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“james e shaw”

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  • Market Ethics and Practices, c.1300–1850

    Edited by Simon Middleton, James E. Shaw ...
    Market Ethics and Practices, c. 1300–1850 analyses the nature, development, and operation of market ethics in the context of social practices, ranging from rituals of exchange and unofficial expectations to law, institutions, and formal regulations from the late medieval through to the modern era.Divided into two parts, the first explores the principles and regulations of market ethics, such as ... Read more

    $83.81 CAD

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  • King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

    by Sir Thomas Malory ...
    "King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table" is a legendary tale that weaves together the adventures of King Arthur, his noble knights, and the quest for the Holy Grail. Sir Thomas Malory's work captures the essence of chivalry, honor, and the complexities of human relationships. The narrative explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the pursuit of ideals, as Arthur strives to unite his ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes – Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Irish History

    Fascinating Snippets of Irish History from the Ice Age to the Peace Process

    by Jonathan Bardon ...
    THE ONLY BOOK ON IRISH HISTORY YOU'LL EVER NEED!From invasions to rebellions, heroic martyrs to pragmatic politicians, industrial development to mass emigration, A History of Ireland in 250 Episodes by renowned Irish historian Jonathan Bardon will take you on a sweeping journey through Irish history, getting behind the historical headlines to reveal the lived experience of Irish people.Written in ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It

    The Stories, Techniques, and Tactics of the Most Feared Sea Rovers from 1500–1800

    by Benerson Little ...
    Who were the world's most successful pirates, and why? "Interesting and very readable . . . Little clearly knows his subject well." — International Journal of Naval HistoryMore than just simple retellings of tried-and-true stories of buccaneers on the high seas, this book focuses on pirating tactics of the 1500s through the 1800s to give an in-depth view of how pirates functioned through history. ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Hangman's Diary

    The Journal of Master Franz Schmidt, Public Executioner of Nuremberg, 1573?1617

    by Franz Schmidt ...
    From 1573 to 1617, Master Franz Schmidt was the executioner for the towns of Bamberg and Nuremberg. During that span, he personally executed more than 350 people while keeping a journal throughout his career.A Hangman’s Diary is not only a collection of detailed writings by Schmidt about his work, but also an account of criminal procedure in Germany during the Middle Ages. With analysis and ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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  • To The Hebrides

    Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Western Islands and James Boswell's Journal of a Tour

    by Samuel Johnson, James Boswell ...
    Samuel Johnson and James Boswell spent the autumn of 1773 touring through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland as far west as the islands of Skye, Raasay, Coll, Mull, Inchkenneth and Iona. Both kept detailed notes of their impressions, and later published separate accounts of their journey. These works contain some of the finest pieces of travel writing ever produced: they are also magnificent ... Read more

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  • The Century of Revolution

    1603–1714

    by Christopher Hill ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    There is an immense range of books about the English Civil War, but one historian stands head and shoulders above all others for the quality of his work on the subject. In 1961 Christopher Hill first published what has come to be acknowledged as the best concise history of the period, Century of Revolution. Stimulating, vivid and provocative, his graphic depiction of the turbulent era examines ... Read more

    $46.99 CAD

  • Priest of Nature

    The Religious Worlds of Isaac Newton

    by Rob Iliffe ...
    He was the dominant intellectual figure of his age. His published works, including the Principia Mathematica and Opticks, reached across the scientific spectrum, revealing the degree of his interdisciplinary genius. His renown opened doors throughout his career, securing him prestigious positions at Cambridge, the Royal Mint, and the Royal Society. Yet alongside his public success, Sir Isaac ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Capture of Louisbourg, 1758

    by Hugh Boscawen ...
    Series Book 27 - Campaigns and Commanders Series
    Louisbourg, France's impressive fortress on Cape Breton Island's foggy Atlantic coast, dominated access to the St. Lawrence and colonial New France for forty years in the mid-eighteenth century. In 1755, Great Britain and France stumbled into the French and Indian War, part of what (to Europe) became the Seven Years' War—only for British forces to suffer successive defeats. In 1758, Britain and ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • The Atlantic in Global History

    1500-2000

    Edited by Jorge Canizares-Esguerra, Erik R Seeman ...
    The Atlantic in Global History is a collection of original essays by leading authors that both introduce the main themes of Atlantic history and expand the category of the Atlantic chronologically, spatially, and methodologically.Moving away from the nation-state focused model of Atlantic history, this book emphasizes the comparisons among national experiences of the Atlantic. Meanwhile, by ... Read more

    $96.99 CAD

  • Black Ranching Frontiers

    African Cattle Herders of the Atlantic World, 1500-1900

    by Andrew Sluyter, Ph.D ...
    Series series Yale Agrarian Studies Series
    In this groundbreaking book Andrew Sluyter demonstrates for the first time that Africans played significant creative roles in establishing open-range cattle ranching in the Americas. In so doing, he provides a new way of looking at and studying the history of land, labor, property, and commerce in the Atlantic world.Sluyter shows that Africans’ ideas and creativity helped to establish a production ... Read more

    $65.99 CAD

  • Indians and the Political Economy of Colonial Central America, 1670–1810

    by Robert W. Patch ...
    The history of relations between the Spanish and the Indians of colonial Central America, often oversimplified as a story of unending Spanish abuse, forms a complicated tapestry of economics and politics. Robert W. Patch's even-handed study of the repartimiento**de mercancías—the commercial dealings between regional magistrates and the people under their jurisdiction*—*reveals the inner workings ... Read more

    $40.99 CAD