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Lonely Planet Romania & Bulgaria is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see, what to skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Absorb the vibrant landscape by hiking the Carpathians, relax on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, or experience the kaleidoscope of colors in the Bucovina Monasteries; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Romania and Bulgaria and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely...
42) Albania
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Albania es sin duda la joya más desconocida del Adriático. Los visitantes que viajan hoy son, en cierto modo, pioneros porque el turismo en Albania sigue siendo relativamente reducido. Situada en rutas estratégicas que conectan Occidente y Oriente, Albania ha estado desde la Antigüedad en el centro de la codicia de las grandes potencias mediterráneas que han dejado su huella. Y, aunque el país se convirtió oficialmente en estado independiente...
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Este libro es un reconocimiento y homenaje a la trayectoria científica y académica del profesor Paulino Iradiel, así como a su importante contribución a la historia económica y social de la Edad Media, justo cuando llega a los 75 años de edad y se cumplen también 40 de su llegada a Valencia. El libro reúne las aportaciones de quince historiadores españoles, franceses e italianos, entre los que se encuentran desde quien fue uno de sus maestros,...
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Barcelona barely has time to take down the bunting between its rollicking festivals-when there isn't an all night fiesta happening on the street, there's more likely a party on the beach (only ten minutes away) and never any shortage of action in its clubs and bars. Gentler pursuits are also myriad: the city's museums have got it all coverd from Picasso and Miro to perfume and an outstanding aquarium. It's galleries are among the most avant garde...
45) Time Out Madrid
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Madrid has gone from shanty town to imperial capital in the last seven centuries. The local writers of Time Out Madrid assist travelers in seeing the city as a native, suggesting where to stay, eat, shop and experience its cultural offerings. Famed for its wild nights and lazy days, Madrid provides a whole lot more, from spectacular opera productions, chirpy folkloric zarzuela, and cutting-edge cuisine to ancient, tiled tabernas, designer-shoe shopping,...
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Understanding the calendars used by ancient and medieval cultures is essential to the writing of history. Equally important, however, is understanding the basis upon which our current knowledge of these calendars rests. This second volume of Calendars and Years explores the calendars of ancient and medieval China, India, the ancient Jewish world, the medieval Islamic world, and the Maya. Particular attention is given to the preserved evidence on which...
47) Castles
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Discover Series Books for Babies,Toddlers Every princess needs a castle and every knight needs a fortress to defend. In this Discover Series book, young children can learn the proper terminology for castles and explore the crisp and clear photographs with simple titles. Used as a jumpstart for interaction, Discover Series Picture Books are a great way to introduce new images, words and ideas to kids. The Discover Series Books feature a large photo...
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While the intricate relationship between history, memory and representation is of central concern in contemporary society everywhere, it is perhaps more alive in Spain than in any other European country. The seventy-fifth anniversary of the Spanish Civil War has re-ignited interest in this field—an interest that is reflected in this book and which it will reinforce. This book features cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on the political, historical,...
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The official London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games licensee for travel and tourism guides, Time Out has produced a 2012 edition of the London city guide that is the essential tool to help visitors plan where to go, how to get involved in the games, and what to do during the rest of their stay in London. The 20th edition helps visitors to navigate the 2,000-year-old city from the handful of musts to the thousands of eccentricities and particularities...
50) Blighty Brighton
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This book, produced in collaboration with the Lewis Cohen Urban Studies Centre, is all about memories of Brighton during the First World War. Through an examination of ephemera such as posters, photographs, pictures, songs and personal recollections, it portrays a collective memory of the city. Photographs are central to this work; for example Brighton Museum, Preston Manor and Brighton Reference Library are all featured pictorially. This book provides...
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The Men Will Talk to Me is a collection of interviews conducted and recorded by famed Irish republican revolutionary Ernie O'Malley during the 1940s and 1950s. The interviews were carried out with survivors of the four Northern Divisions of the IRA, chief among them Frank Aiken, Peadar O'Donnell and Paddy McLogan, who offer fascinating insights into Ulster's centrality in the War of Independence and the slide towards Civil War. The title refers to...
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The French Revolution happened from 1789 to 1799. It started when the people decided to overthrow monarchy and take control of the government. The Storming of the Bastille was the event that marked the beginning of the revolution. In this book, you will learn about the other highlights of the French Revolution. Start reading today.
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The Yorkshire Dales with its picturesque dales, ancient farmhouses and villages offer some superb country walking. This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the perfect way to really appreciate the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. Includes: • 20 easy to follow walks, which can be completed in 3 hours and under. • Each walk has a detailed 1:25 000 Ordnance Survey map with the route clearly marked...
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First published in 1990, Brighton Behind the Front was originally produced in collaboration with the now defunct Lewis Cohen Urban Studies Centre, in the same series as Backyard Brighton and Back Street Brighton. It brings together a collection of Brighton wartime reminiscences and documents how ordinary people were affected by the war. This was a challenging time in British history, giving rise to moving accounts of individual lives set against a...
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The Lake District contains some of the most spectacular landscapes in Britain with superb walking areas.
This guide, produced in co-operation with the Ramblers and featuring Ordnance Survey mapping, is the perfect way to really appreciate the landscapes of the Lake District.
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The French Revolution was a trying time for the French. Much of what happened during those times can be attributed to a few key personalities. In this book, we will study how the actions and decisions of Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte, Marquis de Lafayette and Maximillian Robespierre affected millions of lives. Let's get started!
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Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. From the tall, elegant, pointed monoliths of the Stones of Stenness to the grandeur of Stonehenge and the sarsen blocks at Avebury, circles of stone exert a magnetic fascination to those who venture into their sphere. In Britain today, more people visit these structures than any other form of prehistoric monument and visitors...
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Durante las últimas décadas del franquismo y la transición posfranquista, los trabajos inspirados en los planteamientos teóricos y conceptuales que llegaban a España de la mano de las corrientes de la historiografía marxista británica y francesa contribuyeron a la renovación de la historiografía española y a la adopción de sus planteamientos teóricos y conceptuales. Los planteamientos marxistas supusieron un soplo de aire fresco a la anquilosada...
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Richard Popkin has assembled 63 leading scholars to forge a highly approachable chronological account of the development of Western philosophical traditions. From Plato to Wittgenstein and from Aquinas to Heidegger, this volume provides lively, in-depth, and up-to-date historical analysis of all the key figures, schools, and movements of Western philosophy. The Columbia History significantly broadens the scope of Western philosophy to reveal the influence...
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The Bayeux Tapestry, perhaps the most famous, yet enigmatic, of medieval artworks, was the subject of an international conference at the British Museum in July 2008. This volume publishes 19 of 26 papers delivered at that conference. The physical nature of the tapestry is examined, including an outline of the artefact's current display and the latest conservation and research work done on it, as well as a review of the many repairs and alterations...
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