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The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic (Paperback): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic (Paperback)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage 1
R235 R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Save R33 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Another hilarious picture book from best-selling author and illustrator duo, Ronda and David Armitage. Mr Grinling ate a piece of everything. "Delicious and delectable," he announced with his mouth full of green whale jelly. Mr Grinling's favourite hobby is eating! He loves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and he even has a few snacks in between. But after eating a few too many of Mrs Grinling's tasty treats at the village picnic, Mr Grinling is too tired get home and he starts to wish he hadn't eaten so much. Full of adventure and fun, rediscover the enchanting story of the lighthouse keeper, 45 years after it was first published This special 45th anniversary edition is the perfect gift for fans of the series Lush illustrations that capture the hilarity, warmth and adventure on every page THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

Xhe Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast (Paperback): Ronda Armitage Xhe Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast (Paperback)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage 1
R219 R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Save R55 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. A fancy dress party is being held to celebrate the lighthouse's 200th birthday, and the Grinlings are determined to dress up as pirates. But when a real crew of pirates appear, the Grinlings get a big surprise! Are the scurvy pirates all they seem - or is something fishy going on? The first Lighthouse Keeper story, THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S LUNCH, was published over thirty years ago and his adventures have been loved by children ever since. It is now a modern picture book classic.

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch (45th anniversary ed    ition) (Paperback): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch (45th anniversary ed ition) (Paperback)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage
R185 Discovery Miles 1 850 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rediscover your favourite Lighthouse Keeper picture book in this special 45th Anniversary Edition! Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr Grinling... Mr Grinling LOVES his food, especially the scrumptious lunch Mrs Grinling sends him every day. But - oh no! - he's not the only one who likes a snack and the local seagulls have started stealing Mrs Grinling's tasty treats...! Can Mr and Mrs Grinling come up with a cunning plan to keep those pesky seagulls away? Adventure, thrills and laughter on every page making it great fun for the whole family Special 45th Anniversary Edition makes this the perfect gift for old and new fans of the series Timeless story that generations of children have enjoyed Lush illustrations that echo the warmth, fun and humour of the book THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas (Paperback, 3rd edition): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage; Scholastic Children's Books 1
R219 R185 Discovery Miles 1 850 Save R34 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. Mr and Mrs Grinling are looking forward to an extra-special Christmas with their great-nephew, George. But on Christmas Eve, Mr Grinling and George get stranded in the middle of a storm! Can Mrs Grinling reach them in time for Christmas dinner? The first Lighthouse Keeper story, THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S LUNCH, published over thirty years ago. It is now a modern picture book classic, and his adventures have been loved by children ever since.

The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue (Paperback): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue (Paperback)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage 1
R219 R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Save R55 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A brilliantly funny and heart-warming picture book about adventure and kindness - the second in the Lighthouse Keeper series. Together they ran down the steep, winding path to the beach below. And then they stopped. There it lay on the sand, a great, black, shiny whale. Looking out of the window one evening Mrs Grinling spots a whale on the beach and - oh no - it's stuck! Mr and Mrs Grinling realise they can't possibly move the whale alone, but will they be able to get everyone to help before it's too late? 45 years after the first Lighthouse Keeper book was released, this is a modern picture book classic loved by thousands of children From internationally best-selling author, Ronda Armitage and illustrator, David Armitage Adventure, thrills and laughter on every page THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe (Paperback, 3rd edition): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage
R219 R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Save R55 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A modern-day classic, this picture book is loved by thousands of children around the world. "You must be brave, Mr Grinling, think of your poor little Hamish all alone in the dark. Think of all the ships that might be lost because your light isn't shining." There's a lighthouse emergency! Hamish the cat is locked inside the lighthouse! And not just that - if Mr and Mrs Grinling can't get the door open, then who will turn on the light to warn the ships in the bay? This calls for a clever rescue plan. but will they get there in time? Full of thrills and giggles, rediscover the enchanting story of the lighthouse keeper 45 years after it was first published! Lush illustrations that capture the hilarity, warmth and adventure on every page This special 45th anniversary edition is the perfect gift for fans of the series THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery (Paperback): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery (Paperback)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage 1
R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Join your favourite lighthouse keeper in the newest picture book in the beloved classic series. Deep down below, all was not well. Lobster's claw was caught in a baked-bean can. Shark had chewed an old lilo and now it was stuck in her sharp teeth. Mr Grinling has a puzzling mystery on his hands: someone is dumping rubbish into the sea! His nephew George thinks it might be pirates... but could the culprit be someone closer to home? Charming addition to the Lighthouse Keeper's series with an important message about saving the environment Rediscover the magic of the Lighthouse Keeper series in Mr Grinling's latest adventure From the internationally best-selling author and illustrator duo, Ronda and David Armitage THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

