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Chicago Renaissance Literature and Art in the Midwest Metropolis

Olson Liesl

ISBN: HB: 9780300203684, Yale University Press, September 2017
400 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 88 black&white illus.

This remarkable cultural history celebrates the great Midwestern city of Chicago for its centrality to the modernist movement. Author Liesl Olson traces Chicago's cultural development from the 1893 World's Fair through mid-century, illuminating how C...

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History of Art

Military

How to Read European Armor

LaRocca Donald

ISBN: PB: 9781588396297, Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2017
176 pp., 26.7x20.3 cm, 175 colour illus.

This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor reached its peak of stylistic beauty and functional perfection. Cr...

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Europe

Mob Town A History of Crime and Disorder in the East End

Bennett John

ISBN: HB: 9780300221954, Yale University Press, September 2017
360 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 20 black&white illus.

Even before Jack the Ripper haunted its streets for prey, London's East End had earned a reputation for immorality, filth, and vice. John Bennett, a writer and tour guide who has walked and researched the area for more than thirty years, delves into...

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Middle East

Islam

Black Banners of Isis The Roots of the New Caliphate

Wasserstein David J.

ISBN: HB: 9780300228359, Yale University Press, September 2017
280 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 1 black&white illus.

With tremendous speed, the Islamic State has moved from the margins to the center of life in the Middle East. Despite recent setbacks, its ability to conquer and retain huge swaths of territory has demonstrated its skillful tactical maneuvering, ambi...

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Europe

Tales from the Long Twelfth Century The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire

Huscroft Richard

ISBN: PB: 9780300228700, ISBN: HB: 9780300187250, Yale University Press, September 2017
320 pp., 23.5x15.6 cm, 15 black&white illus.

This intriguing book tells the story of England's great medieval Angevin dynasty in an entirely new way. Departing from the usual king-centric narrative, Richard Huscroft instead centers each of his chapters on the experiences of a particular man or...

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Europe

Bodleian Library Treasures

Vaisey David

ISBN: PB: 9781851244089, ISBN: HB: 9781851244775, Bodleian Library Publishing, September 2017
240 pp., 27x27 cm, 180 colour illus.

Since its foundation in 1602, the Bodleian Library has acquired manuscripts, printed books, maps, music and ephemera in all languages, from all ages and from all corners of the globe. From this huge collection David Vaisey, former Bodley's Librarian...

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Aviation

Military

Brazilians at War Brazilian Aviation in the Second World War

Rivas Santiago

ISBN: PB: 9781911512585, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
112 pp., 29.7x21 cm, 270 black&white photos, 35 colour photos, 6 maps, 10 tables

When the Second World War erupted, Latin America – despite being initially neutral – became part of it. Brazil, with its large provision of goods to the Allied Powers, was soon a victim of the Axis submarines – leading to the urgent development of an...

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Military

Short History

Gladiators Fighting to the Death in Ancient Rome

Bishop M. C.

ISBN: PB: 9781612005133, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.

The gladiator is one of the most enduring figures of Ancient Rome. Heroic, though of lowly status, they fought vicious duals in large arenas filled with baying crowds. The survivor could be either executed (the famous 'thumbs down' signal) or spared...

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Military

French Army of the Orient 1798-1801 Napoleon's beloved "Egyptians"

Martin Yves

ISBN: PB: 9781911512714, Casemate, Helion and Company, September 2017
200 pp., 24.8x18 cm, 200 illus.

More than 200 years ago – under the inspiration and leadership of Bonaparte – a revolutionary French Army invaded Egypt, then part of the Ottoman Empire; this presence lasted beyond Bonaparte's own departure and subsequent rise to power as First Cons...

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Military

Short History

Knights Chivalry and Violence

Sadler John, Serdiville Rosie

ISBN: PB: 9781612005171, Casemate, September 2017
160 pp., 19.8x12.5 cm, 30 black&white illus.

Originally warriors mounted on horseback, knights became associated with the concept of chivalry as it was popularised in medieval European literature. Knights were expected to fight bravely and honourably and be loyal to their lord until death if ne...

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