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  • The History of the World in 100 Pandemics, Plagues and Epidemics

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    This "timely, topical, informative [and] exceptionally well written" history explores the impact of disease from prehistoric plagues to Covid-19 ( Midwest Book Review).Historian Paul Chrystal charts how human civilization has grappled with successive pandemics, plagues, and epidemics across millennia. Ranging from prehistory to the present day, this volume begins by defining what constitutes a ... En savoir plus

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  • The History of Sweets

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    A chronicle of confectionaries throughout the centuries—from honeycombs to Haribo . "There is much to get your teeth into within these pages." — Best of British MagazineWe all remember sweets—objects of pure delight and the endless cause of squabbles, fights even, hoarding and swapping; a chance to gorge, suck, crunch, and chew. But they're by no means just a nostalgic thing of days past, and it ... En savoir plus

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  • Emperors of Rome: The Monsters

    From Tiberius to Theodora, AD 14–548

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    Collections series History of Terror
    As with everything else, there were good and bad Roman emperors. The good, like Trajan (98117), Hadrian (117138), Antoninus Pius (138161) and Marcus Aurelius (161180) were largely civilized and civilizing. The bad, on the other hand, were sometimes nothing less than monsters, exhibiting varying degrees of corruption, cruelty, depravity and insanity. It is a sobering thought that these ogres were ... En savoir plus

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  • Rome: Republic into Empire

    The Civil Wars of the First Century BCE

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    "A fast-paced narrative history of the dying years of the Republic, and one grounded in the characters, events, and voices of the period." — Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewRome: Republic into Empire looks at the political and social reasons why Rome repeatedly descended into civil war in the early 1st century BCE and why these conflicts continued for most of the century; it describes and examines the ... En savoir plus

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  • Rowntrees

    The Early History

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    The Rowntree family, especially Henry and the younger Joseph Rowntree are, along with the Fry's, Cadbury's, Mars and Terry's, synonymous with the birth and growth of the chocolate industry in Britain. Between them, they were the chocolate industry in Britain. This book charts the fascinating story behind the birth and development of the chocolate empire that was Rowntrees. Background information ... En savoir plus

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  • In Bed with the Ancient Greeks

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    Collections series In Bed with the ...
    From what the Ancient Greeks might have talked about in bed to women’s health and the intricacies of Greek marriage, Paul Chrystal shines a much-needed light on sex and sexuality in ancient Greece, one of the world’s most influential civilizations. This is a balanced, comprehensive and well-researched analysis of the many aspects of sexual desire and activity in the various Greek societies – from ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • British Army of the Rhine

    The BAOR, 1945–1993

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    Collections series Cold War, 1945–1991
    The nervous geopolitical tension between East and West, the Cold War, emerged before the end of the Second World War and lasted until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The British Army of the Rhine was born in 1945 out of the British Liberation Army at the close of the war as the military government of the British zone of occupied Germany. As the Soviet threat increased, so BAOR became ... En savoir plus

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  • In Bed with the Romans

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    Collections series In Bed with the ...
    One way or another the Romans spent quite a lot of time in bed, in between conquering and civilising the known world. The men were intent on demonstrating their power and virility; the women were busy conceiving, delivering and raising as many children as possible, in order to keep Rome topped up with soldiers, politicians and workers. In Bed with the Romans takes the clothes off Roman society to ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • War in Greek Mythology

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    A study of the Greek mythological wars between Olympians, Titans, giants, centaurs, lapiths and humans, and their significant influence on later cultures.Even though war and conflict generally feature prominently in Greek mythology, comparatively little has been written on the subject. This is surprising because wars and battles in Greek mythology are freighted with symbolism and laden with ... En savoir plus

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  • War in Roman Myth and Legend

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    An enlightening look at the importance of war gods and their myths to the ancient Romans.This book redresses the relative lack of work published on the role of war in classical myth and legend. At the same time it debunks the popular view that the Romans had little mythology of their own and idly borrowed and adapted Greek myth to suit their own ends. While this is true to some extent, War in ... En savoir plus

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  • Roman Military Disasters

    Dark Days & Lost Legions

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    Over some 1200 years, the Romans proved adept at learning from military disaster and this was key to their eventual success and hegemony. Roman Military Disasters covers the most pivotal and decisive defeats, from the Celtic invasion of 390 BC to Alaric's sack of Rome in AD 410. Paul Chrystal details the politics and strategies leading to each conflict, how and why the Romans were defeated, the ... En savoir plus

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  • Women at War in the Classical World

    par Paul Chrystal ...
    A look at how warfare affected—and was affected by—women in ancient times.Although the conduct of war was generally monopolized by men in the Greco-Roman world, there were plenty of exceptions, with women directly involved in its direction and even as combatants—Artemisia, Olympias, Cleopatra, and Agrippina the Elder being famous examples. And both Greeks and Romans encountered women among their ... En savoir plus

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