Civil Wars - A History in Ideas (Paperback): David Armitage Civil Wars - A History in Ideas (Paperback)
David Armitage 1
R433 Discovery Miles 4 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A highly original history of the least understood and most intractable form of organised human aggression, from ancient Rome to our present conflict-ridden world We think we know civil war when we see it. Yet ideas of what it is, and isn't, have a long and contested history. Defining the term is acutely political, for ideas about what makes a war "civil" often depend on whether one is ruler or rebel, victor or vanquished, sufferer or outsider; it can also shape a conflict's outcome, determining whether external powers are involved or stand aside. From the American Revolution to the Iraq war, pivotal decisions have hung on such shifts of perspective. The West's age of civil war may be over, but elsewhere it has exploded - from the Balkans to Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, Sri Lanka and, most recently, Syria. And the language of civil war has burgeoned as democratic politics has become more violently fought. This book's unique perspective on the roots, dynamics and shaping force of civil war will be essential to our ongoing struggles with this seemingly interminable problem.

A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover): Stella Ghervas, David Armitage A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover)
Stella Ghervas, David Armitage
R2,664 Discovery Miles 26 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century.

A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (Paperback): Stella Ghervas, David Armitage A Cultural History of Peace in the Age of Enlightenment (Paperback)
Stella Ghervas, David Armitage
R763 Discovery Miles 7 630 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A Cultural History of Peace presents an authoritative survey from ancient times to the present. The set of six volumes covers over 2500 years of history, charting the evolving nature and role of peace throughout history. This volume, A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment, explores peace in the period from 1648 to 1815. As with all the volumes in the illustrated Cultural History of Peace set, this volume presents essays on the meaning of peace, peace movements, maintaining peace, peace in relation to gender, religion and war and representations of peace. A Cultural History of Peace in the Enlightenment is the most authoritative and comprehensive survey available on peace in the long eighteenth century.

Theories of Empire, 1450-1800 (Hardcover, New Ed): David Armitage Theories of Empire, 1450-1800 (Hardcover, New Ed)
David Armitage
R6,415 Discovery Miles 64 150 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Theories of Empire, 1450-1800 draws upon published and unpublished work by leading scholars in the history of European expansion and the history of political thought. It covers the whole span of imperial theories from ancient Rome to the American founding, and includes a series of essays which address the theoretical underpinnings of the Spanish, Portuguese, French, British and Dutch empires in both the Americas and in Asia. The volume is unprecedented in its attention to the wider intellectual contexts within which those empires were situated - particularly the discourses of universal monarchy, millenarianism, mercantalism, and federalism - and in its mapping of the shift from Roman conceptions of imperium to the modern idea of imperialism.

The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea (Paperback, 3rd edition): Ronda Armitage The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea (Paperback, 3rd edition)
Ronda Armitage; Illustrated by David Armitage
R219 R164 Discovery Miles 1 640 Save R55 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A hilarious picture book about of friendship and determination - and that you're never too old to learn a new trick with a bit of help from your friends! Sea dogs like me are never too old to learn new tricks, I just haven't found the perfect one yet. Mr Grinling is bored and in desperate need of a new hobby. He LOVES to eat but cooking is far too messy for him, and when he tries birdwatching, rollerblading and flying a kite... well, he just seems to end up getting into some sort of trouble. So what will he do? Full of giggles and adventurous fun, rediscover the story of the Lighthouse Keeper 45 years after it was first published Teaches children about the value of determination and a bit of help from your friends Lush illustrations that capture the hilarity, warmth and adventure on every page THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - COLLECT THEM ALL! The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Rescue Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Breakfast Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Tea Picture book paperback eBook The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery Picture book paperback eBook

