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War has always been close to the centre of British culture, but never more so than in the period since 1850. This text explores the way in which images of battle, both literary and visual, have been constructed in British fiction and popular culture since this time.

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Written on the Body surveys the history of the tattoo in Europe and North America from Antiquity to the present. While the subject of tattooing has previously been approached from the viewpoints of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, this book sets the practice into a historical perspective.

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A Brief History of Death

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The City: London and the Global Power of Finance

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Often described as the misuse of science, chemical and biological weapons have incurred widespread opposition over the years. This book examines the similarities and differences between the two types of weapons, and how technological advancements have led to tactical innovations in their use.

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In A History of Diplomacy Black shows how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force and shows the ever-changing phenomenon of diplomacy: its aims, its achievements, its successes and failures.

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Cold and isolated, yet home to some 4 million people; harsh and unyielding, yet receding dramatically every year: the Arctic is an area that defies definition. This book provides a far-reaching overview from the Stone Age to the present, examining major aspects of this vital region from a global perspective.

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Now available in paperback, Johnny Ryan's book is a cogent history of the internet, as well as an analysis of the trends that are shaping the businesses, politics and media of the digital future.

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From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the internet, this book offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.

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A Philosophy of Discomfort anchors the idea of comfort and discomfort as an historical and philosophical concept. While instinct demands we avoid it, and habit tries to deny it, the author insists that we recognise the uncomfortable and the uneasy as central to our existence.

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In this book Gay Watson offers an alternative view of emptiness via a tour of early and non-Western philosophy, taking us from Buddhism, Taoism and religious mysticism to the contemporary world of philosophy, science and art practice.

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Addresses pain in many forms, including the pain inflicted by torture; the pain suffered in disease; and the pain of anxiety, grief and depression. The author examines the dual nature of pain: how we attempt to avoid it as much as possible in our daily lives and yet, conversely, obtain a thrill from seeking it.

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Providing a new philosophical understanding of sport, which defines what sport essentially is and means by setting out a complete grammar of sport, treating in turn its essential elements, A Philosophy of Sport will inform, surprise and delight those who have always thought sport should be taken more seriously.

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A Philosophy of Tragedy

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In this investigative tour de force, now available in a new format edition, Victor I. Stoichita untangles the history of one of the most enduring technical and symbolic challenges to confront Western artists - the depiction and meanings of shadows.

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John Dixon Huntexplores our continuing responsesto land and reworkings of the natural world, encompassing a broad rangeof gardens, from ancient Roman times to early Islamic and Mughal gardens,from Venetian gardens to Chinese and Japanese gardens, as well asthe the invention of the public park and modern landscape architecture. A

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Offers a subtle, yet uncompromising analysis of the iconic photographs of torture from the prison at Abu Ghraib.

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The first accessible history of blasphemy, from the ancient world to today's ferocious religious debates.

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Universally acknowledged as the father of capitalism, the eighteenth-centuryScottish thinker Adam Smith is best known for developing the concept ofthe 'invisible hand'. The 'hand' helped to explain how the removal of stateregulation could set individuals free to specialize and pursue their owninterests for the good of all.

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Mimar Koca Sinan (c 1489 1588), the Great Architect Sinan', was appointed chief royal architect to the Ottoman court by Sultan Suleyman I in 1539. The author uses published and unpublished primary sources to illuminate the cultural setting in which Sinan's monuments were produced, received and experienced.

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Air

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This book both evaluates Kurosawa's films and offers a view of the man behind the camera, covering his family life and his legendary place on the global film-making stage.