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A History of the World in Twelve Maps by Jerry Brotton
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being purely scientific objects, maps of the world are unavoidably ideological and subjective, intimately bound up with the systems of power and authority of particular times and places. Ma ...Show more
The Renaissance Bazaar by Jerry Brotton
$19.99 NZD
$39.95 (49% off)
Category: History
This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural experimentation and interaction on a global scale. It guides the reader through the key issues that defined the period, from its art, architecture, and literature, to its adva ...Show more
This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World by Jerry Brotton
$65.00 NZD
Category: History
In 1570, when it became clear she would never be gathered into the Catholic fold, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope. On the principle that 'my enemy's enemy is my friend', this marked the beginning of an extraordinary English alignment with the Muslim powers who were fighting Catholic Spain in ...Show more
This Orient Isle: Elizabethan England and the Islamic World by Jerry Brotton
$30.00 NZD
Category: History
In 1570, after plots and assassination attempts against her, Elizabeth I was excommunicated by the Pope. It was the beginning of cultural, economic and political exchanges with the Islamic world of a depth not again experienced until the modern age. England signed treaties with the Ottoman Porte, receiv ...Show more
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