Free Sea - with William Welwod's Critique & Grotius's Reply (Paperback): Hugo Grotius Free Sea - with William Welwod's Critique & Grotius's Reply (Paperback)
Hugo Grotius; Introduction by David Armitage
R345 R310 Discovery Miles 3 100 Save R35 (10%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The freedom of the seas -- meaning both the oceans of the world and coastal waters -- has been among the most contentious issues in international law for the past four hundred years. The most influential argument in favour of freedom of navigation, trade, and fishing was that put forth by the Dutch theorist Hugo Grotius in his 1609 Mare Liberum'. The Free Sea' was originally published in order to buttress Dutch claims of access to the lucrative markets of the East Indies. It had been composed as the twelfth chapter of a larger work, De Jure Praedae' (On the Law of Prize and Booty'), which Grotius had written to defend the Dutch East India Company's capture in 1603 of a rich Portuguese merchant ship in the Straits of Singapore. This new edition publishes the only translation of Grotius's masterpiece undertaken in his own lifetime -- a work left in manuscript by the English historian and promoter of overseas exploration Richard Hakluyt (1552-1616). This volume also contains William Welwod's critque of Grotius (reprinted for the first time since the seventeenth century) and Grotius's reply to Welwod. Taken together, these documents provide an indispensable introduction to modern ideas of sovereignty and property as they emerged from the early-modern tradition of natural law.

The Age of the Democratic Revolution - A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 - Updated Edition (Paperback,... The Age of the Democratic Revolution - A Political History of Europe and America, 1760-1800 - Updated Edition (Paperback, Revised edition)
R.R Palmer; Foreword by David Armitage
R865 R813 Discovery Miles 8 130 Save R52 (6%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For the Western world, the period from 1760 to 1800 was the great revolutionary era in which the outlines of the modern democratic state came into being. Here for the first time in one volume is R. R. Palmer's magisterial account of this incendiary age. Palmer argues that the American, French, and Polish revolutions--and the movements for political change in Britain, Ireland, Holland, and elsewhere--were manifestations of similar political ideas, needs, and conflicts. Palmer traces the clash between an older form of society, marked by legalized social rank and hereditary or self-perpetuating elites, and a new form of society that placed a greater value on social mobility and legal equality.

Featuring a new foreword by David Armitage, this Princeton Classics edition of "The Age of the Democratic Revolution" introduces a new generation of readers to this enduring work of political history.

The Declaration of Independence - A Global History (Paperback): David Armitage The Declaration of Independence - A Global History (Paperback)
David Armitage
R605 Discovery Miles 6 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a stunningly original look at the American Declaration of Independence, David Armitage reveals the document in a new light: through the eyes of the rest of the world. Not only did the Declaration announce the entry of the United States onto the world stage, it became the model for other countries to follow.

Armitage examines the Declaration as a political, legal, and intellectual document, and is the first to treat it entirely within a broad international framework. He shows how the Declaration arose within a global moment in the late eighteenth century similar to our own. He uses over one hundred declarations of independence written since 1776 to show the influence and role the U.S. Declaration has played in creating a world of states out of a world of empires. He discusses why the framers' language of natural rights did not resonate in Britain, how the document was interpreted in the rest of the world, whether the Declaration established a new nation or a collection of states, and where and how the Declaration has had an overt influence on independence movements--from Haiti to Vietnam, and from Venezuela to Rhodesia.

Included is the text of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and sample declarations from around the world. An eye-opening list of declarations of independence since 1776 is compiled here for the first time. This unique global perspective demonstrates the singular role of the United States document as a founding statement of our modern world.

The History Manifesto (Paperback): Jo Guldi, David Armitage The History Manifesto (Paperback)
Jo Guldi, David Armitage
R525 R432 Discovery Miles 4 320 Save R93 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How should historians speak truth to power - and why does it matter? Why is five hundred years better than five months or five years as a planning horizon? And why is history - especially long-term history - so essential to understanding the multiple pasts which gave rise to our conflicted present? The History Manifesto is a call to arms to historians and everyone interested in the role of history in contemporary society. Leading historians Jo Guldi and David Armitage identify a recent shift back to longer-term narratives, following many decades of increasing specialisation, which they argue is vital for the future of historical scholarship and how it is communicated. This provocative and thoughtful book makes an important intervention in the debate about the role of history and the humanities in a digital age. It will provoke discussion among policymakers, activists and entrepreneurs as well as ordinary listeners, viewers, readers, students and teachers. This title is also available as Open Access.

