...
    Series series Graphic Guides
    Philosophy, art, literature, music, and politics were all transformed in the turbulent period between the French Revolution of 1789 and the Communist Manifesto of 1848.This was the age of the 'Romantic revolution', when modern attitudes to political and artistic freedom were born.When we think of Romanticism, flamboyant figures such as Byron or Shelley instantly spring to mind, but what about ... Read more

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  • Polish Armies of the Partitions 1770–94

    by Vincent W. Rospond ...
    Series Book 485 - Men-at-Arms
    The tragic national epic of Polish history began in these late 18th-century wars.Under Poland's Saxon monarchy, Russia and Prussia constantly meddled in the affairs of the Kingdom. In 1768 a civil war broke out between pro-Russian 'Commonwealth' Poles and 'Confederate' patriots who opposed foreign intervention; Russia intervened directly, and the First Partition followed in 1772. Guerrilla ... Read more

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  • Possessed By the Devil

    The History of the Islandmagee Witch Trials, 1711

    by Andrew Sneddon ...
    County Antrim, Ireland, 1711: Eight women were put on trial accused of bewitching and demonically possessing young Mary Dunbar, amid an attack by evil spirits on the local community and after the supernatural murder of a clergyman's wife. Mary Dunbar was the star witness in this trial, and the women were, by the standards of the time, believable witches – they dabbled in magic, they smoked, they ... Read more

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  • Follies of Fashion, Illustrated

    by Unattributed ...
    This is a review of some of the odd fashions of the 17-19th centuries. This short illustrated piece covers both clothing and hair styles of the day. Richly illustrated. ... Read more

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