Oceanic Histories (Paperback): David Armitage, Alison Bashford, Sujit Sivasundaram Oceanic Histories (Paperback)
David Armitage, Alison Bashford, Sujit Sivasundaram
R808 Discovery Miles 8 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Oceanic Histories is the first comprehensive account of world history focused not on the land but viewed through the 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water. Leading historians trace the history of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans and seas, from the Arctic and the Baltic to the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan/Korea's East Sea, over the longue duree. Individual chapters trace the histories and the historiographies of the various oceanic regions, with special attention given to the histories of circulation and particularity, the links between human and non-human history and the connections and comparisons between parts of the World Ocean. Showcasing oceanic history as a field with a long past and a vibrant future, these authoritative surveys, original arguments and guides to research make this volume an indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.

The Age of Revolutions in Global Context, c. 1760-1840 (Hardcover): David Armitage, Sanjay Subrahmanyam The Age of Revolutions in Global Context, c. 1760-1840 (Hardcover)
David Armitage, Sanjay Subrahmanyam
R4,002 Discovery Miles 40 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A distinguished international team of historians examines the dynamics of global and regional change in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Providing uniquely broad coverage, encompassing North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, and China, the chapters shed new light on this pivotal period of world history. Offering fresh perspectives on: * the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions * the break-up of the Iberian empires * the Napoleonic Wars. The volume also presents ground-breaking treatments of world history from an African perspective, of South Asia's age of revolutions, and of stability and instability in China. The first truly global account of the causes and consequences of the transformative 'Age of Revolutions', this collection presents a strikingly novel and comprehensive view of the revolutionary era as well as rich examples of global history in practice.

The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009): David Armitage, Michael Braddick The British Atlantic World, 1500-1800 (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009)
David Armitage, Michael Braddick
R3,869 Discovery Miles 38 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This core textbook gathers an international team of historians to present a comprehensive account of the central themes in the histories of Britain, British America, and the British Caribbean seen in Atlantic perspective. This collection of individual essays provides an accessible overview of essential themes, such as the state, empire, migration, the economy, religion, race, class, gender, politics, and slavery. This new and revised edition brings this text up to date with recent work in the field of Atlantic history and extends its scope to cover themes not treated in the first edition, notably the history of science and global history. Placing the British Atlantic world in imperial and global contexts, this book offers an indispensable survey of one of the liveliest fields of current historical enquiry. This text is a primary resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students of History, particularly those taking modules on Early Modern British History, Colonial American History, Early American History, Caribbean History, Atlantic History and World History. Together, the essays also provide a useful starting point for researchers in British, American, imperial and Atlantic history.

Oceanic Histories (Hardcover): David Armitage, Alison Bashford, Sujit Sivasundaram Oceanic Histories (Hardcover)
David Armitage, Alison Bashford, Sujit Sivasundaram
R3,064 Discovery Miles 30 640 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Oceanic Histories is the first comprehensive account of world history focused not on the land but viewed through the 70% of the Earth's surface covered by water. Leading historians trace the history of the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic Oceans and seas, from the Arctic and the Baltic to the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan/Korea's East Sea, over the longue duree. Individual chapters trace the histories and the historiographies of the various oceanic regions, with special attention given to the histories of circulation and particularity, the links between human and non-human history and the connections and comparisons between parts of the World Ocean. Showcasing oceanic history as a field with a long past and a vibrant future, these authoritative surveys, original arguments and guides to research make this volume an indispensable resource for students and scholars alike.

The Law of Nations in Global History (Hardcover): C.H. Alexandrowicz The Law of Nations in Global History (Hardcover)
C.H. Alexandrowicz; Edited by David Armitage, Jennifer Pitts
R3,732 Discovery Miles 37 320 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The history and theory of international law have been transformed in recent years by post-colonial and post-imperial critiques of the universalistic claims of Western international law. The origins of those critiques lie in the often overlooked work of the remarkable Polish-British lawyer-historian C. H. Alexandrowicz (1902-75). This volume collects Alexandrowicz's shorter historical writings, on subjects from the law of nations in pre-colonial India to the New International Economic Order of the 1970s, and presents them as a challenging portrait of early modern and modern world history seen through the lens of the law of nations. The book includes the first complete bibliography of Alexandrowicz's writings and the first biographical and critical introduction to his life and works. It reveals the formative influence of his Polish roots and early work on canon law for his later scholarship undertaken in Madras (1951-61) and Sydney (1961-67) and the development of his thought regarding sovereignty, statehood, self-determination, and legal personality, among many other topics still of urgent interest to international lawyers, political theorists, and global historians.

Pacific Histories - Ocean, Land, People (Paperback): David Armitage, Alison Bashford Pacific Histories - Ocean, Land, People (Paperback)
David Armitage, Alison Bashford
R1,380 Discovery Miles 13 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The first comprehensive account to place the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Rim and the Pacific Ocean into the perspective of world history. A distinguished international team of historians provides a multidimensional account of the Pacific, its inhabitants and the lands within and around it over 50,000 years, with special attention to the peoples of Oceania. It providing chronological coverage along with analyses of themes such as the environment, migration and the economy; religion, law and science; race, gender and politics.

Foundations of Modern International Thought (Hardcover, New): David Armitage Foundations of Modern International Thought (Hardcover, New)
David Armitage
R1,781 Discovery Miles 17 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between the early seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, major European political thinkers first began to look outside their national borders and envisage a world of competitive, equal sovereign states inhabiting an international sphere that ultimately encompassed the whole globe. In this insightful and wide-ranging work, David Armitage - one of the world's leading historians of political thought - traces the genesis of this international turn in intellectual history. Foundations of Modern International Thought combines important methodological essays, which consider the genealogy of globalisation and the parallel histories of empires and oceans, with fresh considerations of leading figures such as Hobbes, Locke, Burke and Bentham in the history of international thought. The culmination of more than a decade's reflection and research on these issues, this book restores the often overlooked international dimensions to intellectual history and recovers the intellectual dimensions of international history.

Shakespeare and Early Modern Political Thought (Paperback): David Armitage, Conal Condren, Andrew Fitzmaurice Shakespeare and Early Modern Political Thought (Paperback)
David Armitage, Conal Condren, Andrew Fitzmaurice
R1,463 Discovery Miles 14 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is the first collaborative volume to place Shakespeare's works within the landscape of early modern political thought. Until recently, literary scholars have not generally treated Shakespeare as a participant in the political thought of his time, unlike his contemporaries Ben Jonson, Edmund Spenser and Philip Sidney. At the same time, historians of political thought have rarely turned their attention to major works of poetry and drama. A distinguished international and interdisciplinary team of contributors examines the full range of Shakespeare's writings in order to challenge conventional interpretations of plays central to the canon, such as Hamlet; open up novel perspectives on works rarely considered to be political, such as the Sonnets; and focus on those that have been largely neglected, such as The Merry Wives of Windsor. The result is a coherent and challenging portrait of Shakespeare's distinctive engagement with the characteristic questions of early modern political thought.

British Political Thought in History, Literature and Theory, 1500-1800 (Paperback): David Armitage British Political Thought in History, Literature and Theory, 1500-1800 (Paperback)
David Armitage
R1,176 Discovery Miles 11 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The history of British political thought has been one of the most fertile fields of Anglo-American historical writing in the last half-century. David Armitage brings together an interdisciplinary and international team of authors to consider the impact of this scholarship on the study of early modern British history, English literature, and political theory. Leading historians survey the impact of the history of political thought on the 'new' histories of Britain and Ireland; eminent literary scholars offer novel critical methods attentive to literary form, genre, and language; and distinguished political theorists treat the relationship of history and theory in studies of rights and privacy. The outstanding examples of critical practice collected here will encourage the emergence of fresh research on the historical, critical, and theoretical study of the English-speaking world in the period around 1500 1800. This volume celebrates the contribution of the Folger Institute to British studies over many years.

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